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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification Applications (28 May 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the applications referred to by the Deputy were received in the Abuja Visa Office on 20 August, 2018. The Policy Document on Family Reunification, first published in December 2013 and amended in December 2016, contains a stated business target that visa applications to join Irish citizens should...

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

Charles Flanagan: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that there is no record of a request for permission to reside in the State from the person concerned. I am further informed that it is open to the person concerned to write to Unit 5, Domestic Residence and Permissions Division, INIS, PO Box 12695, Dublin 2, setting out their current circumstances....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (28 May 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: Garda Vetting Legislation (28 May 2019)

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) Acts 2012-2016 and is, as I am sure you will...

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

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to by the Deputy continues to be processed and will be submitted to me for decision as expeditiously as possible. If further documentation is required it will be requested from the applicant in due course. As the Deputy...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Coroners Service (28 May 2019)

Charles Flanagan: Coroners are governed by the provisions of the Coroners Act 1962. They are quasi-judicial officials and are independent in the conduct of their functions. Accordingly, as Minister, I do not have control over, or responsibility for, their operations or the manner in which inquests are conducted. Where a coroner directs a post-mortem examination, such is conducted by a registered medical...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting (28 May 2019)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy may be aware, vetting 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. At the time this legislation was being considered by the Houses of the Oireachtas, it was not considered appropriate or feasible for the State to require vetting in regard to a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: EU Directives (28 May 2019)

Charles Flanagan: Please see the following table which outlines the EU directives that come within the remit of my Department which have not yet been fully transposed into law together with relevant information in relation to those Directives. Where Directives have not yet been transposed this is generally down to a combination of factors, including, primarily, competing legislative priorities. Directive...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Reviews (28 May 2019)

Charles Flanagan: My Department is currently finalising the statutory review of the Defamation Act 2009. I expect a draft report with options for reform to be submitted to me in the coming weeks, with a view to my bringing proposals to Government in the autumn. The Review is already addressing all the issues raised in submissions made to it, including those that featured in a recent campaign by the print...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (28 May 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am currently awaiting a report on this Operation from An Garda Síochána. I will contact the Deputy directly as soon as the report is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (28 May 2019)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will appreciate, the granting of Irish citizenship through naturalisation is a privilege and an honour which confers certain rights and entitlements, not only within the State but also at European Union level, and it is important that appropriate procedures are in place to preserve the integrity of the process. All persons making an application for a certificate of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Provision (28 May 2019)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner is primarily responsible for the effective and efficient use of the resources available to An Garda Síochána. Further, decisions in relation to the provision and allocation of Garda equipment and resources, including vehicles, are for the Commissioner in light of identified operational demands. I have requested the relevant...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Ethnic Liaison (28 May 2019)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will appreciate, it is the Garda Commissioner who is responsible for the distribution of resources, including personnel, among the various Garda Divisions and I, as Minister, have no direct role in the matter. Garda management keeps this distribution of resources under continual review in the context of crime trends and policing priorities so as to ensure that the optimum use is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Protected Disclosures (28 May 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I can inform the Deputy that a response has issued to the person concerned. There are independent investigations and other processes underway in relation to the allegations raised and the person's concerns are being treated as a protected disclosure. The outcome of these processes is awaited.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Staff Remuneration (28 May 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The established IR mechanism for dealing with claims and proposals relating to the conditions of service of civil servants is the Civil Service Conciliation and Arbitration Scheme. This Scheme is administered under the ambit of the Public Service Pay and Pensions Division of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. Where it is not possible to reach local agreement on claims relating...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Bail Law (28 May 2019)

Charles Flanagan: As outlined in my response to the Deputy's Parliamentary Question No. 86 of 16 May 2019, I made enquiries in relation to the information sought by the Deputy (the number of persons on bail for more than one offence) and I am advised that this information is not available. As the Deputy may be aware, the decision to grant bail in a particular case is a matter for the presiding Judge, who...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences Data (28 May 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I have sought a report from An Garda Síochána into the number of speeding incidents recorded on the road in question. I will contact the Deputy directly on receipt of the Garda report.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Seirbhísí Aistriúcháin (28 May 2019)

Charles Flanagan: Mar is eol don Teachta, faoi fhorálacha an Achta um Sheirbhís Chúirteanna, 1998, is í an tSeirbhís Chúirteanna atá freagrach as bainistiú na gcúirteanna, agus tá an tSeirbhís sin neamhspleách ag feidhmiú a feidhmeanna di, lena n-áirítear eolas a sholáthar faoi chóras na gcúirteanna. Chun cuidiú leis...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Station Refurbishment (28 May 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The resources provided by Government to An Garda Síochána have reached unprecedented levels, with an allocation of €1.76 billion for 2019. Very significant capital investment is also being made, including investment of €342 million in Garda ICT infrastructure between 2016 and 2021; and investment of €46 million in the Garda Fleet over the same period. In...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Expenditure (28 May 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The resources provided by Government to An Garda Síochána have reached unprecedented levels, with an allocation for 2019 of €1.76 billion. Very significant capital investment is also being made in An Garda Síochána, including investment of €342 million in Garda ICT infrastructure between 2016 and 2021 and investment of €46 million in the Garda fleet...