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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (26 Sep 2017)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner 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.  The Inter-Governmental Agreement on Police Co-operation obliged both Governments to introduce the necessary administrative and legislative measures to provide for...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (26 Sep 2017)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will appreciate, decisions in relation to the provision and allocation of Garda equipment and resources are a matter for the Garda Commissioner and I, as Minister, have no direct role in the matter. The Deputy will be aware that the extensive programme of reform currently underway in the context of the Garda Commissioner’s Modernisation and Renewal Programme...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (26 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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (26 Sep 2017)

Charles Flanagan: A feature of the Irish Prison Service (IPS) is consistent and on-going reform. This process is instructed and informed by many sources: principally from the IPS itself and the Minister for Justice and Equality but also, for example, from recommendations contained in reports of the Inspector of Prisons, the Council of Europe Committee for the Prevention of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (26 Sep 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the particular application referred to was submitted to the Visa Office in Abu Dhabi on 20 April 2017, and is one made under the terms of 2004/38/EC Directive (Free Movement) on the rights of citizens of the Union and their family members to move and reside freely within the territory of Member...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (26 Sep 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned was granted a residence permission and a right to work based on their parentage of an Irish citizen child until 5 October 2017.  It is open to the person concerned to contact their local registration office for a further renewal period, two weeks in advance of this...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (26 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 persons concerned have 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: Crime Data (26 Sep 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I have requested a report from the Garda authorities in relation to this matter and I will contact the Deputy again when this report is to hand. The Deputy will wish to note that, as previously reported, the recording of homicide statistics on PULSE is currently under review by An Garda Síochána.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (26 Sep 2017)

Charles Flanagan: If an application for international protection has been made in the State, for confidentiality reasons it is not the practice to comment on such applications. When accommodation is being offered to an applicant for international protection, the particular needs of that applicant are taken into consideration when that offer of accommodation is being made. It is of course the case that it...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Fire Safety (26 Sep 2017)

Charles Flanagan: The majority of properties occupied by my Department and its agencies are owned or leased on its behalf by the Office of Public Works (OPW).  This would include garda stations occupied by An Garda Síochána.  The OPW has confirmed that it is undertaking a review of properties under its management in relation to fire safety and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (26 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 since 08 February 2008.  The Residency Division has no record of a request being received from this individual to regularise the situation.  The person should be advised to write to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (26 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: Immigration Status (26 Sep 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the Residence Division is currently in correspondence with the legal representative of the person mentioned. 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 specifically...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (26 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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Commissioner Appointment (26 Sep 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 225 to 227, inclusive, together. The Policing Authority under section 9 of the Garda Síochána Act 2005 (as amended) has responsibility for nominating persons for appointment by the Government to the post of Garda Commissioner, following a selection process undertaken by the Public Appointments Service. This will be the first time that the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Community Alert Programme (26 Sep 2017)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will be aware, the Programme for Government underlines the need for close engagement between An Garda Síochána and local communities. This is an essential feature of the strong community policing ethos which has long been central to policing in this jurisdiction.  The Deputy will also be aware that as part of the overall strategy to oppose criminality, the Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Ministerial Responsibilities (27 Sep 2017)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will be aware, Ministers of State are appointed by the Government, on nomination of the Taoiseach. In accordance with the Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 1977, the Government may delegate, by way of an Order, to a Minister of State any of the powers and duties of the relevant Minister of the Government under any particular Act or any particular statutory power...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications Data (27 Sep 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the figures requested by the Deputy are set out in the following table: Year Applications Received Refused/Rejected Voluntarily Returned 2000 10,938 N/A 83 2001 10,325 3,891 109 2002 11,634 5,992 158 2003 7,900 5,313 260 2004 4,766 7,560 182 2005 4,323 5,224 138 2006 4,314 2,448 87 2007...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting Applications (27 Sep 2017)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will understand, the processing of vetting applications by the Garda National Vetting Bureau is an operational matter for the Garda Authorities and is carried out in accordance with the provisions of the National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012-1016 and other relevant law. My Department has no role in the processing of individual vetting applications....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Station Opening Hours (28 Sep 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 110 and 119 together. The Deputy will appreciate that the Garda Commissioner is primarily responsible for the effective and efficient use of the resources available to An Garda Síochána, including the opening times of Garda stations. As Minister, I have no role in the matter. In this context, I understand that Garda management keeps under...