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Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (17 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: The person concerned has had her permission to remain in the State renewed for a further three year period, to 26 June, 2014. This decision was conveyed in writing to the person concerned by letter dated 22 June, 2011. Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to the INIS by e-mail using the Oireachtas Mail facility which has been specifically...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (17 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: I refer the Deputy to my reply below to Parliamentary Question No. 566 of Tuesday, 24 April 2012 - copied beneath. The position is unchanged since then. 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 7 April 2004, that the then Minister proposed...

Written Answers — Parole Board: Parole Board (17 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 1030 on 18 April, 2012 outlining the position in this regard.

Written Answers — Garda Reserve: Garda Reserve (17 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: Recruitment of Garda Reserve members is governed by the Garda Síochána (Reserve Members) Regulations 2006. Recruitment is a matter for the Public Appointments Service in the first instance and then the Garda Commissioner. I have no function in the process. I have been informed by the Garda Commissioner that there are a total of 921 Garda Reserves of which there are 675 male and 246 female....

Written Answers — Media Monitoring Service: Media Monitoring Service (17 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 142 and 143 together. The Department of Defence comprises civil and military elements with distinct but complementary roles. The primary role of the civil element of the Department is to support me as Head of the Department, in particular by providing policy advice and support on Defence matters. In support of this role my Department initiated an open tender...

Written Answers — Defence Forces Training: Defence Forces Training (17 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: The cost information requested by the Deputy is not compiled by my Department on a routine basis and it is not possible to provide the detailed information sought by the Deputy in the time available. My Department is currently seeking to compile the relevant data and I will provide the information directly to the Deputy once it comes to hand.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (17 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table: Date Occasion Company Cost Breakdown of Cost 25/3/2011 Ministerial File Portrait Package Maxwell Photography €393.25 (Including VAT) Portrait PackageSet up and head shotOnline Viewing gallery1 High resolution image 9/11/2011 Launch of Winter Ready Campaign Maxwell Photography €849.42 (Including VAT) Booking...

Dublin-Monaghan Bombings (17 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: I thank Deputy Ó Caoláin for raising this issue in the House today, the anniversary of the savage and barbaric bombings in Dublin and Monaghan and the tragic loss of life and injuries that resulted. Thirty-eight years ago, three bombs exploded around Dublin, including not far from here, in the busy evening rush hour. Then, about 90 minutes later, another bomb exploded outside Greacen's...

Dublin-Monaghan Bombings (17 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: This debate has provided a valuable opportunity for the House to once again not only express solidarity with the families of the victims of those dreadful bombings but to restate the united position of this House with regard to production of information and documents. In July 2008, the Dáil unanimously adopted a motion urging the British Government to allow access to original documents held...

State Airports (17 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: I thank the Deputy for raising the matter, which I am dealing with on behalf of the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Varadkar. I welcome the Deputy to the House as we were a little concerned that he had been delayed at the security gates.

State Airports (17 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: In fairness, the Acting Chairman could have provided at least an extra minute to cope with the obvious sprints he had to make down the corridor to get here in good time. This is a serious issue and I thank the Deputy for raising it. In light of recent comment about the outcome of the European Commission's inspection of Dublin Airport, I state at the outset that Dublin Airport is safe for...

State Airports (17 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: I am not aware of implications arising from these events for either Cork Airport or Shannon Airport; the inspection was of Dublin Airport. The action taken by the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport and the Department was to call a meeting to address issues raised, one of which has already been addressed. I will certainly ask my colleague to furnish the Deputy with any information I...

Reserve Defence Force (17 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: The White Paper on Defence set out the blueprint for a new Reserve Defence Force, while the Reserve Defence Force review implementation plan, launched in July 2004, provided for the phased development of Reserve Defence Force capabilities in the period to the end of 2009. There were significant improvements to the quantity and quality of Reserve Defence Force training over the period of the...

Reserve Defence Force (17 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: As the Deputy knows, the future position of the Reserve Defence Force and the manner in which it is organised are caught up in the reorganisation process being undertaken to reduce it from a three brigade to a two brigade structure. That reorganisation must be fed into the review being undertaken of the Reserve Defence Force. As I said yesterday, I hope the review will be completed by...

Reserve Defence Force (17 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: At the moment we are examining the reserve in the context of its functioning, its positioning and its inter-relationship with the Permanent Defence Force, PDF, and the back-up it can provide to the PDF. Naturally, there is a cross-over in the sense that certain duties the reserve undertakes to assist the civil power could equally be undertaken by the Civil Defence, a separate organisation...

Defence Forces Personnel (17 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: I am aware that the State Claims Agency has received such correspondence. However, considering that legal proceedings have been instituted the Deputy will appreciate that it would not be appropriate for me to comment further on individual cases other than to say that legal proceedings have been served in respect of four of these claims.

Defence Forces Personnel (17 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: I do not have the exact statistics or the numbers who have received Lariam because, as the Deputy is aware, it has been used for some years. I will make inquiries, however, to establish if I can get the information the Deputy has sought.

Defence Forces Personnel (17 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: Once proceedings are issued the matter is dealt with by the State Claims Agency. Obviously, the claims made by those who have taken proceedings will be carefully considered and examined. The background files and medical history will be considered. Any available information with regard to the use of Lariam or, in respect of the individuals concerned, any records that may exist of any...

Defence Forces Personnel (17 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: As I understand it, they are from individuals.

Overseas Missions (17 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 3 and 4 together. On 21 April 2012, unanimously adopting resolution 2043 (2012), the United Nations Security Council authorised the establishment, for an initial period of 90 days, of a supervision mission, known as the United Nations Supervision Mission in Syria, UNSMIS. The purpose of the mission is to monitor a cessation of armed violence "in all its...