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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 processing of the application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to by the Deputy is ongoing and the case will be submitted to me for decision as expeditiously as possible. As the Deputy will appreciate, the granting of Irish citizenship through naturalisation is a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: National Identity Card (16 Jul 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Deputy may wish to note that I have no plans at this time to introduce a national identity card system.

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

Frances Fitzgerald: I wish to advise the Deputy that the total cost of advertising, statutory and non-statutory, incurred by my Department in 2013 was €228,821 and 2014 was €346,490. A large proportion of this funding in 2013 and 2014 was in respect of funding to non-governmental organisations in raising awareness of domestic, sexual and gender based violence and services for victims. The...

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

Frances Fitzgerald: I wish to advise the Deputy that the costs incurred by my Department for printing reports in 2013 was €4,711. In 2014 no cost was incurred. The corresponding figure for the agencies under the remit of my Department in 2013 was €8,474 (of which €7,736 relates to annual reports) and 2014 was €11,471 (of which €11,107 relates to annual reports). In most cases...

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

Frances Fitzgerald: The estimated cost (excluding staff time) of issuing hard copy payslips to staff or retired staff in 2013 and 2014 was €347,000 and €116,000 respectively. The decrease in cost in 2014 reflects the fact the Payroll Shared Services Centre (PSSC) in the National Shared Services Office was responsible for the operation of the Garda Force and Prisons payrolls in 2014 and the costs...

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

Frances Fitzgerald: There was no expenditure by my Department on private travel for myself or my private office staff during the year to 30 June 2015. In terms of legal costs incurred by my Department, I can inform the Deputy that this totalled €6,108,150 and consultancy costs were €70,077. (See table for details) Table of Costs July to Dec 2014 Jan to June 2015 Total Legal Legal Expenses...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Appointments to State Boards (16 Jul 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I wish to advise the Deputy that I have overall responsibility for all appointments to State Boards where such power is vested in me by statute. Neither the person referred to by the Deputy nor any other politically-appointed State employee outside of my Department is involved in decision-making concerning board appointments vested in me by statute, nor has any correspondence been engaged in...

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

Frances Fitzgerald: The 2015 capital and current funding allocation for Vote 24, Justice and Equality is €373m. The against profile position for each of these categories to the end of June 2015 is an under profile spend of €3.2m on current expenditure and an over profile spend of €0.5m on capital expenditure.

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

Frances Fitzgerald: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department is committed, wherever feasible, to providing on-line options with regard to application processes within the Department. Many processes are already completed entirely, or nearly entirely, by electronic means. Assessments as to the potential savings involved have not been carried out in every case. Moreover, certain processes, involving...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Firearms Licences (16 Jul 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Deputy has raised a number of questions in relation to the accuracy of statistics on stolen firearms provided from the PULSE system and the impact of this in relation to decision making. The Deputy will be aware that following a detailed analysis of PULSE data in relation to the recording, classification and reclassification of crime, the CSO has recently resumed publication of the...

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

Frances Fitzgerald: My Department's Annual Report 2014 is currently being drafted and is expected to be published in the Autumn

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service (16 Jul 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Courts Service have clarified that the small claims procedure of the District Court is an alternative method of dealing with a civil proceeding in respect of a small claim. The majority of claims are dealt with by administrative staff in the local District Court offices. Typical claims include: - a claim in respect of goods or services bought for private use from somebody selling...

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

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy is aware I met with the persons referred to on 1 July and agreed to reflect on the issues which they raised at the meeting. I have asked my officials to examine these issues and I will contact the persons concerned directly in due course.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service (16 Jul 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy is aware, the Courts Service Act 1998 provides that management of the courts is the responsibility of the Courts Service which is independent in exercising its functions, including the provision of accommodation for court sittings. However, in order to be of assistance to the Deputy, I have had enquiries made and the Courts Service have informed me that the position in respect...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Sex Offenders Notification Requirements (16 Jul 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: There are 94 persons being supervised by the Probation Service under the conditions of a Post Release Supervision Order as provided for in Part 5 of the Sex Offenders Act 2001. A regional breakdown of this number is illustrated in the table. Region Number Dublin North, Meath and Louth 24 Dublin South and Wicklow 22 Midlands and South East 15 South West 12 West and North West...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Sex Offenders Notification Requirements (16 Jul 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Sex Offenders Act 2001 contains a comprehensive series of provisions aimed at protecting children and other persons. Part 2 of the Act makes persons convicted of a range of sexual offences subject to notification requirements. The provisions of the Act also extend to any offenders convicted abroad of the same range of sexual offences who enter the State. All offenders subject to the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Fuel Quality (16 Jul 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 398 and 399 together. 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: Data Protection (16 Jul 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: In relation to the particular case that the Deputy has mentioned, I have asked officials in my Department to establish the precise detail of how this situation arose, in liaison with the Department for Social Protection. I will be in further contact with the Deputy when the facts of the case have been established.

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

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

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

Frances Fitzgerald: The formulation of proposals in relation to the opening and closing of Garda stations is a matter, in the first instance, for the Garda Commissioner in the context of annual policing plans, as provided for in section 22 of the Garda Síochána Act 2005. An Garda Síochána completed a comprehensive review of its district and station network in 2012 and 2013. The objective was...