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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (27 May 2021)

James Browne: The original passport of the person referred to by the Deputy was returned by registered post on 25 May 2020. Under normal circumstances, passports are returned approximately 10 days after their receipt. However, the current limits on staff attendance in the office due to COVID-19 restrictions have resulted in delays in the return of some passports. Unfortunately it is not possible to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Programmes (27 May 2021)

James Browne: I propose to take Questions Nos. 257, 258, 259 and 260 together. The Immigrant Investor Programme (IIP) was introduced in April 2012 to encourage inward investment and create business and employment opportunities in the State. The programme provides investors with the opportunity to invest in Ireland. Key to the programme is that the investments are beneficial for Ireland, generate or sustain...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Peace Commissioners (27 May 2021)

James Browne: As the Deputy is aware, Peace Commissioners are appointed by the Minister for Justice under Section 88 of the Courts of Justice Act, 1924. Peace Commissioners are empowered to act in their county of assignment and within the counties adjoining that county. The Deputy will note that as of 25th May 2021, there are 131 Peace Commissioners in County Kildare. While every effort is made to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (27 May 2021)

James Browne: An application for a certificate of naturalisation was received from the person referred to by the Deputy on 9 April 2018. 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. The granting of Irish citizenship...

Criminal Justice (Perjury and Related Offences) Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (26 May 2021)

James Browne: I thank Deputy Canney for his contribution and for not pressing the amendments. I take his point, which is a stylistic one. I would like to be associated with his comments thanking former Senator Ó Céidigh for introducing and pursuing this very important Bill. I acknowledge Mr. Ó Céidigh's significant contribution.

Criminal Justice (Perjury and Related Offences) Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (26 May 2021)

James Browne: Deputy Naughten has proposed the two interrelated technical amendments regarding the placement of section 1 of this Bill and the non-application provision in respect of section 21(3) of the Civil Law and Criminal Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020, which relates to the statements of truth. Taken together, the effect of these two amendments would be to delete the application element...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (26 May 2021)

James Browne: The original passport of the person referred to by the Deputy was returned by registered post on 24 May 2020. Under normal circumstances, passports are returned approximately 10 days after their receipt. However, the current limits on staff attendance in the office due to COVID-19 restrictions have resulted in delays in the return of some passports. Unfortunately it is not possible to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (26 May 2021)

James Browne: In the Justice Plan 2021 and my Department's Statement of Strategy 2021-2023, we commit to delivering a fair immigration system for a digital age. This includes completing an end-to-end process review of the international protection process; leveraging that review to design a revised process for processing such applications; and completing the implementation of the Justice-related...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: State Bodies (26 May 2021)

James Browne: My Department is aware that there have been issues in the past around the securing of registration appointments and a set of software fixes were introduced in late 2018, designed to prevent such abuses of the system. The new measures have been successful to date in preventing the block booking of appointments by third party agents. However, some third party agents continue to provide...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Private Security Authority (26 May 2021)

James Browne: The Private Security Authority (PSA), established under the Private Security Services Act 2004, as amended, is responsible for the licensing and regulation of the private security industry in the State. The PSA is an independent statutory body under the aegis of my Department and I have no involvement in the day-to-day operations of the Authority. During the course of 2020, the PSA...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (26 May 2021)

James Browne: The person referred to by the Deputy has permission to remain in the State on the Third Level Graduate Programme until 20 September 2021, under the most recent temporary extension of immigration and international protection permissions announced in March 2021. The person concerned has reached the maximum time permitted to be in the State on student permission. In order to obtain a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (25 May 2021)

James Browne: The immigration case of the person concerned was considered under section 3(6) of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), which resulted in a Deportation Order being made in respect of them on 24 February 2020. Notification of that Order was issued by registered post dated 19 August 2020. That communication also advised the person concerned of the requirement that they present to the Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (25 May 2021)

James Browne: The person referred to by the Deputy is the subject of a Deportation Order made on 1 February 2019. However, the person concerned made a request on 23 October 2020, under section 3(11) of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), to have that Order revoked and this will be considered as soon as possible. The decision will be that the existing Deportation Order will be either...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (25 May 2021)

James Browne: I propose to take Questions Nos. 476, 491 and 499 together. Last week, I announced with Minister Humphreys that two new categories have been added to the priority/emergency list for visas being processed at this time. Visa applications are now being accepted for essential family reunification and for those who are travelling for essential business or employment purposes and have been issued...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (25 May 2021)

James Browne: The fees in relation to applications for a certificate of naturalisation are governed by the provisions of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Regulations 2011. All applications for a certificate of naturalisation are processed and assessed individually in accordance with the legislation. There are no provisions to apply different criteria depending on the nationality of the applicant...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (25 May 2021)

James Browne: An application for a certificate of naturalisation was received from the person referred to by the Deputy on 29 June 2016. 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. The granting of Irish citizenship...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (25 May 2021)

James Browne: The visa applications referred to by the Deputy were refused by the Visa Office in Abuja on 2 November 2020. The reasons for this decision were set out in the refusal letter sent to the applicants at that time. An appeal of this decision was submitted on 19 January 2021. To be fair to all applicants, appeals for applications of this type are processed in the order in which they are...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (25 May 2021)

James Browne: The visa applications referred to by the Deputy were refused by the Visa Office in New Dehli on 16 February 2021. The reasons for these decisions were set out in the refusal letters sent to the applicants at that time. Appeals were received for both applications during the month of March. The Visa Appeals Officer has taken all of the documentation and information submitted with the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (25 May 2021)

James Browne: The person referred to by the Deputy is registered on Stamp 3 conditions until 21 June 2021. It is open to the person concerned to apply for a change of immigration status from Stamp 3 to Stamp 4 if they meet the criteria for doing so. Further information on the criteria for changing immigration permission, including instructions on how to change permission are available on the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (25 May 2021)

James Browne: The visa application referred to by the Deputy was refused by the Visa Office in Abuja. The reasons for this decision were set out in the refusal letter sent to the applicant on 14 May 2021. It is open to the applicant to appeal this decision, in writing, within two months of the date of the refusal. Appeals must be made in writing and sent to the Visa Appeals Officer in the relevant Visa...