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Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence Bill 2017 [Seanad]: Committee Stage (28 Mar 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I move amendment No. 20:In page 36, line 10, to delete “and committed”.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence Bill 2017 [Seanad]: Committee Stage (28 Mar 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I move amendment No. 21:In page 37, between lines 17 and 18, to insert the following: “Amendment of section 12 of Criminal Evidence Act 199245.Section 12(1) (amended by section 30 of the Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Act 2017) of the Criminal Evidence Act 1992 is amended in the definition of “relevant offence”—(a) by the insertion of the following paragraph...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence Bill 2017 [Seanad]: Committee Stage (28 Mar 2018)

Charles Flanagan: If the members are, I am.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence Bill 2017 [Seanad]: Committee Stage (28 Mar 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I wish to comment on section 51. These sections, as members will see, are in Part 4 of the Bill which provides for replacement of the reference to the Domestic Violence Act 1996 in existing legislation with reference to the corresponding provisions in this Bill. Since this Bill was published last year, a number of Acts, for example, the Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Act 2017 and the...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence Bill 2017 [Seanad]: Committee Stage (28 Mar 2018)

Charles Flanagan: They refer to Part 4 of the Bill.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence Bill 2017 [Seanad]: Committee Stage (28 Mar 2018)

Charles Flanagan: In response to Deputy Clare Daly, who raised the ratification of the Istanbul Convention, as soon as this Bill is enacted, one legislative Act will be required to enable that ratification. That Act is on the matter of extraterritorial jurisdiction for certain offences. It is my intention that that Bill will be published within the next couple of months and it will follow the enactment of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal Applications (28 Mar 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy is aware, the Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal, is independent of my Department in the processing of individual applications under the Scheme. However, to be of assistance to the Deputy I have had enquiries made with the Tribunal. I have been informed that the correspondence referred to by the Deputy has not been received by the Tribunal. If the applicant contacts...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (28 Mar 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I have requested a report from the Garda authorities in relation to this matter and I will contact the Deputy directly once the information is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Staff Data (28 Mar 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will be aware, Part 5 of the Disability Act 2005 provides for a statutory report on the employment of people with disabilities in the public sector. This report is compiled by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, from information provided by all public bodies staffed by civil servants, and gives details of the number of people with a disability employed in the Civil...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (28 Mar 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy is referring to the comments of the European Commission in their ‘Country Report Ireland 2018’ published as part of the European Semester on 7 March last, which state the following: “The envisaged composition of a new body for proposing judicial appointments raises concerns regarding the level of participation of the judiciary in that body. The proposed...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Criminal Prosecutions Data (27 Mar 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I thank the Senator for raising this important matter and I acknowledge her strong record in this policy area over many years and her contribution in ensuring this legislation was placed on the Statute Book. I would like to remind the House of the provisions of the Act, as they refer to prostitution-related offences. Part 4 provides for two new offences of purchasing sexual services in the...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Criminal Prosecutions Data (27 Mar 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I would be very happy to explore the issues raised by Senator Bacik in the context of ensuring the House is fully informed of developments and can continue to offer help, assistance, support and influence over the process. The exact nature of the report mandated under the new Act has not yet been decided. Information provided by the women's health service of the HSE and by organisations...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigrant Investor Programme Data (27 Mar 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 286 and 291 together. I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the Immigrant Investor Programme (IIP) was introduced by the Government in April 2012 to encourage inward investment so as to create business and employment opportunities in the State. The programme provides investors with the opportunity...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Agencies Staff Data (27 Mar 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As an office under the aegis of my Department, the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) is allocated its staffing budget from within the Justice and Equality Vote. The ODPC makes an assessment of the staffing resources required to meet its business objectives through my Department’s workforce planning process and these requirements are...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection (27 Mar 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The position is that the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which comes into force on 25 May, generally provides for higher standards of data protection for individuals (data subjects), and imposes increased obligations on bodies in the public and private sectors that process personal data (data controllers and processors). It also increases the range of possible sanctions for...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Peace Commissioners (27 Mar 2018)

Charles Flanagan: Peace Commissioners are appointed by the Minister for Justice and Equality under Section 88 of the Courts of Justice Act, 1924. It is an honorary position and a Peace Commissioner receives no remuneration or compensation from public funds. At present the powers and duties of a Peace Commissioner are primarily the taking of statutory declarations; witnessing signatures on documents;...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (27 Mar 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will be aware, the recruitment process for An Garda Síochána is governed by the Garda Síochána (Admissions and Appointments) Regulations 2013. The Public Appointments Service (PAS), on behalf of the Garda Commissioner, manages the initial stages of the process with the final stages, involving a physical competency test, a medical examination and vetting of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (27 Mar 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned applied for a right of residency, accompanied by a right to work, based on their parentage of an Irish citizen child. The application was received in the relevant section of INIS on 24 April 2017. INIS has been in contact with the applicant seeking further information and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Personal Insolvency Practitioners (27 Mar 2018)

Charles Flanagan: My officials are studying the recent High Court judgment to which the Deputy refers, which appears to have further clarified earlier High Court judgments in relation to the standing of personal insolvency practitioners ('PIPs'). In particular, the judgment stated that it is not appropriate for a creditor to seek an order for their legal costs against a PIP in a routine or ordinary...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (27 Mar 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am informed by the Garda Commissioner that there are protocols in place for Garda members to respond to the type of event referred to in the Deputy's question.  These are set out in the ‘Guidelines for First Responders – Suicidal Subjects’. This policy sets out the process for declaring a ‘Hostage/Barricade/Suicide’ incident. ...