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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Strategy Statements (4 Oct 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Department has consulted widely with staff and stakeholders in the ongoing process of drafting its Strategy Statement reflecting the open, collaborative approach specified in the Programme for a Partnership Government. The Statement will reflect the duty which section 42 of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Act 2014 places on public bodies to have regard to the need to eliminate...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (4 Oct 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned currently has permission to reside in the State until 2 March 2018. The processing of an application for naturalisation from the person concerned is ongoing, and the case will be submitted to me for decision as expeditiously as possible. As the Deputy will appreciate, the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (4 Oct 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person referred to is the subject of a Deportation Order made on 13 November 2008 and therefore has no entitlement to residency in the State. Therefore, as things stand at present, the issue of Naturalisation does not arise in the context of the person concerned. Representations were received...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (4 Oct 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I understand that contact has been made with the Deputy by officials from my Private Office. A more detailed response will issue to the Deputy once further information has been supplied in relation to the applicant in question. Queries in relation to the status of individual Immigration cases may be made directly to the INIS by e-mail using the Oireachtas Mail facility which has been...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (4 Oct 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the application referred to by the Deputy was received by the Visa Office on 19 November, 2015 and is currently under consideration. The Irish based sponsor was contacted recently by INIS in relation to the provision of supporting documentation, a response to which is awaited. I am further advised...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Misconduct Allegations (4 Oct 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Deputy is referring to documentation which was sent to my Department in relation to a case that was considered under the Independent Review Mechanism (IRM). That documentation was, in turn, forwarded to the IRM panel. I know that the Deputy wrote to me earlier in the summer asking for the return of the documentation. I hope that the Deputy will appreciate that the amount of work...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Education Service (4 Oct 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Education Centre in each of the prisons offers a broad and flexible programme of education to prisoners, ranging from basic literacy classes to Open University courses. Education Centres in prisons are involved in the development and implementation of a wide variety of courses catering for the needs and interests of prisoners. While Open University courses represent the higher end of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Services Regulation (4 Oct 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The processes for the nomination, approval and appointment of members of the new Legal Services Regulatory Authority are laid out in Part 2 of the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015. This Part, comprising sections 7 to 36, deals with the establishment of the new Legal Services Regulatory Authority, its membership, appointment, functions, staffing and other matters including disqualification...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (4 Oct 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: Criminal Assets Bureau (4 Oct 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 112 and 113 together. I can assure the Deputy that the resources of the Bureau are, and will continue to be, kept under ongoing review by both the Criminal Assets Bureau and my Department. With regard to staffing in the Bureau Analysis Unit of the Criminal Assets Bureau, I can inform the Deputy that at the end of 2006, there were three technical staff...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Reserve (4 Oct 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I have requested the information on the number of serving Garda Reserves who have unsuccessfully applied to become full members of An Garda Síochána for each year since recruitment of trainee Gardaí resumed from the Garda Commissioner and I will inform the Deputy when it is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (4 Oct 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned was refused an application for a residence card, under the provisions of the European Communities (Free Movement of Persons) Regulations 2015 on 2 July, 2016. A request by the applicant for a review of that decision was received on 8 July, 2016. I am informed that INIS has...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments (4 Oct 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will be aware, the scheduling of court cases and the allocation of court business is a matter for the respective Presidents of the Courts and the presiding judge who are, under the Constitution, independent in the exercise of their judicial functions. The decision reached in any court case is a matter entirely for the presiding judge. If a person believes that their interests...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Judicial Investigations (4 Oct 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will be aware, judges are independent in matters concerning the exercise of judicial functions, subject only to the Constitution and the law. The decision reached in any court case is a matter entirely for the presiding judge and if a person is not satisfied with the decision the judge makes, it is possible to appeal any decision of that judge to the appropriate appeal court. ...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Judicial Pay (4 Oct 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy is aware, under the provisions of the Courts Service Act 1998, management of the courts 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 all claims for travel and subsistence by judges are validated by the Courts...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Unaccompanied Minors and Separated Children (4 Oct 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am aware of the recent announcement that France plan to close the unofficial migrant camp at Calais by the end of this year and that this is being done to protect the security of the people of Calais, to maintain public order and to ensure dignified conditions for the migrants and refugees currently living in the Calais camp, including unaccompanied minors. The ongoing migration crisis is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Staff (4 Oct 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Prison Service that Recruit Prison Officer is the entry level grade for new staff in the Irish Prison Service. The annual salary cost of employing 200 new Recruit Prison Officers which includes basic salary, operational allowance, along with Employer PRSI is €5,424,726. In addition, there is an Additional Hours System which provides for extra attendance and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Stardust Fire Coroner's Report (4 Oct 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I understand that inquests into the deaths of the victims of the Stardust Fire were held between 1 and 4 March 1982 by the Dublin City Coroner, sitting with a jury, and that verdicts were returned. Under the Coroners Act, 1962, a Coroner is a statutory officer exercising quasi-judicial functions in relation to which he/she is independent and neither I nor my Department has any role in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Independent Review Mechanism (4 Oct 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Deputy refers to a case which has been the subject of a review carried out under the Independent Review Mechanism set up by the Government to consider complaints of Garda misconduct received by the Taoiseach and myself. It was one of a number of cases where I accepted counsel's recommendation for an inquiry. I appreciate that the persons whose cases are to be the subject of these...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Orders (4 Oct 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy is aware, under the provisions of the Courts Service Act 1998, management of the courts 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 with regard to incoming maintenance orders for enforcement, court...