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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Provision (13 Jan 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: Decisions in relation to the provision and allocation of Garda vehicles are a matter for the Garda Commissioner in the light of her identified operational demands and the availability of resources. I am informed by the Commissioner that a number of vans have been delivered which are currently being fitted out. These include a number of medium sized vans which can accommodate up to 6 Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (13 Jan 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: In relation to the matter referred to I have requested a report from the Garda authorities and I will contact the Deputy directly when the report is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Firearms Licences (13 Jan 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: An Garda Siochana advise that the total number of Firearms Licences revoked from 2013 to 2015 is 335, the details of which are outlined as follows: YEAR TYPE NUMBER 2013 Pistol (Semi Automatic) 6 2013 Revolver 1 2013 Rifle 2 2013 Rifle (Bolt Action) 30 2013 Rifle (Lever Action) 1 2013 Rifle (Pump Action) 9 2013 Shotgun (Pump Action) 1 2013 Shotgun (Semi Automatic) 10 2013 Shotgun...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Discipline (13 Jan 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am informed by the Irish Prison Service that the statistics for the number of assaults in 2015 on prison officers and prisoners by other prisoners are not readily available. The information sought is currently being collated and I will respond to the Deputy as soon as the information is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Expenditure (13 Jan 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: Garda CCTV systems are planned and implemented on the basis of the identified operational needs and priorities of An Garda Síochána. In that context I am informed by the Garda Authorities that the expenditure for Garda CCTV systems during the period 2013-2015 is as follows: 2013 - €1.2M; 2014 - €1.157M; 2015 - €1.434M.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Ministerial Meetings (13 Jan 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I have no plans at present to meet with the US Homeland Security Secretary.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Resources (13 Jan 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: Under the Garda Síochána Act 2005 the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the distribution of Garda resources. This includes personnel, Garda vehicles and the various technologies utilised to support front-line Gardaí and intelligence-led operations against organised crime. This process takes account of policing priorities determined by me in consultation with the Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (13 Jan 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: Under the Garda Síochána Act 2005 the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the distribution of available Garda resources. This includes personnel, Garda vehicles and the various technologies utilised to support front-line Gardaí and intelligence-led operations against organised crime. This process takes account of annual policing priorities determined by me as Minister for...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Penalty Points System Offences (14 Jan 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: In relation to the matter referred to I have requested a report from the Garda authorities and I will contact the Deputy directly when the report is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: State Properties (14 Jan 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: Garda accommodation comes under the portfolio of State property, the management and maintenance of which is the responsibility of the Office of Public Works (OPW). The current and future use of Garda accommodation is, accordingly, a matter for the Commissioner and the OPW. In that context, I have been informed that the following Garda residences were disposed of during the period 2000 to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Coroners Service (14 Jan 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Deputy refers to the Coroners Bill 2015, a Private Members Bill that in effect reproduces the whole of the Coroners Bill 2007 and introduces a small number of provisions for a mandatory post-mortem and inquest into any ‘maternal death’. The Deputy will be familiar with the history of the Coroners Bill 2007, which proposed a major overhaul and restructuring of the coroner...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (14 Jan 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Garda Síochána Act 2005 makes provision for the compilation and publication of crime statistics by the Central Statistics Office (CSO), as the national statistical agency, and the CSO has established a dedicated unit for this purpose. I have requested the CSO to provide the available statistical information directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Misconduct Allegations (14 Jan 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 176 to 178, inclusive, together. The particular case to which the Deputies refers was amongst those considered under the mechanism established for the independent review of certain allegations of Garda misconduct, or inadequacies in the investigation of certain allegations, which have been made to me as Minister for Justice and Equality, or the Taoiseach...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Irish Prison Service (14 Jan 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I wish to advise the Deputy that the Irish Prison Service does not detain persons under house arrest as there is no legal provision to do so. I can also inform the Deputy that it would not be appropriate for me to comment in detail on an individual's sentence management plan.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Divorce Process (14 Jan 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Fifteenth Amendment of the Constitution Act, approved by the people in 1995, set out the constitutional basis for the grant of a dissolution of a marriage. Under Article 41.3.2 of the constitution, a court may grant a dissolution of marriage "where, but only where, it is satisfied that - i. at the date of institution of proceedings, the spouses have lived apart from one another for a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (14 Jan 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will be aware the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the distribution of personnel, among the Garda Regions, Divisions, and Districts. Garda management keep this distribution under continuing review taking into account crime trends and policing priorities so as to ensure that the best possible use is made of these resources. I have been informed by the Garda Commissioner that...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (14 Jan 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy is aware the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the distribution of personnel among the Garda Regions, Divisions, and Districts. Garda management keep this distribution under continuing review taking into account crime trends, security assessments, and policing priorities so as to ensure that the best possible use is made of Garda resources. I have been informed by the Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Sentencing Policy (14 Jan 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The position in relation to the recommendations contained in the Law Reform Commission Report on Mandatory Sentences is summarised in a tabular form below. However, I would also like to draw the Deputy's attention to the Report of the Penal Policy Review Group which was tasked with carrying out a strategic review of penal policy. That report, which I published in September 2014, made a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Warrants (14 Jan 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I have recently received the report requested from the Garda authorities and am informed that, as of 25 November, 2015, there were a total of 29,233 bench warrants awaiting execution. The House will appreciate that at any given time there will inevitably be a significant number of warrants outstanding as indicated by the fact that the House was informed in May 2010 that at the time 37,394...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (14 Jan 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the persons mentioned by the Deputy who entered the State as students in 2006 have now exhausted the time allowed for students in the State. As an exceptional measure they were issued with permission on 12 November 2014 for one year to afford them the opportunity to apply to the for an employment...