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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Transport (22 Apr 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: As outlined in my reply to the Deputy to Parliamentary Question No. 340 of Wednesday, 15th April, 2015 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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (22 Apr 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the application, by the person concerned, for residence under the Free Movement provisions is currently under examination. Due to the circumstances particular to this case, further documentation was requested in support of the application on 18th March, 2015. Officials in INIS have advised that,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences (22 Apr 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: The information sought by the Deputy is being collated and will be forwarded to him as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (22 Apr 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that they are carrying out further enquiries in relation to the person referred to by the Deputy and will be in touch with him directly in the coming days. Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to the INIS of my Department by e-mail using the Oireachtas...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (22 Apr 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 85, 87 and 88 together. The Reception and Integration Agency (RIA) of my Department is responsible for the accommodation of asylum seekers in accordance with the Government policy of direct provision and dispersal. Currently, there are over 4,400 residents in 34 centres across the State under contract to RIA. Details of all of these centres and the companies...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (22 Apr 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: At the outset I should say that the figure stated by the Deputy refers to the number of persons availing of Direct Provision accommodation in the State in October 2014. The Deputy is advised that those in the Direct Provision system, whilst including applicants awaiting decisions for extended durations at various stages of the protection process, also includes recent applicants who have...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (22 Apr 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: The current position is that before the Spent Convictions Bill could be enacted, a 2013 UK Court of Appeal judgment necessitated a review of the disclosure provisions in both the National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012 and the Spent Convictions Bill. That review has been completed and amendments to the Vetting Act and consequential amendments to the Spent...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Home Repossession Rate (22 Apr 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Deputy will be aware that, under the provisions of the Courts Service Act 1998, management of the courts is the responsibility of the Courts Service and I have no role in the matter. Section 4(3) of the 1998 Act provides that the Courts Service is independent in the performance of its functions, which includes the provision of information on the courts system. I am informed that...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Human Rights Issues (23 Apr 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I fully share the horror and outrage at the tragic loss of life in the Mediterranean Sea this week. This is organised criminal activity in the smuggling of vulnerable people who are regarded by the gangs involved as utterly expendable. My colleague, the Minister for Foreign Affairs Charlie Flanagan, TD, and I attended an emergency joint meeting of EU Foreign Affairs and Interior...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Commissions of Investigation (23 Apr 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will be aware, I met with family members of the victim to whom he refers in his question and their legal representative to hear their concerns about aspects of the Garda investigation into the murder of their loved one and their call for an inquiry. The case in question was among those inquired into by the late Mr. Justice Henry Barron. I reviewed material which the family...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Commencement of Legislation (23 Apr 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will be aware, section 1 of the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 provides for the commencement of different Parts of the Act by different Ministers, because the Act addresses policy responsibilities of several different Ministers. My Department is working on an implementation plan for those areas which I will be commencing with a view to their commencement without...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (23 Apr 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned lodged an application on 26 February 2015. Applications are dealt with in chronological order and this application will be receiving attention shortly. Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to the INIS of my Department by...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (23 Apr 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Lunacy Regulation (Ireland) Act 1871 is still in force in the State. It is one of the statutes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, 1801 to 1922, that were retained by the Statute Law Revision Act 2007. The Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013, awaiting Dáil Committee Stage at the end of May, provides for the Lunacy Regulation (Ireland) Act 1871 to cease...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (23 Apr 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person in question informed INIS that they left the State on 8th March 2014 having remained in the State without permission. As a result, her case was no longer the subject to the provisions of Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999. I am informed that this person re-entered the State on 9 June...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Complaints Procedures (23 Apr 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 108 and 109 together. The Deputy is referring to 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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Military Aircraft Landings (23 Apr 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will appreciate, the particular issue of extraordinary rendition has given rise to regular requests for information from the Garda Authorities including, for example, in respect of Parliamentary Questions and queries from international bodies. It is in this context that the record-keeping distinction arises. I am informed by the Garda Authorities that all information in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (23 Apr 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 111 and 125 together. As the Deputy will be aware, the Garda Inspectorate Report on Crime Investigation forms an important component in the overall justice reform programme which is currently under way and in respect of which significant progress has already been made. An Garda Síochána has established an Implementation Steering Group to focus on...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (23 Apr 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: Officials in the Citizenship Division of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) inform me that there is no record of a current application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to in the Deputy's question, who currently has permission to remain in the State until 07 December, 2016. A previous application for a certificate of naturalisation were refused...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (23 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 they remain in the protection process. The question of naturalisation/long term residency does not arise at this time in the case of the person whose details were supplied.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Leave to Remain (23 Apr 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that, 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,...