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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: EU Directives (16 Sep 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The European Union Council Framework Decision 2008/919/JHA has been given effect to in Irish law by the Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences)(Amendment) Act 2015 which was passed by this House in May 2015.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (16 Sep 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the processing of the application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to by the Deputy is ongoing and will be submitted to me for decision as expeditiously as possible. As the Deputy will appreciate, the granting of Irish citizenship through naturalisation is a privilege...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Commissions of Investigation (16 Sep 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The particular case to which the Deputy refers was amongst those considered under the mechanism established for the independent review of certain allegations of Garda misconduct, or inadequacies in the investigation of certain allegations, which were made to me as Minister for Justice and Equality, or the Taoiseach, or other public representatives with a view to determining to what extent and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Expenditure (16 Sep 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I wish to advise the Deputy that the information he sought is set out in the table. Please note that this includes payments in respect of properties of major institutions of the State such as An Garda Síochána, the Courts Service and the Irish Prison Service. Name of Landlord Rent paid in 2013 (€) Rent paid in 2014 (€) Rent paid in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: UN Conventions Ratification (16 Sep 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: On 21 October 2015, the previous Government published a roadmap to Ireland’s ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities which outlines the considerable legislative changes to be undertaken to enable Ireland to ratify the Convention, along with the estimated deadline of end-2016 for ratification. The Roadmap to Ratification, which is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Equality Legislation (16 Sep 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I do not think it appropriate that I should comment by way of answer to a Parliamentary Question about court decisions in other jurisdictions. Such decisions do not have implications for Ireland's equality legislation.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Law Reform Proposals (16 Sep 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: A Law Reform Commission Report on the Prevention of Benefit from Homicide (LRC 114 - 2015) was published last year and my Department is currently preparing proposals for legislation to give effect to the Commission's recommendations for reform of the law in this area. The intention will be to ensure that persons convicted of murder, attempted murder or manslaughter will be precluded from...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Resources (16 Sep 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The total amount allocated and spent by my Department and An Garda Síochána for the years in question are set out in tables: Department of Justice and Equality Year 2013 2014 2015 2016 (to end August) Allocation Spend Allocation Spend Allocation Spend Allocation Spend €000 95,603 88,096 91,210 87,726 92,317 91,910 59,894 55,148 An Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (16 Sep 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the distribution of personnel among the Garda Regions, Divisions, and Districts and I, as Minister, have no direct role in the matter. Garda management keeps this distribution under continuing review taking into account crime trends and policing priorities so as to ensure that the best possible use is made of these...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (16 Sep 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: There were 1,093 persons residing in direct provision for three years or more at the end of August 2016. In order to interpret these figures correctly, it is important to note that they include a number of persons who had been granted status to remain in the State and are preparing to move into communities. In August there were approximately 550 persons with such status residing in direct...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Firearms and Ammunition Security (16 Sep 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: On 8 April 2016, European Commission Regulation 2015/2403 establishing common guidelines on deactivation standards and techniques for ensuring that deactivated firearms are rendered irreversibly inoperable came into effect. The Regulation was introduced as a result of an ongoing review of the Firearms Directive. The Charlie Hebdo terrorist attacks and later the Paris shootings involved...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service Staff (16 Sep 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am pleased to say that the British Irish Visa Scheme has been very successful to date in attracting more Chinese and Indian visitors to both Ireland (North and South) and the United Kingdom by enabling both countries immigration systems to work in tandem to promote and facilitate legitimate business and tourism travel. For example, in China the number of short-term visas has increased by...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service Staff (16 Sep 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 139, 140 and 142 together. I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that, at the end of June, 2016 the staff allocation to INIS was 636. Staff are deployed across a wide range of activities including the broad areas of asylum and immigration processing, border management and policy areas of the organisation....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Data (16 Sep 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service of my Department that the information requested is set out in the table for the number of visas approved from 2013 to 2015. The detailed breakdown of visas granted in 2011 and 2012 requested by the Deputy is not available. However, the total number granted for those years were 74,667 entry visas and 53,480 re-entry visas in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Overtime (16 Sep 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will appreciate, the allocation of resources within An Garda Síochána is a matter for the Garda Commissioner and I, as Minister, have no direct role in the matter. I am advised by the Garda Authorities that the overtime cost for Garda rank in the Sligo/Leitrim Garda Division for 2015 and for January-August 2016 is as follows: Garda Overtime (Garda rank) Year Total...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service Strategies (16 Sep 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: As I advised the Deputy in my reply to question 82 on 21 June 2016, the Irish Prison Service published its three year strategic plan 2012-2015 on 30 April 2012. Appended to this document is the Irish Prison Service's strategy for the management of young offenders. I can further advise the Deputy that in regard to younger persons, since December 2013, all boys aged 17 years sentenced to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (16 Sep 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Prison Service that there are no plans to amend the current incentivised regime structure. The Incentivised Regimes Programme, introduced in 2012, provides for differentiation of privileges between prisoners according to their level of engagement with services and quality of behaviour. The objective is to provide tangible incentives to prisoners to participate in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Child Detention Centres (16 Sep 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I wish to inform the deputy that the number of boys detained each month on remand in Saint Patrick's since the enactment of the Children Amendment Bill 2015 is set out in the table. Month Total on Remand April 2015 0 May 2015 2 June 2015 4 July 2015 0 August 2015 3 September 2015 2 October 2015 4 November 2015 1 December 2015 2 January 2016 2 February 2016 3 March...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Data (16 Sep 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I can inform the Deputy that, the number of persons between 18 and 20 years of age committed to each prison, in each of the years 2013 to 2016 to date is set out in a table. Establishment Name Year 2013 Year 2014 Year 2015 *Year 2016 (to end of August) Castlerea Prison 92 119 98 57 Cloverhill Remand Prison 153 183 181 141 Cork Prison 163 148 139 72 Limerick Prison...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (16 Sep 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 148 to 151, inclusive, together. I am advised that in relation to the average time spent by prisoners on 23 hour lock up and the maximum number of days, this information is not collated centrally and would require a manual examination of a large number of individual files. Such an examination would require a disproportionate and inordinate amount of staff...