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Written Answers — Departmental Advertising: Departmental Advertising (28 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: In the past 12 months, 3 recruitment advertisements have been placed in the national newspapers in respect of officer cadetship competitions and medical officer competitions for the Defence Forces, at a cost of €60,314. A total of 32 cadets were inducted from the 2011 officer cadetship competition. Applications are still being received for the medical officers competition, with two...

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (28 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: In accordance with the protocol notified to all Government Departments by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform that board members be given the option to waive the related board fee, no members of boards under the aegis of my Department have volunteered to waive their fees.

Referendum on European Stability Treaty: Statements (28 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: We had an election.

Referendum on European Stability Treaty: Statements (28 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: What deal do you want?

Referendum on European Stability Treaty: Statements (28 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: Welcome to independent Sinn Féin. There is a spare seat down there.

Written Answers — Compliance Reports: Compliance Reports (23 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: I am making arrangements to bring the Council of Europe's (Group of States against Corruption - Greco) Third Round Compliance Report on Ireland to Government, and expect that the Report will shortly be published in the usual way.

Written Answers — Asylum Support Services: Asylum Support Services (23 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Reception & Integration Agency (RIA) is charged with responsibility for the accommodation of asylum seekers while their application for protection is being processed. As of 12/02/2012, there were 5,313 accommodated in RIA centres located throughout the State with a total of 573 persons living at the Mosney centre. The number of asylum seekers requiring accommodation now and the likely...

Written Answers — Freedom of Information: Freedom of Information (23 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: My Department received a total of 597 Freedom of Information requests during 2011. Of this figure, 6 requests incurred search and retrieval fees, totalling €756.83. The maximum fee sought by my Department for processing a Freedom of Information request was €15,664. Only one request did not proceed as a consequence of non payment of the search and retrieval fee.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (23 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: In general the costs associated with staff leaving my Department, including any retirement lump sum and ongoing pension payments are incurred from Vote 12 (formerly Vote 7) Superannuation and Retired Allowances of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. Budgetary provision has also been made centrally within the same Vote for retirements in 2012. As a result, the information sought...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (23 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: The future of the Equality Authority's Roscrea office is being considered by a working group set up to advise me on issues relating to the amalgamation of the Human Rights Commission and the Equality Authority. A decision on its future will be taken once the working group has reported with its recommendations. I expect that the working group will shortly complete its work.

Written Answers — Garda Communications: Garda Communications (23 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: The provision of Garda information technology resources is a matter for the Garda Commissioner. I am informed by the Garda authorities that currently there are 421 Garda stations which are connected to the Garda Network. These stations account for over 90% of Garda personnel and the Garda authorities have stated that the current arrangements meet their operational requirements. I am also...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (23 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: The specific application procedures including application forms, other supporting documentation and other requirements of the programmes are currently being drafted and will made available at the formal launch in March. I would also hope to have detailed 'frequently asked questions' material available at the launch which will address the issues referred to by the Deputy. In the meantime, the...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (23 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Citizenship Division of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that valid application for certificates of naturalisation was received from the person referred to by the Deputy in May, 2009. 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 — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (23 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by officials in the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the person referred to by the Deputy (and his spouse) were granted permission to remain in the State pursuant to the provisions of the Immigration Act, 2004, for the purpose of further education (Stamp 2). Pursuant to Section 9 of the Immigration Act, 2004, such persons are required to register with...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (23 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: The persons concerned, a husband and wife, entered the State on 27th July, 2004, the husband on student conditions and his wife as his dependant, and they were granted permission to remain in the State on those bases until 10th May, 2007. They were subsequently granted extensions of their respective permissions to remain up to 13th January, 2010, and then again for a further four months up...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (23 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: Valid applications for a certificate of naturalisation from the persons referred to by the Deputy were received in the Citizenship Division of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) in April 2010. The applications are at an advanced stage of processing. The persons concerned will be informed of my decision on their applications in due course. The granting of Irish citizenship...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (23 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Citizenship Division of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the application for a certificate of naturalisation was received from the person referred to by the Deputy in August, 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 — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (23 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: The visa applications referred to by the Deputy were received in the Visa Office, Abu Dhabi in or around the 15 January 2012. They were refused on the 29 January 2012 for the following reasons: 1. The evidences of finances were deemed to be insufficient or incomplete; 2. There was insufficient documentation submitted in support of the application (applicants should refer to the link to...

Written Answers — Public Service Staff: Public Service Staff (23 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: There are no staff in my Department or related agencies retiring under Cost Neutral Early Retirement (CNER) who, while not having reached the minimum age to avail of the CNER Scheme, will benefit from the provisions under the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Act 2009. In order to avail of the terms of the CNER Scheme an employee must have reached the minimum age of...

Written Answers — Freedom of Information: Freedom of Information (23 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the table below: Department of Defence Defence Forces Total number of FOI requests received in 2011 40 120 Number of requests which search and retrieval fee was sought. 4 5 Maximum fee sought in respect of search and retrieval. €523.75 €426.47 Requests not proceeded with following the non payment of the search and retrieval fee. 3 4