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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (9 May 2023)

Simon Harris: I understand that Parliamentary Question No. 1039 of 18 April 2023 refers to the number of full-time forensic accountants working in the Criminal Assets Bureau and Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau in the years of 2022 and to-date in 2023. As the Deputy will be aware, the Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) is a multi-agency statutory body established under the Criminal Assets...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (9 May 2023)

Simon Harris: As the Deputy will be aware, under the Garda Síochána Act 2005 (as amended), the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the administration and management of An Garda Síochána, including responsibility for the recruitment, training and deployment of Garda members. As Minister, I have no role in such matters. I am however assured that the Commissioner keeps the allocation of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (9 May 2023)

Simon Harris: As the Deputy will appreciate, under the Garda Síochána Act 2005 (as amended) the Commissioner is responsible for the distribution and stationing of the Garda Síochána throughout the State and I am unable to intervene in, nor direct the Commissioner in, these independent decisions. I wish to inform the Deputy that I was delighted to open the Dublin Metropolitan Region...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: European Council (9 May 2023)

Simon Harris: I can advise the Deputy that the Council of the European Union’s next Justice and Home Affairs Council will take place on June 8-9 2023 in Luxembourg. The Deputy may wish to note that this information and information related to this meeting is published on the Council of the European Union's website at: www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/jha/2023/06/08-09/

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (9 May 2023)

Simon Harris: I have contacted An Garda Síochána for the information requested by the Deputy, regretfully this information was not available in time. I will write to the Deputy once the information is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (9 May 2023)

Simon Harris: I understand that Parliamentary Question No. 1040 of 18 April 2023 refers to the number of persons arrested and charged with public order offences within Garda B and C districts of DMR on both 17 and 18 March 2023, in tabular form. As you will be aware, under the Garda Síochána Act 2005 (as amended), the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the administration and management of An...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (9 May 2023)

Simon Harris: The Government is committed to ensuring An Garda Síochána has the resources it needs to deliver a modern, fit-for-purpose, policing service. Budget 2023 provides funding of €2.14 billion for An Garda Síochána, of which €10m has been allocated for investment in the Garda fleet. As the Deputy will be aware, under the Garda Síochána Act 2005 (as...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (9 May 2023)

Simon Harris: As the Deputy will be aware, under Section 30 of the Garda Síochána Act 2005 (as amended), the Garda Commissioner may provide and charge for police services, including for events on private property or in areas open to the public. Examples of the types of events for which police services may be provided under this section include sports fixtures, concerts, festivals and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (9 May 2023)

Simon Harris: I am informed by the Garda authorities that for operational security reasons they are unable to disclose details of vehicles assigned to and removed from the Garda Armed Support Unit. Therefore I am unable to provide the information sought by the Deputy. As the Deputy will be aware, under the Garda Síochána Act 2005 (as amended), the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (9 May 2023)

Simon Harris: I have contacted An Garda Síochána for the information requested by the Deputy, regretfully this information was not available in time. I will write to the Deputy once the information is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (9 May 2023)

Simon Harris: The person referred to by the Deputy submitted an application to renew their permission to remain in the State on the 26 April, 2023. Processing of this application is ongoing at present. As each application is examined under its own merits, I am unable to give an exact time-frame for completion. However, the person referred to can be assured that there will be no avoidable delay in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (9 May 2023)

Simon Harris: The General Scheme of the Research and Innovation Bill 2023 forms a key part of Impact 2030: Ireland’s Research and Innovation Strategy. Its main purpose is the formation of a new competitive research and funding agency, through the amalgamation of the functions and activities of Science Foundation Ireland and the Irish Research Council. The Impact 2030strategy clearly sets out the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Information and Communications Technology (9 May 2023)

Simon Harris: The current position is that my Department and officials do not presently use ChatGPT or any other form of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to generate official text. No meetings or risk assessments have yet been held regarding its use and no such software is installed on my official's devices.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (9 May 2023)

Simon Harris: As the Deputy will be aware, the cost of living response in Budget 2023 included, for the 2022/23 academic year, a once off reduction of €1,000 in the student contribution payable by free fees eligible undergraduate students. Separately I was pleased to secure Government agreement to the introduction of a permanent new rate of student contribution support through SUSI from...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (9 May 2023)

Simon Harris: There is no apprenticeship registration fee, for either employers or apprentices. There is a very substantial allocation of resources to apprenticeships, drawing on the funding raised through the Employer Training Levy into the National Training Fund. Calculating a cost-per-apprentice is a complex matter involving fixed costs, such as programme development costs, and variable costs per...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Expenditure (9 May 2023)

Simon Harris: Free fees, together with the recurrent grant, collectively constitute the State’s contribution to the ‘core’ funding of higher education institutions (HEIs), that is, the funding of the key missions of teaching, learning and research. These are allocated as a block grant by my Department to the HEA for direct disbursement to the designated HEIs and, together with...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Legislative Reviews (9 May 2023)

Simon Harris: Since it was established in August 2020, the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science has not undertaken any legislative reviews of the type referred to by the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Research and Development (9 May 2023)

Simon Harris: It is not true to say that the new competitive research funding agency, which the General Scheme of the Research and Innovation Bill 2023 will seek to establish, will be solely driven by enterprise and industrial initiatives and lead to under-investment in research other than research which may be deemed to have immediate commercial benefits. The General Scheme of the Research and Innovation...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Research and Development (9 May 2023)

Simon Harris: The Impact 2030strategy clearly sets out the Government’s ambition for Ireland to be a research and innovation leader. The objectives of that strategy include the promotion and support of excellence in research and innovation across alldisciplines, spanning fundamental research to applied research activity. Importantly, the strategy also highlights the importance of growing...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Research and Development (9 May 2023)

Simon Harris: The General Scheme of the Research and Innovation Bill forms a key part of Impact 2030: Ireland’s Research and Innovation Strategy. Its main purpose is the formation of a new competitive research funding agency through the amalgamation of the functions and activities of Science Foundation Ireland the Irish Research Council. This represents a significant opportunity for all of us to...