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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: EU Migration Crisis (5 Jul 2017)

Charles Flanagan: At the European Council meeting on 22-23 June, the Heads of State of Government endorsed the comprehensive approach on Migration, including effective control of external borders to stem illegal flows; the reform of the Common European Asylum System; and the implementation of the EU-Turkey Statement of 18 March 2016. This issue of Migration was also discussed at the Justice and Home Affairs...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (5 Jul 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 133 and 134 together. As the Deputy will appreciate, it is the Garda Commissioner who 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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (5 Jul 2017)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will appreciate, it is the Garda Commissioner who 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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (5 Jul 2017)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will appreciate, it is the Garda Commissioner who 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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Commencement of Legislation (5 Jul 2017)

Charles Flanagan: The Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 provides a modern statutory framework to support decision-making by adults with capacity difficulties. The Act was signed into law on 30 December 2015. The specific decision-making supports available under the Act to adults with capacity difficulties are decision-making assistants, co-decision-makers and decision-making representatives who...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service Expenditure (5 Jul 2017)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy may be aware, the High Court has jurisdiction in wards of court matters 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. However, in order to be of assistance to the Deputy, I have had enquiries made and the Courts Service has informed me that in relation to the specific...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Wards of Court (5 Jul 2017)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy may be aware, the High Court has jurisdiction in wards of court matters 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. The Deputy will also be aware that when a person is taken into Wardship, the President of the High Court appoints a committee (usually one person,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments (5 Jul 2017)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy may be aware, judicial appointments are made by the President, acting on the advice of Government, in accordance with articles 13.9 and 35.1 of the Constitution. The Judicial Appointments Advisory Board (JAAB) is an independent board which was established under the Courts and Court Officers Act 1995 to identify persons and inform the Government of the suitability of those...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Restorative Justice (5 Jul 2017)

Charles Flanagan: The Probation Service Restorative Justice Strategy, published in November 2013, entitled Repairing the Harm: A Victim Sensitive Response to Offending,provides a framework for informed, effective and integrated Restorative Justice practice. The strategy builds on the work of the Probation Service in this area to-date and focuses on the further development of evidence informed interventions...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Misuse of Drugs (5 Jul 2017)

Charles Flanagan: The Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Act 2016 introduces controls on a number of new psychoactive substances, certain pharmaceutical drugs and some other substances which are required to be controlled on foot of EC Decision 2005/387/JHA. It is too early to comment upon the impact and effectiveness of the Act, not only in the central division of the Dublin metropolitan region but in all...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service Administration (5 Jul 2017)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will be aware, under the provisions of the Courts Service Act 1998, management of the courts, including the provision of accommodation for court sittings, is the responsibility of the Courts Service which is independent in exercising its functions. However, in order to be of assistance to the Deputy, I have had enquiries made. The Courts Service has been looking for a site...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service Staff (5 Jul 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I can inform the Deputy that rent allowance is payable to serving members of An Garda Síochána, Firefighters and Prison Officers. Prison Clerical Officers are employed in line with the general Civil Service Clerical Officer grade and associated terms and conditions of employment, and as such do not receive rent allowance.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Law Cases (5 Jul 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 146 and 147 together. Section 11 of the Guardianship of Infants Act 1964 provides that either parent of a child, whether or not he or she is also a guardian of the child, may apply to court for a direction regarding the custody of a child or the right of access to the child. Section 3 of the 1964 Act provides that the best interests of the child shall be the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Criminal Prosecutions Data (5 Jul 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I am not in a position to supply the information requested by the Deputy. In respect of costs incurred by An Garda Síochána, the manner in which Garda resources, including financial resources, are deployed during an investigation is an operational matter for the Garda Commissioner and her management team and I have no function in this regard. Similarly, under the provisions of the...

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Jul 2017)

Charles Flanagan: There is no need for a commission at all then. The name ranked first would get the job.

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Jul 2017)

Charles Flanagan: If the first name gets the job, there is no need for a commission.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Accommodation Provision (4 Jul 2017)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will be aware, under the provisions of the Courts Service Act 1998, management of the courts, including the provision of accommodation for court sittings, is the responsibility of the Courts Service which is independent in exercising its functions. However, in order to be of assistance to the Deputy, I have had enquiries made and the Courts Service has informed me that the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Expenditure (4 Jul 2017)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will appreciate, it is the Garda Commissioner who is responsible for managing and controlling generally the administration and business of An Garda Síochána and, as Minister, I have no direct role in relation to these matters. I will request the Garda Commissioner to supply the specific information directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service Administration (4 Jul 2017)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy is aware, under the provisions of the Courts Service Act 1998, management of the courts is the responsibility of the Courts Service which is independent in exercising its functions, which include the provision of information on the courts system. However, in order to be of assistance to the Deputy, I have had enquiries made and the Courts Service has informed me that emergency...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (4 Jul 2017)

Charles Flanagan: Further to the Deputy's parliamentary question No. 73 of 25 May 2017, the Deputy is already aware that the Criminal Justice Fixed Charge Processing System (FCPS) Working Group is monitoring a Garda review of summons service and has included this Garda review in the Working Group's Work Programme, which oversees a number of priority items for implementation in the context of the FCPS. It was...