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Questions on Promised Legislation (12 Jul 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I acknowledge the urgency and importance of this legislation. What the leader of the Labour Party has said is accurate. I very much regret that the deadline of the end of term is most unlikely now to be met. I assure the Deputy and the House that every effort is being made at drafting stage to have this legislation signed off and published. I expect this will happen during the summer...

Questions on Promised Legislation (12 Jul 2017)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy should not be quoting people who are not in the House.

Leaders' Questions (12 Jul 2017)

Charles Flanagan: More threats.

Leaders' Questions (12 Jul 2017)

Charles Flanagan: Not here you will not.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (12 Jul 2017)

Charles Flanagan: This Government is committed to ensuring a strong and visible police presence throughout the country in order to maintain and strengthen community engagement, provide reassurance to citizens and deter crime. To make this a reality for all, the Government has in place a plan to achieve an overall Garda workforce of 21,000 personnel by 2021 comprising 15,000 Garda members, 2,000 Reserve...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Child Protection (12 Jul 2017)

Charles Flanagan: My Department seeks to promote awareness of internet safety and to highlight its importance for parents, children and young people alike. The Office for Internet Safety (OIS) was established in my Department in 2008. As a small unit, it aims to build linkages and cohesion between relevant Departments and agencies to promote internet safety, particularly in relation to combating child...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Resources (12 Jul 2017)

Charles Flanagan: This Government is committed to ensuring a strong and visible police presence throughout the country in order to maintain and strengthen community engagement, provide reassurance to citizens and deter crime. To make this a reality for all, the Government has in place a plan to achieve an overall Garda workforce of 21,000 personnel by 2021 comprising 15,000 Garda members, 2,000 Reserve...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Accommodation (12 Jul 2017)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will be aware, the programme of replacement and refurbishment of Garda accommodation is progressed by the Garda authorities working in close co-operation with the Office of Public Works which has the responsibility for the provision and maintenance of Garda accommodation and I, as Minister, have no direct role in the matter. The Garda Station Building and Refurbishment...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (12 Jul 2017)

Charles Flanagan: This Government is committed to ensuring a strong and visible police presence throughout the country in order to maintain and strengthen community engagement, provide reassurance to citizens and deter crime. To make this a reality for all, the Government has in place a plan to achieve an overall Garda workforce of 21,000 personnel by 2021 comprising 15,000 Garda members, 2,000 Reserve...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (12 Jul 2017)

Charles Flanagan: This Government is committed to ensuring a strong and visible police presence throughout the country in order to maintain and strengthen community engagement, provide reassurance to citizens and deter crime. To make this a reality for all, the Government has in place a plan to achieve an overall Garda workforce of 21,000 personnel by 2021 comprising 15,000 Garda members, 2,000 Reserve...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Migrant Integration (12 Jul 2017)

Charles Flanagan: There are no plans to introduce a general regularisation scheme for those who are currently illegally in the State. Any such proposal could give rise to very large, unpredictable and potentially very costly impacts across the full range of public and social services, particularly as there may well be significant implications for the operation of the Common Travel Area, in the context of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Commercial Rates (12 Jul 2017)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will be aware, there is a distinct separation of function between the valuation of rateable property, which is the responsibility of the Commissioner of Valuation, and the setting and collection of commercial rates, which is a product of the valuation set by the Commissioner, multiplied by the Annual Rate on Valuation (ARV) decided annually by the elected members of each local...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (12 Jul 2017)

Charles Flanagan: This Government is committed to ensuring a strong and visible police presence throughout the country in order to maintain and strengthen community engagement, provide reassurance to citizens and deter crime. To make this a reality for all, the Government has in place a plan to achieve an overall Garda workforce of 21,000 personnel by 2021 comprising 15,000 Garda members, 2,000 Reserve...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Tribunals of Inquiry (12 Jul 2017)

Charles Flanagan: First of all let me say for the benefit of the Deputy that the Disclosures Tribunal was appointed following the passing of Resolutions by this House and Seanad Éireann on 16 February 2017. Those resolutions require the Tribunal to report to the Clerk of Dáil Éireann with its findings and recommendations. Therefore, I do not propose to say or do anything which could be...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Funding (12 Jul 2017)

Charles Flanagan: A second Sexual Assault and Violence in Ireland study (SAVI 2) would show the prevalence of and attitudes to sexual violence and elucidate how the experience has changed since SAVI 1. The overall cost of a report is likely to be in the order of €1 million over three years. A formal proposal submitted by the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre recognised that, given the significant budget,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (12 Jul 2017)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy will be aware that the Programme for a Partnership Government commits to supporting investment in CCTV systems at key locations along the road network and in urban centres. In this context, I am pleased to inform the Deputy that, on 13 April 2017 in pursuance of this commitment, a new Community-based CCTV grant-aid Scheme was launched by my Department to assist groups in the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Resources (12 Jul 2017)

Charles Flanagan: This Government is committed to ensuring a strong and visible police presence throughout the country in order to maintain and strengthen community engagement, provide reassurance to citizens and deter crime. To make this a reality for all, the Government has in place a plan to achieve an overall Garda workforce of 21,000 personnel by 2021 comprising 15,000 Garda members, 2,000 Reserve...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (12 Jul 2017)

Charles Flanagan: This Government is committed to ensuring a strong and visible police presence throughout the country in order to maintain and strengthen community engagement, provide reassurance to citizens and deter crime. To make this a reality for all, the Government has in place a plan to achieve an overall Garda workforce of 21,000 personnel by 2021 comprising 15,000 Garda members, 2,000 Reserve...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Equipment (12 Jul 2017)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy will appreciate that the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the provision of equipment for An Garda Síochána and I, as Minister, have no direct role in the matter. I understand from the Garda authorities that in June 2012, fifteen body worn cameras were procured with the purpose of carrying out a technical evaluation of the technology and to evaluate a body worn...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Investigation (12 Jul 2017)

Charles Flanagan: The drug related intimidation brought to bear against members of the community, and often our most vulnerable communities, is a serious challenge which I am determined that our criminal justice system should address. Community Policing initiatives and building trust with communities are integral to successfully tackling this issue. The Garda National Drugs Unit and the National Family Support...