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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Advertising Regulation (25 Oct 2017)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy will appreciate that as Minister for Justice and Equality I have no responsibility in relation to the regulation of online advertising, political or otherwise.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (25 Oct 2017)

Charles Flanagan: Under Section 26(1)(b) of the Garda Síochána Act 2005, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for managing and controlling the administration and business of An Garda Síochána, including personnel related matters. Accordingly, I as Minister have no role in relation to recording the number of Gardaí who were on sick leave in the Dublin Metropolitan South Division during...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (25 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 is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Sexual Offences Data (25 Oct 2017)

Charles Flanagan: The Government is totally committed to preventing and addressing sexual abuse and gender-based violence in Ireland. The 2002 SAVI report was a ground-breaking study when it was published but much has changed for the better in the 15 years since then. We now can draw on some excellent data sources including the EU-wide Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) study on violence against women...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Drugs in Prisons (25 Oct 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I wish to advise the Deputy that the Irish Prison Service is planning to review the "Keeping Drugs out of Prison" policy during 2018. The central purpose of the policy, keeping drugs out of prison, is under constant review by my officials in the Irish Prison Service. My officials are constantly exploring new technologies to assist in preventing the smuggling of drugs into prison,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (25 Oct 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 181 and 183 together. International Protection decisions are taken pursuant to the provisions the International Protection Act, 2015. I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that applicants for protection under the International Protection Act 2015 are considered by the International Protection Office...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Irish Prisoners Abroad (25 Oct 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I wish to advise the Deputy that it would not be appropriate for my Department to contact another state to request the repatriation of a sentenced prisoner. It is for any individual detained overseas to apply through the relevant authorities in that country. The Transfer of Sentenced Persons Acts, 1995 and 1997 provide a mechanism whereby Irish persons who are imprisoned overseas may...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Refugee Status Applications Data (25 Oct 2017)

Charles Flanagan: The International Protection Act 2015 commenced on 31 December, 2016. As yet, no decisions to deem a person inadmissible under Section 21 have issued. Section 21 (1) of the International Protection Act 2015 provides that before a person can make an application for international protection they must, as part of their (section 13) preliminary interview, satisfy an international...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Refugee Status Applications Data (25 Oct 2017)

Charles Flanagan: At the present time it is not possible to calculate a median waiting time between the date of application for international protection under section 15 of the International protection Act 2015 and the date on which the personal interview takes place.  This is mainly due to the different case types on hands which were returned (by the former Refugee Appeals Tribunal and the former Office...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Interdepartmental Working Groups (25 Oct 2017)

Charles Flanagan: Section 16(3)(b) of the International Protection Act 2015 provides that applicants for international protection shall not seek, enter or be in employment or engage for gain in any business, trade or profession during the period before the final determination of their application. The Supreme Court judgment in the case of N.V.H. v. The Minister for Justice and Equality found, on 30 May...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Refugee Status Applications Data (25 Oct 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the statistics requested by the Deputy are not collected by the International Protection Office. Provided he or she is not an Irish citizen, under section 15 of the International Protection Act 2015, a dependent child under 18 years of age is deemed to be included in the international protection...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Station Expenditure (25 Oct 2017)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will be aware, the Office of Public Works has primary responsibility for the provision and maintenance of Garda accommodation and works closely with the Garda authorities in this regard and I, as Minister, have no role in these matters. As such, no costs are incurred by my Department in relation to Garda accommodation. The Deputy will be aware that, at its meeting on...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Sittings (25 Oct 2017)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy is aware, under the provisions of the Courts Service Act 1998, management of the courts is the responsibility of the Courts Service, which is independent in exercising its functions. Furthermore, the scheduling of court cases and the allocation of court business in the Circuit Court are matters for the President of the Circuit Court and the presiding judge who are, under the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Commercial Rates Exemptions (26 Oct 2017)

Charles Flanagan: The Valuation Acts 2001 to 2015 provide for the valuation of all commercial and industrial property for rating purposes. The Commissioner of Valuation is independent in the performance of his statutory functions and the making of valuations for rating purposes is his sole responsibility. I, as Minister for Justice and Equality, have no role in decisions in this regard. Under Irish law there...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Controls (26 Oct 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I can assure the Deputy that racial profiling is not a feature of Irish immigration control. There is no selection of persons at passport control. Every non-national arriving to the State by sea or air is required to present to an immigration officer and is required to produce a valid identity document or passport. Passenger arriving by air or sea will have some interaction...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence Services Funding (26 Oct 2017)

Charles Flanagan: Details of the funding provided by my Department to organisations supporting victims of domestic violence for the period 2011-2017 to date, as at 13 October, 2017, is appended in Table 1. Please note that the table also includes information on the provision of funding to support domestic violence perpetrator programmes whose work remit incorporates the provision of supports to partners/ex...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Victim Support Services (26 Oct 2017)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy will appreciate that funding is not generally allocated to counties per se. However, details of funding provided through various schemes to projects located in County Louth in the timeframe specified by the Deputy are set out in the following table. 2011 Project Name/Type Location/Organisation Amount € Court accompaniment for female victims of domestic violence...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (26 Oct 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I have sought a report from the Garda authorities in relation to the issues raised and I will respond directly to the Deputy when the report is to hand. I want to assure the Deputy that I am very much aware of the impact of crime on rural communities, including the serious damage done by organised gangs who target rural areas to engage in burglary and other...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Law Reform Commission Reports (26 Oct 2017)

Charles Flanagan: The position in relation to the matters which the Deputy has raised remains as I have conveyed in my Written Reply to Question No. 182 of 24 October 2017 which I shall therefore reiterate on this occasion. The issue of multi-party litigation was the subject of a Report and recommendations by the Law Reform Commission in 2005 (LRC 76-2005) as the Deputy has mentioned. The Report was not...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Bodies Membership (26 Oct 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I believe the Deputy is referring to the 2017 International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Conference which was held in Philadelphia from 21 to 24 October 2017. My Department was not represented at the Conference. I am aware however, that in common with previous years, both the Garda Síochána and the Policing Authority were represented at the conference, as was the...