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Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (18 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I beg the indulgence of the House.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I have read it. It was written by another illustrious former colleague of the Senator.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The Senator should name him.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: Senator Norris was referring to an illustrious former colleague of his.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: That is correct.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: This is not the first occasion on which we have been entertained with the concept of a judge being interviewed on his or her ideological stance, preferences or disposition. Senator McDowell knows well that in no place does the Bill provide for the type of question that may be asked in an interview, if there is an interview at all. I do not accept that the concept of interviewing judges is...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The Senator is being entirely mischievous.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I think we should put the amendment.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I ask that the question be put. It is only a row. Again. I have sat here quietly for the last 40 minutes.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: It is a phoney row.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (18 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will be aware, 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 certificate of naturalisation are processed and assessed individually in accordance with the provisions of the Act. The fees to be paid by an applicant for a certificate of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Parental Leave Framework Agreement (18 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will be aware, the Parental Leave Act 1998, generally, does not provide for the transfer of unpaid parental leave between parents. Section 6(6) of the Act provides that where two or more parents are entitled to parental leave, neither of the parents shall be entitled to (a) the parental leave of any other parent, or (b) to transfer any part of the period of their parental leave...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (18 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 227 and 265 together. As the Deputy will be aware, the Judicial Council Bill was published in June 2017 and completed Committee Stage in the Seanad relatively recently. I will be bringing forward amendments to the Bill for consideration at Report Stage in the Seanad on 20 June next. Those amendments will provide for the establishment of a Personal...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Privacy (18 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised that the Irish Prison Service sought clarification from the Deputy's Office regarding the type of breach being referred to in this PQ. The Deputy's Office rephrased the question as follows: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality, the number of breaches of confidence related to the personal or private information of a prisoner during the period of May 2018-May 2019, as...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Staff (18 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I can advise the Deputy that, within the Irish Prison Service, the divulging of information regarding prisoners' private affairs is viewed as a very serious matter. In the course of an officer's work he or she may have access to, or hear information concerning the personal affairs of a prisoner and/or employee. Such information is strictly confidential. Any member of the Irish Prison...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (18 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will be aware, the Garda Commissioner is statutorily responsible for the management of An Garda Síochána, including personnel matters, and I, as Minister, do not have responsibility for this matter. Garda management keeps the distribution of resources under continual review in the context of crime trends and policing priorities so as to ensure that the optimum use is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Expenditure (18 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The resources provided by Government to An Garda Síochána have reached unprecedented levels, with an allocation for 2019 of €1.76 billion. Very significant capital investment is also being made in An Garda Síochána, including investment of €342 million in Garda ICT infrastructure between 2016 and 2021 and investment of €46 million in the Garda fleet...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Drugs Crime (18 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: Ireland has a robust legislative framework in place allowing for the freezing, seizure and confiscation of assets that are derived from criminal conduct. Responsibility for the identification, tracing, freezing, and ultimate confiscation of criminal assets does not rest with a single body in Ireland and is, instead, spread across a number of different agencies and statutory bodies, not all of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Complaints Procedures (18 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 233 and 234 together. I am advised by my officials in the Irish Prison Service that the information requested by the Deputy in relation to the number complaints, including category A complaints, received in 2018 and to date in 2019 that were upheld, not upheld, not proven, terminated or incomplete is contained in the tables attached. The 2019 figures are as at...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Station Closures (18 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner is primarily responsible for the effective and efficient use of the resources made available to An Garda Síochána. This includes responsibility for the formulation of proposals in relation to the opening and closing of Garda stations. Indeed the Deputy may recall that as recently as December 2018, the Garda...