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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (2 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: Officials of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department are seeking to resolve this issue and I will write to the Deputy shortly to update him on the matter. The Deputy might note that queries in relation to individual immigration cases may be made directly to the INIS of my Department by e-mail using the Oireachtas Mail facility which has been specifically...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (2 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Deputy will appreciate, it is the Garda Commissioner who is responsible for the distribution of resources, including personnel, among the various Garda Divisions and Units and I, as Minister, have no direct role in the matter. I am assured by the Commissioner that the allocation of Gardaí is continually monitored and reviewed taking into account all relevant factors including crime...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Health (2 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Prison Service that in-reach mental health services are made available to the persons in its custody through its collaboration with the Health Service Executive, and the National Forensic Mental Health Service. The National Forensic Mental Health Service is currently providing forensic mental health sessions in Cloverhill Prison. The Irish Prison Service has...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Civil Legal Aid (2 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will be aware, the provision of civil legal aid in the State is delivered through the Legal Aid Board. The Legal Aid Board administers the civil legal aid scheme on foot of the Civil Legal Aid Act 1995 (as amended) and the Civil Legal Aid Regulations 1996 to 2016. The criteria for obtaining legal advice are set out in section 26 of the Act while the criteria for obtaining...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Civil Legal Aid (2 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will be aware, the provision of civil legal aid in the State is delivered through the Legal Aid Board. The Legal Aid Board administers the civil legal aid scheme on foot of the Civil Legal Aid Act 1995 (as amended) and the Civil Legal Aid Regulations (1996 – 2013). The criteria for obtaining legal advice are set out in section 26 of the Act while the criteria for...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Services Regulation (2 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 34 and 35 together. Under section 13(3) of the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015 it is provided that, subject to the Act, the Legal Services Regulatory Authority "shall be independent in the performance of its functions". This principle permeates the entire 2015 Act and its respective provisions including in terms of the independence of the nomination of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (2 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that, as the person mentioned by the Deputy is a South African citizen, they do not need to apply for a visa to join their Irish spouse or accompany them if they are moving to Ireland. Details are available at the following link www.inis.gov.ie/en/INIS/Pages/non-visa-long-family-irish. After...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (2 Mar 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 - which was received in January this year - is ongoing with a view to establishing whether the conditions for naturalisation, such as good character and lawful residence, are satisfied. ...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (2 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person referred to by the Deputy was granted a right of residency, accompanied by a right to work, based on parentage of an Irish citizen child on 12 January 2016. An application for renewal of residency was received in the relevant Section of the INIS on 16 November 2016. The application is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (2 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned is the subject of a Deportation Order, made on 11 March 2005, following a comprehensive and thorough examination of their asylum claim and a detailed examination of the representations they submitted for consideration under Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended). ...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification Applications (2 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that they have no record of a request being received from the person referred to by the Deputy concerning either family reunification or their general immigration status. I am also informed by INIS that the person in question appears to be currently illegal in the State as their permission expired on 10...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (2 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I refer the Deputy to my answer to his Parliamentary Question No. 70 of 2 February 2017. The position remains as stated. I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that an application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to by the Deputy was deemed ineligible for reasons provided to the person concerned in a letter issued...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (2 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the visa application referred to was refused by the Visa Office in Dublin on 16 February 2017. The decision was communicated to the applicant who was advised that an appeal could be submitted up to two months following the visa refusal. No appeal has been submitted as yet. If an appeal is made,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Station Closures (2 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Deputy will be aware that the Government has, in the Programme for a Partnership Government, recognised community policing as the embodiment of An Garda Síochána, providing a means of recognising that every community, both urban and rural, has its own concerns and expectations. It commits the Government to ensuring visible, effective and responsive policing in every community,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Conventions (2 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: This Government is totally committed to tackling domestic violence, as am I as Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality. The Programme for Government commits to full implementation of the Istanbul Convention. This Convention is a significant legal instrument in tackling violence against women and domestic violence. Many of the actions required by provisions in the Istanbul...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Process RIA (2 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 45 and 46 together. The information requested by the Deputy is provided in the following table. I am informed that the preparation of each Regulatory Impact Assessment is guided by the Department of the Taoiseach's Revised RIA Guidelines. The guidelines state that the following impacts must be considered as part of the process: - National competitiveness -...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Commercial Rates Valuation Process (7 Mar 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 Data (7 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will be aware the Garda Representative Association and Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors members accepted the recommendation of the Labour Court which sought to address the concerns that they had articulated in relation to their pay and conditions, the pay and conditions of new recruits, and their access to the statutory dispute resolution bodies. As a consequence,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Safety (7 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: Mandatory Alcohol Checkpoints allow members of An Garda Síochána to stop any vehicle at the checkpoint and, without prejudice to any other legislative provisions, may require a person in charge of the vehicle to provide a specimen of his or her breath to indicate the presence of alcohol in the breath, which is provided for under section 10, Road Traffic Act, 2010, as amended. I...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Reserve (7 Mar 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...