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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Leave to Remain (24 Jan 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned was issued a decision letter in relation to their application for De Facto Partner Permission on 20/12/2016. The person concerned was also issued temporary permission to remain in the State on Stamp 4 conditions for twelve months. Queries in relation to the status of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (24 Jan 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: Citizenship Applications (24 Jan 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that correspondence issued to the person referred to by the Deputy on two occasions requesting certain information in relation to her application for a certificate of naturalisation. As this information was not received the application was deemed ineligible and the applicant was informed of this in a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (24 Jan 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that an application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to by the Deputy was deemed ineligible for reasons provided to the person concerned in a letter issued on 21 April 2016. It is open to any individual to lodge an application for citizenship if and when they are in a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Leave to Remain (24 Jan 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 30 September, 2015, and the position is still the same as was set out in my reply to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Expenditure (24 Jan 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: The additional €25 million in exchequer funding has been allocated directly to the Garda Vote to meet the costs of the Labour Court recommendation. This has led to an overall increase in the Justice Group (consisting of eight Votes) expenditure ceiling for 2017 compared with Budget Day. The remaining cost of circa €25 million represents less than 1% of the total budget for...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Staff Data (24 Jan 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 120 and 121 together. The information sought by the Deputy is set out in the table. Grade No. Salary (gross per annum) Secretary General 1 €176,350 Assistant Secretary and equivalent 16 €115,201 (2) €119,572 (4) €125,761 (1) €129,295 (1) €130,706 (1), €136,496 (3) €141,638 (2)...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid Service (24 Jan 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: Regulation No. 4 of Statutory Instrument No. 12 of 1965, the Criminal Justice (Legal Aid) Regulations 1965 provides that each County Registrar shall compile a list of solicitors willing to act for legally aided persons in their county. In a recent audit of the Criminal Legal Aid Scheme conducted by my Department’s Internal Audit Unit a recommendation was made that it would be...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Advice (24 Jan 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Garda Station Legal Advice Scheme commenced on the 14 February 2001 and it has been administered by the Legal Aid Board since 1 October 2011, the Board having taken over this role from my Department. It provides free legal advice to persons whose means are insufficient to enable them to pay for consultation while detained in Garda Stations under the provisions of – - Section 30 of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Staff (24 Jan 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I wish to inform the Deputy that the 22 District Court Judges referred to in the answer to parliamentary question number 128 of 22 November 2016 are all permanently assigned to their respective Districts. Permanent and temporary assignments in the District Court are provided for under Schedule 6 of the Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Act 1961, as amended.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service Data (24 Jan 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I have requested the information sought by the Deputy and I will contact him directly when the information is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Commissioner of Valuation (24 Jan 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: Under the provisions of the Valuation Acts, 2001 to 2015, the Commissioner of Valuation is independent in the exercise of his functions, and is responsible for the management and operations of the Valuation Office. As Minister for Justice and Equality, I have no function in relation to operational decisions of the Office. I am informed by the Commissioner of Valuation that the current...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (24 Jan 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: This Government is committed to ensuring visible, effective and responsive policing throughout the country in order to strengthen community engagement, provide reassurance to citizens and prevent crime. To make this a reality for all, the Government has in place a plan to achieve an overall Garda workforce of 21,000 personnel by 2021 comprising 15,000 Garda members, 2,000 Reserve members and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (24 Jan 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 As Minister, I 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: Protected Disclosures (24 Jan 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I assume that the Deputy is referring to the review which I asked Mr Justice Iarfhlaith O’Neill to undertake relating to two protected disclosures which I received from members of An Garda Síochána in early October last year. Mr Justice O’Neill was asked to review the allegations of wrongdoing contained in the disclosures, to make any inquiries with persons or...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Staff Data (24 Jan 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: Further to the question posed by the Deputy I assume that the reference to Davis Street, Tipperary Town relates to the Private Security Authority, an independent regulatory body under the remit of my Department, with responsibility for regulating and licensing the private security industry in the State. The Private Security Authority decentralised to Tipperary town in October 2004 when a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (24 Jan 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 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 including crime...

Questions on Promised Legislation (19 Jan 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Taoiseach informed the Deputy earlier in the week, the heads of the Bill to which he refers are being prepared. I am sure they will be brought to Cabinet as soon as they have been completed. The Bill will be drafted as soon as possible.

Questions on Promised Legislation (19 Jan 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: We are awaiting pre-legislative scrutiny by the Joint Committee on Justice and Equality. As soon as that has been done, we can move forward with the Bill.

Questions on Promised Legislation (19 Jan 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I expect the relevant legislation, which is a priority, will be in the Dáil shortly.