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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (9 Jun 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: It is my intention to seek Government approval for the publication of the general scheme of a consolidated and reformed domestic violence Bill shortly. When it is published it will be referred to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality for pre-legislative scrutiny. I do not wish to pre-empt that publication by discussing the detailed content of the general scheme. ...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence Policy (9 Jun 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I have been informed by the Garda Commissioner that the detailed information in relation to An Garda Síochána Policy on Domestic Violence Intervention is published on the Garda Website (www.garda.ie) website at: . This policy is currently under review and the new policy will be published on completion of the review. Currently, the Garda Síochána Policy on Domestic...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Oversight (9 Jun 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: Inspection of criminal justice functions is currently undertaken by a number of agencies. The Garda Síochána Inspectorate and the Inspector of Prisons have a significant role as independent bodies charged with the inspection of An Garda Síochána and the Prisons Service respectively. The Oireachtas Committee's recommendation was made in the context of the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (9 Jun 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Mediation Bill will introduce an obligation on solicitors and barristers to advise any person wishing to commence legal proceedings to consider mediation as a means of resolving a dispute before embarking on such proceedings. It will also provide that a court may, following the commencement of proceedings, on its own initiative or at the request of a party to the proceedings, invite all...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Travel Documents (9 Jun 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department advise me that in exceptional cases an application for an Irish temporary travel document may be considered in respect of qualifying non Irish nationals who are resident in Ireland. In all such cases, INIS must be satisfied that there is no alternative open to the applicant before an Irish temporary travel document will...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (9 Jun 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I have been informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person referred to by the Deputy first entered the State on 20 April 2005 and first registered on Student conditions on 17 May 2006. This permission expired on 13 November 2006. This person returned to Brazil on 14 April 2009. Records indicate that this person returned to the State on...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (9 Jun 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the first named person arrived in the State on 04 November 2005 as a visitor. If it is the case that the individual in question has remained in the State since that time it would therefore seem that this person has remained here without permission. This is in breach of Section 5 (1) of the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (9 Jun 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person in question arrived in the State on 12/05/2006 as a visitor. If it is the case that the individual in question has remained in the State since that time it would therefore seem that this person has remained here without permission. This is in breach of Section 5 (1) of the Immigration...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (9 Jun 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I have been informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person referred to by the Deputy entered the State as a student on 30 July 2007 and registered on Student conditions on 17 August 2007. This permission expired on 29 November 2011. If this person has been present in the State since that date they have been unlawfully present. This...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (9 Jun 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned is the subject of a Deportation Order made on 5 August 2014. This Deportation Order was made following a detailed examination of the representations they submitted for consideration under Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended). The effect of a Deportation Order...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (9 Jun 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that, as the person concerned had no valid basis to remain in the State, they were, by letter dated 29th April, 2014, notified that the then Minister proposed to make a Deportation Order in respect of them, in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended). They were...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (9 Jun 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am informed by the Naturalisation Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the parents of the person concerned were granted permission to remain in the State in 2001 under the arrangements then in place for the non-EEA national parents of Irish born citizen children. The person concerned was granted permission to remain in the State for one year on a stamp 4 basis until 23 January,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (9 Jun 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned is the subject of a Deportation Order that was signed on 5 November 2013 and the applicant was notified by letter dated 14 November 2013. The person concerned has ongoing Judicial Review proceedings seeking to quash the Deportation Order made against the applicant. As the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (9 Jun 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I have been advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the visa application referred to by the Deputy has been approved, the applicant has been informed of the decision, and can now arrange collection of the visa from the Dublin Visa Office. Queries in relation to general immigration matters may be made directly to INIS by e-mail using the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Constitutional Convention Recommendations (9 Jun 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: The offence of blasphemy is contained in Article 40.6.1(i) of the Constitution, which provides that 'The publication or utterance of blasphemous ... material is an offence which shall be punishable in accordance with law.' The current statutory provision for the offence of blasphemy is section 36 of the Defamation Act 2009, which defines what constitutes blasphemy, and what defences and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Programme (9 Jun 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: My Department is currently preparing for Committee Stage of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013 which sets out a new legal framework for facilitating and supporting decision-making by adults who have difficulty in making decisions unaided. The Bill will provide greater options to address the decision-making needs of a range of vulnerable adults such as persons with...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting Applications (9 Jun 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am have sought the information from the Garda authorities and I will communicate with the Deputy as soon as it is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting Applications (9 Jun 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am informed by the Garda authorities that a vetting application in respect of the person referred to was received by the Garda Central Vetting Unit on 1 May 2015. However, the application was incomplete and returned to the registered organisation concerned for completion. The completed application was re-submitted to the Vetting Unit on 4 June, 2015. The application is currently being...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (9 Jun 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: 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 an application pending for residency in the State, since 12th May 2015, arising from their De Facto Relationship with an Irish national. Applications of this type are dealt with in chronological order and a decision will issue on their case...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Services Regulation (9 Jun 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011 completed its passage through the Dáil on 22 April. It completed Second Stage in the Seanad on 12 May 2015. Preparations for the establishment of the new and independent Legal Services Regulatory Authority are ongoing, including in conjunction with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. An allocation of €500,000 has been made under...