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Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Records (Exchange of Information) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (20 Nov 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am not undertaking to institute a formal review. I said to Deputy Pringle I would be happy to engage further to determine the reasons the Civil Legal Aid Act 1995 has had a low uptake. The Civil Legal Aid Act 1995 has been updated by a numbers of Acts, not least the Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Act 2017, which placed the victim and complainant centre stage. I would have thought...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Records (Exchange of Information) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (20 Nov 2019)

Charles Flanagan: That is a fair comment. I remind the Deputy, as I did earlier, that this is the subject of debate under a Bill that is in the Seanad this afternoon. I too am keen to ensure the issues that have informed Deputy Kenny are referenced as we review the spent convictions legislation. The object of it, and the whole idea behind it, is to ensure that if a conviction is spent, it is done and that...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Records (Exchange of Information) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (20 Nov 2019)

Charles Flanagan: Yes.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Records (Exchange of Information) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (20 Nov 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I move amendment No. 2: In page 8, line 23, to delete “the purposes” and substitute “for the purposes”.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Records (Exchange of Information) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (20 Nov 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I move amendment No. 3: In page 8, line 24, to delete “a purpose” and substitute “by or under any enactment or rule of law for a purpose”.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Ministerial Meetings (21 Nov 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I can inform the Deputy that I did not have any meetings with insurance companies or Insurance Ireland during the period in question.For your information, I spoke at an Insurance Ireland conference held in 2017 at which the issue of fraud was the main topic on the agenda. The need to tackle insurance fraud and other drivers of insurance costs on enterprise and business, in both employer...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Consultancy Contracts Data (21 Nov 2019)

Charles Flanagan: EY have been engaged by my Department in two areas in 2019, further details of which are set out below. If the Deputy has further information with respect to the subject matter of her question, I would welcome her providing this to my Department to facilitate further inquiries. Transformation EY was engaged to support the recent Transformation Programme undertaken by my Department. This...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Ministerial Meetings (21 Nov 2019)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will appreciate, I engage regularly and on an ongoing basis with the Garda Commissioner and members of his management team in my role as Minister for Justice and Equality, as do my officials.  These engagements take various forms and cover the full range of issues of relevance to our roles. In addition, I am aware that Minister of State...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Expenditure (21 Nov 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I note that in accordance with the Garda Síochána Act 2005 as amended, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for managing and controlling the administration and business of An Garda Síochána, including human resources and personnel matters. In my response to Parliamentary Question No. 242 of 12 November 2019, I set out information as conveyed to me by the Garda authorities...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Reform (21 Nov 2019)

Charles Flanagan: In August 2019, my Department implemented a significant Transformation Programme, most notably in response to the recommendations of the Effectiveness and Renewal Group which was established by Government in January 2018 to identify the changes necessary to enable the Department to meet the changed demands of the environment in which it now operates. The aim of the Transformation...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Inquiries (21 Nov 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The circumstances surrounding the tragic death of Shane O'Farrell have been addressed by me in both the Dáil and the Seanad on a number of occasions and in a number of earlier responses to Parliamentary Questions. I have noted and take most seriously the motion approved by Dáil Éireann on 14 November. I would point out however that my actions in relation to the O'Farrell case...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Drugs Seizures (21 Nov 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I have asked An Garda Síochána to provide information in relation to the matter raised by the Deputy.  The information requested is detailed and it was not possible to complete the task in the time available.  I have requested the Commissioner to provide me with this information and I will provide it directly to the Deputy once it is received.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (21 Nov 2019)

Charles Flanagan: While I am not in a position to provide information in relation to individual cases or applications, I can inform the Deputy that applications for Citizenship are governed by the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956 as amended, and for the purposes of the 1956 Act, a parent is understood to mean either the mother or father of the child. For the purposes of Irish...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (21 Nov 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 107 and 108 together. The Deputy will recall that I obtained Government approval to introduce legislation if required and depending on the outcome of an appeal to the Court of Appeal.  The Court handed down its decision on Thursday, 14 November and, while my officials and I will need to study the judgement in its entirety over the coming...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Legislation (21 Nov 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I would like to begin by stating clearly that my officials, alongside their colleagues in the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport and An Garda Síochána, are striving to find solutions to this complex policing issue. As I have outlined in previous Parliamentary responses, a cross-agency group has been examining the misuse of scramblers. This process has involved my...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations (21 Nov 2019)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will appreciate, the Office of Public Works (OPW) has responsibility for the provision and maintenance of Garda accommodation. As a result, all works to the Garda estate involve close cooperation between the OPW and the Garda authorities Major investment is being made in the Garda estate, to provide fit-for-purpose facilities for Garda members and staff, as well as the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (21 Nov 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I can inform the Deputy that the person referred to was awarded permission to reside in the State as a dependent person.  Dependent status permission is issued as a Stamp 3 residence permission and therefore the person referred to does not appear to currently meet the criteria for a stamp 4 permission.   However, if the circumstances of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification Applications (21 Nov 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I can inform the Deputy that an application for a visa, for the purpose of joining with an Irish national spouse, was received in respect of the person referred to by the Deputy on 16 July, 2019. The Policy Document on Family Reunification first published in December 2013 states that the business target for visa applications to join Irish citizens is to...

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

Charles Flanagan: I can inform the Deputy that all persons making an application for a certificate of naturalisation are required to provide satisfactory documentary evidence of their identity and nationality. This is usually in the form of a current valid passport and may include other original supporting documents, such as a previously held or out of date passport, birth certificate or register of birth and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (21 Nov 2019)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will be aware, for reasons of maintaining full confidentiality, it is not my Department's practice to comment on whether an application for asylum or subsidiary protection has been made in the State.   An applicant for such protection status, or their legal representative, should contact either the International Protection Office (IPO) or the...