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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Data (18 Jun 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 157 to 159, inclusive, together. I am advised by the Irish Prison Service that it conducts an analysis of the snapshot of the prison population on the last day of each month. Accordingly, an analysis of the snapshot of the prison population was conducted on the 30th April, 2015 shows there was a total of 823 persons serving a sentence of less than 24...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Data (18 Jun 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 160 to 162, inclusive, together. I am advised by the Irish Prison Service that it conducts an analysis of the snapshot of the prison population on the last day of each month. Accordingly, an analysis of the snapshot of the prison population was conducted on the 30th April, 2015 shows there was a total of 1,220 persons serving a sentence of less than three...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Data (18 Jun 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 163 to 165, inclusive, together. I am advised by the Irish Prison Service that it conducts an analysis of the snapshot of the prison population on the last day of each month. Accordingly, an analysis of the snapshot of the prison population was conducted on the 30th April, 2015 shows there was a total of 1,906 persons serving a sentence of less than five...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Data (18 Jun 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 166 to 168, inclusive, together. I am advised by the Irish Prison Service that it conducts an analysis of the snapshot of the prison population on the last day of each month. Accordingly, an analysis of the snapshot of the prison population was conducted on the 30th April, 2015 shows there was a total of 2,630 persons serving a sentence of less than ten...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Data (18 Jun 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 169 to 171, inclusive, together. I am advised by the Irish Prison Service that it conducts an analysis of the snapshot of the prison population on the last day of each month. Accordingly, an analysis of the snapshot of the prison population was conducted on the 30th April, 2015 shows there was a total of 614 persons serving a sentence of more than ten years,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Firearms Licences (18 Jun 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 172 and 173 together. I have asked the Garda Commissioner for a report in relation to these matters and will write to the Deputy as soon as I have further information.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Drugs Seizures (18 Jun 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I wish to advise the Deputy that it has not been possible to provide the data sought in the time available for reply. However, I have requested the Garda authorities to provide the requested information and I will arrange for all available information to be forwarded to the Deputy upon receipt.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (18 Jun 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 175 and 176 together. As the Deputy will be aware, the report of the Moriarty Tribunal made a number of recommendations which related to the responsibilities of different Government Departments. In this regard I understand that there have been relevant developments in the fields of financial regulation, company law, and electoral law. As Minister for...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Facilities (18 Jun 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I wish to advise the Deputy that I am making enquiries with the Irish Prison Service in relation to the information sought by the Deputy and I will write to the Deputy shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Staff (18 Jun 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I refer to my reply to Question No. 511 on 26 May 2015 in which I advised the Deputy that there is no practice in place of prisoners not being released from their cells at the appropriate time in the morning, and going into lock-up earlier in the evenings. I am advised by the Irish Prison Service that here are occasions when, for various reasons, delays in moving prisoners to schools,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (18 Jun 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that it is not possible to identify the person referred to by the Deputy from the information supplied. If a date of birth could be provided and address details verified and provided to INIS they will be in a position to assist. Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (18 Jun 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner (ORAC) received the following numbers of applications in each year since 2010: 1,939 in 2010; 1,290 in 2011; 956 in 2012; 946 in 2013; 1,448 in 2014; and 1,147 in 2015 (to end May). Of those received in this period 601 were granted refugee status, 3,983 were refused and 2,535 are pending decision in ORAC or the Refugee Appeals Tribunal. More...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (18 Jun 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned, by letter dated 17th June, 2015, was refused a declaration as a refugee. This communication also advised the person concerned of their entitlement to apply for subsidiary protection in accordance with the provisions of the European Union (Subsidiary Protection) Regulations 2013....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (18 Jun 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that, following the refusal of their asylum and subsidiary protection applications, the person concerned was, by letter dated 16th June, 2015, advised of the options now open to them in terms of their position in the State. These options, as provided for under Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (18 Jun 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: If the person whose details were supplied has made an application for 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. If an applicant is determined by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner (ORAC) not to be eligible for subsidiary protection status...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (18 Jun 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that a valid application for a certificate of naturalisation was received from the person referred to on the 19th September, 2014. The application is being processed with a view to establishing whether the applicant meets the statutory conditions for the granting of naturalisation, such as good...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (18 Jun 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned has been in the State without permission since 11th November, 2012. Consequently, in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), the person concerned was notified, by letter dated 28th April, 2014, that the Minister proposed to make a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (18 Jun 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned has had their permission to remain in the State renewed for a further two year period to 20th February, 2017. This decision was conveyed in writing to the person concerned by registered post dated 23rd February, 2015. This letter was returned marked "not called for" The...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (18 Jun 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: Officials in the Citizenship Division of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) inform me that there is no record of a current application for a certificate of naturalisation from the first person referred to in the Deputy's question, who currently has permission to remain in the State until 06 March 2016. A previous application for a certificate of naturalisation was...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Penalty Points System (18 Jun 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I can inform the Deputy that the position is that S.I. No 5 of 1961 created the District Court Area of Dingle and in the Irish version An Daingean. Section 48 of the Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011 changed the Irish version of Dingle to Daingean UÍ Chúis. Section 26 of the Courts of Justice Act 1953 as amended provides for assigning a name to or changing the...