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Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Recruitment (26 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: The day to day administration of recruitment to the Permanent Defence Force is the responsibility of the Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces. I have been advised by the Military Authorities that the individual to whom you refer was found to be below the medical standards for entry to the Permanent Defence Force when examined by a Board of two Military Medical Officers on 6 June 2012....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Alcohol Sales Legislation (27 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: Provisions in relation to the sale of alcohol, including its sale on certain modes of public transport, are governed by the Licensing Acts 1833-2011. Some of these provisions may require updating and the Government legislation programme makes provision for the publication of the Sale of Alcohol Bill in mid 2013. I intend to consult with the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Personal Insolvency Act (27 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: I would refer the Deputy to my answer to his Question No.1265 of 18 September 2012 which indicated the following: "The precise details in regard to the regulation of personal insolvency practitioners require further consideration in the final development of the Personal Insolvency Bill 2012 in consultation with the Department of Finance, the Central Bank and relevant professional bodies. I...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (27 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: It is my intention to republish the Immigration Residence and Protection Bill 2010, amended as appropriate, and I hope, mindful of the competing legislative demands of our EU/IMF/ECB Programme commitments, to be in a position to progress this matter later this year. Under the current administrative arrangement, a Green Card permit holder whose permit and immigration registration card are due...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Equipment (27 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: The provision and allocation of Garda resources, including mountain bikes, is a matter for the Garda Commissioner in the context of his identified operational requirements. I am advised by the Garda authorities that they are satisfied that their existing mountain bike stock is sufficient to meet current policing requirements and, accordingly, they have no plans to purchase new bikes at present.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Criminal Prosecutions (27 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: 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. An Garda Síochána has in place a range of policing measures to tackle...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport (27 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: The provision and allocation of Garda resources, including transport, is a matter for the Garda Commissioner in the light of his operational requirements. In that context, I am advised by the Garda authorities that the number of new marked and unmarked Garda cars and vans purchased in the periods referred to by the Deputy is outlined in the following table: Year New Cars Purchased New...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (27 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: I refer the Deputy to the second paragraph of my reply to Parliamentary Questions No. 1199 and 1238 of Tuesday, 18 September 2012 which is reproduced as follows. The position remains as stated. Reply to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 1199 and 1238 I am advised that an application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to by the Deputy was received in the Citizenship...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (27 Sep 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 — Department of Justice and Equality: Ministerial Appointments (27 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: The person referred to made an application on 7 August, 2012 which is currently being considered in line with standard procedures. When consideration is complete, I will make a decision and the person concerned will be informed in due course.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (27 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: I have asked the Garda Commissioner to provide the information sought by the Deputy where it is readily available. As soon as it is to hand, I will contact the Deputy directly.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Transfers (27 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Irish Prison Service that the person referred to was transferred from Wheatfield Prison to Shelton Abbey Place of Detention in April 2012. Factors taken into account include length of sentence, time served, engagement with the various prison based services, behaviour while in custody, and no record of previous imprisonment.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (27 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: I have been informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the person referred to by the Deputy made an application for a de facto permission based on a relationship with an Irish national. This application was received in the General Immigration Division of INIS on the 19 June 2012. Applicants for this type of permission must be able to demonstrate a durable...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (27 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service that the person mentioned by the Deputy is under 16 years of age. In accordance with section 9 (6)(a) of the Immigration Act, 2004, a non-national under 16 years of age is not subject to the requirement to register with An Garda Síochána and to obtain a registration certificate. When this person reaches 16...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (27 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Dáil Question No. 1215 of 18th September, 2012 which relates to the person the subject of this question also. In that reply I stated "the person referred to by the Deputy has permission to remain and work in the State until 6 January 2013. He has not contacted INIS in relation to an extension of permission to remain in the State beyond that date or to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (27 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: The person concerned has been granted Leave to Remain in the State for the period to 17 August 2013. This decision was conveyed in writing to the person concerned by letter dated 16 August 2012. This communication advised the person concerned of the conditions attaching to her permission to remain and the requirement that she attend at her local Garda Registration Office to have the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (27 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: The person concerned had a Deportation Order made against her, following the refusal of her asylum application and her application for subsidiary protection and the subsequent consideration of her case under Section 3 (6) of the Immigration Act 1999. She lodged judicial review proceedings in the High Court, challenging the decision to refuse subsidiary protection and to make a Deportation...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (27 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: The person concerned had a Deportation Order made against him, following the refusal of his asylum application and his application for subsidiary protection and the subsequent consideration of his case under Section 3(6) of the Immigration Act 1999. He lodged judicial review proceedings in the High Court challenging the decision to refuse subsidiary protection and to make a Deportation Order...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (27 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 6 December, 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 (27 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: The person concerned was granted temporary permission to remain in the State in 1999, under the arrangements then applicable to the non-EEA national parents of Irish born children born in the State before 1 January, 2005. This permission was renewed on a regular basis by the Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB) with the last renewal period expiring on 12 April, 2011. I am informed that...