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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (28 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: Liquor Licence Data (28 Sep 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 113 to 116, inclusive, together. As the Deputy will be aware, the Intoxicating Liquor Act 1988, as amended, makes provision for the test purchasing of intoxicating liquor. These provisions give Gardaí an important additional mechanism to facilitate the targeting of licensed premises which are suspected of engaging in illegal sales of intoxicating liquor...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Closed-Circuit Television Systems Expenditure (28 Sep 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 117 and 118 together. The Deputy will be aware that the Programme for a Partnership Government commits to supporting investment in CCTV systems and, in this context, a new Community-based CCTV grant-aid Scheme was launched by my Department in April 2017 to assist groups in the establishment of CCTV systems in their local areas. Under the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (28 Sep 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 120 and 121 together. 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. I am assured by the Commissioner that the allocation of Gardaí is continually monitored and reviewed taking...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (28 Sep 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that an application for residence in this State as a family member of an EU citizen was submitted by the person concerned on 5 January 2015. I am informed that the person concerned did not meet the criteria. On 13 July 2015, INIS granted the person permission to reside in this State for one year...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (28 Sep 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that an application for residency in the State arising from marriage to an Irish national was received from the person concerned on 20 March 2017. Applications of this kind, in fairness to all other such applicants, are dealt with in chronological order.  INIS will be in contact with this...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (28 Sep 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to by the Deputy is being processed with a view to establishing whether the applicant meets the statutory conditions for the granting of naturalisation, such as good character and lawful residence.  A letter issued to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (28 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 not submitted written representations. The position in the State of the persons concerned will now be decided by reference to the provisions of Section 3...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (28 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 (28 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: Immigration Status (28 Sep 2017)

Charles Flanagan: The person concerned arrived in the State in 2007, was registered as a student here up to 26 November 2014, and through Trayers & Company Solicitors, submitted an application for permission to remain in the State on 22 May 2015. By letter of 24 May 2016 permission was refused. The person concerned instituted Judicial Review proceedings on 06 September 2016 challenging the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (28 Sep 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that a request for further permission was received from the persons in question on 6 June 2017. This is currently receiving attention and correspondence will issue in the coming weeks to the persons concerned. Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Inspector of Prisons (28 Sep 2017)

Charles Flanagan: The Public Appointment Service (PAS) is currently running a Top Level Appointment Competition to appoint a new Inspector of Prisons. The competition was publicly advertised on 25 August 2017. It is understood from PAS that, following a shortlisting process and preliminary interviews, the final interview process is likely to begin in late October this year. The Office of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (28 Sep 2017)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will be aware, since its inception in November 2015, there has been concentrated activity under Operation Thor which is reflected in the implementation of over 83,260 targeted checkpoints nationwide and 28,633 searches carried out.  There have also been in the region of 5,541 arrests and 6,156 charges covering a range of offences which, in addition to burglary, have...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Policing Authority Reports (28 Sep 2017)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy is aware, my predecessor as Minister for Justice and Equality wrote to the Chairperson of the Policing Authority in accordance with section 62O(6) of the Garda Síochána Act, 2005 (as amended) requesting that the Authority report on its oversight of the issues which have arisen in relation to mandatory alcohol testing.  This report is to include...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Services Regulation (28 Sep 2017)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy will appreciate that the Legal Services Regulatory Authority is an independent statutory body and that I do not, as Minister, have a role in relation to its day to day operations.  Under section 34 of the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015 the Legal Services Regulatory Authority is the body which has, by law, been given the specific task of preparing, with the support of...

Order of Business (3 Oct 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I have not had an opportunity to meet the organisation mentioned by the Deputy, but I will be happy to give the matter consideration. I will undertake to communicate with the Deputy on any issue that is seen as relevant to the Department of Justice and Equality.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service Staff (3 Oct 2017)

Charles Flanagan: Staff in the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) in 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: Valuation Office (3 Oct 2017)

Charles Flanagan: The Commissioner of Valuation is independent in carrying out his functions under the Valuation Acts 2001 to 2015 and my Department has no role in this regard. As the Deputy has referred to rates, it is important to state that the position regarding the payment of rates is that, under Irish law, there is a distinct separation of function between the valuation of rateable property and the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service (3 Oct 2017)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy may be aware, under the provisions of the Courts Service Act 1998, management of the courts is the responsibility of the Courts Service, which is independent in exercising its functions. Furthermore, the scheduling of court cases and the allocation of court business is a matter the Presidents of the Circuit and District Courts and the presiding judge who are, under the...