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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (18 Sep 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 the International Protection Office directly either by email to info@ipo.gov.ie, by telephone to the IPO Customer Service Centre at 01 6028008 or...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (18 Sep 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 person concerned. These representations, together with all other information and documentation on file, will be fully...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (18 Sep 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 person concerned. These representations, together with all other information and documentation on file, will be fully...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (18 Sep 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that permission to reside in the State, under Stamp 1 conditions, was granted by INIS until 21 September 2018 to facilitate the person’s pursuit of a General Work Permit with the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation. I am further informed that INIS has no record of correspondence...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (18 Sep 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 not 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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (18 Sep 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to by the Deputy, continues to be processed and will be submitted to me for decision as expeditiously as possible. As the Deputy will appreciate, the granting of Irish citizenship through naturalisation is a privilege...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (18 Sep 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 260 and 327 together. I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that a 'visit' visa application from the person referred to was created on-line on 12 September 2018. This is the first step of the visa application process. The applicant must print off the summary sheets, sign and date it, and along with all the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (18 Sep 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned is the subject of a Deportation Order made on 16th December, 2010. While that Order remains valid and in place, I am advised that the person concerned has sought to be re-admitted to the international protection process. A decision has been made on that request and that...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Retirements (18 Sep 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I have set out in the table for the Deputy's information the number of departures from An Garda Síochána in the years 2010 to 2017 as supplied by the Commissioner. These figures include those who departed due to voluntary, compulsory, or cost neutral early retirement, resignation, death, dismissal and medical discharge. DEPARTURES from An Garda Síochána 2010-2017 - Com...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (18 Sep 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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Data (18 Sep 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. This is in addition to the investment of almost €30...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (18 Sep 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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (18 Sep 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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Station Refurbishment (18 Sep 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 that in 2008 a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Overtime (18 Sep 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy will be aware that the Garda Commissioner is the Accounting Officer for the Garda Vote and as such is responsible for the effective and efficient use of the resources at his disposal, in accordance with operational need. Those resources have reached unprecedented levels with a provision for 2018 of more than €1.6 billion, including an allocation of almost €100...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (18 Sep 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the current processing time for 'Join Family' visa applications by the Visa Office in Dublin is a little over 6 months. Applications processed in the seven Visa Offices abroad generally have a shorter processing time. The Policy Document on Family Reunification published in December 2013...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Data (18 Sep 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the following tables set out the position in relation to the ten highest number of applications received by nationality and a combined figure for all other nationalities for each of the years requested. As the Deputy may be aware, there was an exponential increase from the second quarter of 2015 in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences Data (18 Sep 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I have requested a report from An Garda Síochána in relation to the statistics sought by the Deputy and I will be in contact with the Deputy directly on receipt of this report.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (18 Sep 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 person concerned. Following consideration of these representations, it was decided, as an exceptional measure, to grant...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (18 Sep 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 21 May 2018 seeking further information and documentary evidence in respect of a request for permission to reside in this State. I understand that it remains open to the person concerned to reply to INIS. The request will be given detailed consideration by INIS...