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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (9 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: The person concerned arrived in the State in March, 2011. Given that she did not have any legal basis to remain in the State, and in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), she was notified, by letter dated 26th November, 2012, that the Minister proposed to make a Deportation Order in respect of her. She was given the options, to be exercised...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (9 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: I wish to thank the Deputy for the documentation which has been supplied on behalf of the person concerned. Her case is currently being examined and a decision will be conveyed to her in writing in the very near future. Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to the INIS by e-mail using the Oireachtas Mail facility which has been specifically...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (9 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the person concerned has no current application outstanding for review/appeal. I wish to refer the Deputy to previous replies to Parliamentary Questions numbers 536 and 470 of 19 February, 2013 and 23 April, 2013 respectively. The status of the person concerned is as set out in those replies. The person concerned...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting Applications (9 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Garda authorities that a vetting application on behalf of the individual referred to by the Deputy was received by the Garda Central Vetting Unit (GCVU) on 11 April 2013. The application is currently being processed and once completed will be returned to the registered authority. I am informed by the Garda authorities that the processing of vetting applications may...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification Applications (9 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 372 on Tuesday, 18th June 2013. The position remains unchanged. Reply to PQ Number 372 of the 18 June 2013 I am informed by my officials in the Visa Unit of my Department that the person referred to by the Deputy made an application in 2009 on behalf of a child whom she had adopted in Ghana. All inter-country adoptions must be...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting Application Numbers (9 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 412, 414 and 415 together. I am informed by the Garda authorities that the number of applications received at the Garda Central Vetting Unit (GCVU) between March 2012 and June 2013 is as set out in the following table. Month No. March 2012 24,264 April 2012 21,183 May 2012 26,393 June 2012 24,284 July 2012 23,105 August 2012 17,807 September 2012...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (9 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: I have requested the information sought by the Deputy from the Garda Commissioner and as soon as it is to hand I will pass it on to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection (9 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: As I have indicated to the House previously I, of course, fully understand the concerns which have arisen in the wake of recent media reports about the PRISM programme. These concerns mainly centre on data privacy rights not being adequately respected. I raised these concerns with the US Attorney General Eric Holder at my recent meetings with him in Dublin. At these meetings, the US...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Private Security Authority Membership (9 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: As the Deputy is aware, the Private Security Authority (PSA), 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. Contractors operating in the Cash-In-Transit, Door Supervisor, Security Guarding and Installer of Security Equipment sectors of the private security industry...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Banking Sector Investigations (9 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: As I have stated previously in this House I share the widespread concern that the criminal investigations into the former Anglo-Irish Bank be resolved as soon as possible. However, my overriding concern is that nothing be said which would in any way risk the possibility of prejudicing any criminal proceedings. I am informed by the Garda Commissioner that the investigation into the former...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (9 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Garda authorities that the Garda Bureau of Fraud Investigation is not at present conducting a criminal investigation into the institution referred to by the Deputy, but the Deputy will appreciate that any investigations being carried out by regulatory bodies would not be a matter for my Department. The Deputy will also appreciate that it would not be normal practice to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (9 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Garda Síochána Act 2005 makes provision for the compilation and publication of crime statistics by the Central Statistics Office (CSO), as the national statistical agency, and the CSO has established a dedicated unit for this purpose. I have requested the CSO to provide statistics directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Referendum on Marriage Equality (9 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 421, 422 and 430 together. I am aware that the Convention on the Constitution published its third report, on its recommendation in relation to amending the Constitution to provide for same-sex marriage, on 2 July 2013. Following receipt of the Convention's reports by the Oireachtas, the Government has four months in which to respond to any recommendations...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prosecution of Sexual Offences (9 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: It is my intention that this issue will be addressed in the forthcoming Sexual Offences Bill, which is at an advanced stage of preparation in my Department.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (9 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that a valid application for a certificate of naturalisation were received from the person referred to by the Deputy in January 2013. The application is being processed with a view to establishing whether the applicant meets the statutory conditions for the granting of naturalisation, such as good character and lawful...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (9 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: I have requested a report from the Garda authorities in relation to the matter referred to by the Deputy. I will contact the Deputy directly as soon as the report is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (9 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: I have requested a report from the Garda authorities in relation to this matter and I will further advise the Deputy in this regard when the report is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments (9 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Deputy will be aware that, under the Constitution, judges are appointed by the President on the advice of the Government. Applications are dealt with by the Judicial Appointments Advisory Board established pursuant to the Courts and Court Officers Act 1995. Details of the nominations made in each Court in 2013 are set out in the following table. These nominees will be formally...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Traveller Community Issues (9 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: I would like to inform the Deputy that serious consideration is being given to this issue which remains ongoing, with a view to ensuring that full analysis of all aspects of the granting of ethnic status to Travellers is available to Government when coming to a decision on the matter. I would like to remind the house that Travellers in Ireland have the same civil and political rights as...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Policy (9 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: The decision not to participate in the recast Asylum Procedures Directive was taken in September 2011. That decision was informed by the fact that, had we decided to opt in to the measure, we could have faced the very real possibility of being bound by an outcome which would have been contrary to our fundamental interests in relation to the national asylum system. Several elements of the...