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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (29 Nov 2018)

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. The resourcing of each Garda division and Garda personnel assigned throughout the country, together with overall policing arrangements and operational strategies, are...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Law Reform Commission (29 Nov 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As I understand it, An Garda Síochána made a submission directly to the Law Reform Commission during their public consultation phase. I have not received the submission in question, and so don't propose to comment on its detail. For the information of the Deputy, Mr James Hamilton, former DPP and Anti-Corruption expert, is chairing a Review of Ireland’s Anti-Fraud and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Commission on the Future of Policing Reports (29 Nov 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will be aware the Commission on the Future of Policing published its report on 18 September. The report contains a wide range of recommendations which comprehensively address all the themes set out in the Commission's terms of reference. The Report makes many innovative proposals aimed at strengthening our national security arrangements; empowering the Garda Commissioner to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Insurance Fraud (29 Nov 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy will be aware that the Cost of Insurance Working Group proposed exploring the possibility that a specific unit, funded by the insurance industry, be established within the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau (GNECB) to tackle insurance fraud. I can inform the Deputy that the GNECB had exploratory talks with Insurance Ireland in relation to this matter, and submitted a mechanism...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Criminal Law (29 Nov 2018)

Charles Flanagan: There is a wide body of criminal law which is used to combat hate crimes. Where criminal offences such as assault, criminal damage, or public order offences are committed with a racist motive, they are prosecuted as generic offences through the wider criminal law. The trial judge can take aggravating factors, including homophobic or racist motivation, into account at sentencing. There...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (29 Nov 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will be aware, the Central Statistics Office (CSO), as the national statistical agency, is responsible for the compilation and publication of all crime statistics and I have requested that the CSO forward the relevant information to the Deputy as soon as possible. The Deputy will also be aware An Garda Síochána initiated a review of homicide classifications,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting Applications (29 Nov 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will appreciate, given the nature of the functions of the Irish Prison Service, it is necessary for checks, secondary and in addition to vetting, to be carried out on persons considered for employment in the Irish Prison Service. These checks can take time to complete for a variety of reasons depending on the individual case. However, I can assure the Deputy that every...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid Service Data (29 Nov 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The provision of civil legal aid in the State is delivered by the Legal Aid Board pursuant to the Civil Legal Aid Act 1995 and the Civil Legal Aid Regulations 1996 to 2017. Civil legal aid is available for a wide variety of civil matters including applications to the District Court for redress under section 19(2) of the Intoxicating Liquor Act 2003, where the applicant claims that...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Sex Offenders Notification Requirements (29 Nov 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy may be aware, the Sex Offenders Act 2001 provides for the monitoring of convicted sex offenders in the community. Under the 2001 Act, a person who has been convicted of a sexual offence must notify the Garda Síochána of their name and address within seven days. Where a sex offender is sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 2 years or more, he or she will be subject to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Probate Applications (29 Nov 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 101 and 102 together. The Probate Office is an office of the High Court 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. Probate functions are also carried out by County Registrars at District Probate Registries in 14 provincial court offices. However,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Northern Ireland (29 Nov 2018)

Charles Flanagan: To facilitate monitoring of the implementation of measures aimed at ending paramilitary activity in Northern Ireland, the Fresh Start Agreementprovided for the establishment by the two Governments of the Independent Reporting Commission. An international agreement between Ireland and the UK establishing the Independent Reporting Commission was signed in September 2016 and the Agreement was...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Cross-Border Co-operation (29 Nov 2018)

Charles Flanagan: In November 2015, the British and Irish Governments and the Northern Ireland Executive agreed a series of measures in the agreement A Fresh Start, The Stormont Agreement and Implementation Plan, as part of a concerted and enhanced effort to tackle organised and cross jurisdictional crime. These measures included the creation of the Joint Agency Task Force. The Joint Agency Task Force is just...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (29 Nov 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that an application for residency, accompanied by a right to work, was received on 24 May 2018 from the person concerned based on their parentage of an Irish citizen child. The Deputy will appreciate that applications are dealt with in chronological order. I understand that the application is under...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (29 Nov 2018)

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: Immigration Status (29 Nov 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I have been informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the information provided by the Deputy is not sufficient to establish the correct identity of the individual concerned in order to provide a response on the matter. Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to the INIS of my Department by e-mail...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (29 Nov 2018)

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: Leave to Remain (29 Nov 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned has been granted leave to remain in the State for the period to 14 January 2019. This decision was conveyed in writing to the person concerned by letter dated 15 January 2017. Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (29 Nov 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that it would appear the person's presence in the State may be unlawful as their most recent permission to remain in the State expired in May 2013. The Deputy will appreciate that, under the relevant provisions of the Immigration Act, 2004, a non-national may not be in the State other than within the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (29 Nov 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned was granted permission to remain in the State, on Stamp 4 conditions, as the parent of an Irish citizen child on 15 November 2013. This permission was subsequently renewed with the latest permission granted up to 14 February 2018 by the Garda National Immigration Bureau. An...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (29 Nov 2018)

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 is ongoing. On completion of the necessary processing the application will be submitted to me for decision as expeditiously as possible. As the Deputy will appreciate, the granting of...