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Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (18 Apr 2012)

Alan Shatter: I have been informed by the Garda Commissioner that the Communications Room at Store Street Garda Station is being expanded into a Communications Centre for the D.M.R. North Central Garda Division consolidating the four Communications Rooms currently in existence within the Garda Division. Gardaí who currently perform this duty at Communications Rooms within the Garda Division will be...

Written Answers — Garda Stations: Garda Stations (18 Apr 2012)

Alan Shatter: I have been informed by the Garda Commissioner that Coolock Garda Station is currently undergoing refurbishment works and upon completion of same local Garda Management will consider the possibility of hosting an Open Day for members of the public.

Written Answers — Garda Equipment: Garda Equipment (18 Apr 2012)

Alan Shatter: The provision and deployment of Garda resources, including transport, is a matter for the Garda Commissioner. I am advised by the Garda authorities that provision has been made in the 2012 Garda Vote for the purchase of new vehicles. I am also informed that a tendering process in respect of Garda vans has recently been completed. This is being undertaken by the National Procurement Service...

Written Answers — Unclaimed Property: Unclaimed Property (18 Apr 2012)

Alan Shatter: I have been informed by the Garda authorities that the amounts of money realised by An Garda Síochána through the sale of unclaimed property by public auction in the years 2008 to date are detailed in the table below. I am further informed that the amounts quoted are inclusive of property forfeited to the State which was sold. In addition, I have been advised that it would not be...

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (18 Apr 2012)

Alan Shatter: The setting of charges for Garda policing services is a function which has been assigned to the Garda Commissioner under the Garda Síochána Act 2005. In that context the Commissioner determines the circumstances in which such charges arise and I do not have a role in relation to the matter. I have been informed by the Garda authorities that, at operational level, it is the Divisional...

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (18 Apr 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Deputy will appreciate that for good reason it is not the policy, nor would it be in the public interest, to comment on matters relating to the personal security of specific individuals. However, as a matter of course, An Garda Síochána continually keep such matters under review.

Written Answers — Courts Service: Courts Service (18 Apr 2012)

Alan Shatter: Under the provisions of the Courts Service Act 1998, management of the courts is the responsibility of the Courts Service. The Deputy will appreciate that the Courts Service, in common with all other public sector organisations, is obliged to ensure that resources are deployed to best effect in the current challenging economic climate and reductions in staff numbers. In that context the...

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (18 Apr 2012)

Alan Shatter: I have requested the information sought by the Deputy from the Garda authorities. I will be in contact with the Deputy when this information is to hand.

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (18 Apr 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Sex Offenders Act 2001 introduced a wide range of measures aimed at reducing the risk to the public from convicted sex offenders. Those measures include the notification system, also known as the sex offenders' register. The Act also provides for post-release supervision orders for sex offenders. Section 28 of the Act obliges the court, at sentencing stage, to consider whether to impose a...

Written Answers — Asylum Support Services: Asylum Support Services (18 Apr 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Reception and Integration Agency (RIA), a functional unit of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department, is responsible for the accommodation of persons while their applications for international protection are being processed. RIA itself has no function in determining whether someone should stay or not in its accommodation, except in the context of rare...

Written Answers — Garda Stations: Garda Stations (18 Apr 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Deputy will be aware that the Commissioner, in consultation with his senior management team, is responsible for the detailed allocation of resources, including personnel, throughout the organisation and I have no function in this process. This allocation of resources is constantly monitored and reviewed where necessary, in the context of crime trends, policing needs and other operational...

Written Answers — Garda Stations: Garda Stations (18 Apr 2012)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 957 and 958 together. The Garda Commissioner is the Accounting Officer for the Garda Vote. In that context I have been informed by the Garda authorities that financial operating cost statements are maintained at District Headquarters level rather than at Garda station level. In the circumstances the Deputy will appreciate that the specific financial...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (18 Apr 2012)

Alan Shatter: I have asked my officials to explore this matter further and to see what possibilities there are for something along the lines the Deputy is proposing. The Deputy will of course appreciate that, in its foreign relations, Ireland adopts a "one China" policy and that the matter would need to be considered within that overall context.

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (18 Apr 2012)

Alan Shatter: In 2011, 1330 decisions were finalised by the Refugee Appeals Tribunal. Of these, the decision of the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner (ORAC) was affirmed in 1254 cases and set aside in 76 cases.

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (18 Apr 2012)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 961, 962, 967, 968, 970 and 971 together. I assume that the information sought in respect of humanitarian leave to remain refers to applications made under Section 3 (6) of the Immigration Act, 1999. These applications arise in circumstances where a non-national who has no permission to be in the State is served with a notice of intent to deport under section...

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (18 Apr 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Deputy will be aware that the Commissioner, in consultation with his senior management team, is responsible for the detailed allocation of resources, including personnel, throughout the organisation and I have no function in this process. This allocation of resources is constantly monitored and reviewed where necessary, in the context of crime trends, policing needs and other operational...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (18 Apr 2012)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 964 and 965 together. Any foreign national who is granted residency in Ireland under the Immigrant Investor Programme will be subject to the immigration laws and regulations of the United Kingdom and the Member States of the Schengen area if they wish to travel to those jurisdictions for business or recreational purposes. Such persons will of course be free...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (18 Apr 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Irish Short-stay Visa Waiver Programme, which commenced on 1 July, 2011 allows tourists or business people who have lawfully entered the UK, including Northern Ireland, on a valid UK visa to travel on to Ireland without the requirement to obtain an Irish visa. Nationals of seventeen countries are currently included in the programme including India, China, Russia, various priority Middle...

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (18 Apr 2012)

Alan Shatter: I have been informed by the Garda Commissioner that the areas referred to by the Deputy are policed by Gardaí attached to the Galway Garda station in Mill Street. As of the 29 February 2012, the latest date for which figures are readily available, there were 210 Gardaí, stationed in Mill Street. While the number of dedicated Community Gardaí in Mill Street station is 12, under the current...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (18 Apr 2012)

Alan Shatter: A valid application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to by the Deputy was received in the Citizenship Division of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) in June 2008. Further to information previously provided to the Deputy, the application is now at an advanced stage of processing and the person concerned will be informed of my decision on their...