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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Irish Prison Service (14 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: The IPS is committed to the principles of fair and transparent procurement and achieving value for money. The primary goal of Procurement is to support the Irish Prison Service (IPS) in achieving its strategic objectives. The IPS Procurement Policy states that we must undertake procurement in a professional manner and to the highest ethical standard. The Procurement Policy aims to ensure...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Irish Prison Service (14 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: The number of contracts for the supply of goods or services concluded between the aforementioned company and the Irish Prison Service (IPS) are 101 since 1999. The first two tables show information that has previously been supplied to the PAC in 2008 and they show the works carried out by the aforementioned company up to the end of 2007. This information was the subject of intense...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (14 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the matter referred to by the Deputy is the subject of an ongoing investigation. As the matter is under investigation it would be inappropriate for me to comment further at this time.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Staff Promotions (14 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: The competition in question was a confined appointment process for the position of Assistant Principal and took place in 2010. There were a total of 102 applicants of which 55 were short-listed for interview. Three applicants sought a review in accordance with the Commission for Public Service Appointments' Code of Practice. Two of the requests for review related to decisions in the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Ministerial Appointments (14 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: I can inform the Deputy that I made the following appointments to the Parole Board: Year Appointments July, 2011 Mr. John Costello, Chairman Mr. Ciarán de Buis July, 2012 Mr. Willie Connolly Mr. Eddie Rock Ms Nora McGarry Mr. Shane McCarthy (re-appointed) August, 2012 Mr. Brian Murphy (ex-officio) Mr. Vivian Geiran (ex-officio) January, 2013 Mr. Ray Kavanagh Mr....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (14 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: The person concerned was granted permission to remain in the State on 18 May, 2005, for an initial two year period, under the revised arrangements applicable to the non-EEA national parents of Irish born citizen children born in the State before 1 January, 2005, more commonly known as the IBC/05 Scheme. This permission was later renewed for a further three years, to 18 May, 2010. Subsequently...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders Issues (14 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: The person concerned arrived in the State on 24th August, 2006 and has remained in the State without permission since that date. As a result, the Deputy should note that the person concerned has never held a right of residency in the State of a nature as would have allowed him to take up a position of paid employment. Given that he had no valid basis to remain in the State, and in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (14 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that an application for a change of status for the person concerned and his partner was received on 21st August, 2013. Applications are dealt with in chronological order and INIS expect to be in contact with the applicants in the near future. I understand that the person concerned entered the State on...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (14 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person named by the Deputy does not appear to have any permission to be in the State. If this is the case, she is in breach of Section 5(1) of the Immigration Act 2004 which provides that no non-national may be in the State other than in accordance with the terms of any permission given to them...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders Issues (14 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: I refer the Deputy to my detailed reply to his earlier Parliamentary Question, PQ No. 285 of Tuesday, 15th October, 2013 - copy of which follows. The position in the State of the person concerned is unchanged since then. The person concerned is a failed asylum applicant. Arising from the refusal of his asylum application, and in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 of the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (14 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that valid applications for certificates of naturalisation have been received from the persons referred to by the Deputy. As the Deputy will appreciate, the granting of Irish citizenship through naturalisation is a privilege and an honour which confers certain rights and entitlements not only within the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (14 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: The person concerned was granted temporary permission to remain in the State in 2000 under the arrangements then applicable to the non-EEA national parents of Irish born citizen children. This permission was renewed on a regular basis until 2010. The person concerned applied to the Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB) to have his permission renewed prior to December 2010. His request was...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (14 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that an application for Long Term Residency received from the person referred to by the Deputy has been granted, based on the applicant being a dependent of her spouse, that is, a Stamp 3. I wish to advise the Deputy that the granting of Long Term Residency on a Stamp 4 is subject to an applicant...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (14 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: The question of residency status in the case of the person whose details were supplied does not arise at this time. Should the option to apply for permission to remain in the State arise in the future the person concerned will be advised accordingly.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (14 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: The person concerned arrived in the State on the 28th September 2009 and claimed asylum which was refused by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and on appeal by the Refugee Appeals Tribunal. On the 25th August 2010 the Ministerial Decisions Unit informed the applicant in writing that it was proposed to make a Deportation Order in respect of him. This letter was returned...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (14 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: Based on the information supplied by the Deputy, I am informed by officials in my Department that they can find no record of a current visa application for the daughter of the person in question. When completing an on-line visa application the applicant is assigned a unique visa transaction number. If the Deputy could provide this number to officials in the Visa Office, I will arrange for...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Properties (14 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: The inclusion of structures on the Record of Protected Structures (RPS) is a matter for the relevant local authority, in this case Kildare County Council. It is up to the planning authority to decide whether a structure should be included in the Record by identifying characteristics of special interest under various headings including architectural, historical, archaeological, artistic,...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Family Clinics (14 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: I have no plans to change the decision to discontinue the services provided at the Curragh Families Clinic. The Families Clinic currently provides free GP and pharmacy services to the families of certain enlisted military personnel who are resident within the Curragh camp and surrounding areas. Members of the Defence Forces do not attend the Clinic as they have a dedicated and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection (13 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: The position is that the law relating to the protection of personal data, including the requirement to implement appropriate security measures, is contained in the Data Protection Acts 1988 and 2003. This legislation requires that appropriate security measures be taken to guard against unauthorised access to, as well as any unauthorised alteration, disclosure or destruction of, personal...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting Applications (13 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: I wish to advise the Deputy that the vetting application on behalf of the individual referred to by him was processed and returned to the registered organisation concerned on 22 October 2013.