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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting Applications (19 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: Vetting procedures in this country are in place to protect children and vulnerable adults. As such they demand rigorous procedures to ensure their integrity and to maintain the highest level of confidence by the public and organisations availing of them. To achieve these aims, a vetting disclosure is made in response to a written request and with the permission of the person who is the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (19 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that an 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...

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

Alan Shatter: The person concerned, having been born outside of Ireland to parents who were born outside Ireland but whose grandparent was born in Ireland, may apply for Foreign Births Registration. The application form is available on the Department of Foreign Affairs website www.dfa.ie and must be forwarded with required supporting documentation to the Irish Diplomatic and Consular Mission nearest to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Land Transfers (19 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: I can inform the Deputy that under the Registration of Deeds and Title Act 2006, the Property Registration Authority (PRA) was established as and from 4 November 2006. The PRA replaces the Registrar of Deeds and Titles as the registering authority in relation to property registration in Ireland and, subject to the above Act, is independent in the performance of its functions. The Deputy...

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

Alan Shatter: I recently announced that a recruitment competition for An Garda Síochána is to commence shortly and it is expected that the first batch of new recruits will enter the Garda college in mid-2014. There are a number of procedural issues that need to be finalised prior to the formal commencement of that competition and these are expected to conclude in the coming weeks. A further...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (19 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: I have no plans to create a new immigration programme specifically for retirees of independent means. It is already open to any person to make application for residence in the State and for that application to be considered on its merits. Cases involving self-sufficient retirees arise from time to time and are evaluated by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service of my Department. ...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Legal Costs (19 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: I wish to inform the Deputy that in my previous reply I was referring to my Department's Financial Management System (FMS). My Department's FMS disaggregates information in a manner appropriate to the management of my Department's finances. The details requested by the Deputy are not at present captured in every case when processing payments to persons who happen to be senior counsels as it...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (19 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: The visa application referred to by the Deputy was received in the Visa Office, Abuja, on 29 August 2013. Following full consideration, the Visa Officer decided to refuse the grant of the visa on 8 October 2013. The specific reasons for the application being refused are contained in the refusal letter, which has issued to the person concerned. It is open to the person concerned to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (19 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: As the Deputy will appreciate I have no role in the investigation of criminal matters, which are a matter for An Garda Síochána, who have previously indicated that they have no record of any complaint or investigation arising from the programme referred to.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (19 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that an 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. A...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Retirements (19 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: I have been informed by the Garda Commissioner that the number of members who have retired under the Cost Neutral Early Retirement (CNER) scheme, broken down by rank, on 31 December 2009 to 2012 and on 1 November 2013, the latest date for which figures are readily available, was as set out in the table hereunder: Rank 31/12/09 31/12/10 31/12/11 31/12/12 1/11/13 Commissioner - - - - -...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Data (19 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: The provision and allocation of Garda resources, including transport, is a matter for the Garda Commissioner. In turn, the deployment of Garda vehicles is kept under on-going review by the Garda authorities and revised in response to policing demands. This flexibility in allocating and re-allocating vehicles, so as to best match the allocation of resources with priorities, is crucial to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (19 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: As the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the distribution of personnel among the Garda Regions, Divisions, and Districts, the various Garda national units and of course Garda Headquarters. Garda management keep this distribution under continuing review in the context of crime trends and policing priorities so as to ensure that the best possible use is made of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Ground Rents Payments (19 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: The position is that section 2 of the Landlord and Tenant (Ground Rents) Act 1978 introduced a prohibition on the creation of new leases reserving ground rents on dwellings. As regards existing ground rents, Part III of the Landlord and Tenant (Ground Rents) (No.2) Act 1978 contains a statutory scheme whereby a person may, at reasonable cost, acquire the fee simple in their dwelling. To date,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (19 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 536 and 537 together. I have no plans to introduce any form of earned regularisation scheme, based on a points system or otherwise, in the Immigration, Residence and Protection Bill, nor do I intend to do so on an administrative basis. It is the responsibility of all non EEA nationals who are resident in the State to ensure that they have an appropriate...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Records (19 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 538 and 539 together. As the Deputy will be aware the courts are, subject only to the Constitution and the law, independent in the exercise of their judicial functions, and the conduct of any case is a matter entirely for the presiding judge. All Court records, including recordings of court proceedings, are under the control of the presiding Judge, as...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Cash for Gold Trade (19 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: I published a report in June, 2012 on the criminal justice aspects of the cash for gold trade. The Report prepared by my Department is available on www.justice.ie. I requested the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Equality and Defence to consider the content of the report, to ensure that it obtains the views of all relevant interested parties and that it makes such report and...

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

Alan Shatter: The person concerned was granted permission to remain in the State on 5 October, 2005 under the revised arrangements for the non-EEA parents of children born in Ireland prior to 1 January, 2005, known as the IBC/05 Scheme. This permission was renewed with the most recent permission expiring on 5 October, 2013. I would advise the person concerned to submit a written request for renewal of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Orders (19 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: I have been advised by the Courts Service that the information sought by the Deputy in respect of court orders under section 24 of the Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011 is not available since court records are not maintained in a manner which identifies such cases according to the types of orders granted.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (19 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the information sought by the Deputy is not readily available. Due to the manner in which collision statistics are recorded, it would require a disproportionate expenditure of Garda time and resources to compile the information requested.