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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (14 Dec 2017)

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: Immigration Status (14 Dec 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned was granted leave to remain in the State for the period to 07 December 2017. This decision was conveyed in writing to the person concerned by letter dated 07 December 2016. The person concerned is required to apply in writing for the renewal of this permission. As my...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (14 Dec 2017)

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 on behalf of the first named person who currently has permission to reside in the State until 14 June 2018, is ongoing and will be submitted to me for decision as expeditiously as possible. There is no record of an...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (14 Dec 2017)

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: Immigration Status (14 Dec 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that requests were received for permission to remain in the State in respect of the persons concerned. However, these cases are among a number of such cases which are currently being held by my Department pending the outcome of the appeal to the Supreme Court of the Court of Appeal judgment in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (14 Dec 2017)

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 certificate of naturalisation from the persons referred to by the Deputy.  A determination on whether an applicant satisfies the statutory criteria attendant to naturalisation can only be made after an application is received. It is open to any...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Leave to Remain (14 Dec 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that they have received a request for permission to remain in the State from the person concerned. However, this case is among a number of cases which are currently being held by my Department pending the outcome of the appeal to the Supreme Court of the Court of Appeal judgment in Luximon v....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (14 Dec 2017)

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: Immigration Status (14 Dec 2017)

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 12 November 2008, following the refusal of the international protection claim made by the person concerned and the detailed consideration of their case under Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended). That Order remains valid...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (14 Dec 2017)

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: Garda Data (14 Dec 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 219 to 239, inclusive, together. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (14 Dec 2017)

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 18 March 2018, is ongoing. A letter issued to the person concerned on 12 December 2017 requesting certain information. Upon...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Public Relations Contracts Expenditure (14 Dec 2017)

Charles Flanagan: It has not been possible to answer this question in the time available. I will write to the Deputy directly in relation to this matter in due course.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Data (14 Dec 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by my officials in the Irish Prison Service that the census of July 2013 recorded a total prisoner population of 4,180, 339 of which were subject to a restricted regime. Of this 339, 211 prisoners were on 22/23 hour lock up, a further 65 prisoners were on 21 hour lock up and 63 prisoners were on 19 hour lock up. The October 2017 census reported a total prisoner population...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Services Regulation (14 Dec 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I am happy to confirm by way of reply to Deputy Murphy that the two reports to which she has referred have been laid before each House of the Oireachtas as received and will also, I understand, be made similarly available on the web-site of the Legal Services Regulatory Authority, www.LSRA.ie.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Cross-Border Co-operation (14 Dec 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I take it that the Deputy is referring to the Joint Agency Task Force which is led by police and revenue services in Ireland and the Northern Ireland and brings together the relevant law enforcement agencies in both jurisdictions to better co-ordinate strategic and operational actions against cross-border organised crime. It involves senior officers from An Garda Síochána, the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Data (14 Dec 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 246 to 265, inclusive, and 267 together. As the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the distribution of Garda resources, including vehicles, among the various Garda Divisions and I, as Minister, have no direct role in the matter. I understand that the allocation of Garda vehicles is monitored and reviewed by the Garda authorities...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Expenditure (14 Dec 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I wish to refer the Deputy to the previous Parliamentary Question No. 84 of 13 December 2016 (39474/16), which provides details of photography costs incurred by my Department from 2011 – 2016. Details of photography costs for my Department in 2017 are as follows: Occasion Year Photographer Cost Video of the launch of the new National Disability Inclusion Strategy 2017 Hurrah...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Public Relations Contracts Data (14 Dec 2017)

Charles Flanagan: During the period in question, my Department has only used the services of external public relations firms to provide training to staff, strategy development, and facilitation services at conferences/meetings, as set out in the table below: Year Public Relations Firm Training Strategy Development Conference/Meeting Facilitation € € € 2011 Carr Communications 550 ...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Contracts Data (14 Dec 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I wish to confirm to the Deputy that the information sought cannot be provided in the time allowed. As soon as the information has been collated I will write to the Deputy on the matter.