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Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: If there is no amendment No. 91, how can amendments Nos. 91a and 91b be discussed?

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: It comes naturally to the Senator.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I do not disagree with the Senator.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: Just in case the Senator is-----

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I will not have a chance to agree with the Senator. In fact, I may have my mind changed by the time he concludes.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I too acknowledge the presence of the Maltese delegation. Through the Chair, I ask that my best wishes be conveyed to my colleague, the Minister for Home Affairs and National Security, Dr. Michael Farrugia, with whom I enjoy a very positive and constructive relationship at the EU Council. The original subsection (9), to which Senator McDowell referred, did not feature in the Bill as...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I do not have a record of proceedings with me. I accept that is an important point. My recollection is that the construct now in the Bill, unsatisfactory though it is, certainly had the support of the majority of the committee. I doubt very much whether that majority could have been obtained without the support of Sinn Féin. I would be happy, however, to provide Senator McDowell with...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Law (Extraterritorial Jurisdiction) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (20 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am pleased to be with the committee this morning following Second Stage of the Bill in the Dáil, which was taken by the Minister of State, Deputy David Stanton. Members will be aware that this is a short but nevertheless important item of legislation. It is required to enable ratification of the Istanbul Convention on combating violence against women and domestic violence. I...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Law (Extraterritorial Jurisdiction) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (20 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: Early March.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Message to Dáil (20 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I wish to acknowledge the engagement this morning, which I take as a strong message from this committee of its support for the legislation. I very much value that. It will allow me to proceed to the Business Committee within the next hour and inform it that we have dealt with our business this morning. I hope that we can proceed to the next Stage in the next few weeks, notwithstanding the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (21 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The granting of Irish citizenship through naturalisation is governed by the provisions of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956, as amended. All applications for a certificate of naturalisation are processed and assessed individually in accordance with the provisions of the Act. A determination on whether an applicant satisfies the statutory criteria attendant to naturalisation can...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (21 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy's previous question (PQ No 112 of 14 February 2019) sought information on the number of times An Garda Síochána was called to respond to an incident in each of the prisons. In my response I provided the figures currently available from the Irish Prison Service in relation to incidents where An Garda Síochána is requested to attend a prison in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid Service Data (21 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: Borrowers may apply for legal aid from the Legal Aid Board to defend repossession proceedings, where such persons meet the financial eligibility and merits criteria prescribed under the Civil Legal Aid Act 1995 and the Civil Legal Aid Regulations 1996 to 2017. The merits criteria include if the applicant is reasonably likely to be successful in the proceedings and if having regard to all the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Spent Convictions Legislation (21 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 105 and 106 together. The Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 came into force just under three years ago. The Act underwent extensive consultation and scrutiny both within the Houses of the Oireachtas and with other stakeholders in the period before enactment. The Bill, as it was then, was amended several times...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Anti-Social Behaviour (21 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will be aware, the Central Statistics Office (CSO), as the national statistical agency, is responsible for the compilation and publication of recorded crime statistics, and the CSO has established a dedicated unit for this purpose. However, to be of assistance, I have asked the CSO to forward the available statistics directly to the Deputy. The Deputy will be familiar with...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Fines Data (21 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy will appreciate that my Department is not responsible for road traffic enforcement, which is an operational matter for An Garda Síochána. However, to be of assistance, I have asked An Garda Síochána whether it is possible to extract the specific Fixed Charge Notice statistics sought in response to your query. I will contact the Deputy directly on receipt of a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Eligibility (21 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), the person concerned has not submitted written representations. The position in the State of the person concerned will now be decided by reference to the provisions of Section 3 (6) of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (21 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: Residency Permits (21 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that on 11 February 2019 the person concerned made an application for a right to residency accompanied by a right to work based on their parentage of an Irish citizen child. I am also advised that on 11 February 2019 INIS wrote to the person concerned seeking further information. I understand that...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (21 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...