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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (24 Oct 2013)

Alan Shatter: Officials in the Citizenship Division of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) inform me that there is no record of an application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to in the Deputy's question. Section 15 of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956, as amended, provides that the Minister may, in his absolute discretion, grant an application...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (24 Oct 2013)

Alan Shatter: The visa application referred to by the Deputy has been created online but the supporting documents have not, to date, been lodged with the Embassy, which is necessary in order to have it processed. Once lodged, a Visa Officer will assess the application and supporting documents and make a determination about this case. Each visa application is considered on its individual merits, the onus...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification Applications (24 Oct 2013)

Alan Shatter: I refer the Deputy to my previous answers to PQs No. 437 of 25 June, 2013 and 154 of 19 September 2013 and 258 of 15 October 2013. I can confirm that officials from the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service of my Department have reviewed this matter and it appears there are a number of discrepancies between the information provided in the details supplied by the Deputy and the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (24 Oct 2013)

Alan Shatter: The decision referred to by the Deputy was the subject of an appeal and subsequent recommendation by the appellate body which upheld the original decision. Therefore the question of a further review as suggested by the Deputy does not arise.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid Eligibility (24 Oct 2013)

Alan Shatter: I wish to inform the Deputy that the detailed information requested is available on my Department's website at .

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Expenditure (24 Oct 2013)

Alan Shatter: The further expenditure adjustment for my Departments Vote - Vote 24 Justice and Equality - in 2014 will be almost €15.9 million. The full year impact of the expenditure measures will be in the region of €19.6 million with a proportion of the adjustment already reflected in the Revised Estimates for 2013. There are other smaller technical adjustments to reflect transfer of...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Medals (24 Oct 2013)

Alan Shatter: The position is that my Department receives requests from time to time for the replacement of lost, stolen or destroyed medals awarded to veterans of the 1916 Rising and the War of Independence. In relation to such requests, it has been settled policy for many years that replacement medals were issued on a once-off only basis on receipt of a bona-fide request from the veteran to whom the...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Expenditure (24 Oct 2013)

Alan Shatter: As part of the Comprehensive Review of Expenditure (CRE) process, my Department engaged in a systematic examination of all elements of Defence expenditure. Following engagement with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, the ceilings for expenditure within the Defence Sector were set out for the 2012-2014 period. These ceilings were based on a rigorous assessment of pay, non-pay...

Seanad: Asylum Support Services: Motion (23 Oct 2013)

Alan Shatter: As I said earlier, I welcome this debate and the opportunity to respond to the points raised by Senators, and to speak, if I can, more generally about the subject in order to assist Members gain a fuller understanding of all the issues involved. At the outset, as Members will be aware, I have on several occasions in this House and in the other House responded to many, if not all, of the...

Seanad: Asylum Support Services: Motion (23 Oct 2013)

Alan Shatter: Could we have some realism in this discussion? We must provide properly for those who are genuinely seeking political asylum, coming from some parts of this world where people are treated appallingly. However, let us not fall into the trap of believing that everyone who claims asylum is always, in all circumstances, telling the truth. Sadly, they are not. The system of direct provision...

Seanad: Asylum Support Services: Motion (23 Oct 2013)

Alan Shatter: I thank the Senators who proposed the motion and all of those who have spoken on an issue of great importance in which I have had great personal interest for a considerable time. This important debate coincides with some events which have taken place over the past 48 hours in the State, which are not directly related to the direct provision issue but are related to the welfare of children. I...

Seanad: Asylum Support Services: Motion (23 Oct 2013)

Alan Shatter: It is important that events which take place off this island in other states are not automatically assumed to be replicated in this State or in other states throughout Europe to the detriment of any particular group or minority being singled out. I am not suggesting this in any way was a motivation of the members of An Garda Síochána who in good faith acted in a manner they deemed...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (23 Oct 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the information requested is not available in the format requested by the Deputy and that it would require a disproportionate expenditure of Garda time and resources to compile it.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Penalty Points System (23 Oct 2013)

Alan Shatter: The court poor box is a non-statutory system used mostly by the District Courts to impose a financial charge on a defendant to be used for a charitable purpose, usually instead of imposing a criminal conviction. Payments made to the court poor box are accounted for by the court office concerned and the accounting procedures are subject to audit by the Comptroller and Auditor General....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Penalty Points System (23 Oct 2013)

Alan Shatter: Work is at an advanced stage in my Department on the General Scheme of a Bill to replace the Probation of Offenders Act 1907 with modern provisions dealing with community sanctions, such as probation orders, and the role of the Probation Service in the criminal justice system. The Court Poor Box is also being examined in this context with a view to bringing forward proposals for a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (23 Oct 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Garda authorities that Operation Spire began on 27 May 2013 and will remain in place until the end of 2013 when it will be reviewed and evaluated. Operation Spire provides for a high visibility policing presence specifically on O'Connell Street at critical times to address anti-social behaviour, drug dealing and related crime. The area is patrolled by uniform patrols...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (23 Oct 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Garda Commissioner is responsible for the detailed allocation of resources, including personnel, throughout the organisation and I have no function in the matter. This allocation of resources is constantly monitored in the context of demographics, crime trends, policing needs and other operational strategies in place on a District, Divisional and Regional level to ensure optimum use is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (23 Oct 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Garda Commissioner is the Accounting Officer for the Garda Vote. In that context, I am informed by the Garda authorities that while some additional costs have been incurred in respect of events linked to Arthur's Day the Garda operations involved were relatively small in scale. I also understand that arrangements have been made for the recoupment of relevant costs in 2013. At this...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (23 Oct 2013)

Alan Shatter: The maximum recruitment age at which candidates may apply to join the Garda Síochána as a full time member is set by regulation at not more than 35 years and the question of appealing that upper age limit does not arise. The current maximum age applies without discrimination to everyone, including members of the Garda Reserve. This upper age limit of 35 was set having regard to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting of Personnel (23 Oct 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Garda Central Vetting Unit (GCVU) provides Garda Vetting Disclosures to organisations registered with it for that purpose. There are currently in the region of 20,000 such organisations. While it is part of current vetting procedures that any applicant must have an address in Ireland, the GCVU does not place any other restriction on the making of applications by registered organisations...