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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Property Registration (27 Sep 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I can inform the Deputy that under the Registration of Deeds and Title Act 2006, the Property Registration Authority (PRA) was established as and from 4 November 2006. The PRA replaces the Registrar of Deeds and Titles as the registering authority in relation to property registration in Ireland and, subject to the above Act, is independent in the performance of its functions. The Deputy...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (27 Sep 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Deputy will appreciate that management of particular Garda investigations, including the allocation of resources, and the identification of lines of inquiry, are matters in the first instance for the Garda authorities and I have no direct role in this regard. I can, however, assure the Deputy that I am aware of the various concerns which have been raised about the case referred to. I am...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service Data (27 Sep 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: Section 30 of the Civil Liability and Courts Act 2004 provides that the Courts Service shall set up and maintain a register of personal injuries actions. The Courts Service has advised that to establish and maintain such a register for all court jurisdictions, accessible by members of the public, requires the development of an appropriate IT support system and I am informed that there is no...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Programme (27 Sep 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Law Reform Commission (LRC) has carried out a project on Cybercrime affecting personal safety, privacy and reputation, including cyberbullying and issues such as revenge pornography. I understand that its report is being published today and its recommendations, including proposals in relation to legislation, will be carefully considered.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification Data (27 Sep 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that applications for Family Reunification are referred to the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner for investigation, in accordance with Section 18 of the Refugee Act. Following the investigation a report is submitted for my consideration setting out the relationship between the refugee...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Remuneration (27 Sep 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will appreciate, the allocation of resources within An Garda Síochána is a matter for the the Garda Commissioner and I, as Minister, have no direct role in the matter. I am advised by the Garda authorities that Garda overtime is recorded and analysed on a Divisional basis and to compile the figures by geographical county could not be justified as it would involve a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (27 Sep 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 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 optimum use...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Accommodation Provision (27 Sep 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Thornton Hall site comprises 156 acres and was purchased as the site for a proposed prison development to replace Mountjoy Prison campus. The project did not proceed. A Working Group was established by the Secretary General of the Department of Justice and Equality to examine options for the future use of the Thornton Hall site. The group was asked to examine options which would yield...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (27 Sep 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that they recently issued correspondence to the person's legal representative requesting further documentation and information. 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 specifically...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (27 Sep 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that correspondence recently issued to the person's legal representative requesting further documentation and information. 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 specifically...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (27 Sep 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that visa applications made by persons residing in Georgia are processed by the Irish Embassy in Sofia, Bulgaria. The Embassy in Sofia is the accredited Embassy for Georgia as Ireland does not currently have a Diplomatic Mission there. Staff of the Department of Foreign Affairs based in Sofia, as...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Expenditure (27 Sep 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I wish to advise the Deputy that the total travel expenses and reimbursement costs incurred by the staff in my Department from January 2011 to August 2016 are as set out in the following table: Year Total January to December 2011 €753,965 January to December 2012 €705,400 January to December 2013 €804,775 January to December 2014 €753,536 January to December...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection (27 Sep 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I can confirm that my Department has a qualified Data Protection Officer in place who also works on Freedom of Information matters.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting (27 Sep 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Deputy will be pleased to note that there is no serious or undue delay in the Garda employment vetting process which hampers employment in the sectors in respect of which vetting is provided. I am informed by the Garda Authorities that at present 80 percent of vetting applications are processed by the Garda Central Vetting Bureau in under five days. I do not consider that this is an...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (27 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: Irish Prison Service (27 Sep 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 110 to 112, inclusive, together. I am advised by the Irish Prison Service that its recent competition for Chief Officer 2 (Work and Training) involved a short-listing stage under which, in order for candidates to progress to the next stage, a minimum mark of 5 had to be achieved under each of the 5 competencies and that failure to meet the minimum mark in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (27 Sep 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I have been informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that this person first registered as a student in this State on 28 October 2005 and has been here as a student ever since. This person is currently on the Graduate Scheme and this permission will expire on 13 October 2016. It is noted that no application for further permission to remain has...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Support Services (27 Sep 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: Since its publication in June, 2015 the Report of the Working Group on Improvements to the Protection Process, including Direct Provision and Supports to Asylum Seekers, has been under proactive consideration; in the first instance by the Cabinet Committee on Social Policy and Public Service Reform and thereafter on an ongoing basis in my Department and other relevant Government Departments...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Support Services (27 Sep 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department estimates that the overall costs for provision of services to protection applicants for the years 2010 to 2014 were as follows: €174m, €153m, €129m, €91m and €91m respectively. Precise figures in relation to 2015 have not yet been finalised although it is estimated that the cost will...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Bodies (27 Sep 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The information requested by the Deputy in relation to the named individual is not readily available. Nonetheless, my officials will seek to retrieve this information and to provide it to you in due course. I can confirm that she was appointed as a female Probation Officer in the Dublin Metropolitan Area following one of the first Civil Service Commission competitions for the appointment of...