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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Divisional Headquarters (2 May 2013)

Alan Shatter: The provision of three new Garda Divisional Headquarters was included in the special Government stimulus package announced in July 2012. It is intended that these projects will be delivered by means of a Public Private Partnership and work is being undertaken by the relevant agencies in the light of the Government announcement. As the arrangements to be put in place for Public Private...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting Applications (2 May 2013)

Alan Shatter: I refer further to Parliamentary Question No. 901 of 16 April 2013. I am now informed by the Garda authorities that the vetting application on behalf of the individual referred to by the Deputy was processed and returned to the registered organisation concerned on 16 April 2013.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Visiting Committees Issues (2 May 2013)

Alan Shatter: Visiting Committee members are appointed for a period of three years by the Minister for Justice and Equality under the Prisons (Visiting Committees) Act 1925 and Prisons (Visiting Committees) Order 1925. There are fourteen Prison Visiting Committees in existence - one for each institution. Each Visiting Committee comprises no more than six members, and only suitable people with appropriate...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations Closures (2 May 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Commissioner's Policing Plan for 2013 sets out details for the closure of 100 Garda stations throughout the country. Santry Garda Stations was not listed for closure. While the Policing plans for 2014 and 2015 have not yet been prepared, I understand, from discussions with the Garda Commissioner, that the current consolidation process will be largely completed by the end of this year...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification Appplications (2 May 2013)

Alan Shatter: Based on the information supplied by the Deputy, I am informed by officials in my Department that they can find no record of a current visa application for a family member of the person in question. When completing an on-line visa application the applicant is assigned a unique visa transaction number. If the Deputy could provide this number to officials in the Visa Office, I will arrange...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (2 May 2013)

Alan Shatter: I refer the Deputy to my detailed reply to his earlier Parliamentary Question, PQ No. 241 of Tuesday, 27th March 2013 - copied beneath. The position is unchanged since then. The person concerned is a failed asylum applicant. Arising from the refusal of her asylum application, and in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), the person concerned...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (2 May 2013)

Alan Shatter: The mother of the child concerned has been granted leave to remain in the State for the period to 5 May 2015. This decision was conveyed in writing to the person concerned by letter dated 5 May 2012. The position in the State of the child of the person concerned will shortly be decided by reference to the provisions of Section 3 (6) of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended) and Section 5 of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (2 May 2013)

Alan Shatter: The person concerned claims to have arrived in the State in May 2005 with his EU national wife. He applied for residency in the State on the basis of his marriage to an EU national in or around June 2005. By letter dated 22 August 2005, the person was notified that he was granted residency in the State for an initial one year period on the basis of his marriage to an EU citizen who was...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (2 May 2013)

Alan Shatter: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Question No. 201 of 18 April 2013. I have nothing further to add to the information contained therein: The person concerned was granted permission to remain in the State for an initial 2 year period on Stamp 4 conditions from 11 November, 2005, under the revised arrangements for the non-EEA national parents of children born in Ireland prior to January,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (2 May 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the person concerned has had no permission to be in the State since 22 March, 2011 and that he has also failed to renew his registration with An Garda Síochána as required by section 9 of the Immigration Act, 2004. No application has been received from the person to renew his permission to remain. No...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Resources (2 May 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Garda authorities are continually looking at opportunities to employ new technologies to achieve their goals and to contribute to the services they provide. This is a policy that is designed to ensure that the Garda Síochána will be in a position to take advantage of proven up to date technological developments to meet the needs of an effective police force. As the Deputy will...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Statistics (2 May 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Garda Síochána Act 2005 makes provision for the compilation and publication of crime statistics by the Central Statistics Office (CSO), as the national statistical agency, and the CSO has established a dedicated unit for this purpose. I have requested the CSO to provide relevant statistics directly to the Deputy. In relation to actions to address the incidence of crime...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Resources (2 May 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Deputy will be aware that the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the detailed allocation of resources, including personnel, throughout the organisation and I have no direct function in the matter. This allocation of resources is constantly monitored in the context of demographics, crime trends, policing needs and other operational strategies in place on a District, Divisional and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service Issues (2 May 2013)

Alan Shatter: I understand that the Deputy is referring to the Report of the Working Group on the Court of Appeal which was published in 2009 and recommended the establishment of a single Court of Appeal. As he may be aware, the Government decided in principle last summer to proceed with preparations for the necessary Referendum and I recently announced that the intention would be to establish a Court of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Statistics (2 May 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Garda Síochána Act 2005 makes provision for the compilation and publication of crime statistics by the Central Statistics Office (CSO), as the national statistical agency, and the CSO has established a dedicated unit for this purpose. I have requested the CSO to provide relevant information with reference to the statistics which are available directly to the Deputy. Insofar as...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Levels (2 May 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Garda Síochána Act 2005 makes provision for the compilation and publication of crime statistics by the Central Statistics Office (CSO), as the national statistical agency, and the CSO has established a dedicated unit for this purpose. I have requested the CSO to provide relevant statistics directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Levels (2 May 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Garda Síochána Act 2005 makes provision for the compilation and publication of crime statistics by the Central Statistics Office (CSO), as the national statistical agency, and the CSO has established a dedicated unit for this purpose. I have requested the CSO to provide relevant statistics directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid Service Reform (2 May 2013)

Alan Shatter: I wish to inform the Deputy that there is no waiting period associated with the granting of criminal legal aid as under the Criminal Justice (Legal Aid) Act 1962, the courts, through the judiciary, are responsible for the granting of legal aid on the applicant's appearance in Court. In relation to civil legal aid, I am to advise that demand for legal services from the Legal Aid Board has...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Services Regulation (2 May 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Programme for Government 2011-2016 undertakes to "establish independent regulation of the legal profession to improve access and competition, make legal costs more transparent and ensure adequate procedures for addressing consumer complaints". These undertakings complement those structural reforms in the EU/IMF/ECB Troika Programme of Financial Support for Ireland aimed at removing...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Rehabilitation Programmes (2 May 2013)

Alan Shatter: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Dáil Question No 185 of 6th March 2013:- "The Deputy will be aware from my replies to previous Parliamentary Questions that the statistics requested are not centrally recorded by the Irish Prison Service and to provide such information would require the allocation of a disproportionate and inordinate amount of staff time and resources. The Irish Prison...