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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (10 Nov 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 11th March 2005 following a comprehensive and thorough examination of their asylum claim and a detailed examination of the representations they submitted for consideration under Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended). ...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (10 Nov 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned is the subject of a Deportation Order signed on 03 February 2010. This Order requires the person concerned to remove themselves from the State and remain outside the State. The enforcement of the Deportation Order is a matter for the Garda National Immigration Bureau. ...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (10 Nov 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned has, to date, not made an application for residency based on being the dependent of an Irish citizen. If she wishes to make such application she may do so by writing to the Family Dependent Unit, Residence Division Unit 5, PO Box 12695, Dublin 2. The Family Dependent Unit will...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Properties (10 Nov 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: There is no record of the property in question having ever been owned by my Department and so there are no plans to use it in relation to former prisoners.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (10 Nov 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the distribution of resources, including Garda Reserves, 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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Legislation (9 Nov 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Deputy is already aware that I have informed the Taoiseach as to the current position in my response to the Deputy's parliamentary question number 74 of 2 November 2016. An Garda Síochána’s Modernisation and Renewal Programme 2016-2021 sets out key strategic objectives for Roads Policing which will inform and guide An Garda Síochána’s Road Policing...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Industrial Relations (9 Nov 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will be aware, following intensive negotiations between the Government, the Garda Representative Association (GRA) and Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors (AGSI) facilitated by the Workplace Relations Commission, the Labour Court last Thursday issued a recommendation in relation to the dispute. On foot of this the GRA and AGSI agreed to defer the intended industrial...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Fines Data (9 Nov 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I wish to advise the Deputy that I have made enquiries with the Courts Service in respect of the statistics requested. The information sought is currently being compiled and verified. I shall arrange for this information to be forwarded to him shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Data (9 Nov 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will be aware, decisions in relation to the provision and allocation of resources is a matter for the Garda Commissioner and I, as Minister, have no direct role in the matter. I am informed by the Garda authorities that, as of 4 November, there are 289 vehicles assigned for use by the Traffic Corps. I am also informed that ANPR is in use in all Garda Divisions and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Migration Data (9 Nov 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that in the years 2011 to 2014 there has been an average of less than 10 per annum refused permission to enter the State of persons of Syrian nationality or claiming to be of Syrian nationality. The figure for 2015 was 62 and in the first 10 months of this year is 39. These persons did not travel...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (9 Nov 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that there is no record of a current application for a certificate of naturalisation from persons with the family name referred to by the Deputy. Section 15 of the Act provides that the Minister may, in her absolute discretion, grant an application for a certificate of naturalisation provided certain...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (9 Nov 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child issued its concluding observations on the Third and Fourth Periodic Report by Ireland in February 2016. The Committee acknowledged the ongoing efforts of Ireland to-date and made a number of further recommendations regarding the protection of childrens' rights here. One such recommendation, as was pointed out by the Deputy, concerns formal...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Industrial Relations (9 Nov 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: While there would no question of the Defence Forces carrying out normal policing duties, the Defence Forces are always available as an aid to the civil power and, of course, in contingency planning discussions that role was envisaged to continue should a withdrawal of labour by members of An Garda Síochána have taken place.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Eligibility (9 Nov 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I refer the Deputy to the reply to his recent Parliamentary Question No. 64 of Thursday 6th October 2016 in relation to the person concerned. I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the position remains unchanged. The processing of the application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person concerned is under consideration and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Criminal Prosecutions Data (9 Nov 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Deputy will be aware that under the provisions of the Courts Service Act 1998, management of the courts is the responsibility of the Courts Service and I have no role in the matter. Section 4(3) of the 1998 Act provides that the Courts Service is independent in the performance of its functions, which includes the provision of information on the courts system. However, in order to be of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Private Security Authority (9 Nov 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Private Security Authority (PSA), established under the Private Security Services Act 2004, as amended, is the regulatory body with responsibility for regulating and licensing the private security industry in the State. The Authority is an independent body under the aegis of my Department. Section 39 of the aforementioned legislation provides for the making of complaints against a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (9 Nov 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 5 February 2011 and was registered as a student on Stamp 2 conditions between 1 March 2011 and 30 September 2016. On 5 October 2015, the person concerned made an application for permission to remain in the State on the basis of their parentage...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Misconduct Allegations (9 Nov 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. As I pointed out to the Deputy in the letter to which he refers, section 42 (3A) of the Garda Síochána Act 2005, as amended, requires me to consult with the Policing Authority with regard to the terms of reference for...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Records (9 Nov 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I wish to advise the Deputy that as my Department does not prepare accounts under the accruals convention, the question of recognition or accounting for contingent assets does not arise.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Funding (9 Nov 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: A second Sexual Assault and Violence in Ireland study (SAVI 2) would show the prevalence of and attitudes to sexual violence and elucidate how the experience has changed since SAVI 1. The overall cost of a report is likely to be in the order of €1 million over three years. A formal proposal submitted by the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre recognised that, given the significant budget,...