Results 7,401-7,420 of 21,096 for speaker:Charles Flanagan

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (25 Oct 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, who currently has permission to reside in the State until 20 February 2019, is on-going.  A letter issued to the person concerned on 3 October 2018 requesting...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (25 Oct 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the application for permission to remain in the State in respect of the person concerned is under consideration and a decision will issue by the end of November. The Deputy may be aware that I launched a new scheme last week, which will allow certain non-EEA nationals,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (25 Oct 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy is aware, if an application for asylum or subsidiary protection has been made in the State, for confidentiality reasons it is not the practice to comment on such applications and the applicant or his legal representative should contact either the International Protection Office (IPO) or the International Protection Appeals Tribunal (IPAT) directly, as appropriate. The IPO...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (25 Oct 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that there is no record of an application for Long Term Residency or Naturalisation from the person concerned. In order to make an application for Long Term Residency in the State the person concerned must have been legally resident in the State for a minimum of 5 years (i.e. 60 months)...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (25 Oct 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), the person concerned has submitted written representations. The position in the State of the person concerned will now be decided by reference to the provisions of Section 3 (6) of the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (25 Oct 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 587 of 11 September 2017 (copied below for reference).  I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that they have no record of a new visa application from the person referred to. Reply to Parliamentary Question No. 587 of 11 September 2017. I am advised by the Irish...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (25 Oct 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The policy of the State remains that there are no plans to introduce a general regularisation scheme for those who are currently resident in the State without a valid residency permission, commonly referred to as “the undocumented”. Any such proposal could give rise to unpredictable and potentially very costly impacts across the full range of public and social services....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Controls (25 Oct 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I have been informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that immigration officers who are civilian staff within INIS do not carry out visits of the nature referred to by the Deputy. The Deputy may be referring to immigration officers who are members of An Garda Síochána - usually as part of the Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB) -...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (24 Oct 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that matters are progressing with the new Garda headquarters in Sligo. I would be happy to provide the detail to him at the earliest opportunity.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (24 Oct 2018)

Charles Flanagan: This is a question primarily for the Garda Commissioner and his team. I am happy to update the Deputy once I have the appropriate information on the individual Garda station.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (24 Oct 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The purpose of section 27 on confidential information is to provide for the non-disclosure of such information by a member of the commission or the procedures committee or any other committee, by a director, a staff member, a consultant or adviser or any other person who might be engaged under contract by the commission.I want to strengthen this. I am of the view that there may have been...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (24 Oct 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I do not think pleading the flu injection is satisfactory with regard to what the Senator may or may not say. It seems to me that it is an abdication of responsibility if he is citing the flu injection for some rambling he has already indicated he may be minded to pursue.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (24 Oct 2018)

Charles Flanagan: A number of points have been raised by Senators arising out of Senator McDowell's contribution. In particular, the issue was raised some moments ago of persons who are not shortlisted being aware of their position. The Bill makes no provision for informing the applicants of their position in respect of shortlisting. It does not prohibit the commission from doing this either but I refer to...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (24 Oct 2018)

Charles Flanagan: No. I am open to giving due consideration to any amendment the Senators wish to table, but for the purposes of this debate we are dealing with amendments that have already been tabled. The points that have been raised that were flagged earlier in the debate are now the subject matter of amendments. I refer specifically to the role of the Attorney General in communicating with Cabinet on the...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (24 Oct 2018)

Charles Flanagan: -----commission process. Senator McDowell's point on confidentiality is about whether those requirements imply that the Attorney General cannot divulge to the Cabinet the names of persons who have not been recommended by the commission. If the Attorney General is free to give such information to the Cabinet, it is suggested that the Bill should be amended to make that clear. Specific...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (24 Oct 2018)

Charles Flanagan: It is section 53(5)(h).

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (24 Oct 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I think the flu jab is kicking in as the Senator forewarned us.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (24 Oct 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The only jab I mentioned was the Judicial Appointments Advisory Board. Senator Norris mentioned the flu jab.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (24 Oct 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I did because Senator Norris reminded us-----

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (24 Oct 2018)

Charles Flanagan: A number of issues have been raised since I last spoke. The most important point in all of this discussion on the amendments to the section is that the constitutional position of the Government in the appointment of members of the Judiciary is not being changed in any way, nor could it be. It has not been expressed by anybody that a constitutional amendment to change it would be either...