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Leaders' Questions (9 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: This funding is a front-loading of the €140 million being made available for the scheme over the next five years, and it targets 3,500 properties. Those are statistics the Deputy ought to be quoting.

Leaders' Questions (9 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: These initiatives are helping real families find sustainable homes and they are taking families out of homelessness.

Leaders' Questions (9 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I thank the Deputy. As we know, PKU is a very debilitating condition and sufferers must have an extremely low-protein diet to avoid the worst effects of the disease. In Ireland we have a very comprehensive screening programme because, as the Deputy rightly said, there is a very high incidence compared with other countries. What is a needed is a lifetime management process for patients who...

Leaders' Questions (9 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: Kuvan is the other name for the drug I mentioned earlier. That was first sought in 2009 and it was refused due to lack of evidence of cost effectiveness at that time. As I said, a new application is currently under way. The Deputy asked about domiciliary care allowance, which is payable in respect of children under 16 years with a severe disability requiring care and attention. Of course,...

Leaders' Questions (9 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: The first key point I will make to the Deputy is that we are investing more in the National Ambulance Service. I quite agree with Deputy Haughey that we do not want to lose any of the excellence and experience that has been built up over the years. We have a series of recommendations that will be discussed and considered by both Ministers. The funding considerations will form part of those...

Leaders' Questions (9 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Government plans are ambitious and funded. The Government recognises the significant challenges facing the housing market in Ireland. That is why we brought forward Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness, which sets out a very practical and absolutely readily implementable set of time-based actions. This is what we are actually doing. It is a plan that will...

Leaders' Questions (9 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: There are some other statistics that Deputy Ó Broin could have quoted, but which he would, of course, never quote, about the increased investment in this area. Budget 2017 provides for a 40% increase in the level of funding allocated nationally for housing authorities to manage homeless services - funding of approximately €98 million, compared to an initial provision of...

Leaders' Questions (9 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I join the Deputy in extending my sympathies to the families, the young children, the mum and her friend, who is seriously ill. I was saddened to hear about the tragic fire in Clondalkin and the circumstances surrounding it. My thoughts are with all of those involved, their relatives and friends. I am sure I speak for everyone in the House when I extend our sympathy to all the families. I...

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...