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

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 276 and 277 together. As the Deputy will be aware, the Garda Commissioner is the accounting officer for the Garda Síochána Vote. I understand, however, that persons involved in road traffic collisions, their legal advisers or insurers or other interested parties may, on written request, be supplied with an abstract of the Garda report in respect of...

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

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner 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 made of...

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

Charles Flanagan: Last July, the Government approved a Five Year Reform and High Level Workforce Plan for An Garda Síochána which combines the Government’s response to the Garda Inspectorate report 'Changing Policing in Ireland' and the commitments in the Programme for a Partnership Government aimed at increasing the visibility, effectiveness and responsiveness of An Garda Síochána....

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

Charles Flanagan: Last July, the Government approved a Five Year Reform and High Level Workforce Plan for An Garda Síochána which combines the Government’s response to the Garda Inspectorate report 'Changing Policing in Ireland' and the commitments in the Programme for a Partnership Government aimed at increasing the visibility, effectiveness and responsiveness of An Garda Síochána....

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

Charles Flanagan: Last July, the Government approved a Five Year Reform and High Level Workforce Plan for An Garda Síochána which combines the Government’s response to the Garda Inspectorate report 'Changing Policing in Ireland' and the commitments in the Programme for a Partnership Government aimed at increasing the visibility, effectiveness and responsiveness of An Garda Síochána....

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

Charles Flanagan: Last July, the Government approved a Five Year Reform and High Level Workforce Plan for An Garda Síochána which combines the Government’s response to the Garda Inspectorate report 'Changing Policing in Ireland' and the commitments in the Programme for a Partnership Government aimed at increasing the visibility, effectiveness and responsiveness of An Garda Síochána....

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

Charles Flanagan: Last July, the Government approved a Five Year Reform and High Level Workforce Plan for An Garda Síochána which combines the Government’s response to the Garda Inspectorate report 'Changing Policing in Ireland' and the commitments in the Programme for a Partnership Government aimed at increasing the visibility, effectiveness and responsiveness of An Garda Síochána....

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

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will be appreciate, the detailed allocation of Garda resources, including the procurement of ICT products and services, is a matter for the Garda Commissioner, and I as Minister, have no role in the matter. I have, however, been informed by the Garda authorities that Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) technology was introduced into An Garda Síochána in 2008 and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Community Policing (4 Jul 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I have requested a report from An Garda Síochána in relation to this matter and I will contact the Deputy directly when the report is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Transfers (4 Jul 2017)

Charles Flanagan: On 12 July, 2016, the Supreme Court dismissed the State's appeal in the case known as 'O'Farrell, McDonald, Rafferty -v- The Governor of Portlaoise Prison'. The case concerns an appeal taken by the State against a judgement of the High Court ordering the release of the three named prisoners who had been transferred to Ireland from the UK where they had been sentenced, under the provisions of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Brexit Data (4 Jul 2017)

Charles Flanagan: The International Policy Division within my Department has been assigned responsibility for coordinating the Department's work as it relates to matters concerning UK withdrawal from the EU. The Division is headed-up by an Assistant Secretary and comprises a team in Dublin and a team based in the Permanent Representation of Ireland to the EU in Brussels, currently consisting of twelve...

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

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and distribution of Garda resources and I, as Minister, have no role in the matter. I have asked the Commissioner for the specific information requested by the Deputy and, when it is to hand, I will inform him accordingly.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Services Regulation (4 Jul 2017)

Charles Flanagan: The Legal Services Regulation Act 2015 contains a series of new measures that will review the area of legal professional education including in terms of who provides it, who has access to it, and what professional qualifications may apply. These combine annual reporting obligations with the undertaking of a more comprehensive review of this area that will be open to all stake-holders...

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

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy will be aware that the CSO postponed the release of the latest Quarterly Recorded Crime Statistics, which was due on 28 June 2017. I am advised that this postponement arose because the ongoing Garda review is not yet complete and, therefore, it was not possible to conduct the normal CSO data verification process in advance of the publication of new crime statistics. I note...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Accidents Data (4 Jul 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 295 and 296 together. I have requested a report from the Garda authorities in relation to the matters raised by the Deputy and will contact him directly once this is to hand.

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

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy will be aware that the total Net Vote for An Garda Síochána in 2017, which represents the funding being made available to the Garda Vote minus estimated receipts under Appropriations-in-Aid, is €1.506 billion. This represents an increase of 4.6% when compared to the final net outturn figure of €1.440 billion for 2016. This increase is mainly due to an...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Census of Population Data (4 Jul 2017)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will be aware the full set of Census reports have not yet been published and this will happen on an ongoing basis during the rest of 2017. Some of these forthcoming reports will have direct relevance for policy issues under the remit of my Department such as integration, ethnicity and equality. The Census is a rich data set and all relevant units within my Department,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Agreements (4 Jul 2017)

Charles Flanagan: The requirements for which countries are visa required to come to Ireland are kept under regular review in consultation with my colleague, the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade. The Government is pursuing a strategy of greater co-ordination and co-operation on visa issues with the United Kingdom (UK) in the context of the Common Travel Area (CTA). This is exemplified by the operation of...