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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (17 May 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy may be aware, the new Programme for Government contains a commitment to publish legislation in relation to the regulation of the sale and purchase of precious metals. Last year, my Department undertook a consultation process in relation to this issue. The consultation document sets out a number of policy options taking account of the views expressed in previous reports on...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Resources (17 May 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Programme for a Partnership Government prioritises a significant programme of investment in An Garda Síochána with an overarching goal of continuing the accelerated recruitment programme with a view to increasing Garda numbers to 15,000, to double the Garda Reserve and to increase further civilianisation to free up more Gardaí for frontline policing duties. The...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Missing Persons (17 May 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: At the outset, I would like to say that I am very conscious of the ongoing trauma and distress for the families and friends of persons who go missing and, in relation to the case referred to by the Deputy, I can assure the House that I am fully aware of the various concerns which have been raised about it. I am also mindful of the sensitivity of the issues involved and, in this regard, I...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (17 May 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I can advise the Deputy that figures relating to the category of theft/taking of vehicle and related offences are available on the Central Statistics website www.cso.ie as follows: Year 2011 2012 2013 2014 Theft/taking of vehicle and related offences 10,393 8,448 7,368 7,763 As the Deputy will note, these statistics indicate a significant decrease in the number of vehicle theft and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Station Refurbishment (17 May 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Deputy will be aware that the Garda Building and Refurbishment Programme 2016-2021, which I announced with the then Minister of State at the OPW, in October 2015, makes provision for a new Garda Regional Headquarters in Sligo. This project is included with a number of other Garda projects which are intended to be financed by way of public private partnership (PPP). The development of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Ministerial Meetings (17 May 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I can inform the Deputy that I met recently yesterday with representatives of a number of community networks based in Dublin's North Inner City, at their request, and visited a youth project in the area. We discussed a wide range of complex and serious issues that affect the community in the North Inner city including the recent murders which have caused such distress in the area. I...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Station Closures (17 May 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Programme for a Partnership Government recognises that community policing is the embodiment of An Garda Síochána, providing a means of recognising that every community – both urban and rural – has its own concerns and expectations. It commits the Government to ensuring visible, effective and responsive policing in every community, including the most minimal...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Commissions of Investigation (17 May 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy is aware, I published the report of the O'Higgins Commission of Investigation into certain matters relevant to the Cavan/Monaghan Division of the Garda Síochána on the 11th of May. I want, again, to record my thanks to Mr Justice O'Higgins and his team for carrying out their task so expeditiously and for the thorough and thoughtful report. It deserves the most...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Safety Strategy (17 May 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will be aware, Ireland has over a number of years developed a multi-agency approach to road safety through the involvement of a number of agencies working in partnership, under the aegis of a Road Safety Strategy led by my colleague the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport. Ireland's current Road Safety Strategy covers the period 2013-2020 and seeks to close the gap...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Resources (17 May 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will appreciate, 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. The overall response to the problem of drug...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Station Closures (17 May 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Programme for a Partnership Government recognises that community policing is the embodiment of An Garda Síochána, providing a means of recognising that every community – both urban and rural – has its own concerns and expectations. It commits the Government to ensuring visible, effective and responsive policing in every community, including the most minimal...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Station Closures (17 May 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Programme for a Partnership Government recognises that community policing is the embodiment of An Garda Síochána, providing a means of recognising that every community – both urban and rural – has its own concerns and expectations. It commits the Government to ensuring visible, effective and responsive policing in every community, including the most minimal...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Station Closures (17 May 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Programme for a Partnership Government recognises that community policing is the embodiment of An Garda Síochána, providing a means of recognising that every community – both urban and rural – has its own concerns and expectations. It commits the Government to ensuring visible, effective and responsive policing in every community, including the most minimal...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Station Closures (17 May 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Programme for a Partnership Government recognises that community policing is the embodiment of An Garda Síochána, providing a means of recognising that every community – both urban and rural – has its own concerns and expectations. It commits the Government to ensuring visible, effective and responsive policing in every community, including the most minimal...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (17 May 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Deputy will be aware that I consider the deliberate ramming of Garda vehicles to be a very serious matter in the context of road safety. The safety of the members of the Garda Síochána and the general public is of critical importance. It is imperative that Gardaí are protected in carrying out their work and that the law reflects and responds to the situations in which...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Station Closures (17 May 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Programme for a Partnership Government recognises that community policing is the embodiment of An Garda Síochána, providing a means of recognising that every community – both urban and rural – has its own concerns and expectations. It commits the Government to ensuring visible, effective and responsive policing in every community, including the most minimal...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Independent Review Mechanism (17 May 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The particular case to which the Deputy 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 with a view to determining to what extent and in what manner further...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Criminal Assets Bureau (17 May 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I understand the Deputy's question to refer to the work of the Divisional Assets Profiling Unit at Store Street. To avoid any misconception, I should however clarify that the Divisional Assets Profiling Unit at Store Street is not a locally organised Criminal Assets Bureau. To achieve nationwide coverage, the Criminal Assets Bureau has for some considerable time maintained a link with...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (17 May 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will appreciate, 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,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Station Closures (17 May 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Programme for a Partnership Government recognises that community policing is the embodiment of An Garda Síochána, providing a means of recognising that every community – both urban and rural – has its own concerns and expectations. It commits the Government to ensuring visible, effective and responsive policing in every community, including the most minimal...