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Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (3 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: As outlined in my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 197 of 13 June, 2012, the person referred to by the Deputy currently has no application pending with the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) and was therefore advised to attend their local immigration office to renew their permission to remain on student conditions. Records show that to date, the person concerned has not...

Written Answers — Liquor Licensing Laws: Liquor Licensing Laws (3 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Licensing Acts require that premises selling and supplying intoxicating liquor must have an appropriate excise license which is issued by the Revenue Commissioners. The Acts are enforced by An Garda Síochána and where instances of breaches of the Licensing Acts are detected appropriate action is taken. I have sought a report from An Garda Síochána on whether instances of premises...

Written Answers — Human Trafficking: Human Trafficking (3 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: I can inform the Deputy that in 2010, 69 cases of alleged trafficking in human beings involving 78 victims were reported to An Garda Síochána. Of the 78 alleged victims of human trafficking, 61 were female and 17 were male, 59 were adults and 19 were minors (i.e. persons under the age of 18 years). In 2010, Nigeria was the country of origin of 26 of the alleged victims, 11 were from...

Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (3 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: I wish to advise the Deputy that the costs of providing services through Irish are met from my Department's Administrative Budget and cannot readily be distinguished from the cost of providing services generally. Accordingly the information sought by the Deputy could not be compiled without the application of a disproportionate amount of staff-time and resources. I can also inform the Deputy...

Written Answers — Naturalisation Applications: Naturalisation Applications (3 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: I can inform the Deputy that the application has entered the final stage of processing and I intend to grant citizenship. A letter informing her of the position was issued to the person concerned on 16 March, 2012. An invitation to a citizenship ceremony will issue to her in the coming weeks, at which she will make a declaration of fidelity to the Irish Nation and loyalty to the State and...

Written Answers — Court Sittings: Court Sittings (3 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: Under the provisions of the Courts Service Act 1998, the Courts Service is independent in the performance of its functions which includes management of court venues and designation of court areas and I have no role in the matter. As I indicated in response to Question No 127 of 1 December 2011, the Courts Service informed me that, due to the lack of suitable premises in Castletownbere, the...

Written Answers — Naturalisation Applications: Naturalisation Applications (3 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: I can inform the Deputy that the parent of the person he refers to was presented with a Certificate of naturalisation at a citizenship ceremony held in the Dublin Convention Centre on 14 June 2012. I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that they have no record of an application for family reunification being made. In addition, it is noted that this person...

Written Answers — Naturalisation Applications: Naturalisation Applications (3 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 September, 2008. The application is currently being processed with a view to establishing whether the applicant meets the statutory conditions for the granting of naturalisation,...

Written Answers — Naturalisation Applications: Naturalisation Applications (3 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: I refer the Deputy to the relevant extract from my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 124 of Thursday, 21st June, 2012 which sets out the reasons why the application from the person referred to by the Deputy was refused. Reply to Parliamentary Question No. 124 of Thursday, 21st June 2012: On examination of the application submitted it was determined that the person in question did not meet...

Written Answers — Naturalisation Applications: Naturalisation Applications (3 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: I refer the Deputy to my reply to the relevant extract from Parliamentary Question No. 123 of Thursday, 21st June, 2012 which sets out the reasons why the application from the person referred to by the Deputy was refused. Reply to Parliamentary Question No. 123 of Thursday, 21st June 2012: On examination of the application submitted it was determined that the person in question did not meet...

Written Answers — Prison Medical Service: Prison Medical Service (3 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: Having consulted with the Irish Prison Service, I can advise that there has been no material change to the prisoner's treatment plan since my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 107 of 14th June 2012.

Written Answers — Legal Cases: Legal Cases (3 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: I wish to inform the Deputy that it has not been possible to provide the information in the time available. I will write to the Deputy on this matter in the near future.

Written Answers — Coroners Service: Coroners Service (3 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Coroners Act, 1962 is the legislation governing all coronial matters. The Local Authority is aware that this service is an essential public service for the living, provided to the public and next of kin at a time of particular sensitivity and upset. Statutory Instrument number 155 of 2009 sets out on a statutory basis the various fees and expenses which are payable by the local authority...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (3 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: The person concerned applied for asylum on 3 September 2001. In accordance with Section 9 of the Refugee Act 1996 (as amended), the person concerned was entitled to remain in the State until his application for asylum was decided. His asylum application was refused following consideration of his case by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and, on appeal, the Refugee Appeals...

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (3 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: I wish to inform the Deputy that it has not been possible to provide the information 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 — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (3 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: The number of bodies in receipt of monies in each of the years 2009, 2010 and 2011 from my Department and Agencies under the remit of Vote 24 was as follows: 2009 2010 2011 213 149 202

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (3 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: As stated in the response to Parliamentary Question No 116 of 21 June 2012, medical confidentiality is a time honoured principle of professional health care ethics and it is not appropriate to release specific details of a person's medical treatment into the public domain.

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (3 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 500 and 501 together. The information sought by the Deputy in respect of staff of my Department is set out in the following table. In general these allowances are common to all Government Departments and Offices. The Deputy should be aware that a review of all allowances in payment across the public service is currently underway and my Department, in common...

Written Answers — Garda Stations: Garda Stations (3 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Commissioner under the policing plan for 2012 proposed a reduction in the public opening hours of 10 Garda stations in the Dublin Metropolitan Region. The opening hours of the Garda Stations in the table below were reduced from 24 hours to 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. on 30 April, 2012. It is important to remember that while these Garda stations will have reduced opening hours to the public, they...

Written Answers — Garda Operations: Garda Operations (3 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: An Garda Síochána have a duty to uphold the law and in the course of the incident referred to had to deal with a difficult situation which was not of their making. The background to the protest is well known and the legal position with respect to continued turf cutting on protected bogs is unambiguous. I am informed by the Garda authorities that the services of the Emergency Response Unit...