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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Budgets (7 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The Justice and Equality Vote Group includes the Department of Justice and Equality, An Garda Síochána, the Prison Service, the Courts Service, the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission and the Policing Authority. Vote 20 relates to the An Garda Síochána. The Deputy will be aware that the resources provided by Government to An Garda Síochána have reached...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Budgets (7 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I have been advised by my officials in the Irish Prison Service that the allocation of Capital Funding is subject to change as projects progress through various phases of their lifecycle. Below is the latest estimate for 2019. Project Estimated Expenditure Commencement Completion Limerick New Build Prison 19,100,000 2019 2022 D Block Demolition & Military Compound...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (7 Feb 2019)

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. However, in order to be of assistance to the Deputy, I have had enquiries made and the Courts Service has informed me that the reason a large number of gardaí are present at court venues both...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Data (7 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I wish to inform the Deputy that the information in relation to the number of prisoners sleeping on mattresses on the floor each night in all prisons during November and December 2018 and January 2019 is available in the tables attached in the link below as provided by the Irish Prison Service. I am advised that the attached tables reflect the number of instances of prisoners sleeping on...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (7 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The murder of two innocent young people in Belturbet in December 1972 was a appalling act of brutality. The perpetrators of this bombing demonstrated a callous disregard for human life which, as the Deputy has stated, claimed two lives and injured many other people. The Deputy will be aware that this crime was methodically investigated by An Garda Síochána at the time with...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Equipment (7 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will appreciate, in accordance with the Garda Síochána Act 2005, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for carrying on and managing and controlling generally the administration and business of An Garda Síochána. Further, the allocation of Garda resources is a matter for the Commissioner, in light of his identified operational demands. In keeping with these...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (7 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: My Department, with close cooperation from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, is finalising a General Scheme for a Bill to establish the Independent Commission on Information Retrieval (ICIR). The ICIR will be a cross-border institution which will be established to receive information on troubles-related deaths and to prepare a report on the circumstances of the death for the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (7 Feb 2019)

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: Leave to Remain (7 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: In accordance with the provisions of Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), the person concerned was notified, by letter dated 24 January 2019, to submit representations to the Minister setting out the reasons why a Deportation Order should not be made against him. He was given the options, to be exercised within 15 working days. The applicant’s judicial review...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (7 Feb 2019)

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 will be...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification Applications (7 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the application referred to will be examined shortly, and a decision will issue directly. For applications of this type, the Deputy will know that the Policy Document on Family Reunification published in December, 2013 contains a stated business target that visa applications to join Irish citizens...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Leave to Remain (7 Feb 2019)

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 expires on 19 February 2019. The application is under consideration at present. Such applications are examined having regard to, among other things, the relevant applicant’s compliance with the conditions...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (7 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that an application for a certificate of naturalisation has been received from the person referred to by the Deputy. This application has entered the final stage of processing. A letter has issued to the person concerned requesting them to submit the prescribed certificate fee and other documents, a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (7 Feb 2019)

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, who currently has permission to reside in the State until 26 November 2019 is ongoing. On completion of the necessary processing the application will be submitted to me for decision as...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (7 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I wish to advise the Deputy that it is unclear from the details supplied as to exact nature of the delay in the submission of the required documentation by the person concerned. If the Deputy is in a position to provide additional details, the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service will be happy to consider same. I am sure that the Deputy would agree that in the interests of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Inspector of Prisons (12 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The Inspector of Prisons was established on a statutory basis under Part 5 of the Prisons Act 2007. A new Inspector of Prisons, Ms Patricia Gilheaney, was appointed in May 2018. She has an important role in ensuring an effective independent oversight of our prison system. Following her appointment, Ms. Gilheaney contracted PA consultants to carry out a review of the functions and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Execution of Wills (12 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The position is that Part VI of the Succession Act 1965 deals with the distribution of an estate on intestacy. Where a person dies without having made a will, or if the will is invalid for whatever reason, that person is deemed to have died intestate. Section 73 of the Succession Act 1965 provides that where a person dies intestate and without known next-of-kin, the estate of that...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Victim Support Services (12 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I understand that the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, through its Consular Assistance Unit in Dublin and the Irish Missions worldwide, provides a range of supports to Irish citizens and family members who are victims of crime abroad. This can include, for example, providing practical assistance such as help in finding English speaking legal and medical practitioners, in dealing...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders Re-examination (12 Feb 2019)

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 01 October 2018. This Order requires the person concerned to remove themselves from the State and remain outside the State. The enforcement of Deportation Orders are a matter for the Garda National Immigration Bureau. It is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (12 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 291 and 299 to 303, inclusive, together. As the Deputy is aware, the manner in which the resources of the Garda Síochána are deployed is solely a matter for the Garda Commissioner and his management team and I, as Minister, have no direct role in this regard. Garda management keeps this distribution of resources under continual review in the context...