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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...

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 from the person concerned continues to be processed by my Department 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...

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

Charles Flanagan: An application for a certificate of naturalisation in relation to the person concerned 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 through naturalisation is a privilege...

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

Charles Flanagan: The application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to continues to be processed 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 State but also at European...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (13 May 2020)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy will appreciate that prison buildings are intensively used assets that require continuous maintenance and servicing to minimise the risk of loss of cells or other critical elements of the prison infrastructure. I am advised by the Irish Prison Service that the following table sets out the annual payments to the facilities management company referred to by the Deputy across the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Facilities (13 May 2020)

Charles Flanagan: I am informed by the Irish Prison Service that the cost of refurbishment works at the Mountjoy Prison training unit in 2019 was €1.3million (inclusive of VAT). I am further informed that the cost of this work paid to date in 2020 is €615,000 (inclusive of VAT). The Irish Prison Service assure me that these works have completed on time and in line with the overall project...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (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 is a matter for the Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB). Representations...

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

Charles Flanagan: The Probate Office is an office of the High Court and management of the courts is the responsibility of the Courts Service, which is independent in exercising its functions under the Courts Service Act 1998. Probate functions are also carried out by County Registrars at District Probate Registries in 14 provincial court offices. However, in order to be of assistance to the Deputy, I have...

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

Charles Flanagan: I can inform the Deputy that the application referred to was received in the Dublin Visa Office on 6 November 2019. Visa applications are dealt with in chronological order by date of receipt within the particular category. A visa application to join with a family member, where the sponsor is a Non-EEA national, can normally be expected to be processed within 6/12 months of receipt of the...

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

Charles Flanagan: I can inform the Deputy that an application for a certificate of naturalisation will not be adversely affected if an applicant, who loses their employment as a result of COVID 19 pandemic, is in receipt of the COVID-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment from the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection. As the Deputy will appreciate, the granting of Irish citizenship through...

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

Charles Flanagan: An application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person concerned continues to be processed and will be submitted to me for decision as expeditiously as possible. It is recognised that all applicants for citizenship would wish to have a decision on their application without delay. However, the nature of the naturalisation process is such that, for a broad range of reasons,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Services Regulation (13 May 2020)

Charles Flanagan: The Legal Services Regulatory Authority has been making detailed preparations for the establishment and coming into operation of the Advisory Committee on the Grant of Patents of Precedence under the relevant terms of part 12 of the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015, which I commenced on 7 October 2019. I have nominated Dr. Don Thornhill as the first lay member of the Authority to serve...