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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Central Statistics Office (25 Sep 2018)

Charles Flanagan: It is vitally important for a number of reasons, but particularly for the management of criminal justice policy and Garda operations, that we have regular publication of CSO crime statistics to allow for a targeted response to crime. As the Deputy will be aware, the Central Statistics Office (CSO) formally recommenced the publication of Crime Statistics on 28 March 2018 with a designation of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Communications (25 Sep 2018)

Charles Flanagan: My Department has a clear policy in which staff are directed not to use third-party or web-based email accounts to send or receive Departmental information, not least because the method is much less secure than Departmental systems. Thus it is not the practice amongst officials within my Department, nor is it my practice nor that of my advisors, to use personal email accounts for Departmental...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (25 Sep 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Garda authorities that Operation Redline was put in place in 2012 and concluded in 2013. Operation Redline led to 27 arrests which resulted in 32 charges or summonses and 10 convictions.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Closed-Circuit Television Systems (25 Sep 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will appreciate, it is the Garda Commissioner who is responsible for decisions in relation to the provision and allocation of Garda equipment and resources, including the installation of CCTV in custody areas in Garda stations. I, as Minister, have no direct role in that matter. I have asked the Garda Commissioner for the specific information requested and when it is received I...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Funding (25 Sep 2018)

Charles Flanagan: Details of the funding amount provided by my Department to the organisation being referred to by the Deputy for each year for the period 2008-2018 are provided in the following table. Department funding provided to Rape Crisis Network Ireland 2008- 2018 Year Total 2008 €83,500 2009 €154,060 2010 €127,192 2011 €130,241 2012 €91,830 2013...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Funding (25 Sep 2018)

Charles Flanagan: Details of the funding amount provided by my Department to rape crisis centres each year for the past ten years; and the services and supports provided from this funding by each centre, are provided in the enclosed tables. Staged payments were made during the course of a year for the particular service in some instances. Grants for awareness raising activities ceased to be paid to individual...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Closed-Circuit Television Systems (25 Sep 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. Community CCTV is governed by section 38 of the Garda Síochána Act 2005 and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Insurance Industry (25 Sep 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The Cost of Insurance Working Group proposed exploring the possibility that a specific unit, funded by the insurance industry, be established within the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau (GNECB) to tackle insurance fraud. I understand that the GNECB has engaged with Insurance Ireland in relation to this matter and submitted a mechanism for establishing an insurance fraud unit to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Closed-Circuit Television Systems (25 Sep 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 grant-aid scheme was launched by my Department in 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 funding of some €1...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage (25 Sep 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am pleased to be back in Seanad Éireann for the first time since the summer recess. I hope everyone is in good form and I look forward to a very interesting, robust and co-operative term in the area of justice. Money laundering and terrorist financing are cross-border phenomena. We have a globalised, open economy and criminals will exploit this to move proceeds from one country to...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage (25 Sep 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I thank the Senators for their remarks. I acknowledge in particular the support for the Bill from Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin. I would hope we could proceed to the next Stage at the earliest opportunity. This is an important piece of legislation. It will enable Ireland to meet its international obligations. A number of points have been raised and I want to refer in the first...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage (25 Sep 2018)

Charles Flanagan: No. It will in the main be in a domestic context and may well have an international dimension but it is the domestic gambling regime we need to address in the first instance. Senator Ó Donnghaile mentioned the importance of ensuring that our laws are updated in this regard. A risk assessment was carried out recently of the gambling industry in Ireland. A statutory instrument is now...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (26 Sep 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I share the concern of Deputy Micheál Martin on the matter of these reports. I have been engaging with Garda management on the issue and with interested stakeholders and advocacy groups. There is merit in making contact with the management teams in our third-level colleges. I acknowledge the importance of the Garda protective services unit, which is engaged on the ground in ensuring...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (26 Sep 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am keen that the commitment be complied with fully. There are ongoing negotiations between my Department, the Garda Síochána and the Office of Public Works to ensure that the six pilot Garda stations will reopen at the earliest opportunity. Costings have been prepared and plans are proceeding.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (26 Sep 2018)

Charles Flanagan: A number of Departments are involved in this issue, including the Department of Justice and Equality. I assure the Deputy of the success of the Abhaile scheme, and also point out that amending legislation was initiated by my colleague, the Minister of State at the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Moran, which I intend to present to the House over the next few weeks.

Statute of Limitations (Amendment) Bill 2018: First Stage (26 Sep 2018)

Charles Flanagan: No.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda National Immigration Bureau (26 Sep 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I assume the Deputy is referring to the on-line appointment system for registrations. Non-EEA nationals who intend to reside in the State for more than 90 days are required to register their immigration permission to be in the State.  Non-EEA nationals living in Dublin register with the INIS, while non-EEA nationals living outside Dublin register in the Garda District they reside. ...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda National Immigration Bureau (26 Sep 2018)

Charles Flanagan: Non-EEA nationals who intend to reside in the State for more than 90 days are required to register their immigration permission to be in the State. Non-EEA nationals living in Dublin register with the INIS, while non-EEA nationals living outside Dublin register in the Garda District they reside. The INIS Registration Office operates an on-line appointment system, replacing the old...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: EU Directives (26 Sep 2018)

Charles Flanagan: Following the approval of the Houses of the Oireachtas to exercise an opt-in by the State to the EU (recast) Reception Conditions Directive, we commenced a four-month mandated compliance procedure with the European Commission to confirm our participation in the Directive. On the successful completion of this compliance procedure, and the commission's Communication thereof, I signed the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Child Maintenance Payments (26 Sep 2018)

Charles Flanagan: It is open to parents whose relationship has broken down to decide between themselves on maintenance arrangements for their children. If they experience difficulties in reaching agreement on maintenance arrangements, they can try to work out a maintenance agreement through mediation. The general objective of the Mediation Act 2017, which came into operation on 1 January, is to promote...