Results 4,721-4,740 of 21,096 for speaker:Charles Flanagan

Coroners (Amendment) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (15 May 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I move amendment No. 7:7. In page 16, line 7, after “Síochána,” to insert the following:“a designated officer of the Ombudsman Commission where there is a relevant Ombudsman Commission investigation concerning the death of that person, ”.

Coroners (Amendment) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (15 May 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I move amendment No. 9:9. In page 17, line 26, to delete “section 33D” and substitute “section 33E”. I too acknowledge the presence in the Gallery of people who have campaigned on this important issue. I acknowledge what Deputy Clare Daly has said. I did not envisage circumstances where the Government would not comply with the wishes of the committee. I was keen...

Coroners (Amendment) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (15 May 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I move amendment No. 2:In page 7, between lines 5 and 6, to insert the following:" 'Ombudsman Commission' means the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission;".

Coroners (Amendment) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (15 May 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I move amendment No. 3:In page 7, between lines 14 and 15, to insert the following:" 'relevant Ombudsman Commission investigation' means an investigation of a complaint or matter by the Ombudsman Commission under Part 4 of the Garda Síochána Act 2005 concerning the death of the person in relation to whose death a coroner is performing functions under this Act;".

Coroners (Amendment) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (15 May 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I move amendment No. 4:In page 13, line 25, to delete "subsections" and substitute "subsection". These two amendments take us to section 8 of the Bill, which amends section 17 of the principal Act that requires the coroner to hold a mandatory inquest in certain categories of deaths. Section 8 introduces an express requirement for mandatory inquest in all cases of maternal death or late...

Coroners (Amendment) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (15 May 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I acknowledge the support of the Deputies and the constructive manner in which they have approached the Bill, and in doing so, I acknowledge the leadership of Deputy Clare Daly. I, too, would like to have the legislation enacted and I will be reliant on the co-operation of the House in that regard. I note in particular that Deputy Clare Daly has given notice of her intention to leave the...

Coroners (Amendment) Bill 2018: Order for Report Stage (15 May 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I move: "That Report Stage be taken now."

Coroners (Amendment) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (15 May 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I move amendment No. 1:In page 5, between lines 24 and 25, to insert the following:" 'designated officer of the Ombudsman Commission' means—(a) an officer of the Ombudsman Commission, or (b) a person engaged by the Ombudsman Commission under section 74 of the Garda Síochána Act 2005,who is designated by the Ombudsman Commission under section 73 of that Act for the purpose of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting Applications (15 May 2019)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will understand, given the nature of the functions of the Irish Prison Service, it is necessary for checks, secondary and in addition to vetting, to be carried out on persons considered for employment. These checks can take time to complete for a variety of reasons, depending on the individual case. However, I can assure the Deputy that every effort is made to expedite this...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (15 May 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the number of applications for naturalisation currently on hand, by year of application for each of the years 2016 - 2019 inclusive and 2015 and earlier is as follows: Year of Application 2015 and earlier 2016 2017 2018 2019 todate Total Applications currently on hand 575 763 2,240 8,203 2,556...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (15 May 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I can inform the Deputy that all applicants for international protection must surrender their passports to the IPO at the time of application. Applicants who are refused international protection have their passports returned to them at the time of refusal and persons who are granted subsidiary protection have their passports returned at the time they are granted subsidiary protection. ...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Compensation Awards (15 May 2019)

Charles Flanagan: Compensation awarded by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal under the Scheme of Compensation for Personal Injuries Criminally Inflicted on Prison Officers is paid to the Prison Officers concerned by the Irish Prison Service from the Prisons Vote (Vote 21).

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Health (15 May 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by my officials in the Irish Prison Service that the supports provided to women in custody in the Dóchas Centre who are experiencing issues with substance abuse are in accordance with the Irish Prison Service Clinical Addiction Policy. The policy prescribes strategies which are based on best practice, and contemporary evidenced based approaches to supporting persons in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (15 May 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I can advise the Deputy that under the Non-EEA National Family Reunification Policy Document published by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department, the immigration permission granted to successful applicants under the policy is dependent both on the status of their sponsor and their relationship to the sponsor. For example, only the non-EEA immediate...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Motor Insurance Fraud (15 May 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy will appreciate that it is the Garda Commissioner who is solely responsible for organisational matters, such as the establishment of individual Garda units, the remits of any such units, and the resourcing of units. However, as outlined in my response to parliamentary question number 458 of 8 May 2019, the Garda Commissioner is of the view that a divisional focus on insurance...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (15 May 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that there are many immigration pathways and application processes available to individuals lawfully present in the State who wish to reside on a longer term basis. These include student and employment type permissions and various schemes facilitating family settlement including non-EEA national family...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (15 May 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, stipulated at €175, is payable on application for a certificate of naturalisation and a certification fee is payable on the issue of a certificate of naturalisation. The...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (15 May 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I have set-out the position regarding citizenship fees in my response to the Deputy on PQ 21060/19. As outlined, there is no provision in the Regulations for the discretionary waiver or reduction of fees, or for differing fees to apply to different age groups, nationalities, or based on length of residency. There are no plans to revise the fees at this time.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Closed-Circuit Television Systems Provision (15 May 2019)

Charles Flanagan: CCTV systems installed for the purposes of crime prevention and as aids to policing in areas to which the general public routinely have access fall into two distinct but complementary categories, namely Garda CCTV systems and community-based CCTV systems. Community CCTV is governed by section 38(3)(c) of the Garda Síochána Act 2005 and the Garda Síochána (CCTV) Order 2006...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (15 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....