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Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Sep 2018)

Charles Flanagan: Some chance.

Agreement with Kazakhstan: Referral to Select Committee (25 Sep 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I move:That the proposal that Dáil Éireann approves the terms of the Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and its member states, of the one part, and the Republic of Kazakhstan, of the other part, signed at Astana on 21 December 2015, a copy of which was laid before Dáil Éireann on 6 July 2018, be referred to the Select Committee on...

Technological Universities Order: Referral to Joint Committee (25 Sep 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I move:That the proposal that Dáil Éireann approves the following Order in draft:Technological Universities Act 2018 (Section 36) (Appointed Day) Order 2018,copies of which have been laid in draft form before Dáil Éireann on 13 September 2018, be referred to the Joint Committee on Education and Skills, in accordance with Standing Order 84A(4)(k), which, not later than 9...

Regulation establishing Internal Security Fund: Referral to Joint Committee (25 Sep 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I move:That the proposal that Dáil Éireann approves the exercise by the State of the option or discretion under Protocol No. 21 on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland in respect of the area of freedom, security and justice annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, to take part in the adoption and application of the...

Confidence in the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government: Motion [Private Members] (25 Sep 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am pleased to express full confidence in the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, Deputy Eoghan Murphy. Sinn Féin, with characteristic hypocrisy, seeks to personalise a highly complex problem, the causes of which are well known to everybody. The goal this evening is to inflict maximum political damage and feed a myth that one person alone can either solve or create a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (25 Sep 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the visa applications referred to were refused by the Visa Office in New Delhi on 17 May 2018. Appeals were subsequently made and refused on 16 August 2018. The decisions were communicated to the applicants along with the refusal reasons. The original refusals were on a number of grounds including...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Commencement of Legislation (25 Sep 2018)

Charles Flanagan: Part 9 of the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 provides for a number of amendments to the Civil Registration Act 2004, all of which have yet to be commenced. Sections 92, 93, 95 and 99 of the 2015 Act provide for the registration and re-registration of the birth of a donor-conceived child. These sections cannot be commenced until Parts 2 and 3 of the 2015 Act are brought into...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Referendum Campaigns (25 Sep 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The Thirty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution (Repeal of offence of publication or utterance of blasphemous matter) Bill 2018 was passed by both Houses of the Oireachtas on 20 September 2018. On 21 September 2018 the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government made a Referendum (Polling Day) Order appointing 26 October 2018 as the day upon which the referendum on the proposal...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (25 Sep 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will appreciate, it is the Garda Commissioner who 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 priorities so as to ensure that the optimum use is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (25 Sep 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy will appreciate that the manner in which any Garda operation is conducted is solely a matter for the Garda Commissioner and his management team and I, as Minister, have no role in this regard. Similarly, the deployment of all Garda resources, including personnel, is a matter for An Garda Síochána. With regard to the incident in question, I am advised by the Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (25 Sep 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the visa application referred to was refused by the Visa Office in Dublin on 6 February 2017. An appeal was subsequently made and refused on 26 July 2017. This decision was communicated to the applicant. No further applications have been made. If one is made, the applicant should bear in mind the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (25 Sep 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service of this Department that their records indicate that the IRP card for the person was printed on 12/07/2018 and would have been posted to the address on record in the week beginning 16/7/2018. I am further advised that there is no record of this correspondence being returned by An Post as undelivered. I would recommend the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Commission on the Future of Policing Expenditure (25 Sep 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will be aware, the report of the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland was published on Tuesday last, 18 September. The report addresses all aspects of policing in Ireland and provides a comprehensive blueprint for the transformation of An Garda Síochána. I will be consulting with the Commissioner and the Departments and Agencies concerned with the Report...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Commissions of Investigation (25 Sep 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The MacLochlainn Commission of Investigation was established in August 2014 under the Commissions of Investigation Act 2004 to investigate and report on certain matters relative to the fatal shooting of Mr Ronan MacLochlainn by members of An Garda Síochána in the course of an attempted armed robbery of a Securicor van in Co. Wicklow in May 1998. The final report of the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Probate Data (25 Sep 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The Probate Office is an office of the High Court 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. However, in order to be of assistance to the Deputy, I have had enquiries made and the Courts Service has informed me that the current processing times for applications to the Principal...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Peace Commissioners Appointments (25 Sep 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 214 and 215 together. The applications for appointment to the Office of Peace Commissioner referred to in the questions are currently being considered in line with standard procedures. When this consideration is complete, I will make a decision and the person concerned will then be informed. Appointments are made at the discretion of the Minister for...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (25 Sep 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 has not been refused. It is currently being processed with a view to establishing whether the applicant meets the statutory conditions for the granting of naturalisation, such as good character and lawful...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Data (25 Sep 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service of this Department that non-nationals from visa required countries require a re-entry visa if they wish to leave and return to Ireland during the period of their registration. Up to 3 September 2018 customers had the option of submitting their application for a re-entry visa by post, or in person. In person applications were...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Expenditure (25 Sep 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The Mid-Year Expenditure Report (MYER) set out the starting baseline in relation to the gross voted expenditure for 2019. The technical pre-Budget position for 2019 in respect of current expenditure is the current expenditure allocation for this year set out in the Revised Estimates for 2018 (REV 2018). The figures set out in the MYER do not include expenditure savings targets specifically...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations (25 Sep 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 219 and 220 together. There has been unprecedented investment in An Garda Síochána in recent years, in support of the Government’s commitment to ensuring a strong and visible police presence throughout the country to maintain and strengthen community engagement, provide reassurance to citizens and deter crime. €1.65 billion has...