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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (28 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that Section 17 of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956, as amended, provides that an application for a certificate of naturalisation shall be in the prescribed form and accompanied by the prescribed fee. Both the application form and the required fee are prescribed by the Irish Nationality and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Valuation Office (28 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: 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 decisions in this regard. Under Irish law there is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Misconduct Allegations (28 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: As I have already informed the Deputy on 22 February 2017 in my response to a similar question on this matter, a complaint made by the person whom the Deputy refers to in her question was referred to the Independent Review Mechanism (IRM). As the Deputy is aware, the IRM was established for the independent review of certain allegations of Garda misconduct, or inadequacies in the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Accommodation Refurbishment (28 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will be aware, under the provisions of the Courts Service Act 1998, management of the courts, including the provision of accommodation for court sittings, is the responsibility of the Courts Service which is independent in exercising its functions. However, in order to be of assistance to the Deputy, I have had enquiries made and the Courts Service has informed me that it is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (28 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I refer the Deputy to my comprehensive reply to his Parliamentary Question No 110 of 21 March 2017 in relation to this specific case. I understand that in the intervening short period the circumstances of this case remain unchanged, therefore there is nothing further to add.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (28 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the distribution of resources, and I as Minister, have no direct role in the matter. I am assured by the Commissioner that Garda personnel assigned throughout the country, together with the overall policing arrangements and operational strategies are continually monitored and reviewed. Such monitoring ensures that...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Closed-Circuit Television Systems Provision (28 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am very conscious of the value that communities, especially rural communities, place on CCTV as a means of deterring crime and assisting in the detection of offenders. The Deputy will be aware that the Programme for a Partnership Government commits to providing investment in CCTV systems and that I have secured €1 million in Budget 2017 to begin a new round of community CCTV...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (28 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the recent application for a certificate of naturalisation, including the original passport, has been returned to the person concerned. She should re-submit the application, including the original passport, when she is in a position to do so and when she expects that she will not need the passport...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (28 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that, on 23 February last, Minister Stanton and I published a report showing further significant progress in implementing the recommendations of the Report of the Working Group on Improvements to the Protection Process including Direct Provision and other supports for asylum seekers. A total of 121 of the recommendations are now implemented, with a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigrant Investor Programme Administration (28 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I have been informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the query referred to by the Deputy was only received on 20 March 2017 and that an automated response issued advising that due to the current volume of emails, there may be some delay in responding in detail to the query. However, the interim response also provided details of the website...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Wards of Court (28 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy may be aware, the High Court has jurisdiction in Wards of Court matters and management of the courts is the responsibility of the Courts Service, which is independent in exercising its functions under the Courts Service Act 1998. However, in order to be of assistance to the Deputy, I have had enquiries made and the Courts Service has informed me that it is not possible to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (28 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the current processing times for 'Join Family' visa applications by the Visa Office in Dublin is around 7 months. Applications processed in the seven Visa Offices abroad generally have a shorter processing time. The Policy Document on Family Re-unification published in December, 2013 contains a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Programme (28 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: The position in relation to the Sale of Alcohol Bill has not changed since my response to the parliamentary question referred to by the Deputy on 7 December 2016. The text of the Intoxicating Liquor (Amendment) Bill 2017, which is a Seanad Private Members' Bill, is being examined in my Department.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Protected Disclosures Data (28 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will be aware, the Protected Disclosures Act 2014 came into operation on 15 July 2014 and my Department has since put a Protected Disclosure Policy in place. A copy of the policy can be found on the Department's website (www.justice.ie) and it has been communicated to all relevant staff who have also received specialist training in the provisions of the Act and the policy. The...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service Data (28 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: Further to the Deputy's Parliamentary Question number 53 of 16 February 2017, and my post-reply to him dated 7 March 2017, the Courts Service has provided the following table relating to the number of drink driving offences that were struck out in each court due to non-service of a summons in the years 2015, 2016 and to date in 2017. It should be noted that a working group was established by...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (28 Mar 2017)

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

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries (28 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: As I indicated in my response to Dáíl Question No. 90 on 22 February, 2017, an Inter-Departmental Committee was set up in 2011 to establish the facts of the State's involvement with the Magdalen Laundries. It was chaired by then Senator Martin McAleese and it is commonly referred to as the McAleese report. The material in the Report relates to 10 different institutions which were...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (28 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy may be aware, the Garda Commissioner requested the Serious Crime Review Team (SCRT) to examine the case in question, as a matter of priority, ensuring that all avenues of enquiry are fully explored and addressed. The Deputy will appreciate that the management of particular Garda investigations are matters in the first instance for the Garda authorities and I have no direct role...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Insurance Costs (28 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: My Department and most of the bodies under the aegis of my Department operate under State Indemnity, a self-insurance model set out in the Public Financial Procedures whereby the State bears the financial risk associated with the cost of claims. The State Claims Agency currently manages claims and risks on behalf of many State Authorities, including my Department's claims. The only...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (28 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that a Statement of Non-Acquisition of Irish citizenship issued to the person referred to by the Deputy on 22 March 2017. Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to INIS by e-mail using the Oireachtas Mail facility which has been specifically established...