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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (30 Jun 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that following on from representations made by the Deputy that the person in question was granted permission to reside in the State. A letter to this effect issued on 12 April 2016. This letter specifically states that the person should register this permission with their local Immigration Registration...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (30 Jun 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service of my Department (INIS) that it would appear that the person, using the name given by the Deputy, has never registered with the Garda National Immigration Bureau as required by law. If it is the case that the individual in question has remained in the State for the time period as stated, it would therefore seem that this person...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (30 Jun 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that it would appear that the person, using the name given by the Deputy, has never registered with the Garda National Immigration Bureau as required by law. If it is the case that the individual in question has remained in the State for the time period as stated, it would therefore seem that this person...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (30 Jun 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that a decision issued to the person concerned on 28 June, 2016 in respect of an application for a residence card which falls to be considered under the provisions of the European Communities (Free Movement of Persons) Regulations 2015. I am also informed that there is no record of an application for a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (30 Jun 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person referred to is the subject of a Deportation Order made on 11th March, 2005 and therefore has no entitlement to residency in the State. The person concerned has been evading his Deportation Order since 2005. Representations were received from the person concerned pursuant to Section 3...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Closed Circuit Television Systems (30 Jun 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will be aware, the Programme for a Partnership Government includes a commitment to provide investment in CCTV systems along the road network and in urban centres. I am very conscious of the value that communities, especially rural communities, place on CCTV as a means of deterring crime and assisting in the detection of offenders. With this in mind, I instigated a review of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Expenditure (30 Jun 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 66 to 69, inclusive, together. As the Deputy will appreciate, I, as Minister, have no function in relation to contractual arrangements entered into by an Garda Síochána with third parties. I am informed by the Garda authorities that towing management contracts are advertised to the market by the Office of Government Procurement (OGP) to provide...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (30 Jun 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: This Government is committed to ensuring a strong and visible police presence throughout the country in order to maintain and strengthen community engagement, provide reassurance to citizens and deter crime. As the Deputy will be aware, when the financial crisis hit, the Government of the time introduced a moratorium on recruitment and the four year National Recovery Plan, published in 2010,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Property Services Regulation (5 Jul 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The position is that the Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011 has been enacted with the primary purposes of reforming the law relating to the ownership and management of common areas of multi-unit developments and facilitating the fair, efficient and effective management of owners' management companies (OMCs). These are companies registered under the Companies Act, the members of which are the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Commercial Rates Valuation Process (5 Jul 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Commissioner of Valuation, who is independent in the exercise of his functions, has responsibility under the Valuation Acts 2001 to 2015 to maintain a valuation list of all commercial properties in the State which are used by Local Authorities in the calculation of rates due from individual ratepayers. Maintenance of a valuation list is done using two processes known as revaluationand...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Charities Regulation (5 Jul 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 76, 77, 100, 101, 106 and 112 together. The Government is fully committed to ensuring that the Charities Regulator has the necessary resources available to achieve its goals and made provision for an increase of over 80% in its budget for 2016. The key areas of work of the Regulator include registration and award of charitable status, annual reporting,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Charities Regulation (5 Jul 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The independent Charities Regulatory Authority, a dedicated and statutory regulator for charities, was established on 16 October 2014. The registration and regulation of all the charities active in this country is the responsibility of the Authority, also known as the Charities Regulator. The Regulator has a process in place to receive and risk assess concerns received from the public...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Investigation (5 Jul 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The impact of the murders to which the Deputy refers and, indeed, the many other atrocities perpetrated during the troubles on this island, continues to be felt to this very day. Our thoughts are always first and foremost with the survivors and the relatives of the victims of those events. As the Deputy is aware, the late Mr. Justice Henry Barron carried out detailed inquiries into many...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting Applications (5 Jul 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will be aware, I sought further information from him with regard to the person to whom he refers in order for the Garda authorities to be in a position to pursue his query. I am currently awaiting a Garda report on the status of the vetting application and I will contact the Deputy directly when the report is to hand. The Deputy should note that while the current average...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Training (5 Jul 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: All Gardaí recruited since the reopening of the Garda College in September 2014 are undertaking the new 2 year training programme which leads to a Bachelor of Arts in Applied Policing and is accredited by the University of Limerick. The programme is the outcome of a comprehensive review of foundation training for entrants to An Garda Síochána completed in 2009 and which...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (5 Jul 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Deputy will appreciate that the investigation of incidents such as those referred to is a matter for an Garda Síochána in the first instance, and that I have no direct role in relation to particular Garda investigations. To be of assistance I have provided the Garda authorities with copies of the documents referred to by the Deputy for appropriate attention. Anyone who may...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (5 Jul 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I have been informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned entered the State on 12th December 2005 and was registered as a student between 27th January 2006 and 16th January 2007. It is noted that the person concerned has not made contact with the INIS Residence Division in respect of their position in the State, and there...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Temporary Travel Documentation (5 Jul 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that there is no record of having received an application for a temporary Irish Travel Document from the person concerned. It is, however, open to the person concerned to submit such an application, accompanied by the relevant supporting documentation. Any such application should be addressed to the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Car Theft (5 Jul 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Central Statistics Office (CSO), as the national statistical agency, is responsible for the compilation and publication of the official recorded crime statistics, and the CSO has established a dedicated unit for this purpose. I have asked the CSO to forward the available statistics in relation to the information requested directly to the Deputy. I would note, however, that the most...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Programme (5 Jul 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: Legislation is being drafted to provide for the establishment of a Judicial Council, the key functions of which will encompass the maintenance and promotion of excellence in the exercise by judges of their judicial function and of high standards of conduct among judges. Proposals in relation to the matter of judicial training will be included in the Bill. Work on the drafting of the Bill...