Results 121-140 of 3,364 for justice speaker:Charles Flanagan

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (5 Mar 2020)

Charles Flanagan: ...Protection Appeals Tribunal, 6-7 Hanover Street East, Dublin 2, D02 W320. The Ministerial Decisions Unit operates an email service for responding to queries from applicants - mduinfo@justice.ie. Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to my Department by e-mail using the Oireachtas mail facility which has been specifically established...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Refugee Status Applications (5 Mar 2020)

Charles Flanagan: ...Division, The International Protection Appeals Tribunal, 6-7 Hanover Street East, Dublin D02 W320. The Ministerial Decisions Unit operates an email service for responding to queries - mduinfo@justice.ie Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to my Department by e-mail using the Oireachtas mail facility which has been specifically...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (5 Mar 2020)

Charles Flanagan: ...the Ministerial Decisions Unit, a declaration of status will issue as soon as possible. The Ministerial Decisions Unit operates an email service for responding to queries from applicants - mduinfo@justice.ie Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to my Department by e-mail using the Oireachtas mail facility which has been specifically...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Eligibility (5 Mar 2020)

Charles Flanagan: ...diligence has been carried out by the Ministerial Decisions Unit, a declaration of status will issue as soon as possible.  The Ministerial Decisions Unit operates an email service for responding to queries - mduinfo@justice.ie Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to my Department by e-mail using the Oireachtas mail facility which...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (5 Mar 2020)

Charles Flanagan: ...Services Division, The International Protection Appeals Tribunal, 6-7 Hanover Street East, Dublin D02 W320. The Ministerial Decisions Unit operates an email service for responding to queries - mduinfo@justice.ie. Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to my Department by e-mail using the Oireachtas mail facility which has been...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (5 Mar 2020)

Charles Flanagan: ...March.  This provides greater flexibility to meet the needs of international protection applicants who reside outside of Dublin.  In addition, I sought and achieved an additional €1m in Budget 2020 under the Justice and Equality vote which will allow for extra staffing resources to further improve processing times. Annual statistics in respect of applications for...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Firearms Certificates (5 Mar 2020)

Charles Flanagan: Under Section 2 the Firearms (Firearms Certificate for Non- Residents) Act 2000, the Minister for Justice and Equality has a power to grant firearms certificates, including to official security personnel from other jurisdictions, where it is deemed necessary to do so.  Decisions in relation to the grant of certificates to such personnel are made in accordance with the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (5 Mar 2020)

Charles Flanagan: ...Decisions Unit, a declaration of status will issue as soon as possible.  The Ministerial Decisions Unit operates an email service for responding to queries and can be contacted at - mduinfo@justice.ie Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to my Department by e-mail using the Oireachtas mail facility which has been...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Juvenile Offenders (5 Mar 2020)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 391 to 393, inclusive, together. The Children Act 2001 as amended provides the legislative framework for the youth justice system and provides for the care, protection and management of young people engaging in offending behaviour. It is underpinned by key principles which include using detention as a last resort and diverting children away from...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Brexit Issues (5 Mar 2020)

Charles Flanagan: ...a change in their relationship status with their relevant British citizen family member, their civil status and/or a change of address. They can contact my Department by email at eutreatyrights@justice.ie. Details of further arrangements for non-EEA family members of British citizens will be announced closer to the end of the transition period.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences (5 Mar 2020)

Charles Flanagan: ...are processed by An Garda Síochána in accordance with the National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Acts 2012 to 2016 and other relevant legislation, including the Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016.  Within An Garda Síochána, the National Vetting Bureau processes applications made in accordance with...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (5 Mar 2020)

Charles Flanagan: ...Deputy may consider using the e-mail service except in cases where the response is, in the Deputy’s view, inadequate or too long awaited. In addition, applicants may themselves e-mail queries directly to visamail@justice.ie. 

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (18 Dec 2019)

Charles Flanagan: There has already been progress on this issue. I acknowledge the interest on the part of Deputy Eugene Murphy and others. Only yesterday evening in the presence of the Chief Justice, I formally launched and signed the order for the coming into effect of the Judicial Council. A part of the council’s component is the personal injuries guidelines committee which will assist Deputy...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service Data (18 Dec 2019)

Charles Flanagan: As set out in my responses to Parliamentary Question 105 of 3 October and Parliamentary Question 276 of 12 November, the data requested is not maintained by the Department of Justice and Equality. I requested the information concerned from the Courts Service and they undertook to contact the Deputy directly if any further information was available. I have since consulted further with...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Resources (18 Dec 2019)

Charles Flanagan: ...Garda members to access PULSE-held data using smartphones. I am informed that the roll-out of such mobile access will expand in 2020 and beyond. In addition, I understand that work to facilitate collaboration and integration with external agencies including as part of the Criminal Justice Hub initiative is also underway.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (18 Dec 2019)

Charles Flanagan: ...the investigation involved close liaison with the authorities in Northern Ireland. Despite every avenue of enquiry being pursued at the time there was no evidence to bring the perpetrators of this crime to justice. It remains a source of disappointment and frustration - most particularly to the families involved - that no one has been brought to account for these murders. As I have...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Advertising Data (18 Dec 2019)

Charles Flanagan: ...Affairs and Trade has primary responsibility for public information campaigns in respect of Brexit and I understand that this Department will respond to the Deputy directly. The Department of Justice and Equality did not incur any expenditure in respect of advertising for Brexit.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Judicial Council (18 Dec 2019)

Charles Flanagan: ...Guidelines Committee shall submit the first draft of personal injuries guidelines to the Board not later than 6 months after the date on which the Committee stands established.” On 28 November the Chief Justice announced the membership of the Personal Injuries Guidelines Committee which is to be chaired by Ms Justice Mary Irvine.  While the Committee cannot be formally...

Seanad: Criminal Records (Exchange of Information) Bill 2019: Second Stage (17 Dec 2019)

Charles Flanagan: ...-operation. The rapid and efficient exchange between competent member state central authorities of information extracted from criminal records is important if we are to avoid individuals escaping justice. The need resulted in the agreement at EU level of these two EU instruments to establish ECRIS. The system allows for the transfer of criminal record information between member states...

Seanad: Criminal Records (Exchange of Information) Bill 2019: Second Stage (17 Dec 2019)

Charles Flanagan: ...execute the exchange of information with the central authorities in other member states, and that is what happened. I acknowledge there was an issue regarding delay. However, in the Department of Justice and Equality, perhaps more than any other Department, if one takes the criminal law reform side of the house along with the civil law reform side of the house, we have been particularly...