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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (6 Nov 2018)

Charles Flanagan: It is important that the Deputy is aware that the State cannot and does not deport asylum seekers who have applied for protection under the International Protection Act 2015. Section 16 of the International Protection Act 2015 provides for a protection applicant to remain in the State while their protection application is being examined. Such permission stays in place during the determination...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Spent Convictions (6 Nov 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 397 and 398 together. The Deputy will be aware that the effect of the Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 is that, although it remains part of the criminal record, the person shall not incur any liability or be otherwise prejudiced in law because he or she did not disclose the spent conviction or the circumstances...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Closed-Circuit Television Systems Expenditure (6 Nov 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 399 and 421 together. The Deputy will be aware that the Programme for a Partnership Government commits to supporting investment in CCTV systems. In pursuance of this commitment, a grant-aid scheme was launched by my Department in 2017 to assist groups in the establishment of community-based CCTV systems in their local areas. It is intended that the scheme will...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Closed-Circuit Television Systems (6 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: Garda Transport Provision (6 Nov 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy will be aware that there has been very significant investment in Garda resources across the State in recent years. The Government's Capital Plan 2016 – 2021 provides €46 million for investment in the Garda fleet, to ensure that An Garda Síochána has a modern, effective and fit-for-purpose fleet, in addition to the investment of almost €30 million in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (6 Nov 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The person concerned is the subject of a Deportation Order which remains valid and in place. It is open to the person concerned to submit representations requesting that the Deportation Order be revoked, pursuant to Section 3(11) of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended). However, I wish to make clear that such an application would require substantial grounds to be successful. ...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (6 Nov 2018)

Charles Flanagan: Considerations under Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 arise in a wide range of circumstances and require detailed consideration before a final decision is made as to whether a deportation order is made or leave to remain is granted. Sometimes this comes at the end of an earlier process whereby an application for one form or another of immigration permission has been considered and not...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Regulatory Impact Assessments (6 Nov 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As I indicated in my previous reply to this question on 18 October last, the position is that a significant amount of work is done on Government Bills before publication of the scheme of a Bill is approved by Government. This would include, where necessary, consideration by Government of the impact a piece of legislation would have on the work of the courts. This is particularly so in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Sharing Arrangements (6 Nov 2018)

Charles Flanagan: Subject to the Data Protection Acts, every individual has a right to access their personal data, including convictions, which is held by An Garda Síochána. Information on how to submit a data protection disclosure to An Garda Síochána is available on the Garda website www.garda.ie. I have been informed by the Garda authorities that the records in respect of prosecutions or...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Data (6 Nov 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I have been 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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (6 Nov 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will appreciate, it is the Garda Commissioner who has responsibility to 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 and I, as Minister, have no direct involvement in the matter. The personnel strength of An Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Drug and Alcohol Testing (6 Nov 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I have requested a report from An Garda Síochána further to the Deputy's question and I will be in contact with the Deputy again on receipt of a Garda report.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service Staff (6 Nov 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the primary consideration is to process applications affected by the Luximon and Balchand judgments of the Supreme Court in compliance with legal requirements. INIS has taken a number of measures to address the cohort of complex cases associated with the judgments including the assignment of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Status (6 Nov 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 411 and 439 together. Entitlement to Irish citizenship is governed by the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956, as amended. The Act distinguishes between the entitlement to citizenship by birth and descent and to the acquisition of citizenship through the naturalisation process. Following a referendum of the Irish people, the 27th amendment to the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Sexual Offences Data (6 Nov 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I have requested the information from the Garda authorities and I will contact the Deputy directly when the information is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Sentencing Policy (6 Nov 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy's question relates to a response to a parliamentary question in 2012, which provided anonymised information on convictions and sentencing taking place as far back as 2009. My officials have written to An Garda Síochána to seek out the further information sought by the Deputy and I will write to the Deputy when further information is received. In the interim, it is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Properties (6 Nov 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The Office of Public Works acts as the central property services provider for office accommodation for Government Departments and carries out all building related projects on behalf of the Department. My Department has not placed any contracts with the company referenced. I am advised that the Garda authorities were not in a position to provide their observations within the required...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service Staff (6 Nov 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The selection process for recruiting a new Director General of the Irish Prison Service is currently underway. This competition is being conducted by the Top Level Appointments Committee, supported by the Public Appointments Service. The post was advertised on 28 September 2018, with applications closing on 18 October 2018. The selection process is expected to be completed in December...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal (6 Nov 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will be aware the Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal, which has responsibility for the administration of the Scheme of Compensation for Personal Injuries Criminally Inflicted, is independent of my Department in the processing of individual applications under the Scheme. I can inform the Deputy that applications in the first instance are decided on a file of papers...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (6 Nov 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will appreciate, it is the Garda Commissioner who has responsibility to 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. An Garda Síochána is governed by the Garda Síochána (Admissions and Appointments)...