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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (20 Sep 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person referred to by the Deputy entered the State on 21 July 2009 and registered on student conditions (Stamp 2) on 10 August 2009. This period of permission to reside in the State expired on 31 December 2013. I am further informed by INIS that the person concerned sought further...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Subsidiary Protection Applications (20 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 3 February 2010. An application for consent to make a subsequent application for International Protection under Section 22 of the International Protection Act 2015 was received by the International Protection Office. An...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service Staff (20 Sep 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Director General of the Irish Prison Service that Circulars 1/82 and 6/97 on sick leave arising from occupational injury or disease are the governing circulars in this matter. The Irish Prison Service Proposal for Organisational Change deals with pay related matters concerning the payment of additional hours and allowances in respect of sick leave arising from...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Information and Communications Technology (21 Sep 2017)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will appreciate, decisions in relation to the provision and allocation of Garda resources are a matter for the Garda Commissioner and I, as Minister, have no direct role in the matter. The Deputy will be aware of the Garda Síochána Modernisation and Renewal Programme 2016-2021 which is intended to professionalise, modernise and renew An Garda Síochána to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (21 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 persons concerned. These representations, together with all other information and documentation on file, will be fully...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (21 Sep 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned applied for residence permission and a right to work based on their parentage of an Irish citizen child on 24 April 2017.  I understand that, due to an administrative error, INIS returned the application to the person concerned on 24 April 2017.  I am...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (21 Sep 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Services (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned currently does not have a valid national passport. The onus is on each individual to obtain a national passport in order to travel outside Ireland. It is open to the person concerned to seek a passport from her own national authorities; the issue or renewal of a passport in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Reform (21 Sep 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 114 and 115 together. The Deputy will be aware that the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland was established by Government in April 2017 to undertake an independent, comprehensive examination of all aspects of policing including all functions currently carried out by An Garda Síochána (community safety, security and immigration). It is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Safety (21 Sep 2017)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy will be aware that, under the Road Traffic Acts, any member of An Garda Síochána is empowered to stop a mechanically propelled vehicle in a public place and demand production of a driver licence or learner permit. In addition, Gardaí may inspect the vehicle for compliance with vehicle standards legislation, which makes it an offence to drive without reasonable...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Ground Rents Abolition (21 Sep 2017)

Charles Flanagan: The general position regarding ground rents was considered by the All-Party Oireachtas Committee on the Constitution in its 2004 Report 'Private Property'. The Committee took the view that a ground landlord's ground rent is a form of property right which is constitutionally protected and that abolition of such rents would be unconstitutional in the absence of adequate monetary compensation...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: State Claims Agency (21 Sep 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I should point out, firstly, that few claims from Garda members or civilians cite work related stress as the primary issue. Rather, it appears that work related stress may be relevant in personal injury proceedings, such as, claims arising from car crashes/collisions or bullying allegations. Since 2011 the State Claims Agency has handled personal injury proceedings in respect of claims taken...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Complaints Procedures (21 Sep 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I am not in a position to provide the Deputy with the number of whistleblowers who are currently on leave and/or absent from work due to sickness. Given the obligation to protect the identity of those who make protected disclosures, it would require a breach of this obligation to attempt to collate information on the number who may be off work for any reason. I understand that my predecessor...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (21 Sep 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the persons concerned had their permission to remain in the State renewed for a further one year period to 14 December 2017. This decision was conveyed in writing to the persons concerned by letters dated 13 December 2016. This permission was renewed to enable the persons concerned to obtain a valid...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (21 Sep 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned applied to have their permission to remain renewed for a further period. The permission to remain renewal application made by the person concerned will now be considered based on the information and documentation on file. Once that process has been completed, the person...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (21 Sep 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the records indicate that the person referred to by the Deputy has no legal status in the State and that there is no record of a request to regularise the situation. The person should be advised to write to Unit 2, Residence Division, INIS, Burgh Quay, Dublin 2, supplying a full copy of their...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (21 Sep 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that there is no record of an application for a certificate of naturalisation from the persons referred to by the Deputy. A determination on whether an applicant satisfies the statutory criteria attendant to naturalisation can only be made after an application is received. It is open to any...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (21 Sep 2017)

Charles Flanagan: The International Protection Act 2015 was commenced on 31 December 2016. Under the Act, a new single application procedure was introduced under which all aspects of a person's claim (asylum, subsidiary protection and permission to remain) are considered together by the International Protection Office (IPO) rather than sequentially as heretofore. The IPO replaced the Office of the Refugee...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification Applications (21 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 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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Penalty Points System Investigation (21 Sep 2017)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy will appreciate that disciplinary matters within An Garda Síochána are governed by the Garda Síochána Act 2005 and the Garda Síochána (Discipline) Regulations 2007 and are a matter for the Garda Commissioner. I have requested the specific information sought by the Deputy from the Commissioner and I will write to her on receipt of same.

Mediation Bill 2017: From the Seanad (26 Sep 2017)

Charles Flanagan: The amendment to the Mediation Bill passed in the Seanad just before the recess inserts a new provision in section 14 which requires a solicitor to advise a client that mediation is voluntary and may not be an appropriate means of resolving the dispute where the safety of the client and-or their children is a matter of risk. I opposed this amendment for various legal reasons and my views...