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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Refugee Status Applications (23 Feb 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am informed that since the commencement of the International Protection Act, the Legal Aid Board has committed to providing all international protection clients with early legal advice on all aspects of their application (including, for example, Asylum, Subsidiary Protection and Permission to Remain). The provision of the Board’s service is consequently front-loaded to the first...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (23 Feb 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will appreciate, it is the Garda Commissioner who is responsible for the distribution of resources, including personnel, among the various Garda Divisions and Units and I, as Minister, have no direct role in the matter. I am assured by the Garda Commissioner that the allocation of Gardaí is continually monitored and reviewed taking into account all relevant factors...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Student Visas Administration (23 Feb 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: Student migration and international education contributes significantly to Ireland both culturally and economically. Its importance has been underscored by successive Programmes for Government and Ireland's International Education Strategies 2010 and 2016. The first round of student immigration reforms began in 2011 with the publication of the ‘New Immigration Regime for Full-Time...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (23 Feb 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that an application for a 'join family' visa from the person referred to was received in the Ankara Visa Office on 25 August, 2016. Such applications, where the sponsor is an Irish national, can normally be expected to be dealt with within 6 months of receipt of all the required documentation as set...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations (23 Feb 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will appreciate, it is the Garda Commissioner who is responsible for the distribution of resources, including personnel, among the various Garda Divisions and Units and I, as Minister, have no direct role in the matter. I am assured by the Garda Commissioner that the allocation of Gardaí is continually monitored and reviewed taking into account all relevant factors...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Staff (23 Feb 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I can inform the Deputy that a competition for Recruit Prison Officer was advertised by the Public Appointments Service in 2016 with a closing date of 28 July 2016. The terms and conditions for this competition were set out in the booklet for the competition. Any person interested in the role of Recruit Prison Officer is required to go through the recruitment process which was provided...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Staff (23 Feb 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I have been advised by the Irish Prison Service that it has engaged over a period of time with the prison officer to whom the Deputy refers and that it will continue to do so in its capacity as a responsible employer.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (23 Feb 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I would like thank the Deputy for raising the serious issue of speeding on our roads. The increase in the number of road traffic fatalities in 2016 and the early indications of a similar figure in the year to date highlights the need to continue to deploy all effective measures to reduce speeding, and therefore road traffic collisions. Road safety is of course a shared responsibility and it...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Closed-Circuit Television Systems (23 Feb 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: Departmental Records (23 Feb 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: The costs incurred by my Department for search and retrieval of records, including barcoding and transportation of files to off site file storage locations, are set out in the following table. The costs incurred for search and retrieval of records Year Cost 2014 €17,311 2015 €17,893 2016 €33,485

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries (23 Feb 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Magdalen Laundries Restorative Justice Ex Gratia Scheme was set up following the publication of the report in February, 2013 of an Inter-Departmental Committee set up 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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Alcohol Sales Legislation (23 Feb 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: The position is that the statutory provisions relating to the sale of alcohol on Good Friday, which have historical origins, will be examined in the context of the forthcoming Sale of Alcohol Bill. It will update the law relating to the sale, supply and consumption of alcohol in licensed premises by repealing the Licensing Acts 1833 to 2011, and the Registration of Clubs Acts 1904 to 2008,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Judicial Matters (23 Feb 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: While I am happy to acknowledge the Deputy having raised the matters relating to this particular case, it would be inappropriate for me to make any comment on them as I understand that they continue to be sub judiceas the case is before the President of the High Court.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Records (23 Feb 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I regret that it has not been possible to provide the information required in the time available. The information is currently being compiled and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as it is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Regulatory Impact Assessments (23 Feb 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am informed that it is the usual practice of my Department to publish Regulatory Impact Assessments (RIAs) for legislative proposals on my Department's website www.justice.ie.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification Applications (23 Feb 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the case referred to by the Deputy has been finalised and a decision letter issued to the applicant on 10 February 2017. The Deputy may wish to note that queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to INIS by e-mail using the Oireachtas Mail facility...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Eligibility (23 Feb 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 25th May 2011. 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. The Deputy might wish to note that any...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Eligibility (23 Feb 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: The granting of Irish citizenship through naturalisation is governed by the provisions of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956, as amended. All applications for a certificate of naturalisation are processed and assessed individually in accordance with the provisions of the Act. Section 15 of the Act provides that the Minister may, in her absolute discretion, grant an application...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (23 Feb 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. The application was received in the relevant section of the INIS on 27 October 2016. The Deputy will appreciate that applications are dealt with in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Eligibility (23 Feb 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned currently holds Stamp 4 permission. When that permission expires, the person concerned should contact their local immigration registration office to renew this permission. Regional immigration offices are managed by An Garda Síochána and located at Garda stations...