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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (13 Oct 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The contract at Ashbourne House is for the period 16/12/2015 to 12/12/2017 for a capacity of 95 persons. RIA has no knowledge of plans to develop the centre into apartments. At this point in time, RIA expects the contract to run to 12/12/2017.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Student Visas Administration (18 Oct 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the visa application referred to was granted on 11 October, 2016. The Deputy may wish to note that the visa application was first made on 26 July 2016, and initially refused on 24 August 2016. An appeal against the initial refusal was not received until 4 October, 2016, and a decision to approve...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Mortgage Resolution Processes (18 Oct 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: As regards the appointment of receivers to property, the position is that such an appointment may be made under company law or land and conveyancing law. Relevant provisions in the Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Act 2009 apply in the case of for mortgages created after 1 December 2009, while broadly similar provisions in the Conveyancing Act 1881 apply to mortgages created prior to that...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (18 Oct 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: It is important to state at the outset that a particular focus of my Department in the coming period will be to support the Government's ongoing engagement with UK and EU partners in relation to 'Brexit' with a view to ensuring a beneficial outcome for Ireland. Immigration and borders policy, including the preservation of the Common Travel Area, is of course of central importance to this...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting Applications Data (18 Oct 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 147 and 162 together. I am informed by the Garda authorities that at present 80% of vetting applications are processed by the Garda National Vetting Bureau in under five working days. This represents a dramatic improvement in turnaround times for the processing of vetting applications in recent years, falling from an average of 14 weeks in mid-2013. This...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Programme (18 Oct 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015 was introduced in September 2015 and completed all stages in Seanad Éireann in January of this year. The Bill commenced Second Stage in Dáil Éireann on 5 October 2016. I am committed to the passage and enactment of this Bill as a matter of priority.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Reports (18 Oct 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 149 and 150 together. In accordance with the provisions of the Garda Síochána Act 2005, the Garda Commissioner is the Accounting Officer for the Garda Vote. My Department received a draft interim Audit Report of the Garda College from An Garda Síochána's Head of Internal Audit on 16 September. I understand that the draft Report was...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (18 Oct 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the visa applications referred to were received by the Visa Office in New Delhi on 25 January, 2016. The applicant was informed in May, 2016 that the application could be expected to be processed in six months. While INIS has set a business target of 12 months for long term 'join family'...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (18 Oct 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the visa application referred to was received by the Visa Office in New Delhi on 2 February, 2016. Further documentation was requested from the sponsor, and received on 13 October, 2016. While INIS has set a business target of six months for long term 'join family' applications where the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Closed-Circuit Television Systems (18 Oct 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 153 and 154 together. 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 last year of the effectiveness of the Community CCTV Scheme in conjunction with the Garda authorities. The Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Services Regulation (18 Oct 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The selection process for membership of the Legal Services Regulatory Authority is built around a framework of ten prescribed nominating bodies as set out in section 9 of the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015, one of them being the Bar Council. The ten prescribed nominating bodies put forward their nominees under the procedures set out in Part 2 of the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Sex Offenders Notification Requirements (18 Oct 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I can advise the Deputy that the relevant legislation in this regard is contained in Part 2 of the Sex Offenders Act 2001 which makes persons convicted of a range of sexual offences subject to notification requirements. All offenders who are subject to the notification requirements are monitored by the Sex Offender Management and Intelligence Unit (SOMIU) at the Garda National Bureau of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Cross-Border Co-operation (18 Oct 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: In supporting the important work of the Northern Ireland Coroner's Inquest referred to by the Deputy, An Garda Síochána is keen to provide the Inquest with as much relevant information as possible, in accordance with the law. We are all very conscious of the tragic circumstances of this case and our sympathies are with the victim's family. In response to a request from the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (18 Oct 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: Appointments to the rank of Garda are a matter for the Garda Commissioner under section 14 of the Garda Síochána Act 2005 in accordance with the Garda Síochána (Admissions and Appointments) Regulations 2013. These Regulations provide that the number of persons to be admitted as trainees by reference to a particular competition is determined by the Commissioner with the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Promotions (18 Oct 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 159 to 161, inclusive, together. Appointments to the senior ranks of An Garda Síochána are a matter for Government in accordance with section 13 of the Garda Síochána Act 2005. The number of appointments made in 2016 to date to fill existing vacancies is as follows: - Four persons were appointed to the rank of Assistant Commissioner on 24...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Staff (18 Oct 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 163 and 164 together. I can inform the Deputy that the prisoner population, attendance and staff assigned can change on a daily basis. For the purposes of the information provided in this reply the data used are correct as of the 17 October 2016. Daily Average in Custody: Institution Year 2012 Year 2013 Year 2014 Year 2015 Year 2016 (up to Friday 14th...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Budget 2017 (18 Oct 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Justice Vote Group comprises eight individual votes including the Department Vote - Vote 24 - Justice and Equality. As outlined in the budgetary documentation published on Budget Day there is an increase of €68 million in gross current expenditure for the Justice Vote Group compared with the Mid-Year Expenditure Report, which does not include any provision for Lansdowne Road...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (18 Oct 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: Garda Vetting Applications (18 Oct 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the vetting application for the person to whom the Deputy refers was received by the National Vetting Bureau on 20 August 2016 and was processed and returned to the Liaison Person in the Registered Organisation on the 28 September 2016. In the circumstances I would suggest that the person contact the Registered Organisation directly to ascertain...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (18 Oct 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that details of the number of student visas granted and refused are set out in the following table. It should be noted that the "All other nationalities" data in the table refer to in the order of 100 different nationalities and, accordingly, the information has been aggregated. It should also be noted...