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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (2 Nov 2021)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, under the Garda Síochána Act 2005, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána. This includes the distribution of resources across the various Garda Divisions. As Minister, I have no direct role in this matter. The resources provided by the Government to An Garda Síochána have...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Coroners Service (2 Nov 2021)

Helen McEntee: The Coroners Service comprises the network of coroners located in districts throughout the country. Coroners are independent quasi-judicial office holders whose core function is to investigate sudden and unexplained deaths so that a death certificate can be issued. Neither I nor my Department has any function in relation to the recruitment of staff for coroners courts. Coroner staffing...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Contracts (2 Nov 2021)

Helen McEntee: It has not been possible to collate the information requested by the Deputy in the time allowed. I will write to the Deputy to provide this information as soon as it is available.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Schemes (2 Nov 2021)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, Budget 2022 provides for the establishment of the new Community Safety Innovation Fund. This fund will reflect the success of the Criminal Assets Bureau and other agencies by using money seized from the proceeds of crime to support investment in community safety projects. The fund, which is expected to grow in the coming years, will have an initial outlay of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (3 Nov 2021)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, the Garda Commissioner is responsible under the law for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána, including the distribution of Garda members between the various Garda units. This includes the number of members assigned to armed units. As Minister I have no direct role in these matters. As the Deputy has pointed out, An Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Coroners Service (3 Nov 2021)

Helen McEntee: The coroners service comprises the network of coroners located in coronial districts throughout the country. Coroners are independent quasi-judicial office holders whose core function is to investigate sudden and unexplained deaths so that a death certificate can be issued. There are currently 38 Coronial Districts in Ireland. My Department has taken on full responsibility for the Dublin...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Staff (3 Nov 2021)

Helen McEntee: The WRC’s Code of Practice provides guidance on best practice to organisations and their employees on the Right to Disconnect. It is not a question of organisations adopting the WRC Code of Practice but a question of working up their own tailored policy. As stated in the Code of Practice, employers should engage proactively with employees and/or their trade union or other...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Priorities (4 Nov 2021)

Helen McEntee: I can inform the Deputy that Garda management engages extensively with transport operators, including the National Transport Authority, Irish Rail (DART and InterCity rail) and Transdev Ireland (Luas) to provide a high visibility presence through a co-ordinated approach. I am informed by the Garda authorities that a range of regional and local operations have been put in place to prevent and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Fines Administration (4 Nov 2021)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, under the Garda Síochána Act 2005, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the administration and management of An Garda Síochána. I have no direct role in these matters. The below table, comprising information provided to me by the Garda authorities, provides a yearly breakdown per Garda division of the number of instances in which a party...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Fines Administration (4 Nov 2021)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, under the Garda Síochána Act 2005, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the administration and management of An Garda Síochána. I have no direct role in these matters. The below table, comprising information provided to me by the Garda authorities, provides a yearly breakdown per Garda division of the number of instances in which a party...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Fines Administration (4 Nov 2021)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy is aware the Garda Commissioner is responsible under the law for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána, which includes operational decisions relating to road traffic matters. I am advised by the Garda authorities that the table below sets out the number of instances, by Garda Division, in which a Fixed Charge Notice (FCN) was issued for the offence of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Fines Administration (4 Nov 2021)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware the Garda Commissioner is responsible under the law for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána, which includes operational decisions relating to road traffic matters. I am advised by the Garda authorities that the table below sets out the number of instances, by Garda division, in which a Fixed Charge Notice (FCN) was issued for the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Fines Administration (4 Nov 2021)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, the Garda Commissioner is responsible under the law for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána. This includes the operation of the Fixed Charge Penalty System, which is under the remit of the Garda Fixed Charge Processing Office. I have been advised by An Garda Síochána that no person issued with a Fixed Charge Penalty Notice...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Judgments (4 Nov 2021)

Helen McEntee: I have made enquiries with the Courts Service regarding the information sought by the Deputy. The Courts Service have provided a significant volume of information in response to the Deputy's question which I will arrange to be sent to the Deputy directly.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Judgments (4 Nov 2021)

Helen McEntee: The Deputy will be appreciate that the Courts are independent in the exercise of their judicial functions, subject only to the Constitution and the law, and the conduct of any court case is a matter entirely for the presiding judge. I have made enquiries and I am advised by the Courts Service that their system does not record the reason a case was struck out unless the Judge includes the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Judgments (4 Nov 2021)

Helen McEntee: The Deputy will be appreciate that the Courts are independent in the exercise of their judicial functions, subject only to the Constitution and the law. and the conduct of any court case is a matter entirely for the presiding judge. I have made enquiries with the Court Service who have advised that their system does not capture information on the reasons for a non-conviction of a person...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Surveys (4 Nov 2021)

Helen McEntee: This Government is committed to preventing and addressing sexual violence in Ireland. It is extremely important to Government, but more importantly to victims of this violence, that policy is effective and driven by accurate, up to date, reliable data. Knowledge and information are essential to making effective policies to prevent and combat sexual violence. As the Deputy will know, in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (4 Nov 2021)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, the Garda Commissioner is responsible under the law for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána. The Commissioner is also the Accounting Officer for the Garda Vote. As Minister, I have no direct role in these independent functions. I am advised by the Garda authorities that the project to develop an upgraded Garda Computer Aided Dispatch...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (4 Nov 2021)

Helen McEntee: The visa application referred to by the Deputy was refused by the Visa Office in New Delhi on 13 October 2021. The reasons for this decision were set out in the refusal letter sent to the applicants at that time. To date, no appeal of this decision has been received by the Visa Office. An appeal must be submitted within 2 months of the date on the letter of refusal. All visa...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Cross-Border Co-operation (4 Nov 2021)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 336 and 337 together. I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department does not receive direct funding for cross-border Project Ireland 2040 infrastructure projects such as those provided for in the Shared Island Fund.