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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Travel Documents (4 Dec 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the position in the State of the person concerned is as set out in my Reply to the Deputy's earlier Parliamentary Question, No. 294 of Tuesday 27 November 2018. That reply is copied beneath. In terms of the request that a Temporary Travel Document might be issued to the person concerned to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Orders (4 Dec 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy is aware, under the provisions of the Courts Service Act 1998, management of the courts is the responsibility of the Courts Service, which is independent in exercising its functions, and this includes the provision of information on the courts system. However, in order to be of assistance to the Deputy, I have had enquiries made and the Courts Service has advised that the...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Closed-Circuit Television Systems Provision (4 Dec 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I thank the Senator for raising this important issue. I hear about CCTV schemes from many groups all over the country and in my capacity as a rural Deputy, I am fully aware of the desire for CCTV in local areas. I appreciate the sense of security that CCTV brings to many communities. In responding to community demand, the Government has made significant funding available to assist groups...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Closed-Circuit Television Systems Provision (4 Dec 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am confident the guidance issued recently by the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner regarding data protection will be helpful to all those concerned and I put on the record my thanks to those local authorities which have already supported their communities in setting up such schemes. I assure them that my officials are doing all they can to further streamline and simplify the process.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Staff Data (5 Dec 2018)

Charles Flanagan: There are currently no staff from my Department seconded to work within the public sector of other EU member states.There are no formal secondment schemes of this nature operated by my Department. In the past, staff from my Department have participated in the National Experts in Professional Training (NEPT) Programme, managed by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, which provides...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (5 Dec 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that additional staff resources have been assigned to process applications currently being received under the Special Scheme for Students launched in October, arising from the judgement in the cases referred to by the Deputy. INIS has taken a number of measures to address the cohort of complex...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (5 Dec 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I have requested a report from An Garda Síochána in relation to the matter referred to by the Deputy and I will contact the Deputy directly on receipt of this report.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service Staff (5 Dec 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am informed that two former governors are currently employed to carry out business process reviews in the Irish Prison Service. One person has been employed since September 2017 and another since February 2018 on salaries of approximately €40,000 and €30,000 per annum, pro rata. Both persons were employed on 12 month contracts, with an option to extend for an additional...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service Administration (5 Dec 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As outlined in responses to previous parliamentary questions, the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department became aware in September of customers experiencing difficulties booking registration appointments. Some of these difficulties had arisen because third party agents had been able to secure multiple appointments through the use of automatic software. A set...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Closed-Circuit Television Systems (5 Dec 2018)

Charles Flanagan: CCTV systems installed for the purposes of crime prevention and as aids to policing in areas to which the general public routinely have access, such as town centres, fall into two distinct but complementary categories, namely Garda CCTV systems and community-based CCTV systems. Neither type of CCTV system may be established without authorisation by the Garda Commissioner under section 38 of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Accommodation (5 Dec 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by my officials in the Irish Prison Service (IPS) that the bed capacity figure for each prison which appears daily on the IPS website represents the maximum number of beds available. Typically, the actual number of beds available at each individual prison on a given day will be less than the bed capacity figure as beds may be temporarily unavailable for different reasons,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (5 Dec 2018)

Charles Flanagan: My Department, along with all public sector bodies, is committed to achieving a 33% reduction in energy usage by 31st December, 2020, over a baseline of energy used in 2009 - a target set out in S.I. 426 of 2014. It is therefore fully engaged in the Public Sector Energy Reporting Programme. By the end of December, 2017, my Department had achieved a reduction of 32.4% in energy use, and is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Agreements (6 Dec 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 120 to 122, inclusive, together. The Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration will be adopted at the UN Intergovernmental Conference which I will be attending in Marrakech, Morocco, on 10th and 11th of December next. The Compact, though non-binding and respectful of national sovereignty, provides a strong framework for global cooperation on...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Controls (6 Dec 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am assuming that the Deputy is referring to non-EEA nationals who have applied to come to Ireland or remain here by virtue of being a spouse or partner of an Irish national and not by any other basis. I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that immediate family members of Irish citizens who apply and are granted immigration status by INIS...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Commencement of Legislation (6 Dec 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions Order) 2016 (S.I. No. 12 of 2016) commenced the bulk of the Act with effect from 18 January 2016. That Commencement Order brought provisions of Parts 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12 and 13 of the Act into operation. The Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 355 of 2017) commenced...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Transfers (6 Dec 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will be aware, the Transfer of Sentenced Persons Acts 1995 to 1997 give effect to the Convention on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons 1983. The Deputy will also be aware that there have been a number of recent Court judgements which have implications for transferring prisoners from other States to Ireland. These judgements raised a number of complex issues about the legislation...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service Administration (6 Dec 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I understand that the Deputy is referring to the online booking system for registration appointments. As outlined in responses to previous parliamentary questions, the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department became aware in September of customers experiencing difficulties booking registration appointments. Some of these difficulties had arisen because third...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service Administration (6 Dec 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As outlined in responses to previous parliamentary questions, the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department became aware in September of customers experiencing difficulties booking registration appointments. Some of these difficulties had arisen because third party agents had been able to secure multiple appointments through the use of automatic software. A...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service Administration (6 Dec 2018)

Charles Flanagan: In relation to the staffing of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department, significant additional funding has been allocated to support increased staffing resources in that area over recent years. Expenditure on staffing of INIS amounted to €31.4m in 2016, rising to €35.7m in 2017. Expenditure is estimated at €39.5m for this year, while...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Private Security Authority (6 Dec 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The Private Security Authority (PSA), established under the Private Security Services Act 2004 (as amended), is the statutory body with responsibility for the licensing and regulation of the security industry in the State. The Authority is an independent body under the aegis of my Department and I have no involvement in its day-to-day operations. I am informed by the Authority that...