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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences (23 Jun 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will appreciate, the methods employed by An Garda Síochána in the detection or prevention of any offence are an operational matter for the Garda authorities. I am informed that there is no requirement to have identification markings on Garda Safety Camera Vans. An Garda Síochána has both ‘marked’ and ‘unmarked’ Garda Safety...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: National Lottery Funding Disbursement (23 Jun 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 383 and 384 together. My Department receives monies from the National Lottery Fund as a contribution towards the cost of running the Charitable Lotteries Fund (CLF). The CLF was established in 1997 to provide assistance to the promoters of certain private charitable lotteries that have products similar to products sold by the National Lottery. The CLF is only...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Correspondence (23 Jun 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will be aware, I met with the Stardust Victims Committee last year and at that meeting the Committee and their representatives set out, in some detail, their concerns in relation to the Inquiries into this matter that have been undertaken previously and some related financial issues that have arisen. Following that meeting, I appointed an official in my Department to liaise...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Restorative Justice (23 Jun 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Deputy will appreciate that I cannot comment on individual cases. However, I can advise that Judge Quirke recommended that any ex gratia payment in excess of €50,000 would be paid to the Magdalen woman by way of weekly instalments.Judge Quirke also recommended that "additional income ex-gratia payments, (payable to women entitled to payments in excess of €50,000) will not...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Records (24 Jun 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: My Department does not use any system software for the auto-deletion of email messages.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (24 Jun 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the distribution of personnel among the Garda Regions, Divisions, and Districts. Garda management keep this distribution under continuing review in the context of crime trends and policing priorities so as to ensure that the best possible use is made of these resources. The Deputy will also appreciate that the specific...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Certificates (24 Jun 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: The fees to be paid by an applicant for a certificate of naturalisation are governed by the provisions of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Regulations 2011 (SI 569 of 2011). The standard certification fee is stipulated as €950, while a reduced fee of €200 applies in the case of an application made on behalf of a minor or in certain cases where the application is made by a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Staff Remuneration (24 Jun 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I can inform the Deputy that based on current staffing figures, the additional annual salary cost to my Department of introducing a minimal threshold gross salary of €11.45 per hour is estimated to be €283,000 for 75 staff. These figures include bodies under the aegis of my Department with the exception of An Garda Síochána. I have asked An Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (24 Jun 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I have requested the information sought by the Deputy from the Garda Commissioner in relation to the number of Gardaí in each rank who have retired or transferred from the Kildare Garda Division within the past five years and I will write directly to the Deputy when the information is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (24 Jun 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: This question refers to a media report concerning possible recommendations of a forthcoming report by an independent working group set up by the Government late last year to report to it on improvements to the protection process, including direct provision and supports for asylum seekers. The Group is chaired by the former High Court judge, Dr. Bryan McMahon, and comprises senior officials...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Misconduct Allegations (24 Jun 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: The particular 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, or other public representatives with a view to determining to what...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Noise Pollution (24 Jun 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I have forwarded the correspondence referred to by the Deputy to the Garda authorities for their direct consideration and attention. Insofar as the concerns expressed relate to alleged criminal offences, full details of such matters should, of course, be provided to An Garda Síochána for investigation. Addressing local community concerns in relation to public order and anti-social...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Constitutional Amendments (24 Jun 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: The current statutory provisions on blasphemy are sections 36 and 37 of the Defamation Act 2009. These sections replaced the equivalent section 13 in the Defamation Act 1961, though the current provisions provide for a more limited and strictly defined offence, for new defences, and for reduced penalties, compared with the 1961 Act. As the Deputy will be aware, the statutory provisions on...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (24 Jun 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Deputy will appreciate that I have no role in the conduct of criminal investigations or the initiation of prosecutions, which are matters for An Garda Síochána and the Director of Public Prosecutions respectively. In these circumstances it would not be appropriate for me to make any comment on the case referred to.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Ceremonies (24 Jun 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I can inform the Deputy that it is proposed to invite the person concerned to attend the next citizenship ceremony, on 17 July 2015, at which he will make a declaration of fidelity to the Irish Nation and loyalty to the State and receive his certificate of naturalisation. Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to INIS by e-mail using the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (25 Jun 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Legal Services Regulation Bill completed its Dáil Stages on 22 April followed by the completion of Seanad Second Stage on 13 May. In this context, I would point out to the Deputy that the proposed amendments she has referred to, and which relate to the staffing of the new Legal Services Regulatory Authority, were not Government amendments and were, in fact, withdrawn. At the same...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Ministerial Meetings (25 Jun 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I met with representatives of AdVIC (Advocates for Victims of Homicide) on the 19th of February, 2015 to hear from them first hand about their proposals for policy change and to discuss administration of the organisation. The ten issues outlined in the Deputy's Parliamentary Question of 10 February 2015 formed the agenda for the policy element of my discussions with the group. Having...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (25 Jun 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. Protection applicants are issued with a temporary residence permission pending a final determination on their application. If an applicant's passport has...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (25 Jun 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 until such time as they have fully completed the protection process. Protection applicants are issued with a temporary residence permission pending a final decision on their application. Applicants or...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (25 Jun 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 until such time as they have fully completed the protection process. Protection applicants are issued with a temporary residence permission pending a final decision on their application. Applicants or their...