Results 13,001-13,020 of 21,096 for speaker:Charles Flanagan

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (20 Sep 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 335 and 340 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 trends and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders Re-examination (20 Sep 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the persons concerned are a husband and wife who are the subject of Deportation Orders made on 11 March 2005. Both persons were deported from the State on 4th June 2006, however, according to information received from their legal representatives, they returned to this State the year after they...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting Applications (20 Sep 2017)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will know, I have contacted his office to request additional information in respect of the person who is the subject of his question in order to be in a position to make enquiries with the Garda Authorities. When the information has been provided, I will make the necessary enquiries regarding this vetting application and revert directly to the Deputy when they have been completed.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Property Services Regulatory Authority Remit (20 Sep 2017)

Charles Flanagan: The primary function of the Property Services Regulatory Authority (PSRA) established under the Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 is to control and supervise the provision of property services in the State, including auctioneering and letting services and property management services. For this purpose, the Authority operates a licensing system for property services providers, namely...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Property Services Regulation (20 Sep 2017)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy will appreciate that I am not in a position in my capacity as Minister for Justice and Equality to provide legal advice on such a matter in response to a parliamentary question. By way of general information, I can, however, state that an Owners' Management Company (OMC) in a multi-unit development is a company registered under the Companies Acts and that general rules relating to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service Data (20 Sep 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 341 to 343, inclusive, together. As the Deputy is aware, under the provisions of the Courts Service Act 1998, management of the courts is the responsibility of the Courts Service, which is independent in exercising its functions, which include the provision of information on the courts system. I wish to inform the Deputy that available statistics in regard to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Criminal Prosecutions Data (20 Sep 2017)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy is aware, under the provisions of the Courts Service Act 1998, management of the courts is the responsibility of the Courts Service, which is independent in exercising its functions, which include the provision of information on the courts system. However, in order to be of assistance to the Deputy, I have had enquiries made and the Courts Service has informed me that the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service Data (20 Sep 2017)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy is aware, under the provisions of the Courts Service Act 1998, management of the courts is the responsibility of the Courts Service which is independent in exercising its functions, which include the provision of information on the courts system. However, in order to be of assistance to the Deputy, I have had enquiries made and the Courts Service has informed me that the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (20 Sep 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 346 to 349, inclusive, together. I have requested a report from the Garda authorities in relation to the matters raised by the Deputy, and I will contact him directly when this information is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Leave to Remain (20 Sep 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that, in response to notifications pursuant to the provisions of Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), the persons concerned have not submitted written representations. The position in the State of the persons concerned will now be decided by reference to the provisions of Section 3 (6)...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (20 Sep 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person referred to by the Deputy entered the State on 21 July 2009 and registered on student conditions (Stamp 2) on 10 August 2009. This period of permission to reside in the State expired on 31 December 2013. I am further informed by INIS that the person concerned sought further...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Subsidiary Protection Applications (20 Sep 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 3 February 2010. An application for consent to make a subsequent application for International Protection under Section 22 of the International Protection Act 2015 was received by the International Protection Office. An...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service Staff (20 Sep 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Director General of the Irish Prison Service that Circulars 1/82 and 6/97 on sick leave arising from occupational injury or disease are the governing circulars in this matter. The Irish Prison Service Proposal for Organisational Change deals with pay related matters concerning the payment of additional hours and allowances in respect of sick leave arising from...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Work Permits Applications (11 Sep 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that correspondence was received from the person in question, to review the decision made in July 2016 to refuse them permission to work in the State without the requirement of a work permit. This review is currently under consideration and correspondence will issue to this person in the coming weeks. ...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Property Registration (11 Sep 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I can inform the Deputy that under the Registration of Deeds and Title Act 2006, the Property Registration Authority (PRA) was established as and from 4 November 2006. The PRA replaces the Registrar of Deeds and Titles as the registering authority in relation to property registration in Ireland and, subject to the above Act, is independent in the performance of its functions. The Deputy...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Language Schools Accreditation (11 Sep 2017)

Charles Flanagan: Student migration and international education has contributed to Irish society, both culturally and economically, over many years. Its importance has been recognised in successive Programmes for Government and is underscored in Ireland's International Education Strategies, the most recent of which was published in October 2016. Ireland's strong reputation in international education,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (11 Sep 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 551 to 554, inclusive, together. As the Deputy will appreciate, it is the Garda Commissioner who is responsible for carrying on and managing and controlling generally the administration and business of An Garda Síochána, including by arranging for the training of its members and civilian staff and I, as Minister, have no direct role in the matter. I...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (11 Sep 2017)

Charles Flanagan: The Supreme Court in the matter of N.V.H v. The Minister for Justice and Equality, delivered in May of this year its judgment on the right of access to the labour market for those seeking international protection in Ireland. Clearly, this is an important judgment and its potential implications, which also extend to other Government Departments, are being examined carefully. The Court itself...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (11 Sep 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I have been informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that they recently received representations from the Deputy which included correspondence from the persons concerned. This is currently being considered and INIS will be writing out to the persons concerned shortly. Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (11 Sep 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that in accordance with Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999, the persons concerned were notified, by letters dated 14 August 2017, that the Minister proposed to make a Deportation Order in respect of them. They were given the options, to be exercised within 15 working days, of leaving the State...