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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (14 Jul 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned is the subject of a Deportation Order and therefore has no entitlement to residency in the State. Representations were received, pursuant to Section 3 (11) of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), to revoke the Deportation Order. The Deputy might wish to note that any such...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Accidents Data (14 Jul 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the following table details the number of collisions in the Galway Division that resulted in injury or fatality in each month from January, 2014 to June, 2015. Road Traffic Collisions resulting in Injury or Fatality in the Galway Division and Collision Type Year Month Fatal Serious Injury Non Serious Injury Total 2014 January 3 26 29 2014...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Resources (14 Jul 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: Decisions in relation to the provision and deployment of Garda resources, including specialist units like the Garda Mounted Unit and Garda Dog Unit, are matters for the Garda Commissioner in the context of agreed policing plans and priorities. Accordingly I have asked the Garda Commissioner to provide the estimate sought by the Deputy and I will revert to the Deputy as soon as that...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (14 Jul 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I can assure the Deputy that I am in ongoing contact with the Garda Commissioner about the measures which are being taken to deal with crime and public safety in Dublin City Centre, including the Temple Bar area. As the Deputy will appreciate, the deployment of specific Garda resources in an area is a matter for the Garda Commissioner and her management team. The Garda strategy for tackling...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (14 Jul 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am informed by officials in the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that a 'visit' visa application from the person referred to by the Deputy was submitted to the Honorary Consul in Kiev in 22 June, 2015. The application was processed by staff in the INIS office in Moscow and a decision to refuse was taken on 3 July, 2015. The letter of refusal indicated...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Compensation (14 Jul 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Garda Compensation Acts 1941 and 1945 provide for compensation for malicious injury or death inflicted upon members of An Garda Síochána while they are on duty or related to their service as such members. An application for the Garda mentioned was recently authorised so that an application can be made to the High Court for such compensation in accordance with the said Acts....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (14 Jul 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I have requested the information sought by the Deputy from the Garda Commissioner and will write directly to her on receipt of this.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting of Personnel (14 Jul 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am informed by the Garda authorities that in respect of the application for Garda Vetting which has been made in respect of the person to whom the Deputy refers, further enquiries were required to be made and those enquiries are still continuing. On completion of these enquiries a vetting disclosure will be returned to the relevant authorised signatory. In general, Garda Vetting...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (14 Jul 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will be aware the Central Statistics Office (CSO), as the national statistical agency, is responsible for the publication of recorded crime statistics. In relation to the matters referred to, I have requested the CSO to provide the available statistics directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Commissions of Investigation (14 Jul 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 459 and 460 together. A Commission of Investigation was established under the Commission of Investigation Act 2004 to inquire into the circumstances surrounding the tragic death of Mr. Gary Douch in Mountjoy Prison on 1st August, 2006, and to make findings and recommendations. In accordance with the legislation, the Commission was entirely independent in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Diplomatic Representation (14 Jul 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Irish delegation consisted of Mr. Simon Coveney, Minister for Defence, Ms Frances Fitzgerald, Minister for Justice and Equality, Mr. Sean Sherlock, Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Maurice Quinn, Secretary General, Department of Defence, Lieutenant General Conor O’Boyle, Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces and Ms. Marion Mannion, Special Adviser to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Refugee Numbers (14 Jul 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: On 13 May 2015, the European Commission published an EU Agenda for Migration. The Commission proposed the establishment of an EU-wide resettlement scheme to offer 20,000 resettlement places by the end of 2016. Under the new resettlement scheme, specific numbers would be allocated to all Member States, calculated on the basis of a distribution key based on GDP, size of population,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Investigations (14 Jul 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Deputy is referring to a person whose case is being considered by 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 may be...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Public Sector Staff Sick Leave (14 Jul 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: The new Public Service Sick Leave Scheme was introduced from 31 March 2014. The Public Service Management (Sick Leave)Regulations 2014, made by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, set out the terms of the new Public Service Sick Scheme. Under the terms of the new Public Service Sick Leave Scheme entitlement to paid sick leave is calculated over a rolling four year period. This...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (14 Jul 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Deputy will be aware that the first intake since 2009 of 100 new recruits entered training at the Garda College, Templemore, on 15 September 2014. As part of Budget 2015, a further intake of 200 recruits in two batches was announced. On 15 December 2014, the first 100 of these batches commenced their training. The remaining 100 entered the college in February this year. In addition I...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Investigations (14 Jul 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I understand from the details supplied that a complaint has been made to the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission. As the Deputy is aware the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission is an independent body which was set up under the Garda Síochána Act to receive complaints made by members of the public concerning the conduct of members of the Garda Síochána....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (14 Jul 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am informed by the Garda authorities that no complaint has been made to An Garda Síochána in relation to this matter and that the position is unchanged from the previous replies given to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Health (14 Jul 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 468 and 469 together. The Deputy will understand that the Irish Prison Service is subject to the principle of medical confidentiality regarding the medical records of any individual in custody. However, the Irish Prison Service has advised me that it is providing all appropriate medical and psychology services to the named prisoners. I can also...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences (14 Jul 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. However, in order to be of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service Data (14 Jul 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I refer to Parliamentary Question No. 587 of 9 June 2015in which the Deputy sought a breakdown of cases before each District Court for road traffic offences, where the outcome included donations to the court poor box. The court poor box is a non-statutory system used mostly by the District Courts to impose a financial charge on a defendant to be used for a charitable purpose, usually instead...