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Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (9 May 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 September, 2005, 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...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (9 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: The person concerned is a failed asylum applicant. 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 29th January, 2008, that the then Minister proposed to make a Deportation Order in respect of him. He was given the options, to be exercised within...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (9 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: I am advised that the person in question made an application for a permanent residence card to EU Treaty Rights Section of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) on 6 January 2012. This application was acknowledged by letter on 18 January 2012 and additional documentation in support of the application was requested at that time. Further letters were issued to the applicant...

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (9 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: Arising from the refusal of her 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 4th February, 2011, that the Minister proposed to make a Deportation Order in respect of her. She was given the options, to be exercised within 15 working days, of leaving the State voluntarily, of...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (9 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by my officials in the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the person referred to by the Deputy applied for and was granted Stamp 5 in April 2009. This permission was granted to the end of his passport which expires on 2 June 2016. A person on Stamp 5 may apply to INIS to have this permission endorsed into a new passport. A Stamp 5 entitles a person to...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (9 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: The information requested by the Deputy is set out below. Private Office Minister for Defence Grade/Position No. Current Salary Scale Higher Executive Officer 1 Higher Executive Officer standard scale€43,816 - €55,415 (includes long service increments) Executive Officer 1 Executive Officer standard scale€29,024 - €45,616 (includes long service increments) Staff Officer 1 Staff...

Written Answers — Army Barracks: Army Barracks (9 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 150 and 151 together. As the Deputy is aware four barracks, including Columb Barracks Mullingar, closed on 30th March 2012. Military personnel occupied on security and support functions within the four barracks have been released for operational duties leading to an efficiency gain of around €5 million per annum. In addition, there are direct cash savings...

Written Answers — Ministerial Transport: Ministerial Transport (10 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 119 and 120 together. As the Deputy will be aware, the Government introduced a number of changes for the provision of Office Holder transport during 2011. One of the consequences of that decision was that the transport arrangements in place for Ministers of State became applicable to Government Ministers, subject to very limited exceptions on security...

Written Answers — Garda Operations: Garda Operations (10 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: I have no function in relation to the extent of Irish territorial waters, but I can confirm that the Garda Síochána is empowered to deal with any offences under Irish law reported to it or coming to its attention.

Written Answers — Personal Insolvency Bill: Personal Insolvency Bill (10 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Personal Insolvency Bill, the Heads of which I published on 25 January 2012, introduces a number of new non-judicial debt settlement systems. One of those systems - the Debt Relief Certificate (DRC) - provides for the writing-off of debt where debtors with no assets and no income may be unable to meet qualifying debts totalling not more than €20,000. The purpose is to create an...

Written Answers — Personal Insolvency Bill: Personal Insolvency Bill (10 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 123 to 125, inclusive, together. The Personal Insolvency Bill, the Heads of which I published on 25 January 2012, introduces a number of new non-judicial debt settlement systems. Two of the proposed arrangements - Debt Settlement Arrangement and the Personal Insolvency Arrangement - require the involvement of a Personal Insolvency Trustee. The intention is...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (10 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the visa application referred to was approved on the 4 May 2012. Queries in relation to general immigration matters may be made directly to INIS by e-mail using the Oireachtas Mail facility which has been specifically established for this purpose. This service enables up to date information on such cases to be obtained without the need to seek...

Written Answers — Garda Investigations: Garda Investigations (10 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: I have requested a report from the Garda authorities in relation to the matter referred to by the Deputy. I will contact the Deputy again when the report is to hand.

Written Answers — Garda Reports: Garda Reports (10 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: I expect that the 2011 Annual Report of An Garda Síochána will be published shortly. I will arrange to have the report laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas as provided for in the Garda Síochána Act.

Written Answers — Legal Aid Service: Legal Aid Service (10 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Legal Aid Board is a statutory, independent body in accordance with the Civil Legal Aid Act, 1995. The matters raised by the Deputy are a matter for the Board. However, in order to be helpful to the Deputy I have had enquiries made with the Board. I wish to inform the Deputy that I acknowledge that waiting times for the law centre in question as well as other law centres have increased...

Written Answers — Personal Insolvency Bill: Personal Insolvency Bill (10 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Personal Insolvency Bill, the Heads of which I published on 25 January 2012, introduces a number of new non-judicial debt settlement systems. One of those systems - the Debt Relief Certificate (DRC) - provides for the writing-off of debt where debtors with no assets and no income may be unable to meet qualifying debts totalling not more than €20,000. The purpose is to create an...

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (10 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 131 and 132 together. The company to which the Deputy refers brought proceedings to the European Court of Human Rights and obtained a ruling against Ireland in September 2011 in respect of its claim regarding a breach of the reasonable time requirement of Article 6(1) of the European Convention on Human Rights. The Court made an award to the plaintiff in...

Written Answers — Garda Vetting Service: Garda Vetting Service (10 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: As the Deputy may be aware, the Garda Central Vetting Unit (GCVU) provides employment vetting for over 19,000 organisations in Ireland who are registered with the Gardaí for this purpose and which employ/engage persons in a full-time, part-time, voluntary or training capacity to positions where they would have substantial, unsupervised access to children and/or vulnerable adults. Garda...

Written Answers — Garda Communications: Garda Communications (10 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: I understand from the Garda authorities that the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources launched a national pilot of a new 112 SMS service in January 2012. This facility enables members of the public to text requesting the assistance of an emergency service and it is available to anyone who registers for the service. An Garda Síochána are participating fully in the...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (10 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: Policy in the law on defamation is contained in the Defamation Act 2009 as approved by both Houses of the Oireachtas. Under the Act, the tort of defamation consists of the publication, by any means, of a defamatory statement concerning a person to one or more than one person; and a statement includes electronic communication that is in the form of data, text or images.