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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Turbary Rights (8 Nov 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I can inform the Deputy that the Property Registration Authority is responsible for the management and control of the Land Registry and Registry of Deeds. When title or ownership is registered in the Land Registry the deeds are filed in the Registry and all relevant particulars concerning the property and its ownership are entered on folios which form the registers maintained in the Land...

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

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 76 and 77 together. The position as of 1 November 2016 is that trainee Gardaí are supported while completing their 2 year BA in Police Studies. For the 32 week duration of phase 1 of their training they receive abasic weekly allowance of €184 and full board in the Garda College. After 32 weeks they are fully attested and move onto the first point...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: National Lottery Funding Disbursement (8 Nov 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I wish to advise the Deputy that at present there is no National Lottery Funding available to my Department.

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

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that, if the person whose details were supplied has made an application for asylum or subsidiary protection in the State, I must advise 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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Health (8 Nov 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Prison Service that the prisoner concerned remains in custody in Mountjoy Prison to date, and is currently under the care of the In-Reach Forensic Mental Health Services from the Central Mental Hospital. The In-Reach team has referred this patient for admission to the services of the Central Mental Hospital, and he is currently awaiting a transfer to those services....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Data (8 Nov 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I can advise the Deputy that the number of persons serving a life sentence on the 31 December 2015 was 342. A breakdown of the offences is included in the following table. Offence Description Number in custody Murder 324 Manslaughter 3 Attempted Murder 3 Sexual Offences 12 Total 342

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Data (8 Nov 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I can advise the Deputy that the number of persons serving a life sentence on the 30 September 2016 was 347, of which 336 were male and 11 female.

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

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will be aware, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the distribution of resources, including personnel, among the various Garda Divisions and Districts, and I, as Minister, have no direct role in the matter. For security and operational reasons, it is not the policy of An Garda Síochána to comment on the specific deployment of Garda resources. However, I am...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Accommodation (8 Nov 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I can advise the Deputy that there is no refurbishment planned for Mountjoy C Wing.  The wing in question was extensively refurbished in the period November 2010 to December 2011.  At the time of the refurbishment it was not considered necessary  to replace what is described as the “Heating Coil” within the wing. The heating coil is a means of distributing...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (8 Nov 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The law on begging is set out in the 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 persons or...

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

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that an appeal in respect of the application referred to is currently under consideration by the Visa Office in Dublin. The sponsor has been asked to provide information necessary to support the application as set out in the Policy Document on Non-EEA Family Reunification and to which all applicants for...

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

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned applied for a right of residency, accompanied by a right to work, based on parentage of an Irish citizen child. The application is currently under consideration, however, it is not possible to provide a precise date as to when the case will be finalised. The Deputy may wish...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid Applications Data (8 Nov 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy is aware, the Government is committed to providing assistance to persons who may be in danger of losing their home. Last month I launched Abhaile, the Government’s Mortgage Arrears Resolution Service. Under this scheme, free legal advice is available to insolvent borrowers who are in danger of losing their family home. 263 people have been referred to this free legal...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal (8 Nov 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I can inform the Deputy that I made six appointments to the Tribunal in August last and consequently there are no current vacancies on the Tribunal.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Resources (8 Nov 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Deputy will appreciate that the management of Garda investigations, including the allocation of resources, are matters for the Garda authorities in the first instance and I have no direct role in this regard. However, I can assure the Deputy that the investigation of white collar crimes remains a priority for An Garda Síochána and this Government will continue to provide the...

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

Frances Fitzgerald: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that INIS wrote to the person concerned on 3rd September, 2016, at the address provided by the Deputy, advising that the application for a residence card under the Free Movement provisions was approved for a period of five years expiring on 2nd September, 2021. However, the correspondence was returned...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (8 Nov 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The position is that the Courts Bill 2016 does not have implications for repossession proceedings in respect of principal private residences and will neither undermine nor erode the rights of such borrowers to due process and the remedies afforded by insolvency law. Under the Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Act 2013, the Circuit Court has been given jurisdiction to deal with repossession...

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

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that, on the basis of the information provided, it is not possible to identify the individual concerned. I would expect in situations such as this, where the passport expires before the immigration permission runs out, that the balance of the permission is entered on the applicant's new passport...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Pension Provisions (8 Nov 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am informed that this matter is still under consideration in conjunction with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. The decision in this case will be communicated as soon as possible.

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

Frances Fitzgerald: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that there is no application for asylum in respect of the person named. However, the person is the subject of a family reunification application which is currently being processed. The Deputy may wish to note that queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made...