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Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Crime Prevention (19 Oct 2017)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy will be aware that there is a range of robust legislative provisions in place for dealing with criminal assaults generally. The law in relation to assault is not defined by age. The general law relating to assault is contained in the Non-Fatal Offences against the Person Act 1997 which deals comprehensively with a wide range of assault provisions, the more serious of which carry...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Crime Prevention (19 Oct 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I convey my sympathy to the victim of the assault and his parents, which was brought to the attention of the House by the Deputy. I agree with what he said. It is essential that we continue to do everything in our power to protect the most vulnerable in society. It seems that the case which has generated the question in the House does involve a vulnerable person, namely a young defenceless...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Crime Prevention (19 Oct 2017)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy is referring to criminal assaults being perpetrated by young people on other young people. I agree that it is an issue that requires attention. Of course, there are difficulties experienced by communities and individuals due to the anti-social behaviour of some youths. One of the ways in which An Garda Síochána tackles these issues is through behaviour warnings and...

Other Questions: Garda Deployment (19 Oct 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 6, 14 and 21 together. I welcome Deputy Darragh O'Brien to Question Time in the justice area. I am more accustomed to engagement with him in the foreign affairs arena. I also welcome his question. I should say the distribution of gardaí is exclusively the statutory responsibility of the Garda Commissioner. I can say, however, that the Government...

Other Questions: Garda Deployment (19 Oct 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I have made the figures available to the Deputy. They include areas of importance to the Deputy, including Balbriggan, Lusk, Skerries, Ballymun, Dublin Airport, Santry, Coolock, Malahide, Swords, Raheny, Clontarf and Howth. I am happy to be able to make the information available immediately. It is important in the context of policing for reference to be made at all times to the importance...

Other Questions: Garda Deployment (19 Oct 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I have been informed by the acting Commissioner that since the reopening of the Garda College in September 2014, close to 1,400 recruits have been attested as members of An Garda Síochána and assigned to mainstream duties nationwide, 631 of whom have been assigned to the Dublin metropolitan region. I have given the Deputy the tables. In addition, a further 200 trainee gardaí...

Other Questions: Garda Station Closures (19 Oct 2017)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy will be aware that refurbishment of Garda accommodation is progressed by the Garda authorities in close co-operation with the Office of Public Works which has responsibility for the provision and maintenance of Garda accommodation. As Minister, I have no direct role in these matters. As the Deputy will be aware, A Programme for a Partnership Government commits to a pilot...

Other Questions: Garda Station Closures (19 Oct 2017)

Charles Flanagan: There are no parallels between the issue of the reopening of the Garda station in south County Dublin which is the subject of the question-----

Other Questions: Garda Station Closures (19 Oct 2017)

Charles Flanagan: -----and the provision of the proposed new Garda station in Sligo, in which I know that the Deputy has expressed an interest for some time. The Garda station building and refurbishment programme 2016 to 2021, an ambitious five-year programme that will benefit over 30 locations throughout the country, includes an investment of over €60 million of Exchequer funding as part of the...

Other Questions: Garda Station Closures (19 Oct 2017)

Charles Flanagan: There is work to be done locally and I trust that the Deputy will assist. From a national perspective, I will work closely with the appropriate agencies to ensure the matter will be advanced, having regard to the urgency of the issue which has been ongoing for many years. Advancing it is overdue and I want to see it happen by working both locally and nationally. This is a project in Sligo...

Other Questions: Refugee Resettlement Programme (19 Oct 2017)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy is referring to Ireland's stated commitments on relocation under the resettlement programme. To date, 1,406 persons have arrived in Ireland under the relocation and resettlement strands of the EU relocation programme. I expect a further 738 to have arrived in Ireland under both programmes by early 2018. Under the relocation programme, Ireland has pledged to accept 1,089 asylum...

Other Questions: Refugee Resettlement Programme (19 Oct 2017)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy asked a number of questions in a short period. There are 602 refugees living in four reception centres in counties Kildare, Roscommon and Louth in which they receive orientation support. They also receive integration and language training support while waiting for housing to be sourced. I agree with the Deputy that it is important that there be no undue delay in the transfer of...

Other Questions: Refugee Resettlement Programme (19 Oct 2017)

Charles Flanagan: Let me make it quite clear that I would reject strongly any assertion that locations might be chosen in circumstances which might give rise to the label of "dumping ground" which I think were the words the Deputy used.

Other Questions: Refugee Resettlement Programme (19 Oct 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I understand the Deputy spoke in good faith, however cumbersome the message was conveyed. I acknowledge the work of the agencies involved. I also acknowledge the work of voluntary bodies throughout the country and the work of the Red Cross. There are pledges from around the country. There are many towns which are offering refugees not only shelter but also a new and positive way of life....

Other Questions: Departmental Bodies Establishment (19 Oct 2017)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy will appreciate that the Legal Services Regulatory Authority is an independent statutory body and that I, as Minister, do not have a role in its day to day operations. That independence has been purposefully conferred on the authority by the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015. I will seek to respect the independence of the body in the reply to the matter raised by the Deputy. The...

Other Questions: Departmental Bodies Establishment (19 Oct 2017)

Charles Flanagan: As far as the provision of Government resources is concerned, an allocation of €1 million was made from the justice Vote for 2016 to provide support for the new authority. That allocation is in the course of being drawn down. A similar amount has been set aside this year in the justice Vote and any funding advanced from the allocation will strictly be on a recuperable basis. The...

Other Questions: Departmental Bodies Establishment (19 Oct 2017)

Charles Flanagan: Far from adopting a passive approach, I assure the Deputy and the House that both my Department and I continue to actively engage and work closely with the authority to enable it to enter substantive regulatory mode at the earliest opportunity, with appropriate staffing levels and project management. The authority, in turn, is working to progress, in conjunction with my Department, the...

Other Questions: Anti-Social Behaviour (19 Oct 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue. I am very concerned about the very serious public safety and anti-social issues associated with the misuse of scramblers and quad bikes. Tackling these issues, as the Deputy said, requires a multi-agency approach. To better facilitate this, I have written to the relevant parties, including the Ministers for Transport, Tourism and Sport and...

Other Questions: Anti-Social Behaviour (19 Oct 2017)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy has asked two specific questions, one about the adequacy or otherwise of the legislation currently in place and the other about vehicle seizures. The road traffic Acts empower An Garda Síochána to examine or seize vehicles. All members of An Garda Síochána fully enforce the legislation in the seizure, storage, release and disposal of vehicles. However, there...

Other Questions: Anti-Social Behaviour (19 Oct 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I do not disagree with that and I would be happy to keep the Deputy informed of developments regarding my collaboration with the other Departments and agencies involved. I am sure he would agree that we need to raise awareness of the dangers of quad bikes and scramblers and I acknowledge the role of the Road Safety Authority, which has invested in interventions targeting those most at risk....

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