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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court of Appeal Establishment (18 Dec 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: The scheduling of court cases and the allocation of court business is a matter for the Presidents of the courts and the presiding judge who are under the Constitution independent in the exercise of their judicial functions. The Court of Appeal was established by order of the Government on 28th October, 2014 and sat for the first time on Wednesday 5 November, 2014. The bench of the Court of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Public Relations Contracts Expenditure (18 Dec 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: My Department did not incur any costs in relation to the provision of public relations services during the years in question. It is my Department's policy to use in house resources as much as possible and to restrict the use of external groups to a minimum.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (18 Dec 2014)

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 the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (18 Dec 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that a new application for this person received on 08/12/14 is currently receiving attention. 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 established for this purpose. This...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (18 Dec 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person referred to is an EU National, and is entitled to remain in the State whilst he is exercising his EU Treaty Rights. The spouse of the above named was granted permission to remain in the State as the spouse of an EU national who was exercising their EU Treaty Rights in this State. This...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (18 Dec 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I refer the Deputy to the Reply given to his Parliamentary Question No. 122 on Thursday 6th November, 2014. The status of the person concerned is as set out in that Reply. I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned, together with other family members are the subject of Deportation Orders. However, if new information...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (18 Dec 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned is the subject of a Deportation Order. Representations were received in late 2013 from the person's legal representative, pursuant to Section 3 (11) of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), to revoke the Deportation Order. The Deputy might wish to note that any such decision...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (18 Dec 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned has current permission to remain in the State until 16th July, 2016. The child of the person concerned is included in that permission. It will be open to the person concerned to apply to the Citizenship Division of my Department for a Certificate of Naturalisation when they are...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (18 Dec 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will be aware, one of the primary functions of the Garda Commissioner under the Garda Síochána Acts, is to direct and control An Garda Síochána. In this regard and as I have previously stated in my reply to the Deputy on the 26 November 2014, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the distribution of personnel among the Garda Regions, Divisions, and...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Law Reform Commission Recommendations (17 Dec 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am taking this Adjournment matter on behalf of the Minister for Health, Deputy Leo Varadkar. Government policy recognises that most older people would prefer to stay at home. We seek to facilitate this through various community-based supports aimed at ensuring older people receive timely, safe and appropriate care and treatment at the lowest level of complexity. Services can be provided...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Law Reform Commission Recommendations (17 Dec 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I believe it is a very important point that Senator Burke has raised about the future needs of our elderly population and the benefits of having a legislative, statutory base to the home care provisions that are made. As he says, this was recommended by the Law Reform Commission and I have no doubt it will guide the Ministers in their approach to this area. As I said in the reply, it will...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Communications Surveillance (17 Dec 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: As I have made clear, this is a topic which the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade has raised. I have given an indication of the general principles which would be behind such a discussion. Clearly, the Minister would be in a position to give more detail. It is important to reiterate that there is no question of any form of mass surveillance taking place in this jurisdiction. I have...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Communications Surveillance (17 Dec 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I thank the Senators for raising these important issues and for the opportunity to respond to the points made. There has been much confusion around the commencement of Part 3 of the Criminal Justice (Mutual Assistance) Act 2008. The 2008 Act gives effect to the EU Convention on mutual assistance in criminal matters. It applies only to mutual assistance in criminal matters and does not...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Driver Licence Data (17 Dec 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am making enquiries with An Garda Síochána and the Road Safety Authority in relation to the matter referred to by the Deputy. I will contact the Deputy directly as soon as the information is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Rights of the Child (17 Dec 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: The General Scheme of the Children and Family Relationships Bill will significantly reform family law, and is intended to secure the legal rights of a child in her or his family setting. Many children live in families other than with their married biological parents, and up to now there has been very little legal recognition or protection for children living in these families. The Children...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Alcohol Sales Legislation (17 Dec 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 114 and 115 together. The position is that my Department is currently finalising the content of the draft statutory Code of Practice on the display and sale of alcohol products in mixed trading outlets. I hope to be in a position to launch the consultation process on the contents of the Code, as required under section 17 of the Civil Law (Miscellaneous...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Data (17 Dec 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I can inform the Deputy that a total of four life sentenced prisoners were released into the community in 2013. The average length of sentence served by these four prisoners prior to release was seventeen and a half years. Life sentenced prisoners who are released into the community continue to serve their sentences, subject to a subject to a number of stringent conditions. While in the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Speeding Fines (17 Dec 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Deputy will appreciate that, under the provisions of Section 4(3) of the Courts Service Act, 1998 the Courts are independent in their performance of its functions, which includes the provision of statistics. However, to be of assistance, I have had enquiries made and am informed by the Courts service that the table below outlines the amount paid in respect of fines imposed for speeding...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (17 Dec 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: My response to Parliamentary Question No. 352 of 2 December, 2014 clearly states the policy of my Department with regard to not providing information in respect of individual applications for asylum or subsidiary protection for so long as they remain in the protection process. Section 19 (1) of the Refugee Act, 1996 states that "The Commissioner, the Board, the Tribunal, the Minister, the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (17 Dec 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: The amount of revenue raised annually through citizenship applications between 2011 and 2013 was €9,592,000, €17,009,000 and €23,106,000 and is estimated at approximately €20m for 2014.