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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (10 Jul 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the financial criteria for a Join Family (Irish National Spouse) visa application is outlined in section 17 of the Policy Document on Non-EEA Family Reunification available on the INIS website (www.inis.gov.ie). In order to sponsor an immediate family member, an Irish citizen must not have been...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Traffic Calming Measures (10 Jul 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy will be aware that an average speed camera project was initiated at the Dublin Port Tunnel in June 2017 on a pilot basis. This pilot project was funded by Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII). According to TII, an analysis of driver behaviour carried out in October 2015 confirmed that 58% of drivers using the Dublin Port Tunnel exceeded the 80 km/h speed limit, and 20%...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (10 Jul 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the information requested by the Deputy is as set out below. The statutory criteria which must be considered in relation to a decision to make a deportation order under section 3(6) of the Immigration Act 1999 include national security and public policy, the character and conduct of the person...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting Applications Data (10 Jul 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy will be aware that the primary purpose of Garda vetting for employment purposes is to support protection for children and vulnerable adults.  It is carried out by the Garda National Vetting Bureau in accordance with the provisions of the National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012-2016 and other relevant laws.  Neither I nor my Department has...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Irish Prison Service (10 Jul 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by officials in the Irish Prison Service (IPS) that the information requested by the Deputy, which I committed to provide to her when it had been compiled, is now to hand and outlined below. I am informed that the number of prisoners sleeping on a mattress on the floor in Cloverhill Prison in the 3 months referred to is as follows: April - 8 May - 21...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Wards of Court (10 Jul 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy is aware, the High Court has jurisdiction in Wards of Court matters and management of the courts is the responsibility of the Courts Service, which is independent in exercising its functions under the Courts Service Act 1998. The report published on 22 February 2018 by the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice and Equality on the Wards of Court provided 6...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Wards of Court (10 Jul 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy is aware, the High Court has jurisdiction in Wards of Court matters and management of the courts is the responsibility of the Courts Service, which is independent in exercising its functions under the Courts Service Act 1998. Given the High Court jurisdiction, it is not appropriate for me, as the Minister, to intervene in relation to this matter.  I...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (10 Jul 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As part of the examination of options for the amendment of Article 41.2 of the Constitution, my Department asked other Departments to check whether or not legislation exists under their responsibility which could be impacted by any change to Article 41.2 and which would have to be amended as a consequence of such a change. Justice and Equality legislation was also examined in this regard....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (10 Jul 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The final report on the implementation of the McMahon recommendations was published by my Department last July and is available along with the two other item by item progress reports on my Department's website. The final Report noted that 98% of the recommendations had been fully implemented or were in progress. The remaining 2% have been surpassed by events such as the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Staff (10 Jul 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The duties of a prison governor are set out in the Prison Rules, 2007. Section 75(1) states that... "Subject to the directions of the Minister and the Director General, the Governor shall be responsible for the management of the prison of which he or she is responsible." Furthermore, Section 75(7) states that "A Governor shall comply with any directions of the Minister or the Director...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Data (10 Jul 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I wish to advise the Deputy that it has not been possible in the time available to provide the details requested. I have requested An Garda Síochána to compile the necessary information and I will revert to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Coroners Service (10 Jul 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The Coroners (Amendment) Bill, approved by Government in May 2017 for drafting, is a priority for me and for the Government. That is reflected by its inclusion on the Government’s list of priority legislation for publication during this Oireachtas session. My officials have been working very intensively on this important Bill, together with the Office of Parliamentary...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Northern Ireland (10 Jul 2018)

Charles Flanagan: To facilitate monitoring of the implementation of measures aimed at ending paramilitary activity in Northern Ireland, the Fresh Start Agreement provided for the establishment by the two Governments of the Independent Reporting Commission. An international agreement between Ireland and UK establishing the Independent Reporting Commission was signed in Dublin on 13 September 2016 and it was...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Jury Service (10 Jul 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As mentioned by Deputy McGrath, the Working Group on Jury Service is examining the issues raised in the Report of the Law Reform Commission on Jury Service published in 2013 [LRC 107 – 2013] along with any relevant associated material and will make its own recommendations. The examination includes the concerns raised by the Law Reform Commission in 2013 such...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Data (10 Jul 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am informed by the Irish Prison Service that as of Wednesday 4 July, the number of remand/trial prisoners in custody was 743. Of this 743, 222 remand/trial prisoners were sharing a cell with a sentenced prisoner.  A breakdown by prison is contained in the table. I wish to advise the Deputy that as Cloverhill Prison is the primary remand prison for the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (10 Jul 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. The person was deported from the State on 4 June 2006, however, according to information received from her legal representatives, she returned to this State the year after she was...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (10 Jul 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, on behalf of his daughter, is ongoing. On completion of the necessary processing the application will be submitted to me for decision as expeditiously as possible. As the Deputy will...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (10 Jul 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that visit visa applications received from Thai citizens resident in Thailand are processed by the Embassy in Bangkok and the Visa Office in Dublin. Where an application is refused, the refusal reasons for that application are communicated to the applicant in writing. I am further advised that a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Staff (10 Jul 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I wish to advise the Deputy that the recruitment process for the position of Recruit Prison Officer is administered by Public Appointments Service on behalf of the Irish Prison Service. Accordingly, the Irish Prison Service has no role in respect of the running of this recruitment process and as such is not in a position to supply the information requested.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (10 Jul 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy will appreciate that in general, the issue of maternal deaths is a matter for my colleague the Minister for Health. However, I do have plans to introduce legislation to strengthen the existing law on coronial investigation of maternal deaths. The Coroners (Amendment) Bill, already approved for drafting by the Government in May 2017, is a very important Bill, which I...