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Digital Safety Commissioner Bill 2017: First Stage (30 Nov 2017)

Charles Flanagan: No.

Planning and Development (Amendment) (Short Term Lettings) Bill 2017: First Stage (30 Nov 2017)

Charles Flanagan: No.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries Report (30 Nov 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 107 to 109, inclusive, together. I should firstly say that I am committed to honouring the commitments of then Taoiseach Enda Kenny to the Magdalen women in 2013 and the full implementation of the Magdalen Restorative Justice Scheme introduced for women who were admitted to and worked in the 12 named institutions covered by the scheme. My Department was...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (30 Nov 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I assume the Deputy's question relates to permission to be in the State, and not the grant of a visa.  All non-EEA nationals residing in the State must have a valid immigration permission to remain.  A permission will have certain conditions attached, for example it may be a condition that the person is not entitled to work, or a permission that allows the holder to study in the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (30 Nov 2017)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will be aware, the enforcement of road traffic legislation is an operational matter for An Garda Síochána, in which I have no direct role. However, my Department has sought the information requested by the Deputy from the Garda authorities and I will contact the Deputy directly once this is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Commissioner Appointment (30 Nov 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 112 and 112 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. This will be the first time that the new legislative process is utilised and I have consulted with the Chair of the Authority...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Disciplinary Proceedings (30 Nov 2017)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will be aware, I have previously put on record my deep concern at the serious failures of the Garda organisation in relation to mandatory alcohol testing checkpoints and fixed charge notices. In relation to the particular issue of whether disciplinary action should be taken against individual members of An Garda Síochána arising from the mandatory alcohol testing...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (30 Nov 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person referred to by the Deputy is resident here on the basis of an extension of student permission which is due to expire on 21 January 2018.  The person concerned may make representations to reside in the State beyond this date to Residence Division, Unit 1, 13-14...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (30 Nov 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 (30 Nov 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 which are currently being held by this Department pending the outcome of the appeal to the Supreme Court of the Court of Appeal judgment in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (30 Nov 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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (30 Nov 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 (30 Nov 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: Naturalisation Applications (30 Nov 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that there is no record of a current application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to by the Deputy.  A previous application was refused, for reasons provided to the person concerned in a letter issued on 01 February 2017 advising of the decision. It is open to any...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (30 Nov 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that, if the person concerned has made an application for international protection in the State, it would not be the practice to comment on it until it had fully completed the protection process. This is in accordance with section 26 of the International Protection Act 2015,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (30 Nov 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the processing of an application for a certificate of naturalisation on behalf of the person referred to by the Deputy, is ongoing and will be submitted to me for decision as expeditiously as possible. As the Deputy will appreciate, the granting of Irish citizenship through naturalisation is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (30 Nov 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned made an application for a right of residency accompanied by a right to work based on their parentage of an Irish citizen child and which was received in the Department on 03 October 2017. The INIS was in contact with the person concerned on 25 October 2017...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (30 Nov 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I have been informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned was granted permission to reside in this State on Stamp 4 EUFam conditions for a period of 5 years on 24 June 2015 on the basis of their marriage to an EU citizen.   I understand that INIS wrote to the person concerned on 24 August 2017 in relation...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (30 Nov 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: Citizenship Applications (30 Nov 2017)

Charles Flanagan: The position remains as outlined in response to the Deputy's Parliamentary Question No. 137 of 26 October 2017.  I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the processing of an application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to by the Deputy is under consideration and has not yet reached a conclusion,...