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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (17 Jan 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned has permission to reside in the State under Stamp 3 conditions until 21 November, 2020. I am further informed that INIS has no record of correspondence from the person concerned in relation to a request for a change of immigration status to allow the person work in the State. ...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (17 Jan 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that there is no record of a current application for a certificate of naturalisation from the persons referred to by the Deputy. A determination on whether an applicant satisfies the statutory criteria attendant to naturalisation can only be made after an application is received, and every application is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (17 Jan 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 signed on 29 September 2017. This Order requires the person to remove themselves from the State and remain outside the State. The enforcement of the Deportation Order is a matter for the Garda National Immigration Bureau. As...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Expenditure (17 Jan 2019)

Charles Flanagan: My Department has not engaged accountancy or consultancy firms in relation to capital projects in the past five years. Capital projects arise in the main within agencies in the Justice and Equality sector rather than the Department itself, or are managed by the Office of Public Works on behalf of the Department and its agencies. In that regard I have requested that the agencies under the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Community Policing (17 Jan 2019)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will appreciate, it is the Garda Commissioner who is responsible for the distribution of resources, including personnel, among the various Garda Divisions and I, as Minister, have no direct role in the matter. 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 use is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Resources (17 Jan 2019)

Charles Flanagan: Since the reopening of the Garda College in September 2014, just under 2,400 Garda recruits have been assigned to mainstream duties nationwide, including 800 new Gardaí during 2018. As the Deputy is aware, the manner in which the resources of An Garda Síochána are deployed is solely a matter for the Garda Commissioner and his management team and I, as Minister, have no...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: International Conventions (16 Jan 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue on these two important conventions. I will first provide an update on ratification of the cybercrime convention, otherwise known as the Budapest convention, which Ireland signed in 2002. Much work has been done on implementing the provisions of the convention in the meantime. I acknowledge some unforeseen delays along the way, but these were...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: International Conventions (16 Jan 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I listened carefully to what the Deputy said and I agree with him on the importance of the completion of the appropriate legislation to allow for full compliance. He fails, however, to acknowledge the progress that has been made towards ratification of these important international treaties. The Bill to which I referred earlier is, in essence, landmark legislation that was enacted in recent...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: National Children's Hospital (16 Jan 2019)

Charles Flanagan: Deputy Mattie McGrath is in with Deputy Ross. Deputy Ross is one of Deputy Mattie McGrath's.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (16 Jan 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I assure Deputy Nolan that rural crime is a priority for the Garda Síochána and the Department. The House had an extensive debate on the matter last evening. An informative amendment that was proposed by the Government during the debate will be voted on tomorrow. There is probably no need for me to assure the Deputy that Garda numbers and policing matters in counties Laois and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service Staff (16 Jan 2019)

Charles Flanagan: As part of the wider functions of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department, staff members from a variety of INIS areas may be required to deal with issues relating to migrants residing in the State without an immigration permission. Irregular migration touches upon the work of several different areas of INIS, as this requires policy consideration as well...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Staff Data (16 Jan 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 138 and 139 together. There are currently 2,463 members of staff in my Department and in the agencies funded from the Justice Vote. Information is not readily available on the number of staff across the sector whose roles may include the procurement of goods. A team of five staff work directly in the Department's Procurement Strategy Group, which...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification (16 Jan 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the non-EEA spouses and dependent children under the age of 18 of Irish nationals may visit or reside in the State with the Irish national, subject to certain criteria being met as per the "Policy Document on non-EEA Family Reunification". Persons from visa-required countries need to apply and be...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Certificates (16 Jan 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 141 to 144, inclusive, together. I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the number of certificates of naturalisation issued in 2017 and 2018 is 8,196 and 8,225 respectively. Of these a total of 1,395 and 1,261 were granted to persons under 18 years of age in 2017 and 2018 respectively. The number of...

Rural Crime: Motion [Private Members] (15 Jan 2019)

Charles Flanagan: -----that everything possible is being done to fight crime in this country. I want to stress the importance of having constructive debate. I hope the Minister of State, Deputy Stanton, and I will continue to address the many issues raised here and in other debates in this House and the Upper House. We will have an opportunity at Question Time shortly. To be clear, the amendment in my...

Rural Crime: Motion [Private Members] (15 Jan 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I move amendment No. 1:To delete all words after “Dáil Éireann” and substitute the following: notes:— the commitment in the Programme for a Partnership Government to close engagement between An Garda Síochána and local communities; — the Government’s plan to implement the recommendations in the report of the Commission on the Future of...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Jan 2019)

Charles Flanagan: He likes his beef.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Jan 2019)

Charles Flanagan: Deputy Howlin is right. This is an issue that was the subject matter of debate here in the last session. Matters are with the Attorney General for some advice on a number of questions I have asked. I assure the House that I will continue to engage in respect of the Bill. I acknowledge the positive disposition and contribution of the Labour Party on it. Notwithstanding the very busy...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Taxi Licences (15 Jan 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The Small Public Service Vehicle (SPSV) industry in Ireland is regulated by the National Transport Authority in accordance with the provisions of the Taxi Regulation Act, 2013, which falls under the remit of my colleague, the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Mr. Shane Ross, T.D. An Garda Síochána is currently deemed the licensing authority under section 6 (2) of the Taxi...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Taxi Licences (15 Jan 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy will appreciate that I, as Minister for Justice and Equality, have no role in the administration of Small Public Service Vehicle (SPSV) licences, which is a matter for An Garda Síochána. However, to be of assistance I have been in contact with the Garda Authorities to make the necessary enquiries in respect of the individual case the Deputy has raised. I have been...