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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Shooting Rights (20 Jun 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I can inform the Deputy that there is no proposal to ban night time shooting. At a meeting of the Firearms Consultative Panel (chaired by my Department) held on April 5th 2016, shooting groups stated that illegal shooting at night is a serious safety issue which needed to be addressed. As a result a working group on night time shooting chaired by the National Parks and Wildlife Service...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Emergency Planning (20 Jun 2017)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy will understand that it is generally not the practice nor would it be prudent to disclose the detail of the security arrangements in place to respond the threat of a terrorist incident. To so do would plainly provide an advantage to those with ill intent. However, I want to assure the Deputy and the House that such a claim as that to which the Deputy refers is as unfortunate as...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Correspondence (20 Jun 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I understand that correspondence was received from the person referred to by the Deputy. A response issued which explained that the Minister for Justice and Equality has no role in relation to the investigation of crime and that the Director of Public Prosecutions is independent in operation and function. He was advised that it was open to him to write to the Director of Public Prosecutions....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Staff Data (20 Jun 2017)

Charles Flanagan: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table: Department1 GSOC Garda Civilian2 An Garda Síochána Irish Prison Service Courts Service Policing Authority Valuation Office Ordnance Survey Ireland Legal Aid Board3 Property Registration Authority National Disability Authority IHREC Total Carlow 3 9 7 19 Cavan 6 16 13 5 40 Clare 30...

Questions on Promised Legislation (21 Jun 2017)

Charles Flanagan: Progress on the anti-corruption Bill and on the review of white collar crime is well under way. I expect matters to be completed shortly and I expect the legislation to be published if not before the end of the current session certainly during the summer months. I will be happy to keep the Deputy informed on it.

Questions on Promised Legislation (21 Jun 2017)

Charles Flanagan: Progress has been made on that. There has been widespread consultation. I expect that the scheme will be published in the autumn.

Appointment to the Judiciary Nomination Procedure: Statements (21 Jun 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I remind the House that, since 1922, this State has had a robust and independent Judiciary. I am pleased to underline the widely held view that the Irish Judiciary is now and has always been one of the great successes in our history and is consistently among the top ten independent judiciaries globally. Judicial appointments are made in accordance with Articles 13.9 and 35.1 of the...

Appointment to the Judiciary Nomination Procedure: Statements (21 Jun 2017)

Charles Flanagan: Hear, hear.

Appointment to the Judiciary Nomination Procedure: Statements (21 Jun 2017)

Charles Flanagan: That is an outrageous comment.

Appointment to the Judiciary Nomination Procedure: Statements (21 Jun 2017)

Charles Flanagan: That is an outrageous comment.

Appointment to the Judiciary Nomination Procedure: Statements (21 Jun 2017)

Charles Flanagan: Because the matter did not arise.

Appointment to the Judiciary Nomination Procedure: Statements (21 Jun 2017)

Charles Flanagan: There was an agenda item, which involved the filling of a number of vacancies, which did not include any reference to the Court of Appeal.

Appointment to the Judiciary Nomination Procedure: Statements (21 Jun 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I will deal with that. It is most unfair of Deputy O'Brien to seek further and more detailed information-----

Appointment to the Judiciary Nomination Procedure: Statements (21 Jun 2017)

Charles Flanagan: -----on the matter of a phone call between two Members of this House, neither of whom are present-----

Appointment to the Judiciary Nomination Procedure: Statements (21 Jun 2017)

Charles Flanagan: -----and both of whom were present during the day when this matter was mentioned. I suggest to Deputy O'Brien, in fairness to the Deputies involved, this is an issue that perhaps consideration might be given to at a further-----

Appointment to the Judiciary Nomination Procedure: Statements (21 Jun 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I will give the Deputy an answer. It is totally unfair in any form of due process to question me on the detail of an issue that was discussed between two Members of this House, the Taoiseach and the Leader of the Opposition, earlier today. I respectfully suggest, in the interests of due process and fairness, that the best people to whom further and more detailed questions might be addressed...

Appointment to the Judiciary Nomination Procedure: Statements (21 Jun 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I was not there.

Appointment to the Judiciary Nomination Procedure: Statements (21 Jun 2017)

Charles Flanagan: Deputy McDonald does not like the answers.

Appointment to the Judiciary Nomination Procedure: Statements (21 Jun 2017)

Charles Flanagan: She persistently continues to interrupt in a way that ensures the process which the House has ordered to take place will not take place in an orderly manner. That suits her agenda. It suits an agenda to destabilise, obfuscate and cloud.

Appointment to the Judiciary Nomination Procedure: Statements (21 Jun 2017)

Charles Flanagan: On the matter of expressions of interest-----