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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (24 Jan 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that an application for a certificate of naturalisation was received from the person referred to by the Deputy in March, 2012. The application is at an advanced stage of processing and the applicant will be informed of my decision in due course. As well as being a significant event in the life of its recipient, the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (24 Jan 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Citizenship Division of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the application for a certificate of naturalisation received from the person referred to by the Deputy is currently being processed with a view to establishing whether the applicant meets the statutory conditions for the granting of naturalisation and will be submitted to me for decision...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (24 Jan 2013)

Alan Shatter: An application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to by the Deputy was received in the Citizenship Section of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) in May, 2011. On examination of the application it was determined that the person concerned did not meet the statutory requirements as set out in the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956, as...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (24 Jan 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am informed that my officials in the Visa Office in Abuja are in contact with the visa applicants to request further documentation. As soon as the requested documents are received a decision will issue without delay. Queries in relation to general immigration matters may be made directly to INIS by e-mail using the Oireachtas Mail facility which has been specifically established for...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Ministerial Meetings (24 Jan 2013)

Alan Shatter: Neither I nor officials from my Department have met any representatives of the tobacco industry in the last six months.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Personnel (24 Jan 2013)

Alan Shatter: It was not possible to provide the information sought by the Deputy in the time available. My Department is currently seeking to compile an accurate reply and I will provide the information directly to the Deputy once it comes to hand.

Leaders' Questions (29 Jan 2013)

Alan Shatter: Deputy Martin will have to defend "Fianna Fáil Lite" behind him.

Death of Garda Adrian Donohoe: Expressions of Sympathy (29 Jan 2013)

Alan Shatter: Just after 9.30 p.m. last Friday night I was shocked and horrified when I received a call to inform me that a brave young Garda, Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe, had been brutally murdered while protecting the community. When the news spread, the reaction of people across the country was the same - a mixture of shock and revulsion. The people rightly have great respect and admiration for...

An Garda Síochána: Motion [Private Members] (29 Jan 2013)

Alan Shatter: It is the Deputy's party that destroyed the banks.

An Garda Síochána: Motion [Private Members] (29 Jan 2013)

Alan Shatter: I move amendment No. 1: To delete all words after "DáiI Éireann" and substitute the following: "acknowledges: — the vital role of An Garda Síochána in providing security to the State and protection to the public; and — the investment of €4 million in the Garda fleet in 2012 which provided for the purchase of a total of 213 vehicles and...

An Garda Síochána: Motion [Private Members] (29 Jan 2013)

Alan Shatter: Such a large-scale static deployment of resources is no longer appropriate in the present day where the transport and communications infrastructure have been transformed beyond recognition. The Garda Síochána have a class-leading police computer system, a state-of-the-art digital radio system and a transport fleet which is currently receiving significant investment. The new Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (29 Jan 2013)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 547 and 553 together. I have previously outlined the position in respect of this case in response to numerous Parliamentary Questions from the Deputy. Applications for refugee status in the State are determined by an independent process comprising the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and the Refugee Appeals Tribunal which make recommendations...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Bodies (29 Jan 2013)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 548 and 549 together. The information sought by the Deputy is set-out in the appendices to this reply. Overall, in line with the reduction in the number of new claims for asylum in recent years, there has been a significant reduction in the number of cases coming before the Refugee Appeals Tribunal. Accordingly, the number of cases and fees paid in 2012...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Ethnic Liaison (29 Jan 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the Garda Racial, Intercultural and Diversity Office (GRIDO) actively engages and proffers support to Garda Ethnic Liaison Officers in the midlands regarding all matters in the area of policing multicultural society. Local Garda Ethnic Liaison Officers (ELO) liaise with members of minority communities to reassure them of the Garda services...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Seeker Accommodation (29 Jan 2013)

Alan Shatter: As Minister for Justice and Equality, it is important to me that I have an on-the-ground understanding of the services provided by my Department and its agencies. It was to that end that I visited the asylum seeker accommodation centre at Hatch Hall, Hatch Street, Dublin 2 on 22 November last. This was my first visit to such a centre but I intend to visit at least one other later this year....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (29 Jan 2013)

Alan Shatter: The judgement of the Supreme Court in the Sulaimon case does not make any change to the legal requirement for a non-national who has permission to remain in the State to register with An Garda Síochána. I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation Immigration Service (INIS) that in consultation with the State's legal advisors and the Gardaí it is currently finalising amended...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Private Security Authority (29 Jan 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Private Security Authority, an independent agency under the remit of my Department, is the regulatory body with responsibility for regulating and licensing the private security industry in the State. There has been ongoing contact between the Department and the Authority about the matter and I expect to be in a position shortly to make an announcement.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport (29 Jan 2013)

Alan Shatter: Decisions in relation to the provision and deployment of Garda transport are matters for the Garda Commissioner. In that context, I am informed that the information requested by the Deputy in respect of the Mayo Division is as follows: Year No. of Patrol Cars/vans allocated No. of patrol Cars/vans Decommissioned 2011 5 4 2012 2 8 With regard to transport matters generally, the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (29 Jan 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am informed that 11 people who presented as Syrian nationals were refused leave to land in 2012, three of whom were subsequently permitted to enter the State having made an application pursuant to the Refugee Act, 1996 (as amended). The remaining eight persons were returned to their last port of departure for the State. The Deputy will be aware that at the recent informal JHA Council which...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (29 Jan 2013)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 557, 574 and 575 together. I am advised by the Garda authorities that the examination surrounding the circumstances of the death of Father Niall Molloy is ongoing. The Commissioner has assured me that each and every line of inquiry is being or will be pursued. Upon receipt of a final report from the Commissioner I will review the situation. I understand...