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Leaders' Questions (11 May 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: -----and it is being monitored by an outside body. The first report regarding the implementation of that reform has already been published by the Policing Authority. I do not believe there is anyone in this House who does not have trust in the work done by Josephine Feehily and the Policing Authority. We set up the Policing Authority. We made those appointments to ensure there would be...

Leaders' Questions (11 May 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I agree with the point that the Deputy makes regarding the work of the members of An Garda Síochána day in, day out throughout the country tackling crime. We should do everything in this House to support the work they do, which is extremely challenging at this time. We should do everything possible to restore morale in An Garda Síochána. That has been my goal and aim...

Leaders' Questions (11 May 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: We cannot do that. There is a process in place. We need to get to the end of that process. I got an interim report. There was further work to be done by the auditors. When I got the final report in March, I published it shortly afterwards and immediately referred it to the Policing Authority.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Legislation (11 May 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 35 and 43 together. In so far as Question 35 is concerned, I am happy to report that the primary legislation necessary to underpin the third payment option from a technical perspective, the Courts (No. 2) Bill 2016, completed its passage in the Seanad yesterday, 10 May 2017 and has now concluded its passage through the Houses of the Oireachtas. Following...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service Data (11 May 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 36 to 39, inclusive, together. I have requested a Garda report on the matters referred to in the Deputy's questions and will contact the Deputy directly on receipt of a Garda report. I can inform the Deputy that the Courts Service is not in a position to provide the courts data requested in the Deputy's questions, as Courts Service systems cannot differentiate...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences Data (11 May 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 41 and 42 together. I sought a report from Courts Service in relation to the matters referred to in the Deputy's questions and can inform the Deputy that the Courts Service is not in a position to supply the information sought. The reason for this is that Courts Service systems cannot differentiate between prosecutions arising through the use of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: EU Regulations (11 May 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: In May and July of last year, the European Commission published two packages of measures to reform the Common European Asylum System (CEAS) – seven legislative proposals in total, including those referred to by the Deputy in her question. These measures aim to address the identified shortcomings in the current CEAS, which were exposed during the migration crisis, most notably in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Data (11 May 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service of my Department that statistics are not maintained in a way which distinguishes between section 18(3)(a) and 18(4)(a) applications under the Refugee Act 1996. Overall, there have been around 2,400 applications during the period and it would take a disproportionate amount of resources to manually compile the figures requested...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Gambling Legislation (11 May 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: Part 2 of the Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act 2001 (as amended) deals with theft and related offences. For instance, section 6 of the Act provides that a person who dishonestly, with the intention of making a gain for himself or herself or another, or of causing loss to another, by any deception induces another to do or refrain from doing an act is guilty of an offence. A...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (11 May 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the applications for residency, in respect of the persons mentioned by the Deputy, are currently under consideration and that INIS will be writing out to the persons concerned very shortly. Might I remind the Deputy that queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (11 May 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that an application for residency for the person concerned was received and is currently under consideration. INIS will be writing to the person concerned shortly. Might I remind the Deputy that queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to the INIS by e-mail...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (11 May 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned is the subject of a Deportation Order made on 27th May, 2009 and therefore has no entitlement to residency in the State. Representations have been received from the legal representative of the person concerned, pursuant to section 3(11) of the Immigration Act 1999 (as...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (11 May 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the processing of the application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to by the Deputy is under consideration and has not yet reached a conclusion. As the Deputy will appreciate, the granting of Irish citizenship through naturalisation is a privilege and an honour which...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (11 May 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the officials of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that registration for people living outside Dublin city and county is a matter for the Garda National Immigration Bureau. In the case of the individual referred to by the Deputy, they must apply to Leixlip Garda station for renewal of their Stamp 4 status. Might I remind the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders Re-examination (11 May 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned is the subject of a Deportation Order, made on 11 March 2005, following a comprehensive and thorough examination of their asylum claim and a detailed examination of the representations they submitted for consideration under Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended). The...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (11 May 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that this person's request for immigration permission is currently under consideration and INIS will be writing to the person concerned very shortly. Might I remind the Deputy, that queries in relation to individual cases may be made directly to INIS by e-mail using the Oireachtas Mail facility which...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (11 May 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned was refused a residence card on 14 November 2016 under the European Communities (Free Movement of Persons) Regulations 2015. I am further informed that INIS only received an application for review of that decision very recently. I understand that INIS will write to the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (11 May 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the persons concerned have had their permission to remain in the State renewed for a further three year period to 11th and 23rd March 2019 respectively. This decision was conveyed in writing to the persons concerned by registered post dated 23rd March 2016. Queries in relation to the status of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (11 May 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned is the subject of a Deportation Order made on 20th June, 2002. As the Deputy will be aware, the effect of a Deportation Order is that the person named on the Order must leave the State and remain thereafter outside the State. The person concerned made a request, pursuant to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (11 May 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that an application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to by the Deputy was deemed ineligible for reasons provided to the person concerned in a letter issued on 4 May 2017. It is open to any individual to lodge an application for citizenship if and when they are in a position to...