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Written Answers — Naturalisation Applications: Naturalisation Applications (12 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Citizenship Division of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that applications for a certificate of naturalisation were received from the persons referred to by the Deputy in October, 2010. Section 15 of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act, 1956, as amended, provides that the Minister may, in his absolute discretion, grant a certificate of...

Written Answers — Naturalisation Applications: Naturalisation Applications (12 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Citizenship Division of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that a valid application for a certificate of naturalisation was received from the person referred to by the Deputy in April, 2011. The application is now at an advanced stage of processing and the applicant will be informed of my decision as soon as possible. It is recognised that all...

Written Answers — Naturalisation Applications: Naturalisation Applications (12 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Citizenship Division of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that on examination of the applications submitted it was determined that the persons in question did not meet the statutory residency requirements as set out in the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956, as amended. The persons concerned were informed of this in letters issued to them on 5...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (12 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the position is unchanged since the Deputy's previous Parliamentary Questions. The Deputy should note that the persons concerned cases are actively under consideration. All representations submitted by the persons concerned will be considered before a final decision is made. Once a decision has been made, this...

Written Answers — Naturalisation Applications: Naturalisation Applications (12 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Citizenship Division of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that there is no record of an application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to in the Deputy's question. It is open to any individual to lodge an application for citizenship if and when they are in a position to meet the statutory requirements as prescribed in the...

Written Answers — Naturalisation Applications: Naturalisation Applications (12 Jul 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 August, 2010. The application is currently being processed with a view to establishing whether the applicant meets the statutory conditions for the granting of naturalisation, such...

Written Answers — Air Ambulance Service: Air Ambulance Service (12 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 200 and 201 together. A heavy landing incident involving the Emergency Aeromedical Service (EAS) helicopter occurred on 19th June 2012. The Air Accident Investigation Unit in the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport is leading an investigation into the incident and this investigation is ongoing. On 3 July 2012, the Air Corps resumed the EAS service...

Written Answers — Defence Forces Allowances: Defence Forces Allowances (12 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: Border Duty Allowance was introduced in January 1972 and is still in existence. It is payable at the rate of €96.23 per week to Enlisted Personnel and €111.97 per week to Officers. The Department sought to cease payment of this allowance under the modernisation agenda contained in the "Towards 2016" Defence Sector Action Plan. Following disagreement between the Department and the...

Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: That is an adjudication process, not a non-judicial process.

Written Answers — Northern Ireland Issues: Northern Ireland Issues (17 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: Following the making of Orders by both Governments on 30 March 2011 dissolving the Independent International Commission on Decommissioning, a decision was made by the Commission to lodge certain documents with Boston College. The decision is subject to an agreement that they will not be disclosed for 30 years. As an independent body the Commission itself decided on these arrangements and...

Written Answers — Garda Stations: Garda Stations (17 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: The details referred to by the Deputy have also been sent to me and I will respond directly to the authors of the correspondence. Notwithstanding this, the Deputy will be aware that under the Garda Síochána Acts 2005 - 2007, the Commissioner is required to submit, before November of each year, a policing plan for the forthcoming year. Any proposals for the closure of Garda stations or the...

Written Answers — United Nations Committees: United Nations Committees (17 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: As requested in the Concluding observations of the UN Committee against Torture, comprehensive follow up information will be provided in response to the Committee's recommendations in paragraphs 8, 20, 21 and 25 of those observations. As the Deputy is aware, these four recommendations impact on the remit of a number of Government Departments. My Department, with the assistance of the other...

Written Answers — Garda Vetting of Personnel: Garda Vetting of Personnel (17 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the Garda Central Vetting Unit (GCVU) has no record of a vetting application on behalf of the individual concerned. In the circumstances, I can only suggest that the person concerned seek clarification from the organisation submitting the application.

Written Answers — Garda Strength: Garda Strength (17 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the personnel strength, together with the Garda Reserve strength, of each Garda station in the Galway Division on the 31 May 2012, the latest date for which figures are readily available, was as set out in the table below. Galway Division District Station Gardaí Reserve BALLINASLOE BALLINASLOE 42 4 BALLYGAR 1 - CREGGS...

Written Answers — United Nations Conventions: United Nations Conventions (17 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 513 and 514 together. The procedure attached to the Convention on the Elimination of All forms of Violence against Women asks State Parties to submit a bi-annual report, although the examining CEDAW Committee only has the capacity to review fewer than 25 reports each year. There are 187 Parties to the Convention. As a result, a number of State Parties submit...

Written Answers — Asylum Seeker Accommodation: Asylum Seeker Accommodation (17 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Reception and Integration Agency (RIA) of my Department is charged with responsibility for the accommodation of asylum seekers while their applications for protection are being processed. Currently, there are over 5,000 persons accommodated in 37 RIA centres located throughout the State. I should firstly say that the correspondence supplied seems be only part of a longer piece from the...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (17 Jul 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 October, 2010. The application is currently being processed with a view to establishing whether the applicant meets the statutory conditions for the granting of naturalisation, such...

Written Answers — Garda Operations: Garda Operations (17 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 517 to 520, inclusive, together. I want to assure the Deputy that I share the widespread public concern at the disturbing incidents at the recent Phoenix Park concert. Since there have been relatively trouble free events held at that venue in the past, it therefore important to scrutinise whether there were particular circumstances surrounding this concert...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (17 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: As the Deputy is aware, the Private Security Authority (PSA) is the independent agency under the aegis of my Department who is responsible for the regulation of the private security industry in the State. Since the Authority was established, it has adopted a phased approach to the licensing of the sector and currently licences approx. 750 contractors and over 27,000 individuals in a range of...

Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (17 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: I can inform the Deputy that legislation on the use of knives and similar weapons is robust and heavy penalties are already in place for breaches of the law. Following the enactment of the Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009, there is now a maximum penalty of five years for possessing a knife in a public place without good reason or lawful authority. An Garda Síochána...