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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Equipment (19 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: There has been unprecedented investment in Garda resources across the State in recent years. The budgetary allocation to An Garda Síochána for 2019 is €1.76 billion and very significant capital investment is also being made in Garda ICT, the Garda estate and the Garda fleet. In accordance with the Garda Síochána Act 2005, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Accommodation (19 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy will appreciate that, in accordance with the Garda Síochána Act 2005, the Garda Commissioner is the Accounting Officer for An Garda Síochána and is responsible for carrying on and managing and controlling generally the administration and business of An Garda Síochána including the allocating of funding within An Garda Síochána. Further,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Ceremonies (19 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the next date for a citizenship ceremony has been set for April 29th 2019 at the INEC in Killarney County Kerry. As soon as additional dates for 2019 are agreed, these will be communicated via the INIS website. www.inis.gov.ie/en/inis/pages/citizenship.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (19 Feb 2019)

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 Operations (19 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I have requested the information sought by the Deputy from the Garda authorities and I will contact the Deputy directly when the information is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Properties (19 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy is aware, the Thornton Hall site was purchased in 2005 with the intention of constructing a large scale prison campus to replace the 19th century complex at Mountjoy Prison which the then Government planned to sell to fund the development. Due to the downturn in the economy, the scale of the project could not be accommodated within the capital allocation available and the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Ground Rents Abolition (19 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The general position regarding ground rents was considered by the All-Party Oireachtas Committee on the Constitution in its 2004 Report 'Private Property'. The Committee took the view that ground rent is a form of property right which is constitutionally protected and that abolition of such rents would be unconstitutional in the absence of adequate monetary compensation for the landlord....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Gambling Sector (19 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: In my response to Parliamentary Question No. 233 of 4 December 2018, I set out the factual position regarding the provisions of Part III of the Gaming and Lotteries Act 1956 which provides for the lawful pathway for the licencing of gaming machines. This factual position has not changed. I also highlighted the fact that my Department does not have any role in the licensing of gaming...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid Service Data (19 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I want to start by reiterating the Government’s commitment to providing assistance to persons who may be in danger of losing their home. Legal aid to defend repossession proceedings is available from the Legal Aid Board, pursuant to the Civil Legal Aid Act 1995, to persons who satisfy the financial eligibility criteria laid down in that Act and in the Civil Legal Aid Regulations 1996...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Data (19 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: There has been unprecedented investment in Garda resources across the State in recent years. In relation to Garda vehicles, €46 million has been provided by the Government for investment in the Garda fleet between 2016 and 2021, to ensure that An Garda Síochána has a modern, effective and fit-for-purpose fleet allowing Gardaí to be mobile, visible and responsive on the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences (19 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 291 and 298 together. I appreciate the Deputies' ongoing concern in relation to this serious public order issue. As I have previously outlined, my Department's main focus over the past number of months has been on the consideration of legal advice received from the Office of the Attorney General in November. This required engagement with the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Drugs Crime (19 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy is aware, under the provisions of the Courts Service Act 1998, management of the courts is the responsibility of the Courts Service, which is independent in exercising its functions, which includes the provision of information on the courts system. However, in order to be of assistance to the Deputy, I have had enquiries made and the Courts Service has advised that Section 15A...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Private Security Industry Regulation (19 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The Working Group on the proposed regulation and licensing of security personnel assisting personnel in enforcing court orders by the Private Security Authority (PSA) submitted its report to me in January, 2019. The Group examined the administrative, legislative, resource, security and other matters necessary to bring the regulation and licensing of security personnel assisting those...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Station Refurbishment (19 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will be aware, there has been unprecedented investment in An Garda Síochána in recent years, in support of the Government’s commitment to ensuring a strong and visible police presence throughout the country in order to maintain and strengthen community engagement and provide reassurance to citizens and deter crime. The allocation to An Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Public Inquiries (19 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 295 and 296 together. As the Deputy is aware, I recently announced that I was commissioning a scoping exercise into the circumstances surrounding the fatal road traffic incident in August 2011 in which a young man lost his life so tragically. Since the Dáil passed a motion last summer I have been considering how best to give effect to that motion...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences Data (19 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy will appreciate that my Department is not responsible for road traffic enforcement, which is an operational matter for An Garda Síochána. However, to be of assistance, I have asked An Garda Síochána whether it is possible to extract the specific Fixed Charge Notice statistics sought in response to your query. I will contact the Deputy directly on receipt of a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid Service Reform (19 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to reply to the Deputy’s Questions Nos. 299 and 300 together. As the Deputy is aware, under section 115A of the Personal Insolvency Act, if creditors refuse a reasonable personal insolvency proposal by a borrower to resolve his/her mortgage arrears, the borrower’s Personal Insolvency Practitioner (PIP) can apply to the Court for review. The Court has power to impose...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Contracts Data (19 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: Capital projects in the Justice Sector are undertaken, in the main, by bodies under the aegis of the Department of Justice and Equality rather than by the Department itself, or are managed by the Office of Public Works on behalf of the Department and its Agencies. I can confirm that there were no capital projects completed by my Department (that is, under Vote 24) in the period in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (19 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that, in response to a notification pursuant to the provisions of Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), written representations have been submitted on behalf of the person concerned. These representations, together with all other information and documentation on file, will be fully...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Public Procurement Contracts Data (19 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I wish to confirm to the Deputy that the information sought cannot be provided in the time allowed. As soon as the information has been collated I will write to the Deputy on the matter. In addition I have asked that the agencies which fall under the remit of this Department respond to you directly on the question raised.