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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Correspondence (25 Nov 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: The person to whom the Deputy refers is amongst those whose complaints are being considered under the mechanism established for the independent review of certain allegations of Garda misconduct, or inadequacies in the investigation of certain allegations, which have been made to me as Minister for Justice and Equality, or the Taoiseach, with a view to determining to what extent and in what...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act 1994 (25 Nov 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: The law on the illegal occupation of land is set out in Part IIA of the Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act 1994, as inserted by the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2002. The provisions of section 19C(1) of Part IIA of the Act prohibit any person, without the consent of the owner of the land, from entering or occupying the land or bringing any object onto such land where this is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (25 Nov 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will appreciate, the granting of Irish citizenship through naturalisation is a privilege and an honour which confers certain rights and entitlements not only within the State but also at European Union level and it is important that appropriate procedures are in place to preserve the integrity of the process. I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Staff (25 Nov 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: While the funding for Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission is provided through my Department, it is an independent statutory body was set up under the Garda Síochána Act 2005. The Ombudsman Commission is responsible for the recruitment of its staff. I am informed that there are currently six former members of the Garda Síochána employed in GSOC. There are no...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Sanctions Application of (25 Nov 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I understand the Deputy's question relates to a matter which is the subject of an ongoing investigation and court order. The Deputy will therefore appreciate that in the circumstances it would not be appropriate for me to comment further.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Law Society Complaints Mechanisms (25 Nov 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Legal Services Regulation Bill, which has completed both Second and Committee Stages in the Dáil, commenced Dáil Report Stage on 11th July 2014 which is due to resume in the coming weeks. It is intended that the Bill be enacted so that the new Legal Services Regulatory Authority come into operation during the first half of 2015. In this context, I am very much aware of the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (25 Nov 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Garda Text Alert Scheme, which was launched in September 2013, was piloted initially in a number of locations and developed in cooperation with Muintir na Tíre, Neighbourhood Watch, the Irish Farmers Association and related stakeholders. It provides a further mechanism for Gardaí to provide crime prevention information to community contacts who in turn forward the information...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (25 Nov 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department to refer the Deputy to my PQ replies on 03/04/2014 and 30/04/ 2014 to PQs No. 187 & 542 regarding the options open to this family. I am Informed that to date no application has yet been received by INIS as outlined in those replies. Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Actions against An Garda Síochána (25 Nov 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I have asked the Garda Commissioner the extent to which information in the detail sought, relating to civil damages paid by the State, may be available and I will write to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (25 Nov 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned arrived in the State on 20 August 2008 and applied for asylum on the following day. This application was refused and the person concerned was notified of this decision on 28 July 2009. Subsequently the person concerned made an application for Subsidiary Protection under the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (25 Nov 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: The statutory functions of An Garda Síochána include the preservation of peace and public order, protecting life and property and vindicating the human rights of individuals. Accordingly, Gardaí have attended routinely at water meter installations and protests where it has been necessary to perform these functions. Members of An Garda Síochána are trained to defuse...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification Applications (25 Nov 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that, following the consideration of their case under Section 3 (6) of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), the person concerned was granted discretionary permission to remain in the State on 15th May, 2013, for an initial, and renewable, one year period, valid to 15th May, 2014. This permission to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (25 Nov 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will be aware, one of the primary functions of the Garda Commissioner under the Garda Síochána Acts, is to direct and control An Garda Síochána. In this regard, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the distribution of all resources, including fully sworn members and Reserve Gardaí, among the Garda Regions, Divisions and Districts. Garda management...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: European Arrest Warrant (25 Nov 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: Under the provisions of the European Arrest Warrant Act, as amended, the High Court is the executing judicial authority in the State. The Minister's function, in relation to a warrant received from another Member State, is to apply or cause an application to be made to the High Court for endorsement of the warrant. Once the warrant is endorsed, it falls to the Garda authorities to arrest the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Stardust Fire (25 Nov 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Report the Deputy refers to was furnished to my Department to advance the case being made by the Stardust Victims Committee for the holding of a fresh Inquiry into the Stardust Fire. Subsequently, an Independent Examination of the Stardust Victims Committee Case for a Re-opened Inquiry was established. As part of the preparatory work for the Examination, the Solicitor for that...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (25 Nov 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I have asked the Garda Commissioner for a report on this matter and will write to the Deputy when it becomes available, although the Deputy will appreciate that guns utilised in the commission of offences are often not recovered and, accordingly, it is not possible to determine the provenance of the weapons.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Firearms Licences (25 Nov 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I have asked the Garda Commissioner for a report on the matter insofar as An Garda Síochána are concerned and will write to the Deputy when it becomes available. The Courts Service has advised that the information related to District Court cases is not readily available and could only be retrieved by way of a manual examination of each individual court record. As I am sure the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (25 Nov 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that, as the person concerned had no valid basis to remain in the State, they were, by letter dated 4th December, 2012, notified that the then Minister proposed to make a Deportation Order in respect of them, in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended). They...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Funding (25 Nov 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 293 and 294 together. The only moneys which have been provided to Associated Charities Trust by my Department has been under the Charitable Lotteries Scheme. The Charitable Lotteries Scheme was established in 1997 to provide assistance to the promoters of certain private charitable lotteries that have products similar to those sold by the National Lottery....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Contracts (25 Nov 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I wish to advise the Deputy that neither my Department nor any agency of my Department have awarded any contracts to the company referred to by the Deputy.