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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence Policy (16 Jan 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I and my Government colleagues are totally committed to tackling violence against women and domestic violence. The Programme for Government commits to full implementation of the Istanbul Convention. This Convention is a significant legal instrument in tackling violence against women and domestic violence. Many of the actions required by provisions in the Istanbul Convention are being...

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

Charles Flanagan: There are procedures for dealing with any staff concerns in relation to office accommodation and any matters arising are kept under on-going review. The Office of Public Works (OPW) acts as the central property services provider for all office accommodation for Government Departments and carries out all building related projects on our behalf.  The office in Killarney to which the Deputy...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (16 Jan 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned is the subject of a Deportation Order made on 12 November 2008, following the refusal of the international protection claim made by the person concerned and the detailed consideration of their case under Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended). That Order remains...

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

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 562 and 601 together. As the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the distribution of resources, including to the Roads Policing Units and I, as Minister have no direct role in the matter. I am assured by the Commissioner that Garda personnel assigned throughout the country, together with the overall policing arrangements and...

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

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that notifications have issued to the person concerned pursuant to the provisions of Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended). All representations received, together with all other information and documentation on file, will be fully considered, under Section 3 (6) of the Immigration Act...

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

Charles Flanagan: The agreed terms of reference for the scoping group to consider the availability of data and make recommendations on a study to identify the prevalence of sexual abuse and violence in Ireland today and emerging trends are available on my Department's website. They provide that the group will report to the Cabinet Committee on Social Policy within 3 months of the first meeting...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Property Services Regulatory Authority (16 Jan 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The Property Services Regulatory Authority (PSRA) was formally established on 3 April 2012, pursuant to the provisions of the Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011. One of the main statutory functions of the PSRA is the licensing of Property Service Providers, i.e. auctioneers, estate agents, letting agents and property management agents. The Authority is independent in exercising its...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Visiting Committees (16 Jan 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I can confirm to the Deputy that I have published all of the Prison Visiting Committees 2016 Annual Reports and they are available to view on my Department's website www.justice.ie.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Ceremonies (16 Jan 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy will be aware that the citizenship ceremony scheduled for Monday 16 October 2017 was postponed on public safety grounds due to the national status red weather alert, issued due to ex-hurricane Ophelia. The ceremony was rescheduled for Monday 27 November 2017, however the person referred to by the Deputy informed the Irish Naturalisation and...

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: Family Reunification Applications (16 Jan 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned made an application for Family Reunification in July 2016. The case has recently been finalised and a decision letter issued to the applicant on 09 January 2018. While I cannot comment on the specifics of any individual case I am advised by INIS that the provisions for...

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

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy will appreciate, decisions in relation to the provision and allocation of Garda resources are a matter for the Garda Commissioner, and I, as Minister, have no direct role in the matter. I have asked the Garda Commissioner who is the Accounting Officer for the Garda Vote, for the specific information requested and when it is to hand I will inform the Deputy accordingly.

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

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will appreciate decisions in relation to the provision and allocation of Garda resources including the awarding of contracts are a matter for the Garda Commissioner in light of his identified operational demands and the availability of resources and I, as Minister, have no direct role in the matter. I am informed by the Garda authorities that the following table presents...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Forensic Science Ireland Laboratory (16 Jan 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The construction of the new Forensic Science Laboratory is being managed by the Office of Public Works (OPW) on behalf of my Department. The position is that no tenders have yet been received for the construction of the new Forensic Science Laboratory at the Backweston Campus. Owing to the complexity of the project and recent changes in international Forensic Laboratory Standards it is...

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

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 576 and 577 together. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Legislation (16 Jan 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy will be aware that road traffic legislation is the responsibility of my colleague, the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Mr Shane Ross, T.D. The Deputy will also appreciate that the nature of road traffic legislation is such that it is amended and added to on an ongoing basis, with new legislation coming into effect on an almost annual basis. As such, the...

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

Charles Flanagan: The Department of Justice and Equality is responsible for the preparation each year of a significant number of Bills dealing with civil and criminal law. Many of these Bills seek to reform or update the law in specific areas, and necessarily involve an element of consolidation or amalgamation. It would not be practical to quantify the time and resources dedicated to those elements of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Commissions of Investigation (16 Jan 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 580 and 581 together. I understand, from conversations between my Department and the Deputy’s office, that the questions raised relate, in particular, to the proposed Commission of Investigation into circumstances surrounding offences committed by Bill Kenneally. As the Deputy will be aware, a Commission of investigation is a statutory...

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

Charles Flanagan: I am committed to establishing a Commission of Investigation into the circumstances surrounding the horrific crimes committed by Bill Kenneally. This has always been the case. When the Government decided, in May 2017, to announce the intention to establish the Commission, this was based on legal advice from the then Attorney General that indicated there would be severe delays if the...