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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Transfers (11 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. In particular, in the Court of Appeal decision in the case of M.McK...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Irish Prison Service (11 Dec 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I have asked the Inspector of Prisons, Patricia Gilheaney, to carry out an investigation into recent allegations of surveillance and other wrongdoing in prisons to determine as far as possible the facts.  It should be noted that section 31(7) of the Prisons Act 2007 provides that Governors, other prison officers and other persons employed in prisons shall, as far as reasonably...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Transfers (11 Dec 2018)

Charles Flanagan: This detailed Supreme Court judgement raised a number of complex issues about the Transfer of Sentenced Persons Acts and their administration. It indicated that legislative change is required to facilitate the process of transferring prisoners from other States - in particular the UK - to Ireland. My Department is at present finalising a draft...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Civilian Staff Data (11 Dec 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for managing An Garda Síochána including personnel matters, and I as Minister have no direct role in the matter. I am informed by the Commissioner that the specific information requested by the Deputy is not readily available and would take a disproportionate amount of staff time and resources to collate...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service Staff (11 Dec 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Acting Director General of the Irish Prison Service that employees can voluntarily apply for retirement on the grounds of ill health in the event that the Chief Medical Officer finds them incapable on medical grounds of regular and effective service, due to a current ongoing medical condition that is likely to be permanent.  This procedure is governed by the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service Data (11 Dec 2018)

Charles Flanagan: Matters relating to Injury Warrants come within the responsibility of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. The Civil Service Injury Warrants are a series of statutory instruments made under the Superannuation Acts. They provide additional benefits over and above normal pension entitlements, to or in respect of officers who, through no fault of their own, are killed or...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Leave to Remain (11 Dec 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned has applied for the renewal of their permission to remain which expired on 20 November 2018. That application is under consideration at present. Such applications are examined having regard for, among other things, the relevant applicant’s compliance with the conditions...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (11 Dec 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that it would appear both persons' presence in the State may be unlawful as neither appear to have a current permission to reside in the State. The Deputy will appreciate that, under the relevant provisions of the Immigration Act, 2004, a non-national may not be in the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Refugee Status Appeals (11 Dec 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that if an application for International Protection has been made in the State, for confidentiality reasons it is not the practice to comment on it. Under Section 26 of the International Protection Act 2015, it is an offence to identify an international protection applicant. The offence is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (11 Dec 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. On completion of the necessary processing the application will be submitted to me for decision as expeditiously as possible. As the Deputy will appreciate, the granting of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting Legislation (11 Dec 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy will appreciate that the primary purpose of the employment vetting carried out by the Garda National Vetting Bureau is to seek to ensure the safety of children and vulnerable adults and it is carried out by An Garda Síochána primarily in accordance with the provisions of the National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012-2016 and is, as I am sure you...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting Applications (11 Dec 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy will appreciate that the primary purpose of the employment vetting carried out by the National Vetting Bureau is to seek to ensure the safety of children and vulnerable adults.  It is carried out by An Garda Síochána primarily in accordance with the provisions of the National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012-2016 and is, as I am sure you will...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (11 Dec 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I have requested a report from An Garda Síochána in relation to the statistics sought by the Deputy, and I will be in contact with the Deputy directly on receipt of this report.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Brexit Issues (11 Dec 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will be aware, whilst the Department of Justice and Equality have no role in east-west trade, I meet regularly with my counterparts in the UK Government as part of the ongoing engagement my Department has with the UK to support cooperation on justice-related issues. The exit of the UK from the EU provides the context for this ongoing engagement, but the issues...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Certificates (11 Dec 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The legal basis for revocation of citizenship is set-out in  section 19 (1) of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956, as amended, which provides that the Minister may revoke a certificate of naturalisation if he is satisfied - (a) that the issue of the certificate was procured by fraud, misrepresentation whether innocent or fraudulent, or concealment of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Staff (11 Dec 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 245 and 246 together. As the Deputy will be 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. Furthermore, the scheduling of court cases and the allocation of court business is a matter for the President of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal Applications (11 Dec 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal administers the Scheme of Compensation for Personal Injuries Criminally Inflicted. Under the Terms of the Scheme, the Tribunal is entirely independent in the matter of individual decisions on applications for compensation. However, to be of assistance to the Deputy, I have had enquiries made with the Tribunal and understand that a decision was...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal Applications (11 Dec 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal administers the Scheme of Compensation for Personal Injuries Criminally Inflicted.  Under the Terms of the Scheme, the Tribunal is entirely independent in the matter of individual decisions on applications for compensation. Tribunal members, who are practising barristers and practising solicitors in the Courts system, provide their services...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigrant Investor Programme Administration (11 Dec 2018)

Charles Flanagan: Following  publication of Terms of Reference on the INIS website on 5 November 2018, I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigrations Service (INIS) of my Department that requests for tender will be launched shortly by INIS. It is expected that the review will be completed in the first half of 2019. I am pleased to confirm that new applications will be...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Services Regulation (11 Dec 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am happy to confirm that the Government’s roll-out of the reform of the Irish legal services sector to which the Deputy has referred has been taking place since the enactment of the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015. The Act is the vehicle for the relevant reforms recommended by the Competition Authority in 2006 as undertaken by the Government under the EU/IMF/ECB Troika Programme....