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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Leave to Remain (16 Apr 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned was granted temporary permission to remain in the State for one year in 2000 under the arrangements then in place for the non-EEA national parents of Irish born citizen children. The permission was renewed subsequently until 1 September, 2008, the expiry date on the passport of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Taxi Regulations (15 Apr 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Deputy will appreciate that the legislation in respect of Public Service Vehicles is a matter for my colleague, the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport. Insofar as the specific case referenced by the Deputy is concerned, I have sought a report from the Garda authorities and will be in touch with the Deputy directly, once this is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (15 Apr 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: No such policy has been announced and legislation would not be required in any event. The current position is that my officials and their counterparts in the Department of Education and Skills are working on proposals, for submission to Ministers, aimed at taking forward the policy announced in September 2014, amended as necessary to take account of a High Court decision in January of this...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Accidents Data (15 Apr 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I have requested a report from the Garda authorities in relation to the matters referred to by the Deputy. I will contact the Deputy directly as soon as the report is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Expenditure (15 Apr 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am informed by the Garda authorities that a total of €17.226m (including VAT) was paid to Go Safe in 2014 in respect of the operation of the safety camera network. I would also note for information that Go Safe is paid on the basis of the number of enforcement and surveying hours conducted and the payments are not linked in any way to the number of detections made.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (15 Apr 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the distribution of personnel, including community Gardaí, among the Garda Regions, Divisions, and Districts. Garda management keep this distribution under continuing review in the context of crime trends and policing priorities so as to ensure that the best possible use is made of these resources. I have been...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Firearms Certificates (15 Apr 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am informed by An Garda Síochána that the total revenue collected by them from issuing firearm certificates in 2013, 2014 and to date in 2015 is as detailed below. It should be noted that as the certificate renewals cover a 3 year period, the level of receipts will therefore diminish over the course of the 3 year renewal cycle. 2013€10.755m 2014€3.697m 2015€0.619m.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Data (15 Apr 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the following table contains the number of persons that were denied entry to the State at the ports referred to by the Deputy for the years 2013, 2014 and to end of March 2015. Port of entry 2013 2014 2015 to 31/3/15 Dublin Port 58 80 21 Dun Laoghaire Port 7 1 0 Cork Airport 97 102 14 Shannon...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (15 Apr 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the distribution of personnel among the Garda Regions, Divisions, and Districts. Garda management keep this distribution under continuing review in the context of crime trends and policing priorities so as to ensure that the best possible use is made of these resources. The information sought by the Deputy has been...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Peace Commissioners Data (15 Apr 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: My officials are collating the information which will be forwarded to the Deputy shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (15 Apr 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: The system of wardship will be abolished under the provisions of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013 which proposes a modern statutory framework to support decision-making by adults with capacity difficulties. The Bill provides for the replacement of the adult Wards of Court system with a less intrusive system which offers a continuum of options to support people in maximising...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (15 Apr 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 332 and 333 together. As the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the distribution of personnel among the Garda Regions, Divisions, and Districts. Garda management keep this distribution under continuing review in the context of crime trends and policing priorities so as to ensure that the best possible use is made of these...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Expenditure (15 Apr 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 334 and 335 together. I am informed by the Garda authorities that persons committed to prison are transported by Garda vehicles as part of their routine duty and not separately accounted for. I am further informed that the annual cost pertaining to the transport of persons committed to prison using Garda personnel and vehicles for the non-payment of fines is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence Policy (15 Apr 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I welcome the SAFE Ireland report "The Lawlessness of the Home" as an insight into the very real difficulties that women affected by domestic violence can experience. I understand that the recommendations contained in the report were also brought to the attention of the Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality in their hearings into Domestic and Sexual Violence and informed...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Leave to Remain (15 Apr 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned was registered in the State under Stamp 2 conditions on 15 January 2007 until 06 June 2014.A decision letter issued to the person concerned on 24 July 2014 refusing an extension of their Student Stamp 2 conditions as the aggregate time permitted on Student conditions to study...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Misconduct Allegations (15 Apr 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: There are currently 318 complaints being considered by the mechanism established by the Government for the independent review of certain allegations of Garda misconduct, or inadequacies in the investigation of certain allegations, which have been made to me as Minister for Justice and Equality, or the Taoiseach. I take it that these are the cases of alleged Garda malpractice to which the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Staff (15 Apr 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: The requirements for Reception and Registration areas of prisons is set out in Part 2 of the Prison Rules, 2007. In order to fulfil these statutory obligations there are rosters in place throughout the Prison Estate to meet these requirements. The rosters for these areas are generally on an 8am to 8pm basis with some variation depending on specific local demands. In addition to these...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Transport (15 Apr 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am informed by the Garda authorities that persons committed to prison are transported by Garda vehicles as part of their routine duty and not separately accounted for. I am further informed that the annual cost pertaining to the transport of persons committed to prison using Garda personnel and vehicles for the non-payment of fines is not readily available and would require an inordinate...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (15 Apr 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: If the person whose details were supplied has made an application for asylum or subsidiary protection, the Deputy will be aware that it is not the practice to comment on such applications for so long as as they remain in the protection process. The position in this regard is in accordance with Section 19 of the Refugee Act 1996 (as amended) which provides for the protection of the identity...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences (15 Apr 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: Insofar as the amount of revenue generated on foot of fixed charge notices in respect of speeding offences in County Louth is concerned, I am informed by the Garda authorities that the information is not recorded in such a manner that is readily accessible and would require a disproportionate use of resources to provide. Insofar as the amount of revenue arising from the imposition of court...