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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (24 Sep 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The Immigration Service of my Department is aware of the situation referred to by the Deputy and contacts between the Burgh Quay Registration Office and the Irish Council for International Students took place before the summer break in this regard. Arrangements were put in place to facilitate any continuing language students who had paid their second year fees to the company rather than...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (24 Sep 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am informed by the Immigration Service of my Department that the person referred to by the Deputy is the subject of a Deportation Order signed on 7 September 2018. Representations were received on behalf of the person, pursuant to Section 3(11) of the Immigration Act 199 (as amended), seeking to revoke the Deportation Order. This request will be considered as soon as possible. The...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (24 Sep 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The Garda Commissioner has responsibility for managing An Garda Síochána and for the allocation of Garda resources, in light of identified operational demands. This includes responsibility for personnel matters. As Minister I have no direct role in these matters. I understand however that Garda management keeps the distribution of resources under continual review in the context of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Judicial Council (24 Sep 2019)

Charles Flanagan: In conjunction with the Courts Service, my Department is actively engaged in assisting with the establishment of the independent Judicial Council by the end of this year. This includes considering the practical arrangements for staffing and accommodation, which will need to be put in place before the Judicial Council is established. The relevant Orders to commence the Judicial Council...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Expenditure (24 Sep 2019)

Charles Flanagan: Unprecedented resources are currently being provided to An Garda Síochána by the Government. A total budget of €1.76 billion has been allocated to An Garda Síochána in 2019, in addition to capital investment of €92 million this year. This represents a 50% increase in capital funding to An Garda Síochána compared to 2018. This investment is...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Garda Investigations (19 Sep 2019)

Charles Flanagan: Deputy Brendan Smith from Cavan-Monaghan and the Leas-Cheann Comhairle from Donegal would be more aware than most people that policing the Border region has always presented unique challenges that necessitate a collaborative approach to policing within law enforcement agencies north and south of the Border. Fortunately, we have never seen such a positive relationship between the PSNI and the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Garda Investigations (19 Sep 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I acknowledge the importance of the issue and thank the Deputy for raising it in the House. People on both sides of the Border were appalled when news of the vicious attack on the Fermanagh-Cavan border emerged in recent days. The Deputy, along with all other Deputies, will understand that the incident is now the subject matter of a significant investigation by the PSNI and An Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Certificates (19 Sep 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The fees to be paid by an applicant for a certificate of Naturalisation are governed by the provisions of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Regulations 2011 (S.I No. 569 of 2011). The application fee of €175 is payable on application for a certificate of naturalisation and a certification fee is set at €950. A reduced fee of €200 applies in the case of an...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (19 Sep 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The resources provided by Government to An Garda Síochána have reached unprecedented levels, with an allocation for 2019 of €1.76 billion, as well as €92 million in capital investment this year. As the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for managing and controlling the administration and business of An Garda Síochána as well as...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (19 Sep 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I published the General Scheme of the Family Law Bill 2019 on 11 July 2019, following its approval by Government. The main purpose of the Family Law Bill will be to amend the law in relation to divorce following the enactment of the Thirty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution (Dissolution of Marriage) Act 2019.   The Bill will reduce the minimum living apart period specified in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (19 Sep 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am informed that the person referred to by the Deputy lodged a visa application at the Irish Embassy in Nairobi on 18 September 2019. I am further informed that the Embassy will process the application under delegated sanction from my Department.  The Embassy has assured the applicant that his application will be processed in good time for his expected travel date. It is open to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Data (19 Sep 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The resources provided by Government to An Garda Síochána have reached unprecedented levels, with an allocation for 2019 of €1.76 billion, as well as €92 million in capital investment this year. Very significant capital investment is also being made in the Garda Fleet. Between 2016 and 2021, a total of €46 million is being invested in the Garda fleet to ensure...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Staff Data (19 Sep 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 109 and 110 together. The Regulation of Lobbying Act was enacted in 2015. Section 22 of the Act provides that specific categories of Designated Public Officials (“DPOs”) are subject to a one-year “cooling-off” period, during which they cannot engage in lobbying activities in specific circumstances, or be employed by, or provide...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders Re-examination (19 Sep 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am informed by the Immigration Service of my Department that the person concerned is the subject of a Deportation Order, signed on 11 March 2005.  Representations were received from the person concerned, pursuant to the provisions of Section 3(11) of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), requesting that the Deportation Order be revoked.  Following detailed consideration...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (19 Sep 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am informed by the Immigration Service of my Department that permission to remain in the State for the person concerned expired on the 17 May 2018. This person should contact the Immigration Service in writing without delay to outline their current circumstances. Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (19 Sep 2019)

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 27 June 2019. This Order requires the persons concerned to remove themselves from the State and remain outside the State. The enforcement of Deportation Orders are a matter for the Garda National Immigration Bureau. It is open to the persons concerned...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Refugee Status Applications Data (18 Sep 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I can inform the deputy that new applicants arriving today at the International Protection Office (IPO), who complete their questionnaire, are now being scheduled for interview as follows: - for prioritised applications, within 5 months of application; and - for non-prioritised applications, within 8 to 10 months. Prioritised applications include those from refugee generating countries, such...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (18 Sep 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the International Protection Office (IPO) that, in the period 1 January 2000 to 31 August 2019, a total of  86,533 people made an application for asylum (2000 -2016) or international protection (from 2017 onwards) in the State. A breakdown of the figures for each of the years is set out in the table below. As the Deputy may be aware, not all applicants for...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: EU Bodies (18 Sep 2019)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy is aware, Eurojust is the EU agency for criminal justice cooperation and its role is to provide assistance to Member States in criminal investigations involving two or more EU Member States.  I can confirm for the Deputy that Ireland is a member of Eurojust and has been since its inception 17 years ago.  This membership has been valuable - for example in the 4...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Bail Law (18 Sep 2019)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will be aware, changes to the bail laws were introduced by the Government in the Criminal Justice Act 2017, with the aim of strengthening the bail system and making the law as effective as possible. The courts have 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...