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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Criminal Assets Bureau (12 Mar 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) is a multi-agency statutory body established under the Criminal Assets Bureau Act, 1996. The Bureau’s remit is to target a person's assets, wherever situated, which derive, or are suspected to derive, directly or indirectly, from criminal conduct. Since its inception, the Bureau has been at the forefront of fighting organised crime in this...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (12 Mar 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am informed by the Garda Commissioner that as of 31 January 2019, the total Garda strength was approximately 14,000. As of the same date, there were approximately 2,530 Garda Staff employed by An Garda Síochána undertaking a range of administrative and technical duties in the organisation.   The Deputy will be aware An Garda Síochána is currently...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Station Refurbishment (12 Mar 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The resources provided by Government to An Garda Síochána have reached unprecedented levels, with an allocation of €1.76 billion for 2019.  Very significant capital investment is also being made, including investment of €342 million in Garda ICT infrastructure between 2016 and 2021; and investment of €46 million in the Garda Fleet over the same...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Data (12 Mar 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Prison Service that 348 persons are currently serving mandatory sentences of life imprisonment for murder in Irish prisons. The 348 persons are at varying stages of their life sentences as illustrated in the table. The Parole Board was established in April 2001, their principal function is to advise in relation to the administration of long term prison...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Equipment (12 Mar 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy will be aware that the Programme for a Partnership Government recognises that Gardaí must have the modern technology and resources necessary to detect and investigate crimes, and to prevent loss and harm to citizens and their property on a 24/7 basis. The Deputy will also be aware that the key importance of ICT and digital innovation was also emphasised in the report of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Gangland Crime (12 Mar 2019)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will be aware it is the Garda Commissioner who is responsible for the allocation of the very substantial resources that An Garda Síochána receives. Garda management keeps this distribution of resources under continual review in the context of crime trends and policing priorities. A core focus of the work carried out by An Garda Síochána is aimed at...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Data (12 Mar 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Prison Service that the information requested by the Deputy in relation to number of prisoners in various prisons nationally are published daily on the Irish Prison Service website www.irishprisons.ie.  The information can be found in the Information Centre - under Statistics and Information - Daily Prisoner Population.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (12 Mar 2019)

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

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Data (12 Mar 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by my officials in the Irish Prison Service that Irish Prison records indicate that over the past 10 years 298 persons are deemed to have absconded, and that 15 remain unlawfully at large.  Annual figures provided in the following table show a significant reduction in the number of absconders, particularly since 2012 when the Director General of the Irish...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Promotions (12 Mar 2019)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will be aware it is the Garda Commissioner 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 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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Controls (13 Mar 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that there are at present 188 non-EEA crew members in the Irish fishing fleet who are availing of permission under the Atypical Working Scheme in order to work in the State. Overall, since the scheme commenced in 2016 there have been 275 new permissions and 237 permissions renewed during that period. ...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Communications (13 Mar 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 156, 157 and 164 together. I have sought a report from the Garda Commissioner in respect of the issues raised and will correspond directly with the Deputy when I receive a response.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Funding (13 Mar 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The information sought is being collated and cannot be provided in the time available. As soon as the information has been collated I will write to the Deputy on the matter.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Funding (13 Mar 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The information sought is being collated and cannot be provided in the time available. As soon as the information has been collated I will write to the Deputy on the matter.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (13 Mar 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 is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries (13 Mar 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The Government is committed to complying with all of the recommendations of the Ombudsman in relation to the operation of the Magdalen Restorative Justice Ex Gratia Scheme and officials in my Department are in regular contact with the Ombudsman's Office. In relation to the application of the Scheme under the terms of the Addendum, there are currently 97 applications consisting of 52 persons...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Commencement of Legislation (13 Mar 2019)

Charles Flanagan: On 12 February 2019, the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection received Government approval to publish the Civil Registration Bill 2019. The Civil Registration Bill 2019 makes technical amendments to sections in Part 9 of the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 that provide for registration, and re-registration, of births of donor-conceived children. This legislation is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Irish Prison Service (13 Mar 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The Irish Prison Service seeks to fully respect the privileged and confidential relationship between a prisoner and his or her legal adviser. The Director General of the Irish Prison Service informs me that she is not aware of the instances described in the question. It is not clear if the Deputy is referring to the investigation into recent allegations of surveillance and other wrongdoing...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Law Cases (13 Mar 2019)

Charles Flanagan: It is my intention to publish proposals in 2019 for a new approach to handling family law cases in Ireland at District, Circuit and High Court levels. This will be done by legislation to create a new dedicated Family Court within the existing court structures. These courts will have new procedures aimed at less adversarial resolution of disputes and will have appropriate facilities and case...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Law Cases (13 Mar 2019)

Charles Flanagan: It is my intention to publish proposals in 2019 for a new approach to handling family law cases in Ireland at District, Circuit and High Court levels. This will be done by legislation to create a new dedicated Family Court within the existing court structures. These courts will have new procedures aimed at less adversarial resolution of disputes and will have appropriate facilities and case...