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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (5 Feb 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the address change included with the Deputy's Question has been reflected on INIS records. In terms of the position in the State of the person concerned, I am advised that as the person concerned had no valid basis to remain in the State, they were, by letter dated 4th April, 2014, notified that...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (5 Feb 2015)

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. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders Re-examination (5 Feb 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service of my Department that the person concerned is the subject of a Deportation Order, made following the refusal of their asylum and subsidiary protection applications and the consideration of their case under Section 3 (6) of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended). Representations were received in late 2013 from the legal...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (5 Feb 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that a letter of application for residence in the State as a family member of an EU citizen was submitted on behalf of the persons concerned on 05/01/2015. However the relevant EU1 application forms were not submitted at that time and the persons concerned were requested by letters dated 22/01/2014 and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (5 Feb 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the person concerned was granted temporary permission to remain in the State for one year in 2000 under the arrangements then in place for the non-EEA national parents of Irish born citizen children. This permission was renewed subsequently until 1 September, 2008, the expiry date on her Latvian aliens passport....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification Applications (5 Feb 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service of my Department that there is no current application for family reunification in respect of the spouse of the person referred to by the Deputy. It is open to the person concerned to make an application for a visa at any time. Guidelines regarding the visa application procedures are available on the website of the Irish...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Leave to Remain (5 Feb 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am informed by the Naturalisation Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned was granted permission to remain in the State under the arrangements then in place for the non-EEA national parents of Irish born citizen children. Officials in my Department granted him a further period of twelve months permission to remain in the State on a stamp 4 basis, which is due...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (5 Feb 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the distribution of personnel, including community Gardaí, among the Garda Regions, Divisions, and Districts. Garda management keep this distribution under continuing review in the context of crime trends and policing priorities so as to ensure that the best possible use is made of these resources. I have been...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Duties (5 Feb 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the distribution of all personnel, including civilian staff, among the Garda Regions, Divisions and Districts. Garda management keep this distribution under continuing review in the context of crime trends and policing priorities so as to ensure that the best possible use is made of all resources. Civilians have...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (5 Feb 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: One of the primary functions of the Garda Commissioner under the Garda Síochána Acts, is to direct and control An Garda Síochána. The Garda Commissioner is responsible for the distribution of personnel among the Garda Regions, Divisions, and Districts. Garda management keep this distribution under continuing review in the context of crime trends and policing priorities...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Bail Law (5 Feb 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: A decision to grant bail in a particular case is a matter for the court, which is, subject only to the Constitution and the law, independent in the exercise of its judicial functions. There is a constitutional presumption in favour of bail because, in the eyes of the law, a person is innocent until proven guilty. The provisions of the European Convention on Human Rights also restrict the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Irish Prison Service (5 Feb 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Irish Prison Service Strategy Statement 2015 - 2018 is currently being developed in consultation with our staff at headquarters, those based in prisons, and other stakeholders in the criminal justice system and will set out the overall high level objectives and key strategic actions the Irish Prison Service intends to take during the period 2015 - 2018. On 17 September 2014 published...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Staff Data (5 Feb 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Deputy may note that there are currently 11 staff based in Government Buildings, Abbeyleix Road, Portlaoise. All of these staff work in the Probation Service.

Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Bill 2014: Order for Report Stage (10 Feb 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I move: "That Report Stage be taken now."

Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Bill 2014: Report Stage (10 Feb 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I move amendment No. 1:In page 3, to delete lines 26 and 27 and substitute the following:"(a) a general practitioner medical and surgical service,".As I elaborated in detail on Committee Stage, the Government is committed to implementing in full and in good faith the recommendations of Mr. Justice Quirke. The arrangements put in place for the payment of monetary benefits show that we have...

Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Bill 2014: Report Stage (10 Feb 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I repeat - I am disappointed Deputies opposite have not pointed out this - that what we are bringing in fully implements Mr. Justice Quirke's recommendations. That is the reality of the situation. I do not accept the points made, that the Government is back-tracking or that this in some way undermines the Taoiseach's genuine expression of sympathy. Quite the opposite is the case. I...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Property Ownership (10 Feb 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: Difficulties experienced by property owners arising from the growth of trees, hedges and foliage on neighbouring land were raised in both the Dáil and Seanad during passage of the Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Act 2009. My Department consulted on the matter with the Law Reform Commission and it took the view that unreasonable interference caused in such circumstances was a matter in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Remuneration (10 Feb 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 328, 334, 335, 341, 343, 344, 347, 355 and 359 together. The current Garda recruit competition commenced in late 2013 and attracted over 20,000 applications. Details of the remuneration package, ie basic pay and other allowances including unsocial hours allowances, were made available to all applicants prior to their recruitment and I am providing with this...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Programme (10 Feb 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013 is a comprehensive reform of the law relating to decision-making by persons with capacity difficulties. Its enactment will be a key step forward in enabling Ireland to ratify the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD). My Department is currently preparing amendments for the Dáil Committee Stage of the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Personal Insolvency Practitioners (10 Feb 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: At the end of January, the Taoiseach, Tánaiste and I met with representatives of the Insolvency Service of Ireland (ISI) and a selection of Personal Insolvency Practitioners (PIPs) in order to hear first-hand the PIPs' experience of working to put arrangements in place between people struggling with debt and their creditors. While some financial institutions are constructively...