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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (23 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 is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (23 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 is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Reports (23 May 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I welcome the recent publication of the independent organisational culture audit commissioned by An Garda Síochána and conducted by PwC. I am sure the Deputy will agree that the conduct of such an audit, the first of its kind undertaken by An Garda Síochána, is of major significance in the context of the reform programme underway. Reform of culture is generally...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (23 May 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am of course aware of the serious incident that took place recently concerning a number of youths who vandalised a DART train as it arrived into Clongriffin station. The youths in question then proceeded to engage in other serious anti-social behaviour and accost members of the public. This is completely unacceptable behaviour and will not be tolerated. I am advised that this...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Closed-Circuit Television Systems Provision (23 May 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy will be aware that the Programme for a Partnership Government commits to supporting investment in CCTV systems. In pursuance of this commitment, a new Community-based CCTV grant-aid Scheme was launched by my Department in April 2017 to assist groups in the establishment of community-based CCTV systems in their local areas. It is intended that the Scheme will run for 3 years with...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (23 May 2018)

Charles Flanagan: Let me say at the outset that the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission has a hugely important role to play in ensuring that public confidence in the Garda Síochána is safeguarded and as such, it has extensive powers under the Garda Síochána Act 2005, as amended. As part of its effort to keep the public informed about its activities, GSOC publishes certain...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Accommodation (23 May 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 responsibility for the provision and maintenance of Garda accommodation, including official housing. This includes identifying and progressing any necessary remedial or...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (23 May 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service that the judgment of the Supreme Court in the case referred to by the Deputy was delivered by the Court on 24 April 2018. My Department will, of course, be complying with the judgment in this case and I am informed that the immigration service is studying the judgment with its legal advisors on any wider implications of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Coroners Service (23 May 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The Coroners (Amendment) Bill is a very important Bill, on which my officials have already completed a great deal of work. It is a priority for me for the Government as reflected by its inclusion on the Government’s list of priority legislation for publication during this Oireachtas session. This Bill will introduce mandatory reporting, post-mortem examination and inquest in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (23 May 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner 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 made of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Public Procurement Regulations (23 May 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I can assure the Deputy that every effort is made to ensure that the voted allocations for the Justice Vote Group are expended in an effective and efficient manner to ensure value for money is obtained. The total budget for the Justice Vote Group in 2018 is in region of €2.58 billion of which €1.89 billion (74%) relates to payroll and superannuation; €540 million...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Investigations (23 May 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Prison Service that the enquiry into this matter was considered an operational matter and it was not envisaged that it would be published or furnished to any party to the enquiry. As was outlined in Parliamentary Question 156 of 8 February 2018 there were legal and procedural flaws identified in the way the enquiry was conducted and a second external investigator was...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Protected Disclosures (23 May 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy is aware, the Protected Disclosures Act was enacted in 2014 to allow employees to bring alleged wrongdoing to the attention of the appropriate authorities. The Act also affords very important protections to persons making protected disclosures and specifically included the GSOC as a designated body for receipt of protected disclosures. The protections afforded under the Act...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (23 May 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy is aware when a person comes to Ireland seeking international protection status under international law, the State offers inter alia full bed and board including all utilities, medical facilities ensuring the applicant’s basic needs are met while their application is being processed. This is referred to as ‘direct provision’ and not all applicants take up...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Training (23 May 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As you will appreciate, it is the Garda Commissioner who has statutory responsibility for carrying on and managing and controlling generally the administration and business of An Garda Síochána including training and I, as Minister, have no direct role in the matter. It is important to say that members of An Garda Síochána undertake a wide variety of roles that require...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Training (23 May 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As you will appreciate, it is the Garda Commissioner who has statutory responsibility for carrying on and managing and controlling generally the administration and business of An Garda Síochána including training and I, as Minister, have no direct role in the matter. It is important to say that members of An Garda Síochána undertake a wide variety of roles that require...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Reserve (23 May 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the carrying on and managing generally the administration and business of the An Garda Síochána including by arranging for the recruitment, training and appointment of the Reserve members. As Minister, I have no direct role in the matter. I am advised by the Commissioner that the strength of the Reserve on the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Foreign Conflicts (23 May 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will appreciate that, like all other open and democratic societies Ireland faces a threat from international or jihadi-inspired terrorism. The expert assessment is that while an attack here is possible, it is unlikely. The Garda Authorities will continue to take all necessary security measures, supported where required by the Defence Forces, that are proportionate to the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Anti-Social Behaviour (23 May 2018)

Charles Flanagan: At the outset, I would like to thank the Deputy for raising this issue and my reply, a copy of which the Deputy should now have, includes figures most readily available from An Garda Síochána in relation to anti-social behaviour warnings. The figures are broken down by Garda region and are voluminous in nature, but I hope the Deputy finds the information useful. I can assure the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Refugee Resettlement Programme (23 May 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As I previously stated in my reply to Deputy Boyd Barrett in Parliamentary Question 52 of 6 February 2018 and in recent correspondence, there are established and successful pathways for resettlement in Ireland. While Ireland participates in a resettlement programme led by the UNHCR, it is the UNHCR which assesses each case and makes a referral to a participating State. The selection of...