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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (3 Dec 2019)

Charles Flanagan: Officials in my Department have confirmed that an EU Treaty Rights review application was received from the person referred to by the Deputy on 5 December 2017. This review is in respect of a negative decision made on an application for retention of a residence card as a family member of an EU citizen. The length of time it takes to process applications may vary depending on a number of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Promotions (3 Dec 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The Garda Commissioner is statutorily responsible for the management of An Garda Síochána, including personnel matters and deployment of resources. Appointment to the rank of Sergeant is a matter for the Garda Commissioner under section 14 of the Act. I have asked the Garda Commissioner for the information requested and as soon as it is received I will write directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Criminal Law Review (3 Dec 2019)

Charles Flanagan: Part 4 of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 specifies that, not later than 3 years after its commencement, the Minister for Justice and Equality shall cause a report to be prepared on the operation of Section 7A of the Act and cause this report to be laid before each House of the Oireachtas. This report is required to include information as to the number of arrests and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Criminal Prosecutions Data (3 Dec 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 253 and 274 together. As the Deputy is aware, Part 4 of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 provides for two new offences of paying for sexual activity with a prostitute and paying for sexual activity with a trafficked person. The Act also removes those who offer their services as a prostitute from the existing offences of soliciting for the purpose of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (3 Dec 2019)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for managing and controlling An Garda Síochána. The matter referred to by the Deputy is operational, and one in which, as Minister, I have no role. The Garda authorities have advised that all reported crimes are recorded on the Garda PULSE system. I am further informed that while there is no specific...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (3 Dec 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 255 and 256 together. The Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 amended legislation relating to prostitution. Part 4 of the 2017 Act provides for a new offence of paying for sexual activity with a prostitute. The Act also removes those who offer their services as a prostitute from the existing offences of soliciting for the purpose of prostitution. One...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (3 Dec 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am informed that the person concerned has submitted written representations in response to a notification of an intention to deport, under Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended). 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 amended) and all other applicable...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Community Policing (3 Dec 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 258 and 270 together. The Garda Commissioner is responsible for the distribution of resources, including personnel, among the various Garda Divisions. As Minister, I have no direct role in the matter. Garda management keeps this distribution of resources under continual review in the context of crime trends and policing priorities, to ensure their optimum use....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service Administration (3 Dec 2019)

Charles Flanagan: In relation to cases impacted by the ruling of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) in the Chenchooliah case, my Department is currently working to develop the new processes necessitated by the ruling. As soon as those processes have been finalised, officials from my Department will be in written contact with the people whose immigration cases are impacted by that ruling vis a vis their...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Bail Law (3 Dec 2019)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy is aware, the Criminal Justice Act 2017 made a number of changes to the bail laws. Under the Act, the court has the power to refuse bail where there are reasonable grounds to believe the person is likely to commit a serious offence. In assessing this likelihood, the court must take into account the nature and seriousness of the offence, the accused person’s previous...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Bail Law (3 Dec 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The Criminal Justice Act 2017 made a number of changes to the bail laws. Under the Act, the court has the power to refuse bail where there are reasonable grounds to believe the person is likely to commit a serious offence. In assessing this likelihood, the court must take into account the nature and seriousness of the offence, the accused person’s previous offending and may also take...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (3 Dec 2019)

Charles Flanagan: It is open to any individual to lodge an application for a certificate of naturalisation if and when they are in a position to meet the statutory requirements as prescribed in the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956, as amended. Full details of the eligibility criteria, along with the relevant application forms and extensive guidelines are available on the Citizenship pages of my...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence (3 Dec 2019)

Charles Flanagan: Under the second National Strategy on Domestic Violence, Sexual and Gender-based Violence 2016-2021, An Garda Síochána are responsible for the development and implementation of a Risk Assessment Matrix for all victims of domestic violence and sexual crime. I am informed by the Garda authorities that good progress is being made on this action. Trinity College Dublin has conducted an...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Coroners Service (3 Dec 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy will appreciate that, as Minister for Justice and Equality, I have no role in the directing of post-mortem examinations by a coroner, who is independent in the conduct of their functions. The Deputy may be aware that final post-mortem examinations reports can take a number of months to prepare depending on the circumstances of the death. In the particular case raised by the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (3 Dec 2019)

Charles Flanagan: 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 across the various Garda Divisions. As Minister I have no direct role in these matters. I understand...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (3 Dec 2019)

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. Garda management keeps the distribution of resources under continual review in the context of crime trends and policing priorities so as to ensure that the optimum use is made of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service Administration (3 Dec 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I can inform the Deputy that the onus rests with all applicants to secure their own appointments and apply to have their permission renewed in good time. The person referred to by the Deputy has an appointment with the Registration Office on 6th January 2020. Unfortunately, my Department is not in a position to facilitate the person concerned with an earlier appointment on this occasion. ...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting (3 Dec 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The processing of vetting applications by the National Vetting Bureau is an operational matter for the Garda authorities and is carried out in accordance with the provisions of the National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012-2016 and other relevant law. My Department, and I, as Minister, have no role in the processing of individual vetting applications. As the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Reports (3 Dec 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The information requested by the Deputy on the number of external consultant reports commissioned by the Department is provided in the following table based on the information available up to September 2019. I wish to further advise the Deputy that in January 2019, the Department commenced work on a significant Transformation Programme. This programme was established on foot of the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (3 Dec 2019)

Charles Flanagan: While I have no immediate plans to amend the Succession Act 1965, the operation of the law in this area is kept under on-going review in my Department. In this context, I should add that the Joint Committee on Justice and Equality has engaged in pre-legislative scrutiny of the Civil Liability (Amendment) (Prevention of Benefits from Homicide) Bill 2017 and I am currently awaiting the...