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Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Apr 2019)

Charles Flanagan: If the Senator wishes to separate his amendments from the grouping-----

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Apr 2019)

Charles Flanagan: -----I do not have a problem with that.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Apr 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I believe it is but I will have to check where it is covered.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Apr 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I will revert to the Senator on that.These are to reflect the changes that were proposed to incorporate a higher number of judges. Senators will recall that, in the initial drafting of the Bill, it was suggested that there would be a smaller number of judges and that a series of sub-committees would sit from time to time, as appropriate. On reflection, I felt it was desirable that there...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Apr 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The import of the amendments is to deal with the Presidents of the District Court and Circuit Court, a solicitor and a barrister who may be applicants. There is no substitute in respect of the President of the Court of Appeal or President of the High Court. I will look at that for Report Stage if it is deemed either necessary or appropriate.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Apr 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am anxious at least to have the framework now for the end of Committee Stage when the Bill will be subject to a review and appropriate period of reflection. I ask Senators to look favourably on this amendment and if there is a doubt about the position of the other presidents, I will look at that between now and Report Stage.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Apr 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I will press the amendment. I remind Senators of what I have consistently said over the past number of months. I am minded, with the approval of Senators, to consider a type of special committee regime in respect of senior appointments.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Apr 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am prepared to reflect on the point raised but I will do so in the context of pressing the current amendment and we can revisit the issue of a perceived omission should that be the case.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Apr 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I move amendment No. 95:In page 32, between lines 4 and 5, to insert the following:“(4) In a case to which subsection (3) applies, and the person to whom that subsection applies is— (a) a person referred to in section 10(1)(d), (e), (h) or (i), or (b) a person who is a member of the Commission by virtue of section 17(5) or (6), whoever of the following is appropriate shall,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Legislation (10 Apr 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I would like to acknowledge the Deputy's continuing concern in relation to this serious public order issue. As I have previously outlined, my Department's main focus over the past number of months has been on the consideration of legal advice received from the Office of the Attorney General, which indicated that, in the main, current road traffic and public...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders Re-examination (10 Apr 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the persons concerned are the subject of  Deportation Orders signed on the 7 September 2018. These Orders require the persons concerned to remove themselves from the State and remain outside the State. The enforcement of the Deportation Orders is a matter for the Garda National Immigration...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (10 Apr 2019)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the distribution of personnel and I, as Minister, have no direct role in the matter. Garda management keeps this distribution under review in the context of crime trends and policing priorities to ensure optimum use is made of the resources. I am informed by the Commissioner that as of the 28 February 2019, the latest...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (10 Apr 2019)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will appreciate, difficulties in relation to the execution of warrants, including bench warrants, are a long-standing issue for many police forces around the world; notably relating to persons actively seeking to evade detection and where limited identification information might be available to support enforcement.  These difficulties are compounded where the warrant has...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Procedures (10 Apr 2019)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy  will appreciate, it is the Garda Commissioner who is responsible for managing and the administration and business of An Garda Síochána, and I as Minister, have no direct role in the matter.   Regulation 10 of the Garda Admissions and Appointment Regulations 2013 provides that the Commissioner may, with the consent of the Minister, appoint and enrol any...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service Data (10 Apr 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that it is not aware of any data breach which could have resulted in the personal contact details of customers becoming publicly available. The Department is occasionally alerted to possible cases of fraud by members of the public.  In such circumstances, a caution notice...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulations: Minister for Justice and Equality (10 Apr 2019)

Charles Flanagan: Thank you Chairman and members. I am pleased to be here. I thank the committee for taking this matter this morning. I am joined by officials, Mr. Patrick McCabe and Mr. John Dunphy. The purpose of the motions is to seek the approval of the Oireachtas for Ireland to opt-in to Regulation 2018/1726 which relates to the European Union Agency for the Operational Management of Large-scale IT...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulations: Minister for Justice and Equality (10 Apr 2019)

Charles Flanagan: It does involve engagement in police co-operation and there may well be other areas as well where we will engage in co-operation. I acknowledge the point Deputy Daly makes about the data protection issues. It is important that data protection be upheld in respect of any further development of these systems. Members will be aware that SIS II is supervised by the European Data Protection...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulations: Minister for Justice and Equality (10 Apr 2019)

Charles Flanagan: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulations: Minister for Justice and Equality (10 Apr 2019)

Charles Flanagan: EURODAC.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulations: Minister for Justice and Equality (10 Apr 2019)

Charles Flanagan: And police co-operation.