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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Ethics in Public Office Legislation (20 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: No statutory provision has been made for the abolition of the common law offence of misconduct in public office.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Ethics in Public Office Prosecutions (20 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 160 and 161 together. The Garda Síochána Act 2005 makes provision for the compilation and publication of crime statistics by the Central Statistics Office, as the national statistical agency, and the CSO has established a dedicated unit for this purpose. I have requested the CSO to provide statistics directly to the Deputy. With regard to the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (20 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Deputy will be aware that the Commissioner is responsible for the detailed allocation of resources, including personnel, throughout the organisation and I have no direct function in the matter. This allocation of resources is constantly monitored in the context of crime trends, policing needs and other operational strategies in place on a District, Divisional and Regional level to ensure...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport (20 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: The provision and allocation of Garda resources, including transport, is a matter for the Garda Commissioner. In turn, at Garda Divisional level, the allocation of Garda vehicles is a matter for the Chief Superintendent who may make and revise arrangements for the deployment of vehicles throughout the Division in response to policing demands. This flexibility in allocating and re-allocating...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid Application Numbers (20 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: I can inform the Deputy that the provision of legal aid falls within two separate categories, i.e criminal legal aid and civil legal aid. Details in respect of each category are as follows: Criminal Legal Aid The Criminal Justice (Legal Aid) Act 1962 provides that free legal aid may be granted, in certain circumstances, for the defence of persons of insufficient means. Under the Act, the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (20 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Garda authorities that the documents presented to the immigration officer by the person referred to by the Deputy were confiscated on suspicion of breaches of Immigration Law. These documents are now no longer valid and will not be returned. The person's case is currently under active consideration by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service in the context of his...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Age Identity Cards (20 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Garda Age Card is a voluntary proof of age card issued to persons over the age of 18 years under the Intoxicating Liquor Act 1988 (Age Card) Regulations 2010. The purpose of the card is to verify a person's age in relation to matters referred to in the Intoxicating Liquor Act, as provided for in section 40 of the Act. I can inform the Deputy that I have no plans to introduce measures...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (20 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: Arising from the refusal of her 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 18 August, 2011, that the Minister proposed to make a Deportation Order in respect of her. She was given the options, to be exercised within 15 working days, of leaving the State voluntarily, of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (20 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: The case of the persons concerned will shortly be decided by reference to the provisions of Section 3 (6) of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended) and Section 5 of the Refugee Act 1996 (as amended) on the prohibition of refoulement. Various headings set out in Section 3 (6) of the Immigration Act, 1999 (as amended), include family and domestic circumstances, the length of time the persons...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (20 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: There is currently no application pending in my Department for residency in the case of the person whose details were supplied. If an application for asylum has been made by the person concerned the Deputy will of course be aware that it is not the practice to comment on asylum applications that are pending. Applications for refugee status in the State are determined by an independent...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (20 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: The person concerned claimed asylum in the State in April 2004 and had his claim examined by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner. Following an appeal to the Refugee Appeals Tribunal, it was recommended that he should be recognised as a refugee. Based on this recommendation, the person concerned was advised of my decision to issue him with a formal declaration of refugee...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (20 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the person referred to by the Deputy was granted permission to remain for a period of five years on 12 January, 2010 on the basis of being the spouse of an EU citizen, who was residing in the State and was exercising her EU Treaty Rights. The grounds under which she was granted permission to remain in the State no...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (20 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: The person concerned entered the State on 3 June, 2000 and was last granted permission to remain until 23 July, 2010. The person concerned remained in the State since that date without the permission of the Minister. Consequently, in accordance with Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999, the person concerned was notified, by letter dated 10 November, 2010, that the Minister proposed to make...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (20 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: There is currently no application pending in my Department for residency or naturalisation in the case of the person whose details were supplied. If an application for asylum has been made by the person concerned the Deputy will of course be aware that it is not the practice to comment on asylum applications that are pending. Applications for refugee status in the State are determined by an...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (20 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: Arising from the refusal of her 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 21 May, 2010 that the Minister proposed to make a Deportation Order in respect of her. She was given the options, to be exercised within 15 working days, of leaving the State voluntarily, of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (20 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: The first and second named persons concerned entered the State on different dates and lodged separate asylum applications. Their child was born in the State in 2009 and lodged a separate asylum claim. Their asylum applications were all considered individually by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and the Refugee Appeals Tribunal, both of whom concluded that the persons...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (20 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: The person concerned is the subject of a Deportation Order, signed on 10 July 2009, following a comprehensive and thorough examination of her asylum claim and her application for subsidiary protection, and a detailed examination of the representations she submitted for consideration under Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended). The child of the person concerned is an Irish...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification (20 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the person referred to by the Deputy was approved as the subject of a Family Reunification application in May 2004. The person referred to by the Deputy was informed of this by letter on 4th May 2004. It is not possible to comment further without knowing the details of the case. Accordingly, the person concerned...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (20 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the person in question arrived in the State on 16th April, 2005 and was registered as a student from 9th July 2005 to 29th August 2012. The person referred to by the Deputy has not made any application to INIS to upgrade his status to stamp 4. It appears that the person has exceeded the maximum 3 year period that...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Remuneration (20 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: Under the pre-April 2004 Defence Forces Pension Schemes, the minimum service required for an immediate pension in the case of NCOs and Privates is 21 years, regardless of age. The 21-year pension consists of the following elements, all of which are payable for the person’s lifetime: (a) basic flat-rate pension that varies according to rank; plus (b) an addition in respect of military...