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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Statistics (9 Oct 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Garda Síochána Act 2005 makes provision for the compilation and publication of crime statistics by the Central Statistics Office, 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: Visa Applications (9 Oct 2012)

Alan Shatter: I wish to inform the Deputy that a decision has issued in respect of the visa application referred to and the applicant has been advised of same. The visa application was submitted to the Consulate General of Ireland in Manila on 5 September, 2012. It was received in the Visa Office in Dublin for processing on 12 September, 2012. A decision was made on the application on 3 October, 2012. ...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Organised Crime (9 Oct 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Garda Síochána are aware and are currently investigating a number of incidents involving pipe bombs in the area referred to by the Deputy. A number of firearms as well as ammunition and suspect devices were recovered by the Gardaí in the course of these investigations and one person was arrested. An Garda Síochána's Policing Plan 2012 sets out its commitment to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (9 Oct 2012)

Alan Shatter: Records held on the Garda National Immigration Bureau Information System, which is the statutory register for non-nationals residing in the State, indicate that a total of 17,303 persons between the ages of 16 and 24 are currently registered in the State. Records on the system do not indicate which of these persons are the children of migrant workers. To seek to obtain the information on...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Support Services (9 Oct 2012)

Alan Shatter: I am aware of the report referred to by the Deputy and the recommendations therein which essentially concern the introduction of a Single Protection Procedure, issues relating to the processing of asylum applications and a call from the Irish Refugee Council for a single independent appeals tribunal dealing with asylum and immigration cases. As the Deputy may be aware, the Immigration,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Programme for Government Implementation (9 Oct 2012)

Alan Shatter: Last March the Government published the first Annual Report of the Programme for Government setting out progress to that date and it is the intention of the Government to publish the second annual report in March 2013. The current status of commitments in the Programme for Government pertaining to my Department is outlined in the following tabular statement. Commitment Status...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Safety (9 Oct 2012)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the activity referred to by the Deputy occurs on a stretch of roadway which traverses through County Fermanagh on the N.54/A3. Accordingly, responsibility for road safety enforcement on that particular stretch of road rests with the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI). I am advised that An Garda Síochána monitors traffic and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting of Personnel (9 Oct 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Garda Central Vetting Unit (GCVU) provides employment vetting to organisations in Ireland registered with the Gardaí for this purpose and which employ persons in a full-time, part-time, voluntary or training capacity to positions where they would have substantial, unsupervised access to children and/or vulnerable adults. Given the large number and wide range of client groups, the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Programme (9 Oct 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Powers of Attorney Act 1996 is currently under review in the context of drafting of the Mental Capacity Bill which the Government Legislation Programme indicates is expected to be published in this Session. The purpose of the Bill is to provide a modern statutory framework governing the decision making of adults whose capacity is impaired. In this regard, it is intended that the Bill will...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Cross-Border Co-operation (9 Oct 2012)

Alan Shatter: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that there is close and productive co-operation between the Garda Síochána and the Police Service of Northern Ireland across the range of policing activities, including in the investigation of crime. The two police forces operate a joint Cross-Border Policing Strategy which aims to improve public safety throughout the island of Ireland by...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (9 Oct 2012)

Alan Shatter: I can inform the Deputy that work on the development of a White Paper on Crime, incorporating a framework National Anti-Crime Strategy, is at an advanced stage and is expected to be completed this year.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (9 Oct 2012)

Alan Shatter: Arising from the refusal of his 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 9 July, 2008, that the then Minister proposed to make a Deportation Order in respect of him. He was given the options, to be exercised within 15 working days, of leaving the State voluntarily, of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (9 Oct 2012)

Alan Shatter: The person concerned applied for asylum on 28 March 2011. Pursuant to the provisions of Article 13 and Article 16(1)(c) of Council Regulation (EC) No 343/2003 the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner determined on 17 June 2011 that Hungary was the country responsible for examining her asylum application, which was accepted by the Hungarian authorities. A Transfer Order in respect...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (9 Oct 2012)

Alan Shatter: 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 12 April 2010, that the Minister proposed to make a Deportation Order in respect of her. She was given the options, to be exercised within 15 working days, of leaving the State voluntarily, of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (9 Oct 2012)

Alan Shatter: Officials in the Citizenship Division of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) inform me that there is no record of an application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to in the Deputy's question. Section 15 of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956, as amended, provides that the Minister may, in his absolute discretion, grant an application...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Disciplinary Proceedings (9 Oct 2012)

Alan Shatter: Discipline in An Garda Síochána is governed by the Garda Síochána (Discipline) Regulations, 2007, as amended, and these regulations apply only to serving members of An Garda Síochána. Members of An Garda Síochána who joined the Force before 1st April, 2004 are entitled to retire on reaching 50 years of age, subject to having completed thirty years of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (9 Oct 2012)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 470 and 471 together. When I came into office in March, 2011, I was determined to tackle the backlog that had built up in the processing of applications for citizenship. At that time there was approximately 22,000 citizenship applications awaiting decision, approximately 17,000 of which had been awaiting decision for in excess of 6 months with an average...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Staff Recruitment (9 Oct 2012)

Alan Shatter: My Department is actively engaging in the Government’s jobs activation programme through participating in the National Internship Scheme – JobBridge. This scheme provides work experience placements for interns for a 6 or 9 month period. The aim is to assist in breaking the cycle where jobseekers are unable to get a job without experience, either as new entrants to the labour...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Refugee Status Applications (9 Oct 2012)

Alan Shatter: Applications for refugee status in the State are determined by an independent process comprising the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and the Refugee Appeals Tribunal which make recommendations to the Minister on whether such status should be granted. If an application for asylum has been made by the person concerned, the Deputy may be aware that it is not the practice to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations Closures (9 Oct 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Commissioner is currently engaged in an assessment of the potential for improved efficiencies in the structure and organisation of the Garda Síochána as part of the preparation of the draft policing plan for 2013, which under the Garda Síochána Act 2005 is due to be submitted to me by the end of October this year. While I expect that the policing plan for 2013 will...