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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (7 Oct 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the distribution of personnel among the Garda Regions, Divisions, and Districts. 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 asked the Garda Commissioner for the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Stardust Fire (7 Oct 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: My meeting with representatives of the Stardust Victims Committee in July of this year provided an opportunity for me to hear their concerns first hand. At that meeting the Committee and their representatives set out, in some detail, their concerns in relation to the Inquiries into this matter that have been undertaken previously and some related financial issues that have arisen. Since that...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (7 Oct 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned arrived in the State on 15 October 2008 and made an application for asylum on 11 November 2008. The Refugee Applications Commissioner refused a declaration of refugee status by letter dated 02 February 2009. This decision was subsequently upheld by the Refugee Appeals Tribunal...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Transfers (7 Oct 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Council of Europe Convention on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons provides a procedural framework for such transfers and seeks to provide a simple and relatively expeditious mechanism whereby the repatriation of sentenced persons may take place. The Convention sets out six conditions which must be fulfilled if a transfer is to be affected and these conditions are also set out in the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (7 Oct 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: Section 15 of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956, as amended, provides that the I may, in my absolute discretion, grant an application for a certificate of naturalisation provided certain statutory conditions are fulfilled. The conditions are that the applicant must - - be of full age - be of good character - have had a period of one year's continuous residency in the State...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (7 Oct 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: Claims from property owners for damage caused to their properties arising from searches undertaken by the Garda Síochána are delegated to and managed by the State Claims Agency. Each claim is considered separately depending on the particular facts of the case. The general policy of the State Claims Agency, however, in relation to such claims is that where the Gardaí cause...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (7 Oct 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Garda Síochána (Admissions and Appointments) Regulations 2013 provide that, as part of the competitive selection process organised by the Public Appointments Service for full-time membership of An Garda Síochána, "due recognition to any satisfactory service by the person as a reserve member" shall be given to such candidates. This provision was introduced in order to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Criminal Assets Bureau (7 Oct 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I understand the Deputy's question to refer to the number of seizures made by the Criminal Assets Bureau since its inception by reference to asset type. This information is currently being collated and will be provided directly to the Deputy. The money value of seizures made are set out in the Annual Reports of the Bureau which are made available on the websites of the Department of Justice...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting Applications (2 Oct 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: The information sought by the Deputy is currently being collated by the Garda Central Vetting Unit and I will communicate further with the Deputy when the information is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Alcohol Sales Legislation (2 Oct 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: The position is that section 19 of the Intoxicating Liquor Act 2000 made provision for the upgrading of restricted licences, including six-day licences, under certain conditions, including a specific condition that applications to the Revenue Commissioners for such upgrading be made within one year of the entry into force of that Act. Notwithstanding the upgrading scheme in 2000, I...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Transfers (2 Oct 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I can inform the Deputy that an application has been received recently from the Spanish Authorities on behalf of the individual referred to in this question. The application is receiving the necessary attention as is afforded to all such applications made under the Transfer of Sentenced Persons Act 1995 and 1997. The applicant will be notified directly of any developments in his case as...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Appointments to State Boards (2 Oct 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I wish to advise the Deputy that it is not feasible to provide the kind of percentage figures he has sought in relation to the Public Appointments Service (PAS). Board vacancies are not always advertised through the PAS as many are advertised on the Department's website or the websites of the organisations concerned. In addition, as the Deputy will be aware, there are many constraining...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Expenditure (2 Oct 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: The photography costs incurred by my Department from the date of my appointment on the 8th May to date are €398.52. I can inform the Deputy that photographic services are only used by my Department to mark and provide a record of significant occasions. Consideration is given at all times to the costs involved and best value for money is always a priority when sourcing such services.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: European Arrest Warrant (2 Oct 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: Section 6(6) of the European Arrest Warrant Act 2003 provides that the Central Authority for the European arrest warrant (EAW) shall prepare an annual report to the Oireachtas on the operation of Part 2 of the Act in the preceding year. Part 2 relates to EAWs received in the State and EAWs issued by the State. The annual report in respect of 2013 was laid before the Oireachtas on 10 April...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (2 Oct 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: As I recently advised the Deputy, I can assure him that I am in ongoing contact with the Garda Commissioner in relation to a wide range of crime and policing concerns, including knife and other violent crime. A comprehensive and robust legal framework is in place with respect to knife crime including heavy penalties for breaches of the laws concerned. In recent years the maximum penalty for...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (2 Oct 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that an application for a certificate of naturalisation was received on 19 August 2014 from the person referred to by the Deputy. The application is currently being processed with a view to establishing whether the applicant meets the statutory conditions for the granting of naturalisation, such as good...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Fuel Laundering (2 Oct 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I have been advised by the Garda authorities that An Garda Siochána's Mayo Division has received eighty six complaints of petrol stretching in the past four months. These complaints, details of the numbers of which are shown in the table below, have been received by the Garda Divisions in Claremorris and Ballina. I am further informed that these complaints are currently under...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (2 Oct 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service that the person mentioned by the Deputy applied for a change of immigration status on 10 February 2014. This application will shortly receive attention and a reply will duly issue to his legal representative. Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to the INIS by e-mail using the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (2 Oct 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned was granted permission to remain in the State for the two year period ending 16th November, 2014. It will be open to the person concerned to apply in writing for the renewal of this permission one month before their current permission expires. Queries in relation to the status...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (2 Oct 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will be aware, if the person whose details were supplied has made an application for asylum or subsidiary protection, the position is that it is not the practice to comment on such applications for so long as they remain in the protection process.