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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Subsidiary Protection Application Numbers (27 Feb 2014)

Alan Shatter: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in a table. Year Subsidiary Protection Granted Subsidiary Protection Refused Total 2009 27 804 831 2010 4 716 720 2011 17 ...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Oversight (27 Feb 2014)

Alan Shatter: The position is that Mr Bailey is currently involved in legal proceedings against the Minister for Justice and Equality, the Garda Commissioner, Ireland and the Attorney General. It would therefore be inappropriate for me to comment on this case.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Issues (27 Feb 2014)

Alan Shatter: The Deputy will be aware that the Government has appointed retired High Court Judge John Cooke to conduct the Independent Inquiry into Reports of Unlawful Surveillance of the Garda Siochána Ombudsman Commission. In the circumstances I believe it would be inappropriate for me to comment further on the matter.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Issues (27 Feb 2014)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 39, 176 and 218 together. On 18 February, 2014 I gave the Cabinet my assessment of the potential damage to both the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission and the Garda Síochána, and more widely to public confidence in the enforcement of law, from the ongoing controversy relating to reports of unlawful surveillance of GSOC. The manner in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (27 Feb 2014)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 40 and 41 together. Following completion of the necessary practical arrangements, Mr. Dominic McGinn, Senior Counsel, has been formally appointed, with effect from 11 February 2014, to carry out the proposed independent examination of the report of the Serious Crime Review Team relating to the Garda investigation into the death of Fr. Niall Molloy. While...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (27 Feb 2014)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 42, 43 and 45 together. As the Deputies will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the distribution of personnel among the Garda Regions, Divisions, and Districts and I have no direct function the matter. Garda management keep this distribution under continuing review in the context of crime trends and policing priorities so as to ensure that...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Refugee Appeals Tribunal Decisions (27 Feb 2014)

Alan Shatter: The case mentioned by the Deputy was the subject of an ex-tempore judgement of the High Court in January 2013 with the written judgement delivered in January 2014. As the Deputy will be aware the Refugee Appeals Tribunal is a statutory independent body established under the Refugee Act, 1996 to decide appeals against negative recommendations in respect of applications for refugee status...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Liquor Licensing Laws (27 Feb 2014)

Alan Shatter: The Government Legislation Programme provides for future publication of a Sale of Alcohol Bill which will update the law relating to the sale, supply and consumption of alcohol in licensed premises by repealing the Licensing Acts 1833 to 2011, as well as the Registration of Clubs Acts 1904 to 2008, and replacing them with provisions more suited to modern conditions. This Bill will provide an...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (27 Feb 2014)

Alan Shatter: The Deputy will be aware that the Public Appointments Service are managing this recruitment process for the Garda Commissioner and I have no direct involvement in the matter. I have, however, been informed that some 25,000 applications were received in advance of the 9th January closing date for the current competition. The first stages of the testing have now been completed and candidates...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting Applications (27 Feb 2014)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the average processing time for applications is now approximately 4 weeks from date of receipt. This is a considerable improvement on July last year when processing times had reached 14 weeks. I should also point out that that the number of vetting applications received by the Garda Central Vetting Unit (GCVU) each year has risen from 187,864 in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Accommodation Provision (27 Feb 2014)

Alan Shatter: I can inform the Deputy that the figure for the annual cost of an available staffed prison space during 2013 is not yet available as the financial information is not due to be finalised till the end of March 2014. This information will be published on the Irish Prison Service website in the second quarter of 2014. The annual cost of an available staffed prison space during 2012, which is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Drugs Seizures (27 Feb 2014)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Garda authorities that in circumstances where controlled drugs have been seized and are subsequently made the subject of a court destruction order, or in circumstances where no offender is, or is likely to be, prosecuted in relation the seizure of the controlled drugs, they are destroyed in a safe and secure manner. In the event of a conviction, the prosecution apply to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Criminal Legal Aid (27 Feb 2014)

Alan Shatter: Expenditure on criminal legal aid in recent years is set out in the table below. Year Expenditure €000 Percentage increase/decrease on previous year 2013 50,863 + 1 2012 50,534 - 10 2011 56,116 - 1 2010 56,544 - 6 2009 60,338 + 9 2008 55,297 + 19 Under the Criminal Justice (Legal Aid) Act 1962, the courts, through the judiciary, are responsible for the granting of criminal...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Penalty Points System (27 Feb 2014)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 183 and 184 together. The Garda Síochána Inspectorate is currently finalising its review of the fixed charge processing system, and I expect to receive its report in the very near future. I will publish the report on the Department's website.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (27 Feb 2014)

Alan Shatter: As the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the distribution of all personnel among the Garda Regions, Divisions, and Districts and I have no function in that matter. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (27 Feb 2014)

Alan Shatter: The question of residency status or entitlement to consideration for naturalisation cannot be examined at this time in the case of the person whose details were supplied for reasons that the Deputy should already be aware of.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (27 Feb 2014)

Alan Shatter: In an Irish context, the Zambrano Judgment applies to certain third country national parents of an Irish born minor citizen child. In the event that the person concerned wished to have his immigration case considered in accordance with the principles set out in the Zambrano Judgment, he would need to submit the following information and documentation to the Repatriation Division, Irish...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (27 Feb 2014)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that an application for a certificate of naturalisation has been received from the person referred to by the Deputy. The application is currently at the first stage of the application process. A letter was issued to the person concerned on 7th February 2014 requesting certain information. Upon receipt...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (27 Feb 2014)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by officials in the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service that the derived right of residence granted to the person in question under EU Treaty Rights as the spouse of an EU National was revoked on 17 May, 2013 on the grounds that her EU citizen spouse had departed the State in June 2012. The person concerned submitted a request for a review of this decision which was...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (27 Feb 2014)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person referred to by the Deputy had his application granted and was presented with a Certificate of Naturalisation at a citizenship ceremony held at the Convention Centre, Dublin on 20 May 2013. The Deputy should note that responsibility for the issuing of passports is vested in the Irish...