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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Training (5 Dec 2017)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will appreciate, it is the Garda Commissioner who has statutory responsibility for arranging for the training of personnel and I, as Minister, have no direct role in the matter. In June 2009, The Garda Síochána's Training and Development Review Group presented its comprehensive findings on training in An Garda Síochána to the Garda Commissioner....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Organised Crime (5 Dec 2017)

Charles Flanagan: As I have assured the Deputy previously, targeting organised crime continues to be an on-going priority for the Government and An Garda Síochána. An Garda Síochána is tackling organised criminal activity through a range of targeted measures designed to disrupt and dismantle the operations of criminal organisations utilising advanced analytical and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service Administration (5 Dec 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 is a matter for the Presidents of the Courts and the presiding judges who are, under the Constitution,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Data (5 Dec 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Prison Service that the information requested by the Deputy in relation to number of prisoners in custody in each prison and the number on Temporary Release is published daily on the Irish Prison Service website www.irishprisons.ie. The information can be found in the Information Centre – under Statistics and Information – Daily Prisoner...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Rehabilitation Programmes (5 Dec 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Prison Service that it provides a wide range of rehabilitative programmes to those in custody that include education, vocational training, healthcare, psychiatric, psychological, counselling, welfare and spiritual services. These programmes can offer purposeful activity to those in custody while serving their sentences and encouraging them to lead law abiding lives...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Station Refurbishment (5 Dec 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. This includes identifying and progressing any necessary remedial or refurbishment works required at...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Gangland Crime (5 Dec 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by my officials in the Irish Prison Service that a report compiled by them has identified 10 criminal groupings within the prison population excluding the subversive groupings in Portlaoise Prison. Membership or allegiance of these criminal groups fluctuates on a continuous basis with some persons breaking links and others becoming affiliated on a daily basis. It is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Equipment (5 Dec 2017)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will appreciate, decisions in relation to the provision and allocation of Garda equipment and resources, including ICT, are a matter for the Garda Commissioner and I, as Minister, have no direct role in the matter. The Deputy will be aware that the Programme for a Partnership Government recognises that Gardaí must have the modern technology and resources necessary to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Policing Authority Remit (5 Dec 2017)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy will be aware that the Policing Authority is an independent statutory body established on 1 January 2016 to oversee the performance of An Garda Síochána in relation to policing services, to promote public awareness of policing matters and to promote and support the continuous improvements in policing in Ireland. The statutory basis for the Authority is the Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Reserve (5 Dec 2017)

Charles Flanagan: 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. Garda management keeps this distribution of resources under continual review in the context of crime trends and policing...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Functions (5 Dec 2017)

Charles Flanagan: The Security and Northern Ireland Division of my Department deals with a range of policy and legal issues relating to security and counter terrorism, serious crime, public safety, North-South justice and security co-operation and measures to address the legacy of the troubles in Northern Ireland. I can assure the Deputy that this Division of my Department is not separated from the others...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Ministerial Meetings (5 Dec 2017)

Charles Flanagan: The information requested by the Deputy is not immediately to hand.  I am having the information collated and I will revert to the Deputy in due course.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Tribunals of Inquiry (5 Dec 2017)

Charles Flanagan: Discovery orders were issued by the Tribunal to my Department in February, April and September.  These orders were complied with fully and the relevant documents were forwarded to the Tribunal in February, May and September 2017. The discovery orders concerned records of the O’Higgins Commission of Investigation, documents related to two cases which had been considered by the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (6 Dec 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: Public Sector Pensions Levy (6 Dec 2017)

Charles Flanagan: It is assumed that the Deputy is referring to the public service Pension-Related Deduction (PRD), which applies to the pay of all pensionable public servants including members of An Garda Síochána, under the terms of the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (FEMPI) Act 2009, as amended. It is also assumed that the Deputy is referring to a scenario in which a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Pension Provisions (6 Dec 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 151 and 152 together. In the past, the pensions of  retired members of An Garda Síochána were generally adjusted in line with changes in the wages or salary of the Garda member’s grade at retirement. Sometimes referred to as "pay parity", this non-statutory linkage lapsed in 2010, when the values of pensions in payment were left...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Tribunals of Inquiry (6 Dec 2017)

Charles Flanagan: Discovery orders were issued by the Tribunal to my Department in February, April and September. These orders were complied with fully and the relevant documents were forwarded to the Tribunal in February, May and September 2017. In the course of making discovery, affidavits of discovery were requested by the Tribunal in respect of two of those orders, those in April and September. An official...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Closed-Circuit Television Systems Expenditure (6 Dec 2017)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy will be aware that the Programme for a Partnership Government commits to supporting investment in CCTV systems and, in this context, my Department launched the Community-based CCTV Grant-aid Scheme in April 2017 as the vehicle to provide financial assistance to community groups looking to establish CCTV systems in their local areas. Under the Scheme, eligible community groups can...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (6 Dec 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that  processing of both the applications for a certificate of naturalisation from the persons referred to by the Deputy, is ongoing and will be submitted to me for decision as expeditiously as possible. As the Deputy will appreciate, the granting of Irish citizenship through...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Expenditure (6 Dec 2017)

Charles Flanagan: The information sought is being complied and verified and will be provided to the Deputy in due course.