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

Alan Shatter: The passport of the person concerned was returned to him on 25 September 2012. Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to the INIS by e-mail using the Oireachtas Mail facility which has been specifically established for this purpose. This service enables up to date information on such cases to be obtained without the need to seek information by...

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

Alan Shatter: The person concerned will have his case for renewal of leave to remain in the State considered shortly. All representations submitted, including those relating to the possible relevance of the Zambrano Judgement to the case, will be considered before a final decision is made. Once a decision has been made, this decision and the consequences of the decision will be conveyed in writing to the...

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

Alan Shatter: An application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to in the Deputy's Question was received in the Citizenship Division of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) in October 2011. On examination of the application submitted it was determined that the person in question did not meet the statutory residency requirements as set out in the Irish...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (27 Sep 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 September, 2011. The application is at an advanced stage of processing and will be submitted to me for decision as expeditiously as possible. As well as being a significant...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Levels (27 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 162 and 163 together. I am informed by the Garda authorities that the area referred to is within the Duleek Garda Sub-District, which forms part of the Ashbourne Garda District. I am further informed that the area is subject to regular patrols by local uniform personnel, augmented by uniformed and plain clothes units from District Headquarters in Ashbourne,...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Army Barracks Closures (27 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 164 and 165 together. Security measures have been in place at Columb Barracks since its closure. For obvious reasons it is not my Department’s policy to go into the specific detail in relation to those and any ongoing measures but I can say that the effectiveness of the security measures are being continuously monitored. Since the announcement of...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Personnel (27 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: The position as set out in my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 180 of 20 September 2012 applies to serving Defence Forces personnel only. There are no similar provisions in respect of retired personnel.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Strength (27 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: Based on the medical requirement across the Defence Forces as a whole, there is a current requirement for approximately 32 doctors within the Defence Forces Medical Corps. There are currently 17 doctors serving in the Permanent Defence Force and the table below shows the locations where these doctors are currently posted. Number Location Director/Deputy Director, Medical Corps 2 St....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Funding (2 Oct 2012)

Alan Shatter: In Dec 2011, it was decided that funding to People with Disabilities in Ireland (PwDI) would cease. On the basis of a value for money review, it was clearly established that the vast majority of the money allocated to PwDI was being spent disproportionately. The largest proportion of PwDI’s annual budget was spent on the operation of its office headquarters and on administration...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Charities Regulation (2 Oct 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Charities Act 2009 provides for an integrated system of mandatory registration and proportionate regulation and supervision of the charities sector in Ireland. The various sections of the Charities Act are subject to implementation through commencement orders. Sections that it was possible to commence in advance of the establishment of the Charities Regulatory Authority, as provided for...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (2 Oct 2012)

Alan Shatter: As the Deputy is aware, this is a complex issue which is derived from the status of such persons living in Latvia when it was part of the former USSR. I understand there is no blanket policy here in operation in relation to persons classified as Latvian aliens, as the circumstances of each case may be different. In general, the holder of a Latvian alien passport is treated much in the same...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Bodies (2 Oct 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Property Services Regulatory Authority was formally established on 3 April 2012 pursuant to the Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011. The Authority consists of a Chairperson and ten ordinary members. The primary purpose of the Authority is to set and enforce standards in the provision of property services by auctioneers, letting agents and property management agents and to provide...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Bodies (2 Oct 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Property Services Regulatory Authority (PSRA) was established on a statutory basis on 3 April 2012 in accordance with the provisions of the Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011. The new legislation provides for the establishment of the Authority to licence, control and regulate Property Service Providers (PSPs), i.e. Auctioneers/Estate Agents, Letting Agents and Management Agents....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Anti-Racism Measures (2 Oct 2012)

Alan Shatter: I have no function in relation to the funding of local authorities. However any person subjected to racist abuse should report the matter at their local Garda station, or to any member of An Garda Síochána and the matter will be investigated. Members of the public affected by racism may speak to an Ethnic Liaison Officer, whose function is to liaise with local ethnic communities....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Statistics (2 Oct 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. While information on the specific details of the individual crimes committed is not readily available, I have requested the CSO to provide relevant...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid Application Numbers (2 Oct 2012)

Alan Shatter: I can inform the Deputy that the additional information he sought is detailed below in tabular form. As stated in Parliamentary Question No. 164, legal aid is sub-divided into criminal legal aid and civil legal aid. The details are as follows: Criminal Legal Aid The highest amount earned over the 12 months of 2011 by a single practitioner was €889,659. The number of practitioners, in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Registration of Title (2 Oct 2012)

Alan Shatter: There are two systems for recording property transactions in Ireland, the system of registration of title operated by the Land Registry and the system of recording deeds operated by the Registry of Deeds. Both systems are under the control of the Property Registration Authority (PRA) which was established on 4 November 2006. When title or ownership is registered in the Land Registry, the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Levels (2 Oct 2012)

Alan Shatter: Year Recorded Detected 2012 40 25 2011 42 35 2010 54 39 2009 53 35 I am further informed that all outstanding incidents are under active investigation, or are before the Courts and members of An Garda Síochána are utilising all available legislation to pursue these crimes. As the Deputy will appreciate, it is expected that the detection rate detailed above will...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (2 Oct 2012)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 415 and 416 together. An Garda Síochána has in place a range of measures to counter various forms of anti-social behaviour and related crime in the Dublin City area. In this regard, the Gardaí engage pro-actively with a range of stakeholders, including transport operators, to ensure that appropriate responses are developed to tackle the issues...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Staff Allowances (2 Oct 2012)

Alan Shatter: A copy of the business cases submitted by all Departments and Offices in the context of the review of public sector allowances by the Department of Public Expenditure & Reform has been published by that Department on their website www.per.gov.ie. Pages 4 -17 of the published Justice Sector document refer to the allowances details sought by the Deputy. Details of the rates and cost of...