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Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Garda Districts (31 Jan 2013)

Alan Shatter: I know that the decision was made by the Garda Commissioner. He prepared a policing plan in consultation with other senior members of the Garda force. A substantial assessment was undertaken on how to affect efficiencies in the force and use resources wisely. It is ultimately for the Commissioner to determine where it is appropriate for particular members of the force to be stationed and...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Garda Districts (31 Jan 2013)

Alan Shatter: I thank Senator D'Arcy for raising this important issue. The Senator will be aware that proposals to alter Garda districts are in the first instance a matter for the Garda Commissioner, in accordance with the provisions of the Garda Síochána Acts. The Garda Annual Policing Plan for 2013, which was laid before both Houses of the Oireachtas in December 2012, set out the Commissioner's...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Agencies (31 Jan 2013)

Alan Shatter: I wish to inform the Deputy that the information sought regarding vacancies on the Board of organisations and agencies under the aegis of my Department is detailed below. The Private Security Authority (PSA), an independent agency under my remit, is the regulatory body with responsibility for regulating and licensing the private security industry in the State. There are 11 vacancies on the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Expenditure (31 Jan 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am to advise the Deputy that this year my Department will make available a grant of €98,000 to Free Legal Advice Centres. I can also advise the Deputy that FLAC (Free Legal Advice Centres) is an independent human rights organisation and is not under the aegis of my Department. Consequently I am not in a position to advise on the proportion of funding that is spent on promotional...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (31 Jan 2013)

Alan Shatter: The person concerned has requested a right of residency in the State, accompanied by a right to work, based on the principles of the European Court of Justice Judgment in the Zambrano case. However, given that all information and documentation required to make a decision is not on file at present, a representative of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service has written to the person...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Station Closures (31 Jan 2013)

Alan Shatter: Garda stations due to close under the 2013 Garda Síochána Annual Policing Plan form part of the portfolio of State properties owned and maintained by the Office of Public Works. Accordingly, it is for that Office to decide on the future of these properties and I do not have a role in relation to the matter. The Garda Commissioner has stated that the revised structures will...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Station Closures (31 Jan 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Garda Commissioner is the Accounting Officer for the Garda Vote and I have been informed by the Garda authorities that financial cost statements are maintained at District Headquarters level rather than at Garda station level. In the circumstances the Deputy will appreciate that the specific financial information she has sought is not readily available and I understand that the provision...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (31 Jan 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Deputy will be aware that it was the previous Government which undertook to reduce Garda strength to 13,000, as part of its commitment to the Troika to reduce public service numbers overall. Garda strength is now just over 13,400 with an additional 2,000 civilian support staff and 1,000 Garda Reserves. Current numbers are at the level they were at in 2006/7. Garda strength has been...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (31 Jan 2013)

Alan Shatter: The previous Governments National Recovery Plan covered in detail the reductions in public service numbers to be effected in the period 2010-2014. In relation to the Garda Síochána, the proposals outlined a reduction in Garda numbers from 14,500 on 31 December 2010 to 13,500 on 31 December 2011 with a further reduction to 13,350 to be effected by 31 December 2012. It further...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Policing Plans (31 Jan 2013)

Alan Shatter: I have been informed by the Garda Commissioner that An Garda Síochána articulates its strategic plans by way of a Strategy Statement and an Annual Policing Plan. The Strategy Statement 2013-2015 which was published on 25 January 2013 will be actioned through a series of three annual Policing Plans, the first of which is the Policing Plan for 2013. A significant consultation process...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Policing Plans (31 Jan 2013)

Alan Shatter: I have been informed by the Garda Commissioner that An Garda Síochána articulates its strategic plans by way of a Strategy Statement and an Annual Policing Plan. The Strategy Statement 2013-2015 which was published on 25 January 2013 will be actioned through a series of three annual Policing Plans, the first of which is the Policing Plan 2013. A significant consultation process...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Station Closures (31 Jan 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Deputy will be aware that the 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 crime trends, policing needs and other operational strategies in place on a District, Divisional and Regional level to ensure...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Station Closures (31 Jan 2013)

Alan Shatter: Garda stations to be closed under the 2013 Garda Síochána Annual Policing Plan form part of the portfolio of State properties managed by the Office of Public Works. Minister Hayes, who has responsibility for the Office of Public Works, has indicated that, if an appropriate community management structure is put in place, closed stations could be used for local community purposes.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalene Laundries (31 Jan 2013)

Alan Shatter: As indicated in my reply on Wednesday 16 January, 2013 to Parliamentary Question No. 774, it is my intention to bring the report to Government with a view to publication by next week. There has been a delay in finalising the report but I hope that will not upset the timetable envisaged. QUESTION:* To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has received the final report from the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (31 Jan 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Citizenship Division of 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 August, 2011. Section 15 of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act, 1956, as amended, provides that the Minister may, in his absolute discretion, grant a certificate of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (31 Jan 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Citizenship Division of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that, based on the limited information provided by the Deputy, they can find no record of an application for a certificate of naturalisation from the persons concerned. It is open to any individual to lodge an application for citizenship if and when they are in a position to meet the statutory...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (31 Jan 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Citizenship Division of 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 July, 2009. Section 15 of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act, 1956, as amended, provides that the Minister may, in his absolute discretion, grant a certificate of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (31 Jan 2013)

Alan Shatter: The person concerned was granted leave to remain in the State for the three year period to 19 August, 2011. This was renewed for a further three years in 2011 to the extent that the person concerned now has leave to remain up to 19 August, 2014. In his leave to remain renewal decision letter, dated 30 August, 2011, the person concerned was advised of the requirement that he complete the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification (31 Jan 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that some of the documentation as requested has been submitted and that a further letter issued to the legal representative of the person referred to by the Deputy on 22 January 2013. A reply to that correspondence is still outstanding. Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (31 Jan 2013)

Alan Shatter: 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 was notified, by letter dated 18 August, 2011, that the Minister proposed to make a Deportation Order in respect of her. She was given the options, to be exercised within 15...