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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Leave to Remain (7 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned has applied for the renewal of their permission to remain which expires on 19 February 2019. The application is under consideration at present. Such applications are examined having regard to, among other things, the relevant applicant’s compliance with the conditions...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (7 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that an application for a certificate of naturalisation has been received from the person referred to by the Deputy. This application has entered the final stage of processing. A letter has issued to the person concerned requesting them to submit the prescribed certificate fee and other documents, a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (7 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the processing of the application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to by the Deputy, who currently has permission to reside in the State until 26 November 2019 is ongoing. On completion of the necessary processing the application will be submitted to me for decision as...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (7 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I wish to advise the Deputy that it is unclear from the details supplied as to exact nature of the delay in the submission of the required documentation by the person concerned. If the Deputy is in a position to provide additional details, the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service will be happy to consider same. I am sure that the Deputy would agree that in the interests of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting of Personnel (6 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: Under Section 26 of the Garda Síochána Act 2005 it is the function of the Garda Commissioner to carry on and manage and control generally the administration and business of the Garda Síochána, including by arranging for the recruitment, training and appointment of its members and civilian staff. The allocation of resources including recruitment and training of Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Conventions (6 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: Ratifying the Istanbul Convention is a Government priority and is included in the Programme for Government as a significant legal instrument in the fight against domestic and sexual violence. At the time of signing of the Istanbul Convention, the Government approved an Action Plan to enable Ireland to ratify the Convention. The Action Plan contained 18 different administrative and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Closed-Circuit Television Systems (6 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 95 to 97, inclusive, together. The Deputy will be aware that CCTV systems installed for the purposes of crime prevention and as aids to policing in areas to which the general public routinely have access, such as town centres, fall into two distinct but complementary categories, namely Garda CCTV systems and community-based CCTV systems. Neither may be...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda National Immigration Bureau (6 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: As outlined in responses to previous parliamentary questions, the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department became aware in September 2018 of customers experiencing difficulties booking registration appointments. Some of these difficulties had arisen because third party agents had been able to secure multiple appointments through the use of automatic software. ...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (6 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: Part VII of the Succession Act 1965 sets out the legal requirements for the making of a valid will. These are as follows: - it must be in writing; - the testator must be over 18 years of age (the testator may be under 18 if he or she is or has been married); - the testator must be of sound mind; - the testator must sign or mark the will in the presence of two witnesses; - the two witnesses...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Resources (6 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy is aware, the manner in which the resources of the Garda Síochána are deployed is solely a matter for the Garda Commissioner and his management team and I, as Minister, have no direct role in this regard. 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...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (5 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: No. In short, I am not minded to accept any amendment that would in any way circumvent the judicial appointments commission. That is the import of amendment No. 86c. Indeed, I can say the same about amendment Nos. 86a to 86e, inclusive. I am not in favour of the approach taken in the amendment. I do not believe we should have the type of channel, be it a front channel or a back channel,...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (5 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I do not see provision in the Bill for such a form of communication. I do not see it as being desirable and, therefore, I am not minded to accept the amendment.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (5 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: It would certainly be undesirable.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (5 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I do not accept the view that aspects of this Bill impinge adversely on the constitutional right of the Government to determine the names for appointment.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (5 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: There may well be circumstances, for example, where the Government could ask the commission to revisit, to readvertise or to rehear. There may be circumstances, under the provisions of the Bill, where the names submitted by the commission will not be accepted. I do not envisage that to be the order of the day but there may well be exceptional circumstances which would and should allow for...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (5 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The Attorney General, for example, in many of his or her dealings-----

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (5 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The Attorney General is the legal adviser to the Government, as the Senator is aware. The discretion on the part of the Government to accept or reject the recommendation of the commission under the Constitution still very much stands.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (5 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The Senator would be led in handcuffs from the Cabinet table, in accordance with the prediction of Senator McDowell.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (5 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I do not have much to add to what we have being saying over recent weeks. It seems Senator McDowell is very much exercised about two matters. The first concerns maintaining the constitutional integrity of the Government’s position, which is important. I have listened carefully over a number of weeks to what the Senator has had to say and I am satisfied there is no infringement or...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (5 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I do not wish to contribute further to what has been a rather circular argument for a number of weeks but I want to acknowledge the importance of the points raised by Senator McDowell, with particular reference to the constitutionality or otherwise of this part of the Bill. I again point to section 40(3) which specifically states that nothing in the section shall be construed as limiting the...