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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Passport Controls (6 Sep 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service of my Department (INIS), is responsible for immigration operations at the border at Dublin Airport. INIS is committed to the highest standards in child safeguarding, as are all divisions of my Department. In the course of discharging immigration duties at the border, immigration officers regularly deal with minors, hence the requirement...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Commencement of Legislation (6 Sep 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 528, 529 and 665 together. The Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 provides a modern statutory framework to support decision-making by adults with capacity difficulties. The Act provides for the establishment of new administrative processes and support measures, including the setting up of the Decision Support Service within the Mental Health...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (6 Sep 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Immigration Service of my Department that, notifications have issued to the persons concerned pursuant to the provisions of Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended). All representations received, together with all other information and documentation on file, will be fully considered, under Section 3 (6) of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended) and all...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (6 Sep 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 533, 554, 555, 558, 569, 571, 601 and 636 to 638, inclusive, together. I am aware that the recent judgment of the High Court relating to continuous residency under Section 15(1)(c) of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act, 1956 (as amended) has given cause for concern. The matter remains before the courts with the lodgement of an appeal before the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Meetings (6 Sep 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy will appreciate that these are very sensitive matters. For reasons of security and the safety of individuals, I do not intend to comment publicly on the details of any individual case or the arrangements that may be in place. I can assure the Deputy that I, along with my Government colleagues and officials within our respective Departments,  continue to monitor the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders Re-examination (6 Sep 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Immigration Service of my Department that the person concerned is the subject of a Deportation Order issued on 29 August 2018.  This Order requires the person concerned to remove themselves from the State and remain outside the State. The enforcement of Deportation Orders are a matter for the Garda National Immigration Bureau. It is open to the person...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (6 Sep 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Immigration Service of my Department that, in response to a notification pursuant to the provisions of Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), written representations have been submitted on behalf of the person concerned. These representations, together with all other information and documentation on file, will be fully considered, under Section 3...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (6 Sep 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Immigration Service of my Department that it has received a request for permission to remain in the State from the person referred to by the Deputy. I am further advised that the Immigration Service issued a request to the person concerned for further documentation on 10 July 2019, and are yet to receive a response. Queries in relation to the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders Re-examination (6 Sep 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Immigration Service of my Department that the person concerned is the subject of a Deportation Order signed on 20 June 2002.  Requests were received from the person concerned, pursuant to the provisions of Section 3(11) of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), requesting that the Deportation Order be revoked.  Following the detailed consideration of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (6 Sep 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Immigration Service of my Department that there is no record of an application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to by the Deputy. It is open to any individual to lodge an application for a certificate of naturalisation if and when they are in a position to meet the statutory requirements as prescribed in the Irish Nationality and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (6 Sep 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Immigration Service of my Department that an application for renewal of permission to remain has been received from the person concerned. This application is under consideration at present. When consideration of this application has been completed, and a decision is arrived at, the person concerned will be notified in writing. Queries in relation to the status of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (6 Sep 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Immigration Service of my Department that the application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to by the Deputy continues to be processed and will be submitted to me for decision as expeditiously as possible. If further documentation is required it will be requested from the applicant in due course.  As the Deputy...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Refugee Status Applications (6 Sep 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Immigration Service of my Department that if an application for International Protection has been made in the State, for confidentiality reasons it is not the practice to comment on such applications and the applicant or his or her designated legal advisor should contact the International Protection Office directly, either by email to info@ipo.gov.ie, by telephone to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (6 Sep 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Immigration Service of my Department that there is no record of an application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to by the Deputy. It is open to any individual to lodge an application for a certificate of naturalisation if and when they are in a position to meet the statutory requirements as prescribed in the Irish Nationality and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Public Order Offences (6 Sep 2019)

Charles Flanagan: Since 31 July 2008, offences under section 4 and section 5 of the Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act 1994, as amended by the Criminal Justice Act 2006, may be dealt with by way of a fixed charge notice. I am advised by the Garda authorities that the collating the information sought by the Deputy by Garda sub-district would require a disproportionate amount of Garda time....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (6 Sep 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Garda authorities that the attached table outlines the number of cautions issued by offence under the adult scheme in each of the years requested by the Deputy. The information provided is up 30 August 2019 and is operational and subject to change. It should be noted that to produce this report, data was collated from PULSE of incidents where the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigrant Investor Programme Data (6 Sep 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The Immigrant Investor Programme (IIP) was introduced in April 2012 to encourage inward investment and create business and employment opportunities in the State. The programme provides investors with the opportunity to invest in Ireland. Key to the programme is that the investments are beneficial for Ireland, generate or sustain employment and are generally in the public interest. ...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigrant Investor Programme Data (6 Sep 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Immigration Service of my Department that, in 2019, processing times for applications will be between 6-9 months.  I am advised that timeframe compares very favourably to international peers, some of whom operate a decision-making framework of between 12 and 24 months. Successful applicants under the Immigrant Investment...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Resources (6 Sep 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The Government is committed to ensuring a strong and visible police presence to maintain and strengthen community engagement, provide reassurance to citizens and to deter crime. An unprecedented €1.76 billion has been allocated to the Garda Vote for 2019, as well as capital investment amounting to €92 million this year. This significant investment is supporting progress towards...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Ministerial Advisers Data (6 Sep 2019)

Charles Flanagan: There are two special advisers employed in my Department. Both advisors are remunerated on the Principal Officer standard scale (PPC). - Ms Sarah Kavanagh, whose salary is €101,114.00, i.e. the fifth point of the Principal Officer Scale   - Ms Caroline Murphy, whose salary is  €98,082.00, i.e. the fourth point of the Principal Officer scale Ms Kavanagh holds...