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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Leave to Remain (15 Apr 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned was registered in the State under Stamp 2 conditions on 15 January 2007 until 06 June 2014.A decision letter issued to the person concerned on 24 July 2014 refusing an extension of their Student Stamp 2 conditions as the aggregate time permitted on Student conditions to study...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Misconduct Allegations (15 Apr 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: There are currently 318 complaints being considered by the mechanism established by the Government for the independent review of certain allegations of Garda misconduct, or inadequacies in the investigation of certain allegations, which have been made to me as Minister for Justice and Equality, or the Taoiseach. I take it that these are the cases of alleged Garda malpractice to which the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Staff (15 Apr 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: The requirements for Reception and Registration areas of prisons is set out in Part 2 of the Prison Rules, 2007. In order to fulfil these statutory obligations there are rosters in place throughout the Prison Estate to meet these requirements. The rosters for these areas are generally on an 8am to 8pm basis with some variation depending on specific local demands. In addition to these...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Transport (15 Apr 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am informed by the Garda authorities that persons committed to prison are transported by Garda vehicles as part of their routine duty and not separately accounted for. I am further informed that the annual cost pertaining to the transport of persons committed to prison using Garda personnel and vehicles for the non-payment of fines is not readily available and would require an inordinate...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (15 Apr 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: If the person whose details were supplied has made an application for asylum or subsidiary protection, the Deputy will be aware that it is not the practice to comment on such applications for so long as as they remain in the protection process. The position in this regard is in accordance with Section 19 of the Refugee Act 1996 (as amended) which provides for the protection of the identity...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences (15 Apr 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: Insofar as the amount of revenue generated on foot of fixed charge notices in respect of speeding offences in County Louth is concerned, I am informed by the Garda authorities that the information is not recorded in such a manner that is readily accessible and would require a disproportionate use of resources to provide. Insofar as the amount of revenue arising from the imposition of court...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (15 Apr 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, who currently has permission to reside in the State until 10 June, 2015. My predecessor decided to defer a final decision on this application for 18 months. The person concerned was...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Human Rights Issues (15 Apr 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I can confirm that the Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) recently submitted its report following its visit to Ireland in September, 2014. The Government now has a time-frame of six months to respond to the CPT on the findings contained in the report. It is expected that the report and proposed responses to the findings will...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification (15 Apr 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the person referred to by the Deputy was granted permission to travel to and reside in the State on the 4th February 2004 as the subject of an application for Family Reunification by his father. The person referred to by the Deputy should continue to register with the Garda National Immigration Bureau as the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Spent Convictions Legislation (15 Apr 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 346 and 351 together. Before the Spent Convictions Bill was enacted, a 2013 UK Court of Appeal judgment necessitated a review of the provisions in both the Spent Convictions Bill and the National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012. That review has been completed and amendments to both pieces of legislation are currently being drafted. I...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Illegal Immigrants (15 Apr 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I refer the Deputy to my reply below to Parliamentary Question No. 12 of 2 April 2015. The position remains the same. At EU level, Member States, including Ireland, agreed back in 2008 that they would deal with regularisation only on a case by case basis and the Government continues to support this position. Ireland has shown itself to be a country that welcomes foreign nationals and this...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Irish Language (15 Apr 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: Since 2006, with the commencement of its inaugural Irish Language Scheme, the Department of Justice and Equality has run 23 in-house Irish courses, both written and oral, tailored for members of staff. These courses were run, concurrently in some cases, by Gaeleagras, Gaelchultúrand the Institute of Public Administration, in the Department's offices in both Dublin and Killarney. In...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (15 Apr 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 349 and 350 together. I have been informed by the Garda Commissioner that the Public Appointments Service (PAS) is managing the recruitment process for the Garda Commissioner and I have no direct involvement in the matter. I understand however that 5,000 candidates (i.e. those in Band 1) were invited to take a subsequent battery of tests and of that...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification Applications (15 Apr 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that correspondence issued to the person referred to by the Deputy on the 13th April 2015. The application will be processed upon receipt of the response from the applicant. The Deputy may wish to note that queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Misconduct Allegations (15 Apr 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: The case to which the Deputy refers is amongst those being considered under the mechanism established for the independent review of certain allegations of Garda misconduct, or inadequacies in the investigation of certain allegations, which have been made to me as Minister for Justice and Equality, or the Taoiseach, with a view to determining to what extent and in what manner further action...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (15 Apr 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 354 and 410 together. The Deputy will appreciate that it would not be the normal practice to comment on files maintained or held by An Garda Síochána in respect of any particular person or category of persons. However, I am assured by the Garda authorities that it is not the practice to create or maintain any records or files relating to Members...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Numbers (15 Apr 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: Details of the total number of short stay visas processed is set out below. Decisions regarding the grant/refusal of visas are made in a number of Irish Naturalisation and Immigration (INIS) Visa offices overseas, at the INIS Headquarters in Dublin and at embassies of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade which process certain visa applications under delegated sanction from my...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Drugs Seizures (15 Apr 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I wish to advise the Deputy that it has not been possible to provide the data sought in the time available for reply. However, I have requested the Garda authorities to provide the requested information and I will arrange for all available information to be forwarded to the Deputy upon receipt.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Oversight (15 Apr 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: The chairperson designate has been advising me in relation to matters concerning the establishment of the Policing Authority and has been engaged in a series of familiarisation and introductory meetings with organisations, including visits to the Northern Ireland Policing Board and the Scottish Police Authority, and individuals relevant to the functions proposed for the Authority in the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (15 Apr 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: Following its passage by both Houses of the Oireachtas and signature by the President, the Bill referred to by the Deputy has been enacted as the Garda Síochána (Amendment) Act 2015. This legislation is a key element of the Government's programme of justice reform and I intend to make an order to commence its provisions shortly.