Written Answers Nos. 189-197
189. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide a breakdown, per week, of the amount of burglaries reported to be carried out in the Greenhills area of Dublin 12 in the past six months; if there has been an increase in recent weeks; and the extra Garda resources, if any, that are being deployed to deal with the problem. [8757/14]
View answerI am informed by the Garda authorities that the area referred to is within the Crumlin Garda District and that all crime trends in the area are carefully monitored by local Garda management. In this regard I am further informed that Garda data shows an ongoing decrease in burglaries in the District, in line with the national trend.
As the Deputy may be aware the latest crime statistics show that the rate of burglary has decreased by 10.4% nationally for twelve months ending 30 September 2013 and this underlines the impact being made by Gardaí under Operation Fiacla. As part of the measures which are coordinated under Operation Fiacla, Operation Acer is in force throughout the Dublin Metropolitan Region, including the Crumlin District. It is an intelligence driven operation and includes analysis led checkpoints and patrols to target specific areas and case manage targeted offenders. These arrangements are kept under review to ensure adjustments are made to maintain the effective focus of the operation.
Operation Acer operates alongside ongoing community policing measures, including problem solving with the community and providing crime prevention advice and assistance to victims of burglary. There is also full engagement with local Neighbourhood Watch and other community groups in the area.
As the Deputy will appreciate, the deployment of specific Garda resources is a matter for the Garda Commissioner and his management team. I am advised that local Garda Management allocates resources in the context of crime trends, policing needs and other operational strategies to ensure optimum use is made of Garda resources, and the best possible Garda service is provided to the public.
I am further advised by the Garda authorities that it is not An Garda Síochána's policy to provide statistical information to the level of detail requested. Recorded crime statistics at Garda District and station level are available from the Central Statistics Office, as the national statistical agency with responsibility for the compilation and publication of crime statistics.
190. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the current residency status and expected progress in determination of eligibility for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare in view of the fact that all documentation has been supplied as requested; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8781/14]
View answerI am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that a valid application for a certificate of naturalisation has been received from the person referred to by the Deputy.
I can inform the Deputy that processing of the application is well advanced and the case will be submitted to me for decision as expeditiously as possible.
The Deputy may wish to note 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 been established specifically for this purpose. This service enables up to date information on such cases to be obtained without the need to seek information by way of the Parliamentary Questions process. The Deputy may consider using the e-mail service except in cases where the response from INIS is, in the Deputy’s view, inadequate or too long awaited.
191. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the current and expected residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8782/14]
View answerAs the Deputy is aware, if the person whose details were supplied has made 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.
192. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the current or expected residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8783/14]
View answerI have been informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department, that the person in question currently has permission to remain in the State on Stamp 4 conditions until 08 December 2014.
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 been specifically established for this purpose. This service enables up to date information on such cases to be obtained without the need to seek information by way of the Parliamentary Questions process. The Deputy may consider using the e-mail service except in cases where the response from INIS is, in the Deputy's view, inadequate or too long awaited.
193. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the current residency status or eligibility for family reunification in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8784/14]
View answerI have been informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department, that there is no record of a Family Reunification application pending by the person referred to by the Deputy. This person currently has an application for Citizenship pending with Citizenship Division which was received on 6 February 2014. He has Stamp 4 permission to remain until 10/10/2014.
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 been specifically established for this purpose. This service enables up to date information on such cases to be obtained without the need to seek information by way of the Parliamentary Questions process. The Deputy may consider using the e-mail service except in cases where the response from INIS is, in the Deputy's view, inadequate or too long awaited.
194. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the current or expected residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8785/14]
View answerI have been informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department, that the person referred to by the Deputy currently does not have an application pending with INIS. This person arrived in the State on 21 July 2011 and registered as a student on 8 August 2011. She currently has permission to remain until 4 August 2014. This person is advised to examine the new student pathway on the Department's website www.inis.gov.ie.
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 been specifically established for this purpose. This service enables up to date information on such cases to be obtained without the need to seek information by way of the Parliamentary Questions process. The Deputy may consider using the e-mail service except in cases where the response from INIS is, in the Deputy's view, inadequate or too long awaited.
195. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the current residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8786/14]
View answerI have been informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department, that the person referred to by the Deputy currently does not have an application pending with INIS. This person first registered as a student on 12 November 2010. His permission to remain on that basis expired on 8 October 2013. This person should be advised to examine the new student pathway on the Department's website www.inis.gov.ie.
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 been specifically established for this purpose. This service enables up to date information on such cases to be obtained without the need to seek information by way of the Parliamentary Questions process. The Deputy may consider using the e-mail service except in cases where the response from INIS is, in the Deputy's view, inadequate or too long awaited.
196. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the current residency status and entitlement to stamp 4 renewal in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8787/14]
View answerThe person concerned has had his permission to remain in the State renewed for a further three year period, valid to 19th November, 2016. This decision was conveyed in writing to the person concerned by letter dated 21st November, 2013. This position still obtains.
Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to the INIS of my Department by e-mail using the Oireachtas Mail facility which has been specifically established for this purpose. This service enables up to date information on such cases to be obtained without the need to seek information by way of the Parliamentary Questions process. The Deputy may consider using the e-mail service except in cases where the response from the INIS is, in the Deputy’s view, inadequate or too long awaited.
197. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the current and expected residency status or entitlement to stamp 4 renewal or both in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 17; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8788/14]
View answerThe person concerned is a failed asylum applicant. Arising from the refusal of his asylum application, and in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), the person concerned was notified, by letter dated 26th May, 2010, that the then Minister proposed to make a Deportation Order in respect of him. He was given the options, to be exercised within 15 working days, of leaving the State voluntarily, of consenting to the making of a Deportation Order or of making written representations to the then Minister setting out the reasons why a Deportation Order should not be made against him. In addition, he was notified of his entitlement to apply for subsidiary protection.
The person concerned initiated judicial review proceedings in the High Court, challenging the decision of the Refugee Appeals Tribunal in his case. His judicial review leave application was refused by the High Court on 13th May, 2013 meaning that the earlier decisions of the Refugee Appeals Tribunal and the then Minister stood.
The position in the State of the person concerned will now be decided by reference to the provisions of Section 3 (6) of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended) and Section 5 of the Refugee Act 1996 (as amended) on the prohibition of refoulement. All representations submitted will be fully considered before a final decision is made. Once a final decision has been made, this decision, and the consequences of the decision, will be conveyed in writing to the person concerned.
Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to the INIS of my Department by e-mail using the Oireachtas Mail facility which has been specifically established for this purpose. This service enables up to date information on such cases to be obtained without the need to seek information by way of the Parliamentary Questions process. The Deputy may consider using the e-mail service except in cases where the response from the INIS is, in the Deputy’s view, inadequate or too long awaited.
