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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Leave to Remain (13 May 2020)

Charles Flanagan: I am informed by the Immigration Service of my Department that the persons concerned are the subject of a Deportation Order signed on 19 February 2020. This Order requires that the persons concerned are to remove themselves from the State and remain outside the State. The enforcement of the Deportation Orders are a matter for the Garda National Immigration Bureau. It is open to the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Correspondence (13 May 2020)

Charles Flanagan: I apologise most sincerely to the Deputy for the delay in reverting with a substantial response. The response has now issued and I hope that the matter has now been resolved to the satisfaction of the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal (13 May 2020)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy may be aware, the Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal is made up of seven qualified barristers and solicitors who provide services on a part-time basis. Each case is considered in the first instance by a single Tribunal Member. If the decision is appealed, three other Tribunal Members hear the appeal. Tribunal Members meet on a regular basis to hear appeals and to discuss...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (13 May 2020)

Charles Flanagan: The application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to by the Deputy continues to be processed by my officials and will be submitted to me for decision as expeditiously as possible. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (13 May 2020)

Charles Flanagan: The person referred to by the Deputy made an application on 19 September 2019 to my Department for a right to residency accompanied by a right to work based on their parentage of an Irish citizen child. The Deputy will appreciate that, in the interest of fairness to all applicants, applications are dealt with in chronological order. The application is amongst many to be considered at...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (13 May 2020)

Charles Flanagan: An application from the person referred to by the Deputy, for citizenship through the naturalisation process, is currently being processed with a view to establishing whether the applicant meets the statutory conditions for the granting of naturalisation. It will be submitted to me for decision in due course. As the Deputy will appreciate, the granting of Irish citizenship through...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (13 May 2020)

Charles Flanagan: The application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to by the Deputy continues to be processed by my officials and will be submitted to me for decision as expeditiously as possible. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (13 May 2020)

Charles Flanagan: The person referred to by the Deputy is the subject of a Deportation Order made on 20 June 2002 and therefore has no entitlement to residency in the State. Representations were received on behalf of the person concerned pursuant to Section 3 (11) of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), to revoke the Deportation Order. Following consideration of those representations, a decision was...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Leave to Remain (13 May 2020)

Charles Flanagan: The position remains as advised in my response to the Deputy on the 5 March 2020 to question number 351. Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to my Department by e-mail using the Oireachtas mail facility which has been specifically established for this purpose. This service enables up-to-date information on such cases to be obtained...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (13 May 2020)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised that the application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to by the Deputy continues to be processed with a view to establishing if the applicant meets the statutory conditions for the granting of naturalisation. The application will be submitted to me for decision as expeditiously as possible. If further documentation is required, it will be requested...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (13 May 2020)

Charles Flanagan: I am informed by my officials that, from the details provided by the Deputy, there is no record of an application, or a request, from the person concerned for permission to remain in the State. The person concerned is advised to write to my Department and request to regularise their position in the State. When submitting their request, they should be sure to outline their current...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (13 May 2020)

Charles Flanagan: I can inform the Deputy that no application for naturalisation has been received from the person concerned. However, a review of a Spouse/Civil Partner of an Irish National application was received on 29 January 2020. This review is in respect of a negative decision made on an application for permission to remain in the State as the spouse/civil partner of an Irish national. The length...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Leave to Remain (13 May 2020)

Charles Flanagan: The person concerned is the subject of a Deportation Order, signed on 29 September 2017, requiring them to remove themselves from the State and remain outside the State. The enforcement of the Deportation Order is a matter for the Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB). As previously advised, representations were received from the person concerned, pursuant to the provisions of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (13 May 2020)

Charles Flanagan: I can inform the Deputy that the person referred to is the subject of a valid deportation order and is required to present to the Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB) as and when requested. While the person concerned is next due to present on 26 May 2020, I understand that that appointments with persons due to present under the current circumstances havebeen postponed by the GNIB to a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Travel Documents (13 May 2020)

Charles Flanagan: I can inform the Deputy that Travel Documents cannot be renewed. Where a person needs a new Travel Document, they should submit their expired document as soon as possible to the Travel Document Section with a fresh Travel Document application in order to ensure that they are in the possession of an in date travel document to facilitate travel. Information on how to apply for a Travel...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (13 May 2020)

Charles Flanagan: My Department has no record of receiving an application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person concerned. However, the person referred to by the Deputy currently has permission to remain in the State on Stamp 4 conditions until 16 June 2020 and the onus is on them to keep this permission up to date at all times. Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Certificates (13 May 2020)

Charles Flanagan: I can inform the Deputy that an application for a certificate of naturalisation in relation to the person referred to is currently being processed with a view to establishing whether the applicant meets the statutory conditions for the granting of naturalisation and will be submitted to me for decision in due course. As the Deputy will appreciate, the granting of Irish citizenship...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting (13 May 2020)

Charles Flanagan: The primary purpose of the employment vetting carried out by An Garda Síochána through its National Vetting Bureau is to seek to ensure the safety of children and vulnerable adults. It largely operates under the provisions of the National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012-2016. As I am sure the Deputy will agree, this is a very important task which must be...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (13 May 2020)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy is aware, my Department is unable to publish any information that would cause to identify an international protection applicant. I and my Department officials are obliged pursuant to section 26 of the International Protection Act 2015 to ensure that the identity of any person who applies for international protection is kept confidential. Section 26(1) sets out that “the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Closed-Circuit Television Systems (13 May 2020)

Charles Flanagan: Community-based CCTV is governed by section 38(3)(c) of the Garda Síochána Act 2005 and the Garda Síochána (CCTV) Order 2006. This legal framework requires that any proposed community CCTV scheme must: - be approved by the local Joint Policing Committee, - have the prior support of the relevant local authority, which must also act as data controller, and - have the...