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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Data (3 Oct 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I have been informed by An Garda Síochána that an examination of relevant records indicates that in the past four years no person has been refused a permission to enter the State on the basis of the provisions of section 4(3)(c) of the Immigration Act 2004, which relates to non-nationals suffering from a condition set out in the First Schedule of the Act.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (3 Oct 2018)

Charles Flanagan: Officials of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department are currently finalising the details of a response to the matter raised by the Deputy. I expect to announce details of this response in the next few weeks.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Levels (3 Oct 2018)

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

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Overtime (3 Oct 2018)

Charles Flanagan: Under the Garda Síochána Act 2005, the Garda Commissioner is the Accounting Officer for the Garda Vote and is responsible for the effective and efficient use of the resources at his disposal. Moreover, under the Act, the Commissioner is responsible for directing and controlling and for carrying on and managing generally the administration and business of An Garda Síochána....

Civil Liability and Courts (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage (2 Oct 2018)

Charles Flanagan: Account must also be taken of the ongoing programme of action by the Government to address fraud and costs as they relate to the insurance sector, building on the ongoing work of the cost of insurance working group.

Civil Liability and Courts (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage (2 Oct 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I thank Deputy Kelleher for introducing the Bill. I very much appreciate that the objective of the Bill is to deal with the issue of insurance fraud, particularly as it arises in cases which may come to be dismissed under the specific terms of section 26 of the Civil Liability and Courts Act 2004. On behalf of the Government, I am, therefore, pleased to note the content of the Bill and to...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Oct 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I thank the Deputies for raising this issue which is of some importance in County Louth. Deputy Declan Breathnach is correct that I visited the region not so long ago. The amount of money invested by the Government in the Garda fleet is in excess of €30 million and the investment is very much on track. These are operational issues primarily for the Garda Commissioner.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Oct 2018)

Charles Flanagan: An unprecedented sum of €1.6 billion has been made available in the budget of An Garda Síochána. My understanding from the Garda Commissioner is that in excess of 200 new vehicles have come on stream this year. This issue could be pursued by the local community in County Louth with its joint policing committee. However, I keep in close contact with the Garda senior...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Work Permits Data (2 Oct 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by my officials in the Irish Naturalisation & Immigration Service (INIS) that the most recent figures available indicate that between 1 January 2018 and 31 August 2018 a total of 107 permits were issued to non-EEA nationals under the Atypical Working Scheme for Non-EEA Fishermen in the Irish Fishing Fleet. The nationality of same is set out in the table below: ...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting (2 Oct 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The primary purpose of the employment vetting carried out by An Garda Síochána is to seek to ensure the safety of children and vulnerable adults. Vetting is carried out by the Garda National Vetting Bureau primarily in accordance with the provisions of the National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012-2016. The National Vetting Bureau carries out vetting...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Expenditure (2 Oct 2018)

Charles Flanagan: My Department does not specifically allocate a budget to communications, press and public relations for any given year. The main exception to the above is Cosc - the National Office for the Prevention of Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence - which allocates a budget to the annual spend on its national campaign against domestic and sexual violence, "What Would You Do?". The budget...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (2 Oct 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned had his permission to remain in the State renewed for a three year period, to 25 October, 2018. This decision was conveyed in writing to the person concerned by letter dated 7 October, 2015. This communication advised the person concerned of the conditions attaching to his...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting Applications (2 Oct 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will appreciate, the processing of vetting applications by the Garda National Vetting Bureau is an operational matter for the Garda Authorities and is carried out in accordance with the provisions of the National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012-2016 and other relevant law. My Department has no role in the processing of individual vetting applications. ...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Data (2 Oct 2018)

Charles Flanagan: 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 times for visa decisions are published on the Visa pages of each Visa Office and Embassy website....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (2 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 a certificate of naturalisation on behalf of the person referred to by the Deputy. A determination on whether an applicant satisfies the statutory criteria attendant to naturalisation can only be made after an application is received. It is open to any...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Project Ireland 2040 Expenditure (2 Oct 2018)

Charles Flanagan: My Department has not been responsible for any expenditure in connection with Project Ireland 2040 seminars.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Public Relations Contracts Expenditure (2 Oct 2018)

Charles Flanagan: My Department has not incurred any costs in relation to the provision of briefing notes or speech-writing from the company mentioned since January 2014. The following table details spend incurred in respect of communications advice with the company mentioned since 2014. DATE COST PURPOSE Jul-17 €2,691 Communications Strategy Development for the Irish Refugee Protection Programme...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Public Relations Contracts Expenditure (2 Oct 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The following table details relevant expenditure in my Department since January 2018. The work contracted has allowed valuable public attention to be drawn to important issues such as human trafficking, domestic violence and the work of the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland: Date Cost Name of Campaign / Purpose Company/Organisation 01 January 2018 €7,000.00 Funding...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (2 Oct 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will appreciate, decisions in relation to the provision and allocation of Garda resources across the various Garda divisions are a matter for the Garda Commissioner in the light of his identified operational demands and the availability of resources. Further, station designations or status is a matter for the office of Deputy Commissioner Policing and Security, in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (2 Oct 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The Government has approved the drafting of a Criminal Justice (Community Sanctions) Bill to replace the Probation of Offenders Act 1907 with modern provisions dealing with community sanctions and the role of the Probation Service in the criminal justice system. The Bill is currently being drafted by the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel. This Bill is at an early stage in the drafting...