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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service Remit (26 Jan 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I wish to advise the Deputy that this matter is currently being examined by my Department in consultation with the Office of the Attorney General and the matter will be kept under review in terms of any definitive additional obligations arising. In relation to making defendants in repossession cases aware of their rights, as the Deputy is aware, under the provisions of the Courts Service...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Complaints Procedures (26 Jan 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Deputy is referring to a report which I have received from Mr. Justice Iarfhlaith O’Neill of his review relating to two protected disclosures which I received from members of An Garda Síochána in early October last year. I received Mr. Justice O'Neill's Report on 7th December 2016. Mr Justice O’Neill was asked to review the allegations of wrongdoing contained in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (26 Jan 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned was granted permission to remain in the State based on their parentage of an Irish born child, on a stamp 4 basis, on 19 September, 2001. This permission was subsequently renewed and registered by the person at their local immigration office up to 6 February, 2015. Further...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (26 Jan 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the persons concerned have not made contact with INIS Residence Division in respect of their position in the State and there are no applications pending with INIS. INIS also inform me that the last records maintained for both named persons show that the first person was refused leave to land at...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (26 Jan 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that, in response to a notification pursuant to the provisions of Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), written representations have been submitted on behalf of the persons concerned. These representations, together with all other information and documentation on file, will be fully...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service Administration (26 Jan 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that it would appear that the person in question was outside the State when INIS issued its decision letter of 16 April, 2016 by registered post, to the applicant's last known address. In my response to earlier Parliamentary Questions from the Deputy on 30 June, 2016 and on 01 December 2016, I...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (26 Jan 2017)

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 under consideration and has not yet reached a conclusion. As the Deputy will appreciate, the granting of Irish citizenship through naturalisation is a privilege and an honour which...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (26 Jan 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the person referred to by the Deputy was granted permission to enter and reside in the State in September 2011 pursuant to an application for family reunification made on her behalf by the person's family member who is a recognised refugee in the State. Family members are granted family reunification for the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (26 Jan 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I have been informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that this person arrived in the State on 22 January 2007. They registered as a student in the State on 1 February 2007 and their final student permission in the State was granted on 31 January 2014. This person was granted Stamp 1 for four months, commencing on 22 October 2014. This afforded...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (26 Jan 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I have been informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that this person arrived in the State on 7 November 2008 and registered as a student on 21 November 2008. Their Stamp 2 permission expired on 28 February 2016. They were subsequently granted the Irish Graduate Scheme, Stamp 1G permission until 30 August 2016. The purpose of this permission is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (26 Jan 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: If the person whose details were supplied has made an application for asylum or subsidiary protection in the State, the Deputy will be aware that it is not the practice to comment on such applications until they have fully completed the protection process. This is in accordance with Section 26 of the International Protection Act 2015. The International Protection Act 2015, which repealed...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Brexit Issues (31 Jan 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: Yes.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Brexit Issues (31 Jan 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: Deputy Martin is right.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Brexit Issues (31 Jan 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: Yes.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Official Engagements (31 Jan 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: The issue of going to the White House.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Commercial Rates Valuation Process (31 Jan 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: Action Number 76 of the Government's Action Plan for Rural Development, "Realising Our Rural Potential", published on 23 January 2017, provided a commitment to conduct a revaluation of commercial properties in nine rural counties to ensure fairness and equity in the levying of commercial rates on business with a view to rolling out to further counties in 2017. The Valuation Office is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Reports (31 Jan 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: The report to which the Deputy refers is a draft interim Internal Audit Report of the financial procedures in the Garda College prepared by the Internal Audit Section of An Garda Síochána. My Department received a copy of the draft report from An Garda Síochána's Head of the Internal Audit on 16 September 2016. I understand that the draft report was sent to all...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigrant Investor Programme Administration (31 Jan 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I have been informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service of my Department that the recent changes to the Immigrant Investor Programme (IIP) were published on the INIS website on the 20 December 2016. These changes are applicable to all applications made on and after the 2 January 2017, the date from which the next round of applications for the IIP will be accepted. INIS has...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Airport Security (31 Jan 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: There are no UK Border Force officials based at Dublin Airport. The Garda National Immigration Bureau has a secondment arrangement with UK Border Force whereby a staff member based in their Belfast office works in the GNIB Dublin Office for a few days every month on immigration matters concerning the protection of the Common Travel Area. Naturally, there is a close operational...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Reserve (31 Jan 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the distribution of resources, including personnel, among the various Garda Divisions and I, as Minister, have no direct role in the matter. Garda management keeps this distribution of resources under continual review in the context of crime trends and policing priorities so as to ensure that the optimum use is made of...