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Written Answers — Department of Defence: Overseas Missions (25 Mar 2014)

Alan Shatter: The United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) was established on 31 May 1974 under UN Security Council Resolution 350 in order to maintain the ceasefire between Israel and Syria. By its latest resolution 2131 of 18 December 2013, the Security Council stressed the obligation of both Israel and the Syrian Arab Republic to scrupulously observe the 1974 Disengagement of Forces...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Operations (25 Mar 2014)

Alan Shatter: Primary responsibility for the maintenance of law and order rests with An Garda Síochána. The Defence Forces, pursuant to their role of rendering Aid to the Civil Power (ATCP), assist An Garda Síochána when requested to do so. The Defence Forces Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Teams respond when a request is made by An Garda Síochána for assistance. All EOD...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Operations (25 Mar 2014)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 832 and 835 together. Primary responsibility for security matters rests with An Garda Síochána. However, one of the roles assigned to the Defence Forces in the White Paper on Defence (2000) is to provide Aid to the Civil Power (ATCP) which, in practice, means to assist An Garda Síochána when requested to do so. The Defence Forces,...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Retirement Scheme (25 Mar 2014)

Alan Shatter: The unsatisfactory age and fitness profile of the Permanent Defence Force was an issue of serious concern during the 1990s and was the subject of severe criticism by a series of external reports, mainly Price Waterhouse Consultants and the Efficiency Audit Group (EAG). One of the key areas identified for urgent action by the EAG was the development of a manpower policy with an emphasis on...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Ministerial Staff (25 Mar 2014)

Alan Shatter: There are no civil servants engaged in constituency work on my behalf in the Department of Defence.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Naval Service Vessels (25 Mar 2014)

Alan Shatter: The Naval Service conducts routine maritime surveillance patrols on a daily basis throughout Ireland’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). The primary day-to-day tasking of the Naval Service is to provide a fishery protection service in accordance with the State’s fishery protection legislation and our obligations as a member of the European Union. A strategy for the replacement of...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Strength (25 Mar 2014)

Alan Shatter: The strength of the Permanent Defence Force at 31 January 2014, the latest date for which figures are available, was 9,198, broken down into 7,403 Army, 775 Air Corps and 1,020 Naval Service. 556 (or 6.05%) are women. The tables contain the above mentioned strength, broken down into Army, Naval Service and Air Corps by gender and rank groupings. The Reserve Defence Force is currently...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Air Corps Strength (25 Mar 2014)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Military Authorities that there are 88 pilots currently serving in the Air Corps. Of that total there is 1 female pilot.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Programme for Government Implementation (25 Mar 2014)

Alan Shatter: The commitments in the Programme for Government relating to Defence and the progress that has been made are set out in the table. Commitment Status The implementation of the Defence Forces Medical Services Review as resources allow. In line with the recommendations of the Defence Forces Medical Service Review, the Central Medical Unit was formally established in 2012. Options for...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Semi-State Bodies Remuneration (25 Mar 2014)

Alan Shatter: There are no commercial State bodies under the aegis of my Department.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Accommodation Provision (13 Mar 2014)

Alan Shatter: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 415 of 11 February 2014. The position is unchanged since then. As the Deputy is aware, under the provisions of the Courts Service Act 1998, management of the courts, including the provision of accommodation for court sittings, is the responsibility of the Courts Service which is independent in exercising its functions. However,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Data (13 Mar 2014)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that, as of 10th March, 2014, there were 781 'pending' applications for a right of residency in the State, accompanied by a right to work, based on parentage of an Irish born minor citizen child, and based also on the principles of the Zambrano Judgment. Of these 781 applications, 165 were lodged between...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (13 Mar 2014)

Alan Shatter: The Garda Síochána Act 2005 makes provision for the compilation and publication of crime statistics by the Central Statistics Office (CSO), as the national statistical agency, and the CSO has established a dedicated unit for this purpose. I have requested the CSO to provide statistics directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Orders (13 Mar 2014)

Alan Shatter: 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. However, in order to be of assistance to the Deputy, I have had enquiries made and the Courts Service has informed me that...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Student Visas Eligibility (13 Mar 2014)

Alan Shatter: I have been informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department, that the person referred to by the Deputy currently has a De Facto Immigration Permission application pending with General Immigration since 4 March 2014 and that she has not applied for a Stamp 3. Applications for De Facto Immigration Permission are dealt with in chronological order and a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (13 Mar 2014)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that a valid application for a certificate of naturalisation has been received from the person referred to by the Deputy. As the Deputy will appreciate, the granting of Irish citizenship through naturalisation is a privilege and an honour which confers certain rights and entitlements not only within the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders Re-examination (13 Mar 2014)

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 30th December, 2009, that the then Minister proposed to make a Deportation Order in respect of her. She was given the options, to be exercised...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (13 Mar 2014)

Alan Shatter: The question of residency status or entitlement to consideration for naturalisation does not arise at this time in the case of the person whose details were supplied. As the Deputy is aware, if the person has made an application for asylum or subsidiary protection, the position is that it is not the practice to comment on such applications for so long as they are in the protection process.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (13 Mar 2014)

Alan Shatter: The question of residency status does not arise at this time in the case of the person whose details were supplied. As the Deputy is aware, if the person has made an application for asylum or subsidiary protection, the position is that it is not the practice to comment on such applications for so long as they are in the protection process.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Student Visas Eligibility (13 Mar 2014)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person mentioned entered the State on 6 November 2008 and was registered on 27 November 2008 as a student until 11 February 2014. The Deputy should be aware that Stamp 2 student permission is not reckonable for naturalisation. An application was received from this person on 24 July 2013 for a...