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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (28 Mar 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned had their permission to remain in the State renewed for a further one year period to 14 December 2019. This decision was conveyed in writing to the person concerned by letter dated 07 January 2019. This permission was renewed to enable the person concerned to obtain a valid...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (28 Mar 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 submitted written representations. These representations, together with all other information and documentation on file, will be fully considered, under...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (28 Mar 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that a valid passport is normally required to enable an applicant to register their permission to reside in the State. Where an applicant does not hold a valid passport, a temporary permission can be issued at the discretion of an immigration officer, to give them time to arrange for a new passport. ...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (28 Mar 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service of my Department that the person concerned was granted immigration permission on 11 July 2018 under Stamp 3 conditions as the dependent family member of a non-EEA national. This permission may be renewed on Stamp 3 conditions at the local immigration office if the person can show they have obeyed the laws of the State and have...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Eligibility (28 Mar 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that, as indicated in my response to the Deputy's Parliamentary Question No. 113 of 21 February 2019, 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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Controls (28 Mar 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 decision to transfer to the United Kingdom under Council Regulation (EU) No. 64/2013, known as the Dublin Regulation. Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to the INIS of my Department by e-mail using the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (28 Mar 2019)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy is aware, if an application for asylum or subsidiary protection has been made in the State, for confidentiality reasons it is not the practice to comment on such applications or to provide comment on what stage such applications are at in the administrative process. Under section 26 of the International Protection Act 2015, it is an offence to identify an international...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (28 Mar 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that there is no record of an application for a certificate of naturalisation on behalf of the person referred to by the Deputy, who currently has permission to reside in the State until 16 June 2020. A determination on whether an applicant satisfies the statutory criteria attendant to naturalisation...

Seanad: Civil Liability (Capping of General Damages Bill) 2019: Second Stage (28 Mar 2019)

Charles Flanagan: It is out of order.

Seanad: Civil Liability (Capping of General Damages Bill) 2019: Second Stage (28 Mar 2019)

Charles Flanagan: Some people are very precious.

Seanad: Civil Liability (Capping of General Damages Bill) 2019: Second Stage (28 Mar 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I thank Senator Lawlor for introducing the Bill. As he set out, this is a short Bill of eight sections intended to provide for the imposition of a cap on the level of awards that may be made in respect of a claim for general damages arising from personal injury. This is to be done by ministerial regulations to be approved by a resolution of each House and subject to review under the aegis...

Seanad: Civil Liability (Capping of General Damages Bill) 2019: Second Stage (28 Mar 2019)

Charles Flanagan: At the same time, the Government has noted that the Bill addresses a specific matter under ongoing consideration by the cost of insurance working group. Also, as has been mentioned by Senators, the Law Reform Commission is now, at the request of the working group, carrying out a detailed analysis of the possibility of developing constitutionally sound legislation to delimit or cap damages in...

Seanad: Civil Liability (Capping of General Damages Bill) 2019: Second Stage (28 Mar 2019)

Charles Flanagan: That is not to say it will not be deferred.

Seanad: Civil Liability (Capping of General Damages Bill) 2019: Second Stage (28 Mar 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I seek the support of colleagues in that regard. The Government is taking a range of policy and legislative actions across Departments and agencies, including the Personal Injuries Assessment Board and the State Claims Agency, as part of its strategic response to insurance costs. Most important, from the perspective of Senator Lawlor's Bill, this includes the analysis of the capping of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service Data (2 Apr 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 person concerned. These representations, together with all other information and documentation on file, will be fully...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service Data (2 Apr 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.  A letter issued to the person concerned on 26 March 2019 requesting certain documentation and a reply is awaited. Upon receipt of the requested...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Equipment (2 Apr 2019)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner is generally responsible for managing and controlling the administration and business of An Garda Síochána, as well as for decisions in relation to the allocation and management of Garda equipment and resources, including ICT, in light of his identified operational demands.  As Minister, I have no direct role in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service Data (2 Apr 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that a request from the person concerned for permission to reside in the State on Stamp 4 conditions was received on 6 March 2019.  The Deputy will appreciate that applications are dealt with in chronological order. I am also advised that INIS wrote to the person on...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service Data (2 Apr 2019)

Charles Flanagan: While I am aware of the article referred to, the Deputy will appreciate that I am not in a position to comment on individual cases, such as referred to in the article. More generally however, I can say, that the Irish Naturalisation & Immigration Service (INIS), when deciding on visa applications need to balance a wide range of factors including the economic interests of the State,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments (2 Apr 2019)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will be aware, the Government is committed to ensuring access to justice and that the courts are adequately resourced to facilitate same. The President of the District Court has contacted me to put forward a case for an increase in the number of judges of the District Court and this proposal is currently being considered by my Department.