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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (12 Dec 2013)

Alan Shatter: It is open to a visa required National to make a visa application, for any purpose, the onus resting with the applicant to satisfy the Visa Officer as to why the visa should be granted. All information that the applicant wishes to have taken into consideration should be included where a visa application is submitted. Comprehensive information on the visa application process is available on...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (12 Dec 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service of my Department that the person referred to by the Deputy was granted refugee status in this State on 20 March 2002. The issue of legal proceedings in France is a matter between the person concerned and the French authorities and until such time as those proceedings are concluded it would be inappropriate to comment further.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (12 Dec 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person in question has no application for residency pending with INIS and is currently registered in the State under Stamp 3 conditions valid up until 09 July 2014. An application for residency in the State on the basis of family dependency of an Irish national under Stamp 4 conditions in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (12 Dec 2013)

Alan Shatter: The opening of a recruitment campaign for new recruits to An Garda Síochána was announced today, 12th December. Applicants may now submit an application through the Public Appointments Service website, www.publicjobs.ie. The closing date for applications is 9th January. A number of stages will be involved between the application stage and trainees entering the Garda college,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Divisional Headquarters (12 Dec 2013)

Alan Shatter: I have requested a report from the Garda authorities in relation to this matter and I will be in touch with the Deputy as soon as it is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Overtime (12 Dec 2013)

Alan Shatter: I have been informed by the Garda Commissioner that An Garda Síochána has an Internal Audit Section which carries out audits of overtime and allowance claims in line with the Internal Audit Standards set out by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. The Garda Síochána Anti-Fraud Policy ensures that the organisation is committed to identifying any risks of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (12 Dec 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Garda authorities that 2 December 2013 was designated National Crime Prevention Day by the Garda Commissioner and one of the key objectives on the day was to provide information on the prevention of mobile phone theft. This message was issued by the Garda Press Office to raise the awareness of the public to mobile phone theft and provide information on steps to secure...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Personnel (12 Dec 2013)

Alan Shatter: I have been advised by the Military Authorities of the following procedures in relation to the investigation of deaths, including suicides, of members of the Defence Forces. In the case of a death occurring in Ireland on military property and warranting investigation, the Military Police would have an investigative role. However, as the primacy of jurisdiction in such matters in Ireland...

Other Questions: Defence Forces Properties (11 Dec 2013)

Alan Shatter: It is important for me to reiterate that the Department of Defence is not a housing authority. I am quite happy to reflect on the issues raised by the Deputies. I was asked to engage with my Cabinet colleagues. I remind the House that they are facing similar capital expenditure constraints. A cost-benefit analysis of the Deputies' proposal would be very interesting, especially if it...

Other Questions: Defence Forces Properties (11 Dec 2013)

Alan Shatter: I suggest that the Deputies might consider a coherent and comprehensive approach to addressing these issues, rather than dealing with them on a fragmented basis and in a manner generated to create newspaper headlines.

Other Questions: Defence Forces Properties (11 Dec 2013)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 10 and 18 together. My Department is engaged on an ongoing building programme designed to modernise and enhance the training, operational and accommodation facilities available to members of the Defence Forces. Under the building programme, there has been considerable capital investment at the Curragh Camp in recent years. For example, between 2008 and...

Other Questions: Defence Forces Properties (11 Dec 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Deputy seems to have lost sight of the fact the Curragh Camp is a military one. She seems to want to create another version of a new city or a new town in the Curragh. As I said to Deputy Wallace yesterday in another context, I would be interested in him sharing with me what it is that is good that the Garda does. I would be interested in Deputy Daly sharing with us one day what it is...

Other Questions: Defence Forces Properties (11 Dec 2013)

Alan Shatter: First - I mean this seriously - I bow to the Deputy's expertise in the construction industry and in looking at the houses and at their possibilities but, put simply, I do not have the funding to restore housing accommodation and I have a responsibility, as Minister for Defence, to ensure we do everything necessary to facilitate the operational capacities of the Defence Forces and the best...

Other Questions: Defence Forces Recruitment (11 Dec 2013)

Alan Shatter: The day-to-day administration of recruitment to the Defence Forces is the responsibility of the Chief of Staff. I am advised by the military authorities that a declaration of asthma during childhood does not automatically rule out a person from acceptance to the Permanent Defence Force, PDF. An individual assessment of each case is made by the examining medical officer, taking into account...

Other Questions: Defence Forces Recruitment (11 Dec 2013)

Alan Shatter: Merely stating on the form that one had childhood asthma should not exclude an individual from joining the Defence Forces. The provisions do not say that. There must be an individual medical assessment of how the applicant is at the time of the application, not what occurred simply during childhood. There may be more to the background of this matter than the Deputy or I are aware. Where...

Other Questions: Defence Forces Recruitment (11 Dec 2013)

Alan Shatter: Wednesday is a better day.

Other Questions: Garda Resources (11 Dec 2013)

Alan Shatter: I share the Deputy's perspective of the professionalism of the members of the Air Corps who do a fantastic job and the garda who are engaged in the Garda helicopter service. In April 1996 the then Government approved the establishment of a dedicated Garda air support unit, GASU, as recommended in the report of an interdepartmental group on air support for the Garda Síochána. The...

Other Questions: Garda Resources (11 Dec 2013)

Alan Shatter: The circumstances in which the Garda helicopter should be deployed to assist gardaí in the myriad duties in which they are engaged is a matter for Garda management. As the Deputy will see from the figures, the flight hours seem to go up and down. In 2009, there were 2,153.23 hours. In 2010, there were 1,617 hours, so it was substantially reduced in 2010 compared with 2009. It goes up...

Other Questions: Defence Forces Equipment (11 Dec 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am satisfied the level of resources available to the Defence Forces, including training resources and equipment, enables them to carry out their roles, both at home and overseas. The acquisition of new equipment for the Defence Forces remains a focus for me. It is a matter that is kept under constant review at a senior level in my Department and in the Defence Forces through their joint...

Other Questions: Defence Forces Equipment (11 Dec 2013)

Alan Shatter: Despite the economic difficulties, our Defence Forces are better equipped than they have been at any time in the history of the State. In the context of the tasks we have to perform abroad in UN missions, they have the equipment required for the tasks they are undertaking. Most recently, with the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force, UNDOF, mission, I made demands of the UN with...