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Other Questions: Garda Reports (17 Apr 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I have two issues with that. First, regarding Deputy Adams, I met him on this issue. I kept him fully informed. I do not have the date of the meeting with him but I was keen at all times to keep the Deputy, as the local representative, fully apprised of the position. Second, regarding GSOC, I agree with Deputy Ó Laoghaire that there is a strong case for GSOC's staffing and resources...

Other Questions: Garda Deployment (17 Apr 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The distribution of Garda personnel, including the allocation of newly attested gardaí, is exclusively the statutory responsibility of the Garda Commissioner. Notwithstanding that responsibility, I have provided in tabular form the detailed information requested by the Deputy. I am informed by the acting Garda Commissioner that, as of 28 February, the latest date for which figures are...

Other Questions: Garda Deployment (17 Apr 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I do not have the information to hand on Kanturk Garda station, but I will be happy to provide it for the Deputy directly in the next few days. According to the information I have on Garda numbers from December 2009 to this year for the Cork north division, that division now has its highest number of gardaí since 2008, at a total of 326 as of February. The number was 324 in 2017, 316...

Other Questions: Garda Deployment (17 Apr 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I will be happy to provide the local information for the Deputy once I receive it from the Garda. I do not decide the opening hours of Garda stations, but I agree with the Deputy on investment. The focus on investment in personnel is critical. We are building the organisation and providing the acting Commissioner with the resources needed to deploy increasing numbers of gardaí....

Other Questions: Garda Deployment (17 Apr 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The distribution of Garda personnel, including the allocation of newly attested gardaí, is the statutory responsibility of the Garda Commissioner. Notwithstanding this, I have provided in tabular form the detailed information requested by the Deputy. He will be aware from the replies to his previous questions that we are anxious to ensure the acting Commissioner will be able to provide...

Other Questions: Garda Deployment (17 Apr 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am anxious to ensure all interested groups in urban and rural areas will take advantage of the grants scheme available in my Department. Last year I announced an annual sum of €1 million for three years which would be ringfenced for community CCTV system grants. The number of applications to date is lower than I wished for. I ask all Deputies, including Deputy Aylward, to spread...

Other Questions: Garda Deployment (17 Apr 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The Garda scheme is being progressed across many areas, as is the roll-out of the automatic number plate recognition introduced by An Garda Síochána which has been fitted to a number of Garda vehicles. It is being used day and night throughout the country, including in Kilkenny. It is assisting in the prevention and detection of crime. Garda cars, particularly new ones, are being...

Other Questions: Garda Deployment (17 Apr 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I thank Deputy Casey for his question. I am informed by the Garda Commissioner that as of 28 February 2018, the latest date for which figures are available, the strength of the Wicklow division was 306. When appropriate, the work of local gardaí is supported by a number of Garda national units such as the national bureau of criminal investigation, the armed support...

Other Questions: Garda Deployment (17 Apr 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I thank Deputy Casey for what he said. I assure him that plans are on track to recruit 800 Garda trainees this year and 200 are in the Garda College in Templemore. I am happy to convey the Deputy's views on the distribution of resources, as stated here in the House, to the Garda Commissioner.

Other Questions: Garda Deployment (17 Apr 2018)

Charles Flanagan: May I make a very brief point on an earlier question?

Other Questions: Garda Deployment (17 Apr 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I wish to clarify an aspect of my reply in respect of Question No. 32 regarding my proposals to give effect to the Ombudsman's recommendations. In my reply I stated the Ombudsman's recommendations referred to applications already received from a training or industrial school located in the same grounds as one of the 12 named institutions. However, it could not be restricted to existing...

Data Protection Bill 2017 [Seanad]: Second Stage (17 Apr 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I am very pleased to have the opportunity to commence Second Stage of the Data Protection Bill 2018 in this House. I look forward to hearing the contributions of Members and obtaining the broad support of the House for the contents of this most important legislation. I draw the attention of the House to the fact that the Bill was...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (17 Apr 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I should say at the outset that the distribution of Garda personnel, including the allocation of newly attested Gardaí, is exclusively the statutory responsibility of the Garda Commissioner. Notwithstanding the Commissioner's responsibility, I have provided for the record, in tabular form, the detailed information requested by the Deputy.  I am informed by the Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Marriages of Convenience (17 Apr 2018)

Charles Flanagan: There is no Irish law as such prohibiting the giving of a gift to or making a settlement in favour of a bride, a groom or a couple who are to be married, whether or not that gift or settlement is termed a 'dowry'. The term 'dowry' is not defined under Irish law and can have different roles in relation to marriage in different cultures. The provision of a dowry on the occasion of marriage is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (17 Apr 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I should say at the outset that the distribution of Garda personnel, including the allocation of newly attested Gardaí, is exclusively the statutory responsibility of the Garda Commissioner. Notwithstanding the Commissioner's responsibility, I have provided for the record, in tabular form, the detailed information requested by the Deputy.  I am informed by the Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (17 Apr 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I should say at the outset that the distribution of Garda personnel, including the allocation of newly attested Gardaí, is exclusively the statutory responsibility of the Garda Commissioner. Notwithstanding the Commissioner's responsibility, I have provided for the record, in tabular form, the detailed information requested by the Deputy.  I am informed by the Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Diplomatic Representation (17 Apr 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I can assure the Deputy that the Government affords the highest priority to the State’s security. As he will be aware, An Garda Síochána carries out a range of functions in safeguarding our national security, including actions to counter terrorist threats, to support international security and to protect the State and its vital interests, where necessary, from...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (17 Apr 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I should say at the outset that the distribution of Garda personnel, including the allocation of newly attested Gardaí, is exclusively the statutory responsibility of the Garda Commissioner. Notwithstanding the Commissioner's responsibility, I have provided for the record, in tabular form, the detailed information requested by the Deputy.  I am informed by the Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (17 Apr 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I should say at the outset that the distribution of Garda personnel, including the allocation of newly attested Gardaí, is exclusively the statutory responsibility of the Garda Commissioner. Notwithstanding the Commissioner's responsibility, I have provided for the record, in tabular form, the detailed information requested by the Deputy.  I am informed by the Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Diplomatic Representation (17 Apr 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will be aware, the formal relations between states in respect of diplomatic representation are governed by the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations 1961 and the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations 1963, which Ireland ratified in 1967. These two international treaties codify what is perhaps one of the oldest and most accepted fields of international law, namely the...