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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Staff Redeployment (13 Dec 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will be aware, the decentralisation programme was initiated in 2003 and a number of areas of my Department were regionalised as part of that programme. None of these units have since been recentralised in their entirety back to Dublin. In November 2014, the Equality Authority merged with the Irish Human Rights Commission to form the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Remuneration (8 Dec 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I welcome the decision by Garda Representative Association and Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors members to accept the independent recommendation of the Labour Court which sought to address the concerns that have been articulated in relation to their pay and conditions, the pay and conditions of new recruits, and their access to the statutory dispute resolution bodies. The...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (8 Dec 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the distribution of resources, including personnel, and I, as Minister, have no direct role in the matter. An Garda Síochána maintains close liaison with other law enforcement agencies internationally and the work of Garda liaison officers who are permanently based in other jurisdictions and in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Fines Data (8 Dec 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: Since the commencement of the Fines (Payment and Recovery) 2014 Act on 11 January 2016, where fines remain unpaid by the due date, the fined persons must be notified to return to court to enable the Judge to impose whatever sanction the court considers appropriate in default of payment. The options available to the Judge are as follows: attachment of earnings; recovery order; community...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (8 Dec 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that applications referred to by the Deputy were only received on 2nd November 2016 and that INIS are currently awaiting a response to their request for various documents required: the onus remains on these applicants to actively engage with INIS. The Deputy may wish to note that queries in relation to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (8 Dec 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the spouse of the first person mentioned entered the State on 10th February 2007 and never registered after being landed at the port of entry and that the first person mentioned by the Deputy was only ever registered for short periods of time in the State. I wish to advise the Deputy that the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (8 Dec 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I should inform the Deputy that the person in question has recently renewed his or her residency status and is fully aware of his or her position. There is no record of an application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to by the Deputy. It is open to any individual to lodge an application for citizenship if and when they are in a position to meet the statutory...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (8 Dec 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the application referred to was received by the Visa Office in Dublin on 18 January, 2016. Whilst the application has undergone an initial examination, it is currently awaiting a further more detailed examination. Should all documentation be in order and no further information is required, a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders Re-examination (8 Dec 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the persons concerned are a husband and wife who are the subject of deportation orders made on 11th March, 2005. Both persons were deported from the State some years ago; however, according to information received from their legal representatives, they returned to this State the year after they were...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (8 Dec 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The position remains unchanged since I replied to Parliamentary Question No. 80 on 16 November, 2016. I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the application referred to was received in the Irish Visa Office in New Delhi on 28 October, 2016. The applicant was asked to supply additional documentation to support the application, and a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (8 Dec 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: If the person whose details were supplied has made an application for asylum or subsidiary protection in the State, the Deputy will be aware that it is not the practice to comment on such applications until they have fully completed the protection process. This is in accordance with Section 19(1) of the Refugee Act 1996 (as amended) which provides for the protection of the identity of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Work Permits Applications (8 Dec 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person in question is present in the State with their siblings and mother as a dependent of their non-EEA national father, who is the holder of a Green Card. I am informed by INIS that the correct Stamp for this person is a Stamp 3, which is the Stamp they currently hold as a dependent. As such...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (8 Dec 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that a copy of the letter issued on 9 November 2016 requesting documentation has re-issued to the person referred to by the Deputy. The Deputy may wish to note that queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to INIS by e-mail using the Oireachtas Mail facility...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Accommodation Refurbishment (8 Dec 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will be 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 Service which is independent in exercising its functions. However, in order to be of assistance to the Deputy, I have had enquiries made and the Courts Service has informed me that...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Coroners Service (8 Dec 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy is aware, Coroners are quasi-judicial office holders who are independent in their functions. Neither I nor my Department has any role in relation to the scheduling or holding of inquests. However, I understand that the Donegal Coroner, Dr. Denis McCauley, routinely uses four different venues to hold inquests in Co. Donegal. In respect of residents of Inishowen Dr. McCauley...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service Administration (8 Dec 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy is aware, under the provisions of the Courts Service Act 1998, management of the courts is the responsibility of the Courts Service which is independent in exercising its functions, which include the provision of information on the courts system. However, in order to be of assistance to the Deputy, I have had enquiries made and the Courts Service has informed me that the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (8 Dec 2016)

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: Visa Applications (8 Dec 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the application referred to has been approved, and the sponsor in Ireland has been advised to contact the Irish Honorary Consulate in Karachi to arrange issuance. The Deputy may wish to note that queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to INIS by e-mail...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders Re-examination (8 Dec 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned is the subject of a deportation order made on 4th May, 2010. Representations were received from the persons concerned requesting that the Deportation Orders be revoked, pursuant to the provisions of Section 3 (11) of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended). Following the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (8 Dec 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person referred to by the Deputy arrived in the State on 27 November, 2011 and their most recent permission to remain in the State, on the basis of student conditions, expired on 16 September, 2016. I am further informed that INIS has no record of a separate application for permission to...