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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence Policy (24 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: Ireland supports, in principle, the aims and terms of the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence. The provisions of the convention and the legislative and administrative arrangements that would be necessary to allow signature and ratification of the convention by Ireland are being examined in conjunction with the government...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Human Trafficking (24 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: Over the past number of years strong legislative, administrative and operational measures have been put in place to combat and prevent trafficking in human beings. The Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) Act 2008, with penalties of up to life imprisonment for human trafficking, has greatly strengthened the law in this area. An Amendment to the 2008 Act was enacted on 9 July 2013 the purpose of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Procedures (24 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: I have no role in the investigation, prosecution or trial of alleged offences. This is a long standing principle of our system of justice. The role of An Garda Síochána is to investigate alleged offences, to gather whatever evidence may be available and to submit a report to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP). The question of whether or not a particular person should be...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (24 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: It is not clear from the Deputy's question what he perceives to be weaknesses in the law in respect of serious crime. I can, however, assure him that operational measures to tackle serious and organised crime are underpinned by a comprehensive framework of criminal law measures. Where there is an identified requirement for additional legislative provisions to further enhance existing...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Recruitment (24 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: There are no specific measures taken in order to recruit Medical Officer Doctors from outside Ireland. However, advertisement of Medical Officer Doctor vacancies are placed on the Defence Forces website which is available internationally. A competition for the appointment of doctors to the Defence Forces Medical Corps remains open with applications being accepted on an ongoing basis. As...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (19 Sep 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. The application is being processed with a view to establishing whether the applicant meets the statutory conditions for the granting of naturalisation, such as good character and lawful residence,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (19 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: The person concerned arrived in the State on 19 June 2008 and made an application for asylum. The Refugee Applications Commissioner refused her a declaration of refugee status by letter dated 30 December 2008. This decision was subsequently upheld by the Refugee Appeals Tribunal and this was notified to her on 29 June 2010. On 10 August 2010 she was informed that it was proposed to make a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (19 Sep 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 14th May, 2009, 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: Deportation Orders Data (19 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that in 2010, 2 asylum seekers were deported to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), 5 were deported in 2011, 1 in 2012 and 10 were deported in 2013 to date. As outlined in my detailed response to Parliamentary Question Number 223 on 4th July, on 16th June last the 10 failed asylum seekers were...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (19 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that a valid application for a certificate of naturalisation was received from the person referred to by the Deputy. I can inform the Deputy that the application has entered the final stage of processing and I intend to grant citizenship. A letter has issued to the person referred to by the Deputy asking her to submit...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (19 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: I can inform the Deputy that the application has entered the final stage of processing and I intend to grant citizenship. A letter has issued to the person referred to by the Deputy asking her to submit the prescribed fee and other documents. When the fee and documentation has been received, the person concerned will be invited in due course to attend a citizenship ceremony, at which she will...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (19 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: Before recruitment can commence, there are a number of procedural issues that need to be finalised prior to the formal commencement of the process which I expect to get underway in the coming weeks, with the first students entering the Garda College in Templemore, Co Tipperary in mid-2014. The competition will be run by the Public Appointments Service on behalf of the Garda Commissioner. An...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (19 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the person referred to by the Deputy currently has permission to remain in the State until 15 May, 2014. In addition, a valid application for a certificate of naturalisation has been received from the person referred to by the Deputy. The person concerned was requested to provide further information and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Eligibility Criteria (19 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: The person concerned has been granted permission to remain in the State for the period to 7 June, 2016. This decision was conveyed in writing to the person concerned by letter dated 7 June, 2013. 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 this...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (19 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: I refer the Deputy my answer to Dail Question no. 220 of 16 May 2013, in relation to the same person. I have been informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person referred to by the Deputy, currently has permission to remain on Stamp 2 conditions until 09 November 2013. The person does not have an application pending with my Department....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (19 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: The person concerned has had her permission to remain in the State renewed for a further three year period, to 20 July 2016. This decision was conveyed in writing to the person concerned by letter dated 15 August, 2013. I am advised that, to date, no application for a Certificate of Naturalisation has been received from the person concerned. Queries in relation to the status of individual...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (19 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: The person concerned had a Deportation Order made against him, on 27 March, 2012, following the refusal of his asylum application and the subsequent consideration of his case under Section 3(6) of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended). The person concerned lodged judicial review proceedings in the High Court, challenging the decision to make a Deportation Order against him. These proceedings...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (19 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: I refer the Deputy to my detailed Reply to his recent Parliamentary Question, PQ No. 1018 of yesterday Wednesday, 18th September, 2013: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 29th...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (19 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: The person concerned has been granted permission to remain in the State for the period to 25th April, 2014. This decision was conveyed in writing to the person concerned by letter dated 18th December, 2012. It will be open to the person concerned to apply to the Citizenship Division of my Department for a Certificate of Naturalisation when he is in a position to meet the lawful residency...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (19 Sep 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 28th April, 2010, that the then Minister proposed to make a Deportation Order in respect of her. She was given the options, to be exercised within...