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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Agreements (22 Oct 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Government have recently approved signature of the Istanbul Convention and the necessary arrangements are in train with a view to completing signature in the coming weeks. The Deputy will be aware that the Convention has a very broad scope across a number of policy areas with potential policy and legislative implications. The provisions of the Convention and the legislative and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (22 Oct 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the visa application in question was withdrawn because of the absence of confirmation from the University concerned that the applicant's choice of course was not in breach of EU sanctions relating to nuclear activity. The relevant EU regulations include restrictions on the provision of technical...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (22 Oct 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Irish Nationality and Citizenship Regulations 2011 (SI 569 of 2011) set out the prescribed 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 fee is payable by applicants on the issue of a certificate of naturalisation. The standard certification fee is €950,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (22 Oct 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the incident referred to by the Deputy is currently under Garda investigation. The Deputy will appreciate that as this matter is under investigation it would not be appropriate for me to comment further at this time.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (22 Oct 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I have brought the Deputy's concerns in relation to the area in question to the attention of the Garda authorities and I am informed that local Garda management are closely monitoring the incidence of burglary in the area in question and have put in place targeted proactive measures which focus patrols on the most vulnerable areas. The detail of the specific policing measures to be taken in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (22 Oct 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I have been informed by the Garda Commissioner that for each of the past four years and to 31 August 2015, the latest date for which figures are readily available, the total number of Gardaí who have departed from the force owing to voluntary retirement, compulsory retirement, cost neutral early retirement, medical discharge, resignation, or dismissal is as set out in the following...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Seeker Accommodation (22 Oct 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Cabinet Committee on Social Policy and Public Service Reform, arising from its discussions on the Report of the Working Group on improvements to the Protection process, decided that the Minister of State for New Communities, Culture and Equality convene a Taskforce, as recommended in the Report, to examine the mechanisms and supports for the transitioning of persons granted status from...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting Application Numbers (22 Oct 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the number of vetting applications processed by the Garda Central Vetting Unit each month in 2015 so far is set out in the following table. Month Vetting Applications Processed October 2015* 17,984 September 2015 27,823 August 2015 20,133 July 2015 25,789 June 2015 28,667 May 2015 27,124 April 2015 24,702 March 2015 22,890 February 2015...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (22 Oct 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I can inform the Deputy that recruitment to An Garda Síochána is governed by the Garda Síochána (Admissions and Appointments) Regulations 2013. The Public Appointments Service (PAS) are managing this recruitment process on behalf of the Garda Commissioner and I have no direct involvement in the matter. I am informed that the Garda Commissioner and the Public Appointments...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (22 Oct 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will appreciate the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the distribution of personnel among the Garda Regions, Divisions, and Districts. Garda management keep this distribution under continual review in the context of crime trends and policing priorities so as to ensure that the best possible use is made of resources. The information requested by the Deputy is currently being...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (22 Oct 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 197 to 223, inclusive, and 225 to 229, inclusive, together. As the Deputies will be aware the Central Statistics Office (CSO), as the national statistical agency, is responsible for the publication of recorded crime statistics. In relation to the matters referred to, I have requested the available statistics from the CSO.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Spent Convictions Legislation (22 Oct 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: Before the Spent Convictions Bill could be enacted, a 2013 UK Court of Appeal judgment necessitated a review of the disclosure provisions in both the National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012 and the Spent Convictions Bill. This judgement in the UK Courts found that the policy of disclosure of allcriminal convictions under the UK’s equivalent legislation was...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (22 Oct 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: The person to whom the Deputy refers has been in correspondence with my Department in relation to this incident. In that correspondence she referred to the matter having been decided upon by the Court. As the Deputy is aware, the Courts are independent, subject only to the Constitution and the law, in the exercise of their judicial functions. Accordingly the individual concerned was advised...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (22 Oct 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that Long Term Residency is granted on the basis that a non EEA national has completed a minimum of five years (i.e. 60 months) legal residence in the State on work permit conditions which is reflected in the corresponding Stamp 1 or Stamp 4 endorsements on a person's passport and not by the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (22 Oct 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the individual in question has an application in the final stages of processing. Further documentation was requested recently and it is anticipated that a decision letter will issue shortly. The Deputy will be aware that queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (22 Oct 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am informed by the Immigration and Naturalisation Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned was granted a residence card, as a family member of an EEA National, on 16 August 2011 under the provisions of The European Communities (Free Movement of Persons) Regulations 2006 & 2008. I understand that INIS will be in contact with him, in writing, in relation to the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (22 Oct 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the requested documentation was received from the applicant's solicitor on 16 October 2015. Processing of the application is ongoing and the case will be submitted to me for decision as expeditiously as possible. The Deputy may wish to note that queries in relation to the status of individual...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (22 Oct 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I can inform the Deputy that recruitment to An Garda Síochána is governed by the Garda Síochána (Admissions and Appointments) Regulations 2013. The Public Appointments Service (PAS) are managing this recruitment process on behalf of the Garda Commissioner and I have no direct involvement in the matter. The Garda Trainee recruitment competition is held under the Commission...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (22 Oct 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: 'Notification of a proposal to deport' letters, pursuant to Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), have issued to the persons concerned. These letters set out three options for them; namely to return voluntarily to their country of origin, to consent to the making of a Deportation Order or to submit representations as to why a Deportation Order should not be made. It is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (22 Oct 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: Following the refusal of their asylum claim, the person concerned was invited to lodge an application for subsidiary protection. I am advised that the person concerned indicated to the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner, by letter dated 7th October, 2015, that they did not wish to apply for subsidiary protection. The case file of the person concerned was then passed to the INIS...