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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Procedures (15 Oct 2013)

Alan Shatter: As the Deputy is aware, the Courts Service has put in place arrangements to ensure that summonses issued since May 2012 include wording to advise persons charged with an offence under the Road Traffic Acts to bring their driving licence together with a photocopy of the licence when they are attending court. The conduct of any case before a court is a matter for the presiding judge. I am...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Numbers (15 Oct 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Deputy may wish to note that not all non-EEA nationals are required to be in possession of a visa in order to travel to Ireland for work or study. Many thousands of persons from countries such as the United States of America and Brazil currently working or studying in the State fall into this category. In relation to visa required non-EEA nationals, I am advised by the Irish...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: EU Directives (15 Oct 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the right of access to a lawyer in criminal proceedings and in European arrest warrant proceedings, and on the right to have a third party informed upon deprivation of liberty and to communicate with third persons and with consular authorities while deprived of liberty was formally adopted on 7 October 2013 by the Council of the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Accommodation Provision (15 Oct 2013)

Alan Shatter: In July 2012 the Government announced an infrastructure stimulus package which includes seven courthouse projects in Drogheda, Wexford, Mullingar, Waterford, Limerick, Cork and Letterkenny. As the Deputy is aware, under the provisions of the Courts Service Act 1998, management of the courts, including the provision of accommodation for court sittings, is the responsibility of the Courts...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (15 Oct 2013)

Alan Shatter: The person concerned was granted temporary permission to remain in the State on 3 January, 2001 under the arrangements then applicable to the non-EEA national parents of Irish born children born in the State before 1 January, 2005. This permission was renewed on a regular basis up until 4 October, 2013. The person concerned sought to have his permission renewed for a further period by the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (15 Oct 2013)

Alan Shatter: The person concerned, through her legal representative, has made a request to have her personal details amended on Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) records to match those detailed on her national passport. This request is under consideration at present. Once the consideration of this request has been completed, and a decision arrived at, this decision will be conveyed in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (15 Oct 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that a valid application for a certificate of naturalisation has been received from the person 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 State but also...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (15 Oct 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am advised that an application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to by the Deputy was received in the Citizenship Division of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department and I decided to refuse the application. The person concerned was informed of this and the reasons for it in a letter issued on 17th September, 2013. It is open to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders Issues (15 Oct 2013)

Alan Shatter: 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 Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), the person concerned was notified, by letter dated 15th February, 2012, that the Minister proposed to make a Deportation Order in respect of him. He was given the options, to be exercised within 15...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (15 Oct 2013)

Alan Shatter: I have been advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person mentioned by the Deputy registered with the Garda National Immigration Bureau on student conditions on 22 June 2010. There is no record of his presence in the State prior to that date. This person's permission expired on 14 November 2012. It would appear, therefore, that the person...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders Issues (15 Oct 2013)

Alan Shatter: I have outlined details in relation to the person concerned to the Deputy in previous Parliamentary Questions. The situation remains unchanged. The person concerned is the subject of a Deportation Order and one of the stipulations of the Order is that the person must present to the Garda National Immigration Bureau. To date he has not presented. Queries in relation to the status of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders Issues (15 Oct 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person referred to is the subject of a Deportation Order and therefore has no right to residency/naturalisation in the State. The Deportation Order was made following a comprehensive and thorough examination of his asylum claim and of his application to remain temporarily in the State. Queries...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders Issues (15 Oct 2013)

Alan Shatter: 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 Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), the person concerned was notified, by letter dated 26th May, 2010, that the then Minister proposed to make a Deportation Order in respect of him. He was given the options, to be exercised within 15...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (15 Oct 2013)

Alan Shatter: I have been advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the application for the person mentioned by the Deputy has been granted and the passport has been returned to the applicant. Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to INIS by e-mail using the Oireachtas Mail facility which has been specifically...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (15 Oct 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that applications for a certificate of naturalisation have been received from the persons referred to by the Deputy and their daughter. The applications are being processed with a view to establishing whether the applicants meet the statutory conditions for the granting of naturalisation, such as good...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (15 Oct 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person referred to by the Deputy has a current permission to reside until March 2015. An application for a certificate of naturalisation has also been received from the person concerned. The application is being processed with a view to establishing whether the applicant meets the statutory...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (15 Oct 2013)

Alan Shatter: The person concerned is a failed asylum applicant. Arising from the refusal of her asylum application, and in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), the person concerned was notified, by letter dated 30th July, 2009, that the then Minister proposed to make a Deportation Order in respect of her. She was given the options, to be exercised within...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders Re-examination (15 Oct 2013)

Alan Shatter: Following a routine review of the case of the person concerned, the Deportation Order made in respect of him has been revoked. This position has been communicated to the person concerned. In conjunction with that revocation decision, the person concerned has been granted permission to remain in the State for a three year period. Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Transfers (15 Oct 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am to inform the Deputy that as of Friday 11th October, 2013, there has been no application received from the individual referred to in this question regarding his transfer under the Transfer of Sentenced Persons Act 1995 and 1997, to serve his sentence in this jurisdiction.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Releases (15 Oct 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am to inform the Deputy that it is not intended to provide the prisoner with early release on humanitarian grounds. The prisoner referred to in this question is currently under review by the Parole Board. The report received from the Board in March 2013, recommended that his case be reviewed in March 2015.