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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting (19 Apr 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The National Vetting Bureau processes requests for vetting for prospective employees from relevant organisations, as defined in the National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Acts 2012 to 2016, who are registered with the Bureau. Vetting applications can only be submitted via the relevant organisations. I am informed by the Garda authorities that liaison persons in the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (19 Apr 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The fees to be paid by an applicant for a certificate of naturalisation are governed by the provisions of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 569 of 2011). The application fee, stipulated at €175, is payable on application for a certificate of naturalisation and a certification fee is payable on the issue of a certificate of naturalisation. The standard...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (19 Apr 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that of the applications currently on hands: 4,800 are on hands for less than 6 months; 4,000 for between 6 to 12 months; 2,500 for between 1 year to 18 months; 850 between 18 months to 2 years; and 950 in excess of 2 years. It should be noted that statistics of the cases on hands will always...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Certificates (19 Apr 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the records indicate that 450 certificates of naturalisation issued in 2017 to persons that were born on the island of Ireland.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Protected Disclosures (19 Apr 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised that the IPS has lodged an appeal to the Labour Court in relation to a decision taken by the Workplace Relations Commission in respect of the named Officer. I am further informed that the decision was taken on the basis of legal advice provided to the Prison Service and that my Department was made aware of this advice. As the matter is currently before the Labour Court it would...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Reviews (19 Apr 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The Law Reform Commission published a report on Harmful Communications and Digital Safety in September 2016. The Report has two main elements. One part focuses on digital safety and proposes the establishment of an office of Digital Safety Commissioner. The other part of the report addresses the criminal law aspects of harmful communications on the internet and other platforms. I am analysing...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Anti-Social Behaviour (19 Apr 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 182 to 184, inclusive, together. It has not been possible to answer this question in the time available. I will provide further information to the Deputy in due course.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (19 Apr 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: Naturalisation Applications (19 Apr 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that an application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to by the Deputy was refused for reasons provided to the person concerned in a letter issued on 26 November 2015 advising of the decision. There is no record of a new application for a certificate of naturalisation having...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (19 Apr 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that an application for a certificate of naturalisation was received from the person referred to by the Deputy on 18 December 2017. Processing of this application is on-going, with a view to establishing whether the conditions for naturalisation, such as good character and lawful residence, are satisfied....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (19 Apr 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I refer the Deputy to my previous response to Parliamentary Question No. 120 of 22 February 2018 which, despite a variation in the last name, appears to relate to the same person. In my previous response to the Deputy I advised that the person concerned should engage with the immigration service. It does appear that they did attend their local immigration office on 25 March 2018 where they...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (19 Apr 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned applied for a residence permission and a right to work based on their parentage of an Irish citizen child. A decision letter issued to this person on 22 February 2018. Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to the INIS of my...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (19 Apr 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person in question was granted a right of residency in the State in 2001 on the basis of family reunification i.e. as a family member of a recognised refugee. The person's current residency status is under consideration and he will be contacted in due course in this regard. A...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (19 Apr 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As I informed the Deputy in PQ 16866 of 18/4/2018, 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 on-going. On completion of the necessary processing the application will be submitted to me for decision as expeditiously as possible....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification Applications (19 Apr 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 503 of 17 April, 2018 copied below for ease of reference. Reply to Parliamentary Question No. 503 on 17 April, 2018 - I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the application referred to was refused on 20 February 2018, and the applicant was advised accordingly. The applicant was...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (19 Apr 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 persons concerned have not submitted written representations, as previously stated. The position in the State of the persons concerned will now be decided by reference to the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (19 Apr 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that it is not possible to identify the person referred to by the Deputy due to the lack of detail provided. From the details provided, it would appear that the person in question may never have had permission to remain in the State. If it is the case that the person in question has not engaged with the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (19 Apr 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 (19 Apr 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I have been informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned was refused retention of a Residence Card on 15 July, 2017 as they were not in compliance with the European Communities (Free Movement of Persons) Regulations 2015. I also understand that INIS received a request for a review of that decision on 16 August, 2017. The...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (19 Apr 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that it is not possible to identify the person referred to by the Deputy due to the lack of detail provided. If the Deputy can provide further details such as the person's full name (if different from that already provided), their date of birth, their GNIB Registration Number, as well as similar...