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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (26 Mar 2019)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will be aware, recruitment to An Garda Síochána is governed by the Garda Síochána (Admissions and Appointments) Regulations 2013 which provide that the age at which a person may apply to join An Garda Síochána as a full time member is not more than 35 years. On 18 December 2018, the Government endorsed the report of the Commission on the Future...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Data (26 Mar 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy will be aware that there has been an unprecedented level of investment in Garda resources across the State in recent years. A total of €46 million has been provided by the Government for investment in the Garda fleet between 2016 and 2021, in addition to the investment of almost €30 million in the period 2013 to 2015. This continuing investment is intended to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Civilian Staff Data (26 Mar 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The Garda staff strength attached to Dublin metropolitan region north and Dublin metropolitan region north central from 2009 to 31 January 2019 as provided by the Garda Commissioner is available on my Department’s website through the following link. More generally, the Deputy will be aware, the Government's vision is for a Garda workforce of 21,000 personnel by 2021 to include 15,000...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Criminal Prosecutions Data (26 Mar 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The information sought by the Deputy is not available within my Department. As the Deputy will be aware, under Irish law, the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) operates independently of me and my Department, and decides whether or not someone should be prosecuted for a crime, following a Garda investigation.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Corruption (26 Mar 2019)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will be aware, on 18 December 2018, the Government endorsed the Report of the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland and I also published at that time a High Level Implementation Plan, ‘A Policing Service for the Future’, which sets out the approach over the next four years. Among the actions contained within the Implementation Plan, is the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (26 Mar 2019)

Charles Flanagan: Since the reopening of the Garda College in September 2014, almost 2,600 Garda recruits have been assigned to mainstream duties nationwide. I am informed by the Commissioner that the number of trainee Gardaí and the number of Gardaí who resigned from An Garda prior to the retirement age in each year from 2014 up to 13 March 2019, the latest date for which figures are currently...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Wards of Court (26 Mar 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 475 and 476 together. As the Deputy will be aware, the High Court has jurisdiction in wards of court matters and management of the courts is the responsibility of the Courts Service, which is independent in exercising its functions under the Courts Service Act 1998. However, in order to be of assistance to the Deputy, I have had enquiries made and the Courts...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Irish Prison Service (26 Mar 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 477 to 481, inclusive, together. My officials in the Irish Prison Service have informed me that the term Governors’ Discretionary Fund was replaced by the term Prisoner Assist Programme Fund in 2009. I am further informed that the purpose and procedures for the use of these funds was initially set out in January 2006 in Irish Prison Service Finance...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Facilities (26 Mar 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 482 to 485, inclusive, together. My officials in the Irish Prison Service have informed me that 11 prison locations operate tuck shop accounts with the Dóchas Centre included in the account for Mountjoy Prison. The accounting information for the 11 prison locations is shown in the following table for 2017, which are the last audited figures. Prison...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Refugee Status Applications (26 Mar 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I wish to advise the Deputy that the person concerned has made a proposal under the Irish Refugee Protection Programme, Humanitarian Admissions Programme (IHAP) for two family members to join her in the State. The IHAP programme was established to provide humanitarian admission to Ireland for 530 eligible family members of Irish citizens and those with protection status in Ireland. A...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders Re-examination (26 Mar 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned is the subject of a Deportation Order issued on 15 March 2019. This Order requires the person 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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (26 Mar 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 489 to 491, inclusive, 504 and 505 together. The Deputy will be aware that the Central Statistics Office (CSO), as the national statistics agency, is responsible for the publication of recorded crime statistics. While the statistical information being sought by the Deputy is not currently being published by the CSO, I can advise the Deputy that my...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Fire Safety (26 Mar 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I wish to assure the Deputy that the safety of both staff and prisoners is of paramount concern to me as Minister and to management of the Irish Prison Service. I have been advised by the Irish Prison Service that the cause of the fire at Midlands prison has not been fully determined as the investigation by the Prison Service Fire Safety Officer is on-going. That investigation includes...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Student Visas Applications (26 Mar 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the Special Scheme for Students was launched on 15 October, 2018 and closed to new applications on 20 January, 2019. INIS received approximately 3,100 applications comprising former students and their family members. To date, INIS has made decisions in respect of 705 cases. The Deputy will...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (26 Mar 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that a decision will issue in this case in the coming days. Queries in relation to the status of individual cases may be made directly to the INIS of my Department by e-mail using the Oireachtas Mail facility which has been specifically established for this purpose. This service enables up to date...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (26 Mar 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that, in response to a notification pursuant to the provisions of Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), written representations have been submitted on behalf of the person concerned. These representations, together with all other information and documentation on file, will be fully...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (26 Mar 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 on the basis of family relationship with an Irish National 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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Drug Treatment Services (26 Mar 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Prison Service that the prison environment provides a unique opportunity to support individuals in addressing their addiction issues, and it forms an important component in an overall response to drugs addiction issues in Irish society. The Irish Prison Service is developing a new Irish Prison Service Drugs Strategy which will review measures to prevent drugs...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Eligibility (26 Mar 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that, as indicated in my response to the Deputy's Parliamentary Question No. 136 of 24 January 2019, 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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (26 Mar 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy should be aware, that 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 and the applicant or his legal representative should contact the International Protection Office directly either by email to info@ipo.gov.ie, by telephone to the IPO Customer Service Centre at 01...