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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (8 Nov 2018)

Charles Flanagan: If an application for asylum or subsidiary protection has been made in the State, it is not the practice to comment on such applications and the applicant or his legal representative should contact either the International Protection Office (IPO) or the International Protection Appeals Tribunal (IPAT) directly, as appropriate. The IPO may be contacted either by email to info@ipo.gov.ie, by...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (8 Nov 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that no record of a visa application can be found based on the information provided. If the Deputy can provide further information including a visa application reference number, I will ask officials to enquire further. In the meantime, the Deputy will be aware that detailed information on the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders Re-examination (8 Nov 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 29 September 2017. This Order requires the person 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. As...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2018)

Charles Flanagan: May I first ask the Chair to remind the House the length of time that we have spent on this section?

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I will make three points in response to Senator McDowell. I thank him for making an important contribution, particularly in the area of sanctions. Before I respond to the Senator, I will make two brief points in response to the questions posed by Senators Norris and McDowell when they wondered as to the sense of amendment No. 68. I wish to allay their fears and concerns by pointing out...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2018)

Charles Flanagan: Yes.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The notion put forward by Senators McDowell and Norris that much of the work of this commission will be in some way outsourced to the private sector has no basis. It will not occur in the way suggested.It would be wrong to suggest that the important work of this commission will be performed elsewhere in some routine manner by consultants or even, as has been specifically suggested, by...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2018)

Charles Flanagan: My amendments, in respect of which Senators were addressing concerns, provide for summary offences under sections 27 and 28 and confine the offences to being dealt with within the District Court, with a maximum fine on conviction of €5,000. That is set out in the Fines Act 2010 and it can be varied by the Oireachtas, should it be deemed necessary. As Senators are aware, the...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am not sure about Senator Norris, but he might be provoked into agreeing with Senator McDowell on that, perhaps unbeknownst to himself. In any event, it is important that we have consistency. There are similar sanctions for similar breaches in other legislation. Ultimately, I do not go along with the view that summary offences do not provide for adequate remedies in circumstances. If...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2018)

Charles Flanagan: Some Members may not have heard the remark but the Acting Chair has now compounded it. It was directed at Senator Norris.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The House dealt with this matter some weeks ago.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I refer to the points I made earlier in reply to Senators McDowell and Craughwell when they spoke about the criminal sanctions that might be available to the State in the event of there being an unlawful disclosure or breach. My overriding concerns are proportionality and consistency. However, I acknowledge the strong submissions from the Senators and I will reflect on them between now and...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2018)

Charles Flanagan: This is not ignoring the law. There is clear sanction in the law.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I will reflect on that issue.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2018)

Charles Flanagan: It is only the director who is at play here and not another staff member. Only the director could have the delegated functions.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am not withdrawing it.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Nov 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I acknowledge what the Taoiseach and the Chief Whip said earlier in response to questions. I will be happy to engage in any form of debate the Deputies deem appropriate, be it by way of Topical Issue, general statements or time in that regard. I am in the hands of the Business Committee. However, the Government's priority is that the civil actions that have been issued by the former Garda...

An tOrd Gnó (Atógáil) - Order of Business (Resumed) (13 Nov 2018)

Charles Flanagan: That is outrageous.

An tOrd Gnó (Atógáil) - Order of Business (Resumed) (13 Nov 2018)

Charles Flanagan: On a point of order, the Order of Business is a most unsatisfactory way of dealing with an important issue. I ask that the Deputies who wish to raise this issue might do so by way of Topical Issue and substantive debate.

An tOrd Gnó (Atógáil) - Order of Business (Resumed) (13 Nov 2018)

Charles Flanagan: This is not appropriate to the Order of Business.