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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries (30 Jun 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: The report of the Inter-Departmental Committee to establish the facts of State involvement with Magdalen Laundries (the McAleese report) provides an independent, comprehensive, factual account of the Magdalen institutions and informed the Government decision to establish an ex gratia scheme for women who entered and worked in such institutions. To date nearly €20m has been paid out in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries Report (30 Jun 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: The investigation and prosecution of criminal offences are matters for the Gardaí and Director of Public Prosecutions. An Garda Síochána, of course, investigate any complaint of criminal activity made to them. It may be helpful to the Deputy to indicate that while not specifically part of the terms of reference of the McAleese Committee, the Committee did take the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Numbers (30 Jun 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: A breakdown of the number of Irish visa applications granted for the years 2010 to 2014 is provided below. I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that it is not possible to distinguish between tourist visit visas and visas to visit family or friends. The 'visit' visa category includes short-term visas for those who wish to visit family or...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Visiting Committees Appointments (30 Jun 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will appreciate, vacancies arise and fall to be filled on Visiting Committees on an ongoing basis. While dates of appointment vary, members of Committees are appointed by the Minister for Justice and Equality for a term not exceeding three years. At the end of their term, their membership of the Committee automatically lapses but they may be either re-appointed for a further...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Language Schools Closures (30 Jun 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will be aware the first concern of my Department in the case of genuine students affected by sudden college closures has been to reassure them about their immigration status. In that regard the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service will honour all existing immigration permissions of students in recently closed colleges and the students will be entitled to work in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Migration Data (30 Jun 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) in conjunction with the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department offers voluntary assisted return and reintegration programmes for asylum seekers, failed asylum seekers and other illegally present migrants. Asylum seekers or failed asylum seekers who have not had a Deportation Order made against them are returned...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (30 Jun 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 374 and 375 together. I have no role in the investigation, prosecution or trial of alleged offences. This is a long standing principle of our system of justice. The role of An Garda Síochána is to investigate alleged offences, to gather whatever evidence may be available and to submit a report to the DPP. As the Deputy is aware I cannot...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Community Policing (30 Jun 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the distribution of personnel, including community Gardaí, among the Garda Regions, Divisions, and Districts. Garda management keep this distribution under continuing review in the context of crime trends and policing priorities so as to ensure that the best possible use is made of these resources. I have been...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (30 Jun 2015)

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. I have requested the CSO to provide the available statistics in relation to recorded instances of threats along the lines referred to by the Deputy directly to him.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service Data (30 Jun 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I wish to inform the Deputy that, under the provisions of the Courts Service Act 1998, management of the courts is the responsibility of the Courts Service which is independent in exercising its functions, which include the provision of information on the courts system. The Courts Service has advised me that statistics are not maintained in relation to the non-payment of management fees.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Resources (30 Jun 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 379 and 380 together. 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 continuing review in the context of crime trends and policing priorities so as to ensure that the best possible use is made of these...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (30 Jun 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to by the Deputy is currently 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 residence, and will be...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (30 Jun 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I have requested a report from the Garda authorities in relation to the matters referred to and I will contact the Deputy directly when the report is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (25 Jun 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Legal Services Regulation Bill completed its Dáil Stages on 22 April followed by the completion of Seanad Second Stage on 13 May. In this context, I would point out to the Deputy that the proposed amendments she has referred to, and which relate to the staffing of the new Legal Services Regulatory Authority, were not Government amendments and were, in fact, withdrawn. At the same...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Ministerial Meetings (25 Jun 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I met with representatives of AdVIC (Advocates for Victims of Homicide) on the 19th of February, 2015 to hear from them first hand about their proposals for policy change and to discuss administration of the organisation. The ten issues outlined in the Deputy's Parliamentary Question of 10 February 2015 formed the agenda for the policy element of my discussions with the group. Having...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (25 Jun 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: If the person whose details were supplied has made an application for asylum or subsidiary protection, the Deputy will be aware that it is not the practice to comment on such applications for so long as they remain in the protection process. Protection applicants are issued with a temporary residence permission pending a final determination on their application. If an applicant's passport has...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (25 Jun 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: If the person whose details were supplied has made an application for asylum or subsidiary protection, the Deputy will be aware that it is not the practice to comment on such applications until such time as they have fully completed the protection process. Protection applicants are issued with a temporary residence permission pending a final decision on their application. Applicants or...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (25 Jun 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: If the person whose details were supplied has made an application for asylum or subsidiary protection, the Deputy will be aware that it is not the practice to comment on such applications until such time as they have fully completed the protection process. Protection applicants are issued with a temporary residence permission pending a final decision on their application. Applicants or their...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (25 Jun 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that permission to remain and reside in the State was granted to the person concerned on 5 March 2012 pursuant to an application for Family Reunification. The person currently has permission to reside in the State until 2 July 2015. The Deputy may wish to note that queries in relation to the status of individual...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (25 Jun 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned, is the subject of a Deportation Order. Representations were received from the persons' legal representative, pursuant to Section 3 (11) of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), to revoke the Deportation Order. The Deputy might wish to note that any such decision will be...