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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (10 Jul 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department, that an application was received from the person mentioned by the Deputy on 16 June 2014 seeking to regularise their immigration permission in the State. A letter issued to this person on 17 June 2014 requesting further documentation. Further documentation was received from this person on 8 July 2014...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (10 Jul 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person mentioned has permission as a student in the State valid until 30 September 2014. They will require a work permit to take up employment in the State. The issuing of work permits is a matter for the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation. Queries in relation to the status of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (10 Jul 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned has had their permission to remain in the State renewed for a further three year period, valid to 23rd April, 2017. This decision was conveyed in writing to the person concerned by registered post dated 30th April, 2014. I am also advised that a valid application for a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (10 Jul 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that an application was received from the person mentioned on 17 February 2014. Further documentation was requested in February 2014 and was received in February and May 2014. This application is currently receiving attention. Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (10 Jul 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that applicant was granted Long-Term Residency permission on 9 September 2010. I understand that the applicant's permission remains valid and has not to date been withdrawn. I am further advised that information made available to INIS indicates that since the granting of his Long-Term Residency in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (10 Jul 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, who currently has permission to remain in the State until 15 August 2014. Section 15 of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956, as amended, provides...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (10 Jul 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that two of the persons referred to by the Deputy are documented on INIS records while the third person referred to is not. The first two persons referred to were granted permission to remain in the State in August, 2007 for an initial three year period, valid to 14th August, 2010. Their respective...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Statutory Instruments (10 Jul 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will be aware Statutory Instruments are laid before both Houses of the Oireachtas. This process is done electronically which facilitates the Oireachtas Library and Research Service when inputting details of these documents on their catalogue which is now available on-line. Consequently readers can now search the on-catalogue, which is updated regularly, for Statutory...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Community Policing (9 Jul 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I thank Senator Conway for raising this matter. I appreciate the concerns raised and his highlighting of this programme. The House will be aware that the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the detailed allocation of resources, including personnel, throughout the Garda organisation. This allocation of resources is constantly monitored by the Commissioner and her senior management team in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Parole Board Issues (9 Jul 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I can inform the Deputy that the Parole Board's function is to advise me in relation to the administration of long term prison sentences. While it is a matter for the Parole Board I understand that if the need arose, the Parole Board would, where possible, facilitate an interpreter during a parole review interview.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Committals (9 Jul 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am to inform the Deputy that a total of 15 Life Sentenced Prisoners attended the Central Mental Hospital in the last 5 years. Of these 11 were Irish and 4 were non national.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (9 Jul 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I have been informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned was refused permission to remain in the State on the basis of their De Facto relationship with an Irish national on 24 June 2014. In accordance with the Policy Document on Non-EEA Family Reunification dated 31 December 2013, where an application is refused, the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations Refurbishment (9 Jul 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: The programme of replacement and refurbishment of Garda stations is based on accommodation priorities which are established by An Garda Síochána. The programme is advanced in close co-operation with the Office of Public Works, which has responsibility for the provision and maintenance of Garda accommodation. I have been advised by the Garda authorities that the purchase of a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (9 Jul 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. As the Deputy will appreciate, the granting of Irish citizenship through naturalisation is a privilege and an honour which confers certain rights and entitlements not only within the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Safety (9 Jul 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: Firearms Licences (9 Jul 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: The licensing of individual firearms is an operational matter for An Garda Síochána who have informed me that each application for a firearm certificate is considered on its individual merits. An issuing person or deciding officer (at Superintendent or Chief Superintendent level in An Garda Síochána) shall not grant a firearm certificate unless satisfied that the applicant...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Expenditure (9 Jul 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: A total of circa €65.5m inclusive of VAT in professional fees was paid over this period. The annual saving to the Exchequer of a 20% reduction in professional fees at this rate, would be in the region of €13.1m, inclusive of VAT. With respect to the listing sought by the Deputy, I refer to the previous answers to PQs numbers 36656/12, 45335/12, 34581/13, 34549/13 and 2732/14...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Expenditure (9 Jul 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I wish to refer the Deputy to previous replies under PQs numbers 36656/12, 45335/12, 34581/13, 34549/13, 2732/14 which addressed the same question. As previously stated in the replies to these questions the sheer volume and scale of the information sought by the Deputy makes the provision of such information unsuitable for transmission via the PQ System.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Staff Training (9 Jul 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: My Department is committed to promoting a culture of continuous learning and development and offers financial assistance where appropriate to staff pursuing a variety of courses under its refund of educational fees scheme. The vast majority of courses undertaken would fall into the categories of either public administration or legal studies. Such courses would have relevance across the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Staff Training (9 Jul 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: The 2014 funding allocation for staff training and development for my Department is €375,000. The savings that would be accrued from percentage reductions on the funding allocation of 5%, 7%, 10%, 12%, 15%, 17% and 20% respectively are set out in the following table. Percentage Reduction Saving € 5 18,750 7 26,250 10 37,500 12 45,000 15 56,250 17 63,750 20 75,000