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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Controls (1 May 2018)

Charles Flanagan: A European Union citizens in possession of a valid national identity card or passport as evidence of his or her nationality and identity may not be refused entry to the State subject to restrictions only for reasons of public policy, public security or public health. Immigration Officers are required to establish the validity of travel documents presented to them for entry to the State....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (1 May 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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Process (1 May 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The report of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice and Equality on pre-legislative scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Communications (Retention of Data) Bill 2017 was received in my private office on 5 February last. I am considering the recommendations of the Joint Committee to see whether changes are required to be made to the Bill, which is currently with the Office of the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (1 May 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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service Staff (1 May 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Director General of the Irish Prison Service that the Officer referred to by the Deputy has had a number of sick leave absences recognised as related to incidents at work under the terms of circulars 1/82 and 6/97: Sick leave arising from Occupational Injuries or Disease. He has also received payment of Additional Hours and Allowances for those absences. The Director...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Appointments to State Boards (1 May 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy may be aware, the Tribunal is comprised of a Chairperson and six Ordinary Members who are practising barristers or solicitors. They provide their services on a part-time basis to the Tribunal. There are currently no vacancies to be filled on the Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal. I am satisfied that the Tribunal is fulfilling its functions under the Scheme.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Jury Service (1 May 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy will be aware that Jury Service in Ireland is given its legislative position under the Juries Act 1976. Section 29 of the Act provides that when an employee or apprentice who is absent from his or her place of work in order to comply with a jury summons, this absence is to be treated as if the person was at work. The Act makes no provision in relation to travel expenses. The...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Bench Warrants (1 May 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I have requested a report from the Garda authorities in relation to the matters referred to by the Deputy and I will contact him directly when the report is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Programme for Government (1 May 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The Programme for a Partnership Government states that the Government will ask the relevant Oireachtas committee to consider the introduction of mandatory sentencing for robbery, with violence, in the home. In March 2017, the then Minister for Justice and Equality wrote to the Chair of the Joint Committee on Justice and Equality, inviting the Committee to consider whether the law in this...

Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017: Order for Report Stage (2 May 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I move: "That Report Stage be taken now."

Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (2 May 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I move amendment No. 1:In page 7, line 25, after “body” to insert “(including a member of a local authority)”. This is an amendment to paragraph (j) of the definition of "Irish official" in section 2 of the Bill. This amendment is to provide explicitly that members of a local authority are included in that paragraph. Concerns were raised on Committee Stage about...

Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (2 May 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I wish to point out to Deputy Mattie McGrath that had I known that this simple amendment tabled in response to pleas from Deputies O'Callaghan and Ó Laoghaire would generate a discussion on local authorities and the abolition of town councils, I probably would have left it to one side and carried on. I thank the Deputies for their contributions. It would not be reasonable or fair of me...

Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (2 May 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I should not be surprised. Had I known that Deputy McGrath was going to-----

Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (2 May 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I will not rise to the provocation of Deputy Mattie McGrath.

Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (2 May 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I move amendment No. 2:In page 17, lines 8 and 9, to delete “offered, given or agreed to be given, accepted, obtained or agreed to be accepted” and substitute “accepted or obtained”. Amendments Nos. 2 to 5, inclusive, deal with the forfeiture penalty under section 17, which appears four times. Each of the amendments seeks to do the same thing to each subsection in...

Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (2 May 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I move amendment No. 3:In page 17, lines 17 and 18, to delete "offered, given or agreed to be given, accepted, obtained or agreed to be accepted" and substitute "accepted or obtained".

Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (2 May 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I move amendment No. 4:In page 17, lines 29 and 30, to delete "offered, given or agreed to be given, accepted, obtained or agreed to be accepted" and substitute "accepted or obtained".

Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (2 May 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I move amendment No. 5:In page 18, lines 2 and 3, to delete "offered, given or agreed to be given, accepted, obtained or agreed to be accepted" and substitute "accepted or obtained".

Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (2 May 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I move amendment No. 6:In page 23, to delete lines 10 to 20 and substitute the following:“Amendment of Criminal Justice Act 1994 23. The Criminal Justice Act 1994 is amended— (a) in the definition of “realisable property” in section 3(1), by the substitution of the following for all the words from “but does not include property” to the end of that...

Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (2 May 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I move amendment No. 7:In page 23, after line 34, to insert the following:“Amendment of section 6 of Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Act 2010 26. Section 6 of the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Act 2010 is amended by— (a) the substitution of the following definition for the definition of "criminal conduct":" 'criminal...