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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (29 Mar 2018)

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. The granting of Irish...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (29 Mar 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 is under consideration and has not yet reached a conclusion. The records indicate that the person in question currently has permission to reside in the State until 22 February...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (29 Mar 2018)

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 11 March 2005, following a comprehensive and thorough examination of their asylum claim and a detailed examination of the representations they submitted for consideration under Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended). ...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification Applications (29 Mar 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 January 2015. The case has been finalised and a decision letter issued to the applicant on 6 November 2015.  There is no record of any current application...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (29 Mar 2018)

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 person 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.  I would, however,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (29 Mar 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that, from the limited information provided, it is not possible to identify the person concerned. I wish to advise the Deputy, therefore, that the Residence Division of INIS does not currently have any application for the person concerned before them.  In this...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (29 Mar 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned is the subject of a Deportation Order signed on 25 August 2017. This Order requires the person concerned to remove themselves from the State and remain outside the State. The enforcement of the Deportation Order is a matter for the Garda National Immigration Bureau. ...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (29 Mar 2018)

Charles Flanagan: 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 has entered the final stage of processing.  A letter issued to the person concerned on 8 August 2017 requesting him to submit the prescribed certificate fee and other documents. No reply has been...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection (29 Mar 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 228 and 229 together. The position is that section 2 of the Data Protection Act 1988 specifies that personal data shall be obtained only for one or more specified, explicit and legitimate purposes and shall not be further processed in a manner incompatible with that purposes or those purposes. For any such further processing (including disclosure, sharing...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Reports (29 Mar 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I have requested again a report from An Garda Síochána in relation to the information sought by the Deputy and I will be in contact with the Deputy directly on receipt of a Garda report.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Reviews (29 Mar 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The report of the Independent Review of the response of the Department of Justice and Equality to requests for documents from the Disclosures Tribunal was published by the Taoiseach earlier this week.  I want to again thank Michael Collins SC for undertaking this task, and for the comprehensive, efficient and professional way in which he carried out his review. I welcome...

Order of Business (17 Apr 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I was not present at the launch of that report this morning as I was attending Cabinet. I am aware of its content and I am also aware of the seriousness of these issues in the context of a recent court case in particular North of the Border and out of the jurisdiction. I appeal again to this House at the start of this term to facilitate the passage of important legislation in the area of...

Order of Business (17 Apr 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy will be aware that the allocation and distribution of gardaí are matters for the Garda Commissioner. The independent Policing Authority also has responsibility in the process. I do not have a personal or ministerial role in the appointment of superintendents to Limerick or any other part of the country. Nevertheless, I will be happy to convey the Deputy's concern to the...

Order of Business (17 Apr 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy will be aware of the commitment to establishing a new Garda headquarters in Sligo at the earliest opportunity. Discussions are at an advanced stage on the provision of an appropriate site. I expect that a legal contractual situation will develop over the next couple of weeks. I understand the urgency. I visited the station in Sligo before Christmas. I accept the need for a...

Priority Questions: Magdalen Laundries Report (17 Apr 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am fully committed to honouring the commitments of the previous Government, of which I was a member, in respect of the Magdalen redress scheme.  As the House is aware, a total of €25.9 million in lump sums has been paid to 691 applicants under the Magdalen laundries restorative justice scheme.  In addition, qualifying applicants receive additional...

Priority Questions: Magdalen Laundries Report (17 Apr 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am very keen that this issue be dealt with. The principal recommendation is that my Department should, with a view towards admitting them to the scheme, fully reconsider the applications of women who worked in one of the listed laundries but were officially recorded as having been admitted to a training centre or industrial school located in, attached to or on the grounds of one of the...

Priority Questions: Magdalen Laundries Report (17 Apr 2018)

Charles Flanagan: 4 o’clock There are two issues on which I am keen to reassure the House of progress. The first relates to benefits under the jurisdiction of the HSE in respect of health and medical care, while the second relates to benefits within the remit of the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection in respect of pensions. It is important that we ensure such issues will be...

Priority Questions: Rape and Sexual Offences (17 Apr 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The deeply personal nature of a sexual offence impacts greatly on the victim. The prosecution of such offences must be dealt with in a sensitive manner, with respect for the rights of the accused person and the complainant. Although in a different jurisdiction with a distinct set of court procedures, the recent case in Northern Ireland has, rightly, brought out into the open conversations...

Priority Questions: Rape and Sexual Offences (17 Apr 2018)

Charles Flanagan: In the first instance, I am very keen to consult. I have arranged meetings in the coming days with many of the stakeholders involved, with particular reference to women's groups which have been advocating change for some time. I also intend to meet representatives of the legal profession who encounter the matter of evidence within the courts on a day-to-day basis. I acknowledge that...

Priority Questions: Rape and Sexual Offences (17 Apr 2018)

Charles Flanagan: Yes. That Bill is before the House and, like a considerable number of pieces of legislation in the justice area. I am anxious to ensure the full co-operation of the House in order that such important legislative measures can be placed in the Statute Book before we rise for the summer recess. I take on board what the Deputy said about the Women's Aid report. I was not present this...