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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (16 Jul 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Deputy will share my view that the bombing at Belturbet on 28 December 1972 which took two innocent young lives was a tragic and unjustifiable act of brutality. There are no words to describe the suffering and grief that the families have endured. The bombing and two murders in Belturbet were the subject of a thorough investigation at the time by An Garda Síochána, with...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (16 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: Garda Investigations (16 Jul 2015)

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

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (16 Jul 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 be aware that the first intake...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Expenditure (16 Jul 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I wish to advise the Deputy that there has not been any capital investment by my Department in Co. Kildare since 2011. Additionally, we have asked our agencies for information on any capital investment that they may have made in the area over the period and will convey the responses directly to the Deputy when they become available.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Data (16 Jul 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Prison Service that the information requested by the Deputy is published daily on the Irish Prison Service Website (www.irishprisons.ie).

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Releases (16 Jul 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy is aware the Irish Prison Service collates and publishes the prisoner population breakdown, including those on temporary release, on a daily basis and this information is available on the Irish Prison Service website (www.irishprisons.ie). I wish to refer to the Deputy's question of 16th June 2015 in relation to this matter and as requested, the information is now set out in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Penal Policy Review Group Report (16 Jul 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Penal Policy Review Group was established in 2012, in line with the recommendations of the Thornton Hall Project Review Group, to conduct a wide ranging strategic review of penal policy taking into account relevant work already carried out in this jurisdiction and elsewhere, the rights of those convicted of crimes, the perspective of those who are victims of crime, and the interests of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (16 Jul 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: 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 4,566 residents in 34 centres across the State under contract to RIA. The information sought by the Deputy is normally published on the monthly statistical reports published by...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (16 Jul 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am informed by the Garda authorities that there were 115,772 warrants outstanding at 30 June 2015. The Deputy will appreciate that at any one time there will inevitably be a number of warrants awaiting execution. I might mention that in May 2008 there were approximately 117,000 warrants outstanding ; in January 2014 122,000. As the Deputy is aware, difficulties in relation to the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (16 Jul 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: Drafting of the Criminal Justice (Corruption) Bill is at a very advanced stage. It is expected that the Bill will be submitted for Government approval and publication early in the autumn session.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (16 Jul 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: As recently set out in my Written Reply to Question No. 479 of 16th June, the issue of multi-party or of "class action" litigation was the subject of a Report and recommendations made by the Law Reform Commission in 2005 (LRC 76-2005). The Report was not carried forward by the Government of the day which took a cautious approach. The implementation of the Report at this remove, and the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Personal Insolvency Act (16 Jul 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy is aware, the Insolvency Service of Ireland (ISI) began accepting cases in September 2013. The ISI releases its statistics on a quarterly basis and the most up to date figures reflecting Quarter 2 of 2015 (up to 30 June 2015) were published on 15 July 2015 on its website . I am advised by the ISI that in the case of Debt Relief Notices (DRNs), 100% of applications made were...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (16 Jul 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 be aware that the first intake...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (16 Jul 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: The person concerned lodged an application for asylum at the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner on 19th November 2014. Following investigation by that office, it was established that the person concerned had been in possession of a valid visa issued by the United Kingdom authorities at the time of his asylum application in this state. Arising from their previous visa history...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Ministerial Meetings (16 Jul 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy may be aware, the person referred to has been in correspondence with my Department over a number of years. Most recently, his complaint was referred 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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations (16 Jul 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: Decisions in relation to Garda station opening hours are a matter for the Garda Commissioner and I as Minister have no direct role in the matter. However, I am advised by the Garda authorities that Howth Garda Station is open, subject to available manpower, from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. seven days a week. Outside of these hours, there is a public access call box (P.A.C.B.) with calls diverted to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (16 Jul 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to by the Deputy is at an advanced stage of processing and will be submitted to me for decision in due course. As the Deputy will appreciate, the granting of Irish citizenship through naturalisation is a privilege and an...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (16 Jul 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that processing of the application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to by the Deputy is ongoing and the case will be re-submitted to me for decision as expeditiously as possible. As the Deputy will appreciate, as well as being a significant event for the recipient, the granting...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders Re-examination (16 Jul 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I wish to inform the Deputy that the person referred to has no entitlement to residency. 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 made following a comprehensive and thorough examination of their asylum claim and a detailed examination of the representations they submitted for...