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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (7 Jul 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the persons concerned are the subject of Deportation Orders signed on 21 June 2016. These Orders require the persons concerned to remove themselves from the State and remain outside the State. However, if new information or circumstances have come to light, which has a direct bearing on their...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (7 Jul 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the person referred to by the Deputy will be eighteen years of age next September it will be open to her to apply for a certificate of naturalisation using the Form 8 application, which is the appropriate application form for a certificate of naturalisation by a person of full age. Section 15 of the Act provides that the Minister may, in her absolute discretion, grant an application for a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (7 Jul 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that, in response to a notification pursuant to the provisions of Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), written representations have been submitted on behalf of certain family members. These representations, together with all other information and documentation on file, will be fully...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Charities Regulation (7 Jul 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The regulation of the charity sector is a priority for this Government. The Charities Regulatory Authority (also known as the Charities Regulator) was established as an independent agency on 16 October 2014 and is responsible for the registration and regulation of all the charities active in this country. The key areas of work of the Regulator include registration and award of charitable...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: UK Referendum on EU Membership (7 Jul 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The result of the recent referendum in the United Kingdom marks the beginning of a new phase which will include a negotiated withdrawal from the EU by the UK that is expected to take place over two yearsonce article 50 is invoked. As the Deputy will be aware, no decision has been taken yet at EU level as to how the negotiations will be structured. The modalities of these negotiations will...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Reports (7 Jul 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I wish to inform the Deputy that it has not been possible to provide the information required in the time available. The information will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as it is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Expenditure (7 Jul 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The total photography costs per annum paid by my Department from the date of my appointment as Minister on the 8th May 2014 to the 30th June 2016 are as follows: May to December 2014 - €553.50 January to December 2015 - €1,222.62 January to June 2016 - €833.35 I can inform the Deputy that photographic services are only used by my Department where necessary and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Public Relations Contracts Data (7 Jul 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: My Department has not incurred any costs in relation to the provision of public relations services from the date of my appointment on the 8th May 2014 to the 30th June 2016. It is my Department's policy to use in house resources as much as possible and to restrict the use of external groups to a minimum.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Mortgage Debt (7 Jul 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am aware of the complex issue raised by the Deputy's question. As the Deputy will be aware, matters related to mortgage lending fall within the policy responsibility of my colleague the Minister for Finance. I understand that the Minister for Finance has received an identical question from the Deputy on this issue, to which he will be responding today.

Leaders' Questions (12 Jul 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: It is important to reassure people that the work which is under way to develop a national trauma policy is about getting the best outcomes for a particular small category of patients who sustain traumatic injuries. The Minister has not yet received that report. It is probable that he will not get it until towards the end of the year. There is no question of closing accident and emergency...

Leaders' Questions (12 Jul 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Deputy is a former Minister for Health and knows that we must examine how trauma patients can best be dealt with. That is what the study is about. It is important not to raise unnecessary anxiety. I have outlined the position in emergency departments. It is not about closing them or diminishing services. Currently, there are no plans to close or remove trauma services from hospitals....

Leaders' Questions (12 Jul 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: That is what we are talking about; that is what the Deputy raised. He then proceeded to talk about the possible closure of other departments, which is not on the agenda, as I have repeatedly said. What is on the agenda is a discussion about the best care to be provided. The report has not yet been received by the Minister. When it is, it will be considered.

Leaders' Questions (12 Jul 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The first point I have to repeat is that there is no completed report at this point. The Minister has not received a report, so the Deputy is operating on the basis of a report in regard to the committee's work, which is not finished. Of course, it will go to the all-party committee on health for discussion when it is available. The Minister has been very keen to show that he wants to work...

Leaders' Questions (12 Jul 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: We do not have a national policy in regard to trauma and the management of patients who suffer in this way. This is about giving excellent care to people who find themselves in these circumstances. The report is examining how best to do that. The implementation of the hospital groups provides an opportunity for hospitals to work together to develop an optimal configuration of trauma...

Leaders' Questions (12 Jul 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: -----unless by statements in here that raise anxiety unnecessarily.

Leaders' Questions (12 Jul 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The work is ongoing and it will be received. I would also put on the record of the House that the current fragmented arrangements for dealing with trauma in hospitals in Ireland have long been a point of discussion, and trauma services are one of those service areas that require a national policy direction. That is what is being worked on at present. To say anything else, or to say that...

Leaders' Questions (12 Jul 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: There is no draft report that is at present available to the Department. What I can give the Deputy a reassurance about, of course, is that once the report is available, the Minister will make it available to the health committee. It should rightly form part of the discussions at the health committee. In the meantime, as I said, there is no threat to emergency departments. In fact, what...

Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (12 Jul 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: Reviews of all section 38 providers are being conducted by external consultants. These are under way by the Department of Health at present. The purpose of these reviews is to establish the standard of governance in place in these organisations and to confirm independently the very points raised by the Deputy, that governance practice and procedures accord with those set out in the...

Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (12 Jul 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: On the Deputy's first question about compliance, I am informed that the annual compliance statements have been signed by the agencies. The Department is providing another layer to examine, with external consultants, the area once again. Further work is being done to review the position again. As I said to the Deputy about what he described as overpayments, the Minister for Public...

Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (12 Jul 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I thought the Deputy was going to break into song during his introduction.