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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (21 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that an application for a certificate of naturalisation was received from the person referred to by the Deputy in November 2011. 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: Deportation Orders (21 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: The person concerned entered the State on 12th September, 2004 and was subsequently granted permission to remain in the State until 30th September, 2009. He has remained unlawfully in the State since that date. In accordance with the provisions of Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), the person concerned was notified, by letter dated 26th April, 2010, that the then Minister...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (21 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: The person concerned is a failed asylum seeker. He then proceeded to submit an application for subsidiary protection in accordance with the provisions of the European Communities (Eligibility for Protection) Regulations 2006. This application was approved and the person concerned was granted leave to remain in the State on 5th August, 2008. The person concerned submitted an application for...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Passport Applications (21 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: The persons concerned have been granted leave to remain in the State for the three year period ending 15th October, 2015, following the consideration of their respective cases under Section 3 (6) of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended). These decisions were conveyed in writing to the persons concerned by individual letters dated 15th October, 2012. The children of the persons concerned were...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Subsidiary Protection Applications (21 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: The persons concerned have outstanding applications for subsidiary protection and applications under Section 3 of the Immigration Act, 1999 (as amended). These applications are under consideration at present and the persons concerned will be notified in writing of the outcomes as soon as possible. The Deputy should note that as the persons concerned have no current right of residency in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (21 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that applications for a certificate of naturalisation were received from the persons referred to by the Deputy in August 2012. The applications are being processed with a view to establishing whether the applicants meet the statutory conditions for the granting of naturalisation, such as good character and lawful...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (21 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: The first and second persons concerned were granted permission to remain in the State for an initial 2 year period on Stamp 4 conditions from 4 October, 2005 under the revised arrangements for the non-EEA national parents of children born in Ireland prior to January, 2005, commonly known as the IBC/05 Scheme. The grant of permission to remain was renewed regularly and is currently valid until...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (21 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the person referred to by the Deputy has permission to remain in the State on Stamp 2, student conditions, until 26 April 2013. The person made an application to INIS in July 2012 for a change to his immigration status. This application was refused. The person has subsequently made an application for a review of...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Operations (21 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: There has been no change in policy in relation to Ireland’s engagement in NATO or in the current deployment of personnel to Afghanistan, or the proposed deployment of troops to Mali, which is subject to Government approval. Ireland’s relations with NATO are set within the framework of the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC) and Partnership for Peace (PfP), including its...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (20 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the area referred to is in the Ashbourne Garda District. I am further informed that the area is subject to regular patrols by local uniformed and plain clothes personnel, augmented by the Detective Unit and the Community Policing Unit, together with the Divisional Traffic Unit and the Regional Support Unit as required. Local Garda management...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Civil Legal Aid Issues (20 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: I wish to inform the Deputy that the Legal Aid Board is the statutory independent body responsible for the civil legal aid scheme in Ireland. The Board provides legal aid and advice in civil law matters, including asylum matters. Exchequer funding for the scheme is provided by way of a grant in aid to the Board. The funding provided to the Board for the relevant years is set out. The Deputy...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Criminal Legal Aid (20 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: Total expenditure on criminal legal aid for the years referred to by the Deputy was as follows: 2012 €50.5m 2011 €56.1m 2010 €56.5m 2009 €60.3m 2008 €55.2m. The total expenditure for 2012 represented a reduction of 10% over 2011. This reduction in the annual expenditure is the largest ever recorded and represents a fall of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (20 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: Garda numbers have been reducing due to the moratorium on recruitment. My objective, despite the enormous financial pressures facing the Government is to ensure that Garda numbers will not fall below 13,000. I have informed my Cabinet colleagues that I am reviewing the position regarding Garda strength in light of an estimated reduction to just over 13,000 by the end of 2013, and, in this...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (20 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: I can inform the Deputy that the applications have entered the final stage of processing and I intend to grant citizenship. Letters have issued to the persons referred to by the Deputy asking them to submit the prescribed fee and other documents. Upon receipt of the fees and documentation, the cases will be finalised. The persons concerned will be invited in due course to attend a citizenship...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport (20 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: Decisions in relation to the provision and allocation of Garda vehicles are a matter for the Garda Commissioner in the context of his identified operational demands and in the light of available resources. I am advised by the Garda authorities that the financial provision of €5 million in the Garda budget for the purchase and fit-out of Garda transport in 2013 will enable An Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Cross-Border Co-operation (20 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: I meet regularly and have ongoing discussions with the Northern Ireland Minister of Justice, David Ford, the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Theresa Villiers, the Home Secretary, Theresa May and the Justice Secretary, Chris Grayling. Our discussions cover a range of areas of mutual interest in the justice sector, including the ongoing efforts to combat threats from criminal...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Releases (20 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: Under the Prison Rules 2007 a prisoner is entitled to a basic provision on release. The Governor is obliged to ensure that the prisoner has sufficient means to travel to his or her destination within the State. Where necessary prisoners are provided with travel vouchers to cover the cost of their journey home. The Governor is also obliged to ensure that the prisoner has sufficient means of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (20 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: Applications for refugee status in the State are determined by an independent process comprising the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and the Refugee Appeals Tribunal which make recommendations to the Minister on whether such status should be granted. If an application for asylum has been made by the person concerned, the Deputy will be aware that it is not the practice to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Levels (20 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: As the Deputy will be aware, Operation Fiacla was initiated by the Garda Commissioner to address the incidence of burglary, aggravated burglaries and related offences throughout the country. An Garda Síochána has implemented specific regional operations in support of Operation Fiacla, including in the Dublin Metropolitan Region, to target suspect offenders, disrupt their activities...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Liquor Licensing Laws (20 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: The position is that the Report of the Steering Group on a National Substance Misuse Strategy which was published last year contains a broad range of recommendations which seek to address the negative consequences of alcohol misuse and alcohol-related harm in this country. The Department of Health is currently developing an Action Plan for submission to the Government in response to the...