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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (15 Feb 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the persons concerned applied for residence permission and a right to work based on parentage of an Irish citizen child. Decision letters were issued to the persons concerned on 13 December 2017 granting them permission to remain in the State on stamp 4 conditions, until 13 December 2020. I am...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (15 Feb 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the processing of an application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to by the Deputy, who currently has permission to reside in the State until 6 August 2018, is under consideration and has not yet reached a conclusion but I understand however that the case is due to be...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (15 Feb 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned was granted permission to remain in the State, on a stamp 4 basis, as the parent of an Irish citizen child in 2000. The permission was subsequently renewed with the latest permission granted up to 15 July 2017 by the Garda National Immigration Bureau. An application for renewal...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (15 Feb 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned was granted permission to remain in the State, on a stamp 4 basis, as the parent of an Irish citizen child in 2000. The permission was subsequently renewed by the Garda National Immigration Bureau with the latest permission granted up to 23 May 2018. In order to make an...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (15 Feb 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that no application for Long Term Residency was received from the person concerned. In order to make an application for Long Term Residency in the State the person concerned must have been legally resident in the State for a minimum of 5 years (i.e. 60 months) on work permit/work...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification Applications (15 Feb 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person in question made an application for family reunification under the provisions of the Refugee Act 1996 in December 2016. The case has been finalised and a decision letter issued to the applicant on 30 November 2017. It is open to Irish citizens and those outside the International...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (15 Feb 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I would refer the Deputy to my response to his Parliamentary Question No. 212 on 14 December 2017. I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the situation remains unchanged. INIS has received requests for permission to remain in the State by the persons concerned.  However, these cases are...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (15 Feb 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The position remains as outlined in response to the Deputy's Parliamentary Question No. 164 of 8 February 2018. 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 5 February 2018...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (15 Feb 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that from the limited information provided on the persons concerned, it is not possible to adequately respond to the Deputy's question. Regarding the persons concerned INIS advise that they might in the first instance consider consulting the INIS website as it contains information on all matters relating...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (15 Feb 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that processing of the applications for a certificate of naturalisation from the persons referred to by the Deputy are ongoing and will be submitted to me for decision as expeditiously as possible. There is no further documentation requested at this time. Additional information may, if required, be...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (15 Feb 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 170 and 171 together. As the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner 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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (15 Feb 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the distribution of resources, and I as Minister, have no direct role in the matter. I am assured by the Commissioner that Garda personnel assigned throughout the country, together with the overall policing arrangements and operational strategies are continually monitored and reviewed. Such monitoring ensures that...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Retirements (15 Feb 2018)

Charles Flanagan: Members of An Garda Síochána who joined the organisation prior to 1 April 2004 may retire on full pension once they have served for at least 30 years and they have reached 50 years of age.  Members of An Garda Síochána who joined the organisation on or after 1 April 2004 may retire on full pension once they have served at least 30 years and have reached 55 years of...

Questions on Promised Legislation (14 Feb 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy will be aware that the distribution of Garda numbers and allocations to specialties are matters for the Garda Commissioner. However, the Deputy will be pleased to hear of an increased number of gardaí in his constituency, Roscommon, in line with the national programme for Garda recruitment which will see a further 800 gardaí recruited this year, many of whom will be...

Questions on Promised Legislation (14 Feb 2018)

Charles Flanagan: May I reply on behalf of rural Ireland?

Questions on Promised Legislation (14 Feb 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I say to Deputy Mattie McGrath, all other rural Deputies and everybody that rural Ireland is being very well looked after by the current Government.

Questions on Promised Legislation (14 Feb 2018)

Charles Flanagan: It has been levelled at the Taoiseach that he is a Dublin Taoiseach-----

Questions on Promised Legislation (14 Feb 2018)

Charles Flanagan: -----unlike some of his predecessors. His first act on appointment as Taoiseach was to appoint a dedicated Minister for Rural and Community Development, with a budget-----

Questions on Promised Legislation (14 Feb 2018)

Charles Flanagan: -----and ambition and energy in the person of the Minister, Deputy Ring.

Questions on Promised Legislation (14 Feb 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The national development plan, which is being launched on Friday, will contain much for rural Ireland.