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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Offices (19 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The majority of properties occupied by my Department are owned or leased on its behalf by the Office of Public Works (OPW). I can confirm that the Department has not purchased or leased land during this period. Information in respect of buildings leased by my department is contained in the attached document. I have requested that all agencies under the aegis of my Department respond...

Seanad: Coroners (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage (19 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am pleased to have the opportunity to speak on Second Stage of the Coroners (Amendment) Bill 2018, as now passed by Dáil Éireann. The Bill makes a series of amendments to the Coroners Act 1962 in a far-reaching and important modernisation of our coronial law. First, it will strengthen and clarify the powers available to coroners in the reporting, investigation and inquest of...

Seanad: Coroners (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage (19 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: That Bill addressed the findings of inquests and inquiries in several high-profile cases that caused great public unease. Some maternal deaths occurring in hospitals that should have been reported to coroners because they raised issues of medical error and were unnatural deaths under the Coroners Act 1962 were not so reported. Bereaved families and, in some instances, even coroners...

Seanad: Coroners (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage (19 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I thank Senators Ardagh, Ó Donnghaile, Colm Burke and Bacik for their contributions and acknowledge their support for this important measure. I am grateful for the many expressions of support received and will certainly bear the various points raised by Senators in mind as I proceed, between now and Committee Stage, to address some further amendments and observations. I welcome the...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Courts (Establishment and Constitution) (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (19 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: Thank you, a Chathaoirligh, and I thank committee members for scheduling this short but nevertheless important legislation for this afternoon. I am joined by my officials, Mr. Richard Fallon and Mr. Patrick McHale. The Bill, as committee members will be aware from Second Stage, deals with the amendment of section 1A of the Courts (Establishment and Constitution) Act 1961. The provisions...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Courts (Establishment and Constitution) (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (19 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: Yes, it is my intention to commence Report Stage of the Judicial Council Bill tomorrow afternoon in the Seanad. With co-operation it may well be possible to complete Report Stage tomorrow, whereupon I will be keen to contact the Business Committee with a view to commencing Second Stage in the Dáil. I do not have proposed dates with me but I would be happy to have the Opposition...

Community Policing and Rural Crime: Motion (20 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: On behalf of the Government, I express appreciation and thanks to the Joint Committee on Justice and Equality, and especially to its Chairman, Deputy Ó Caoláin, for its work on this comprehensive report. I have taken very careful note of the recommendations. I am aware that the committee held numerous hearings as outlined by Deputy Ó Caoláin and during its...

Community Policing and Rural Crime: Motion (20 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: Once again I acknowledge the importance of this report. It makes a very valuable contribution to policing and the fight against crime. I acknowledge the presentation of the report here this afternoon. I also wish to inform Deputies that I have taken careful note of many of the points raised, all of which I regard as making a valuable contribution not only towards the recommendations in the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Insurance Industry Regulation (20 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 110, 111 and 128 to 130, inclusive, together. Further to the relevant Written Replies made by myself and the Minister for Finance, Paschal Donohoe TD, on 13 July 2019, I have sought additional information on those regulatory breaches involving insurance 'claims harvesters' as sought under today's Questions by Deputy McGrath. In response the Law Society has...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Insurance Fraud (20 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy will appreciate that it is the Garda Commissioner who is solely responsible for organisational matters, such as the establishment of individual Garda units, the remits of any such units, and the resourcing of units. The Commissioner is of the view that a Divisional focus on insurance fraud is preferable to the establishment of a centralised investigation unit. This approach is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (20 Jun 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 has entered the final stage of processing and the applicant will be informed of my decision shortly. As the Deputy will appreciate, the granting of Irish citizenship through...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigrant Investor Programme Applications (20 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person in question made an application under the Immigrant Investor Application in October 2018. INIS introduced a number of enhanced control mechanisms which has led to a temporary increase in processing times, as the new processes are bedded in. All applications from 2018 have been...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Execution of Wills (20 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The position is that Part VII of the Succession Act 1965 sets out the legal requirements for the making of a valid will and provides robust safeguards in relation to the validity of wills. It is, of course, possible for a person to commence legal proceedings challenging a will on the grounds of either the diminished capacity of the testator to make a valid will, or the testator's ability...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Assisted Human Reproduction Legislation (20 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: Parts 2 and 3 of the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 provide for the regulation of donor-assisted human reproduction (“DAHR”) procedures carried out in the State, including the legal parentage of children born as a result of DAHR procedures. Parts 2 and 3 of the 2015 Act specifically relate to DAHR procedures carried out in the State where the intending mother is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (20 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: 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 naturalisation are required to provide...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (20 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I have been advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person referred to by the Deputy currently has no current permission to be in the State, however, a request for permission to reside is under active consideration. The Deputy will appreciate that cases are dealt with in chronological order and I understand that a decision will issue in the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (20 Jun 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: Residency Permits (20 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned applied for a residence card as a family member of an EU citizen, in this case a spouse, on 07/09/2012 under the provisions of the European Communities (Free Movement of Persons) Regulations 2015 and Directive 2004/38/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council. ...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (20 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I have been informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned applied for a residence card as a family member of an EU citizen, in this case a stepchild, on 07/09/2012 under the provisions of the European Communities (Free Movement of Persons) Regulations 2015 and Directive 2004/38/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council. ...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (20 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned applied for a right of residency, accompanied by a right to work, based on their parentage of an Irish citizen child on 15 October 2018. The Deputy will appreciate that applications are dealt with in chronological order. I understand that the application is under consideration...