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Written Answers — Registration of Title: Registration of Title (22 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: I can inform the Deputy that further to my previous answer to Parliamentary Question no. 185 of 26 April, 2012 (copy below) that a substantive reply has now issued from the Property Registration Authority. Previous Question no. 185 of 26 April, 2012 QUESTION: * To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the delay in issuing a land registry instrument to a person (details...

Written Answers — Garda Strength: Garda Strength (22 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: I have been informed by the Garda Commissioner that the total strength of An Garda Síochána on the 30 April 2012, the latest date for which figures are readily available, was 13,594. As the Deputy is aware, the moratorium on Public Service recruitment continues to apply to An Garda Síochána. A decision on when recruitment will re-commence will take into account the rate of retirements...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (22 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by officials in the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the person concerned entered the State on 10 January, 2002 on a Student Visa. He has remained in the State with varying status since then. He married an EU Citizen in August, 2005. On 16 January, 2012 and 10 February, 2012 the solicitor for the person concerned wrote to the EU Treaty Rights Section...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (22 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 27th March, 2009, 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 (22 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: The person concerned has had his temporary permission to remain in the State renewed for a further two year period, until 11 April, 2014. This decision was conveyed to the person concerned by letter dated 24 April, 2012. 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...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (22 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: The disposition of staff in my Department is a matter for the Secretary General and is executed through the Human Resources Division. I can inform the Deputy, however, that my Department, in similar fashion to other Departments, as part of its planning for Ireland's Presidency of the Council of the European Union, will be assigning staff to Ireland's Permanent Representation in Brussels...

Written Answers — Garda Investigations: Garda Investigations (22 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 120 of 2 May 2012 in which I informed the Deputy that, insofar as the specific and detailed aspects of the Garda investigation to which he refers are concerned, I have no role in these matters or in decisions concerning investigative strategies in any individual case. These are operational matters for An Garda Síochána on which it...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (22 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Deputy will be aware that, as part of the process of restoring credibility to our public finances, there is currently a moratorium on recruitment in operation across the Civil and Public Service. Accordingly, recruitment opportunities will only arise in very limited and targeted circumstances. In that context, however, it should be noted that the Public Appointments Service recently...

Written Answers — Control of Firearms: Control of Firearms (22 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: As the Deputy may be aware, the Firearms (Secure Accommodation) Regulations, S.I. 307 of 2009, which came into force in August 2009, is the regulation governing the secure storage of firearms in the home. These Regulations set out the minimum security standards outlined in relation to the provision of secure accommodation for those firearms. The regulations provide that where three or more...

Written Answers — Illicit Trade in Tobacco: Illicit Trade in Tobacco (22 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: I wish to advise the Deputy that I have no ministerial responsibility with regard to the Office of Tobacco Control. I am informed by the Department of Health that the Public Health (Tobacco)(Amendment) Act 2010 provided for the merger of the Office of Tobacco Control into the Health Service Executive, with effect from 1 January 2011. I also understand that that Office did not have a...

Written Answers — Courts Service: Courts Service (22 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: The increase in court fees introduced earlier this year follows a detailed evaluation by the Courts Service including the establishment of a working group to review the system of court fees. The group recommended a broad range of fee increases, most of which have now been implemented. The fee increases were essential in light of increasing costs and having regard to the current economic...

Written Answers — Liquor Licensing Laws: Liquor Licensing Laws (22 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: During the period leading up to enactment of the Intoxicating Liquor Act 2008, bodies representing the mixed trading sector proposed implementation of a voluntary code of practice with an independent audit and oversight mechanism as an alternative to section 9 of the Act. A voluntary Code was subsequently drawn up and agreed between the mixed trading sector and the Departments of Health and...

Written Answers — Judicial Appointments: Judicial Appointments (22 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: I very much welcome the Dublin Declaration as a clear and progressive contribution from the European Network of Judicial Councils. As the Deputy may be aware, following my appointment as Minister for Justice and Equality, I requested my officials to conduct an examination of the current appointment procedure with particular reference to the practice in other jurisdictions. This review is...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (22 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: The visa application referred to was made on 19 August 2011. The application was refused on 12 March 2012. An appeal of this decision was submitted on 9 April 2012. I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the visa appeal was successful and the visa was granted on the 17 May 2012. Queries in relation to general immigration matters may be made directly to INIS by e-mail using the Oireachtas...

Written Answers — Garda Stations: Garda Stations (22 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: On the 30 April, 2012 the Garda Station at Malahide reduced its opening hours from 24 hours daily to being open to the public from 7.00 am. to 9.00 pm. It is important to remember that while the Garda station in question will have reduced opening hours to the public, it will remain as a functioning Garda station on a 24 hour basis. The precise location of where detained persons shall be held...

Written Answers — National Disability Strategy: National Disability Strategy (22 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: It is the Government's intention to ratify the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities as quickly as possible, taking into account the need to ensure that all necessary legislative and administrative requirements under the Convention are being met. As the Deputy may be aware, Ireland does not become party to treaties until it is first in a position to comply with the...

Written Answers — Garda Transport: Garda Transport (22 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: The provision and allocation of Garda transport is a matter for the Garda Commissioner. At Divisional level, the deployment of Garda vehicles is a matter for the Divisional Officer who allocates vehicles on the basis of identified operational requirements. I am advised by the Garda authorities that the station referred to by the Deputy is within the Bailieboro Garda District in the...

Written Answers — Garda Reserve: Garda Reserve (22 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: The range of powers and duties of Reserve Gardaí is a matter for the Garda Commissioner to determine under section 15 (5) of the Garda Síochána Act 2005. The duties of a Garda reserve member include the following: · Station duty, other than the care and custody of prisoners. · Assistant to the station orderly. · Communications room duty, to include monitoring CCTV. · Foot...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (22 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Reception and Integration Agency (RIA) of my Department is responsible for the accommodation of asylum seekers in accordance with the Government policy of direct provision and dispersal. There is a continuing decline in the numbers of asylum seekers needing to be accommodated by RIA. From the beginning of 2009 to end of April, 2012, RIA has reduced its portfolio from 59 asylum seeker...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (22 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: I presume the Deputy is primarily interested in whether any staff of my Department who retired and benefited from the transitional arrangements that operated up to 29th February 2012 under the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Act 2009, have subsequently been re-employed. In that context, no staff member who retired from my Department in the period referred to by...