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

Frances Fitzgerald: The question of residency status does not arise at this time in the case of the person whose details were supplied. As the Deputy will be aware, if the person 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.

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

Frances Fitzgerald: The question of residency status does not arise at this time in the case of the person whose details were supplied. As the Deputy will be aware, if the person 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.

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 has applied for a right of residency in the State, accompanied by a right to work, based on their parentage of an Irish citizen child, and based also on the principles of the Zambrano Judgment. While the person concerned has submitted some of the required documentation, other...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (2 Oct 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, made on 25th May, 2011. Representations have been received on behalf of the person concerned, requesting that the Deportation Order be revoked, in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 (11) of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended)....

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

Frances Fitzgerald: Officials in the Citizenship Division of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) inform me that there is no record of a current application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to in the Deputy's question or her mother. Section 15 of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956, as amended, provides that the Minister may, in her absolute discretion,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Irish Sign Language (1 Oct 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Programme for Government includes a commitment to "examine different mechanisms to promote the recognition of Irish sign language" and this process has already commenced. The National Disability Authority (NDA) facilitated consultations with the Deaf Community in Ireland in 2012 at my Department's request in relation to actions that could make improvements in the lives of deaf people and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Irish Sign Language (1 Oct 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Programme for Government includes a commitment to "examine different mechanisms to promote the recognition of Irish sign language" and this process has already commenced. The National Disability Authority (NDA) facilitated consultations with the Deaf Community in Ireland in 2012 at my Department's request in relation to actions that could make improvements in the lives of deaf people and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (1 Oct 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will be aware, the policy document published by my predecessor at the end of 2013, in respect of family reunification, outlined the rationale for moving to a system where applications for such residence were considered before the person travelled to the State whether through the visa system or via pre-clearance in the case of those who are not visa required. It was particularly...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (1 Oct 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: 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. The position in this regard is in accordance with Section 19 of the Refugee Act 1996 (as amended) which provides for the protection of the identity of asylum...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (1 Oct 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956, as amended, provides that a notice of issue of a certificate of naturalisation shall be published in the prescribed manner in Iris Oifigiúil. Following the publication of the notice of persons naturalised between January 2009 and June 2009 in 2011, a review was commenced after a number of persons who were naturalised expressed concern about...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Budgets (1 Oct 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: The budgets and expenditure at subhead level for the Department's Vote for each of the years 2011 to 2013 are published in the annual appropriation accounts which are available on the Comptroller and Auditor General website at the following hyper links: The total net budget for the Department's Vote in 2014 is €324.596 million and the net expenditure to the end of August 2014 is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: European Council Meetings (1 Oct 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: Since the start of 2014 there have been four meetings of the Justice and Home Affairs Council. This includes two 'informal' meetings of Ministers for Justice and Home Affairs. My predecessor, Mr Alan Shatter T.D., was represented at the 'informal' meeting on 23-24 January by senior officials of the Department of Justice and Equality. He attended the formal Council meeting of 3-4 March....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Procedures (1 Oct 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I wish to advise that I have requested the detailed information sought by the Deputy from the Courts Service and the Garda authorities and I will write to the Deputy directly as soon as it is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Data (1 Oct 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: The information requested by the Deputy regarding the numbers of persons detained from another jurisdiction who have served a sentence in another country or who have outstanding charges against them is not available to the Irish Prison Service.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Contracts (30 Sep 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: The contract for the provision of a safety camera network runs for a period of 5 years from November, 2010 to November 2015, with an option to extend the contract for a further year thereafter.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Judgments (30 Sep 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I wish to inform the Deputy that, under the provisions of the Courts Service Act 1998, management of the courts is the responsibility of the Courts Service which is independent in exercising its functions, which include the provision of information on the courts system. However, in order to be of assistance to the Deputy, I have had enquiries made and the Courts Service has informed me that...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (30 Sep 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: The general position is as set out in the Policy Document on Non-EEA Family Reunification published by my predecessor on 31 December 2013. An Irish citizen, in order to sponsor an immediate family member to come to Ireland, must not have been totally or predominantly reliant on benefits from the State for a continuous period in excess of two years immediately prior to the making of the visa...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (30 Sep 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: Non-EEA nationals who wish to reside in the State may only do so on the basis of a valid application for immigration permission under one of the immigration streams operated by my Department (work, study, family reunion etc). Whether previous legal residence in the State will have a bearing on that application will depend on the nature of the individual case. In the absence of more...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Contracts (30 Sep 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: The cost of the contract referred to in Parliamentary Question No. 593 from January to June 2014 is €14,438.97 (including VAT) . Following a competitive tender, Chubb Ireland have since been awarded a new electronic monitoring contract for the Irish Prison Service. The annual cost of this contract will depend on the number of prisoners who are monitored throughout the course of the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (30 Sep 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Criminal Records Information Systems Bill has been approved by Government for drafting. It is expected that it will be published and enacted in 2015. Pending the enactment of the Bill, an Garda Síochána transmits and receives relevant criminal records information with other states on an administrative basis.