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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (15 Feb 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the persons concerned applied for residence permission and a right to work based on parentage of an Irish citizen child. Decision letters were issued to the persons concerned on 13 December 2017 granting them permission to remain in the State on stamp 4 conditions, until 13 December 2020. I am...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (15 Feb 2018)

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 from the person referred to by the Deputy, who currently has permission to reside in the State until 6 August 2018, is under consideration and has not yet reached a conclusion but I understand however that the case is due to be...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (15 Feb 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned was granted permission to remain in the State, on a stamp 4 basis, as the parent of an Irish citizen child in 2000. The permission was subsequently renewed with the latest permission granted up to 15 July 2017 by the Garda National Immigration Bureau. An application for renewal...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (15 Feb 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned was granted permission to remain in the State, on a stamp 4 basis, as the parent of an Irish citizen child in 2000. The permission was subsequently renewed by the Garda National Immigration Bureau with the latest permission granted up to 23 May 2018. In order to make an...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (15 Feb 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that no application for Long Term Residency was received from the person concerned. In order to make an application for Long Term Residency in the State the person concerned must have been legally resident in the State for a minimum of 5 years (i.e. 60 months) on work permit/work...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification Applications (15 Feb 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person in question made an application for family reunification under the provisions of the Refugee Act 1996 in December 2016. The case has been finalised and a decision letter issued to the applicant on 30 November 2017. It is open to Irish citizens and those outside the International...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (15 Feb 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I would refer the Deputy to my response to his Parliamentary Question No. 212 on 14 December 2017. I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the situation remains unchanged. INIS has received requests for permission to remain in the State by the persons concerned.  However, these cases are...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (15 Feb 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The position remains as outlined in response to the Deputy's Parliamentary Question No. 164 of 8 February 2018. I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that an application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to by the Deputy was refused for reasons provided to the person concerned in a letter issued on 5 February 2018...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (15 Feb 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that from the limited information provided on the persons concerned, it is not possible to adequately respond to the Deputy's question. Regarding the persons concerned INIS advise that they might in the first instance consider consulting the INIS website as it contains information on all matters relating...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (15 Feb 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that processing of the applications for a certificate of naturalisation from the persons referred to by the Deputy are ongoing and will be submitted to me for decision as expeditiously as possible. There is no further documentation requested at this time. Additional information may, if required, be...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (15 Feb 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 170 and 171 together. 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. Garda management keeps this distribution of resources under continual review in the context of crime trends and policing...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (15 Feb 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the distribution of resources, and I as Minister, have no direct role in the matter. I am assured by the Commissioner that Garda personnel assigned throughout the country, together with the overall policing arrangements and operational strategies are continually monitored and reviewed. Such monitoring ensures that...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Retirements (15 Feb 2018)

Charles Flanagan: Members of An Garda Síochána who joined the organisation prior to 1 April 2004 may retire on full pension once they have served for at least 30 years and they have reached 50 years of age.  Members of An Garda Síochána who joined the organisation on or after 1 April 2004 may retire on full pension once they have served at least 30 years and have reached 55 years of...

Seanad: Data Protection Bill 2018: Committee Stage (15 Feb 2018)

Charles Flanagan: Explaining why amendments are grouped is not something I do. I am in the hands of the Seanad.

Seanad: Data Protection Bill 2018: Committee Stage (15 Feb 2018)

Charles Flanagan: Amendment No. 1 replaces the definition of "public authority" in this section. This is important because article 37 of the General Data Protection Regulation, GDPR, requires public authorities to designate a data protection officer to carry out the tasks listed in article 39. The amended definition would ensure that both the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement and the Irish...

Seanad: Data Protection Bill 2018: Committee Stage (15 Feb 2018)

Charles Flanagan: In respect of amendment No. 37, I am not sure of the extent to which the Minister can influence the disposition of Senator Norris now or, indeed, ever.Senator Higgins's amendment seeks to change the definition of "biometric data" in section 63. The definition is taken directly from Article 3.13 of the directive. It is identical to the definition in Article 4.14 of the general data...

Seanad: Data Protection Bill 2018: Committee Stage (15 Feb 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I wish to assure the Senator that there is no intent on the part of Government to introduce any uncertainty or list of exempted persons, to use the word adopted by Senator Norris. What we are doing here is using the corporate person, which has been enshrined in law for many decades. I assure Senator Higgins that under the stewardship of the Data Protection Commissioner there will be an...

Seanad: Data Protection Bill 2018: Committee Stage (15 Feb 2018)

Charles Flanagan: We will return to this issue when we are discussing section 54.

Seanad: Data Protection Bill 2018: Committee Stage (15 Feb 2018)

Charles Flanagan: Amendments Nos. 37 and 38 relate to section 63.

Seanad: Data Protection Bill 2018: Committee Stage (15 Feb 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I do not see a need for such a separate section but I would be happy, at the invitation of the Senator, to have a look at the matter again in advance of Report Stage.