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Written Answers — Cash for Gold Trade: Cash for Gold Trade (18 Apr 2012)

Alan Shatter: My Department is examining the criminal justice aspects of the cash for gold trade and a report of this examination which is at an advanced stage will allow for the necessary comprehensive assessment of the position and the development of any necessary and effective measures to address any gap that currently exists in the law in respect of the matter. In this context, I can assure the Deputy...

Written Answers — Crime Prevention: Crime Prevention (18 Apr 2012)

Alan Shatter: I am, of course, concerned at the increase in number of burglaries in 2011, while noting that for most crime groups, including robbery, the most recent statistics indicate a decline in recorded crime. All crime trends are monitored closely by Garda management, with intelligence-led initiatives put in place to target burglary and other criminality. An Garda Síochána is currently...

Written Answers — Prisoner Statistics: Prisoner Statistics (18 Apr 2012)

Alan Shatter: I have been informed by the Irish Prison Service that it is not possible to provide specific information on the number of prisoners convicted of homicide offences who have absconded from open centres and who have returned voluntarily or were returned. However, I can advise the Deputy that there are currently 3 prisoners who were serving sentences for homicide offences who are unlawfully at...

Written Answers — Garda Strength: Garda Strength (18 Apr 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Deputy will be aware that the Commissioner, in consultation with his senior management team, is responsible for the detailed allocation of resources, including personnel, throughout the organisation and I have no function in this process. This allocation of resources is constantly monitored and reviewed where necessary, in the context of crime trends, policing needs and other operational...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (18 Apr 2012)

Alan Shatter: There has been an enormous increase in the volume of applications for a certificate of naturalisation in recent years. In 2000 the number of applications made that year was just over 1,000 whereas last year the number was 25,671 - an increase of almost 2,500%. Quite clearly, this dramatic increase in volume has impacted on the capacity of the administrative system to process them and has...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (18 Apr 2012)

Alan Shatter: I refer the Deputy to my reply below to Parliamentary Question No. 184 of Thursday, 16th February 2012. The position is unchanged since then. Arising from the refusal of his asylum application, and in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), the person concerned was notified, by letter dated 18th August, 2011, that the then Minister proposed to...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (18 Apr 2012)

Alan Shatter: Arising from the refusal of his asylum application, and in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), the person concerned was notified, by letter dated 30th April, 2010, that the then Minister proposed to make a Deportation Order in respect of him. He was given the options, to be exercised within 15 working days, of leaving the State voluntarily,...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (18 Apr 2012)

Alan Shatter: The case of the person concerned will be examined in the light of the Zambrano judgement. Once a decision has been made, the decision and its consequences will be conveyed in writing to the person concerned. Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to the INIS by e-mail using the Oireachtas Mail facility which has been specifically established...

Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (18 Apr 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Garda Síochána Act 2005 makes provision for the compilation and publication of crime statistics by the Central Statistics Office, as the national statistical agency, and the CSO has established a dedicated unit for this purpose. I have requested the CSO to provide any available statistics which may be relevant to the question directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (18 Apr 2012)

Alan Shatter: I refer the Deputy to my reply below to Parliamentary Question No. 212 of 19 January, 2012. The position is unchanged since then. I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the person referred to by the Deputy has no application pending for residency. The person concerned is the subject of a Deportation Order, signed on 23 November 2011, following a...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (18 Apr 2012)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Citizenship Division of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that an application for a certificate of naturalisation was received from the person referred to by the Deputy in September, 2011. The application is currently being processed with a view to establishing whether the applicant meets the statutory conditions for the granting of naturalisation and...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (18 Apr 2012)

Alan Shatter: Policy responsibility for assisted human reproduction lies with the Minister for Health. I refer the Deputy to my reply to Question Nos. 158, 159 and 163 of 9 February 2012 in which I indicated that I intend in due course to develop proposals for legislation on surrogacy to deal with matters concerning the legal relationships of commissioning adults with children born through surrogacy. In...

Written Answers — Estate Management Companies: Estate Management Companies (18 Apr 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Deputy will appreciate that I am not in a position to comment on a particular case in response to a Parliamentary Question. However, I can indicate the following by way of general information. The principal objectives of the Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011, which entered into force on 1 April 2011, are to ensure the timely transfer of the common areas of multi-unit developments to...

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (18 Apr 2012)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1016 to 1019, inclusive, together. The Private Security Authority, established under the Private Security Services Act 2004, is the regulatory body with responsibility for regulating and licensing the private security industry in the State. The Authority is an independent body under the aegis of the Department of Justice and Equality and the administration of...

Written Answers — Garda Transport: Garda Transport (18 Apr 2012)

Alan Shatter: The provision and allocation of Garda transport is a matter for the Garda Commissioner. I am advised by the Garda authorities that 16 new cars have been allocated to the West Cork Division in the past three years. There are currently 43 cars attached to the Division and, based on current usage, it is estimated that 6 cars may be decommissioned by the end of the year. I am further advised...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (18 Apr 2012)

Alan Shatter: The amount paid by my Department to mobile telephone companies for the past five years was as follows: Vendor Name 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012(To Date) Grand Total 02 Communications (IRL) Ltd 15,253 1,821 2,599 19,673 Telfonica 02 Ireland Ltd 993 993 Vodafone Ireland Ltd 246,858 156,382 138,980 91,926 21,626 655,771 Total 262,112 158,202 141,579 92,918 21,626 676,437 I can inform the...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (18 Apr 2012)

Alan Shatter: A valid application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to by the Deputy was received in the Citizenship Division of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) in January, 2010. The application is at an advanced stage of processing and the person concerned will be informed of my decision on their application in due course. The granting of Irish...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (18 Apr 2012)

Alan Shatter: Marriage to an Irish national does not grant any automatic right to enter or reside in the State solely on that basis. A person who is visa-required wishing to come to Ireland to reside in the State with his/her spouse must apply for a "Join Spouse" visa. Where all the required documentation/evidence has been furnished and the Visa Officer is satisfied with the bona fides of the application...

Written Answers — Garda Divisions: Garda Divisions (18 Apr 2012)

Alan Shatter: I have been informed by the Garda Authorities that the jurisdictional boundaries in South Tipperary/West Waterford are the County boundaries of County Tipperary and County Waterford, which are in the Cahir Garda District, in County Tipperary and Dungarvan Garda District, in County Waterford. The strength of each district on the 29 February 2012, the latest date for which figures are readily...

Written Answers — Garda Auctions: Garda Auctions (18 Apr 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Garda Commissioner is the Accounting Officer for the Garda Vote. In that context I have been informed by the Garda authorities that the amounts of money realised by An Garda Síochána through the sale of forfeited/unclaimed property by the public auction from 2009 to 4 April 2012 are detailed in the table below. Year Amount of Money Raised from Auctions 2009 €128,730 2010...