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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service (28 Nov 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I wish to advise the Deputy that under Section 38 of the Status of Children Act 1987 (as substituted by section 82 of the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015), in any civil proceedings before a court in which the parentage of any person is in question, the court may, either of its own motion or on an application by any party to the proceedings, give a direction for the use of DNA tests...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (28 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 persons concerned. These representations, together with all other information and documentation on file, will be fully...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (28 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. 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: Drugs Seizures (28 Nov 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 166 to 168, inclusive, together. Information in relation to the quantity and value of drugs seized by An Garda Síochána is set out in their Annual Reports. The Annual Reports for the years 2007 to 2017 are available on the Garda website (www.garda.ie). The information in the Reports is prepared on the basis of records maintained by Forensic...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations (28 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. A key priority for An Garda Síochána is the monitoring of incidences of public disorder and anti-social behaviour. Garda resources are deployed to areas...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations (28 Nov 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner is primarily responsible for operational decisions in respect of the effective and efficient use of resources available to An Garda Síochána, including responsibility for the formulation of proposals in relation to the opening and closing of Garda stations. As Minister, I have no direct role in the matter. I can confirm that...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Protected Disclosures (28 Nov 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I can inform the Deputy that an independent investigation was conducted in relation to this matter. A review of this investigation was subsequently requested in accordance with the Protected Disclosures Policy and my Department has engaged a separate independent firm to carry out this review. I understand this will be finalised in the near future. As the matter is being treated as a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Drugs Crime (28 Nov 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I refer to Parliamentary Question No’s. 244, 245, 246 and 247 of 3 July and Question No's 742, 743 and 1200 of 24 July and to my replies dated 3 July 2018 and 24 July 2018. The delay in replying to the Deputy is regretted but the information sought has been awaited from the Garda authorities. The information currently available to me is as follows. With regard to the number of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Information and Communications Technology (28 Nov 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I have been advised by An Garda Síochána that while the report requested in October 2018 is being processed, it is, unfortunately, not yet to hand. I have requested an urgent update from An Garda Síochána in relation to this matter, and will be in contact with the Deputy on receipt of the Garda report.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Law Society Complaints Mechanisms (28 Nov 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am assuming from the overall context of the Deputy's Question that it relates to matters dealt with by the Law Society in relation to complaints about alleged professional misconduct by solicitors. Under the current regulatory regime the Law Society, the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal and the Office of the Independent Adjudicator are the independent statutory bodies charged with...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (28 Nov 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that decisions regarding the grant or refusal of visas are made in a number of INIS Visa Offices overseas, the INIS Visa Office in Dublin, and at Embassies of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade which process certain visa applications under delegated sanction from my Department. The processing...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service Administration (28 Nov 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As outlined in responses to previous parliamentary questions, the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department became aware in September 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. A...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification Policy (28 Nov 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that there is a range of immigration pathways open to non-EEA nationals seeking to reside in this State on the basis of family reunification. I am further advised these include, claims of entitlement as the family member of an EU national exercising the right of free movement in this State, cases where...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries (28 Nov 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The Government is committed to complying with all of the recommendations of the Ombudsman in relation to the operation of Magdalen Restorative Justice Ex Gratia Scheme. My officials have been in ongoing contact with the Ombudsman’s Office as we go about implementing his recommendations. In relation to the Ombudsman's principal recommendation that the Scheme should be applied to women...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (28 Nov 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The Central Statistics Office (CSO), as the national statistical agency, is responsible for the compilation and publication of the recorded crime statistics, and the CSO has established a dedicated unit for this purpose. To be of assistance, I have asked the CSO to forward any available statistics in relation to the information requested directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Peace Commissioners Appointments (28 Nov 2018)

Charles Flanagan: Peace Commissioners are appointed under section 88 of the Courts of Justice Act 1924. In all cases, persons are nominated for the role of Peace Commissioner and it is incumbent upon them to be aware of the demands of the position before accepting appointment. Nonetheless, on appointment, Peace Commissioners are issued with information notes for guidance. Those information notes are under...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Work Permits Applications Data (28 Nov 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The European Communities (Reception Conditions) Regulations 2018, which I signed into effect from 30 June 2018, includes access to the labour market for qualified international protection applicants. The Regulations provide a wide access to both employment and self-employment in almost all sectors and categories of employment. The Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Transfers (27 Nov 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will be aware, the Transfer of Sentenced Persons Acts 1995 to 1997 give effect to the Convention on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons 1983. The Deputy will also be aware that there have been a number of recent Court judgements which have implications for transferring prisoners from other States to Ireland. These judgements raised a number of complex issues about the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Closed-Circuit Television Systems (27 Nov 2018)

Charles Flanagan: 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 type of CCTV system may be established without authorisation by the Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (27 Nov 2018)

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 expired on 9 February 2018. I am also advised that the process of having this application completed has been complicated, and delayed, by the continuing failure of the person concerned to provide definitive,...