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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (30 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the first and second named persons were granted permission to remain in the State in August 2007, for an initial three year period, valid to 14 August 2010. This permission to remain was renewed for a further three year period valid to 14 August 2013. These renewal decision letters were dated 4...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders Re-examination (30 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 3 February 2010. Representations were received from the persons' legal representative, pursuant to Section 3 (11) of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), to revoke the Deportation Order. All relevant aspects of the case will be...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Procedures (30 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 115 to 119, inclusive, together. I can inform the Deputy that I have met with the Garda Commissioner and the Chairperson of the Policing Authority in the past days and have communicated my very serious concerns in relation to the significant road traffic enforcement errors that have come to light following the completion of extensive internal audits by An...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (30 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 the 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 Retirements (30 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 121 and 122 together. Retirement of members of An Garda Síochána is governed by statutory provisions which set the mandatory retirement age for all members at 60 years of age. Members of An Garda Síochána who joined the organisation prior to 1 April 2004 may retire on full pension once they have served for at least 30 years and they have...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Training (30 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: This Government is committed to ensuring a strong and visible police presence throughout the country in order to maintain and strengthen community engagement, provide reassurance to citizens and deter crime. To make this a reality for all, the Government has in place a plan to achieve an overall Garda workforce of 21,000 personnel by 2021 comprising 15,000 Garda members, 2,000 Reserve...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Resources (30 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will be aware all Gardaí have a responsibility in the prevention and detection of criminal activity whether it be in the area of drug offences or otherwise. I can assure the Deputy that An Garda Síochána continues to pro-actively and resolutely tackle all forms of drug and organised crime in this jurisdiction. In 2015 the Garda Commissioner, who is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (30 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned is the subject of a Deportation Order signed on 22 June 2011. The reasons for the making of the Deportation Order have already been furnished to the person concerned. This Order requires the person concerned to remove themselves from the State and remain outside the State....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Misconduct Allegations (30 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: The tragic case to which the Deputy refers was considered under the Independent Review Mechanism (IRM) established to review certain allegations of Garda misconduct, or inadequacies in the investigation of certain allegations, which were made to me as Minister for Justice and Equality, or the Taoiseach. The recommendation made by the IRM in this particular case was that I should take no...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (30 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 on 6 February 2017. There were a number of reasons for refusal, all of which were communicated to the applicant. These included the insufficiency of the finances available from both the applicant and her Irish-based reference, and the lack of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Commercial Rates Valuation Process (4 Apr 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 98 and 134 together. The Valuation Acts 2001 to 2015 provide for the valuation of all commercial and industrial property for rating purposes. The Commissioner of Valuation is independent in the performance of his functions under the Acts and the making of valuations for rating is his sole responsibility. I, as Minister for Justice and Equality, have no role in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Commercial Rates Valuation Process (4 Apr 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 99, 100 and 105 together. The Valuation Acts 2001 to 2015 provide for the valuation of all commercial and industrial property for rating purposes. The Commissioner of Valuation is independent in the performance of his functions under the Acts and the making of valuations for rating is his sole responsibility. I, as Minister for Justice and Equality, have...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Drugs Crime (4 Apr 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 101 and 136 together. I wish to advise the Deputy that it has not been possible to provide the data sought in the time available for reply. However, I have requested the Garda authorities to provide the requested information and I will write to the Deputy again when the report is available.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Legislation (4 Apr 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Deputy will be aware that road traffic legislation is the responsibility of the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Mr. Shane Ross, T.D. Under this legislation, it is an offence for a learner permit holder to drive unaccompanied by a qualified person, for which the learner permit holder will be issued with a Fixed Charge Notice, which, on payment, will result in a minimum of 2...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Commercial Rates (4 Apr 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Commissioner of Valuation is independent in the exercise of his functions and I am advised by him that, as a general principle, it is the nature of the property (whether domestic premises, apartment, hotel, apart-hotel, etc.) that determines its rateability rather than the medium or manner through which it is let, e.g. it is immaterial whether a property is rented by way of a short-term...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Sex Offenders Treatment Programme (4 Apr 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: It is assumed that this question refers to the treatment of convicted sex offenders under supervision by the Probation Service in the community. In that case, the Probation Service had funded the institute cited in the Deputy's question in respect of sex offender treatment services up to 2010. In 2012 the “Safer Lives” treatment programme commenced and this national programme...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Human Trafficking (4 Apr 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: Statistics with regard to human trafficking are collected by my Department from An Garda Síochána, and also from non-governmental organisations and international organisations in Ireland who have experience in providing services to suspected victims of human trafficking. The statistics are collated and checked across a number of variables, to avoid double-counting, and are...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification Applications (4 Apr 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I have been informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service of my Department that the person concerned has been informed of the decision in relation to their application for family reunification in the letters issued to the person on 5 July 2013 and 10 July 2015. The permission for family members to join persons who have been admitted to the State as Programme Refugees is a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (4 Apr 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. I am assured by the Commissioner that the allocation of Gardaí is continually monitored and reviewed taking into account all relevant factors including crime trends,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Equipment (4 Apr 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the distribution of resources, including personnel and vehicles, among the various Garda Divisions and I, as Minister, have no direct role in the matter. I am advised by the Garda Authorities that Garda Fleet information for DMR Region as at 3 April 2017 is in the following table: Cars Vans Motorcycles 4X4 Others...