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Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (22 Mar 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am happy to take examples from the Deputy, but I read in paragraph (x)-----

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (22 Mar 2018)

Charles Flanagan: Paragraph (x) reads "any other body, organisation or group appointed by the Government or a Minister of the Government". It comes at the end of a comprehensive list of public bodies in section 2 of Schedule 1.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (22 Mar 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I think it is covered, but I would be in a position to provide more specific information if I had an example. To be conclusive, because it is an important point, we can deal with the matter on Report Stage.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigrant Investor Programme Data (27 Mar 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 286 and 291 together. I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the Immigrant Investor Programme (IIP) was introduced by the Government in April 2012 to encourage inward investment so as to create business and employment opportunities in the State. The programme provides investors with the opportunity...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Agencies Staff Data (27 Mar 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As an office under the aegis of my Department, the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) is allocated its staffing budget from within the Justice and Equality Vote. The ODPC makes an assessment of the staffing resources required to meet its business objectives through my Department’s workforce planning process and these requirements are...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection (27 Mar 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The position is that the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which comes into force on 25 May, generally provides for higher standards of data protection for individuals (data subjects), and imposes increased obligations on bodies in the public and private sectors that process personal data (data controllers and processors). It also increases the range of possible sanctions for...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Peace Commissioners (27 Mar 2018)

Charles Flanagan: Peace Commissioners are appointed by the Minister for Justice and Equality under Section 88 of the Courts of Justice Act, 1924. It is an honorary position and a Peace Commissioner receives no remuneration or compensation from public funds. At present the powers and duties of a Peace Commissioner are primarily the taking of statutory declarations; witnessing signatures on documents;...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (27 Mar 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will be aware, the recruitment process for An Garda Síochána is governed by the Garda Síochána (Admissions and Appointments) Regulations 2013. The Public Appointments Service (PAS), on behalf of the Garda Commissioner, manages the initial stages of the process with the final stages, involving a physical competency test, a medical examination and vetting of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (27 Mar 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned applied for a right of residency, accompanied by a right to work, based on their parentage of an Irish citizen child. The application was received in the relevant section of INIS on 24 April 2017. INIS has been in contact with the applicant seeking further information and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Personal Insolvency Practitioners (27 Mar 2018)

Charles Flanagan: My officials are studying the recent High Court judgment to which the Deputy refers, which appears to have further clarified earlier High Court judgments in relation to the standing of personal insolvency practitioners ('PIPs'). In particular, the judgment stated that it is not appropriate for a creditor to seek an order for their legal costs against a PIP in a routine or ordinary...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (27 Mar 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am informed by the Garda Commissioner that there are protocols in place for Garda members to respond to the type of event referred to in the Deputy's question.  These are set out in the ‘Guidelines for First Responders – Suicidal Subjects’. This policy sets out the process for declaring a ‘Hostage/Barricade/Suicide’ incident. ...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Station Refurbishment (27 Mar 2018)

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 the responsibility for the provision and maintenance of Garda accommodation, including identifying and progressing any necessary remedial or refurbishment works required...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Deaths (27 Mar 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The Irish Prison Service has advised that in the tragic circumstances of a death in custody (of which there have been three cases in Castlerea Prison since 2009) every effort is made to ensure the attendance of a Doctor to pronounce death as soon as possible following the event. They have further advised that an arrangement is currently in place whereby a locum General Practitioner...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Reports (27 Mar 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will be aware, allegations regarding an undercover police officer in this jurisdiction were first made public in 2011. A report was sought from the Garda Commissioner on the matter at that time and that report was provided to the then Minister for Justice and Equality, in March 2011. The report in question was subsequently released in March 2017  consistent with...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (27 Mar 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that, in response to a notification pursuant to the provisions of Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), the person concerned has not submitted written representations. The position in the State of the person concerned will now be decided by reference to the provisions of Section 3 (6) of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (27 Mar 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 300 to 304, inclusive, 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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (27 Mar 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 305 to 308, inclusive, 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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Data (27 Mar 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will appreciate, decisions in relation to the provision and allocation of Garda vehicles are a matter for the Garda Commissioner in light of his identified operational demands and the availability of resources. As Minister, I have no direct role in the matter. However, I understand from the Garda authorities that the general policy in relation to the decommissioning of Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting Applications Data (27 Mar 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 310 to 312, inclusive, and 320 together. As the Deputy will be aware, the primary purpose of the employment vetting carried out by the Garda National Vetting Bureau is to seek to ensure the safety of children and vulnerable adults and it is carried out by An Garda Síochána primarily in accordance with the provisions of the National Vetting...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations (27 Mar 2018)

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 the responsibility for the provision and maintenance of Garda accommodation. As Minister, I have no direct role in the matter. As the Deputy will be aware, the Garda...