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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (19 May 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned has made an application for subsidiary protection in the State. The Deputy will be aware that it is not the practice to comment on such applications until they have fully completed the protection process.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (19 May 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person referred to arrived in the State on 13 April 2010 and made a claim for asylum, which claim ultimately was refused. The person referred to was then given the opportunity to submit an application for Subsidiary Protection, and submit representations pursuant to Section 3 of the Immigration...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (19 May 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person referred to is the subject of a Deportation Order signed on 4th May 2011 and therefore has no entitlement to residency in the State. The person had previously applied for asylum and Subsidiary protection, both of which have been refused. Representations were received from the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders Re-examination (19 May 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned is the subject of a Deportation Order made on 9 December 2010. Representations were received from the person's legal representative, to request the Minister to use her discretion, pursuant to Section 3 (11) of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), to revoke the Deportation...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (19 May 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned is the subject of a Deportation Order made on 8 April, 2013. Representations were received from the person concerned pursuant to Section 3 (11) of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), to revoke the Deportation order. I am also advised that the person concerned applied for...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (19 May 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the records indicate that the person referred to by the Deputy was presented with a Certificate of Naturalisation at a citizenship ceremony held at the Convention Centre, Dublin on 27 August 2013. The Deputy may wish to note that queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Spent Convictions (19 May 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: There is no application process required for a conviction to deemed spent. The Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 provides that convictions that are eligible to be spent no longer have to be declared and that the convicted person will not be penalised in law for failing to disclose a spent conviction. In accordance with the provisions of the Act the...

Order of Business (24 May 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: That is being done.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Traveller Projects Funding (24 May 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The total funding available to my Department in respect of Traveller and Roma initiatives for 2016 is €2,205,000 of which €1,350,000, in respect of funding for Traveller community groups and national-level NGOs, transferred to my Department from the Department of Environment, Community and Local Government on 01 January 2016. This was in addition to a sum of €550,000...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence Policy (24 May 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Second National Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence, which contains a range of legislative and administrative actions, including those actions required for the ratification of the Istanbul Convention, was published in January. The strategy is a whole of Government approach aimed at combatting domestic and sexual violence and its implementation is a priority for my...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid Applications Data (24 May 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The information sought by the Deputy is set out in the following table: The applications are for both legal aid and advice. Only legal aid applications for representation in court would involve an application for a legal aid certificate. Year Number of applications received Legal Aid Certificates issued Private Solicitor Certificates issued Number of applications dealt with Pending (on...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid Applications Data (24 May 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will be aware, under the Criminal Justice (Legal Aid) Act 1962, the courts, through the judiciary, are responsible for the granting of legal aid. I have no function in this matter. The Courts Service has advised that it does not compile the statistics requested by the Deputy in respect of the refusal of applications for Criminal Legal Aid by the courts.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: HGV Management Strategy (24 May 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 68 and 69 together. I am informed by the Garda authorities that the Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs) permit system, which is administered by Dublin City Council under its HGV Management Strategy, continues to operate within Dublin City Centre from Monday to Friday, during the hours 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. The system requires HGVs utilising 5 axles to obtain a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations (24 May 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Programme for a Partnership Government recognises that community policing is the embodiment of An Garda Síochána, providing a means of recognising that every community – both urban and rural – has its own concerns and expectations. It commits the Government to ensuring visible, effective and responsive policing in every community, including the most minimal...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification (24 May 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that it is open to family dependent members to apply to join their non-EEA family members who are employed and resident in the State. An application can be made in accordance with the Family Reunification Policy document, details of which are published on the INIS website, www.inis.gov.ie. The dependent...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Insurance Industry (24 May 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 provides that convictions that are eligible to be spent no longer have to be declared. Under the Act, where a person is asked a question seeking information in relation to the person's past convictions or the circumstances ancillary to them, that question shall be understood as not applying to a conviction that is spent...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Status (24 May 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I have no plans at present to amend the Citizenship laws in this regard. However I would ask the Deputy to send the details of this case to my office for further examination.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (24 May 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that on 13 April 2016 the birth affidavit was posted to the person concerned to the address stated on her application. This was returned by An Post marked "gone away". However, a new application for a certificate of naturalisation has since been received from the person concerned and the birth affidavit...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (24 May 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: Issues of supervision by Garda Sergeants and poor note taking by members were at the heart of a number of the Garda investigations which were considered by Mr Justice Kevin O'Higgins in his investigation which was carried out under the Commissions of Investigation Act 2004. Chapter 15 of the Commission's report contains recommendations, including recommendations to address these two matters....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (24 May 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the visa application referred to by the Deputy was received by the Visa Office in Dublin on the 18th of January 2016. Applications of this type are typically processed by the Dublin Visa Office within 6 months of receipt. The applicant can expect a decision by the end of July 2016. The Deputy may...