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Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (28 Jun 2011)

Alan Shatter: A valid application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to in the Deputy's Question was received in the Citizenship Division of my Department in November 2010. The application is currently being processed with a view to establishing whether the applicant meets the statutory conditions for the granting of naturalisation and will be submitted to me for decision as...

Written Answers — Garda Investigations: Garda Investigations (28 Jun 2011)

Alan Shatter: I refer to my earlier reply to Parliamentary Question No. 477 of 3 May 2011 and I regret the delay in replying. I have since been advised by the Garda Authorities that where a decision is taken by the Director of Public Prosecutions not to prosecute a particular case, the investigation file remains open and all of the evidence gathered during the course of the investigation is retained. The...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (28 Jun 2011)

Alan Shatter: The position is as I have stated in my detailed response to the Deputy on 7 June 2011. The time-line for publication of the proposals is Quarter 3 of 2011.

Written Answers — Garda Vetting of Personnel: Garda Vetting of Personnel (28 Jun 2011)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Garda authorities that a vetting application was received by the Garda Central Vetting Unit in respect of the person to whom the Deputy refers. The application has been processed and a response was returned to the registered organisation involved.

Written Answers — Garda Operations: Garda Operations (28 Jun 2011)

Alan Shatter: As the Deputy will be aware, there is excellent police-to-police co-operation between the Garda Síochána and the Police Service of Northern Ireland, particularly in the ongoing fight against paramilitary groups and organised crime. The relationship between the two police forces has never been closer and is being brought forward in the context of the recently launched Cross Border Policing...

Written Answers — Garda Remuneration: Garda Remuneration (28 Jun 2011)

Alan Shatter: Under the terms of the Public Service Agreement 2010-2014 (Croke Park Agreement), An Garda Síochána is committed to the replacement of paper payslips by providing members with electronic access to this information by December 2011. My Department is currently examining the technicalities involved. It is necessary to determine the most effective and efficient implementation approach, taking...

Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (28 Jun 2011)

Alan Shatter: I draw the Deputy's attention to Section 9 of the Maternity Protection (Amendment) Act 2004 and to the Maternity Protection (Protection of Mothers who are Breast-feeding) Regulations 2004. Under these provisions, all women in employment who have given birth within the previous six months and who are breast-feeding are entitled to take time off work each day in order to breastfeed. I should...

Written Answers — Asylum Support Services: Asylum Support Services (28 Jun 2011)

Alan Shatter: It is the function of the Reception and Integration Agency (RIA) to carry out Government policy in accommodating asylum seekers under the Direct Provision system. As of today, RIA has 46 centres across 19 counties, accommodating 5,800 residents. The system is constantly evolving, taking account of the ebb and flow of residents and the financial resources available to RIA. At the end of...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (28 Jun 2011)

Alan Shatter: I refer the Deputy to the reply to Question No. 373 of 17 May 2011. The permission of the person concerned was renewed by her local immigration Office on 15 February 2011 and is currently valid up to 5 October 2013. I remind the Deputy that queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to INIS by e-mail using the Oireachtas mail facility which has...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (28 Jun 2011)

Alan Shatter: I have been informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service that the applicant has renewed his residency and has permission to remain in the State until 26 July 2015. I remind the Deputy that queries in relation to the status of individual Immigration cases may be made direct to INIS by e-mail using the Oireachtas Mail facility which has been specifically established for this...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (28 Jun 2011)

Alan Shatter: The person concerned has had his temporary permission to remain in the State renewed for a further one-year period, until 11 April 2012. This decision was conveyed to the person concerned by letter dated 31 March 2011. I remind the Deputy that queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to INIS by e-mail using the Oireachtas Mail facility which has...

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (28 Jun 2011)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 376 and 377 together. 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...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (28 Jun 2011)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 378 and 381 together. The Coroners Bill 2007 is before the Seanad having been restored to the Order Paper on my initiative. The Bill is in the course of being reviewed in my Department with a view, among other matters, to making it as cost-effective as possible. The jury system is also being examined. In the meantime, I am providing for some early reform of...

Written Answers — Garda Complaints Procedures: Garda Complaints Procedures (28 Jun 2011)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 379 and 380 together. Section 84 (1) of the Garda Síochána Act 2005 provides for a period of six months, beginning on the date of the conduct giving rise to the complaint, for a person to make a complaint to the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission. Section 84 (2) of that Act provides for an extension to the six month deadline if the Ombudsman Commission...

Written Answers — Inquiries into Garda Activities: Inquiries into Garda Activities (28 Jun 2011)

Alan Shatter: Allegations of this nature were previously the subject of an investigation which resulted in an Investigation File being submitted to the Law Officers in 2009. The findings of the Law Officers at that time was that no evidence was found of any impropriety, interference or improper advances by either serving or former members of An Garda Síochána. The general position is that when a Garda...

Written Answers — Juvenile Offenders: Juvenile Offenders (28 Jun 2011)

Alan Shatter: The Annual Reports of the Committee appointed to monitor the effectiveness of the Diversion Programme under Part 4 of the Children Act 2001, as amended, include details of the number of incidents of youth crime and the number of individual children referred to the Programme each year. This information is broken down by Garda Region and Division. The reports for period 2004 -2009 are...

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (28 Jun 2011)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the persons referred to by the Deputy are the subjects of Deportation Orders, signed on 27 July 2010, following a comprehensive and thorough examination of their asylum claims and applications for subsidiary protection, and a detailed examination of the representations they submitted for consideration under Section...

Written Answers — Judicial Staff: Judicial Staff (28 Jun 2011)

Alan Shatter: The annual leave allocation for District Court judges, which is taken in consultation with the President of the District Court, is as follows: Permanently assigned judges are allocated 12 days annual leave plus the month of August. Unassigned judges are allocated 36 days annual leave. District Court judges are also available, as required, for sitting out of hours. The allocation of...

Written Answers — Judicial Staff: Judicial Staff (28 Jun 2011)

Alan Shatter: As the Deputy will appreciate court districts and circuits have more than one court venue and judges are required to travel between venues. There are 17 District judges and 13 Circuit Court judges assigned to districts or circuits the border of which is more than 20 km from their home. Details of payments made are set out as follows. Table 1 District Court 2010 Judge Home Travel &...

Written Answers — Garda Stations: Garda Stations (28 Jun 2011)

Alan Shatter: The location of Garda stations is primarily a matter for the Garda Commissioner. I am informed by the Garda authorities that the Palmerstown area is policed on a 24 hour basis by both Ballyfermot and Ronanstown Garda Stations in the DMR West Garda Division. I also understand from the Garda authorities that there are no plans to open a new Garda station in Palmerstown and that the current...