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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (30 Apr 2014)

Alan Shatter: As the Deputy will be aware, if the person concerned has made an application for asylum or subsidiary protection, the position is that it is not the practice to comment on such applications for so long as they are in the protection process.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (30 Apr 2014)

Alan Shatter: In early February, the Government approved the drafting of a Criminal Justice (Community Sanctions) Bill to replace the Probation of Offenders Act 1907 with modern provisions dealing with community sanctions and the role of the Probation Service in the criminal justice system. The General Scheme of the Bill, which is available on my Department's website, has been submitted to the Joint...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Start-up Entrepreneur Programme (30 Apr 2014)

Alan Shatter: To date, thirty six applications for the Start-up Entrepreneur Programme have been received by the Department of Justice and Equality. Twenty one of those applications have been successful and five applications are currently under consideration. Of the remaining applications, two applicants withdrew from the process while the remaining eight applications were not deemed to meet the criteria...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (30 Apr 2014)

Alan Shatter: As stated in response to Parliamentary Question No. 146 of 10 April, 2014, if the person has made an application for asylum or subsidiary protection, the position is that it is not the practice to comment on such applications for so long as they are in the protection process. The question of leave to remain in the State on humanitarian or compassionate grounds, where such persons fail to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (30 Apr 2014)

Alan Shatter: 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 for a three year period to 15th October, 2016. This decision was conveyed in writing to the person concerned by letter dated 15th October, 2013. That communication advised the person concerned of the requirement that they 'register'...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (30 Apr 2014)

Alan Shatter: As the Deputy will be aware, if the person whose details were supplied has made an application for asylum or subsidiary protection, the position is that it is not the practice to comment on such applications for so long as they are in the protection process

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (30 Apr 2014)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned was granted permission to remain in the State for one year on 11 October, 2001, under the arrangements then in place for the non-EEA national parents of Irish born citizen children. This permission was renewed by the Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB), on a regular basis...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (30 Apr 2014)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person referred to is the subject of a Deportation Order and therefore has no entitlement to residency in the State. The effect of the Deportation Order is that the person concerned must leave the State and remain thereafter outside the State. The enforcement of the Deportation Order remains...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (30 Apr 2014)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the persons mentioned by the Deputy would appear to have remained in the State without the appropriate permission. This is in breach of Section 5(1) of the Immigration Act 2004 which provides that no non-national may be in the State other than in accordance with the terms of any permission given to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (30 Apr 2014)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the persons mentioned by the Deputy would appear to have remained in the State without the appropriate permission. This is in breach of Section 5(1) of the Immigration Act 2004 which provides that no non-national may be in the State other than in accordance with the terms of any permission given to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (30 Apr 2014)

Alan Shatter: I wish to advise the Deputy that the granting of Long Term Residency is subject to the applicant meeting a number of requirements including that he or she has completed five years legal residency in the State on work permit/ work authorisation/ working visa conditions and is deemed to be of good character. Additionally, all applicants must have permission to remain in the State at the time...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (30 Apr 2014)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person referred to by the Deputy submitted an application for Long Term Residency in September 2013. However, as the application did not satisfy the eligibility criteria, the application was refused, also in September 2013. Long Term Residency is granted on the basis that non EEA national has...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (30 Apr 2014)

Alan Shatter: I have been advised by the Garda Commissioner that each new piece of legislation which may impact upon the work of Garda members, such as road traffic legislation, is reviewed within An Garda Síochána and matters pertaining to Garda activities are highlighted, explained and disseminated throughout the Garda Organisation as Headquarter Directives.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Reports (30 Apr 2014)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Garda authorities that the reason the figures in relation to Operation Learner Driver, which took place in February last, are not available is that they were not collated on that occasion. I am, however, assured that figures in respect of the three further operations planned for 2014 will be collated.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Poor Box (30 Apr 2014)

Alan Shatter: The court poor box is a non-statutory system used mostly by the District Courts to impose a financial charge on a defendant to be used for a charitable purpose, usually instead of imposing a criminal conviction. Payments made to the court poor box are accounted for by the court office concerned and the accounting procedures are subject to audit by the Comptroller and Auditor General....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Reports (30 Apr 2014)

Alan Shatter: A report has been requested from the Garda authorities in relation to the information sought by the Deputy. I will contact him directly as soon as the report is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Data (30 Apr 2014)

Alan Shatter: Decisions in relation to the provision and allocation of Garda vehicles are a matter for the Garda Commissioner in the light of his identified operational demands and the availability of resources. Responsibility for the efficient deployment of Garda vehicles in each Division is assigned to the Divisional Officer, who may allocate vehicles between stations, as required by operational...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (30 Apr 2014)

Alan Shatter: My Department is currently preparing for Committee Stage of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill. The intention is that Committee Stage would take place during this session before the Dáil Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality. As the Deputy will be aware, that Committee is itself responsible for decisions on scheduling of its work. I understand, in this regard, that...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Anti-Social Behaviour (30 Apr 2014)

Alan Shatter: I am assured by the Garda authorities that any complaints made to the Gardaí in relation to the type of situations referred to by the Deputy are fully investigated. In this regard there is a range of strong legislative provisions available to an An Garda Síochána to combat anti-social behaviour, including provisions under the Criminal Damage Act 1991, the Criminal Justice...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Commissions of Investigation (30 Apr 2014)

Alan Shatter: The Deputy will be aware that the terms of reference for the Commission of Investigation being undertaken by Mr Justice Nial Fennelly in connection with certain Garda related matters were recently approved by Dáil Eireann and the Government has no proposals to alter the remit or the powers of the Commission.