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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (19 Dec 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 30th April, 2010, that the then Minister proposed to make a Deportation Order in respect of him. He was given the options, to be exercised within...

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

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person referred to by the Deputy has a current permission to reside until 23 July 2014. An application for a certificate of naturalisation was also received from the person concerned which was refused. I am informed the person concerned was informed of this refusal and the reasons for it in a...

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

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Services (INIS) of my Department that the person referred to by the Deputy made an application on the 09/07/2013 for a change of status from a Stamp 1 to a Stamp 4. On the 12/07/2013 a letter requesting several documents was issued to the applicant at the address provided by him, which is a different address to the one provided by the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (19 Dec 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 23rd April, 2008, that the then Minister proposed to make a Deportation Order in respect of him. He was given the options, to be exercised within...

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

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that valid applications for certificates of naturalisation have been received from the persons referred to by the Deputy. As the Deputy will appreciate, the granting of Irish citizenship through naturalisation is a privilege and an honour which confers certain rights and entitlements not only within the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigrant Investor Programme (19 Dec 2013)

Alan Shatter: The detailed information sought by the Deputy is at present being compiled and will be conveyed to him shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (19 Dec 2013)

Alan Shatter: I have been informed by the Garda Commissioner that the personnel strength of An Garda Síochána on 30 November 2013, the latest date for which figures are readily available, was 13,113. There are also 1,200 Garda Reserve members and over 2,000 civilian staff in the Force. 309 members have left the force this year up to 30th November and a further 26 are expected to leave before...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Process RIA (19 Dec 2013)

Alan Shatter: I wish to inform the Deputy that the total of seventeen Bills were published by my Department since 09 March 2011. Title of Regulatory Impact Assessments prepared in advance of publication of the Bill: 1. Fines (Payment and Recovery) Bill 2013; 2. Assisted Decision Making (Capacity) Bill 2013; 3. Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013; 4. National Vetting Bureau (Children...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Bodies (19 Dec 2013)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 277 and 278 together. In reference to the information sought by the Deputy in Parliamentary Question 277 I wish to inform the Deputy that my Department does not have responsibility for, or create, quasi autonomous NGO’s. The usual acronym for such bodies is the term "quango" which stands for "quasi-autonomous non-governmental organisations". As the...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Recruitment (19 Dec 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Military Authorities that the strength of the Permanent Defence Force, at 31 October 2013, the latest date for which details are available, was 9,222 comprising 7,422 Army, 778 Air Corps and 1,022 Naval Service personnel. Recruitment of personnel to the Army, Naval Service and Air Corps is determined in line with the operational requirements of each of the three services....

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Freedom of Information Requests (19 Dec 2013)

Alan Shatter: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table: Information Requested 2012 2013 to date Requests received 50 39 Number of requests for which search and retrieval fee was sought 1 2 The maximum fee sought €292.35 €251.40 Requests not proceeded with 1 1 I am satisfied that my Department is in compliance with Freedom of Information...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Legislative Process RIA (19 Dec 2013)

Alan Shatter: My Department has published the following bills since my appointment as Minister for Defence in March 2011: 1. Defence (Amendment) Act 2011 – The Act provides for amendments to the Defence Acts to expand the potential candidature for appointment to the post of Military Judge and the Director of Military prosecutions to persons other than members of the Defence Forces and for an...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Bodies (19 Dec 2013)

Alan Shatter: Since I took office in March 2011, two agencies under the aegis of my Department have ceased to exist – the Civil Defence Board and Coiste an Asgard. The only body remaining under the aegis of my Department is the Army Pensions Board, which is an independent statutory body established under the Army Pensions Act, 1927.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Bodies (19 Dec 2013)

Alan Shatter: The only body under the aegis of my Department is the Army Pensions Board, which is an independent statutory body established under the Army Pensions Act, 1927. The current chairperson of the Army Pensions Board was appointed to the position in 2001. The Board consists of a chairperson and two ordinary members. There is no fixed term of office for appointments to the Army Pensions Board.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Housing Data (15 Jan 2014)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 537 and 539 together. I note that the Report referred to by the Deputy was issued by a well-known estate agency with a national presence and highlighted the ongoing prevalence of cash buyers in the property market. I should advise the Deputy that the Property Services Regulatory Authority was established in April 2012 under the Property Services (Regulation)...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Coroners Service (15 Jan 2014)

Alan Shatter: I understand that with the exception of Dublin, where specific arrangements apply, local authorities are not involved in the provision of funding for morgue facilities. With regard to financial payments to coroners, the position is that such payments are made by local authorities. As the Deputy will be aware, the Coroners Bill 2007 which is before the Seanad, having been restored to the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (15 Jan 2014)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the individuals concerned have not made any application to INIS for residence permission. They will be contacted by officials from the General Immigration Division shortly with regard to their wish to reside in the State. I shouldremind the Deputy that queries in relation to the status of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Reserve (15 Jan 2014)

Alan Shatter: The annual allowance payable to Reserve members as a contribution towards their expenses is set at €1,000 per annum. The Finance (No. 2) Act 2013 provided that the allowance paid to members of Garda Reserve be exempt from taxation. Garda Reserve members are also reimbursed for expenses incurred while attending court in respect of their service as a Reserve member.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries Issues (15 Jan 2014)

Alan Shatter: In cases where the religious congregations have no clear record, my officials will have to carry out a thorough examination checking whatever records are available to see if they support the claim. The application forms requested applicants to consent to the provision of personal information to my Department by any Government Department, agency, health or educational institution and the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda-PSNI Transfers (15 Jan 2014)

Alan Shatter: I met with the Northern Ireland Minister of Justice, David Ford MLA, on 17 December last and we were joined by the Garda Commissioner and the PSNI Chief Constable. The programme of personnel exchanges, secondments and lateral entry between An Garda Síochána and the PSNI which has operated for some years now, was among a number of issues we discussed in the context of the positive,...