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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (22 Jun 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person referred to is the subject of a Deportation Order made on 11th March 2005 and therefore has no entitlement to residency in the State. Representations were received on behalf of the person concerned pursuant to Section 3 (11) of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), to revoke the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (22 Jun 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that, in November 2011, the person concerned applied for Long Term Residency in the State. Long Term Residency is granted on the basis that a non-EEA national has completed five years legal residency in the State on work permit / work authorisation / working visa conditions. Residency is calculated from...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (22 Jun 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the persons concerned are a husband and wife who are the subject of Deportation Orders made on 11th March 2005. Both persons were deported from the State on 4th June 2006, however, according to information received from their legal representatives, they returned to this State the year after they were...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (22 Jun 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned was granted leave to remain in the State for the period to 21 December, 2015. This decision was conveyed in writing to the person concerned by letter dated 21 December, 2012. The person concerned is required to apply in writing for the renewal of this permission. As my...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (22 Jun 2017)

Charles Flanagan: If the person whose details were supplied has made an application for asylum or subsidiary protection in the State, the Deputy will be aware that it is not the practice to comment on such applications until they have fully completed the protection process. This is in accordance with Section 26 of the International Protection Act, 2015. Both the staff of the International Protection Office...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification Applications (22 Jun 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that an application for family reunification from the person referred to by the Deputy is ongoing and 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...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Brexit Issues (22 Jun 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I thank Senator Ó Donnghaile for raising this matter. It gives me an opportunity to clarify the situation. The Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956, as amended, sets out the law governing Irish citizenship. The Act distinguishes between the entitlement to Irish citizenship by birth and descent and to the acquisition through the process of naturalisation. With regard to...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Brexit Issues (22 Jun 2017)

Charles Flanagan: By way of conclusion, the Seanadóir said at the outset that this is a hypothetical situation and it does not have any effect yet. It is difficult to be precise about the avenue down which we should proceed in this respect. For clarity, the position of third country nationals who may be residing in Northern Ireland, including those who may have a child or children born in Northern...

Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2016: Committee and Remaining Stages (22 Jun 2017)

Charles Flanagan: May I make closing remarks?

Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2016: Committee and Remaining Stages (22 Jun 2017)

Charles Flanagan: Can I join with the Cathaoirleach in extending a welcome to the newly-elected Lord Mayor of Cork. I wish him every success in his term of office. I had the opportunity of meeting the Lord Mayor briefly. I understand his interest in justice matters and in particular crime and security. I would hope to have the opportunity of visiting Cork in the course of my tenure and perhaps we could...

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Order for Second Stage. (27 Jun 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I move: "That Second Stage be taken now."

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Second Stage. (27 Jun 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I very much welcome the Leas-Cheann Comhairle's message and I am sure it is one that he and any other Members who take the Chair during the course of the debate will be mindful of. I hope the Leas-Cheann Comhairle will not have to remind Members of this House of the issues to which he adverted and I thank him for same. As the House we be...

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Second Stage. (27 Jun 2017)

Charles Flanagan: Did the Deputy hear it from anyone on this side of the House?

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Second Stage. (27 Jun 2017)

Charles Flanagan: It is important to hear that because the Deputy has made a pretty staggering allegation.

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Second Stage. (27 Jun 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I hear it every day.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Properties (27 Jun 2017)

Charles Flanagan: For extensive background information on the Thornton Hall project - how it arose, the related prison accommodation issues and other relevant factors - I would refer the Deputy to the Comptroller & Auditor General Annual Report 2005 which addressed this issue. The issue was subsequently examined by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) in October 2006. The Comptroller & Auditor...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Insolvency Service of Ireland Data (27 Jun 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I can inform the Deputy that the Insolvency Service of Ireland (ISI) has confirmed that it does not publish the number of insolvency proposals rejected by individual creditors. The ISI publishes a quarterly statistical report, which includes a creditor acceptance/rejection analysis. Page 7 of the 2017 Quarter 1 ISI statistical report published onwww.isi.gov.ierefers. The table is extracted...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Accidents Data (27 Jun 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 259 to 264, inclusive, together. I understand that persons involved in road traffic collisions, their legal advisers or insurers or other interested parties may, on written request, be supplied with an abstract of the Garda report in respect of the collision, copies of statements of witnesses and sketches or maps of the scene. I have asked the Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Reports (27 Jun 2017)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy will be aware that An Garda Síochána has confirmed that it has put solutions in place to deal with the procedural and practice issues that have been detected to ensure that the errors that have been identified in relation to breath tests/Mandatory Alcohol Testing (MATs) do not recur. An Garda Síochána has installed a new specific data recording IT upgrade on...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service Strategies (27 Jun 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I have been advised by the Irish Prison Service that there are no cases pending before the Equality Tribunal/Workplace Relations Commission. However, I am informed that a case has recently concluded; it is not possible at this time to make the outcome of the case public, pending the possibility of an appeal. All decisions by the Workplace Relations Commission are confidential to the parties...