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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Bodies (18 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: Budget 2009 proposed a range of measures regarding the rationalisation of State Agencies. One of these proposals was to amalgamate the Censorship of Publications Board and its Appeal Board with the Irish Film Classification Office. With effect from June 2009, in line with the Budget decision, administrative support for the Classifications of Films Appeal Board, the Censorship of Publications...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Visiting Committees Expenditure (18 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Government has approved the drafting of a General Scheme of an Inspection of Places of Detention Bill, which will include provisions to make Visiting Committees more effective, while they continue their role of visiting prisons, meeting with prisoners, and liaising on their behalf with prison authorities. A link will be established between the Visiting Committees and the Inspector of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Staff Numbers (18 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: There are currently 2,059 staff employed in my Department. The Deputy will be aware that, as part of the process of restoring credibility to our public finances, there is currently a moratorium on recruitment in operation across the Civil and Public Service. Accordingly, recruitment opportunities will only arise in very limited and targeted circumstances. A small number of staff would have...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (18 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1208 and 1214 together. There are currently approximately 13,500 members of the Garda Síochána. As the objective set out in the agreement with the EU and the IMF is to reduce the numbers of public servants, the moratorium on recruitment, including in the Garda Síochána, generally remains in place. What will ultimately determine the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Accidents (18 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1209 and 1211 together. The Road Safety Authority (RSA) is the statutory body responsible for compiling, preparing, publishing and distributing collision statistics. I understand from the RSA that the following table illustrates the number of male drivers, in the 17 - 30 age group, that were involved in fatal collisions during the period 2000 - 2010. All...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Sex Offenders Notification Requirements (18 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Sex Offenders Act 2001 introduced notification requirements, post-release supervision orders and civil orders restricting sex offenders in certain ways. As the Deputy may know the Garda Síochaná has a system in place for the monitoring of all persons subject to the notification requirements. The Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Investigation Unit monitors and manages the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (18 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 202 of 20th of October, 2011. The position is unchanged since then. The person concerned arrived in the State on 2nd August, 2002 and applied for asylum. His application was refused following the consideration of his case by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and, on appeal, the Refugee Appeals Tribunal. Arising...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (18 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: An application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to in the Deputy's Question was received in the Citizenship Division of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) in September 2011. On examination of the application submitted it was determined that the person in question did not meet that statutory residency requirements as set out in the Irish...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (18 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: I have been informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the person referred to by the Deputy has permission to remain and work in the State until 6 January 2013. He has not contacted INIS in relation to an extension of permission to remain in the State beyond that date or to change the status of that permission. Queries in relation to the status of individual...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (18 Sep 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 21 August 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: Asylum Applications (18 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: The person concerned is a failed asylum applicant. 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 29 January, 2008, that the then Minister proposed to make a Deportation Order in respect of him. He was given the options, to be exercised within...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (18 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the person referred to by the Deputy may apply to the General Immigration Division of INIS, 13/14 Burgh Quay, Dublin 2 to have his case reviewed. Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to INIS by e-mail using the Oireachtas Mail facility which has been specifically...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (18 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: I have been informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the person mentioned by the Deputy entered the State on 27 July 2007 and was registered in the State as a Student until 7 August 2012. A student who first entered the State or commenced their studies after 31 December 2004 is subject to the conditions of the New Regime for full time non-EEA students, which...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (18 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that an application for a certificate of naturalisation was received from the person referred to by the Deputy in September, 2010. The application 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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (18 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the person mentioned by the Deputy has an application for a change of her immigration Status currently pending with the General Immigration Section of INIS. It is expected that a decision will issue to this person in the coming days. Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (18 Sep 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 25 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: Deportation Orders (18 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: In September 2005, the person concerned applied for recognition as a refugee at the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner. The application was refused by the Refugee Applications Commissioner and the applicant was informed of this in January 2006. An appeal was made to the Refugee Appeals Tribunal in February 2006. The appeal, which was heard in May 2006, affirmed the recommendation...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Complaints Procedures (18 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: I can advise the Deputy that the management of Portlaoise Prison are aware of the issues raised by the prisoner in question. The prisoner referred to made a complaint to Portlaoise Prison management regarding the lack of wheelchair access to the C block visiting area. Following the complaint, wheelchair accessible ramps were installed outside the entrance to the visiting area and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Complaints Procedures (18 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: This matter concerns a complaint by a member of the public alleging misconduct on the part of members of the Garda Síochána. The complaint, although made at a Garda station, falls to be examined by the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission under the terms of the Garda Síochána Act 2005. The Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission is an independent,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (18 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the granting of Long Term Residency is subject to an applicant meeting a number of requirements including that he or she has completed five years legal residency in the State on work permit / work authorisation / working visa conditions and is deemed to be of good character. In relation to the good character...