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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (11 Jun 2013)

Alan Shatter: The effect of a Deportation Order is that the person the subject of such an Order must leave the State and remain thereafter out of the State. Deportation Orders are made under the provisions of the Immigration Act, 1999, as amended, following a comprehensive consideration of an individual's case under Section 3 (6) of that Act and under Section 5 of the Refugee Act, 1996 on the prohibition...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (11 Jun 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Deputy will be aware that the introduction of the new immigration regime for non-EEA students on 1 January 2011 introduced a limit of seven years as the maximum period that a non-EEA national may reside in Ireland on a student permission. The time limit was necessary to curb the misuse of the student immigration channel by economic migrants. Tackling abuses of the system was part of a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Upward Only Rent Reviews (11 Jun 2013)

Alan Shatter: As I have indicated in my replies to previous Parliamentary Questions on the subject of upward only rent review clauses, there are no plans to re-examine the decision which was taken in 2011 not to proceed with legislation to abolish such clauses in commercial leases which were entered into prior to 28 February 2010. It will be recalled that the background to this decision was a substantial...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (11 Jun 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by officials of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that they are not aware of any inordinate delay in processing short stay visa applications. Detailed analysis of short stay visa applications for 2012 shows that almost 50% of such applications worldwide were processed within four days of having been received in an embassy or visa office....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Education Service (11 Jun 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Irish Prison Service provides a wide range of rehabilitative programmes that include education, vocational training, healthcare, psychiatric, psychological, counselling, welfare and spiritual services. These programmes are available in all prisons and all prisoners are eligible to use the services. On committal, all prisoners are interviewed by the Governor and are informed of the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (11 Jun 2013)

Alan Shatter: I have requested a report from the Garda authorities in relation to the matter referred to by the Deputy. I will contact the Deputy directly as soon as the report is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Personnel Data (11 Jun 2013)

Alan Shatter: It was not possible to provide the detailed information sought by the Deputy in the time available. My Department is currently seeking to compile the relevant data and I will provide the information directly to the Deputy once it comes to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Public Procurement Contracts Tenders (11 Jun 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Defence Forces are obliged to carry out all procurement competitions in an open and transparent manner and in line with National and EU Public Procurement legislation. The Defence Forces have absolutely no discretion in this regard. The military authorities have advised me that a tender competition for the supply of laundry services for the Defence Forces in Dún Uí Mhaoiliosa,...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Deployment (11 Jun 2013)

Alan Shatter: The involvement of the Defence Forces in responding to emergencies or security issues arises from requests for assistance from An Garda Síochána in an Aid to the Civil Power (ATCP) role or from other agencies of the State in an Aid to the Civil Authority (ATCA) role. In relation to security, primary responsibility for the maintenance of law and order rests with An Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reserve Issues (11 Jun 2013)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 759 and 760 together. In relation to the questions above regarding the reason the process was not completed by 3 March 2013 as advised to the Reserve Defence Force, the position is that Phase 1, the Preparatory Stage, was encompassed by the period up to the end of March 2013. During this stage, training in the Reserve was limited to unarmed training while...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Air Corps Strength (11 Jun 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Reserve Defence Force is comprised of the First Line Reserve, the Army Reserve and the Naval Service Reserve. There is no Air Corps Reserve similar to the Army Reserve and Naval Service Reserve. However, former members of the Air Corps may serve as members of the First Line Reserve. As shown in the tabular statement set out below, at the end of April 2013, (the last date for which...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Expenditure (11 Jun 2013)

Alan Shatter: Because of a number of incidents of robbery and vandalism my Department has been obliged to put security arrangements in place to protect closed barracks from further damage. The costs incurred in the years 2009 to 2012 are as follows: Year Location(s) Amount € 2009 Longford, Monaghan, Kildare, Lifford Barracks, Rockhill House 26,656.87 2010 Rockhill House 86,803.38 2011...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Naval Service Vessels (11 Jun 2013)

Alan Shatter: The closing date for the receipt of expressions of interest from qualified persons who could assist the Department with the sale of the two ships was Thursday 23 May 2013. A number of such expressions of interest were received and are under consideration in the Department at present. Given that the process is ongoing, I am not in a position to give further details in the matter at this stage.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Personnel (11 Jun 2013)

Alan Shatter: A total of 5189 personnel who enlisted in the Permanent Defence Force in the period since 1 January 1994 remain serving today. A detailed breakdown of these personnel based on their rank is contained in the table. Current rank of serving personnel who enlisted in the Permanent Defence Force on or after 01/01/1994 RANK PERS Company Sergeant/Battalion Sergeant 10 Company Quartermaster...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Pensions (11 Jun 2013)

Alan Shatter: The person in question left the Defence Forces at his own request in May 1988. On leaving, he was granted a short-service gratuity under the Defence Forces Pensions Schemes in respect of his military service. He applied for and was subsequently granted a disability pension under the Army Pensions Acts in respect of various injuries he sustained in a road traffic accident while on United...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: EU Directives (11 Jun 2013)

Alan Shatter: There are currently no Directives pertaining to my Department which require legislation.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: EU Presidency Engagements (11 Jun 2013)

Alan Shatter: The official visit of the Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces, Lieutenant General Seán McCann, to Lithuania was conducted during the period 28 May to 01 June 2013, in the context of Ireland’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union as part of the 18 month "Trio Programme" of Ireland, Lithuania and Greece. In preparation for the hand-over of the Presidency in July 2013...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Air Corps Equipment (11 Jun 2013)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 768 and 771 together. A 12 month pilot Emergency Aeromedical Support (EAS) service established in order to assess the level and type, if any, of dedicated aeronautical support needed to assist the National Ambulance Service, primarily in the West of Ireland, commenced operations on the 4 June 2012. Following a recent request from my colleague the Minister...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Equipment (11 Jun 2013)

Alan Shatter: As military vehicles near the end of their operational life, a board of survey is convened in accordance with the relevant Defence Force regulations to determine whether the vehicles are serviceable, repairable, obsolete, or surplus to military requirements. At present there are a small number of 4x2 troop carrying vehicles that are expected to come to the end of their operational life in...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Recruitment (11 Jun 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Military Authorities that the strength of the Permanent Defence Force, at 30 April 2013, the latest date for which details are available, was 9,163 comprising 7,355 Army, 780 Air Corps and 1,028 Naval Service personnel. This is against the stabilised strength for the Permanent Defence Force of 9,500. In this context it is my intention that targeted recruitment will...