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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries Report (16 Oct 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am committed to honouring the commitments made to the Magdalen women. To date, 696 women have received ex-gratia payments from my Department at a cost of €26.2m. In recommendation 6 of his Magdalen Commission Report, Judge Quirke - who devised the ex-gratia compensation scheme - refers to the issue of the various forms of memorialisation discussed with advocates and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (16 Oct 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the visa applications referred to were refused by the Visa Office in Dublin on 16 April 2018. The decision, including the reasons for the decision, was communicated to each applicant. Appeals were subsequently made by each applicant which were received in the Dublin Visa Office on 16 June 2018 and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Community Policing (16 Oct 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: Assisted Decision Making (16 Oct 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The 2019 Budget provides for an allocation of €3 million in the Justice and Equality Vote for the establishment of the Decision Support Service. The Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 provides a modern statutory framework to support decision-making by adults with capacity difficulties. The Act provides for the setting up of the Decision Support Service within the Mental...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Data (16 Oct 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service of my Department that the information requested is held by An Garda Síochána and the reply is being compiled by them. I will write to the Deputy as soon as the information is available.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Misconduct Allegations (16 Oct 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The allegations alluded to by the Deputy are concerning. As the Deputy is aware, allegations of wrongdoing are for the appropriate authorities to investigate. Those authorities are An Garda Síochána and the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission. I have no role in such investigations as they are operational matters for the authorities concerned. If the Deputy has...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service Staff (16 Oct 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that as of 1 October 2018, there were 849 staff employed within INIS, equating to 812.67 full-time equivalents. This is a significant increase on the staffing levels as of 1 October 2017, at which point there were 782 INIS staff, equating to 747.86 full-time equivalents. These staffing increases are being...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (16 Oct 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: Garda Deployment (16 Oct 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: Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal Applications (11 Oct 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will be aware, the Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal administers the Scheme of Compensation for Personal Injuries Criminally Inflicted. Under the Terms of the Scheme, the Tribunal is entirely independent in considering applications made under the Scheme.  Therefore, you will appreciate that in these circumstances, I cannot comment on individual cases. As...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Child Abuse (11 Oct 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I would like to assure the Deputy that this Government is deeply committed to addressing child sexual abuse. It is imperative that the legislation around these offences protects the most vulnerable members of society from serious harm and legislation is consistently being reviewed in this area to ensure that our laws offer the best protections for citizens....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Resources (11 Oct 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: Garda Data (11 Oct 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will be aware, the subject of statistics, particularly in relation to the official recorded crime statistics, is something that is being given considerable and on-going attention by the Central Statistics Office (CSO), An Garda Síochána and the Policing Authority. Officials from my Department are also monitoring the progress being made on...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid Service Data (11 Oct 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. There are significant demands on the Board and I am conscious that this gives rise to waiting times for certain services at most of the Board's law centres.  However, waiting times have been reduced over the last...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations (11 Oct 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy will be aware that the programme of replacement and refurbishment of Garda accommodation is progressed by the Garda authorities working in close cooperation with the Office of Public Works (OPW), which has responsibility for the provision and maintenance of Garda accommodation.  As Minister, I have no role in these matters. I am informed by the Garda authorities...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (11 Oct 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that an undertaking has been made to issue a final decision to the person concerned within 15 working days. Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to the INIS of my Department by e-mail using the Oireachtas Mail facility which has been specifically...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (11 Oct 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that it wrote to the person concerned on 8 October, 2018 requesting further information and documentation.  I understand that INIS will give full consideration to the person's request for permission to reside in this State upon receipt of a response from the person concerned. Queries in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders Re-examination (11 Oct 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person referred to is the subject of a Deportation Order made on 11 March 2005. As previously advised, representations were received on behalf of the person concerned pursuant to Section 3 (11) of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), to revoke the Deportation Order.  Following the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (11 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 is ongoing. A letter issued to the person concerned on 1 October 2018 requesting certain documentation and a reply is awaited.  Upon receipt of the requested...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (11 Oct 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that it has no record of a request from the person concerned for permission to reside in the State on Stamp 4 conditions.  I am further advised that correspondence issued to the individual's legal representative on 28 August, 2018, granting the person concerned permission to...