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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (5 Mar 2020)

Charles Flanagan: I can inform the Deputy that my Department issued a letter to the person concerned in April 2019 granting conditional permission to remain in the State. The person concerned was advised to furnish specific documentation at least four weeks before their permission was due to expire on 2 February 2020. My Department has no record of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (5 Mar 2020)

Charles Flanagan: Recruitment to An Garda Síochána is governed by the Garda Síochána (Admissions and Appointments) Regulations 2013 which provide that the age at which a person may apply to join An Garda Síochána as a full time member is not more than 35 years. As the Deputy will be aware, in December 2018 the Government endorsed the report of the Commission on the Future of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda-PSNI Transfers (5 Mar 2020)

Charles Flanagan: Recruitment to An Garda Síochána is governed by the Garda Síochána Act 2005 and the Garda Síochána (Admissions and Appointments) Regulations 2013.  There are a number of routes under the Garda Síochána Act 2005 through which individuals with policing experience and qualifications gained in another jurisdiction may join the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Firearms Certificates (5 Mar 2020)

Charles Flanagan: Under Section 2 the Firearms (Firearms Certificate for Non- Residents) Act 2000, the Minister for Justice and Equality has a power to grant firearms certificates, including to official security personnel from other jurisdictions, where it is deemed necessary to do so.  Decisions in relation to the grant of certificates to such personnel are made in accordance with the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: State Pathology Service (5 Mar 2020)

Charles Flanagan: The positions of Chief State Pathologist and Deputy State Pathologist were advertised by the Public Appointments Service in September 2019.   The recruitment process for the Deputy State Pathologist is still ongoing and it is anticipated that the post will be filled in the coming months.  Unfortunately the recruitment process for the Chief State Pathologist failed to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Resources (5 Mar 2020)

Charles Flanagan: In accordance with the Garda Síochána Act 2005, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and control of An Garda Síochána and for the allocation and efficient use of Garda resources.  This includes responsibility for the allocation of Garda vehicles, in accordance with operational demand.  As Minister, I have no role in these...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (5 Mar 2020)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy has been advised previously, 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 International...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Juvenile Offenders (5 Mar 2020)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 391 to 393, inclusive, together. The Children Act 2001 as amended provides the legislative framework for the youth justice system and provides for the care, protection and management of young people engaging in offending behaviour. It is underpinned by key principles which include using detention as a last resort and diverting children away from...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Data (5 Mar 2020)

Charles Flanagan: In accordance with the Garda Síochána Act 2005, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and control of An Garda Síochána and for the allocation and efficient use of Garda resources.  This includes responsibility for the allocation of Garda vehicles, in accordance with operational demand.  As Minister, I have no role in these...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (5 Mar 2020)

Charles Flanagan: In accordance with the Garda Síochána Act 2005, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and control of An Garda Síochána and for the effective and efficient use of Garda resources. This includes responsibility for matters including the opening hours of Garda stations, allocation of personnel and deployment of resources.  As Minister, I have no...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (5 Mar 2020)

Charles Flanagan: My Department received an application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to by the Deputy on 29 May 2019. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (5 Mar 2020)

Charles Flanagan: An application for a certificate of naturalisation was received from the person referred to by the Deputy on 15 May 2019. 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 any further...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Migration Data (5 Mar 2020)

Charles Flanagan: It is not possible for my Department to quantify the number of undocumented migrants living in the State. Such persons ordinarily do not make themselves known to officials of the Immigration Service. As the Deputy will appreciate, irregular migration, by its very nature, is clandestine. It is not uncommon for people who are here illegally to go to extreme lengths to avoid...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Migration Data (5 Mar 2020)

Charles Flanagan: I can confirm that 3,116 applications were received under the Special Scheme for Students which was launched on 15 October 2018 and closed on 20 January 2019.  To date, decisions have been made on 3,106 cases of which 2,253 have been granted and 853 refused. Staff were reassigned from within the Department to process applications under the scheme so therefore no additional...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Brexit Issues (5 Mar 2020)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy will be aware that the United Kingdom left the European Union at midnight (CET) on 31 January 2020 on the basis of the Withdrawal Agreement. This Agreement includes a transition period which is due to last until at least 31 December 2020. During the transition period EU rules and regulations will continue to apply to the UK and its citizens who will still benefit from the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Inquiry into the Death of Mr. Shane O'Farrell (5 Mar 2020)

Charles Flanagan: The circumstances surrounding the tragic death of Shane O'Farrell have previously been addressed by me in both the Dáil and the Seanad and I have met with the O'Farrell family. My Department wrote to Judge Haughton on 23 September 2019 to ask him to begin his scoping exercise and to make an initial report by mid-November. Judge Haughton’s interim report was received...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Station Refurbishment (5 Mar 2020)

Charles Flanagan: At the outset it is important to note that 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. As the Deputy will be aware, a pilot scheme to open 6 Garda stations, both...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences (5 Mar 2020)

Charles Flanagan: First, it is important to be clear that vetting applications are processed by An Garda Síochána in accordance with the National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Acts 2012 to 2016 and other relevant legislation, including the Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016.  Within An Garda Síochána, the National Vetting...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Provision (5 Mar 2020)

Charles Flanagan: In accordance with the Garda Síochána Act 2005, as amended, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for management and control of An Garda Síochána and for the allocation and efficient use of Garda resources.  This includes responsibility for the allocation of Garda vehicles, in accordance with operational demand.  As Minister, I have no role...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection Commissioner (5 Mar 2020)

Charles Flanagan: The Data Protection Commission is independent in exercising its functions. However, in order to be of assistance to the Deputy, I have had enquiries made and the Data Protection Commission has supplied the following updates on the matter. The Data Protection Commission operates from three offices at present, two of which are based in Dublin and the third in Portarlington. ...