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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (28 Sep 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will appreciate, it is the Garda Commissioner who 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. I am assured by the Garda Commissioner that the allocation of members is continually monitored and reviewed taking into account all relevant factors including crime...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Protected Disclosures (28 Sep 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: As I have advised the Deputy previously, there has been significant change in the procedures for members of the Gardaí who wish to report allegations of wrongdoing. The Protected Disclosures 2014 Act was part of the then Government's comprehensive approach to enhancing the protections available to whistleblowers, including members of the Garda Síochána. Under the Act, the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Station Opening Hours (28 Sep 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Deputy will be aware that the Programme for a Partnership Government recognises that community policing is the embodiment of An Garda Síochána, providing a means of recognising that every community, both urban and rural, has its own concerns and expectations. It commits the Government to ensuring visible, effective and responsive policing in every community, including the most...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (28 Sep 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will appreciate, it is the Garda Commissioner who 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. I am assured by the Garda Commissioner that the allocation of members is continually monitored and reviewed taking into account all relevant factors including crime...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Community Policing (28 Sep 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will be aware, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the distribution of resources, including Community Gardaí, among the various Garda Divisions and Districts 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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Levels (28 Sep 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am very much aware of the impact of burglary and related crime on householders and local rural communities, which is why I initiated a wide ranging review of our response to this type of crime. On foot of this we have developed a considered and robust strategy to confront the criminals involved in organised burglary gangs who have targeted communities around the country, including County...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Community Policing (28 Sep 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will be aware, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the distribution of resources, including Community Gardaí, among the various Garda Divisions and Districts 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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Community Policing (28 Sep 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will be aware, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the distribution of resources, including Community Gardaí, among the various Garda Divisions and Districts 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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences (28 Sep 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will be aware, a number of arrangements are in place in relation to the production of driver licences in Court. Insofar as the bringing of prosecutions regarding the offences referred to are concerned, the Deputy will appreciate that I have no role in the bringing of particular prosecutions. However, I am informed that there is ongoing consultation between An Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Refugee Resettlement Programme (28 Sep 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The ongoing migration crisis is a serious and extremely complex challenge facing the EU with numerous pressure points and it is important that there be a coherent and coordinated response. Persons who are currently in another EU Member State, including those in the camps in Calais, and who are in need of international protection, are entitled to make an application for asylum in that country,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: UK Referendum on EU Membership (28 Sep 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: Since the result of the UK referendum, there have been a number of discussions at Government and official level with our British counterparts on the consequences of the UK vote to leave the EU. The UK is in the process of formulating its negotiating position on withdrawal from the EU and thus it is not yet clear what the implications of a withdrawal would be for the free movement of persons....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (28 Sep 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the processing of the application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to by the Deputy is under consideration and has not yet reached a conclusion. As the Deputy will appreciate, the granting of Irish citizenship through naturalisation is a privilege and an honour which...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (28 Sep 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the first named person was granted a residence card on 11 May, 2012, as the spouse of an EU national, valid for a 5 year period up to 11 May, 2017. The first named person has an application for a certificate of naturalisation which is ongoing and will be submitted to me for decision as...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (28 Sep 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 4 May 2010 and therefore has no entitlement to residency in the State. Representations were received from the personconcerned pursuant to Section 3 (11) of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), to revoke the Deportation Order....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (28 Sep 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, the Deputy will be aware 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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Leave to Remain (28 Sep 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 person concerned. These representations, together with all other information and documentation on file, will be fully...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting Applications (28 Sep 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am informed by the Garda authorities that a vetting application from a Registered Organisation in respect of the person to whom the Deputy refers was received on 16 September 2016. The application was processed and returned to the Authorised Signatory in the relevant organisation on 26 September 2016. In the circumstances the applicant is advised to contact the Registered Organisation to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Charities Regulation (28 Sep 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Charities Regulatory Authority (the Charities Regulator) was established in October 2014 to regulate all charitable organisations operating in Ireland as provided for in the Charities Act 2009. Part 4 of the Act providing for new investigatory and enforcement powers allowing the Regulator to investigate the affairs of a charitable organisation and to take enforcement action if necessary...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting Applications (28 Sep 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am informed by the Garda authorities that a vetting application from a Registered Organisation in respect of the person to whom the Deputy refers was received on 4 July 2016. The application was processed and returned to the Authorised Signatory in the relevant organisation on 2 August 2016. In the circumstances the applicant is advised to contact the Registered Organisation to ascertain...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (28 Sep 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the visa application referred to was received in the Visa Office in Dublin on the 4th of September, 2015. I am also advised that there has been an exponential increase, since the second quarter of 2015, in the number of such applications. While every effort is made to process these applications...