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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Data (13 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I wish to inform the Deputy that the information in relation to the number of prisoners sleeping on mattresses on the floor each night in all prisons during February, March, April and May 2019 is available in the tables at the link as provided by the Irish Prison Service. I am advised that the attached tables reflect the number of instances of prisoners sleeping on mattresses on cell floors...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service Strategies (13 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I have been advised by the Irish Prison Service that a Regime Management Plan is a management tool to optimise the delivery of structured prisoner activities when reduced staffing levels are encountered through vacancies or the increased demand on available resources including the provision of escorts to courts and hospitals. The application of a Plan ensures a safe working environment for...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (13 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy is aware, if an application for asylum or subsidiary protection has been made in the State it is not the practice to comment on such applications for confidentiality reasons. The applicant or his legal representative should contact either the International Protection Office (IPO) or the International Protection Appeals Tribunal (IPAT) directly, as appropriate. The IPO...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (13 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The Irish Refugee Protection Programme - Humanitarian Admission Programme 2 (IHAP) is a programme which gives Irish citizens and persons granted international protection status in the State the opportunity to bring family members who are from one of the top ten major source countries of refugees, as determined by the UNHCR, to the State. The Programme  has an...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (13 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned made an application for both a right of residency and a right to work in this State based on their parentage of an Irish child on 8 March, 2018. I am also advised that the INIS wrote to the person concerned on 20 May, 2019 seeking additional information. I...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (13 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned has been granted permission to remain in the State for the period to 8th August, 2021. This decision was conveyed in writing to the person concerned by letter dated 9th August, 2018. It will be open to the person concerned to apply to the Citizenship Division of my...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (13 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the visa appeal for the adult person referred to by the Deputy was received in the Visa Office in Dublin on 18 April 2019.  I understand that the child referred to by the Deputy is resident in Ireland and that no indication of health issues has been raised in the visa application...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Dual Citizenship (13 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that Ireland currently allows dual citizenship. However, the acquisition of Irish citizenship may have implications for other citizenship(s) held by the person concerned, including automatic loss of those citizenships. Accordingly, applicants for Irish citizenship are advised to check the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (13 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person's current permission to reside in the State expires on 30 September 2019.  I am further informed that no request has been received from the person concerned in relation to a renewal or change in their immigration permission.  I understand, however,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (13 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation & Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the application process in respect of employment permits is a matter for the Department of Business Enterprise and Innovation (DBEI). I am further informed that if the person concerned is successful in their application to DBEI for a critical skills employment permit they...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (13 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to by the Deputy, who currently has permission to reside in the state until 26 November 2019 is ongoing. On completion of the necessary processing the application will be submitted to me for decision as...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (13 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned submitted a request on 17 April, 2019 for renewal of their permission to reside in the State on Stamp 5 conditions.  INIS wrote to the person concerned on 17 April, 2019 advising that, as of 1 May, 2018, such applications must be made on the prescribed application form and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (13 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned is the subject of a Deportation Order signed on 29 September 2017.  This Order requires the person 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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Drugs Crime (13 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 112 and 113 together. I am aware that An Garda Síochána is reporting increased seizures of cocaine, as well as evidence of increased circulation of the drug, which is an unfortunate and worrying development. A related cause for concern is the involvement of violent organised crime gangs in the drugs trade. An Garda Síochána are pursuing a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Insurance Industry Regulation (13 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The issue of claims harvesting, whereby people involved in accidents are pursued by on-line and other entities for commercial gain and encouraged or induced to lodge insurance injury claims, is one which is increasingly complex to govern. Spurred on by advances in business technology and electronic media, those who operate harvesting entities in contravention of the law come from a variety of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Medical Service (13 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I have been advised by the Irish Prison Service that the Executive Clinical Lead was appointed in July 2018. Following that appointment, the Terms of Reference for the review of prison healthcare were agreed between the Department of Justice and Equality, Department of Health, and the Irish Prison Service in August 2018. A Steering Group with representatives from all three organisations was...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Medical Service (13 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Prison Service that it currently directly employs four permanent prison doctors. The Prison Service also delivers general practitioner sessions through the services of locum doctors who are engaged by way of an existing contract agreement. A panel of 30 qualified general practitioners are available to the Irish Prison Service. This equates to approximately 12...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Visiting Committees Data (13 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I wish to advise the Deputy that a Visiting Committee is assigned to each of the current 12 prisons and places of detention under the Prison (Visiting Committees) Act, 1925 and Prisons (Visiting Committees) Order, 1925. Each committee is to consist of such number of responsible persons, not being more than twelve nor less than six, as the Minister shall think proper. At present there are...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Transport (13 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I can advise the Deputy that the Prison Service Escort Corp was established in 2005 on an independent basis within the Irish Prison Service to provide a prisoner escorting service.  Prison Service Escort Corp is a dedicated corps of staff whose task is to escort prisoners to and from court.  All prisoners have the right to make a complaint at any time and all...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (13 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will appreciate, it is the Garda Commissioner who is responsible for managing An Garda Síochána, including personnel matters, and I, as Minister, have no direct role in the matter. Garda management keeps the distribution of resources under continual review in the context of crime trends and policing priorities so as to ensure that the optimum use is made of these...