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Written Answers — Probation and Welfare Service: Probation and Welfare Service (1 Dec 2011)

Alan Shatter: I have been informed by the Probation Service that the premises in Athy was vacated yesterday, 30 November 2011, on the recommendation of the Office of Public Works. As an interim measure, the Athy team have relocated to Probation Service offices in Portlaoise and will continue to service the Kildare area from there. The Athy team also have access to office space in Carlow, Ballyfermot and...

Written Answers — Garda Stations: Garda Stations (1 Dec 2011)

Alan Shatter: The programme of refurbishment of Garda accommodation is based on agreed priorities established by An Garda Síochána. This programme is progressed in close co-operation with the Office of Public Works, which has responsibility for the provision and maintenance of Garda accommodation. I am advised by the Garda authorities that proposals in relation to the refurbishment of Clane Garda station...

Written Answers — Garda Recruitment: Garda Recruitment (1 Dec 2011)

Alan Shatter: The moratorium on Public Service Recruitment continues to apply to An Garda Síochána and no date has been fixed for future intakes into the Garda College. A decision on when recruitment will recommence will take into account the rate of retirements in the Garda Síochána and Government targets, set in the context of the agreement with the EU and the IMF, to reduce the numbers of public...

Written Answers — Crime Statistics: Crime Statistics (1 Dec 2011)

Alan Shatter: Following the submission in 2004 of a report and recommendations by an expert group on crime statistics, it was decided that the compilation and publication of crime statistics should be taken over by the Central Statistics Office, as the national statistical agency, from An Garda Síochána. The Garda Síochána Act 2005 consequently makes provision for this and the CSO has established a...

Written Answers — Estate Management: Estate Management (1 Dec 2011)

Alan Shatter: The Deputy will appreciate that I am not in a position as Minister for Justice and Equality to give legal advice in response to Parliamentary Questions. However, I can indicate the following by way of general information. Section 18 of the Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011 provides that an owners' management company must establish a scheme for annual service charges to fund expenditure on the...

Written Answers — Garda Strength: Garda Strength (1 Dec 2011)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Garda authorities, that as of 31 December 2009 and 31 October 2011 the personnel strength of Kerry Garda Division was 339 and 326 respectively. Garda Management closely monitors the allocation of resources in the context of crime trends, policing needs and other operational strategies in place on a District, Divisional and Regional level, to ensure optimum use is made of...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (1 Dec 2011)

Alan Shatter: The person concerned is a failed asylum applicant. Arising from the refusal of his asylum application, and in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), the person concerned was notified, by letter dated 29th January, 2008, that the then Minister proposed to make a Deportation Order in respect of him. He was given the options, to be exercised within...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (1 Dec 2011)

Alan Shatter: An application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person concerned was received in the Citizenship Section of my Department in April, 2007. I considered the application in May, 2011 and decided to defer making a final decision in this case until May 2013. The person concerned was notified of this decision in a letter issued on 31 May, 2011. The granting of Irish citizenship through...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (1 Dec 2011)

Alan Shatter: I refer the Deputy to my Reply to Parliamentary Question No. 401 of Tuesday, 29th November, 2011. The position is unchanged since then. Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to the INIS by e-mail using the Oireachtas Mail facility which has been specifically established for this purpose. This service enables up to date information on such...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (1 Dec 2011)

Alan Shatter: I refer the Deputy to my detailed Reply to Parliamentary Question No. 135 of Thursday, 6th October, 2011 in this matter. I re-iterated this position in my Reply to Parliamentary Question No. 400 of Tuesday, 29th November, 2011. The position is unchanged since then. Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to the INIS by e-mail using the...

Written Answers — Garda Pay: Garda Pay (1 Dec 2011)

Alan Shatter: Overtime and travel/subsistence payments may be made to a Garda member attending court. This will depend on a number of factors, including when the member is rostered for duty and the location at which the court is sitting. I understand from the Garda authorities that approximately 25% of overtime was expended on court duty in 2010 which equates to approximately €13.5m. I am further...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (1 Dec 2011)

Alan Shatter: Arising from the refusal of his asylum application, and in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), the person concerned was notified, by letter dated 9th July, 2008, that the then Minister proposed to make a Deportation Order in respect of him. He was given the options, to be exercised within 15 working days, of leaving the State voluntarily, of...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (1 Dec 2011)

Alan Shatter: The person referred to by the Deputy is a failed asylum seeker who has been in the State from 19 February 2007. He married an EU citizen on 25 June 2009 and applied for residency on the basis of EU Treaty Rights under the European Communities (Free Movement of Persons) Regulations 2006 and 2008. Permission to reside in the State was granted from the 29 July 2010 on the basis of being...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (1 Dec 2011)

Alan Shatter: The person concerned was granted temporary permission to remain in the State, on Stamp 4 conditions, on 25 June 2010. This permission was renewed subsequently and is currently valid until 26 December 2011. The person concerned was advised in both decision letters that he is required to apply one month before the expiry period if he wishes to renew his permission to remain. To date, INIS...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (1 Dec 2011)

Alan Shatter: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 165 on 20 October, 2011. The position remains unchanged.

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (1 Dec 2011)

Alan Shatter: The person concerned is a failed asylum applicant. Arising from the refusal of his asylum application, and in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), the person concerned was notified, by letter dated 15th July, 2010, that the then Minister proposed to make a Deportation Order in respect of him. He was given the options, to be exercised within 15...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (1 Dec 2011)

Alan Shatter: The individual concerned claimed asylum in 2005 and the issue of refoulement was considered in the context of that asylum claim, which was ultimately rejected by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner. The refusal of the asylum claim was upheld on appeal to the Refugee Appeals Tribunal. Following the refusal of her asylum claim, the applicant's legal representatives submitted...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (1 Dec 2011)

Alan Shatter: I have been informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service that the person mentioned by the Deputy has permission to remain in the state until 2 June 2016 and that this permission allows him to work in the State without the requirement of a work permit. This person's family members have permission to remain in the State as his dependants. To date no application has been...

Written Answers — Garda Investigations: Garda Investigations (1 Dec 2011)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 147 and 148 together. I attach the highest priority to the full investigation of white collar crime and bringing the perpetrators of such crime to justice. I have already expressed my unhappiness at the protracted nature of the investigations underway. This is not a criticism of the investigators and prosecutors, who face tough challenges as a result of the...

Written Answers — Organised Crime: Organised Crime (1 Dec 2011)

Alan Shatter: The emergence in recent years of criminal gangs has had significant implications for the management of Irish prisons. Rivalries and feuds which develop on the outside continue inside of prison. Prison management have to ensure that the various factions are kept apart and, as far as possible, that gang members do not have influence over other inmates or criminal activities outside the...