Results 341-360 of 12,047 for speaker:Charles Flanagan in 'Written Answers'

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (6 Oct 2020)

Charles Flanagan: 728. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that CHO 8 is experiencing a long waiting time for approval and delivery of home help services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28700/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Covid-19 Pandemic (16 Jun 2020)

Charles Flanagan: The Property Service and Valuation sector re-opened under phase two of the Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business on 8 June 2020. Prior to the re-opening of the sector the Property Services Regulatory Authority (PSRA) in collaboration with the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland (SCSI) and the Institute of Professional Auctioneers and Valuers (IPAV) issued a Joint Sector Protocol For...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Expenditure (16 Jun 2020)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will appreciate, I have no role in the internal security arrangements of the United States diplomatic mission in Ireland. This is a matter for the United States authorities. More generally, regarding the protection of diplomatic missions in the State, the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations provides for certain obligations to protect the premises of missions in the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Covid-19 Pandemic (16 Jun 2020)

Charles Flanagan: Post-mortem examinations have not been suspended during the Covid-19 crisis. There are guidelines regarding post-mortem practice on the both the Coroners Service and the Faculty of Pathology (RCPI)’s websites – www.coroners.ie and www.rcpi.ie. As Covid-19 deaths are natural deaths, they do not require an autopsy. In most cases, a post mortem examination will not...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Student Visas (16 Jun 2020)

Charles Flanagan: On 13 May 2020, I announced that immigration permissions due to expire between 20 May and 20 July 2020 will be automatically extended for two months. Any permission which was renewed by an earlier notice of 20 March 2020 and which therefore has a new expiry date between 20 May 2020 and 20 July 2020 is also renewed. Provided a person otherwise meets the conditions set out...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence Policy (16 Jun 2020)

Charles Flanagan: I agree with the Deputy about the importance of this subject and my Department coordinates the Second National Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence 2016 – 2021 which is a whole-of-Government approach addressing the many actions necessary to address these matters fully. The Strategy includes input from relevant community and voluntary groups as well as other...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (16 Jun 2020)

Charles Flanagan: Under the Garda Síochána Act 2005 as amended, the Garda Commissioner has responsibility for management of An Garda Síochána and for the allocation and efficient use of Garda resources. This includes responsibility for personnel matters and the distribution of personnel across the various Garda Divisions.  As Minister I have no direct role in these...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (16 Jun 2020)

Charles Flanagan: An application for a certificate of naturalisation was received from the person concerned on 27 May 2019. This application continues to be processed with a view to establishing whether the applicant meets the statutory conditions for the granting of naturalisation and will be submitted to me for decision as expeditiously as possible.  My Department will contact the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations (16 Jun 2020)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 325 to 329, inclusive, together. At the outset it is important to be clear that the Garda Commissioner is by law responsible for the management and control of An Garda Síochána and for the effective and efficient use of Garda resources.  Further, the Office of Public Works (OPW) has responsibility for the provision and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Private Security Authority (16 Jun 2020)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will appreciate, the Private Security Authority, established under the Private Security Services Act 2004, as amended, is responsible for the licensing and regulation of the private security industry in the State. The PSA is a statutory body, under the aegis of my Department, which is independent in the exercise of its functions. I am informed that on 16...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Covid-19 Pandemic (16 Jun 2020)

Charles Flanagan: The statutory provisions concerning the licensing of premises for the purposes of public dancing are set out in the Public Dance Halls Act 1935 as well as sections 2 to 10 and 21 of the Licensing (Combating Drug Abuse) Act 1997 in so far as they relate to public dancing licenses. The primary purpose of these statutory provisions is to ensure the welfare and safety of persons while present at...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences (16 Jun 2020)

Charles Flanagan: I would first point out that the Central Statistics Office (CSO), as the national statistical agency, is responsible for the compilation and publication of all crime statistics.  The CSO produces these statistics using data including data recorded on An Garda Síochána’s PULSE system and makes regular releases under reservation in relation to various crime statistics,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (16 Jun 2020)

Charles Flanagan: The person concerned currently holds a Stamp 4 permission to remain in the State, valid until 5 October 2021. There is no record of an application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person concerned. The granting of Irish citizenship through naturalisation is governed by the provisions of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956, as amended. All applications for a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting (16 Jun 2020)

Charles Flanagan: The primary purpose of the employment vetting carried out by the National Vetting Bureau is to seek to ensure the safety of children and vulnerable adults.  It is carried out by An Garda Síochána primarily in accordance with the provisions of the National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012-2016.  I am sure that the Deputy will appreciate the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Closed-Circuit Television Systems (16 Jun 2020)

Charles Flanagan: Community-based CCTV is governed by section 38(3)(c) of Garda Síochána Act 2005 and the Garda Síochána (CCTV) Order 2006.  This legal framework requires that any proposed community CCTV scheme must: - be approved by the local Joint Policing Committee, - have the support of the relevant local authority, which must also act as data controller, and - have the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Provision (16 Jun 2020)

Charles Flanagan: In accordance with the Garda Síochána Act 2005, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for managing and controlling the administration and business of An Garda Síochána.  Further, the allocation of Garda resources is a matter for the Commissioner, in light of identified operational demands. This includes responsibility for the allocation of Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (16 Jun 2020)

Charles Flanagan: The question of entry for any individual, visa or non-visa required, is determined by the Immigration Officer at the port of entry at the time the individual seeks entry in to the State.  All relevant factors are taken into account with the principal ones being the purpose of the visit, the duration of stay, the ability of the individual to support themselves during their stay,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: National Advocacy Service (16 Jun 2020)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 341, 385, 389 and 400 together. My Department has responsibility for the Magdalen Restorative Justice Implementation Unit, which was established to administer the Magdalen Ex-Gratia Scheme. This involves the processing of applications to the Scheme, the payment of the ex-gratia awards to eligible applicants and the transmission of relevant details to the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: National Advocacy Service (16 Jun 2020)

Charles Flanagan: My Department has responsibility for the Magdalen Restorative Justice Implementation Unit, which was established to administer the Magdalen Ex-Gratia Scheme. This involves the processing of applications to the Scheme, the payment of the ex-gratia awards to eligible applicants and the transmission of relevant details to the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection for the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (16 Jun 2020)

Charles Flanagan: I would first note that the administration and management of An Garda Síochána is the function of the Garda Commissioner under the Garda Síochána Act 2005.  This includes responsibility for matters such as the recruitment and training of members. However and as the Deputy will be aware, in December 2018 the Government endorsed the report of the...