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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (14 Jun 2018)

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, continues to be processed 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 a privilege...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (14 Jun 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 11 March 2005. 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: Leave to Remain (14 Jun 2018)

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. As background, the person's case is among a large number of cases held by INIS pending the outcome of the Supreme Court judgment in the Luximon and Balchand case which was...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (14 Jun 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 16 December 2010. That order remains valid and in place. In relation to the Deportation Order, the Deputy might wish to note that the person concerned made a request, pursuant to the provisions of section 3(11) of the Immigration Act...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Leave to Remain (14 Jun 2018)

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: Leave to Remain (14 Jun 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person mentioned by the Deputy was granted a permission on student conditions in the State on 01 September 2009 until 02 December 2015. INIS informs me that, to date, no further application has been received from the person concerned. It appears that this person has been unlawfully in the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Leave to Remain (14 Jun 2018)

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. As background, the person's case is among a large number of cases held by INIS pending the outcome of the Supreme Court judgment in the Luximon and Balchand cases which was...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (14 Jun 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned has an application with Unit 2, Residence Division. On 1 December 2017, a letter requesting further documents in relation to the person's application was sent to their legal representative. No response to this request has been received in Unit 2, Residence Division to date. ...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (14 Jun 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the position is still the same as was set out in my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 110 of 3 May 2018 and Parliamentary Question No. 310 of 15 May 2018, respectively. Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to the INIS of my Department by e-mail...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (14 Jun 2018)

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 person concerned has not submitted written representations. The position in the State of the person concerned will now be decided by reference to the provisions of Section 3 (6)...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (14 Jun 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the processing of the application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to by the Deputy is ongoing. A letter issued to the person concerned on 21 December 2017 requesting certain documentation with a reminder letter issuing on 5 January 2018 and a reply is awaited. Upon...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (14 Jun 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned made an application for Stamp 4 residence permission to the Family Dependent Unit. A decision on the person's application issued to them by letter dated 15 May 2018. The application was unsuccessful. The person concerned may wish to consult the INIS website (www.inis.ie) to...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009 and Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motions (14 Jun 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I thank the House for taking these two motions. The House will be aware that the Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 was enacted in the wake of the barbaric murder by the Real IRA of 29 innocent people at Omagh in August 1998, 20 years ago. That atrocity demanded this legislative response from the State as a necessary and wholly proportionate measure to defend the desire of the...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009 and Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motions (14 Jun 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I acknowledge the very generous comments of my friend, Senator Buttimer, and look forward to what will be a very important event in the Seanad next week. As I outlined, the 1998 Offences against the State (Amendment) Act remains an essential tool in tackling the activities of terrorist groups across the island. Offences against the State Acts form the main body of the State's laws to...

Seanad: Commission of Investigation: Motion (14 Jun 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am pleased to be here to discuss this important matter. I thank members of the Business Committee for agreeing to give time to this issue in the House today, namely, the order for the establishment of a commission of investigation into the response to allegations or complaints of child sexual abuse by Bill Kenneally and related matters. As Members will be aware, I have written to the...

Seanad: Commission of Investigation: Motion (14 Jun 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I acknowledge the contributions of Senators Wilson, Grace O'Sullivan, Coffey and Ó Donnghaile. This is an important issue and, as Senator O'Sullivan said, it is an emotive one. I very much agree with Senator Coffey that it is unfortunate, to say the least, that we are in this House again debating another element of this country's dark history of failing to properly respond to child...

Seanad: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission: Motion (14 Jun 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I thank the House for facilitating me between items Nos. 3 and 4 on the Order of Business. The appointment of members of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, GSOC, is governed by the provisions of the Garda Síochána Act 2005, which require the Government to satisfy itself that a person to be nominated for appointment has the appropriate experience, qualifications,...

Seanad: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission: Motion (14 Jun 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I thank the Senators for their contributions to this debate this afternoon. I hope that it is clear to the House that the skills and experience that Mr. Sullivan has gained in both investigative and oversight roles demonstrates why he is the most suitable candidate for appointment to this important position. I reiterate that he was selected following an international competition organised...

Seanad: Death of Shane O'Farrell: Statements (14 Jun 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I want to begin by again offering my condolences and profound sympathy to Mr. and Mrs. O’Farrell and Shane's sisters and extended family and friends. I cannot imagine the scale of their grief and I know that no words of mine will bring Shane O'Farrell back to his family. Shane O'Farrell's death was a tragedy. I know, as many of us do, that his loss has had a catastrophic impact on...

Seanad: Death of Shane O'Farrell: Statements (14 Jun 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I thought the Senator was not impugning anybody.