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Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Business of Select Committee (28 Jun 2017)

Charles Flanagan: Let us make contact with the Business Committee. Of course, I would be happy to accommodate Deputies Wallace and Clare Daly.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Business of Select Committee (28 Jun 2017)

Charles Flanagan: Can I say further, briefly, a matter was raised in the House at plenary session last night during the Judicial Appointments Commission Bill by Deputy Clare Daly with reference to another Bill that has been important to this committee, the coroners (amendment) Bill. I did not have an opportunity of replying to questions raised by Deputy Daly last night because of the orders of the House. It...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Business of Select Committee (28 Jun 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I will make inquiries on that.

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Jun 2017)

Charles Flanagan: This is provocation. I am being provoked but I will not respond.

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Jun 2017)

Charles Flanagan: That is more provocation.

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Jun 2017)

Charles Flanagan: It is not.

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Jun 2017)

Charles Flanagan: Not far behind it.

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Jun 2017)

Charles Flanagan: Pensions.

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Jun 2017)

Charles Flanagan: There is one of them here.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Personal Insolvency Practitioners (29 Jun 2017)

Charles Flanagan: The Government’s Abhaile scheme offers a range of free independent professional advice and help to a person in serious financial difficulty with their home mortgage. These services include free financial advice and assistance from a Personal Insolvency Practitioner (the ‘PIP Service’), The procedure for accessing help under Abhaile is straightforward. MABS (the Money...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Translation Services (29 Jun 2017)

Charles Flanagan: As previously referred to in the reply to Parliamentary Questions 108 to 110 of 5 April, 2017, I am advised by the Chief International Protection Officer (CIPO), who is independent in the performance of his functions under the International Protection Act 2015, that translation services for the international Protection Office (IPO) of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS)...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Data (29 Jun 2017)

Charles Flanagan: The Garda Síochána Act 2005 established GSOC to provide independent oversight of alleged misbehaviour by members of the Garda Síochána. The Act stipulates that the Ombudsman Commission is independent in the performance of its functions. I am informed by GSOC that there were 758 enquiries and investigations being undertaken at the end of May 2017. This compares with 703...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (29 Jun 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the position remains unchanged to that previously advised. The documentation required has not yet been provided by either the applicant or sponsor. Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to INIS of my Department by e-mail using the Oireachtas Mail...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (29 Jun 2017)

Charles Flanagan: This Government is committed to ensuring a strong and visible police presence throughout the country in order to maintain and strengthen community engagement, provide reassurance to citizens and deter crime. To make this a reality for all, the Government has in place a plan to achieve an overall Garda workforce of 21,000 personnel by 2021 comprising 15,000 Garda members, 2,000 Reserve...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda College (29 Jun 2017)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will be aware the Interim Audit Report in relation to the financial procedures in the Garda College Templemore prepared by the Garda Internal Audit Section makes a series of recommendations in relation to the operation of the Garda College. The findings of Report are a cause of concern to me and I am assured that the Garda Commissioner recognises the gravity of the issues...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (29 Jun 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned had permission to remain in the State, on stamp 4 conditions, up to 30th June, 2015. They applied to have that permission to remain renewed for a further period. During the course of the consideration of the permission to remain renewal application, it was noted that the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (29 Jun 2017)

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

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (29 Jun 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) 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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Property Registration (29 Jun 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I can inform the Deputy that the digitisation of the Property Registration Authority (PRA) map record took place between December 2005 and August 2010. During this period approximately 2.5 million registered land parcels, made up of approximately 15 million line entities were digitised from 36,000 PRA paper map sheets. Having completed the digitisation of the PRA map record a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders Re-examination (29 Jun 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned is the subject of a valid Deportation Order made on 20 June, 2002. The Deputy might wish to note that persons the subject of a Deportation Order are obliged to remove themselves from the State and to remain out of the State. Representations were received from the person...