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Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Coroners (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (12 Dec 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I indicate a proposed amendment providing for a new section to be inserted after section 61 of the principal Act covering the procedures for coroners in case stated circumstances. Subject to the advice of the Attorney General the intention would be to provide for a consultative case-stated-type process. It would allow for a coroner to apply to the High Court for directions on a point of law...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Coroners (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (12 Dec 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I move:In page 25, line 35, to delete “a hospital or other institution” and substitute “an institution” This amendment is proposed on the advice of the Parliamentary Counsel to avoid possible confusion and even non-reporting of deaths in Schedule 2 as inserted by section 28. My concern is that referring to a hospital or other institution in point 23(a) of the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Wards of Court (13 Dec 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 82 and 100 together. As the Deputy will be 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. However, in order to be of assistance to the Deputy, I have had enquiries made and the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Accommodation Provision (13 Dec 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy is aware, under the provisions of the Courts Service Act 1998, management of the courts, including the provision of accommodation for court sittings, is the responsibility of the Courts Service, which is independent in exercising its functions. However, in order to be of assistance to the Deputy, I have had enquiries made and the Courts Service has informed me that, as...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting Applications (13 Dec 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will appreciate, the processing of vetting applications by the National Vetting Bureau is an operational matter for the Garda Authorities and is carried out in accordance with the provisions of the National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012-2016 and other relevant law. My Department has no role in the processing of individual vetting applications. I am...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (13 Dec 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will be aware, recruitment to An Garda Síochána is governed by the Garda Síochána (Admissions and Appointments) Regulations 2013 which provide that the age at which a person may apply to join An Garda Síochána as a full time member is not more than 35 years. In light of the Garda Inspectorate Report referred to by the Deputy and the more recent...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Insurance Fraud (13 Dec 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy will be aware that the Cost of Insurance Working Group proposed exploring the possibility that a specific unit, funded by the insurance industry, be established within the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau (GNECB) to tackle insurance fraud. I can inform the Deputy that the GNECB had exploratory talks with Insurance Ireland in relation to this...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Provision (13 Dec 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The use of State cars and Garda drivers is confined to the President, the Taoiseach, the Tánaiste, the Minister for Justice and Equality, the Chief Justice and the Director of Public Prosecutions, the security of such persons being the responsibility of An Garda Síochána. I am informed by An Garda Síochána that total costs for 2017, which include an estimate in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: State Pathology Service (13 Dec 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The Office of the State Pathologist (OSP) provides independent expert advice on matters relating to forensic pathology and performs post mortem examinations in cases where foul play is suspected. The work of the State Pathologist and the Deputy State Pathologists is 24/7 and year round. A driver and vehicle service is available to these officials when they are called to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (13 Dec 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that, in response to a notification pursuant to the provisions of Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), written representations have been submitted on behalf of the persons concerned. These representations, together with all other information and documentation on file, will be fully...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (13 Dec 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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal Data (13 Dec 2018)

Charles Flanagan: Because of the manner in which cases are recorded by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal, in particular cases which are open but not actively pursued by the applicant, it is not possible at this time to provide the Deputy with the number of cases awaiting decision and those which are deemed to be open.I have, however, requested an assessment of the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (13 Dec 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned was granted temporary permission to remain until  26 August 2018. I am further advised that INIS are awaiting a report from the Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB) in relation to the outcome of a technical examination of the person's passport.  The matter will...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Temporary Travel Documentation (13 Dec 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that, in response to a notification pursuant to the provisions of Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), written representations have been submitted on behalf of the persons concerned. In terms of the question regarding a Temporary Travel Document, the applicant was issued a Temporary...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (13 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. If further documentation is required it will be...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (13 Dec 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person referred to by the Deputy was invited to attend a citizenship ceremony which took place on 21 May 2018 in The Killarney Convention Centre, Gleneagle Hotel, Killarney, Co. Kerry but failed to attend. The records indicate that the current permission to reside in the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (13 Dec 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that, in response to a notification pursuant to the provisions of Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended),  written representations have been submitted on behalf of the persons concerned. The applicant was granted permission to remain in the State based on the parentage of an Irish...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (13 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. Should further documentation be required it...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (13 Dec 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 98 and 99 together. The position is that Part VII of the Succession Act 1965, sets out the legal requirements for the making of a valid will.  These are as follows: - it must be in writing; - the testator must be over 18 years of age (the testator may be under 18 if he or she is or has been married); - the testator must be of sound mind; -...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (13 Dec 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that there is no record of a request from the person concerned for a change in their immigration status to Stamp 4 conditions.  I am further advised that INIS granted the person concerned a further year extension of their permission to reside in this State on Stamp 3 conditions on...