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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Property Registration (26 Apr 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Property Registration Authority (PRA) which manages the Land Registry and Registry of Deeds is the registering body in relation to property in Ireland. I am advised by the Land Registry that a search has been carried out and it appears that the property referred to in Dublin 9 is unregistered property. While it is possible to conduct a search in the Registry of Deeds, Henrietta...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Public Sector Staff Recruitment (26 Apr 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: As well as the prohibition on discrimination contained in the Employment Equality Acts (which apply to all employers), Part 5 of the Disability Act 2005 obliges public bodies in so far as is practicable to take all reasonable measures to support and promote the employment of people with disabilities. The Government agreed in October 2015 that the existing employment target of 3% in the public...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (26 Apr 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the application referred to by the Deputy was submitted to the Visa Office in Abu Dhabi on the 09/07/2015 and is currently under consideration. Officials will be in contact with the applicant and sponsor as soon as a decision is made. The business target for applications of this type is to issue a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (26 Apr 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: Following a Government decision which approved in principle the preparation of a general scheme of a Criminal Justice (Corporate Manslaughter) Bill, an inter-departmental working group consulted key stakeholders and prepared a Regulatory Impact Analysis, to assess the cost benefits and impacts associated with such legislation. The Regulatory Impact Analysis will inform the development...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Commercial Rates Exemptions (26 Apr 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Valuation Act 2001 provides in Schedule 3, Sections 1(a) and (b) that all buildings and lands used and developed for any purpose including constructions affixed thereto are rateable. The basic premise under the Act is that all interests (including buildings) and all developed lands are rateable unless expressly exempted under Schedule 4. The educational exemption in paragraph 10 of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (26 Apr 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 187, 216, 217 and 231 together. The Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 was signed into law by the President on 30 December 2015 but has not yet been commenced. New administrative processes and support measures, including the setting up of the Decision Support Service within the Mental Health Commission, must be put in place before the legislation...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (26 Apr 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the criteria for persons wishing to retire in the state was reviewed in 2014 and a notice was placed on the website www.inis.gov.iein March 2015 aimed at clarifying and standardising the terms and conditions in respect of applications from retired foreign nationals seeking to come and live in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Seeker Accommodation (26 Apr 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Reception and Integration Agency (RIA) is responsible for the accommodation of asylum seekers in accordance with the Government's Direct Provision policy. The details supplied refer to a family who, following their initial reception on arrival in 2011, have been living in private accommodation and who are now seeking to be accommodated at Montague accommodation centre, Emo Co. Laois. ...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Private Security Authority (26 Apr 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Private Security Appeal Board (PSAB) is an independent body established under the Private Security Services Act 2004, as amended, to consider appeals against decisions of the Private Security Authority. The PSAB is independent in the performance of its functions in accordance with the Act and, accordingly, it would not be appropriate for me to intervene in any way with respect to the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Remuneration (26 Apr 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The payroll for members of An Garda Síochána is now processed by the Payroll Shared Service Centre (PSSC) of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. I am informed that the approximate cost of sending pay slips to members of An Garda Síochána by post is in the region of €200,000 per annum.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (26 Apr 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: Issues concerning passports are not a matter for my Department. I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that an application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to by the Deputy was deemed ineligible for reasons provided to the person concerned in a letter issued on 21 April 2016. It is open to any individual to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations (26 Apr 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The formulation of proposals in relation to the opening and closing of Garda Stations is a matter, in the first instance, for the Garda Commissioner and I, as Minister, have no direct role in the matter. During 2011 and 2012, An Garda Síochána completed a comprehensive review of its district and station network. The objective of this review was to identify opportunities to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (26 Apr 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned has applied for a renewal of right of residency in the State, accompanied by a right to work, based on their parentage of an Irish citizen child. The application was received in the Residence Division on 9 February, 2016 and is under consideration at present. Queries in relation...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (26 Apr 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: Residency Permits (26 Apr 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: Garda Vetting Applications (26 Apr 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Garda Central Vetting Unit (GCVU) provides employment vetting to organisations registered with the Gardaí for this purpose and which employ persons in a full-time, part-time, voluntary or training capacity to positions where they would have substantial, unsupervised access to children and/or vulnerable adults. I am informed by the Garda authorities that requests for vetting in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (26 Apr 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person referred to by the Deputy made a visa application in February 2016 and the application was received by the Irish visa office in New Delhi on the 26th of February 2016. Applications of this type are typically processed in the New Delhi visa office within twelve weeks of receipt. The...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (26 Apr 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the processing of the application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to by the Deputy is ongoing and will be submitted to me for decision as expeditiously as possible. As the Deputy will appreciate, the granting of Irish citizenship through naturalisation is a privilege...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification Policy (26 Apr 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Family Reunification Unit of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that no application has been received from the person referred to by the Deputy. It is open to the person concerned to submit an application, in writing, to the Family Reunification Unit, INIS, Department of Justice and Equality, 13-14 Burgh Quay, Dublin 2. The Deputy...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (26 Apr 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...