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Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (16 Jun 2011)

Alan Shatter: Valid applications for a certificate of naturalisation from the persons referred to in the Deputy's Question were received in the Citizenship Division of my Department in February 2011. The applications are at an advanced stage of processing and will be finalised as expeditiously as possible. In that context, I can inform the Deputy that, today, I have announced steps within my Department to...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (16 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 December, 2008. The application is at the final stage of processing. Officials in the Citizenship Division inform me that a letter requesting further documentation has been sent to the applicant on 21 December 2010. To date,...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (16 Jun 2011)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the person referred to by the Deputy has no application pending for residency. The person concerned is the subject of a Deportation Order, signed on 10 September 2009, following a comprehensive and thorough examination of his asylum claim, and a detailed examination of the representations he submitted for...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (16 Jun 2011)

Alan Shatter: There is currently no application pending in my Department for residency in the case of the person whose details were supplied. If an application for asylum has been made by the person concerned the Deputy will of course be aware that it is not the practice to comment on asylum applications that are pending. The Reception & Integration Agency (RIA) is responsible for the accommodation of...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (16 Jun 2011)

Alan Shatter: The person concerned was granted permission to remain in the State in 1999 under the arrangements then in place for the non-EEA parents of Irish born children. The permission has been renewed on a regular basis and is currently valid until 14 August 2015. As regards the matter of entitlement to citizenship, I am informed that no application for a certification of naturalisation has been...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (16 Jun 2011)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the person referred to made an application for family reunification in April 2010. The application was forwarded to the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner for investigation as required under Section 18 of the Refugee Act 1996. This investigation has been completed and the Commissioner forwarded a report...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (16 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 October, 2009. 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 — Defence Forces Property: Defence Forces Property (16 Jun 2011)

Alan Shatter: The site of the former Magee Barracks in Kildare Town comprises some 64 acres. On 30 July, 2002 the then Minister, at a meeting with public representatives, local interest groups and council officials agreed to dispose of 10 acres of the site free of charge for community gain and not 10% of the land or 10% of its value as intimated by the Deputy. The then Government decided on 1 July 2003...

Written Answers — Garda Disciplinary Proceedings: Garda Disciplinary Proceedings (15 Jun 2011)

Alan Shatter: The Deputy will appreciate that judges are independent in the matter of sentencing as they are in other matters concerning the exercise of judicial functions, subject only to the Constitution and the law. Therefore, I cannot comment or intervene in any way on the conduct or decision of any individual case which is a matter entirely for the presiding judge. I should add that the Criminal...

Written Answers — Magdalene Laundries: Magdalene Laundries (15 Jun 2011)

Alan Shatter: As the Deputy is aware, it is the role of the Office of the Attorney General to provide legal advice to the Government. In preparing the memorandum for the Government on the matter of the Magdalen institutions, my Department consulted with the Attorney General.

Written Answers — Magdalene Laundries: Magdalene Laundries (15 Jun 2011)

Alan Shatter: It is my understanding that ten institutions were operated by four religious congregations during the period referred to by the Deputy. They were established to provide a "refuge" or place of asylum for vulnerable women. The laundries were established within the institutions to provide the funding for the operation of the refuges. They were privately run institutions and publically available...

Written Answers — Magdalene Laundries: Magdalene Laundries (15 Jun 2011)

Alan Shatter: The Criminal Justice Act 1960 provided that a person between 16 and 21 years of age who had been charged with criminal offences may be committed to custody to a remand institution (other than a prison) whose use for this purpose has been approved by the Minister. One Magdalen Institution was approved as a remand centre for young women who were aged between 16 and 21 years of age. That was...

Written Answers — Magdalene Laundries: Magdalene Laundries (15 Jun 2011)

Alan Shatter: I can confirm for that the Oireachtas approved the enactment of legislation which provided that a person between 16 and 21 years of age who had been charged with criminal offences may be committed to custody to a remand institution, other than a prison, whose use for this purpose has been approved by the Minister. This was provided for in the Criminal Justice Act, 1960. One Magdalen...

Written Answers — Magdalene Laundries: Magdalene Laundries (15 Jun 2011)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Question Nos. 437, 438 and 443 together. It is my understanding that ten institutions were operated by four religious congregations. They were established to provide a "refuge" or place of asylum for vulnerable women. The laundries were established within the institutions to provide the funding for the operation of the refuges. They were privately run institutions and...

Written Answers — Magdalene Laundries: Magdalene Laundries (15 Jun 2011)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 439 and 440 together. The Department of Justice and Equality did not pay any general capitation grants to Magdalen laundries for the confinement of problem girls. An arrangement was made with one institution, St Mary Magdalen's Asylum, Lower Sean McDermott Street, Dublin 1., pursuant to the Criminal Justice Act 1960 for its use as a remand centre for young...

Written Answers — Magdalene Laundries: Magdalene Laundries (15 Jun 2011)

Alan Shatter: Research has indicated that a small proportion of entrants to Magdalen institutions came through the State's criminal justice system. My Department does not hold records that would identify the number of women who were sent to Magdalen institutions since the foundation of the State. However, my Department and the National Archives do have some limited records relating to payments made in...

Written Answers — Magdalene Laundries: Magdalene Laundries (15 Jun 2011)

Alan Shatter: The information available to me to date suggests that the vast majority of women who entered Magdalen institutions were not referred by the State but by family, others or entered on their own initiative. There were a number of women found to have committed criminal offences referred to a variety of institutions including Magdalen institutions as a condition of an order under the Probation of...

Written Answers — Magdalene Laundries: Magdalene Laundries (15 Jun 2011)

Alan Shatter: Following its consideration of the matter yesterday, the Government has decided to discuss the putting in place of a restorative and reconciliation process and the structure that might be utilised to facilitate such a process. Along with my colleague, the Minister of State for Disability, Equality, Mental Health and Older People, I will now be following up on this Government decision with...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (15 Jun 2011)

Alan Shatter: The position is that the Property Services (Regulation) Bill 2009 provides for the establishment of the Property Services Regulatory Authority to control and supervise providers of property services, including auctioneers, and to improve standards in the provision of those services. The statutory powers of the new Authority will include: issuing and renewing licenses for property services...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (15 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 August, 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...