Results 10,021-10,040 of 19,162 for speaker:Alan Shatter

Written Answers — Garda Operations: Garda Operations (19 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Deputy will appreciate that it would not be appropriate for me to comment on the specific details of operations and initiatives that are put in place by the Garda authorities to combat the activities of groups such as those he refers to. The Garda Síochána targets all organisations and individuals who engage in criminality and they work very closely with their counterparts in the...

Written Answers — Prison Committals: Prison Committals (19 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: The number of prisoners in custody as of Tuesday, 17th July was 4,521. As the Deputy will appreciate the Irish Prison Service must accept all prisoners committed by the Courts into its custody and does not have the option of refusing committals. It should be noted that this is the busiest time of the year for committals prior to the courts being in recess for the summer. The average number...

Written Answers — Security in Prisons: Security in Prisons (19 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: I published the Report into the escape by a prisoner from Loughan House on the 28th March 2012. As I stated then, the decision to send this prisoner to Loughan House was wrong, and I instructed the Director General of the Irish Prison Service to take all the necessary steps to ensure that a mistake of this nature does not reoccur. I have been informed by the Director General that measures...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (19 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Citizenship Division of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that there is no record of an application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to in the Deputy's question. It is open to any individual to lodge an application for citizenship if and when they are in a position to meet the statutory requirements as prescribed in the...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (19 Jul 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 25 February, 2010, 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 — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (19 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act, 1956, as amended provides that the Minister may, in his absolute discretion, grant an application for a certificate of naturalisation provided certain statutory conditions are fulfilled. One such condition is that the applicant be of good character. I am advised that an application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to by...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (19 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: The person concerned was originally granted leave to remain in the State for a period of six months to enable her to obtain a valid passport. This decision was conveyed in writing to the person concerned by letter dated 18 April 2012. The person concerned has since had this permission extended for a further one year to 18 July 2013. This decision was conveyed in writing to the person...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (19 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: In relation to the matter of residency and naturalisation, I am informed that there is no record of any application from the person referred to in the Deputy's question.

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (19 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: The person concerned has been granted leave to remain in the state for the period to 30 December 2012 to enable her obtain a passport from her country of origin. This decision was conveyed in writing to the person concerned by letter dated 17 July 2012. Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to the INIS by e-mail using the Oireachtas Mail...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (19 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Citizenship Division of 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 June, 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...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (19 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: Following consideration of his case under Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), the person concerned was granted leave to remain in the State for an initial one year period, on 14 November 2006, and this was renewed on two subsequent occasions, most recently on 24 March 2009, with the consequence that his latest renewal of leave to remain expired on 23 March 2012. The renewal...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (19 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: The person concerned is the subject of a Deportation Order, signed on 10 July 2009, following a comprehensive and thorough examination of her asylum claim and her application for subsidiary protection, and a detailed examination of the representations she submitted for consideration under Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended). An application by this person in respect of the...

Written Answers — Naturalisation Applications: Naturalisation Applications (19 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Citizenship Division of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that a review of the application has taken place. The person concerned was informed of this in a letter issued to them on 17 July, 2012. It is open to any individual to lodge an application for citizenship if and when they are in a position to meet the statutory requirements as prescribed in...

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (19 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: I wish to inform the Deputy that the information he has requested in set out in the following table: Organisation 2011(€) 2012(€) Address Purpose Fund Meath County Council 66,995 n/a Meath County Council, County Hall, Navan,Co. Meath. Measures to promote the integration of immigrants Office for the Promotion of Migrant Integration funding to local authorities Third Age Foundation...

Written Answers — Ministerial Advisers: Ministerial Advisers (19 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: I refer the Deputy to my reply below to Parliamentary Questions 996 & 997 of 18 April 2012. QUESTION NOS: 996 & 997 Chun an Aire Dlí agus Cirt agus Comhionannais To the Minister for Justice and Equality QUESTION: * 996. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide, in tabular form, the names and salaries of all his special advisors including special advisors of...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (19 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: I wish to inform the Deputy that in the time available it has not been possible to gather all of the necessary data. An answer will be prepared and forwarded to the Deputy in the coming days.

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (19 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: I will contact the Deputy directly on this matter.

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (19 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: I wish to inform the Deputy that the only manner in which my Department can extract information from its financial record system relating to "professional fees" is by reference to the automatic deduction of professional withholding tax. This tax covers a range of professional activities not limited to the examples supplied by the Deputy. However, the listing sought by the Deputy would amount...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (19 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: I wish to inform the Deputy that in the time available it has not been possible to obtain the relevant information for all the agencies under the remit of my Department. Accordingly, I am not in a position to provide the information sought at this time. I will forward the information to the Deputy as soon as it is to hand.

Written Answers — Public Private Partnerships: Public Private Partnerships (19 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: There is currently one Public Private Partnership being undertaken by my Department and Bodies under my remit. Details as follows: Name of Project Capital Cost PPP Payments Criminal Court of Justice €132m Circa €21.6m* pa. (including VAT). Over a 25 year period. *This PPP payment includes provision for structural maintenance and operation of certain services within the Criminal...