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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Funding (12 Jul 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The Dublin Rape Crisis Centre received the following amounts from my Department in the years 2008 to date in 2018: Year  Amount  2008 €138,230.00 2009 €89,790.00 2010 €108,555.00 2011 €101,478.70 2012 €97,500.00 2013 €92,500.00 2014 €129,979.64 2015 €135,719.63 2016 €39,397.88 2017 €68,960.00 2018...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Data (12 Jul 2018)

Charles Flanagan: There has been unprecedented investment in Garda resources across the State in recent years. The Government's Capital Plan 2016 – 2021 provides €46 million for investment in the Garda fleet, to ensure that An Garda Síochána has a modern, effective and fit-for-purpose fleet. This is in addition to the investment of almost €30 million in the period 2013 to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (12 Jul 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will be aware, investigations into all acts of alleged criminality are a matter for An Garda Síochána in the first instance and I, as Minister, have no role in this regard. If the person in question has not already done so, I would encourage them to contact their local/nearest Garda station as soon as possible, as they will be best placed to advise them how to proceed....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Drugs Crime (12 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: Prison Service (12 Jul 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I wish to advise the Deputy that under the Nation Archives Act 1986 the Irish Prison Service is required to retain all prisoner files. Prisoner files are classified as records that warrant permanent preservation as archives. Disposal of records of state without the permission of the Director of the National Archives is a breach of Section 7 of the Act. The National Archives Act applies to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal Data (12 Jul 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal, which administers the Scheme of Compensation for Personal Injuries Criminally Inflicted, is independent in considering applications and neither I nor my Department have any role in the processing of applications. I am advised that the number of payments made varies from year to year dependent on the number of factors such as applications...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (12 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 (12 Jul 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will be aware, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the distribution of resources and the Minister for Justice and Equality has no direct role in the matter. Garda management keeps the 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 these resources. I am advised by...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Bodies (12 Jul 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 233 and 292 together. I have emphasised on a number of occasions that the misuse of scramblers and quad bikes is taken very seriously by the Government and I thank the Deputy for her continued interest in this important issue. The Deputy is already aware of the meetings convened by my officials on the misuse of scramblers and quad bikes on 23...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Insurance Fraud (12 Jul 2018)

Charles Flanagan: Recommendation 26 of the ‘Report on the Cost of Motor Insurance’, published in January 2017, relates to exploring the potential for further cooperation between the insurance sector and An Garda Síochána in relation to insurance fraud investigation. Specifically, this involves considering the feasibility of establishing a specialised and dedicated insurance fraud unit...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Closed-Circuit Television Systems (12 Jul 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy will be aware that CCTV systems installed for the purposes of crime prevention and as aids to policing in areas to which the general public routinely have access, such as town centres, fall into two distinct but complementary categories, namely Garda CCTV systems and community-based CCTV systems. Neither type of CCTV system may be established without authorisation by the Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Personal Insolvency Arrangements (12 Jul 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The Personal Insolvency Act 2012 provides for three mechanisms for non-judicial debt settlement: the debt relief notice (DRN), the debt settlement arrangement (DSA) and the Personal Insolvency Arrangement (PIA). These arrangements are administered by the Insolvency Service of Ireland (ISI). The ISI is independent in the performance of its functions under the Act and I, as Minister for Justice...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (12 Jul 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will appreciate, it is the Garda Commissioner who is responsible for carrying on and managing and controlling generally the administration and business of An Garda Síochána including personnel matters. I am informed by the Commissioner that the specific information requested by the Deputy is not collected. Sickness absences are recorded and reported under the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (12 Jul 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will be aware, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for managing and controlling generally the administration and business of An Garda Síochána, including the allocation of resources including those necessary to ensure the safety of visiting dignitaries, having regard to the security considerations involved. As Minister, I have no direct role in these...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Transfers (12 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: Garda Deployment (12 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: Garda Training (12 Jul 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will appreciate, it is the Garda Commissioner who is responsible for carrying on and managing and controlling generally the administration and business of An Garda Síochána, including by arranging for the training of its members and civilian staff and I, as Minister, have no direct role in the matter. I am advised by the Garda Commissioner that all Gardaí...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence Incidence (12 Jul 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The Central Statistics Office (CSO), as the national statistical agency, is responsible for the compilation and publication of the official recorded crime statistics, and the CSO has established a dedicated unit for this purpose. I have asked the CSO to forward the available statistics in relation to the information requested directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (12 Jul 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy will appreciate, it is the Garda Commissioner who is responsible for the distribution of personnel, among the various Garda Divisions and I, as Minister, have no direct role in the matter. Garda management keeps this distribution of personnel under continual review in the context of crime trends and policing priorities so as to ensure that the optimum use is made of these...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Community Policing (12 Jul 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy will appreciate that it is the Garda Commissioner who is primarily responsible for managing and controlling generally the administration and business of An Garda Síochána and for the effective and efficient use of the resources available to An Garda Síochána, including the fleet. As Minister, I have no direct role in these matters. I have asked the Garda...