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Written Answers — Garda Transport: Garda Transport (14 Jun 2012)

Alan Shatter: The provision and allocation of Garda resources, including transport, is a matter for the Garda Commissioner in the context of his operational priorities. I am advised by the Garda authorities that Garda vehicles are retired from the fleet for a variety of reasons including where vehicles are considered beyond economic repair, as a result of accidents and where vehicles have reached an...

Written Answers — Prison Medical Service: Prison Medical Service (14 Jun 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Irish Prison Service provides general health care services for the assessment, treatment and care of prisoners comparable to those available in a community primary care setting and which are appropriate to a custodial environment. Prisoners are referred to external specialist services as clinically indicated by the prison doctor and referrals are on the same basis as for citizens in the...

Written Answers — Court Sittings: Court Sittings (14 Jun 2012)

Alan Shatter: I wish to inform the Deputy that under the provisions of the Courts Service Act 1998, management of the courts, including the provision of accommodation for court sittings, is the responsibility of the Courts Service which is independent in exercising its functions. However, in order to be of assistance to the Deputy, I have had enquiries made and have been informed that the Courts Service...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (14 Jun 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 10 March 2009, that the 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 — Garda Recruitment: Garda Recruitment (14 Jun 2012)

Alan Shatter: No date has been fixed for future intakes into the Garda College or for the commencement of a recruitment competition. What will ultimately determine the sustainable level of Garda numbers, and therefore establish when recruitment will recommence, is the level of budgetary provision that can be made for the Force. Difficult decisions will continue to have to be made, right across the public...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (14 Jun 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 7 April, 2009, that the 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 — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (14 Jun 2012)

Alan Shatter: Following the refusal of her asylum application, and in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), Ms. Odutayo was notified, by letter dated 6 April 2009, of the proposal to make a Deportation Order in respect of her. She was given the options, to be exercised within 15 working days, of leaving the State voluntarily, of consenting to the making of a...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (14 Jun 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 February, 2010. 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 — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (14 Jun 2012)

Alan Shatter: The first named person had a Deportation Order made against him, following the refusal of his asylum application and his application for Subsidiary Protection and the subsequent consideration of his case under Section 3 (6) of the Immigration Act 1999. He lodged judicial review proceedings in the High Court, challenging the decision to refuse subsidiary protection and to make a Deportation...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (14 Jun 2012)

Alan Shatter: Arising from the refusal of her 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 6 March, 2008, that the then Minister proposed to make Deportation Orders in respect of her and her two children. She was given the options, to be exercised within 15 working days, of leaving the...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (14 Jun 2012)

Alan Shatter: The person concerned was granted temporary permission to remain in the State on 9 January, 2002 under the arrangements then in place for the non-EEA parents of Irish born children. This permission was renewed on a regular basis and is currently valid until 1 March, 2013. I am advised by the Citizenship Division of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that a valid...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (14 Jun 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 23 March 2010, that the 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 — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (14 Jun 2012)

Alan Shatter: The person concerned was granted temporary permission to remain in the State on 3 May, 2005 for a two year period, under the revised arrangements applicable to the non-EEA national parents of Irish born children born in the State before 1 January, 2005, more commonly known as the IBC/05 Scheme. This permission was renewed in 2007 and again in 2010. However, as I am informed that the person...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (14 Jun 2012)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Citizenship Division of the Irish Nationality and Immigration Service (INIS) that all original documents on file have been returned to the person referred to by the Deputy. Copies of the documentation have been retained to maintain the integrity of the file. Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to INIS by e-mail using the...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (14 Jun 2012)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the person referred to by the Deputy has no application pending for residency. The person concerned was granted permission to remain for a period of five years on 5 July, 2006 on the basis of being the Spouse of an EU citizen, who was residing in the State and was exercising her EU Treaty Rights. The grounds under...

Written Answers — Naturalisation Applications: Naturalisation Applications (14 Jun 2012)

Alan Shatter: The person concerned was granted temporary permission to remain in the State on 3 January, 2001 under the arrangements then applicable to the non-EEA national parents of Irish born children born in the State before 1 January, 2005. This permission was renewed on a regular basis and is currently valid until 4 October, 2012. Officials in the Citizenship Division of the Irish Naturalisation and...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (14 Jun 2012)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that an application for permission to remain in the State was received from the person concerned on 7th June 2012. I understand that the person is seeking permission to remain in the State to pursue a course of studies. Applications are dealt with in chronological order and INIS will be in contact with the person...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (14 Jun 2012)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by officials in the Visa Division of my Department that the person referred to is a Congolese national and therefore required to be in possession of a visa. All persons who are visa required and who are not in possession of same should refer to the website of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (www.inis.gov.ie). The visa application process and procedures are...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (14 Jun 2012)

Alan Shatter: The person referred to in the Deputy's question currently has permission to remain in the State until 18 October 2012. 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 concerned in March, 2006. Section 15 of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act, 1956, as...

European Arrest Warrant (Application to Third Countries and Amendment) and Extradition (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 Jun 2012)

Alan Shatter: I thank Deputies who contributed to this debate over two days on an important issue with regard to matters concerning US arrest warrants and extradition. There have been interesting and thoughtful contributions to the debate as well as wild, wonderful and imaginative contributions that do not seem to be based on an understanding of how the legislation works, its objectives and its benefits,...