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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Support Services (19 Oct 2021)

James Browne: My Department is aware that external third-party operations are offering to book appointments for customers in return for payment. This requires customers to give their valuable and sensitive personal details to unregulated bodies and pay unnecessary fees. I can assure the Deputy that my Department is continually working to establish methods to mitigate against this unregulated practice....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (19 Oct 2021)

James Browne: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the person concerned has attended an appointment at the Burgh Quay Registration Office and has had their permission updated. Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to my Department by e-mail using the Oireachtas Mail facility, inisoireachtasmail@justice.ie, which has been specifically established for...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (19 Oct 2021)

James Browne: I understand that the Deputy's question relates to applications under the Zambrano judgment, whereby a non-EEA national who is the biological parent of a minor dependent Irish Citizen Child living in Ireland, can be granted residency rights in Ireland. Where an application is submitted to my Department, which contains all required documentation except a valid Irish passport for the Irish...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (19 Oct 2021)

James Browne: The records available to my Department indicate that the person referred to by the Deputy has no legal status in the State since 8 January 2020.  The person concerned is advised to write to the Immigration Service of my Department and request to regularise their position in the State. When submitting their request, they should outline their current...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (19 Oct 2021)

James Browne: The person referred to by the deputy created an online study visa application on 19 August 2021. The supporting documentation and fee were received on 4 October 2021 in the Manila visa office. Following full consideration by a Visa Officer, the visa application was refused. A letter issued to the applicant on 14 October 2021, outlining the reasons for this refusal. It is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (19 Oct 2021)

James Browne: Any person who is seeking to travel to Ireland for the purpose of employment, including in the healthcare sector, can only apply to my Department for a visa once they have applied for and been granted an employment permit by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment. Any healthcare workers who are currently in the State and with a permission that is due to expire, will...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (14 Oct 2021)

James Browne: I am very conscious of the plight faced by the Afghan people following the collapse of the former Afghan government and the takeover by the Taliban, that has further fuelled the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan. Ireland's national response to the current crisis includes opening the Irish Refugee Protection Programme (IRPP) under Minister O'Gorman's remit to Afghan persons in need of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (14 Oct 2021)

James Browne: The immigration case of the person referred to by the Deputy was considered under section 3(6) of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), which resulted in a Deportation Order being made in respect of them on 24 February 2020. Notification of that Order was issued by registered post dated 19 August 2020. That communication also advised the person concerned of the requirement that they...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (14 Oct 2021)

James Browne: The person concerned is the subject of a Deportation Order, signed on 29 September 2017, requiring them to remove themselves from the State and remain outside the State. The enforcement of the Deportation Order is a matter for the Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB). As previously advised, representations were received from the person concerned, pursuant to the provisions of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (14 Oct 2021)

James Browne: The person referred to by the Deputy currently holds a Stamp 4 permission, valid until 29 January 2023. If they wish to stay in Ireland past the expiry date of their immigration permission, they can apply online to renew their permission at the appropriate time. A Stamp 4 immigration permission provides that the holder can reside and work in Ireland for a specified period, subject to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (14 Oct 2021)

James Browne: This application for a certificate of naturalisation continues to be processed with a view to establishing whether the applicant meets the statutory conditions for the granting of naturalisation and will be submitted to me for decision in due course. It is recognised that all applicants for citizenship would wish to have a decision on their application without delay. The nature of the...

Financial Resolutions 2021 - Financial Resolution No. 2: General (Resumed) (13 Oct 2021)

James Browne: I welcome the 2022 budget and the significant commitment of an additional €145 million to the justice sector. This will help protect our communities, support those victims who suffer as a result of crime and help to direct our young people away from a life of crime. In particular, I acknowledge the funding for an additional 800 gardaí and 400 civilians for An Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (13 Oct 2021)

James Browne: The granting of Irish citizenship through naturalisation is governed by the provisions of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956, as amended. All applications for a certificate of naturalisation are processed and assessed individually in accordance with the provisions of the Act. A determination on whether an applicant satisfies the statutory criteria can only be made after an...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (13 Oct 2021)

James Browne: I propose to take Questions Nos. 183 and 184 together. While the processing of all travel document applications has now resumed, the Travel Document Unit of my Department has unfortunately been impacted by the restrictions that were imposed by the Covid-19 pandemic. As a result, regrettably, the processing time for both Convention Travel Documents for refugees and temporary travel...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Garda Síochána (Functions and Operational Areas) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (13 Oct 2021)

James Browne: I move amendment No. 1: In page 9, lines 26 and 27, to delete “the equivalent division” and substitute “a division of the Garda Síochána (howsoever expressed)”. Amendments Nos. 1 and 2 are technical drafting amendments. They replace references to the equivalent division with a division of An Garda Síochána, however so expressed. This is to...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Garda Síochána (Functions and Operational Areas) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (13 Oct 2021)

James Browne: I move amendment No. 2: In page 9, to delete lines 36 to 38 and substitute the following: “(e) to amend a definition where that definition refers to a Garda district or a specified superintendent to refer to a division of the Garda Síochána (howsoever expressed) or to one or more superintendents or inspectors of the Garda Síochána, as the case may be;”.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Garda Síochána (Functions and Operational Areas) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (13 Oct 2021)

James Browne: I move amendment No. 3. In page 21, after line 34, to insert the following: “PART 4 AMENDMENT OF ACT OF 2005 Amendment of section 3(1) of Act of 2005 28. Section 3(1) of the Act of 2005 is amended by the insertion of the following definitions: “ ‘controlled drug’ has the same meaning as it has in section 2 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977;...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Garda Síochána (Functions and Operational Areas) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (13 Oct 2021)

James Browne: I move amendment No. 4: In page 21, after line 34, to insert the following: “Amendment of section 26 of Act of 2005 29. Section 26 of the Act of 2005 is amended by the insertion of the following paragraph after paragraph (a): “(aa) to perform the functions assigned to him or her by regulations made under section 122(1)(kk) and any associated functions;”.”.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Garda Síochána (Functions and Operational Areas) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (13 Oct 2021)

James Browne: I move amendment No. 5: In page 21, after line 34, to insert the following: “Amendment of section 122 of Act of 2005 30. Section 122 of the Act of 2005 is amended— (a) in subsection (1), by the insertion of the following paragraph after paragraph (k): “(kk) the establishment, maintenance and operation of a regime of testing for controlled drugs and psychoactive...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Garda Síochána (Functions and Operational Areas) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (13 Oct 2021)

James Browne: I move amendment No. 6: In page 21, after line 34, to insert the following: “Amendment of section 123 of Act of 2005 31. Section 123(2) of the Act of 2005 is amended— (a) in paragraph (f), by the substitution of “station,” for “station, and”, (b) in paragraph (g), by the substitution of “performance, and” for...