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

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that an appeal was received by the Visa Office in Dublin on 3 May, 2017 and is now awaiting examination by a Visa Appeals Officer. All documentation submitted with the original application and any additional information will be considered by the Appeals Officer. As with all visa application processes,...

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 mentioned by the Deputy made an application to INIS, at the beginning of February 2017, for permission to remain in the State, as the spouse of an Irish National and that this application is currently being processed. All applications are dealt with in strict chronological order; the...

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 a final decision on the application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to by the Deputy has been deferred until November 2019. The person concerned was notified of this decision and the reasons for it in a letter issued on 14 March 2017. As the Deputy will appreciate,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Commercial Rates (10 May 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Valuation Acts 2001 to 2015 provide for the valuation of all commercial and industrial property for rating purposes. The Commissioner of Valuation is independent in the performance of his functions under the Acts and the making of valuations for rating is his sole responsibility. I, as Minister for Justice and Equality, have no role in decisions in this regard. Under Irish law there is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (10 May 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I have requested a Garda report on the matter referred to in the Deputy's question and will contact the Deputy directly on receipt of a Garda report.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Data (10 May 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am informed by the Irish Prison Service that as of Monday 8 May 2017, there were a total of 39 subversive prisoners in custody in Portlaoise. There are 8 subversive prisoners awaiting trial. The table below outlines the length of time each of these 8 prisoners have been in custody rounded to the nearest year and months. Case Date committed Length of time in custody 1 24.05.2016...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (10 May 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am on record in the House many times previously, most recently on 30 March 2017, when I said that I have no plans to introduce a general regularisation scheme for those who are currently illegally in the State. Any such proposal could give rise to very large, unpredictable and potentially very costly impacts across the full range of public and social services, particularly as there may...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Migrant Integration (10 May 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: It is recognised that an essential tool to facilitate integration into host communities and to enable access to various State and other services is through a basic working knowledge of the language in everyday use. As the Deputy may be aware, the Migrant Integration Strategy, published by my Department earlier this year, includes a commitment that the introduction of civic and language tests...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Human Rights (10 May 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 96 and 97 together. As the European co-operation group to which the Deputy refers is an informal mechanism for police co-operation it is not an international arrangement by its very nature to which the State could be a party. Any involvement in a mechanism such as that would be an operational matter for police services. I am advised by the Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (10 May 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the processing times referred to relate to a separate type of visa application which is to join a family member who is a citizen of or registered to reside in Ireland. The particular application referred to by the Deputy is however one made under the terms of 2004/38/EC Directive (Free Movement) on...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: UN Committees (10 May 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: The procedure attached to the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination asks State Parties to submit a bi-annual report. There are 178 Parties to the Convention. As a result, the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) has invited a number of State Parties to submit combined reports covering two and three reporting periods to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Education Policy (10 May 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I intend to jointly announce, with my colleague the Minister for Education and Skills, the details for an approved updated Third Level Graduate Programme in the coming weeks. This Programme will update the provisions that enables legally resident non-EEA third level graduates to remain on in Ireland for the purposes of seeking employment and applying for a critical skills permit or a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (10 May 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the distribution of resources, including personnel, among the various Garda Divisions and I, as Minister, have no direct role in the matter. I am assured by the Commissioner that the allocation of Gardaí is continually monitored and reviewed taking into account all relevant factors including crime trends,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Equipment (9 May 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I refer to my response to the Deputy's Question 122 for written answer on 2 May 2017, in which I indicated that the Garda authorities had informed my Department that stocks of breath-testing equipment are managed through Garda Central Stores, which is located in Santry, Dublin.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Property Services Regulatory Authority Remit (9 May 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Property Services Regulatory Authority (PSRA) was established under the provisions of the Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011. The primary function of the PSRA is to control and supervise licensed property service providers, such as Auctioneers, Estate Agents, Letting and Property Management Agents. While I am precluded from giving legal advice, I can inform the Deputy that there...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Dublin Port Tunnel (9 May 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I have requested a Garda report on the matter referred to in the Deputy's question and will contact the Deputy directly on receipt of a Garda report.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Humanitarian Access (9 May 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: Before the migration crisis escalated, my predecessor introduced a Syrian Humanitarian Admissions Programme (SHAP), which was subject to certain conditions, including economic dependency being met by the sponsor. This was superseded by the Irish Refugee Protection Programme (IRPP), which allows for Syrians and other eligible nationalities to benefit from resettlement and relocation schemes,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting of Personnel (9 May 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: Additional information received from the Deputy regarding the person referred to has been forwarded to the Garda authorities in seeking information about the status of this vetting application. I will correspond with the Deputy when that report is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (9 May 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned was granted permission to remain in the State, on a stamp 4 basis, on 11 April 2008. This permission was subsequently renewed with the latest permission granted up to 23 April 2018. This is the same position as was set out in my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 671 of 22...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (9 May 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I understand that the person concerned made an application to the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) for permission to remain in the State as the spouse of an Irish National. I have been informed that this application is currently being processed and that the person concerned will be contacted in due course. Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases...