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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Freedom of Information Data (12 Dec 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The information requested by the Deputy is being collated and I will be in touch with him when it has been finalised.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Closed-Circuit Television Systems (12 Dec 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I will look into the matter referred to by the Deputy and will write to him directly very shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (12 Dec 2019)

Charles Flanagan: It is important to be clear that under the Garda Síochána Act 2005 as amended, the Garda Commissioner has responsibility for management of An Garda Síochána and for the allocation and efficient use of Garda resources. This includes responsibility for personnel matters and the distribution of personnel and resources including Garda vehicles across the various Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Expenditure (12 Dec 2019)

Charles Flanagan: Credit cards within my Department are utilised as a tightly controlled business tool to facilitate the efficient and cost effective discharge of Departmental business and cover expenditure arising in the performance of official duties. In some instances it is not possible to procure goods and services without a credit card, where for example, suppliers insist upon advance payment or for...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Data (12 Dec 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 117 and 118 together. I am advised by the Irish Prison Service that it has no plans to disseminate, as a matter of routine, information beyond that already included in the Irish Prison Service Annual Report or available on its website such as age, sentence length, gender, offence group, address given by county and nationality groupings. However I can...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Regulatory Impact Assessments (12 Dec 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I can confirm that a regulatory impact assessment was conducted in respect of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Act 2014. The assessment is attached for your information and is also available on the Department's website at the following link: . ">Impact Assessment

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (12 Dec 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I would first point out that the Central Statistics Office (CSO), as the national statistical agency, is responsible for the compilation and publication of all crime statistics. The CSO produces these statistics using data including data recorded on An Garda Síochána’s PULSE system. In light of quality issues in relation to PULSE data, the CSO took the decision in early...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Expenditure (12 Dec 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 121 to 124, inclusive, together. Under section 43(1) of the Garda Síochána Act 2005, the Garda Commissioner is the Accounting Officer for the Garda vote. In addition, the Garda Commissioner is responsible under section 26 for management and control of the administration and business of the Garda Síochána. This includes responsibility for...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (12 Dec 2019)

Charles Flanagan: This Government is committed to ensuring a strong and visible police presence throughout the country in order to maintain and strengthen community engagement, provide reassurance to citizens and to deter crime. I have been advised by the Garda authorities that the most ever sworn members of An Garda Síochána was 14,716 in September 2009. Garda numbers declined year on year after...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Closed-Circuit Television Systems (12 Dec 2019)

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: Deportation Orders Re-examination (12 Dec 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I must inform the Deputy that, under section 47(5) of the International Protection Act 2015 (the 2015 Act), I refused to give the person concerned a refugee or subsidiary protection declaration. Where a person is refused at all stages of the process, and they have no other basis to remain in the State, the making of a Deportation Order is an inevitable consequence. That decision was based...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (12 Dec 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I can inform the Deputy that the person concerned applied for a right of residency, accompanied by a right to work, based on their parentage of an Irish citizen child on 15 October 2018. The Deputy will appreciate that, in the interest of fairness to all applicants, applications are dealt with in chronological order. I understand that the application is under consideration at present and my...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (12 Dec 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I can inform the Deputy that the person referred to has recently submitted an application for renewal of permission to remain in the State. Any information submitted alongside their application will be taken into account when the application reaches examination stage. Applications are dealt with strictly in chronological order. We are unable to provide a timeframe for completion however, the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (12 Dec 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I can inform the Deputy that the person referred to has recently submitted an application for renewal of permission to remain in the State. Any information submitted alongside their application will be taken into account when the application reaches examination stage. Applications are dealt with strictly in chronological order. I am unable to provide a timeframe for completion however, the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (12 Dec 2019)

Charles Flanagan: My Department has no immigration record of the person mentioned by the Deputy. In order to apply for permission to study in the State, the person concerned must apply to my Department, in writing. The person concerned should outline their current circumstances, their future intentions in the State and include any documentation they feel necessary to support the application. The...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (12 Dec 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I can inform the Deputy that there is no record of an active immigration application from the person referred to. However, I can advise that the person referred to has permission to remain in the State on a Stamp 4 basis until 7 September 2020. Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to my Department by e-mail using the Oireachtas Mail...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders Re-examination (12 Dec 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I can inform the Deputy that the person referred to instituted Judicial Review proceedings on 4 December 2019. These Judicial Review proceedings are ongoing at present and as the matter is subjudice, I cannot comment further at this time. Queries in relation to the status of individual Immigration cases may be made directly to the my Department by e-mail using the Oireachtas Mail...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (12 Dec 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I can inform the Deputy that it would be open to the person concerned to submit a Freedom of Information request to my Department, marked for the attention of the FOI Unit and addressed to the Department of Justice and Equality, 51 St Stephen's Green, Dublin 2. A request can also be submitted by email to foi@justice.ie. Any such request must come directly from the person concerned and not...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (12 Dec 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I can confirm that the person referred to by the Deputy was naturalised by my Department on 31 March 2014. 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: Deportation Orders Re-examination (12 Dec 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The person concerned is the subject of a Deportation Order signed on 29 September 2017. This Order requires the person 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. As previously advised, representations were received from the person concerned, pursuant to the...