Written Answers Nos 93-104
93. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38747/14]
View answerThe question of residency status does not arise at this time in the case of the person whose details were supplied. If the person has made an application for asylum or subsidiary protection the Deputy will be aware that it is not the practice to comment on such applications for so long as they remain in the protection process.
94. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding a residency status in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38748/14]
View answerThe question of residency status does not arise at this time in the case of the person whose details were supplied. If the person has made an application for asylum or subsidiary protection the Deputy will be aware that it is not the practice to comment on such applications for so long as they remain in the protection process.
95. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding residency status in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38749/14]
View answer96. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding residency status in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38750/14]
View answer97. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the determination of residency status in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38751/14]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 95 to 97, inclusive, together.
I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the first named person was granted permission to remain in the State as the Spouse of an EU National who was exercising their EU Treaty Rights in this State. This permission to remain was valid until 24th January 2012. This permission was not renewed as the person concerned failed to submit satisfactory evidence of the EU citizen exercising his EU Treaty Rights in the State for a continuous period of five years. The person concerned was notified of this decision by letter dated 9th July 2012. The matter is now being considered by the Removals Section of INIS under Regulation 20 of the European Communities (Free Movement of Persons Regulations) 2006 and 2008.
With regard to the second named person, the person concerned is a EU national. The person concerned is entitled to remain in the State, whilst he is exercising his EU Treaty Rights.
With regard to the third named person, I am advised that the person concerned is not documented on INIS records.
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.
98. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding residency in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38752/14]
View answerI am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that insufficient information was provided by the Deputy to enable them to identify the person referred to. The reference number provided by the Deputy relates to a different person. If the Deputy wishes to furnish further details, the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service will advise him of the position.
I should remind the Deputy that queries in relation to the status of individual Immigration cases may be made directly to INIS by Email using the Oireachtas Mail facility which has been specially established for this purpose. The service enables up-to-date information on such cases to be obtained without the need to seek this information through the more administratively expensive Parliamentary questions process.
99. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the determination of residency in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38753/14]
View answerI am informed by the Irish Naturalisation Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the parents of the person concerned were granted permission to remain in the State in 2001 under the arrangements then in place for the non-EEA national parents of Irish born citizen children. The person concerned was granted permission to remain in the State for one year, on a stamp 4 basis from 23 January, 2014.
I should remind the Deputy that queries in relation to the status of individual Immigration cases may be made directly to INIS by Email using the Oireachtas Mail facility which has been specially established for this purpose. The service enables up-to-date information on such cases to be obtained without the need to seek this information through the more administratively expensive Parliamentary questions process.
100. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide in tabular form by county a breakdown of community alert scheme funding per annum from 2010 to 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38812/14]
View answer101. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the changes that have occurred in community alert scheme funding in 2014; the planned reductions in staff administrating this scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38813/14]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 100 and 101 together.
The funding provided by my Department to support the operation of the Community Alert Scheme for the years 2010 to 2014 is set out in the table below. This funding is provided to support the national administration of the scheme, including the work of its regional development officers, and it is not allocated on a county basis. As can be seen from the table, there has been no change in the funding provided by my Department between 2013 and 2014.
In relation to the other issues raised by the Deputy, the arrangements for the continuing management of the scheme will be discussed with Muintir na Tíre in the context of considering the question of funding for 2015, and having regard to the views of An Garda Síochána as the partners in the programme.
Community Alert funding provided to Muintir na Tíre by Department of Justice and Equality 2010 - 2014
|
YEAR |
AMOUNT PAID (€) |
|
2010 |
180,000 |
|
2011 |
160,000 |
|
2012 |
152,000 |
|
2013 |
152,000 |
|
2014 |
152,000 |
102. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of contracts of indefinite duration that have been sought and the number that have been granted in the years 2007 to 2013, inclusive, and to date in 2014 in the public sector under the remit of her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38844/14]
View answerFrom a procurement perspective, no contracts of indefinite duration have been sought or granted by my Department from 2007 to 2014. My Department operates within EU and National legal procurement guidelines and all contracts are subject to periodic review.
103. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children currently in State care in the north Wexford area; the way this figure compares with the national average; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38688/14]
View answer104. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the average duration children in the north Wexford area spend in State care; the way this duration compares with the national average; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38689/14]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 103 and 104 together.
I have been advised by Tusla, the Child and Family Agency (the Agency), that the information requested is not currently compiled in the form requested by the Deputy. The Agency has indicated that statistics are currently compiled on the basis of 17 administrative areas across the country and that information can be provided for the Waterford/Wexford area.
In relation to the number of children in care, I can advise that the Agency has indicated that as of 31 May 2014 there were 495 children in care and that this represented 69.1 children in care per 10,000 of the under 18 year old population in the Waterford/Wexford administrative area. The Agency has further advised that national total at 31 May 2014 was 6,517 children in care which represented 56.7 children in care per 10,000 of the under 18 year old population and that the average number of children in care per administrative area was 383 children.
Information on the duration has been requested from the Agency and I will revert to the Deputy when this information is to hand.
