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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Divisional Headquarters (22 Mar 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The recently announced Garda Building and Refurbishment Programme 2016-2021 includes the provision of a Garda Regional Headquarters in Sligo. This project is included with a number of other Garda projects which are to be financed by way of public private partnership (PPP). The development of the Garda projects under PPP involves collaboration between my Department, An Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: National Disability Strategy Implementation Plan (22 Mar 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: A revised National Disability Inclusion Strategy is currently being prepared on the basis of wide consultation with interested parties in a 3 Phase consultation process. Phases 1 and 2 involving the identification of key themes and building on those through a broad consultation process to produce high-level objectives for the years 2016-2019 have been competed. Phase 3 is due to commence...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: UN Conventions Ratification (22 Mar 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: On 21 October 2015, I published a roadmap to Ireland’s ratification of the CRPD, which outlines the considerable legislative changes to be undertaken to enable Ireland to ratify the Convention, along with the estimated deadline of end-2016 for ratification. Work is also under way on drawing up an Equality-Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill to progress miscellaneous legislative...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (22 Mar 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Irish Nationality and Citizenship Regulations 2011 (S.I. 569 of 2011) sets out the fees to be paid by an applicant for a certificate of naturalisation. An application fee of €175 is payable on application for a certificate of naturalisation and a certification fee is payable by applicants on the issue of a certificate of naturalisation. The standard certification fee is set at...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (22 Mar 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The reason for the financial requirements is to seek to ensure that the persons concerned have sufficient funds to meet all reasonably foreseeable expenses in Ireland without relying on the Irish Exchequer. This includes their being able to provide their own accommodation and cover any medical costs, either via private insurance or personal funds. I have however asked my officials to conduct...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (22 Mar 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will be aware the Central Statistics Office (CSO), as the national statistical agency, is responsible for the publication of recorded crime statistics. To be of assistance, I have requested the CSO to contact the Deputy directly in relation to the information requested.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Irish Youth Justice Service (22 Mar 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Department of Justice and Equality through the Irish Youth Justice Service (IYJS), funds the national network of Garda youth diversion projects (GYDPs) and young persons probation projects (YPPPs). The projects are managed on the ground by community based organisations (CBO). The IYJS is familiar with the details of the works required to be carried out at the Moyross premises where a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (22 Mar 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The International Protection Act was signed into law by the President on 30 December 2015. The new Act brings into effect major reforms to the system for determining applications for international protection in Ireland, through the introduction of a single application procedure. This new procedure provides that an applicant will have all grounds for seeking international protection (asylum...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service Remit (22 Mar 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The International Protection Act 2015 was signed into law by the President on 30 December 2015. The new Act brings into effect major reforms to the system for determining applications for international protection in Ireland, through the introduction of a single application procedure. This new procedure provides that an applicant will have all grounds for seeking international protection...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (22 Mar 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 236 to 238, inclusive, and 245 together. I am informed by the Garda authorities that persons involved in road traffic collisions, their legal advisers or insurers or other interested parties may, on written request, be supplied with an abstract of the Garda report in respect of the collision, copies of statements of witnesses and sketches or maps of the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Private Security Authority Administration (22 Mar 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Private Security Authority, established under the Private Security Services Act 2004, as amended, is the regulatory body with responsibility for regulating and licensing the private security industry in the State. The Authority is an independent body under the aegis of the Department of Justice and Equality. My Department has no role in the administration of applications received by the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences (22 Mar 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the following Table 1 details the number of Fixed Charge Notices (FCNs) that were issued to learner drivers in 2014 and in 2015 for driving without being accompanied by a fully qualified driver and for non-display of L plates. I am further informed by the Garda authorities that 2,906 summons have been issued in regard to those FCNs that have not...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences (22 Mar 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I wish to advise the Deputy that the information is currently being collated and a response will issue later this week.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service Data (22 Mar 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Deputy will be aware that under the provisions of the Courts Service Act 1998, management of the courts is the responsibility of the Courts Service and I have no role in the matter. Section 4(3) of the 1998 Act provides that the Courts Service is independent in the performance of its functions, which includes the provision of information on the courts system. However, in order to be of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service Data (22 Mar 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I wish to refer the Deputy to the following table which details the number of persons convicted under the Road Traffic Acts by District Court Area. The table also provides information on the number of persons convicted where a driving licence number was recorded and the number of persons convicted of a penalty point offence where a driving licence number was recorded. I am informed by the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations (22 Mar 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The programme of replacement and refurbishment of Garda accommodation is progressed by the Garda Authorities working in close cooperation with the Office of Public Works, which is primarily responsible for the provision and maintenance of Garda accommodation. I am advised by the Garda Commissioner that work commenced on site in October 2015, is progressing in a satisfactory manner and is due...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Refugee Resettlement Programme (22 Mar 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: Ireland is one of 27 States that participate in a refugee resettlement programme led by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). The focus of the Irish resettlement programme in recent years has been on the resettlement of refugees displaced by the Syrian conflict who are living in one of the hosting countries in the region, for example those living in Lebanon, Jordan or...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Controls (22 Mar 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The information sought by the Deputy is being compiled and will be provided to him as soon as possible. In general a person may be refused leave to land on one, or more, of the eleven grounds set out in Section 4(3) of the Immigration Act, 2004. Every person refused leave to land in the State is served with a notice in which the reason, or reasons, for refusing an application for...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (22 Mar 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy is aware, the production of official crime statistics is the responsibility of the Central Statistics Office (CSO) as the national statistical agency. The official CSO Recorded Crime Statistics are derived from the data recorded on the Garda PULSE system. However, I am advised that CSO figures are not yet available for the period in question. I might add that statistics...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (22 Mar 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 250 and 252 together. As the Deputy will appreciate, it is the Garda Commissioner who is responsible for the distribution of resources, including personnel, among the various Garda Divisions, and I as Minister have no direct role in the matter. I am assured by the Garda Commissioner that the allocation of Gardaí is continually monitored and reviewed so as...