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- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Feb 2019)
Charles Flanagan: This has nothing to do with the amendment.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Feb 2019)
Charles Flanagan: I have sought the assistance of the Chair in order to ensure an orderly debate. I have done no more than that.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Feb 2019)
Charles Flanagan: Just because the Senator is speaking through the Chair does not mean that he is in order.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Feb 2019)
Charles Flanagan: I will make some brief points in response to the Senators' comments. The Bill does not preclude applicants being told by the commission whether or not they were short-listed. I invite Senator Craughwell in particular to look at amendment No. 87b. I look forward to his support and that of Senator McDowell when we come to that amendment. Senator McDowell spoke in dramatic language about...
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Feb 2019)
Charles Flanagan: Five or six, the whole way down to the District Court.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Feb 2019)
Charles Flanagan: What about the 18 months?
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Feb 2019)
Charles Flanagan: Where did the 18 months come from?
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Feb 2019)
Charles Flanagan: Yes. I am amenable to that.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Feb 2019)
Charles Flanagan: I am not going to say or do anything in the context of the debate that might in any way fetter the activities of the independent board. I stand by the practice and procedures, particularly those outlined in section 53, which we will discuss later. I am not in a position to give any guarantees of the type sought and nor would the Senator expect it.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Feb 2019)
Charles Flanagan: That is different. That is a twist. The Senator is playing games.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Feb 2019)
Charles Flanagan: I am not expecting Senator Craughwell to accept anything I say, such is his position on the matter.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Feb 2019)
Charles Flanagan: Do we?
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Feb 2019)
Charles Flanagan: What vacancies are unfilled?
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Feb 2019)
Charles Flanagan: I do not want to discuss the merits of amendment No. 87b now but I can tell Senator McDowell that I am favourably disposed towards its content.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Feb 2019)
Charles Flanagan: We will not be discussing it now.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Feb 2019)
Charles Flanagan: I do not get a chance to debate them.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Feb 2019)
Charles Flanagan: Exactly. The reason we have not reached the amendments, and the record actually stands-----
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Remuneration (19 Feb 2019)
Charles Flanagan: The recommendation of the Labour Court in relation to Garda pay did not come into effect until 1 January 2017, and therefore there were no cost implications for 2016. For 2017, the cost of the Labour Court recommendation was met through a combination of additional exchequer funding and funding from within the existing budgetary allocation for the Justice Vote Group. The impact of the Labour...
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (19 Feb 2019)
Charles Flanagan: The granting of Irish citizenship through naturalisation is governed by the provisions of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956, as amended. All applications for a certificate of naturalisation are processed and assessed individually in accordance with the provisions of the Act. A determination on whether an applicant satisfies the statutory criteria attendant to naturalisation can...
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (19 Feb 2019)
Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that all applications for naturalisation must be accompanied by a current in-date passport. Every effort will be made to return an applicants passport as quickly as possible. An applicant for naturalisation should, however, allow a period of about 6 weeks for its return as relevant documents...