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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Staff (5 Feb 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: In common with all other civil servants, Prison Administration and Support Officer (PASO) grades may compete for vacancies in the Civil Service through open competition or through confined interdepartmental competition, and would, therefore, be eligible to fill vacancies in my Department that fall to be filed from such competitions. The PASO grades are staff of the Irish Prison Service and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Promotions (5 Feb 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 182 and 200 together. Promotions in the Garda Síochána to all ranks from Sergeant to Assistant Commissioner are covered by the Garda Síochána Promotion Regulations of 2006. Regulation 3 provides that: (1) The selection of members for promotion in competitions held under these Regulations shall be based on merit and the readiness and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences (5 Feb 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I have brought the Deputy's question to the attention of the Garda authorities for their observations and will contact him again when I have a response. I can, however, inform him that a range of data is recorded concerning persons who are detected driving without a licence. This data includes the number of fixed charge notices issued in respect of persons detected for the offence of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (5 Feb 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the distribution of personnel, including the Traffic Corps, 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 Deputy will...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Insolvency Service of Ireland Data (5 Feb 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy is aware, the Insolvency Service of Ireland (ISI) began accepting cases in September 2013. The ISI releases its statistics on a quarterly basis and the most up to date figures reflecting Quarter 4 of 2014 were published recently to their website . 2014 was the ISI’s first full year of operation and during that time almost 1000 debt solutions were approved, comprising...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (5 Feb 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I assume the Deputy is referring to the Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) option to the Immigrant Investor Programme which was introduced in Budget 2014. This is a demand led scheme and to date, there have been no applications for the REIT option.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (5 Feb 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service that the situation remains the same as my reply to the Deputy on 20 November 2014. The person in question is subject to the immigration regime for full time non-EEA students which was published in September 2010 and has been in effect since 1 January 2011. As such they do not qualify for Stamp 4 status. A letter to this...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (5 Feb 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the persons concerned comprise a family of four, made up of two parents and their two minor children. The cases of the mother and one of the children are at the Section 3/Leave to Remain stage, the case file of the father will also be at that stage in the near future, once a 'three options letter'...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (5 Feb 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that a valid application for a certificate of naturalisation has been received from the person referred to by the Deputy, who currently has permission to reside in the State until 31 December, 2015. As the Deputy will appreciate, the granting of Irish citizenship through naturalisation is a privilege...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (5 Feb 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the address change included with the Deputy's Question has been reflected on INIS records. In terms of the position in the State of the person concerned, I am advised that as the person concerned had no valid basis to remain in the State, they were, by letter dated 4th April, 2014, notified that...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (5 Feb 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that a valid application for a certificate of naturalisation has been received from the person referred to by the Deputy. As the Deputy will appreciate, the granting of Irish citizenship through naturalisation is a privilege and an honour which confers certain rights and entitlements not only within...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders Re-examination (5 Feb 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service of my Department that the person concerned is the subject of a Deportation Order, made following the refusal of their asylum and subsidiary protection applications and the consideration of their case under Section 3 (6) of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended). Representations were received in late 2013 from the legal...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (5 Feb 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that a letter of application for residence in the State as a family member of an EU citizen was submitted on behalf of the persons concerned on 05/01/2015. However the relevant EU1 application forms were not submitted at that time and the persons concerned were requested by letters dated 22/01/2014 and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (5 Feb 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) 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. This permission was renewed subsequently until 1 September, 2008, the expiry date on her Latvian aliens passport....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification Applications (5 Feb 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service of my Department that there is no current application for family reunification in respect of the spouse of the person referred to by the Deputy. It is open to the person concerned to make an application for a visa at any time. Guidelines regarding the visa application procedures are available on the website of the Irish...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Leave to Remain (5 Feb 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am informed by the Naturalisation Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned was granted permission to remain in the State under the arrangements then in place for the non-EEA national parents of Irish born citizen children. Officials in my Department granted him a further period of twelve months permission to remain in the State on a stamp 4 basis, which is due...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (5 Feb 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: Garda Duties (5 Feb 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the distribution of all personnel, including civilian staff, 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 all resources. Civilians have...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (5 Feb 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: One of the primary functions of the Garda Commissioner under the Garda Síochána Acts, is to direct and control An Garda Síochána. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Bail Law (5 Feb 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: A decision to grant bail in a particular case is a matter for the court, which is, subject only to the Constitution and the law, independent in the exercise of its judicial functions. There is a constitutional presumption in favour of bail because, in the eyes of the law, a person is innocent until proven guilty. The provisions of the European Convention on Human Rights also restrict the...