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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders Data (12 Mar 2014)

Alan Shatter: A Deportation Order requires a person to remove themselves from the State and it is only where they fail to do so that the State is forced to remove them and enforce the rule of law. The process leading to deportation is extensive with many avenues of appeal, including judicial review in the High Court, open to persons subject to Deportation Orders. In determining whether to make a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (12 Mar 2014)

Alan Shatter: I can inform the Deputy that recruitment to An Garda Síochána is governed by the Garda Síochána (Admissions and Appointments) Regulations 2013. The Public Appointments Service (PAS) are managing this recruitment process on behalf of the Garda Commissioner and I have no direct involvement in the matter. The first stages of the recruitment process - online assessments and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Criminal Prosecutions Data (12 Mar 2014)

Alan Shatter: The Garda Síochána Act 2005 makes provision for the compilation and publication of crime statistics by the Central Statistics Office (CSO), 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: Garda Operations (12 Mar 2014)

Alan Shatter: I have requested a report from the Garda authorities in relation to the matter 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: Direct Provision System (12 Mar 2014)

Alan Shatter: The median processing time to a final decision on an asylum application in 2013 was 36 weeks. Some cases can take significantly longer to complete due to, for example, delays arising from medical issues or because of judicial review proceedings. All asylum applications and appeals are processed in accordance with the Refugee Act 1996 and other relevant statutory provisions. High quality and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Seeker Accommodation (12 Mar 2014)

Alan Shatter: The Reception and Integration Agency (RIA) of my Department is responsible for the accommodation of asylum seekers in accordance with the Government policy of direct provision and dispersal. At the end of 2013, RIA was accommodating 4,360 persons, a decrease of 481 residents (10%) over 2012. This was the 5th straight decline in a row. There has been an overall decline of 37% (2,642 persons)...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (12 Mar 2014)

Alan Shatter: I wish to inform the Deputy that the Garda Síochána Act 2005 makes provision for the compilation and publication of crime statistics by the Central Statistics Office (CSO), as the national statistical agency, and the CSO has established a dedicated unit for this purpose. I am advised that the information sought by the Deputy is not available from the CSO. In addition, under the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Data (12 Mar 2014)

Alan Shatter: The operation of the Garda fleet is undertaken by the Garda authorities and they have informed me that specific records are not maintained in relation to the number of Garda vehicles that are out of service on a particular date. For maintenance and other purposes vehicles are temporarily withdrawn from service on an on-going basis throughout the country. The Garda authorities have provided...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Stardust Fire (12 Mar 2014)

Alan Shatter: As I have previously indicated, nothing I have seen in the extensive correspondence from the Stardust Victims Committee to date, including the considerable volume of correspondence circulated recently, would be grounds for my taking a different view to the conclusions set out in the Independent Examination by Mr. Paul Coffey. That is, in the absence of any identified evidence, the most...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (12 Mar 2014)

Alan Shatter: The person concerned was granted temporary permission to remain in the State on 16 December, 2005 for an initial two year period, under the revised arrangements applicable to the non-EEA national parents of Irish born citizen children born in the State before 1 January, 2005, more commonly known as the IBC/05 Scheme. This permission was renewed for a further three years in 2007. His...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Sentencing Policy (12 Mar 2014)

Alan Shatter: The Deputy will appreciate that judges are independent in the matter of sentencing, as in other matters concerning the exercise of judicial functions, subject only to the Constitution and the law. In accordance with this principle, the role of the Oireachtas has been to specify in law a maximum penalty and a court, having considered all the circumstances of the case, to impose an appropriate...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Customer Services (12 Mar 2014)

Alan Shatter: For the purpose of replying to the Deputy’s question it is assumed that he is referring to applications dealt with by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) which is by far the largest application processing area of my Department. Overall in 2013, approximately 166,000 new applications (i.e. visa, residence, protection and citizenship) were received by INIS and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Ministerial Meetings (12 Mar 2014)

Alan Shatter: I wish to advise the Deputy that there have been no instances where officials from my Department have met with representatives of company concerned.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Criminal Prosecutions Issues (12 Mar 2014)

Alan Shatter: Other than saying that the person concerned should have had the opportunity to be present in Court, it would be inappropriate for me to comment further. As I understand it, from what the person concerned has said publicly, that the person currently has a complaint before the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, and I do not want to say anything in relation to any issue which is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Reports (12 Mar 2014)

Alan Shatter: I wish to inform the Deputy that it has not been possible to provide the information required in the time available. The information is currently being collated and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as it is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (12 Mar 2014)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that in the absence of the details pertaining to the person concerned, I can only give a broad outline of the options open to American citizens who wish to reside here. I cannot comment as to whether this person would qualify for a Stamp 3 without knowing the details of their particular case. It is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Registration of Title (12 Mar 2014)

Alan Shatter: I can inform the Deputy that under the Registration of Deeds and Title Act 2006, the Property Registration Authority (PRA) was established as and from 4 November 2006. The PRA replaces the Registrar of Deeds and Titles as the registering authority in relation to property registration in Ireland and, subject to the above Act, is independent in the performance of its functions. The Deputy...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Ministerial Meetings (12 Mar 2014)

Alan Shatter: Since being appointed as Minister for Defence, neither I nor officials from my Department have met with representatives of the company to which the Deputy is referring.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Properties (12 Mar 2014)

Alan Shatter: Under Section 86 of the Local Government (Planning and Development) Regulations, 2000, made under the Planning and Development Act, 2000, developments consisting of the provision of barracks and other buildings, or other premises or installations (including airfields and naval yards), or other structures or facilities, used for the purpose of or in connection with the operation of the Defence...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Reports (12 Mar 2014)

Alan Shatter: My Department has commissioned two external reports since 9 March 2011. On 19th April 2011, Mr Frank Callanan, SC, was commissioned to carry out an independent review into matters relevant to the deaths of Corporal Fintan Heneghan, Private Mannix Armstrong and Private Thomas Walsh on 21st March 1989 while serving with the 64th Infantry Battalion, United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon...