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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Anti-Social Behaviour (17 Sep 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I have asked the Garda authorities for a report in relation to the issue of forecourt drive offs as described by the Deputy and I will contact him directly when this report is to hand. More generally, there is a range of strong legislative provisions available to an An Garda Síochána to combat anti-social behaviour and crimes against retailers. I am advised that Gardaí...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Cycling Policy (17 Sep 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Deputy will appreciate that I have no direct role in roads policing which is principally an operational matter for An Garda Síochána and will be aware that I previously brought his concerns surrounding cycling on footpaths at this location to the attention of the Garda authorities. I have been informed by the Garda authorities that local Garda Management is aware that the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (17 Sep 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I can inform the Deputy that the application has entered the final stage of processing and I intend to grant citizenship. A letter issued to the person referred to by the Deputy asking him to submit the prescribed fee and other documents, which have been received. The person concerned will be invited to attend the next available citizenship ceremony at which he will make a declaration of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Equality Issues (17 Sep 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Employment Equality Acts prohibit direct or indirect discrimination on a range of grounds, including family status and disability. A person who considers that they have been discriminated against can bring a claim before the Equality Tribunal and can seek advice and assistance from the Equality Authority in relation to the taking of such a claim.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Humanitarian Assistance Scheme (17 Sep 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will be aware, the Syrian Humanitarian Admission Programme (SHAP), which was introduced following an approach by members of the Syrian community in Ireland, is intended to offer temporary Irish residence - rather than refugee status - to vulnerable persons present in Syria, or who have fled from Syria to surrounding countries since the outbreak of the conflict in March 2011, and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Graffiti Issues (17 Sep 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the areas referred to are within the Dublin Metropolitan Region (DMR) North Garda Division. These areas are patrolled regularly by uniform and plain clothes units, including the Community Policing Unit. I am further informed that graffiti may be regarded as criminal damage and is dealt with by An Garda Síochána under the provisions of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Staff Data (17 Sep 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised that the number of staff of my Department who retired, left or otherwise departed between 1 July 2013 and 31 December 2013 was 15.82 full time equivalents. The expected annual savings in a full year would be approximately €880,000 if none of these posts were filled. The number of staff who have left and at this time are expected to leave in 2014 is 47.24 full time...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Staff Data (17 Sep 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: The number of new staff employed in my Department between 1 July 2013 and 31 December 2013 was 1.8 full time equivalents and the expected annual cost in the first full year of their employment would be €107,000 approximately. The number of new staff employed to date in 2014 is 7.5 full time equivalents and the expected annual cost will be approximately €286,000 in the first...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Staff Data (17 Sep 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: The information is currently being collated and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as it is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Staff Data (17 Sep 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: The information is currently being collated and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as it is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Closed Circuit Television Systems (17 Sep 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: CCTV systems installed for the purposes of crime prevention and as aids to policing in areas to which the general public routinely have access, such as town centres, fall into two distinct categories: Garda CCTV systems and community-based CCTV systems. Garda CCTV systems are planned and implemented on the basis of an Garda Síochána's identified operational needs and priorities....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (17 Sep 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: All applications for a certificate of naturalisation are processed and assessed individually in accordance with the provisions of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956, as amended. Section 15 of the Act provides that I may, in my absolute discretion, grant an application for a certificate of naturalisation if satisfied that certain statutory conditions are fulfilled. In particular,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Criminal Injuries Board (17 Sep 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I wish to inform the Deputy that under the terms of the Scheme of Compensation for Personal Injuries Criminally Inflicted that the Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal is entirely independent in the matter of individual applications that fall to be considered under the Scheme and in this regard, it will be a matter for the Tribunal to make the necessary hearing arrangements in each case. ...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Reviews (17 Sep 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Deputy will be aware that the Coroners Bill 2007 is before the Seanad, having been restored to the Order Paper on the initiative of my predecessor. While I would wish to be in a position to progress this important Bill, it is not possible for me to indicate the likely timetable with any certainty at this point. However, I have requested my officials to complete the review of the Bill...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Gambling Legislation (17 Sep 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Gambling Control Bill will, when enacted, establish a single licensing authority for gambling, namely the Minister for Justice and Equality. There will be terms and conditions attaching to each licence issued, including those licences issued to betting operators. I am committed to publishing this legislation in early 2015. However, pending the publication and enactment of the new...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (17 Sep 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: Section 8(1)(a) of the Refugee Act, 1996 (as amended) provides that a person who arrives at the frontiers of the State seeking asylum or the protection of the State against persecution or requesting not to be removed or returned to a particular country may apply to the Minister for a declaration of refugee status. Any person who makes an asylum application at a port of entry must be given...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Child Care Services Regulation (17 Sep 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Report of Ms Emily Logan identified a range of steps that need to be taken, including detailed issues that need to be addressed within An Garda Síochána and other bodies, as well as wider issues that relate to how public services generally engage with members of the Roma community. I have established an Implementation Group, chaired by my Department, (comprising members from...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (17 Sep 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 579, 589, 624 and 637 together. The Reception and Integration Agency (RIA) of my Department is responsible for the accommodation of protection applicants in accordance with the Government policy of direct provision and dispersal. Direct provision provides for full board accommodation supports while a final decision is awaited by a person on their protection...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Personal Insolvency Act (17 Sep 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I intend to bring forward a short Bill which will contain some purely technical drafting amendments to the Personal Insolvency Act 2012. More broadly, I continue to keep all aspects of the personal insolvency legislation under careful ongoing review. The Statement of Government Priorities 2014-2016provides, in particular, for the completion of a review of the operation of the Insolvency...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: House Sales (17 Sep 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: Gazumping normally arises where a non-enforceable agreement for the sale of property at a particular price is reached between a vendor and intending purchaser but subsequently the vendor refuses to complete a formal contract and sells the property to another purchaser for a higher price. The non-legal relationship between the original parties is preserved by use of the term "subject to...