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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (13 Jun 2013)

Alan Shatter: Given that he had no valid basis to remain in the State, and in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), the person concerned was notified, by letter dated 2nd November, 2012, that the Minister proposed to make a Deportation Order in respect of him. He was given the options, to be exercised within 15 working days, of leaving the State voluntarily,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (13 Jun 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that a valid application for a certificate of naturalisation was received from the person referred to by the Deputy in December, 2012. The application is being processed with a view to establishing whether the applicant meets the statutory conditions for the granting of naturalisation, such as good character and lawful...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (13 Jun 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service that the person referred to by the Deputy has a pending application for residency. Further clarifications have been sought and the application is receiving favourable attention. A decision will issue shortly. Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to the INIS by e-mail using...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (13 Jun 2013)

Alan Shatter: The prescribed certification fee to be paid by a standard adult applicant on the issue of a certificate of naturalisation is €950. This was last increased by the Irish Nationality and Citizenship (Fees) Regulations 2008, which came into effect on 1 August, 2008. As soon as the prescribed fee and other documents have been received from the person referred to by the Deputy,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Subsidiary Protection Applications (13 Jun 2013)

Alan Shatter: The person concerned is a failed asylum applicant. Arising from the refusal of his asylum application, and in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), the person concerned was notified, by letter dated 22nd April, 2009, that the then Minister proposed to make a Deportation Order in respect of him. He was given the options, to be exercised within...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (13 Jun 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the person referred to by the Deputy has not made an application to INIS for residency based on her marriage to an Irish national. The person concerned should make such an application, in writing, to the Spouse of Irish National Unit, Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS), Department of Justice and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Passport Applications (13 Jun 2013)

Alan Shatter: Where sections 6A and 6B of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956, as amended, are applicable, a child born in the island of Ireland on or after 1 January 2005 has an entitlement to Irish citizenship if, at the time of the birth of the child, one of his or her parents had, during the period of four years immediately preceding the person's birth, been resident in the island of Ireland...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (13 Jun 2013)

Alan Shatter: The person concerned is a failed asylum applicant. Arising from the refusal of his asylum application, and in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), the person concerned was notified, by letter dated 15 September, 2009, that the then Minister proposed to make a Deportation Order in respect of him. He was given the options, to be exercised within...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (13 Jun 2013)

Alan Shatter: I can inform the Deputy that the application has entered the final stage of processing and I intend to grant citizenship. A letter has issued to the person referred to by the Deputy asking him to submit the prescribed fee and other documents. Upon receipt of the fee and documentation, the case will be finalised. The person concerned will be invited in due course to attend a citizenship...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Ceremonial Protocol (13 Jun 2013)

Alan Shatter: Defence Force Regulations provide that ceremonial Guards of Honour may be deployed to render honours to the President, on his/her arrival at, or departure from, State or Military ceremonies, or for ceremonies considered to be of a distinctive national character. A definitive record of all occasions when the President was afforded a Guard of Honour in the past nine years is not kept by my...

Topical Issue Debate: Domestic Violence Incidence (12 Jun 2013)

Alan Shatter: Again, I thank the Deputies for their contributions. There is no one in this House who does not share the concern to ensure we have the best possible legal architecture to deal with domestic violence issues, as well as the necessary social and other supports for victims of such violence. As in other areas, however, we are constrained by the State’s financial difficulties. We do not...

Topical Issue Debate: Domestic Violence Incidence (12 Jun 2013)

Alan Shatter: A protection order can be sought, whether or not Deputy McDonald is aware of it, at District Court level by way of an ex parte application by a wife who is a victim of domestic violence. By simply attending the District Court, a wife in such circumstances is afforded every assistance by the District Court clerks and these applications are dealt with in camera before District Court judges....

Topical Issue Debate: Domestic Violence Incidence (12 Jun 2013)

Alan Shatter: I thank my colleague Deputy Mitchell O'Connor for raising this matter, and Deputy McDonald, who seems to be consistently disappointed about everything. I regard this as an issue of particular importance and have always done so. The report released by Women's Aid today shows that domestic violence continues to be a blight on the life of many women, children and indeed men in Ireland and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Development of New Prison in Cork City: Motion (12 Jun 2013)

Alan Shatter: That is an issue to which we must give further consideration, as once we move into the new complex, a large, old and unfit for purpose building will remain. Clearly, it cannot be used for what it has been used for in the past. As to whether it can be used for some other purpose or something in the public interest or whether what I expect would need to be some fairly dramatic internal change...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Development of New Prison in Cork City: Motion (12 Jun 2013)

Alan Shatter: I thank the Chairman and Deputy Mac Lochlainn for their comments. I very much value members of this committee visiting our prisons. At this stage I think I have visited all the prisons in the State and done so quietly without any media palaver. I thought it was important that I meet all our governors and have an opportunity to see conditions. I took the opportunity to talk to some...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Development of New Prison in Cork City: Motion (12 Jun 2013)

Alan Shatter: Thank you, Chairman. I am happy to introduce the motion. I thank the committee for delaying until 11 a.m. this morning as, unfortunately, I had a Cabinet meeting which took somewhat longer than anticipated. The existing prison in Cork, whose main cell block dates from the early 19th century, is no longer fit for purpose. Conditions in the prison are particularly poor; the prison does not...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: EU Conventions (12 Jun 2013)

Alan Shatter: Ireland supports, in principle, the aims and terms of the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence. It is a detailed Convention with a very broad scope across a number of policy areas with potential policy and legislative implications. The provisions of the Convention and the legislative and administrative arrangements that would...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Reports (12 Jun 2013)

Alan Shatter: A Value for Money Review was carried out by my Department on the Legal Aid Board during 2011, with the report published in 2012. The recommendations from this Value for Money Review and the current position in relation to these recommendations are set out in the Table attached. Key Recommendation Current Position The relative efficiency of law centres and the scope for improving...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting of Personnel (12 Jun 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the current average processing time for applications is approximately 14 weeks from date of receipt. However, seasonal fluctuations and the necessity to seek additional information on particular applications can result in this processing time being exceeded on occasion. All organisations registered for Garda Vetting are aware of the processing...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Orders (12 Jun 2013)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 166 to 169, inclusive, together. It should be noted that section 47 of the 1995 Family Law Act does not provide for the provision of reports in the District Court. Reports on the welfare of children in proceedings before the District Court are more usually provided under section 20 of the 1991 Child Care Act which provides that the court may direct the HSE...