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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (1 Dec 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that, in response to a notification pursuant to the provisions of Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), written representations have been submitted on behalf of the persons concerned. These representations, together with all other information and documentation on file, will be fully...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Student Visas Eligibility (1 Dec 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person mentioned by the Deputy entered the State on 31 May 2016 and is registered as a Student in an English language school until 04 July 2017. I wish to draw the Deputy's attention to the document 'Guidelines for non-EEA national students registered in the State' which is available on the INIS...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (1 Dec 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that, in response to a notification pursuant to the provisions of Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), the person concerned has not submitted written representations to date. The position in the State of the person concerned will now be decided by reference to the provisions of Section...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders Re-examination (1 Dec 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that, in response to a notification pursuant to the provisions of Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), dated 22 August, 2016, the person concerned has submitted written representations. These representations, together with all other information and documentation on file, will be fully...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (1 Dec 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned was refused a residence card under the provisions of the European Communities (Free Movement of Persons) Regulations 2006 and 2008 (the "Regulations") on 13 June, 2015. Following consideration of all circumstances particular to the case, it was decided to grant permission to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Student Visas Applications (1 Dec 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned entered the State on 1 November 2014 and was registered on Stamp 2 student permission conditions on 5 December 2014. It is noted that the person concerned has permission to remain in the State until 5 December 2016 on such conditions. I wish to advise the Deputy, however,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (1 Dec 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the first named person concerned has permission to remain in the State until 18 October, 2017. This decision was conveyed to them by letter dated 20 October, 2014. In relation to the case of the second named person concerned, the position is that, if an application for asylum or subsidiary...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (1 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 is advised 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 protection...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (1 Dec 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I have been informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned entered the State on 4 May 2009 and was registered as a student on Stamp 2 conditions between 20 May 2009 and 30 September 2013. It is noted that the person concerned has not had permission to remain in the State since that date. On 17 August 2015, the person...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (1 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 20 June 2002, following the refusal of the asylum claim made by the person concerned and the detailed consideration of their case under Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended). That Order remains valid and in place....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (1 Dec 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned was granted permission to remain in the State, on a stamp 4 basis, on 6 July, 1999. This permission was subsequently renewed with the latest permission granted up to 26 November, 2016. To obtain a certificate of registration, they must present at their local immigration office....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Refugee Resettlement Programme (1 Dec 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I can confirm that my Department is working with a number of Departments on all matters arising from the commitments agreed in the recent Dáil motion. Both the French and British authorities and relevant NGOs have been contacted and information is awaited from NGOs in respect of children identified as wishing to relocate to Ireland. It is essential, if Ireland is identified as a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (1 Dec 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am informed by the Garda Commissioner that the information requested by the Deputy is not readily available and would require a disproportionate amount of Garda time and resources to compile.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Data (1 Dec 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am informed by the Irish Prison Service that the number of mobile phones confiscated in Irish Prisons for the past five years and to date in 2016 is set out in the following table. Year Number of phones 2011 1368 2012 1150 2013 805 2014 728 2015 626 **2016 525 **2016 figures are up to 23/10/2016 I wish to advise the Deputy that possession of a mobile phone in prison is a criminal...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Powers (1 Dec 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The law on begging is set out in the Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act 2011. The Act defines begging as requesting or soliciting money or goods other than in accordance with a licence, permit or authorisation. Section 2 of the Act provides that it is an offence while begging in any place to harass, intimidate, assault or threaten any other person or persons, or obstruct the passage of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Inquiries (1 Dec 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The five inquiries to which the Deputy refers are to be established following my acceptance of recommendations by the panel of the Independent Review Mechanism. Officials in my Department have consulted with the Office of the Attorney General with regard to matters concerning the establishment of these inquiries and their terms of reference. Draft terms of reference have been prepared....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Tribunals of Inquiry Expenditure (1 Dec 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I wish to inform the Deputy that it has not been possible to provide the information required in the time available. The information will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as it is to hand.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Business of Select Committee (30 Nov 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I thank the Chairman for giving me an opportunity to make some comments. The points I have to make might assist the committee in its consideration of this matter. I remind Deputies O'Callaghan and Jack Chambers, in particular, that new politics works both ways. As Deputy O'Callaghan mentioned on Second Stage, the confidence and supply arrangement provides for a ten-week period for bringing...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Business of Select Committee (30 Nov 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: That is fine.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Business of Select Committee (30 Nov 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: Of course.