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Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 May 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am merely alerting the Cathaoirleach to a fact before his eyes.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 May 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I merely wish to bring Senators back to the amendment-----

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 May 2019)

Charles Flanagan: -----if it is in order for me to do so.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 May 2019)

Charles Flanagan: Before I do, I offer clarification. I was asked a direct question by Senator McDowell about the construct of the section 49 that now appears before us in the form of subsections (1), (2) and (3). In the Bill as presented at the outset section 49 comprised what is now subsection (1). Subsections (2) and (3) were inserted following a lengthy debate by the Select Committee on Justice and...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 May 2019)

Charles Flanagan: It is my intention to propose, with the support of Senators, the deletion of subsections (2) and (3) from section 49. I heard Senator McDowell go further and say that, irrespective of that proposal, he intended to oppose section 49 because he did not see merit in it. He does not have any regard for the laying before the Houses of the Oireachtas what will be no more than a statement of...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 May 2019)

Charles Flanagan: Perhaps I could shorten the debate by saying to the Senator that I am minded to accept this amendment.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 May 2019)

Charles Flanagan: In any event the Senators have indicated we are probably on the one page here.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 May 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I accepted it.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Accommodation (14 May 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I wish to advise the Deputy that current penal policy is largely informed by the recommendations of the Penal Policy Review Group (PPRG) report from 2014. The PPRG advocated an approach to crime and the penal system, emphasising rehabilitation and advocating for an improved penal system, the reduction of reliance on imprisonment as a sanction and an increased focus on alternatives. One...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Judgments (14 May 2019)

Charles Flanagan: As I indicated in previous responses to Parliamentary Questions from the Deputy on this matter, I am aware of the case referred to. I would however again point out to that I was not a party to the legal proceedings referred to. I am informed that the Chief State Solicitor's Office and An Garda Síochána continue to engage in relation to the matter.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Equipment (14 May 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy will appreciate that under the Garda Síochána Act 2005, as amended, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for managing and controlling the administration and business of An Garda Síochána and for the effective and efficient use of the resources at his disposal. Decisions in relation to the allocation and management of Garda equipment and resources are a matter...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Student Visas Data (14 May 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that significant progress has been made in relation to processing applications under the Special Scheme for Students. To date, INIS has made a decision in approximately 1,250 cases. The Deputy will appreciate that the Special Student Scheme caseload is complex and must be processed in accordance with...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Resources (14 May 2019)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will be aware, 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: Garda Vetting of Personnel (14 May 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy will be aware that it is the Garda Commissioner who is responsible for carrying on and managing and controlling generally the administration and business of An Garda Síochána including the vetting of applications to become a member of the organisation, and I as Minister, have no direct role in the matter. In respect of recruitment to An Garda Síochána, given...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Equipment (14 May 2019)

Charles Flanagan: There has been an unprecedented level of 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. The budgetary allocation to An Garda Síochána for 2019 is €1.76 billion. Significant capital investment is also being made in An Garda Síochána,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Missing Persons (14 May 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 201 and 202 together. On 18 December 2018, the Government endorsed the report of the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland and agreed to accept all 157 key recommendations contained in the report. On the same day, I also published a four year high level plan, A Policing Service for the Future, which sets out the approach to implementation, which...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Legislation (14 May 2019)

Charles Flanagan: As previously stated, in response to parliamentary question 99 of 10 April 2019, legal advice received from the Office of the Attorney General indicated that, in the main, current road traffic and public order legislation appear to provide sufficient means to police this issue. This view was shared by the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport and An Garda Síochána at the last...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Policing Issues (14 May 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 204 to 206, inclusive, together. As the Deputy will be aware, the Garda Commissioner is statutorily responsible for the management of An Garda Síochána, including personnel matters and I, as Minister, do not have responsibility for this matter. The Inter-Governmental Agreement on Police Co-operation obliged both Governments to introduce the necessary...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (14 May 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 Deployment (14 May 2019)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will be aware, 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...