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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Firearms Licences (9 Jul 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: The licensing of individual firearms is an operational matter for An Garda Síochána who have informed me that each application for a firearm certificate is considered on its individual merits. An issuing person or deciding officer (at Superintendent or Chief Superintendent level in An Garda Síochána) shall not grant a firearm certificate unless satisfied that the applicant...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Expenditure (9 Jul 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: A total of circa €65.5m inclusive of VAT in professional fees was paid over this period. The annual saving to the Exchequer of a 20% reduction in professional fees at this rate, would be in the region of €13.1m, inclusive of VAT. With respect to the listing sought by the Deputy, I refer to the previous answers to PQs numbers 36656/12, 45335/12, 34581/13, 34549/13 and 2732/14...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Expenditure (9 Jul 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I wish to refer the Deputy to previous replies under PQs numbers 36656/12, 45335/12, 34581/13, 34549/13, 2732/14 which addressed the same question. As previously stated in the replies to these questions the sheer volume and scale of the information sought by the Deputy makes the provision of such information unsuitable for transmission via the PQ System.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Staff Training (9 Jul 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: My Department is committed to promoting a culture of continuous learning and development and offers financial assistance where appropriate to staff pursuing a variety of courses under its refund of educational fees scheme. The vast majority of courses undertaken would fall into the categories of either public administration or legal studies. Such courses would have relevance across the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Staff Training (9 Jul 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: The 2014 funding allocation for staff training and development for my Department is €375,000. The savings that would be accrued from percentage reductions on the funding allocation of 5%, 7%, 10%, 12%, 15%, 17% and 20% respectively are set out in the following table. Percentage Reduction Saving € 5 18,750 7 26,250 10 37,500 12 45,000 15 56,250 17 63,750 20 75,000

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Expenditure (9 Jul 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I wish to advise the Deputy that the effect of applying notional percentage reductions based on the Department's travel and expenses budget for 2014 would be as set out in the following table. However, the nature of this expense is that it is driven by the varied work undertaken by my Department and consequently it is not possible to accurately predict the outturn. Any forecast savings are at...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Expenditure (9 Jul 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I wish to advise the Deputy that it is too early to predict with any certainty the final end of year outturn.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Expenditure (9 Jul 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I wish to advise the Deputy that there is no expected carryover of capital expenditure into 2015 at the mid point of this year. However, it is too early to predict with any certainty the final end of year outturn.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Expenditure (9 Jul 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I wish to advise the Deputy that it is too early to predict with any certainty the final end of year outturn.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Staff Data (9 Jul 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: The number of staff in my Department on temporary or fixed term contracts is influenced by several factors, such as providing for temporary vacancies that arise from the operation of family friendly policies. At the present time there are some sixty eight temporary or short term contracts operating in my Department. Forty five such contracts relate to Temporary Clerical Officer posts to cover...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Community Policing (9 Jul 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I thank Senator Conway for raising this matter. I appreciate the concerns raised and his highlighting of this programme. The House will be aware that the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the detailed allocation of resources, including personnel, throughout the Garda organisation. This allocation of resources is constantly monitored by the Commissioner and her senior management team in...

Topical Issue Debate: Dublin-Monaghan Bombings (10 Jul 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I thank the Deputies for raising this issue. Only a few short weeks ago, we saw the 40th anniversary of the savage bombings in Dublin and Monaghan which resulted in the tragic loss of life and injury referred to by the Deputies. On that day in May 1974, three bombs exploded around Dublin during the busy evening rush hour, including one not far from where we are now. Approximately 90...

Topical Issue Debate: Dublin-Monaghan Bombings (10 Jul 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I agree with Deputies opposite who said we can never forget the horrific events of 40 years ago that we are remembering today. We cannot forget the pain of the survivors and the families that Deputy Smith has spoken about. The grief of those families has not eased despite the passage of 40 years. I assure them that the memories of their loved ones will never be forgotten. The debate has...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Child Abduction (10 Jul 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will appreciate, it would not be appropriate for me to comment on individual cases that may be the subject of an application under the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. Such applications are facilitated by the Central Authority for International Child Abduction which is part of my Department. A network of Central Authorities have...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residential Property Prices Register (10 Jul 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Residential Property Price Register is produced by the Property Services Regulatory Authority in accordance with the provisions of Section 86 of the Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011. Section 86 explicitly provides that the Register shall contain the address of the property, the price at which the property was sold and the date of sale of the property. The Register contains...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Investigation (10 Jul 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am informed by the Garda authorities that there are internal instructions on the timeframes for the recording of different types of incidents on the PULSE system. These timeframes reflect the incident type in question. I am further informed that in practice there is little delay in recording incidents on PULSE due to the availability of the dedicated Garda Information Service Centre,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Investigations (10 Jul 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I should clarify that the Terms of Reference for Ms. Logan's Inquiry included a provision that she should, in the context of her Inquiry, have regard to "The systems and policies for ensuring the maintenance of appropriate confidentiality in relation to the utilisation of section 12 (amended by section 7 of the Child Care (Amendment) Act 2011 (No. 19 of 2011)) of the Child Care Act 1991 (No....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Ombudsman for Children Reports (10 Jul 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: As I indicated at the launch of the Report, I fully accept the Inquiry’s recommendations in relation to engagement with and supports for the Roma community. In particular, I accept the Report's recommendations on the need to improve interaction with the Roma community and to have an up-to-date assessment of the needs regarding support provided by the State to that community. That...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Ombudsman for Children Reports (10 Jul 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I can confirm to the Deputy that the Garda Commissioner has already informed me that she proposes to include in An Garda Síochána's Annual Report the number of times section 12 of the Childcare Act 1991 is invoked in each year. This information will be included in the 2014 Annual Report of An Garda Síochána. As the Deputy is aware, the recommendations of the Logan...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Child Protection (10 Jul 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I would emphasise, at the outset, that any person with child welfare or protection concerns should report them to An Garda Síochána or Tusla (The Child and Family Agency) which are the statutory agencies with responsibility for such concerns. Insofar as the 116 000 hotline is concerned, the Deputy will be aware this number has been reserved by the European Commission as a common...