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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Resources (5 Jul 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 Transport Data (5 Jul 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will appreciate, decisions in relation to the provision and allocation of Garda vehicles 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. As Minister, I have no direct role in that matter. There has been very significant investment in Garda resources across the State...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (5 Jul 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am 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 processing...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Training (5 Jul 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will appreciate, it is the Garda Commissioner who has statutory responsibility for carrying on and managing and controlling generally the administration and business of An Garda Síochána including training and I, as Minister, have no direct role in the matter. I am informed by the Commissioner that a total of 88 Garda personnel undertook and successfully completed...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Accommodation Refurbishment (5 Jul 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will be aware, under the provisions of the Courts Service Act 1998, management of the courts, including the provision of accommodation for court sittings, is the responsibility of the Courts Service which is independent in exercising its functions. However, a number of developments in relation to Courts Service accommodation requirements are outlined in the Government's...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (5 Jul 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 132 to 138, inclusive, together. On 28 June last, Minister Stanton and I announced details of the coming into effect of the EU (Recast) Reception Conditions Directive 2013 which includes enhanced access to the labour market for asylum seekers. In summary, eligible applicants will have access to all sectors of employment, with a very small number of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Staff Training (5 Jul 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I want to advise the Deputy that a mandatory GDPR E-learning course was rolled out to all staff in my Department, as well as a number of agencies under my aegis, in early May 2018. The course, tailored to the needs of the Department, provided a comprehensive overview of the legislation as well as outlining the critical role staff have in protecting personal data. Approximately 90% of staff...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Data (5 Jul 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 140 to 142, inclusive, together. As the Deputy is aware, the degree to which GSOC operates independently in the discharge of their functions is clearly set out in the Garda Síochána Act, 2005. In terms of establishing the independence of its function, Section 67 of the Garda Síochána Act grants the Commission all powers that are...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (5 Jul 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 143 to 145, inclusive, together. From the outset, the Deputy should note that section 67 of the Garda Síochána Act 2005 clearly sets out the degree to which GSOC operates independently in the discharge of their functions. In terms of establishing the independence of its function, the Act grants the Commission all powers that are necessary...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations (5 Jul 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will appreciate, it is the Garda Commissioner who is responsible for the distribution of resources, including personnel and Garda station opening hours, among the various Garda divisions. As Minister, I have no direct role in the matter. I am informed, however, that Garda management keeps this distribution of resources under continual review in the context of crime trends and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Leave to Remain (5 Jul 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I have been informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned applied on 30/5/2006 for a residence card as a family member of an EU citizen under the provisions of the European Communities (Free Movement of Persons) Regulations 2006 and Directive 2004/38/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council. They stated at that...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (5 Jul 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 and therefore has no entitlement to residency in the State. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification Applications (5 Jul 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that no current application for family reunification has been submitted to the Family Reunification section by the person referred to by the Deputy. Only a person who has a refugee declaration or a subsidiary protection declaration currently in force may apply for family reunification under Section 56 (1) of the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Travel Documents (5 Jul 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that a person who has been granted leave to remain in the State, and who does not possess or cannot obtain a national passport, may submit an application for a travel document, which will be examined on its merits. Unlike a refugee, a person with leave to remain does not have an entitlement to be issued...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification Applications (5 Jul 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the person referred to by the Deputy does not currently have an application for Family Reunification with the Family Reunification Section. The person referred to by the Deputy had, on the 20 January 2015, submitted an application in respect an adult child to the Family Reunification section. The person referred to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (5 Jul 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that representations were received from the persons' legal representative asking that his Deportation Order be revoked, in accordance with the provisions of Section 3(11) of the Immigration Act, 1999 (as amended). This application is under consideration at present. When a decision has been made on that...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (5 Jul 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 19 October 2018, is on-going. On completion of the necessary processing the application will be submitted to me for decision as...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (5 Jul 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 their 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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (5 Jul 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person mentioned by the Deputy was granted a permission on student conditions in the State on 22 April 2008 until 30 June 2012. INIS informs me that, to date, no further application has been received from the person concerned. It appears that this person has been unlawfully in the State since...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification Applications (5 Jul 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 their 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...