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Written Answers — Liquor Licensing Laws: Liquor Licensing Laws (24 Apr 2012)

Alan Shatter: Following receipt of the third Compliance Report on the RRAI Code of Practice on the Display and Sale of Alcohol in Mixed Trading Premises in October last, I launched a public consultation process inviting views on the Report and, more generally, on the voluntary approach to implementing structural separation of alcohol products in supermarkets, convenience stores and similar outlets....

Written Answers — Prison Staff: Prison Staff (24 Apr 2012)

Alan Shatter: I wish to advise the Deputy that Merchants Quay Ireland are engaged on a contract for service basis to provide addiction counselling services to the Irish Prison Service. There are also similar contractual arrangements in place for the provision of pharmacy services to all prisons. The Irish Prison Service directly employs 1 pharmacist, 3 full-time and 15 part-time doctors. In relation to...

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (24 Apr 2012)

Alan Shatter: The person concerned is a failed asylum applicant. 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 25th February, 2010, that the then Minister proposed to make a Deportation Order in respect of him. He was given the options, to be exercised...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (24 Apr 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 March, 2010. The application is currently being processed with a view to establishing whether the applicant meets the statutory conditions for the granting of naturalisation and...

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (24 Apr 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 22nd November, 2005, that the then 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...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (24 Apr 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 7 April 2004, that the then Minister proposed 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...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (24 Apr 2012)

Alan Shatter: The person concerned has been granted leave to remain in the State for a one year period, to 18th April, 2012. This decision was conveyed to the person concerned by letter dated 18th April, 2011. He was also informed that he was required to apply in writing one month before the end of the expiry period for the renewal of this permission. Queries in relation to the status of individual...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (24 Apr 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 10th November, 2008, that the then Minister proposed 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...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (24 Apr 2012)

Alan Shatter: An application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to in the Deputy's Question was received in the Citizenship Division of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) in May 2010. On examination of the application submitted it was determined that the person in question did not meet the statutory residency requirements as set out in the Irish Nationality...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (24 Apr 2012)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the person referred to by the Deputy was granted permission to remain in the State in 2002 under the arrangements then in place for the non-EEA parents of Irish born children. The permission has been renewed on a regular basis and is currently valid until 27 April, 2012. In light of his current circumstances, I would...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (24 Apr 2012)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Citizenship Division of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the required certification fee and other requested documents have been received from the person referred to by the Deputy. An invitation has issued to the person to attend a citizenship ceremony on 14 June 2012 at which I intend to grant him a Certificate of Naturalisation. Queries in...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (24 Apr 2012)

Alan Shatter: An application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to in the Deputy's Question was received in the Citizenship Division of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) in February 2012. On examination of the application submitted it was determined that the person in question did not meet the statutory residency requirements as set out in the Irish...

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (24 Apr 2012)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the person referred to by the Deputy is the subject of a Deportation Order, signed on 2 April 2012, following a comprehensive and thorough examination of his case in accordance with the provisions of Section 3(6) of the Immigration Act. The person concerned is the father of an Irish citizen child born in December...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (24 Apr 2012)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the person concerned may make an application on behalf of her children to change their immigration status (or if 18 years of age, an application can be made in their own behalf) by writing to the General Immigration Division, Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service, 13/14 Burgh Quay, Dublin 2. Queries in...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (24 Apr 2012)

Alan Shatter: I refer the Deputy to my reply below to Parliamentary Question No. 195 of Thursday, 29th March 2012. The position is unchanged since then. 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 18th February, 2002, that the then Minister proposed to...

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (24 Apr 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Deputy will appreciate that it is not a matter for me to offer an interpretation of the law; particularly as it would apply in a specific case. However, I am informed by the Garda authorities that under section 4 of the Road Traffic Act 2006, a person who refuses or fails to comply with a requirement made at a mandatory alcohol testing checkpoint to provide a breath specimen is guilty of...

Written Answers — Registration of Title: Registration of Title (24 Apr 2012)

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 — Garda Stations: Garda Stations (24 Apr 2012)

Alan Shatter: As the Deputy is aware, the Commissioner's Policing Plan for 2012, which I laid before both Houses of the Oireachtas on 5 December 2011, sets out plans for the closure of 39 Garda Stations. There are no planned closures in the Meath and Westmeath Garda Divisions for 2012. The Policing Plan for 2013 has not yet been prepared and therefore it is not possible to say at this stage what it may...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (24 Apr 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Programme for Government undertakes to "legislate to establish a Judicial Council, with lay representation, to provide an effective mechanism for dealing with complaints against judges" and this is taking place in the form of the Judicial Council Bill for which a General Scheme had been published in 2010. As well as providing for the establishment of a Judicial Council and Board that will...

Written Answers — Prison Staff: Prison Staff (24 Apr 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Irish Prison Service has developed and is implementing an Integrated Sentence Management (ISM) initiative within the prison system. ISM involves a new orientation in the delivery of services to prisoners and an emphasis on prisoners taking greater personal responsibility for their own development through active engagement with both specialist and non-specialist services in the prisons....