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Mediation Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (13 Jul 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I move amendment No. 31:In page 17, to delete lines 1 and 2.

Mediation Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (13 Jul 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I and the Government appreciate the constructive engagement on this Bill, which has received detailed consideration in the House. This legislation is part of the Government's strategy to promote mediation as an effective alternative to adversarial and often lengthy and expensive court proceedings. Apart from more effective outcomes and reduced recourse to the courts, it will also help to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (13 Jul 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I have been informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service of my Department that the person concerned applied to EU Treaty Rights Unit to be treated as a Permitted Family Member of an EU Citizen based on their relationship to an EU Citizen sibling on 15 February 2016. Following a consideration of the file, the application was refused on 02 December 2016 as they had failed to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences Data (13 Jul 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I have requested the information the Deputy is seeking from An Garda Síochána and will contact the Deputy directly when this information is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Agreements (13 Jul 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I assume that the Deputy is referring to the Working Holiday Authorisation Scheme which is the responsibility of my colleague, the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade. I am advised that further information on the Scheme can be obtained from the Department Foreign Affairs and Trade website on the following webpages

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations (13 Jul 2017)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy will appreciate that the programme of replacement and refurbishment of Garda accommodation is progressed by the Garda authorities working in close cooperation with the Office of Public Works (OPW), which has responsibility for the provision and maintenance of Garda accommodation. As Minister, I have no direct role in these matters. The Garda Building and Refurbishment...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Drugs Seizures (13 Jul 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I have requested a report from the Garda authorities and I will write to the Deputy when it is received.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (13 Jul 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I have sought an update from An Garda Síochána in relation to this matter and will contact the Deputy directly when the information is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Civil Legal Aid (13 Jul 2017)

Charles Flanagan: The Legal Aid Board provides civil legal aid and advice pursuant to the Civil Legal Aid Act 1995 and the Civil Legal Aid Regulations 1996 to 2016. I am conscious that there are significant demands on the Board and that this gives rise to waiting times for certain services at most of the Board’s law centres. However, waiting times have been markedly reduced over the past couple of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoners Temporary Release (13 Jul 2017)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy is aware the Irish Prison Service collates and publishes the prisoner population breakdown, including those on temporary release, on a daily basis and this information is available on the Irish Prison Service website. Therefore I can inform the Deputy that the information requested in relation to the total prison population; the number of prisoners, in tabular form, broken down...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Warrants (13 Jul 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I have sought an update from An Garda Síochána in relation to this matter and will contact the Deputy directly when the information is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Sexual Offences Data (13 Jul 2017)

Charles Flanagan: There are 120 persons being supervised by the Probation Service under the conditions of a Post Release Supervision Order as provided for in Part 5 of the Sex Offenders Act 2001. A regional breakdown of this number is illustrated in the following table. Region Number Dublin North and North East 32 Dublin South and Wicklow 24 Midlands and South East 22 South West 19 West and North West...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Probation and Welfare Service Staff (13 Jul 2017)

Charles Flanagan: Probation Officers are assigned on a regional, not county, basis and so the following table provides the breakdown of Probation Officers assigned by region as at May 2016 and May 2017. Region May 2016 May 2017 Dublin Region* (*includes Louth, Meath and Wicklow) 83 91 Midlands & South East 30 31 South West 34 40 West, North West & Westmeath 23 25 170 187 Aside from...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Reserve (13 Jul 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 394 and 435 together. As the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the recruitment and training of the Garda Reserve and the distribution of resources, including personnel, among the various Garda Divisions and I, as Minister, have no direct role in the matter. This Government is committed to ensuring a strong and visible police...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Consultancy Contracts (13 Jul 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I wish to advise the Deputy that €72,628 was spent by the Department on a small number of external expert consultancies in 2016. It is my Department's policy to use in house resources as much as possible and to restrict the costs as much as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Funding (13 Jul 2017)

Charles Flanagan: Details of funding provided through various schemes administered by the Department of Justice and Equality to projects in County Louth and County Meath in the timeframe specified by the Deputy can be found in the following table. The Victims of Crime Office fund registered charities, voluntary/community groups and other bodies which provide assistance to victims of crime. The table gives...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Closed-Circuit Television Systems Provision (13 Jul 2017)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner is primarily responsible for the operation of the Garda CCTV network. I have asked the Garda Commissioner for the specific information requested and when it is to hand I will inform the Deputy accordingly.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Districts (13 Jul 2017)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy will be aware that the Garda Síochána Inspectorate, at the request of the Policing Authority, is carrying out a review of the dispersal and use of resources available to An Garda Síochána in the delivery of policing services to local communities. In this context, I understand that the Authority has informed the Inspectorate that the review should take account...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences Data (13 Jul 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I have requested the information the Deputy is seeking from An Garda Síochána and will contact the Deputy directly when this information is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Policing Plans (13 Jul 2017)

Charles Flanagan: The most recent available figure for the number of civilians working in An Garda Síochána is for 31 May 2017, at which point there were 2,110 civilian staff members working throughout the organisation carrying out senior management, administrative and technical roles. As part of its Five Year Reform and High-level Workforce Plan for An Garda Síochána, the Government has...