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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Employment Rights (3 Jul 2018)

Charles Flanagan: On 27 June last, the Minister of State with special responsibility for Equality, Immigration, and Integration, David Stanton TD, and I announced measures providing for enhanced access to the labour market for qualified protection applicants in Ireland with the entry into force of the EU (recast) Reception Conditions Directive. I am delighted that the Government has approved a broad and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Training (3 Jul 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will appreciate, it is the Garda Commissioner who is responsible for carrying on, managing and controlling generally the administration and business of An Garda Síochána and I, as Minister, have no direct role in the matter. I am informed by the Garda Commissioner that the information sought in relation to the number of Gardaí with foreign language skills in each...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Investigations (3 Jul 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The circumstances surrounding the tragic death of the person referred to in this question and the pursuant Garda investigation were the subject of a complaint considered by the Independent Review Mechanism (IRM) established by the Government to consider allegations of Garda misconduct or inadequacies in investigations. My predecessor accepted the recommendation of counsel for the IRM that...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Reform (3 Jul 2018)

Charles Flanagan: Over recent years, and with the commitment of the Management Board and all staff, my Department has implemented an extensive range of reforms including a new Culture and Values Charter, as well as increased engagement with stakeholders, both internal and external. Significant progress has also been made in strengthening governance structures within the Department and with its Agencies. This...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Drugs Crime (3 Jul 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 231, 232 and 243 to 248, inclusive, together. Drug-related intimidation is an extremely serious issue which involves the targeting of persons who use drugs, or their family or friends in relation to a drug debt. It involves insidious and coercive behaviour directed at forcing compliance of another person against their will. The intimidation can be either...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Tribunals of Inquiry (3 Jul 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 233 to 235, inclusive, together. I have requested an update from the Garda authorities in relation to the progress of the investigations and I will contact the Deputy directly when that update is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (3 Jul 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 (3 Jul 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will appreciate, the distribution of personnel is a matter for the Garda Commissioner 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 overall policing arrangements and operational strategies, are continually monitored and reviewed. Such monitoring ensures that optimum use...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Overtime (3 Jul 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy will be aware that the allocation and management of Garda resources, including the budget for Garda overtime, is the responsibility of the Garda Commissioner having regard to his operational needs and in light of his position as accounting officer for the Garda Vote. The overall Garda budget is approximately €1.65 billion for 2018. Included in this unprecedented level of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (3 Jul 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: Garda Operations (3 Jul 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I have requested a report from the Garda Commissioner in relation to the information sought by the Deputy. I will reply further to the Deputy when this report is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Vehicle Registration Data (3 Jul 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I have requested a report from An Garda Síochána in relation to the statistics sought by the Deputy and I will be in contact with the Deputy directly on receipt of this report.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Training (3 Jul 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I refer to your Parliamentary Questions Nos. 304 to 306, inclusive, for answer on Tuesday, 27 February 2018. At the time I responded that I would request the information sought by you from the Garda Commissioner and that I would write directly to you on receipt of same. This response has now issued to your office but by way of assistance I include the substantive response below. I am...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Resources (3 Jul 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: Departmental Reviews (3 Jul 2018)

Charles Flanagan: In July 2016 the Supreme Court dismissed the State's appeal in the case of O'Farrell, McDonald, Rafferty -v- The Governor of Portlaoise Prison. The case concerned an appeal taken by the State against a judgment of the High Court ordering the release of the three named prisoners who had been transferred to Ireland from the UK under the provisions of the Transfer of Sentenced Prisoners Acts...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Leave to Remain (3 Jul 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned was granted temporary residence permission in order to obtain a national passport on 1 September 2016. An application for renewal of residency was received in the relevant Section of INIS on 6 September 2017. The application of the person concerned is being considered and a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Data (3 Jul 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy will appreciate that it is the Garda Commissioner who is responsible for managing and controlling generally the administration and business of An Garda Síochána, including responsibility for the distribution of Garda funding and resources, including allocation of Garda vehicles, among the various Garda divisions. I, as Minister, have no direct role in the matter. There...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Discipline (3 Jul 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy will appreciate that the decision about whether or not to prosecute a person, and for what crime, is entirely a matter for the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) and I have no role in such matters. However, I am advised by the Irish Prison Service (IPS) that preventing the ingress of contraband, including mobile phones, into prisons remains a high priority for the IPS. In 2008,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Leave to Remain (3 Jul 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that while the Spouse of Irish National Unit endeavours to process applications as quickly as possible, processing times may vary due to a number of factors, such as the number of applications on hand, individual circumstances, the complexity of applications, whether further information is required, and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service Data (3 Jul 2018)

Charles Flanagan: It is assumed the Deputy is referring to the policy document “Investing in Global Relationships – Ireland’s International Education Strategy 2010-15”. Published in September 2010, the Strategy set out Ireland’s approach to increase the profile of Ireland’s education sector internationally. Under this Strategy, and the follow-up policy document...