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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (14 Jul 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I can confirm to the Deputy that the purpose of this Bill reflects the relevant Programme for Government commitments in this area. The Deputy will appreciate that proper consideration has to be given to the extent to which legislative measures are required to give effect to these purposes, and that the Heads of the Bill in question will also be subject to legal advice. The wording of the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Medical Service (14 Jul 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 41 and 43 together. I can advise the Deputy that my Department is currently in communication with the Department of Health in relation to a fundamental review of healthcare in prisons and the provision of healthcare services in prisons generally. The Irish Prison Service has also advised that discussions have taken place with the Health Information...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Visiting Committees (14 Jul 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: Ireland is a signatory to the Optional Protocol to the United Nations Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment and Punishment and will ratify it, once the necessary legislation is in place to provide for National Preventative Mechanisms (NPMs) to inspect places of detention for the purposes of the protocol. As part of the process of identifying the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations (14 Jul 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 keep 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: Proposed Legislation (14 Jul 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Government agreed in September 2014 to hold a referendum on removing the offence of blasphemy from the Constitution (Art 40.6.1(i)), in response to the 6th Report of the Convention on the Constitution, after completing the necessary further consultations and preparing amending legislation regarding the statutory offence of blasphemy contained in the Defamation Act 2009. The Programme...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Animal Welfare (14 Jul 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: Further to the details supplied by the Deputy, I can confirm that this is not a case of receivership or repossession. The cattle in question were, at the time of the cull, in the ownership of the Official Assignee in Bankruptcy, who is an officer of the Court with specific statutory functions and duties to discharge. As the Deputy will be aware, the cattle were from a herd that was...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Costs (14 Jul 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Legal Services Regulation Act 2015 makes extensive provision in Part 10 for a new and enhanced legal costs regime that will bring greater transparency to how legal costs are charged along with a better balance between the interests of legal practitioners and those of their clients whether they be private individuals or enterprise. The additional transparency requirements that will now...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court of Appeal Establishment (14 Jul 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will be aware, the Courts Service is responsible for the management and administration of the Courts. The scheduling of court cases and the allocation of court business is a matter for the Presidents of the courts and the presiding judge who are under the Constitution independent in the exercise of their judicial functions. The Court of Appeal was established by order of the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (14 Jul 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that there is no record of an application having been received for an extension of permission in respect of the person mentioned by the Deputy. In the event that an application is made for an extension of permission to remain in the State, it may be considered under humanitarian reasons. Details...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (14 Jul 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: 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 the Refugee Act, 1996 (as amended) which provides for the protection of the identity of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (14 Jul 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 signed on 17th May 2012 and therefore has no entitlement to residency in the State. The person had previously applied for asylum and subsidiary protection, both of which have been refused. Representations were received from the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (14 Jul 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that there is no record of an application having been received for residency in the State arising from marriage in respect of the person mentioned by the Deputy. In the event that the person mentioned is married to an Irish citizen, it is open to the person concerned to make a written application to the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Eligibility (14 Jul 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I refer the Deputy to the reply to his Parliamentary Question No: 58 of Thursday 30th June 2016 in relation to the person concerned. The position remains as stated. Reply to Parliamentary Question No: 58 of Thursday, 30th June, 2016. I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned has made an application for a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (14 Jul 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I have been informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person in question arrived in the State on 8 February 2015, on visitors' permission and has remained in the State illegally since the expiration of that permission. I understand that on 17 December 2015, the person applied for permission to remain as a dependant of their siblings: one...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (14 Jul 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that no record exists of any application in respect of the child referred to by the Deputy. The Citizenship Division of INIS informs me that the child in question is not currently entitled to Irish citizenship and this is confirmed in recent legal advices on the matter generally. An application for...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (14 Jul 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person referred to is the subject of a Deportation Order and therefore has no entitlement to residency in the State. Representations were received asking that her Deportation Order be revoked, in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 (11) of the Immigration Act, 1999 (as amended)....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (14 Jul 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: Family Reunification Applications (14 Jul 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that 'join family' type visa applications from the persons referred to by the Deputy were received in the Visa Office in Dublin on 12 May, 2016. While each case is examined on its individual merits and some cases take longer than others depending on its complexities, applications of this type are...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (14 Jul 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that a 'join family' type visa application from the person referred to by the Deputy was received in the Visa Office in Dublin on 30 June, 2016. Applications of this type are typically processed by the Dublin Visa Office within twelve months of receipt. While each case is examined on its individual...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification Applications (14 Jul 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that 'join family' type visa applications from the persons referred to by the Deputy were received in the Visa Office in Dublin on 12 May, 2016. While each case is examined on its individual merits and some cases take longer than others depending on its complexities, applications of this type are...