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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (17 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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (17 Jan 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I would like to thank the Deputy for raising this important issue. I am deeply conscious of the serious issue of road safety and mindful of the increase in 2016 of road traffic fatalities. I am also mindful of the traumatic impact of road traffic collisions on those directly affected and their families, as well as the impact of dangerous driving more generally on the quality of life of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (17 Jan 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 181 to 183, inclusive, together. I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the retrieval and compilation of the information requested by the Deputy for the period 2005 to 2009 would necessitate a disproportionate use of time and resources which could not be justified in circumstances where the priority is to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (17 Jan 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I would emphasise for the Deputy that the main security threat in the State is from the so-called 'dissident' republican paramilitary groups who continue to be a priority counter-terrorism focus for An Garda Síochána. The Garda authorities will continue to target those involved and to work closely with their counterparts in Northern Ireland in combatting these groups. The...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (17 Jan 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: A deportation order was signed in respect of the person concerned on 2 September 2016. Judicial Review proceedings were issued on 21 November 2016 seeking to quash the deportation order and accordingly, as the matter issub judice, I do not propose to comment further. The Deputy may wish to note that queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Law Reform Commission Recommendations (17 Jan 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: As reflected by the Deputy's Question, the issue of multi-party litigation was the subject of a Report and recommendations by the Law Reform Commission in 2005 (LRC 76-2005). The Report was not carried forward by the Government of the day. The implementation of the Report at this remove, and the introduction of any legislation to enable the type of collective legal action envisaged would...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification Applications (17 Jan 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the visa application referred to was refused by the Visa Office in Abuja on 24 November, 2016. This decision was communicated to the applicant who was advised that an appeal could be submitted up to two months following the visa refusal. No appeal has been submitted as yet. If an appeal is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Eligibility (17 Jan 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am informed 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 parentage of an Irish citizen child on 30 September, 2015. This office has been in contact with the applicant on numerous occasions seeking further information and clarification. The application will be...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Child Abduction (17 Jan 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Deputy will appreciate that other Government Departments and agencies, such as the Department of Children and Youth Affairs and Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, may have a responsibility in this area, depending on the circumstances of a given case. Insofar as my own remit is concerned, the International Child Abduction Unit is the Central Authority within the Department of Justice and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Reserve (17 Jan 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Garda Reserve was established in accordance with the Garda Síochána Act 2005 to enhance the links between An Garda Síochána and local communities and consists of voluntary unpaid members, drawn from the community, to support the work of An Garda Síochána. The Reserve perform policing duties as determined by the Garda Commissioner, while accompanied by full...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (17 Jan 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned was refused an application for a residence card, under the provisions of the European Communities (Free Movement of Persons) Regulations 2015 on 2 July, 2016. I am further informed that a request for a review of that decision was received on 8 July, 2016 and it is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Company Law (17 Jan 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: The position is that the Companies Act 2014, which falls primarily within the area of responsibility of the Minister and Department for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation and which entered into force on 1 June 2015, has updated and codified company law in this jurisdiction. This Act continues to provide a range of possible remedies for debenture holders and lending institutions in the event of a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations (17 Jan 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will appreciate, the Office of Public Works has primary responsibility for the provision and maintenance of Garda accommodation and, as Minister, I have no direct role in relation to these matters. As I informed the Deputy in response to Parliamentary Question No. 129 of 29 November 2016, a site has been identified for the proposed new Garda Station and I understand that...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (17 Jan 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I would like to thank the Deputy for raising this important issue. I am deeply conscious of the serious issue of road safety and mindful of the increase in 2016 of road traffic fatalities. I am also mindful of the traumatic impact of road traffic collisions on those directly affected and their families, as well as the impact of dangerous driving more generally on the quality of life of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Eligibility (17 Jan 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that a person refused permission to enter the State is required to be given a written notice which sets out the grounds under section 4(3) of the Immigration Act 2004 on which the refusal decision was made. There is no record of the person concerned having been refused permission to enter the State on...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Operations (17 Jan 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy is aware, section 42 of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Act 2014 outlines a positive duty on public bodies to have regard to the need to eliminate discrimination, promote equality and protect the human rights of staff and the persons to whom services are provided. It also requires public bodies to carry out an assessment of the human rights and equality issues...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (17 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 I, as Minister, 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: Garda Retirements (17 Jan 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: Retirement of members of An Garda Síochána is governed by statutory provisions which set the mandatory retirement age for all members at 60 years of age. Members of An Garda Síochána who joined the organisation prior to 1 April 2004 may retire on full pension once they have served for at least 30 years and they have reached 50 years of age. Members of An Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (17 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 I, as Minister, 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: Garda Stations (17 Jan 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will be aware, the Office of Public Works has primary responsibility for the provision and maintenance of Garda accommodation and works closely with the Garda authorities in this regard and I, as Minister, have no role in these matters. The Deputy will recall the Garda Building and Refurbishment Programme 2016-2021 includes the development of a new Regional/Divisional...