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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (11 Sep 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that, as advised in responses to previous PQs, it would appear that the person concerned entered the State as a visitor in June 2007 and has remained in the State since then without the appropriate permission. I am informed that correspondence has issued to the person in question requesting further...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (11 Sep 2017)

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

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (11 Sep 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 not submitted written representations. The position in the State of the person concerned will now be decided by reference to the provisions of 3(6) of the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (11 Sep 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I have been informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the Deputy was advised in replies to his previous parliamentary questions dated 27 September 2016 and 09 May 2017, that the person concerned registered as a student in the State on 10 March 2014 and that their permission expired on 2 March 2015. It appears that this person has been...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (11 Sep 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I have been informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the Deputy was advised - in replies to previous Parliamentary Questions dated 22 June 2017, 9 May 2017, and 27 September 2016 - that no application for immigration permission has been received from the person concerned. From the limited information provided, it appears that the person...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (11 Sep 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that in accordance with Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999, the person concerned was notified, by letter dated 14 July 2017, that the Minister proposed to make a Deportation Order in respect of them. They were given the options, to be exercised within 15 working days, of leaving the State voluntarily,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (11 Sep 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned applied for a right of residency, accompanied by a right to work, based on their parentage of an Irish citizen child. I understand that INIS has been in ongoing correspondence with the person concerned and that documentation was received from them as recently as 23 August...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (11 Sep 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I have been informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that they are currently considering this case and will be writing out to the person concerned very shortly. Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to the INIS of my Department by e-mail using the Oireachtas Mail facility which has been...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Staff Data (11 Sep 2017)

Charles Flanagan: The information requested by the Deputy in relation to the number of political staff employed in my Department and the number of civil servants in Ministerial offices is set out in tabular form as requested. It should be noted that under the arrangements for the 32nd Dáil, information regarding the employment of Parliamentary Assistants and Secretarial Assistants is a matter for the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Leave to Remain (11 Sep 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned has been granted leave to remain in the State for the period to 6 September 2018. This decision was conveyed in writing to the person concerned by letter dated 7 September 2017. Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to the INIS...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Staff Data (11 Sep 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 573 and 574 together. I can inform the Deputy that there are 1,376 females officers and 947 male officers employed in my Department as of 21 August 2017. As requested, the table below outlines the breakdown of staff at the grades (including analogous grades) of APO and above in my Department: Salary Grade Gender Number Secretary General 1 Male 1 Deputy...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (11 Sep 2017)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy is aware, following the commencement of the International Protection Act 2015 on 31 December 2016, new arrangements for the investigation and determination of applications for international protection (refugee status and subsidiary protection) and cases involving permission to remain in the State have been introduced. Such applications will be processed, as part of a single...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service Administration (11 Sep 2017)

Charles Flanagan: Staff of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department are deployed across a wide range of activities including the broad areas of international protection and immigration processing, visa processing, citizenship, border management and policy areas of the organisation. In that context, the management of resources is kept under constant review having regard to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (11 Sep 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned was refused permission to remain in the state on the basis of his marriage to an EU Citizen. On 18 April 2016, the person concerned was issued with a proposal to make a removal order in respect of him in accordance with the European Communities (Free Movement of persons)...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (11 Sep 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I have been informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service of my Department that the person concerned applied to EU Treaty Rights Unit to be treated as a Permitted Family Member of an EU Citizen based on their relationship to an EU Citizen on 1 November 2016. Following a consideration of the file, the application was refused on 10 July 2017 as they had failed to meet the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (11 Sep 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that a letter was issued to the person concerned on 11 August 2017 in relation to the renewal of their leave to remain. Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to the INIS of my Department by e-mail using the Oireachtas Mail facility which has been...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Fines Administration (11 Sep 2017)

Charles Flanagan: As outlined in response to Parliamentary No. 274 of 4 July, 2017, I am informed by the Irish Prison Service (IPS) that in 2016, 8,439 persons were committed to prison arising from non-payment of fines. For operational and capacity reasons, each person committed to prison for non-payment of fines is considered for temporary release (TR) in line with the Criminal Justice Act 1960, as amended....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Office of Public Works Properties (11 Sep 2017)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will be aware, under the provisions of the Courts Service Act 1998, management of the courts, including the provision of accommodation for court sittings, is the responsibility of the Courts Service, which is independent in exercising its functions. However, in order to be of assistance to the Deputy, I have had enquiries made and I am advised that there is no public parking...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (11 Sep 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that it has received a request for permission to remain in the State in respect of the person mentioned by the Deputy. This case is among a number of such cases that are currently being held by this Department. Consideration of this case is pending the outcome of the appeal to the Supreme Court of the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (11 Sep 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...