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Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I will not have a chance to agree with the Senator. In fact, I may have my mind changed by the time he concludes.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I too acknowledge the presence of the Maltese delegation. Through the Chair, I ask that my best wishes be conveyed to my colleague, the Minister for Home Affairs and National Security, Dr. Michael Farrugia, with whom I enjoy a very positive and constructive relationship at the EU Council. The original subsection (9), to which Senator McDowell referred, did not feature in the Bill as...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I do not have a record of proceedings with me. I accept that is an important point. My recollection is that the construct now in the Bill, unsatisfactory though it is, certainly had the support of the majority of the committee. I doubt very much whether that majority could have been obtained without the support of Sinn Féin. I would be happy, however, to provide Senator McDowell with...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Legal Services (20 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: In the interests of transparency, I wish to point out that the matter raised by the Deputy relates to the regulation of advertising of legal services by legal practitioners in the State and a possible breach of Article 24 of the EU Services Directive. Formal Notice to that effect was issued to the Government by the European Commission in November 2013 drawing attention to "a potential breach...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal (20 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 116 to 119, inclusive, together. The Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal administers the Scheme of Compensation for Personal Injuries Criminally Inflicted. Under the Terms of the Scheme, the Tribunal is entirely independent in the matter of individual decisions on applications for compensation. The Deputy will appreciate that the level of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (20 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I have requested the information sought by the Deputy from the Garda authorities and I will contact the Deputy directly when the information is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Mortgage Arrears Proposals (20 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: Abhaile, the national mortgage arrears resolution service, began operation in July 2016 and was formally launched by the Government in October 2016 to help people who are insolvent and at risk of losing their homes due to mortgage arrears (‘borrowers’). Abhaile provides access, without charge to the borrower, to a range of independent expert financial and/or legal advice...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Irish Language (20 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: Among the most significant achievements in Irish by the Department of Justice and Equality in the past nine years is the publication of an official Irish version of the Rules of Court, translated by the Department or under the aegis of the Department. The Department has now published the official Irish version of the 1986, the 1997 and the 2001 consolidations of the Rules of the Superior...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service Data (20 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 123 and 124 together. The Start-up Entrepreneur Programme (STEP) was established in 2012 as a way for entrepreneurs with an innovative idea to apply for a residence permission in Ireland. At present applicants are required to provide evidence that they have €50,000 funding available to help them build and grow their proposed enterprise. There is no...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Private Security Industry Regulation (20 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 125 and 126 together. The Working Group on the proposed regulation and licensing of security personnel, assisting personnel in enforcing court orders, by the Private Security Authority (PSA) submitted its report to me last month. The Group examined the administrative, legislative, resource, security and other measures necessary to bring the regulation and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (20 Feb 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...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Law (Extraterritorial Jurisdiction) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (20 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am pleased to be with the committee this morning following Second Stage of the Bill in the Dáil, which was taken by the Minister of State, Deputy David Stanton. Members will be aware that this is a short but nevertheless important item of legislation. It is required to enable ratification of the Istanbul Convention on combating violence against women and domestic violence. I...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Law (Extraterritorial Jurisdiction) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (20 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: Early March.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Message to Dáil (20 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I wish to acknowledge the engagement this morning, which I take as a strong message from this committee of its support for the legislation. I very much value that. It will allow me to proceed to the Business Committee within the next hour and inform it that we have dealt with our business this morning. I hope that we can proceed to the next Stage in the next few weeks, notwithstanding the...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: Work is proceeding on this issue following the recent completion of a report by the Joint Committee on Justice and Equality. The referendum to which the Deputy refers will not take place in spring or summer of this year.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The amendment does not deal with the Chief Justice. I have to attract the Chair to the subject matter of the amendment, in fairness.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The response was made. It is a deliberate attempt to-----

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I have read the amendment.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I have had the amendment in front of me for the past three weeks.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: And rightly so.