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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (28 Nov 2017)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy will appreciate that the Garda Commissioner is primarily responsible for the effective and efficient use of the resources available to An Garda Síochána, including the opening and closing of Garda stations. As Minister, I have no role in the matter. As the Deputy will be aware, the Programme for a Partnership Government commits to a pilot scheme to reopen 6...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Foireann Roinne (28 Nov 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 290 and 291 together.   Is é líon na bhfolúntas a líonadh i mo Roinn ó thosach na bliana ná 549 bhfolúntas. Cuimsítear sa líon sin fruilithe nua, arduithe céime agus aistrithe isteach sa Roinn. Ina theannta sin, tá amach is isteach le 55 fholúntas sa Roinn atá le líonadh fós....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Programme (23 Nov 2017)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will be aware, the Government last year approved proposals to draft a number of amendments to the Interception of Postal Packets and Telecommunications (Regulation) Act 1993 and other associated legislation. My Department has been working to develop those proposals, in what is a complex and sensitive area of the law, in conjunction with the Office of the Attorney...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Releases (23 Nov 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I can advise the Deputy that under the Prison Rules 2007, basic provisions on release of prisoners is provided for as follows: Rule 61 (1)When a prisoner is discharged from prison whether on temporary release or otherwise, the Governor shall ensure that he or she has sufficient means for travelling to his or her destination within the State. (2) If, upon being discharged...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Policing Authority Administration (23 Nov 2017)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy is aware, the statutory basis for the Policing Authority is the Garda Síochána (Policing Authority and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2015. The Policing Authority is an independent statutory agency and within the context of this independence, the Chief Executive and senior management of the Authority manage and control its staff, administration and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (23 Nov 2017)

Charles Flanagan: 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 made of these resources. ...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Programme (23 Nov 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I intend to introduce, as part of a forthcoming Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill, provisions which will amend section 120 of the Succession Act 1965, which deals with prevention of benefit from homicide.  My intention will be to ensure that persons convicted of murder, attempted murder or manslaughter will be precluded from taking any share in the property or...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Wards of Court (23 Nov 2017)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy is aware, the High Court has jurisdiction in wards of court matters and management of the courts is the responsibility of the Courts Service, which is independent in exercising its functions under the Courts Service Act 1998.  However, in order to be of assistance to the Deputy, I have had enquiries made and the Courts Service has informed me that when a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (23 Nov 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the first named person concerned was granted Stamp 1 conditions for two years on 12 October 2017. The second named person concerned was granted permission to remain in the State, on immigration Stamp 3 conditions, for two years on 12 October 2017 as a dependant of the first...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Ministerial Meetings (23 Nov 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 120 to 123, inclusive, together. I have regular formal and informal engagement with my EU counterparts, including the relevant French, German and UK Ministers, at meetings of the Justice and Home Affairs Council of Ministers.  In this regard, I attended the most recent meetings on 14 September 2017 and 12 October 2017, and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification Policy (23 Nov 2017)

Charles Flanagan: On 14 November 2017, I announced my intention to establish a Family Reunification Humanitarian Admission Programme (FRHAP) in support of refugees and their families, as part of the Government's commitments under the Irish Refugee Protection Programme. The FRHAP will address the issue of family reunification for some immediate family members coming from established conflict zones that are...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Property Registration Authority Administration (23 Nov 2017)

Charles Flanagan: Further to parliamentary question numbers 36 of 30 March 2017 and 83 of 22 February 2017, I am advised by that the Property Registration Authority (PRA) which manages the Land Registry and Registry of Deeds, that some 200,000 Land Registry transactions will be completed in 2017, which is approximately 5% more than were completed in 2016. At the end of October, there were 103,391 cases on...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Resources (23 Nov 2017)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy will appreciate that the provision and allocation of resources for An Garda Síochána is a matter for the Garda Commissioner and I, as Minister, have no direct role in the matter.  I have, however, asked the Garda Commissioner for the specific information requested and when it is to hand I will inform the Deputy accordingly.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (23 Nov 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that notifications have issued to the persons concerned pursuant to the provisions of Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended). All representations received, together with all other information and documentation on file, will be fully considered, under Section 3 (6) of the Immigration Act...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (23 Nov 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned had their permission to remain in the State renewed for a further period to 05 July 2018 at their Local District Headquarters. Responsibility for the registration process, and confiscated passport of the person concerned, is a matter which must ultimately...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (23 Nov 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that a new application for a certificate of naturalisation was received from the person referred to by the Deputy on 13 November 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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (23 Nov 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned has been granted leave to remain in the State for the period to 10 December 2017.  The person concerned made an application for the renewal of their temporary permission to remain and this application is under consideration at present. Once a decision has been...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification Applications (23 Nov 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 valid Deportation Order made on 20 June 2002. The Deputy might wish to note that persons the subject of a Deportation Order are obliged to remove themselves from the State and to remain out of the State. Representations were received from the person...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (23 Nov 2017)

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. This case is among a number of such cases which are currently being held by this Department pending the outcome of the appeal to the Supreme Court of the Court of Appeal judgment...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Support Services (23 Nov 2017)

Charles Flanagan: The Supreme Court judgment in the case of N.V.H. v. The Minister for Justice and Equality found, on 30 May last, that in an international protection system with no temporal limits as to when the application process will be concluded, an absolute prohibition on the right to work for international protection applicants is contrary to the right to seek employment under the Constitution. ...