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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Certificates (29 Nov 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 86 and 92 together. I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to by the Deputy is currently being processed. The records show that the applicant was requested, in January 2014, to submit certain documentation in relation to his...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Accommodation Provision (29 Nov 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 the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Accommodation Refurbishment (29 Nov 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: Garda Station Refurbishment (29 Nov 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Deputy will appreciate that the programme of replacement and refurbishment of Garda accommodation is progressed by the Garda authorities working in close cooperation with the Office of Public Works, which has responsibility for the provision and maintenance of Garda accommodation. This includes identifying and progressing any necessary remedial or refurbishment works required at...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (29 Nov 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Central Statistics Office (CSO), as the national statistical agency, is responsible for the compilation and publication of the official recorded crime statistics, and the CSO has established a dedicated unit for this purpose. I have asked the CSO to forward the available statistics in relation to the information requested directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (29 Nov 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The mandatory sentence for murder is life imprisonment, as provided by section 2 of the Criminal Justice Act 1990. A sentence of life imprisonment means that the prisoner is subject to that sentence for the rest of his or her life. Such a prisoner has no right to be released early at any stage. If granted temporary release, the prisoner remains subject to the life sentence and can be...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Information (29 Nov 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: Section 18 of the Official Secrets Act 1963 has been repealed by section 14 of the Interception of Postal Packets and Telecommunications Messages (Regulation) Act 1993.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Staff Data (29 Nov 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 94 to 97, inclusive, together. The table outlines the number of staff currently seconded to other Departments or agencies of the Civil Service from my Department who have taken up those secondments since 2010. It does not encompass the staff who moved on a temporary basis to the Irish Permanent representation in Brussels during the Irish Presidency of the EU...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (29 Nov 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: Garda Reports (29 Nov 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 99 to 101, inclusive, together. As the Deputy will be aware, allegations regarding an undercover police officer in this jurisdiction were first made public in 2011. A report was sought from the Garda Commissioner on the matter at that time and that report was provided to my predecessor in March 2011. The report noted that no evidence had been established...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Workplace Deaths (29 Nov 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy may be aware, my Department publishes annual statistics on the number of deaths reported to each Coroner, the number of post mortem examinations ordered by each Coroner and the number of inquests held by each Coroner. These statistics are published on www.coroners.ie. Figures on the number of workplace deaths reported to Coroners are not held by my Department.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Property Issues (29 Nov 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I wish to inform the Deputy that the Government has no intention, at present, to establish a property court to deal with all property matters. As the Deputy will be aware, the preparation of the Mortgages Special Court Bill/Courts (Mortgage Arrears) Bill is under way. My Department is in consultation with the Office of the Attorney General, having regard to the constitutional and legal...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (29 Nov 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: This Government is committed to ensuring a strong and visible police presence throughout the country in order to maintain and strengthen community engagement, provide reassurance to citizens and deter crime. To make this a reality for all, the Government has in place a plan to achieve an overall Garda workforce of 21,000 personnel by 2021 comprising 15,000 Garda members, 2,000 Reserve...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting of Personnel (29 Nov 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: Employment vetting is carried out by An Garda Síochána through the Garda Vetting Bureau in accordance with, inter alia, the provisions of the National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Acts 2012 to 2016 which sets out the procedures for vetting disclosures. Section 14A of the Act makes provisions in respect of circumstances in which certain convictions are not...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Electronic Tagging (29 Nov 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Programme for Government undertakes to introduce and fast-track legislation providing for stricter bail terms for repeat serious offenders which includes the introduction of electronic tagging. In line with these commitments, the new Bail (Amendment) Bill, which will be published in the coming weeks, will contain streamlined provisions for the electronic monitoring of persons on bail to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Civilian Staff Recruitment (29 Nov 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: This Government is committed to ensuring a strong and visible police presence throughout the country in order to maintain and strengthen community engagement, provide reassurance to citizens and deter crime. To make this a reality for all, the Government has in place a plan to achieve an overall Garda workforce of 21,000 personnel by 2021 comprising 15,000 Garda members, 2,000 Reserve...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Funding (29 Nov 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The information requested by the Deputy is provided in the table. Year Project Name Location Funding Amount (€) 2014 North East Domestic Violence Perpetrator Intervention Programme North East (Louth Meath) 22,682 2014 Local Awareness Raising Activities Drogheda Women's Refuge 1,000 2014 Local Awareness Raising Activities Rape Crisis North East 4,000 2014 Counselling to Victims of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Funding (29 Nov 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: My Department has not received any applications for funding from Louth County Council in the years referred to by the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Funding (29 Nov 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I can inform the Deputy that my Department has not yet finalised any funding for projects in County Louth for 2017.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Funding (29 Nov 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The information requested by the Deputy is provided in the table. Year Project Name Location Funding Amount (€) 2014 Amen - Awareness Raising Activities Co Meath 15,000 2014 Amen- Court accompaniment to male victims of crime Navan 10,000 2014 Court accompaniment for female victims of domestic violence Meath Women's Refuge 26,000 2014 Meath Traveller Interagency Group Meath 2,000...