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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Closed-Circuit Television Systems (3 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The Deputy will be aware that community-based CCTV is governed by Section 38(3)(c) of the Garda Síochána Act 2005 and the Garda Síochána (CCTV) Order 2006 (SI 289 of 2006). This legal framework requires that any proposed community CCTV scheme must: be approved by the local Joint Policing Committee, have the prior support of the relevant Local Authority, which must also...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Priorities (3 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: As the Deputy will be aware, Justice Plan 2021 outlines over 200 actions which cascade from the Department's five strategic goals which are: 1. Tackle crime, enhance national security and transform policing 2. Improve access to justice and modernise the courts system 3. Strengthen community safety, reduce reoffending, support victims and combat domestic, sexual and gender based violence 4....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (3 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: As the Deputy will be aware, the Garda Commissioner is responsible, by law, for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána, including the recruitment and training of Garda members and staff. As Minister, I have no direct role in these matters. The report of the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland concluded that the Garda Reserve is not utilised to its...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (3 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: As the Deputy will be aware, under the Garda Síochána Act 2005, as amended, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and administration of Garda business, including the deployment of Garda members throughout the State, including to specialist units within the organisation. As Minister, I have no role in these independent functions. An Garda Síochána has...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (3 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: As the Deputy will be aware, the Garda Commissioner is by law responsible for the management and operations of An Garda Síochána, including operations with other state agencies. As Minister, I have no direct role in these matters. I am advised by the Garda Commissioner that a pilot mental health crisis intervention team is being prepared in Limerick Garda Division. This pilot...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (3 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: As the Deputy will be aware, the Office of Public Works (OPW) has responsibility for the provision and maintenance of Garda accommodation. Works in relation to Garda accommodation are progressed by the Garda authorities working in close cooperation with the OPW. I can advise the Deputy that officials from my Department are members of both the Project Implementation Team and the overall...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (3 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I abhor the recent acts of violence and anti-social behaviour, which are completely unacceptable. There are a number of tools at the disposal of the Garda Commissioner, who is operationally responsible, to respond to such incidents. The Commissioner is also responsible, as the Deputy will be aware, for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána, and as Minister I have no...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Antisocial Behaviour (3 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I am very conscious of how anti-social behaviour affects the quality of life for many local communities. My Department's Justice Plan 2021 contains a number of commitments to tackle anti-social behaviour. In line with a commitment in the Programme for Government, Minister of State Browne has established a special expert forum on antisocial behaviour. A subgroup of this forum has...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (3 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The Department of Justice is making COVID-19 specific funding available to assist organisations working to support victims of crime, including victims of domestic, sexual and gender based abuse, in response to the increased demand for services during the pandemic. Additional funding of almost €378,000 was provided to organisations for additional services for Victims of Crime and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Inquiry into the Death of Mr. Shane O'Farrell (3 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I would like to start by offering my own deepest sympathies to the parents and family of the late Shane O'Farrell. Shane's death was a dreadful tragedy and a huge loss for his family and for his community. As the Deputy will be aware, a highly respected retired Judge, Gerard Haughton, has been conducting a scoping exercise into the tragic circumstances surrounding Shane O'Farrell's...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Joint Policing Committees (3 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The Deputy will be aware that my Department recently published the general scheme of the landmark Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill. The Bill will provide for a key principle from the report of the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland that preventing crime and harm and making our communities safer does not rest with An Garda Síochána and my Department alone....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (3 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The resources provided by government to An Garda Síochána have reached unprecedented levels, with an allocation of €1.88 billion in 2020 and of €1.952 billion in 2021. This has enabled sustained, ongoing recruitment. As the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the general management and administration of Garda operations under the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Northern Ireland (3 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I thank the Deputy for raising this matter and I know that he has campaigned over many years on behalf of the families of the victims of the Belturbet bombing. Like him and many others, I would also hold the view that the perpetrators of this appalling atrocity should be brought to justice. Nearly 50 years ago, on 28 December 1972, bombs exploded in three border towns, Clones, Co....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (3 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The resources provided by government to An Garda Síochána have reached unprecedented levels, with an allocation of €1.88 billion in 2020 and of €1.952 billion in 2021. This has enabled sustained, ongoing recruitment. As the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the general management and administration of the Garda organisation under...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (3 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The resources provided by government to An Garda Síochána have reached unprecedented levels, with an allocation of €1.88 billion in 2020 and of €1.952 billion in 2021. This has enabled sustained, ongoing recruitment. As the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the general management and administration of the Garda organisation under...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Inquiry into the Death of Mr. Shane O'Farrell (3 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I would like to start by offering my own deepest sympathies to the parents and family of the late Shane O'Farrell. Shane's death was a dreadful tragedy and a huge loss for his family and for his community. As the Deputy will be aware, a highly respected retired Judge, Gerard Haughton, has been conducting a scoping exercise into the tragic circumstances surrounding Shane O'Farrell's...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (3 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I abhor the recent acts of violence and anti-social behaviour, which are completely unacceptable. There are a number of tools at the disposal of the Garda Commissioner, who is operationally responsible, to respond to such incidents. The Commissioner is also responsible, as the Deputy will be aware, for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána, and as Minister I have no...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (3 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: As the Deputy will be aware, under the Garda Síochána Act 2005, as amended, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and administration of Garda business, including the distribution and stationing of Garda members throughout the State, including to specialist units within the organisation. As Minister, I have no role in these independent functions. An Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (3 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The resources provided by government to An Garda Síochána have reached unprecedented levels, with an allocation of €1.88 billion in 2020 and of €1.952 billion in 2021. This has enabled sustained, ongoing recruitment. As the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the general management and administration of the Garda organisation under...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (3 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I can inform the Deputy that I have received the GSOC annual report for 2020 and that I intend to bring the report to Government in the coming weeks and to lay it before the Houses immediately thereafter.