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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (26 Jul 2017)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the distribution of resources, including personnel, among the various Garda Divisions and I, as Minister, have no direct role in the matter. Garda management keeps this distribution of resources under continual review in the context of crime trends and policing priorities so as to ensure that the optimum use is made of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Charities Regulation (26 Jul 2017)

Charles Flanagan: The Charities Regulatory Authority ('Charities Regulator') was established on 16 October 2014 pursuant to the Charities Act 2009. It is Ireland's statutory regulator for charitable organisations and is an independent regulatory agency under the aegis of my Department. Its mission is to regulate the charity sector in the public interest to ensure compliance with the law and to support best...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (26 Jul 2017)

Charles Flanagan: My Department has requested the information in relation to detections outlined in the Deputy's question and will provide this information directly to the Deputy once it is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Expenditure (26 Jul 2017)

Charles Flanagan: Taxi services for staff of the Department of Justice and Equality on official duties are provided by a company on foot of a contract put in place by the Office of Government Procurement. The Department's policy on use of taxis ensures that such usage is kept to a minimum and staff are advised to share services when a taxi is required. Expenditure for the period requested is as follows: 2015-...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Poor Box (26 Jul 2017)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will be aware, under the provisions of the Courts Service Act 1998, management of the courts is the responsibility of the Courts Service and I have no role in the matter. Section 4(3) of the 1998 Act provides that the Courts Service is independent in the performance of its functions, which includes the provision of information on the courts system. However, in order to be...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Data (26 Jul 2017)

Charles Flanagan: It is the policy of the Irish Prison Service that prisoners be provided with healthcare services which are equivalent to those made available to citizens in the general community, including maternity care services. The Irish Prison Service has advised that the delivery of healthcare services to all persons in custody is on an individual patient basis. In that context, the IPS...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (26 Jul 2017)

Charles Flanagan: The International Protection Act 2015 was commenced on 31 December 2016. Under the Act, a new single application procedure was introduced under which all aspects of a person's claim (asylum, subsidiary protection and permission to remain) are considered together by the International Protection Office (IPO) rather than sequentially as heretofore. The IPO replaced the Office of the Refugee...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Inspectorate Reports (26 Jul 2017)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy will be aware that the Garda Síochána Inspectorate was established in July, 2006 under Part 5 of the Garda Síochána Act 2005. The role of the Inspectorate is to promote efficiency and effectiveness in the operation and administration of the Garda Síochána. The Inspectorate undertakes analysis of policies and procedures in the Garda Síochána...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Car Theft (26 Jul 2017)

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

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Probate Applications (26 Jul 2017)

Charles Flanagan: The Probate Office is an office of the High Court and management of the courts is the responsibility of the Courts Service which is independent in exercising its functions under the Courts Service Act 1998. Probate functions are also carried out by County Registrars at District Probate Registries in 14 provincial court offices. However, in order to be of assistance to the Deputy, I have had...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid Service Data (26 Jul 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 502 and 578 together. The Legal Aid Board provides civil legal aid and advice pursuant to the Civil Legal Aid Act 1995 and the Civil Legal Aid Regulations 1996 to 2016. I am conscious that there are significant demands on the Board and that this gives rise to waiting times for certain services at most of the Board’s law centres. However, waiting times...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service Data (26 Jul 2017)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy may be aware, under the provisions of the Courts Service Act 1998, management of the courts is the responsibility of the Courts Service and I have no role in the matter. Section 4(3) of the 1998 Act provides that the Courts Service is independent in the performance of its functions, which includes the provision of information on the courts system. However, in order to be...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Spent Convictions Legislation (26 Jul 2017)

Charles Flanagan: The Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 provides that a person is not obliged to disclose certain convictions which are over 7 years old, subject to specified limitations. A person will not be penalised in law or incur any liability for failing to disclose a spent conviction. A key impact of the Act is that where a person is applying for employment, other...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (26 Jul 2017)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy is aware, Operation Thor entails a broad range of activities to tackle organised crime gangs and other prolific offenders as well as working with communities to prevent crime. This comprehensive operation is supported by the enhanced Government investment in Garda resources, including an additional allocation of €88.5 million for overtime in 2017. We have also invested...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service Data (26 Jul 2017)

Charles Flanagan: The funding to agencies under the remit of my Department is provided through the annual estimates process. The information in respect of the Courts Service Vote is set out in the following table. Annual Exchequer Funding to the Courts Service: 2008 to 2017 Year Total Gross Funding Appropriations in Aid Total Net Funding €’000 €’000 €’000 2017...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Criminal Prosecutions (26 Jul 2017)

Charles Flanagan: The intimidation of a witness or juror is an offence pursuant to Section 41 of the Criminal Justice Act 1999, which specifies the offence as harming, threatening or menacing, or in any other way intimidating or putting in fear another person who is assisting in the investigation of an offence by the Garda Síochána, with the intention of causing the investigation or course of justice...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (26 Jul 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the processing of the application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to by the Deputy, which was received in March this year, is ongoing with a view to establishing whether the conditions for naturalisation, such as good character and lawful residence, are satisfied. On...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (26 Jul 2017)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy will recall that the Department of Finance undertook a review into the cost of motor insurance in the latter half of 2016. The ensuing report published by the Department of Finance in January 2017, ‘Report on the Cost of Motor Insurance’, included a recommendation (Recommendation No. 25) to establish a fully functioning integrated fraud database for the insurance...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (26 Jul 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to by the Deputy has entered the final stage of processing. A letter was recently issued to the person concerned requesting him to submit the prescribed certificate fee and other documents. Queries in relation to the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (26 Jul 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 511, 512 and 534 together. While there are currently no mechanisms for the ‘transfer’ of persons with policing experience and qualifications gained in another jurisdiction to An Garda Síochána, there are a number of routes under the Garda Síochána Act 2005 by which individuals with such experience may join the organisation...