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

Charles Flanagan: 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. In addition, the allocation of Garda resources is a matter for the Commissioner, in light of identified operational demands. This includes responsibility for the allocation of Garda vehicles...

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

Charles Flanagan: The Garda Commissioner is by law 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 ensure their optimum...

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

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will be aware, record resources, including a substantial capital allocation of €116m, were made available to An Garda Síochána in 2020. Under the Garda Síochána Act 2005, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for carrying on and managing the administration and business of the organisation as well as for the allocation of Garda resources, in light of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Ministerial Meetings (13 May 2020)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will appreciate, Ireland and the United States of America have a strong record of cooperation in relation to justice and security matters. Meetings between relevant officeholders take place from time to time and officials liaise with their counterparts as needed as do the security services of the State. In 2019, I met on one occasion with US Attorney General William Barr....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda National Immigration Bureau (13 May 2020)

Charles Flanagan: 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. In addition, the allocation of Garda resources is a matter for the Commissioner, in light of identified operational demands. This includes responsibility for the allocation of Garda vehicles...

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

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy may wish to know that the Immigration Service Delivery website contains comprehensive guidelines to assist with the application process and the documents required. The documentation needed for the various visa application types can be found by choosing the appropriate visa option on the web page: . It should be noted, however, that the information contained on the website is for...

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

Charles Flanagan: The persons referred to have submitted representations to me under Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended) detailing why deportation orders should not be made in respect of them. These applications will be given full consideration. These cases are amongst many to be considered at present and, as such, it is not possible at this point in time to provide a specific indication as...

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

Charles Flanagan: I can inform the Deputy that the person referred to is the subject of a Deportation Order made on 25 August 2017. The effect of a Deportation Order is that the person named on the Order is legally obliged to leave the State and to remain outside of the State. The enforcement of the Deportation Order is an operational matter for the Garda National Immigration Bureau. Representations were...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Firearms Licences (13 May 2020)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy will appreciate that, for security reasons, it is a long standing practice not to comment in detail on any matter which may have implications for the safety of law enforcement personnel. I can say that there are stringent controls under Irish legislation on the issue of firearm certificates and the conditions under which firearms can be held. Any application to possess a firearm...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Accommodation (13 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 ensure their...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Reviews (13 May 2020)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 352, 353 and 367 together. As the Deputies noted, Part 4 of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 is due to be reviewed this year. This review arises under the provisions of the Act itself, and will include an assessment of the impact of the Act on the welfare of those who engage in sexual activity for payment. The terms of reference for the review have...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Commission on the Future of Policing Reports (13 May 2020)

Charles Flanagan: In December 2018, Government published A Policing Service for our Future (APSFF) – the 4-year Plan (2019-2022) to implement the Report of the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland – The Future of Policing in Ireland. The plan is a living document and I understand that throughout the implementation process, it is reviewed and updated, to maintain ambitious but realistic...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: UN Conventions (13 May 2020)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy is aware, Ireland has ratified the UN Convention against Torture and has signed but not yet ratified the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture (OPCAT). The Optional Protocol is preventive in nature and provides for the establishment of National Preventive Mechanisms which would inspect facilities where persons can be held involuntarily. Legislation is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Reviews (13 May 2020)

Charles Flanagan: The Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 came into force four years ago. As the Deputy will appreciate, there was extensive consultation and scrutiny both within the Oireachtas and with other stakeholders in the period before enactment of the Act. The Bill, as it was then, was amended several times as it progressed through the Houses of the Oireachtas, and...

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

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will be aware, the Office of Public Works (OPW) has responsibility for the provision and maintenance of Garda accommodation. Works in relation to Garda accommodation are progressed by the Garda authorities working in close cooperation with the OPW. The Garda Building and Refurbishment Programme 2016-2021 programme is based on agreed Garda priorities and benefits over 30...

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

Charles Flanagan: The Office of Public Works (OPW) has responsibility for the provision and maintenance of Garda accommodation. Works in relation to Garda accommodation are therefore progressed by the Garda authorities working in close cooperation with the OPW. I am informed by the Garda authorities that the refurbishment of Rush Garda Station has been substantially completed and that the OPW expect to...

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

Charles Flanagan: An application for a certificate of naturalisation was received on 24 May 2018 from the person referred to. This application is currently being processed with a view to establishing whether they meet the statutory conditions for the granting of naturalisation and will be submitted to me for decision as expeditiously as possible. As the Deputy will appreciate, the granting of Irish...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Law Cases (13 May 2020)

Charles Flanagan: The Domicile and Recognition of Foreign Divorces Act 1986 governs the recognition of foreign divorces granted on or after the coming into operation of the Act on 2 October 1986. Section 5 of the 1986 Act provides that a foreign divorce may only be recognised in Ireland if it was granted in the country where either spouse was domiciled on the date the divorce proceedings were instituted. The...

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

Charles Flanagan: My Department has no record of an application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to by the Deputy. Furthermore, statistics are not compiled in the manner sought by the Deputy and, as such, I am not in a position to provide the requested information.

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

Charles Flanagan: The review of the continuous residence provision in the 1956 Act referred to by the Deputy is ongoing within my Department. It is my preference to modernise the provisions to reflect the realities of modern life. Any action required on foot of this review will be considered when the review is completed.