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Written Answers — Department of Defence: EU Meetings (18 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: The informal meeting of EU Ministers for Defence took place in Vilnius, Lithuania on Thursday 5 and Friday 6 September 2013. The meeting was chaired by the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Baroness Catherine Ashton and hosted by the Lithuanian Minister of National Defence Mr. Juozas Olekas. NATO Secretary General Mr. Anders Fogh Rasmussen joined the meeting for...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Advertising Expenditure (18 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: The information requested by the Deputy is outlined in the table below: Year Amount Up to 31 August 2013 €51,095 2012 €59,164 2011 €62,965 2010 €47,585 2009 €86,789 This expenditure includes the costs of newspaper/magazine advertisements on recruitment, on public information notices such as property transactions and warning notices in respect of...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Ministerial Appointments (18 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1142 to 1144, inclusive, together. The only body under the aegis of my Department is the Army Pensions Board. The Army Pensions Board is an independent statutory body established under the Army Pensions Act, 1927. The Act specifies that the Board shall consist of a chairman and two ordinary members. The two ordinary members must be qualified medical...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Capital Programme Expenditure (18 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: My Department is engaged on an ongoing building programme designed to modernise and enhance the training, operational and accommodation facilities available to members of the Defence Forces. Over the last five years, the number of projects funded from the Capital programme, in the three areas of Kinsale, Bandon and Clonakilty, County Cork, was “Nil”.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Fatalities (18 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: The correspondence received relates to the tragic killing of Private Doherty and the disappearance of Private Joyce in April 1981 while serving with the United Nations Interim Forces in Lebanon. My Department has received previous correspondence from the person in question and the most recent correspondence is being dealt with in conjunction with the previous correspondence. A response will...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Bodies (18 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: Recruitment to the Defence Forces is managed directly by my Department and is carried out by way of competitive process consisting of advertising in national newspapers, on the Defence Forces website , and through social media. In addition, there is a link to the Defence Forces website from the Public Appointments Service website. The only body under the aegis of my Department is the Army...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: State Bodies Staff Remuneration (18 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1148 to 1150, inclusive, together. The only body under the aegis of my Department is the Army Pensions Board. The Army Pensions Board is an independent statutory body established under the Army Pensions Act, 1927. The Act specifies that the Board shall consist of a chairman and two ordinary members. The two ordinary members must be qualified medical...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Funding (18 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: My Department is strongly committed to providing funding for targeted research in the agri-food and forestry sector through its three competitive funding programmes - FIRM, Stimulus and CoFoRD. The research funded is generally in the form of applied or pre-commercial projects over a 3 to 5 year period and is undertaken, often collaboratively, by research performing organisations such as the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (19 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that a valid application for a certificate of naturalisation has been received from the person referred to by the Deputy. 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 residence,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (19 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: The person concerned arrived in the State on 19 June 2008 and made an application for asylum. The Refugee Applications Commissioner refused her a declaration of refugee status by letter dated 30 December 2008. This decision was subsequently upheld by the Refugee Appeals Tribunal and this was notified to her on 29 June 2010. On 10 August 2010 she was informed that it was proposed to make a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (19 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: The person concerned is a failed asylum applicant. Arising from the refusal of his asylum application, and in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), the person concerned was notified, by letter dated 14th May, 2009, that the then Minister proposed to make a Deportation Order in respect of him. He was given the options, to be exercised within 15...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders Data (19 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that in 2010, 2 asylum seekers were deported to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), 5 were deported in 2011, 1 in 2012 and 10 were deported in 2013 to date. As outlined in my detailed response to Parliamentary Question Number 223 on 4th July, on 16th June last the 10 failed asylum seekers were...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (19 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that a valid application for a certificate of naturalisation was received from the person referred to by the Deputy. I can inform the Deputy that the application has entered the final stage of processing and I intend to grant citizenship. A letter has issued to the person referred to by the Deputy asking her to submit...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (19 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: I can inform the Deputy that the application has entered the final stage of processing and I intend to grant citizenship. A letter has issued to the person referred to by the Deputy asking her to submit the prescribed fee and other documents. When the fee and documentation has been received, the person concerned will be invited in due course to attend a citizenship ceremony, at which she will...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (19 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: Before recruitment can commence, there are a number of procedural issues that need to be finalised prior to the formal commencement of the process which I expect to get underway in the coming weeks, with the first students entering the Garda College in Templemore, Co Tipperary in mid-2014. The competition will be run by the Public Appointments Service on behalf of the Garda Commissioner. An...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (19 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the person referred to by the Deputy currently has permission to remain in the State until 15 May, 2014. In addition, a valid application for a certificate of naturalisation has been received from the person referred to by the Deputy. The person concerned was requested to provide further information and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Eligibility Criteria (19 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: The person concerned has been granted permission to remain in the State for the period to 7 June, 2016. This decision was conveyed in writing to the person concerned by letter dated 7 June, 2013. Officials in the Citizenship Division of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) inform me that there is no record of an application for a certificate of naturalisation from this...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (19 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: I refer the Deputy my answer to Dail Question no. 220 of 16 May 2013, in relation to the same person. I have been informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person referred to by the Deputy, currently has permission to remain on Stamp 2 conditions until 09 November 2013. The person does not have an application pending with my Department....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (19 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: The person concerned has had her permission to remain in the State renewed for a further three year period, to 20 July 2016. This decision was conveyed in writing to the person concerned by letter dated 15 August, 2013. I am advised that, to date, no application for a Certificate of Naturalisation has been received from the person concerned. Queries in relation to the status of individual...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (19 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: The person concerned had a Deportation Order made against him, on 27 March, 2012, following the refusal of his asylum application and the subsequent consideration of his case under Section 3(6) of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended). The person concerned lodged judicial review proceedings in the High Court, challenging the decision to make a Deportation Order against him. These proceedings...