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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (16 Jan 2018)

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: Legal Services Regulation (16 Jan 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 509 and 573 together. As I have previously conveyed to the House, the setting-up of the Legal Services Regulatory Authority has been under way on a number of fronts since July 2016. At that time Parts 1 and 2 of the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015 were commenced as necessary to get the new Authority appointed and under way. The Authority, which is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (16 Jan 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person referred to by the Deputy entered the State on 21 July 2009 and registered on student conditions (Stamp 2) on 10 August 2009.  This period of permission to reside in the State expired on 31 December 2013. I am further informed by INIS that the person...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Travel Documents (16 Jan 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am informed by the Travel Documents Section of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department, which issues travel documents to holders of protection status, that the normal procedure for application on behalf of minors is that the parents or legal guardians would sign the application form in the presence of a member of the Garda Síochána,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Standards in Public Office Commission (16 Jan 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 512 and 524 together. I am advised by the Garda Commissioner that in January of each year, all personnel who occupy a “designated position of employment” in An Garda Síochána are informed of their obligations under the Ethics in Public Office Acts 1995 and 2001. A Section 18 Statement of Interests Form is attached as well as...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service Data (16 Jan 2018)

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, which include the provision of information on the courts system. However, in order to be of assistance to the Deputy, I have had inquiries made and the Courts Service has informed me that it...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service Data (16 Jan 2018)

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, which include the provision of information on the courts system. However, in order to be of assistance to the Deputy, I have had inquiries made and the Courts Service has informed me that...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (16 Jan 2018)

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, which include the provision of information on the courts system. However, in order to be of assistance to the Deputy, I have had inquiries made and the Courts Service has advised...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service Data (16 Jan 2018)

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, which include the provision of information on the courts system. However, in order to be of assistance to the Deputy, I have had inquiries made and the Courts Service has...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Poor Box (16 Jan 2018)

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, which include the provision of information on the courts system. However, in order to be of assistance to the Deputy, I have had inquiries made and the Courts Service has provided details of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid Service Data (16 Jan 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The Criminal Justice (Legal Aid) Act 1962, which is the primary legislation covering the operation of the Criminal Legal Aid Scheme, provides that free legal aid may be granted, in certain circumstances, for the defence of persons of insufficient means in criminal proceedings. Under the 1962 Act, the courts, through the Judiciary, are responsible for the granting of legal aid. Under the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Drugs Crime (16 Jan 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 519 to 521, inclusive, together. 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, which include the provision of information on the courts system. However, in order to be of assistance to the Deputy, I have had...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid Service (16 Jan 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The Criminal Justice (Legal Aid) Act, 1962, which is the primary legislation covering the operation of the Criminal Legal Aid Scheme, provides that free legal aid may be granted, in certain circumstances, for the defence of persons of insufficient means in criminal proceedings. The assignment of lawyers or the granting of aid are matters for the Court and, as such, are handled by the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Retirements (16 Jan 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Garda Commissioner that from 1 January 2016 to 31 December 2017 there were 32 retirements from the rank of Superintendent up to and including the rank of Commissioner, the details of which are outlined in the following table. The Commissioner has advised that for data protection reasons it is not possible to release the names of the members...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Pension Provisions (16 Jan 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As I have previously advised the Deputy in my replies to his parliamentary questions of the 3 October 2017 and 19 October 2017, the position is that prior to 1 October 1976, where a member of An Garda Síochána resigned or was dismissed before reaching the age and service at which he could retire on pension, that member forfeited all superannuation benefits under the then Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Safety Authority Campaigns (16 Jan 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will be aware, the Roads Safety Authority (RSA) falls within the remit of my colleague, the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Mr. Shane Ross, T.D., and I have been advised by his Department as follows:  The RSA has a statutory remit to analyse and report on data from fatal, serious and minor injury collisions that have occurred on public roads, based on...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Meetings (16 Jan 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy will be aware that the Minister for Justice and Equality and officials from the Department meet from time to time, in a number of fora, with all four Garda Staff Associations, including the Garda Representative Association (GRA) and Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors (AGSI). Collating the information requested by the Deputy involves a comprehensive search of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Community Alert Programme (16 Jan 2018)

Charles Flanagan: My Department has sought the information requested by the Deputy and I will respond directly to him when the information is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Funding (16 Jan 2018)

Charles Flanagan: My Department provides funding to almost 300 different organisations. Many of these organisations also receive funding from other sources. My Department is not aware of, nor would it have access to information to determine, the details sought in the Deputy's question. 

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Law Cases (16 Jan 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will be 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 the President of the District Court and the presiding judge who are, under the...