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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (27 May 2020)

Charles Flanagan: The Garda Commissioner is statutorily responsible for the management of An Garda Síochána, including personnel matters and deployment of resources. As Minister, I have no responsibility for these matters. I am assured however that Garda management keeps the distribution of resources under continual review in the context of crime trends and policing priorities, to their optimum...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations (27 May 2020)

Charles Flanagan: The Garda Commissioner is by law responsible for the management and control of An Garda Síochána and for the effective and efficient use of Garda resources. This includes responsibility for allocation of personnel and deployment of resources as well as matters such as the opening hours of Garda stations. As Minister, I have no role in these operational decisions. I am assured,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Covid-19 Pandemic (27 May 2020)

Charles Flanagan: The passenger numbers for arrivals into Irish Airports and Seaports for May 2020 set out below have been provided by the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport. It should be noted that there will be a variance in the total passenger numbers versus the number of Public Health Passenger Locator Forms collected. This is due to the different data collection methods used by both Departments...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Covid-19 Pandemic (27 May 2020)

Charles Flanagan: I can inform the Deputy that Border Management Unit Immigration Officers at Dublin Airport, on behalf of the Health Authorities, commenced recording Passenger Locator Forms on 28 April 2020. These contacts were made as part of public health passenger checks under measures related to the Covid-19 pandemic. Two calls are made to passengers following their arrival into the State, providing a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (27 May 2020)

Charles Flanagan: I can inform the Deputy that the person concerned has been granted permission to remain on Stamp 1 conditions until 30 September 2020. This decision was conveyed in writing to the person concerned on 13 May 2020. Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to my Department by email using the Oireachtas Mail facility which has been specifically...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (27 May 2020)

Charles Flanagan: The join family visa applications referred to by the Deputy were submitted to the Visa Office in Abuja, Nigeria on 7 March 2019. They were subsequently received by the Dublin Visa office on 20 January 2020, for further processing, in accordance with the guidelines set out in the Policy Document on Non-EEA Family Reunification. The Policy Document contains a stated business target that visa...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (27 May 2020)

Charles Flanagan: I can inform the Deputy 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 considered, under Section 3 (6) of the Immigration Act 1999 (as...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (27 May 2020)

Charles Flanagan: I am informed that both visit visa applications made by the person referred to by the Deputy were refused for reasons outlined in the decision letter at the time of refusal. It was open to the person concerned, to appeal those decisions within two months of the decision date, however no appeals were received in respect of these applications. Currently there are no records of any subsequent...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (27 May 2020)

Charles Flanagan: I can inform the Deputy that an application for a renewal of permission to remain has been received from the person concerned. This application is under consideration at present and when a decision is made, the person will be notified in writing. Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to my Department by email using the Oireachtas Mail...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (27 May 2020)

Charles Flanagan: This application is currently being considered 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 as expeditiously as possible. If further documentation is required it will be requested from the applicant in due course. As the Deputy will appreciate, the granting of Irish...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (27 May 2020)

Charles Flanagan: I can inform the Deputy that the person concerned submitted an application for a certificate of naturalisation on 27 March 2018. This application 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 as expeditiously as possible. If further documentation is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (27 May 2020)

Charles Flanagan: I wish to advise the Deputy that information regarding access and entitlement to unemployment payments for those who have been temporarily laid off or have had their working hours reduced, including the new COVID 19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment, are a matter for the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection. In light of the uncertainties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, as a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Commencement of Legislation (27 May 2020)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will be aware, the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 provides a modern statutory framework to support decision-making by adults with capacity difficulties. The Act was signed into law on 30 December 2015 but has not yet been fully commenced. The Act provides for the establishment of new administrative processes and support measures, including the setting up of the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Parental Leave (3 Jun 2020)

Charles Flanagan: Section 6 of the Adoptive Leave Act 1995 provides for an entitlement to 24 weeks of paid adoptive leave for an employed adopting mother or a sole male adopter, and an additional 16 weeks of unpaid leave. Currently, adoptive leave is not available to a male same-sex couple where the couple is not married, cohabiting or civil partners, and adopted jointly. The Department of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Staff (3 Jun 2020)

Charles Flanagan: Promotion competitions within my Department are subject to the provisions of the Code of Practice for Appointment to Positions within the Civil Service and Public Service, issued by the Commission for Public Service Appointments (CPSA). This requires that competitions run within the Civil Service are fair, transparent and merit-based selection process, in line with its principles and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Student Visas (3 Jun 2020)

Charles Flanagan: I can inform the Deputy that the Third Level Graduate Programme is for graduates with an award at Level 8 or 9 on the National Framework of Qualifications. Graduates with level 8 awards are granted a 12 month permission to a maximum of 7 years’ student permission overall. Graduates with an award at Level 9 or above who qualify for the programme are granted permission for 24...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (3 Jun 2020)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy will be aware that discussions on a new Programme for Government are ongoing and I understand that this proposal is among those under consideration. The Taoiseach and I have previously met with the Garda Commissioner and members of his senior management team in relation to serious crime incidents in the DMR North and the coordinated response mounted by An Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Closed-Circuit Television Systems (3 Jun 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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (3 Jun 2020)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy will be aware that discussions on a new Programme for Government are ongoing and I understand that this proposal is among those under consideration. The Deputy will recall that both the Taoiseach and I have visited Drogheda on a number of occasions to meet with Gardaí involved in tackling the ongoing and highly volatile feud as referred to. I am regularly briefed by the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations (3 Jun 2020)

Charles Flanagan: The Garda Commissioner is by law responsible for the management of An Garda Síochána, including personnel matters and deployment of resources. I am assured however that Garda management keeps the distribution of resources under continual review in the context of crime trends and policing priorities, to their optimum use. Further, the Office of Public Works (OPW) has...