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Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Data Protection Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 May 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am happy to take another look at the amendments and to engage bilaterally with the Opposition Members who tabled them. I am anxious to ensure that the provisions of Part 6 are not compromised by the introduction of a new layer in terms of whether a complaint is frivolous or vexatious. I am conscious that there are different interpretations and different understandings in this regard....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Correspondence (3 May 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I can inform the Deputy that my Department has been in ongoing contact with the person in question since 2015 in relation to their concerns. My Department has written to this person to outline the current position and also suggested possible options should they wish to pursue the matter further. In relation to the most recent correspondence, I can advise the Deputy that it has been...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (3 May 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The information sought by the Deputy is currently not to hand.  A request has been made to the Garda Commissioner and when the information is received I will write to the Deputy directly.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Investigations (3 May 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy is referring to a matter which was raised in an anonymous protected disclosure. That correspondence was received in my Department on 22 November 2017 and was referred to the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC) for investigation on 8 December 2017. My Department had no knowledge of, or involvement in, the events referred to by the Deputy prior to receiving the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Commission on the Future of Policing (3 May 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will be aware, the Commission on the Future of Policing is currently undertaking a comprehensive examination of all aspects of policing in Ireland, including the provision of security services to the State by An Garda Síochána. The Commission is due to report in September this year and I look forward to receiving the output of its extensive body of work and the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Facilities (3 May 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Director General of the Irish Prison Service that an Invitation to Tender for the construction of a new wing for 100 male prisoners and a new unit to accommodate 50 female prisoners at Limerick prison was issued by the Irish Prison Service on my behalf on July 20th last. The original date for receipt of tenders was set as November 30th 2017 and this was extended to January...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Staff Training (3 May 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I will refer the Deputy to his previous questions 188 and 189 of 28 March 2018 and 106 and 107 of 25 April 2018, in which I detailed the cost  of all social media training received by staff in my Department from 2011 to date.  I can also inform the Deputy that, other than the costs detailed in those previous questions, no additional cost was incurred by my Department in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (3 May 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that there is no record of a current application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to by the Deputy. This person currently has permission to reside in the State until 17 September 2018. A determination on whether an applicant satisfies the statutory criteria attendant to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification Applications (3 May 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that from the limited details provided it would appear that the person in question has not engaged with the immigration service since their return to the State and they should do so as soon as possible. In this regard and to allow for a full examination of their circumstances, they should be advised to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (3 May 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 16 December 2010. Representations were received on behalf of the person concerned requesting that the deportation order be revoked, pursuant to the provisions of section 3(11) of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended). All...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (3 May 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that a representative of the INIS has written to the person concerned in recent days in relation to their position in the State. The position in the State of the person concerned can be further considered upon receipt of their response. Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (3 May 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 right of residency in the State, accompanied by the right to work, based on parentage of an Irish citizen child in respect of the person referred to by the Deputy. I am informed that information on the application process, including guidelines for completing...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (3 May 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that there is no record of a current application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to by the Deputy. This person currently has permission to reside in the State until 23 September 2020. A determination on whether an applicant satisfies the statutory criteria attendant to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (3 May 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 16 December 2010. That Order remains valid and in place. The person concerned made a request, pursuant to the provisions of section 3(11) of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), to have that Order revoked. Following the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (3 May 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 11 March 2005. The person was deported from the State on 04 June 2006, however, according to information received from her legal representatives, she returned to this State the year after she was deported. Representations...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification Applications (3 May 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 503 of 17 April, 2018 and No. 192 of 19 April, 2018. I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the applicant was advised of the reasons for the visa application being refused, and the decision could be appealed within two months. No appeal was received within that timeframe....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (3 May 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned was the holder of an immigration permission valid until 22 November 2016. Her permission to remain in the State has now expired. To date, she has not applied for a renewal of this permission. It is open to the person concerned to have her permission to remain further renewed....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders Re-examination (3 May 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 11 March 2005, following a comprehensive and thorough examination of their asylum claim and a detailed examination of the representations they submitted for consideration under Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended). ...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (3 May 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: Residency Permits (3 May 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that it has received a request for permission to remain in the State in respect of the person mentioned by the Deputy. Please be aware that this case was among a large number of such cases held by this Department pending the outcome of the Supreme Court judgment in respect of Luximon and Balchand...