Results 4,561-4,580 of 21,096 for speaker:Charles Flanagan

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (28 May 2019)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy is aware, if an application for asylum or subsidiary protection has been made in the State, for confidentiality reasons it is not the practice to comment on such applications or to provide comment on what stage such applications are at in the administrative process. Under Section 26 of the International Protection Act 2015, it is an offence to identify an international...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification Applications (28 May 2019)

Charles Flanagan: Detailed information on the circumstances in which an Irish citizen can seek to sponsor a non-EEA national family member to join and reside with them in the State is contained in the INIS Policy Document on Non-EEA Family Reunification. This information can be accessed on the INIS website at. I am further informed that if the person concerned is a visa required national they must seek the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification Applications (28 May 2019)

Charles Flanagan: As previously indicated to the Deputy in Parliamentary Question No. 88 of the 11th of April, the information provided is not sufficient to establish the correct identity of the individual concerned in order to provide a response on the matter. Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to the INIS of my Department by e-mail using the Oireachtas...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Eligibility (28 May 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the position in the State of the person concerned remains to be determined. It also remains to be decided as to whether their position in the State falls to be determined in accordance with the process provided for under Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended) or outside of that process....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Eligibility (28 May 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to by the Deputy continues to be processed and will be submitted to me for decision as expeditiously as possible. If further documentation is required it will be requested from the applicant in due course. As the Deputy...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification Applications (28 May 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that detailed information on the circumstances in which the person concerned can seek to sponsor a non-EEA national spouse to join and reside with him in the State is contained in the INIS Policy Document on Non-EEA Family Reunification. This information can be accessed on the INIS website at . I am...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Leave to Remain (28 May 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned applied on 12/10/2010 for a residence card as a family member of an EU citizen under the provisions of the European Communities (Free Movement of Persons) Regulations 2006 and Directive 2004/38/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council. They stated at that time that they...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification Applications (28 May 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the applications referred to by the Deputy were received in the Abuja Visa Office on 20 August, 2018. The Policy Document on Family Reunification, first published in December 2013 and amended in December 2016, contains a stated business target that visa applications to join Irish citizens should...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (28 May 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that there is no record of a request for permission to reside in the State from the person concerned. I am further informed that it is open to the person concerned to write to Unit 5, Domestic Residence and Permissions Division, INIS, PO Box 12695, Dublin 2, setting out their current circumstances....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (28 May 2019)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy is aware, if an application for asylum or subsidiary protection has been made in the State, for confidentiality reasons it is not the practice to comment on such applications or to provide comment on what stage such applications are at in the administrative process. Under section 26 of the International Protection Act 2015, it is an offence to identify an international...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting Legislation (28 May 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy will appreciate that the primary purpose of the employment vetting carried out by the National Vetting Bureau is to seek to ensure the safety of children and vulnerable adults. It is carried out by An Garda Síochána primarily in accordance with the provisions of the National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Acts 2012-2016 and is, as I am sure you will...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (28 May 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to by the Deputy continues to be processed and will be submitted to me for decision as expeditiously as possible. If further documentation is required it will be requested from the applicant in due course. As the Deputy...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Coroners Service (28 May 2019)

Charles Flanagan: Coroners are governed by the provisions of the Coroners Act 1962. They are quasi-judicial officials and are independent in the conduct of their functions. Accordingly, as Minister, I do not have control over, or responsibility for, their operations or the manner in which inquests are conducted. Where a coroner directs a post-mortem examination, such is conducted by a registered medical...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting (28 May 2019)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy may be aware, vetting is carried out by An Garda Síochána primarily in accordance with the provisions of the National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012-2016. At the time this legislation was being considered by the Houses of the Oireachtas, it was not considered appropriate or feasible for the State to require vetting in regard to a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: EU Directives (28 May 2019)

Charles Flanagan: Please see the following table which outlines the EU directives that come within the remit of my Department which have not yet been fully transposed into law together with relevant information in relation to those Directives. Where Directives have not yet been transposed this is generally down to a combination of factors, including, primarily, competing legislative priorities. Directive...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Reviews (28 May 2019)

Charles Flanagan: My Department is currently finalising the statutory review of the Defamation Act 2009. I expect a draft report with options for reform to be submitted to me in the coming weeks, with a view to my bringing proposals to Government in the autumn. The Review is already addressing all the issues raised in submissions made to it, including those that featured in a recent campaign by the print...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (28 May 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am currently awaiting a report on this Operation from An Garda Síochána. I will contact the Deputy directly as soon as the report is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (28 May 2019)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will appreciate, the granting of Irish citizenship through naturalisation is a privilege and an honour which confers certain rights and entitlements, not only within the State but also at European Union level, and it is important that appropriate procedures are in place to preserve the integrity of the process. All persons making an application for a certificate of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Provision (28 May 2019)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner is primarily responsible for the effective and efficient use of the resources available to An Garda Síochána. Further, decisions in relation to the provision and allocation of Garda equipment and resources, including vehicles, are for the Commissioner in light of identified operational demands. I have requested the relevant...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Ethnic Liaison (28 May 2019)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will appreciate, it is the Garda Commissioner who is responsible for the distribution of resources, including personnel, among the various Garda Divisions and I, as Minister, 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 so as to ensure that the optimum use is...