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

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy is aware, the Cabinet approved the drafting of the Sexual Offences Bill in December last. This is a wide ranging piece of legislation which includes legislative provisions to further enhance the protection of children and vulnerable persons from sexual abuse and exploitation. The Bill will facilitate full compliance with the criminal law provisions of a number of EU, UN and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Victim Support Services (17 Sep 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I empathise greatly with all victims of crime, including those referred to by the Deputy. Funding for organisations that support and assist victims of crime generally is provided under the aegis of my Department. A number of these organisations, which have branch networks throughout the country, work with victims of so-called "tiger kidnapping". Funding is also provided to a number of...

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

Frances Fitzgerald: Persons who are issued with a registration certificate ( in practice this is the card referred to by the Deputy) should be aware that it is an important document which should be kept safely at all times. The loss or theft of a registration certificate should be reported immediately to An Garda Síochána. The person concerned should apply to her local registration officer, An Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (17 Sep 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. This application is under consideration at present. I am advised also that an...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (17 Sep 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. 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: Leave to Remain (17 Sep 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. This application is under consideration at present. Queries in relation to the...

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

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department, that the person mentioned by the Deputy entered the State on 04 August 2006. INIS is not aware of any application for permission to remain in the State having ever been made by this person, who should now make arrangements to leave the State immediately as they are currently present here without the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Accidents Data (17 Sep 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I have requested a report from the Garda authorities in relation to the matter referred to by the Deputy. I will contact the Deputy directly as soon as the report is to hand.

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

Frances Fitzgerald: The Direct Provision system is managed by the Reception and Integration Agency (RIA) of my Department. For the most part, this represents a cashless system with the State assuming responsibility for providing suitable accommodation for asylum seekers on a full board basis. RIA currently provides full board accommodation and ancillary services to just over 4,300 persons in 34 centres across...

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

Frances Fitzgerald: The Reception & Integration Agency (RIA) is a functional unit of the Irish Naturalisation & Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department and is responsible for the accommodation of asylum seekers under the government policy of direct provision and dispersal. Currently, 4,311 persons are residing in 34 asylum accommodation centres under contract to RIA. RIA affords the...

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

Frances Fitzgerald: The Programme for Government contains a commitment to promote policies which integrate minority ethnic groups in Ireland, and which promote social inclusion, equality, diversity and the participation of immigrants in the economic, social, political and cultural life of their communities. A significant level of activity is taking place in pursuit of this commitment. The Office for the...

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

Frances Fitzgerald: The Garda Síochána Act 2005 makes provision for the compilation and publication of crime statistics by the Central Statistics Office (CSO), as the national statistical agency, and the CSO has established a dedicated unit for this purpose. I have requested the CSO to provide statistics directly to the Deputy.

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

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

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

Frances Fitzgerald: The Reception & Integration Agency (RIA) is a functional unit of the Irish naturalisation & Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department and is responsible for the accommodation of asylum seekers under the government policy of direct provision and dispersal. Currently, 4,311 persons are residing in 34 asylum accommodation centres under contract to RIA. The article in...

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

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that, in response to a notification pursuant to the provisions of Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), the persons concerned have submitted written representations. These representations, together with all other information and documentation on file, will be fully considered, under...

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

Frances Fitzgerald: The Directive, which covers all victims of crime, is due to be implemented by the Member States by the 16th of November 2015. I believe that the provisions of the Victims of Crime Directive will strengthen supports to victims of crime in Ireland. Work is continuing in the Justice system to put appropriate arrangements in place to give effect to the provisions of the Directive. My Department...

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

Frances Fitzgerald: It is open to any visa required national to make a visa application for any purpose, the onus resting on the applicant to satisfy the visa officer as to why a visa should be granted in a particular case. All information that the applicant wishes to have taken into consideration should be submitted with their application. The Deputy will, however, be aware that our visa system is not a...

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

Frances Fitzgerald: I regret to inform the Deputy that I am not in a position to provide the information he is seeking as it is unclear as to what precise information is required. Should the Deputy provide further details as to the information sought I will be happy to try to be of assistance.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders Data (17 Sep 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 647, 650, 680 and 681 together. A Deportation Order requires a person to remove themselves from the State and it is only where they fail to do so that the State is forced to remove them and enforce the rule of law. The process leading to deportation is extensive with many avenues of appeal, including judicial review in the High Court, open to persons subject...