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Questions on Promised Legislation (9 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I will certainly examine the issue in respect of the postal orders. I am unsure why that has happened, but I will check it for the Deputy. The Minister of State, Deputy Ring, was in the House yesterday robustly answering the various queries raised.

Questions on Promised Legislation (9 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: The post office working group, chaired by the Minister of State, Deputy Ring, has looked at models that potentially could expand the role of post offices to act as economic and social hubs in the community. That is what we want to see. The report of the group will be going to Government in several weeks. The Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs is willing to...

Questions on Promised Legislation (9 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: This is an operational matter for An Garda Síochána. I expect to have a final report in May.

Questions on Promised Legislation (9 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: We are still examining legal advice on that Bill. When I have it, I will be in a better position to outline the timeline to the Deputy.

Questions on Promised Legislation (9 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy knows, a new scheme was announced a number of months ago. I will ask the relevant Minister to communicate with the Deputy on the progress on the scheme at this point. There is a lot of incorrect information going around.

Questions on Promised Legislation (9 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I understand a lot of work has been done by the Ministers involved. The revised draft guidelines will be going out for public consultation in the near future.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (9 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: In accordance with international norms, applications for international protection in Ireland are not accepted from persons who are resident or present in other countries as our protection process is based on applications being made within the Irish jurisdiction. Section 15(1) of the International Protection Act 2015 provides that a person who is at the frontiers of the State or who is present...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (9 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I have requested a report from the Garda authorities in relation to the information requested by the Deputy and I will contact the Deputy directly upon receipt of the relevant information.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences (9 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I would like to thank the Deputy for raising this important issue. I am deeply conscious of the serious issue of road safety and mindful of the increase in 2016 of road traffic fatalities on the corresponding figure for 2015. I am also mindful of the traumatic impact of road traffic collisions on those directly affected and their families, as well as the impact of dangerous driving more...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: DNA Database (9 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: Forensic Science Ireland (FSI) is responsible for the operation of the national DNA Database System. The database constitutes a major intelligence resource for the investigation of crime. The database is being populated with samples taken from persons suspected/convicted of serious crime and from crime scenes. I have been informed by FSI that to date the number of person samples added since...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (9 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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (9 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the distribution of resources, including personnel, and I, as Minister, have no direct role in the matter. Garda management keeps this distribution of resources under continual review so as to ensure that the optimum use is made of these resources. I am informed by the Commissioner that a Tribunal Coordination...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (9 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the application referred to was made on-line on 14 September 2016. The Visa Office subsequently telephoned the applicant to request additional information. However, this has not yet been received and therefore no decision has been made. The applicant is advised to submit this information as...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (9 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned applied for a right of residency, accompanied by a right to work, based on their parentage of an Irish citizen child. During the processing of the application, received from the person referred to by the Deputy, an issue arose in relation to their identity. The passport of the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (9 Mar 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: Regulatory Impact Assessment Data (9 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: Further to parliamentary question numbers 45 and 46 of 2 March 2017, the information requested by the Deputy is provided in the following table. I would like to draw the Deputy's attention to the addition of the Tailte Eireann Bill to the list which was inadvertently excluded from my previous reply. The Regulatory Impact Assessment in respect of the Judicial Appointments Bill will be...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (9 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned was granted temporary permission to remain in the State in 2001. This permission was renewed on a regular basis with the latest permission expiring on 6 February 2016. On 28 February, 2017, representations were received from the Deputy on behalf of the person concerned. The...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (9 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: The position regarding the person's permission to reside, and their application for naturalisation, is as stated in my response to the Deputy's Parliamentary Question 59 of 9 February 2017. The records show that the person's permission to reside expired on 21 February 2017. All non-EEA nationals are required to keep their permission to remain in the State up to date at all times and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (9 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I refer to my response to Parliamentary Question Number 90 of 16 February 2017. As previously advised, it is illegal under the Immigration Act 2004, for this person to reside in the State without permission from the Minister for Justice and Equality. A person found guilty of such an offence is liable under section 13 of the Act of 2004 to a fine not exceeding €3,000 or to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (9 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I refer to my response to Parliamentary Question Number 45 of 19 January 2017. I can advise the Deputy that I have been informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the situation has not changed since that date. As previously stated, no further application has been received in my Department from this person. The Deputy may wish to note that...