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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (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 a long-stay Join Family Visa on 3 October 2016, and was informed of their right to appeal the decision within 2 months. I understand no appeal was submitted and no further applications have been made. If a new application is made, the applicant should bear in...

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

Charles Flanagan: I have been informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service of my Department that the person concerned was approved for a Residence Card as a family member of an EU Citizen on 30 November 2011. The Residence Card of the person concerned was subsequently revoked on 18 October 2016 as the EU Citizen had not resided in the State nor exercised rights in the State since 2014. 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 the person concerned is the subject of a Deportation Order, made on 11th March 2005 following a comprehensive and thorough examination of her asylum claim and a detailed examination of the representations they submitted for consideration under Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended) ...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (11 Sep 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the visa application referred to was refused on 6 February 2017. An appeal was subsequently made against this decision, and refused on 26 July 2017. This decision was communicated to the applicant. No further applications have been made. If one is made, the applicant should bear in mind the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Expenditure (11 Sep 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the Garda Sea Angling Club is a private club and that no public moneys were used for the purpose of the purchase of a boat by the Club.

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

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy may be aware, my Department provides a Financial Shared Service to 10 client bodies. This results in higher volumes of banking charges which are currently absorbed by the Department. Bank charges have increased in 2017 due primarily to the introduction of charges by the Bank of Ireland in relation to Government bank accounts. The Deputy may wish to note that the Office of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Ministerial Appointments (11 Sep 2017)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy will be aware, that I approved a proposal to fill the County Registrar vacancy in County Westmeath and that one County Registrar would be appointed to cover both Meath and Westmeath. A recruitment competition was conducted by the Public Appointments Service and it subsequently identified persons for recommendation to Government for appointment as County Registrar for Meath and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (11 Sep 2017)

Charles Flanagan: Further to my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 152 of 29 June 2017, I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the Join Family visa application referred to by the Deputy was received on 21 August 2017. While every effort is made to process these applications as soon as possible, processing times will vary having regard to the volume...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Station Opening Hours (11 Sep 2017)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy will appreciate that the Garda Commissioner is primarily responsible for operational decisions in respect of the the effective and efficient use of resources available to An Garda Síochána and I, as Minister, have no role in relation to the matter. In this context, I understand that Garda management keeps under review the overall policing arrangements, including the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (11 Sep 2017)

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

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (11 Sep 2017)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will appreciate, it is the Garda Commissioner who is responsible for the distribution of resources, including personnel, among the various Garda units and Divisions and I, as Minister, have no direct role in the matter. Garda management keeps this distribution of resources under continual review in the context of crime trends and policing priorities so as to ensure that the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (11 Sep 2017)

Charles Flanagan: The Supreme Court judgment in N.V.H. v. The Minister for Justice and Equality is an important judgment, and its full implications are being examined carefully. The Court itself recognises the complexities around this issue in that it acknowledges the Executive function in not only controlling who should enter the State but also to regulate the activities of non-citizens while in the State and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (11 Sep 2017)

Charles Flanagan: Recruitment to An Garda Síochána is governed by the Garda Síochána (Admissions and Appointments) Regulations 2013. Any person, irrespective of sexual orientation or gender, who is interested in becoming a member of An Garda Síochána, is entitled to apply to a recruitment competition provided they meet the eligibility requirements. The Public Appointments...

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

Charles Flanagan: The granting of Irish citizenship through naturalisation is governed by the provisions of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956, as amended. It is open to any individual to lodge an application for a certificate of naturalisation if and when they are in a position to meet the statutory requirements, including residency requirements, prescribed in the Act. Detailed information...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Transfers (11 Sep 2017)

Charles Flanagan: The Transfer of Sentenced Persons Act Annual Report is laid before the Oireachtas in April every year and includes the historical statistical information requested by the Deputy. The report is also available on the Department of Justice & Equality website. () The Supreme Court judgement in the case of O'Farrell, McDonald, Rafferty -v-The Governor of Portlaoise Prison is detailed and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Support Services (11 Sep 2017)

Charles Flanagan: In 2014, before the migrant crisis escalated, a Syrian Humanitarian Admissions Programme (SHAP) was introduced, subject to certain conditions being met. This was replaced in 2015 with the Irish Refugee Protection Programme (IRPP), which allows for Syrians and other vulnerable nationalities to benefit from resettlement and relocation schemes, and offers them protection in Ireland in their own...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (11 Sep 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 600, 610 and 670 together. As the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the distribution of resources among the various Garda Divisions and Districts and I, as Minister, have no direct role in the matter. I am assured by the Commissioner that personnel assigned throughout the country, together with the overall policing...

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

Charles Flanagan: The Joint Agency Response to Crime (J-ARC) is a joint strategy between An Garda Síochána, the Probation Service, Irish Prison Service and my Department with a joint objective of targeting the 25% of recidivists who are responsible for 75% of crime; to manage nominated prolific offenders in order to reduce crime and; enhance public safety by strengthening the co-ordination and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (11 Sep 2017)

Charles Flanagan: The Irish Prison Service acknowledges the concluding observations of the United Nations Committee against Torture [UNCAT] on the second periodic review of Ireland, which was adopted by the Committee recently. The Irish Prison Service has noted in particular, the Committee’s observation [16(i)] that it should: ‘urgently undertake a fundamental review of the entire prison...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: UN Committees (11 Sep 2017)

Charles Flanagan: The Irish Prison Service has acknowledged the observations of the UN Committee against Torture in relation to the death of the person referred to by the Deputy. It has confirmed that significant progress has been made to date in addressing the issues and actions arising from the Commission of Investigation into the death of that person. I have been advised by the Irish Prison Service that...