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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (11 Dec 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person referred to by the Deputy has not made an application to INIS and should be advised to do so setting out details of his and his family's circumstances in the State. The person concerned arrived in the State on 20/04/2005 and was registered in accordance with the law on 17/05/2006 upon...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (11 Dec 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person referred to is the subject of a Deportation Order and therefore has no entitlement to residency in the State. Representations were received on behalf of the person concerned pursuant to the provisions of Section 3 (11) of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), to have his Deportation...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (11 Dec 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that a valid application for a certificate of naturalisation has been received from the person referred to by the Deputy, who currently has permission to reside in the State until 28 February, 2015. As the Deputy will appreciate, the granting of Irish citizenship through naturalisation is a privilege...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (11 Dec 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: Garda Investigations (11 Dec 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Deputy will appreciate that I have no function in relation to the management of criminal investigations, which is a matter for the Garda authorities. However to be of assistance, I am having inquiries made regarding the case referred to, and will be in touch with him directly to clarify certain aspects of his query.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Apprenticeship Programmes (11 Dec 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am informed that my Department is not in a position to offer apprenticeships.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid Applications (16 Dec 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I wish to advise the Deputy that a person who has received legal aid for a family law matter may apply for further legal aid to appeal the decision of the Court. The application must satisfy a merits test, subject to the provisions of the Civil Legal Aid Act, 1995. The Solicitor and/or Barrister acting for the person would provide an opinion on making the appeal, in particular that there are...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences (16 Dec 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Deputy will be aware that, under the provisions of the Courts Service Act 1998, management of the courts is the responsibility of the Courts Service and I have no role in the matter. Section 4(3) of the 1998 Act provides that the Courts Service is independent in the performance of its functions, which includes the provision of information on the courts system. The Road Traffic Act 2006...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Land Ownership (16 Dec 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I can inform the Deputy that under the Registration of Deeds and Title Act 2006, the Property Registration Authority (PRA) was established as and from 4 November 2006. The PRA replaced the Registrar of Deeds and Titles as the registering authority in relation to property registration in Ireland and, subject to the above Act, is independent in the performance of its functions. The Deputy...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Programme (16 Dec 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: The General Scheme of the Children and Family Relationships Bill establishes how parentage of a donor-conceived child will be assigned. Where the fertility treatment leading to pregnancy was carried out in a clinical setting, parentage will be assigned in accordance with clear rules and subject to the informed consent of the couple undertaking treatment and of the donor. The reason that the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Dublin-Monaghan Bombings (16 Dec 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: The thousands of lives lost, people injured and families bereaved was the tragic cost exacted on the people of this island over the course of the troubles. The atrocities perpetrated against innocent men, women and children in Dublin and Monaghan in May 1974 stand out in our collective memory as particularly bloody episodes in the history of conflict on this island. The impact of the very...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Light Pollution (16 Dec 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will appreciate, I am not in a position in my capacity as Minister for Justice and Equality to give advice in relation to a specific case. I am informed by my colleague, the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government that there is no environmental legislation at either EU or national level on light pollution. However, it appears that some steps have been...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Criminal Prosecutions Data (16 Dec 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: Law enforcement in relation to the smuggling of tobacco products and the sale of illicit or counterfeit tobacco products within the State is primarily a matter for the Revenue Commissioners. Penalties for these offences are set out in the Finance Acts and are a matter for the Minister for Finance. In targeting the illicit tobacco trade there is close cooperation between the Customs Service...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Schemes (16 Dec 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: Significant progress has been made on the implementation of the Magdalen Scheme. To date, a decision has been made on up to 88% of the applications received and 488 applicants have been paid their lump sum at a cost of €17.8m. Each application is assessed on an individual basis, by my officials in the Restorative Justice Implementation Unit, taking into account any available...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Matters (16 Dec 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Deputy is referring to 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 manner further action may be required in each case.   A panel...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (16 Dec 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned, is the subject of a Deportation Order made on 18 November 2009. Representations were received from the person's legal representative, pursuant to Section 3 (11) of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), to revoke the Deportation Order. The Deputy might wish to note that any...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Subsidiary Protection Applications (16 Dec 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: If the person whose details were supplied has made an application for asylum or subsidiary protection, the Deputy is advised that it is not the practice to comment on such applications for so long as they remain in the protection process. The position in this regard is in accordance with Section 19 of the Refugee Act 1996 (as amended) which provides for the protection of the identity of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (16 Dec 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Garda Síochána Act 2005 makes provision for the compilation and publication of crime statistics by the Central Statistics Office (CSO), as the national statistical agency, and the CSO has established a dedicated unit for this purpose. I understand the CSO contacted you directly on 4 December and provided you with the latest available official statistics.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Sentencing Policy (16 Dec 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 361 and 362 together. Section 6 of the Criminal Justice Act 1993 provides that a person convicted of an offence may be ordered by the court to pay compensation in respect of any personal injury or loss resulting from that offence (or any other offence that is taken into consideration by the court in determining sentence) to a victim who has suffered such...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Meetings (16 Dec 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 363 and 364 together. I wish to refer the Deputy to my reply to the previous Parliamentary Question no 82 of 26 November 2014. In addition to this response, I would like to provide the following information by way of update. Since 26 November 2014, an additional three meetings of the Management Advisory Committee of my Department have taken place on the...