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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (12 Oct 2017)

Charles Flanagan: Following the commencement of the International Protection Act 2015 on 31 December 2016, new arrangements for the investigation and determination of applications for international protection (refugee status and subsidiary protection) and cases involving permission to remain in the State have been introduced. Such applications are now processed, as part of a single application procedure, by a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Criminal Assets Bureau (12 Oct 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 96 and 97 together. As the Deputy may know, the objectives and functions of the Criminal Assets Bureau are set out in sections 4 and 5 respectively of the Criminal Assets Bureau Act 1996.  In summary, they require the Bureau to: (i) identify and investigate the proceeds of criminal conduct; (ii) take action under the Proceeds of Crime Acts...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Retention (12 Oct 2017)

Charles Flanagan: On 3 October 2017 I published the report of Mr. Justice John L. Murray’s Review of the Law on Retention of and Access to Communications Data.  The report is available on my Department's website. While the Review was initially commissioned to look at issues concerning access by statutory bodies to communications data of journalists held by communications service providers, Mr....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Criminal Assets Bureau (17 Oct 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I refer the Deputy to my reply to PQs 43337/17 and 43338/17 of Thursday 12 October, 2017. As indicated in my reply, section 21 of the Criminal Assets Bureau Act 1996 requires the Bureau, through the Garda Commissioner, to provide a report of its activities each year to the Minister for Justice and Equality who is then required to lay copies of the report before each House of the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Bodies Data (17 Oct 2017)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will be aware, my Department has responsibility for a large number of bodies, both statutory and non-statutory. These bodies range in scale from large scale national services such as An Garda Síochána, the Courts Service, the Irish Prison Service and the Property Registration Authority; sectoral regulators such as the Private Security Authority, the Property Services...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (17 Oct 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that, in response to a notification pursuant to the provisions of Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), written representations have been submitted on behalf of the person concerned. These representations, together with all other information and documentation on file, will be fully...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations (17 Oct 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 217 and 219 together. The Deputy will appreciate that the Garda Commissioner is primarily responsible for the effective and efficient use of the resources available to An Garda Síochána and, as Minister, I have no responsibility for these matters.  As the Deputy will be aware, during 2011 and 2012, An Garda Síochána completed...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (17 Oct 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 Welfare (17 Oct 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 220, 221 and 222 together. It is the role of the Coroner Service to investigate unnatural or sudden deaths including deaths that may have resulted from suicide, in order to establish the ‘who, when, where and how’ of an unexplained death.  Accordingly, it would not be appropriate for me to be specific about the number of members of An...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (17 Oct 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person mentioned by the Deputy was refused permission to remain in the State on the basis of their marriage to an Irish National. I understand that the person concerned has appealed the decision and that the appeal is currently being considered.  A decision in relation to the appeal...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Resources (17 Oct 2017)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy will appreciate that the provision and allocation of resources for An Garda Síochána is a matter for the Garda Commissioner and I, as Minister, have no direct role in the matter.  The policing and security of Dublin Airport is the responsibility of An Garda Síochána along with other law enforcement agency stakeholders each of whom has a specific...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Protected Disclosures (17 Oct 2017)

Charles Flanagan: The case to which the Deputy refers was dealt with in accordance with the protected disclosures policy in place, including an external review, on foot of which various actions were taken.  The case is currently the subject of proceedings which were instituted by the individual in question before the Workplace Relations Commission, as is their right, and it would not therefore be...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service Staff (17 Oct 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Director General of the Irish Prison Service that upon receipt of notification that a member of staff has been threatened whether on duty or off duty, Operations Directorate immediately action the Irish Prison Service Staff Security Protocol.  Both local Gardaí and Garda HQ are advised of the details of the threat.  An investigation and threat assessment are...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Drugs in Prisons (17 Oct 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 227, 228 and 229 together. I am advised by my officials that the Irish Prison Service policy ‘Keeping Drugs out of Prison’ was introduced in 2006 to address many aspects of drug use in prison, including measures to reduce the use of illegal drugs in the prison setting. In 2008, the Operational Support Group (OSG) was established which...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Fire Safety (17 Oct 2017)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy may be aware, fireworks, because they are explosives, are regulated under national and EU legislation and can only be imported into the country under licence and stored and sold in accordance with explosives law.  Fireworks are categorised into four categories, depending on their hazard and whether they require specialist knowledge to use them. The least hazardous is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Bench Warrants (17 Oct 2017)

Charles Flanagan: My Department has sought a report from the Garda authorities in relation to the matter in question and I will respond directly to the Deputy when the report is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Equipment (17 Oct 2017)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the allocation of Garda resources in the State and, as Minister, I have no role in relation to the matter. I am, however, informed by the Garda authorities that vehicles attached to the Garda fleet are installed with secure TETRA technology, which is the current state of the art technology for public...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Station Refurbishment (17 Oct 2017)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will appreciate 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 the responsibility for the provision and maintenance of Garda accommodation.  As Minister, I have no direct role in relation to these matters. I have, however, been...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (17 Oct 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: Commencement of Legislation (17 Oct 2017)

Charles Flanagan: The commencement of the provisions in section 9 of the Criminal Justice Act 2011 awaits the finalisation of regulations required to facilitate their implementation.  These regulations are currently being progressed in conjunction with the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel in the Attorney General's Office.