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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (25 Nov 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: The statutory functions of An Garda Síochána include the preservation of peace and public order, protecting life and property and vindicating the human rights of individuals. Accordingly, Gardaí have attended routinely at water meter installations and protests where it has been necessary to perform these functions. Members of An Garda Síochána are trained to defuse...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification Applications (25 Nov 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that, following the consideration of their case under Section 3 (6) of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), the person concerned was granted discretionary permission to remain in the State on 15th May, 2013, for an initial, and renewable, one year period, valid to 15th May, 2014. This permission to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (25 Nov 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, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the distribution of all resources, including fully sworn members and Reserve Gardaí, among the Garda Regions, Divisions and Districts. Garda management...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: European Arrest Warrant (25 Nov 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: Under the provisions of the European Arrest Warrant Act, as amended, the High Court is the executing judicial authority in the State. The Minister's function, in relation to a warrant received from another Member State, is to apply or cause an application to be made to the High Court for endorsement of the warrant. Once the warrant is endorsed, it falls to the Garda authorities to arrest the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Stardust Fire (25 Nov 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Report the Deputy refers to was furnished to my Department to advance the case being made by the Stardust Victims Committee for the holding of a fresh Inquiry into the Stardust Fire. Subsequently, an Independent Examination of the Stardust Victims Committee Case for a Re-opened Inquiry was established. As part of the preparatory work for the Examination, the Solicitor for that...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (25 Nov 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I have asked the Garda Commissioner for a report on this matter and will write to the Deputy when it becomes available, although the Deputy will appreciate that guns utilised in the commission of offences are often not recovered and, accordingly, it is not possible to determine the provenance of the weapons.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Firearms Licences (25 Nov 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I have asked the Garda Commissioner for a report on the matter insofar as An Garda Síochána are concerned and will write to the Deputy when it becomes available. The Courts Service has advised that the information related to District Court cases is not readily available and could only be retrieved by way of a manual examination of each individual court record. As I am sure the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (25 Nov 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that, as the person concerned had no valid basis to remain in the State, they were, by letter dated 4th December, 2012, notified that the then Minister proposed to make a Deportation Order in respect of them, in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended). They...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Funding (25 Nov 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 293 and 294 together. The only moneys which have been provided to Associated Charities Trust by my Department has been under the Charitable Lotteries Scheme. The Charitable Lotteries Scheme was established in 1997 to provide assistance to the promoters of certain private charitable lotteries that have products similar to those sold by the National Lottery....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Contracts (25 Nov 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I wish to advise the Deputy that neither my Department nor any agency of my Department have awarded any contracts to the company referred to by the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (20 Nov 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Deputy will be aware that the first intake since 2009 of 100 new recruits entered training at the Garda College in Templemore on Monday 15 September 2014. This marked a positive step forward for policing in Ireland. Furthermore, as provided for in Budget 2015, the process of recruiting 200 new Gardaí to the force will continue over the next few months. The first batch of recruits...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Regulations (20 Nov 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Irish Prison Chaplain Service has a crucial role in the provision of pastoral and spiritual care to the entire prison community and seeks to meet the needs of all denominations. Chaplains are mostly Roman Catholic, but also come from the Church of Ireland and Methodist denominations. Spiritual advisors of other churches/religions can also attend the prisons on a visiting basis, subject to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (20 Nov 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish National Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person referred to by the Deputy is not one who requires an entry visa to the State and that this person entered the State as a visitor on 7 July 2014 when they were granted visitor permission for 90 days. I understand that this person then made an application to INIS stating that they wished to remain...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Private Security Authority Remit (20 Nov 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Private Security Authority (PSA), an independent statutory body under the aegis of my Department, is responsible for the regulation and licensing of the private security industry. Membership of the PSA Board is as prescribed in the Private Security Services Act 2004 (as amended) and includes an officer of my Department. Members of the Board act in accordance with the primary...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (20 Nov 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person referred to by the Deputy is not subject to a Deportation Order. The person concerned 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 permission to remain was valid until 24th January 2012. This...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Eligibility (20 Nov 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: Since 1st January 2005, the entitlement to Irish citizenship of persons born on the island of Ireland to non-national parents is governed by sections 6A and 6B of the Irish Nationality & Citizenship Act 1956, as amended. The Act states that a person born in the island of Ireland shall not be entitled to be an Irish citizen unless a parent of that person has, during the period of 4...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (20 Nov 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the person concerned was granted legal residency in the state under Family Reunification on 27 October 2010. Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to the INIS of my Department by e-mail using the Oireachtas Mail facility which has been specifically established for...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (20 Nov 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned should be advised to make an application to the Residence Division in INIS regarding their situation. Queries in relation to the status of or advise on individual immigration cases may be made directly to the INIS by e-mail using the Oireachtas Mail facility which has been...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (20 Nov 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. This application has entered the final stage of processing and I intend to grant citizenship. A letter has issued requesting the person concerned to submit the prescribed fee and other...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (20 Nov 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the persons referred to by the Deputy were registered for the first time in the State on 05/10/2012 as students. If it is the situation, as the Deputy states, that they were here working for several years, it would appear to be the case that they were here without the appropriate permission and were...