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

Charles Flanagan: The protection of children is a top priority for my Department, the justice agencies and the whole of Government. Legislation is in place to criminalise child abduction, and An Garda Síochána, in cooperation with social media companies and the public through the Child Rescue Ireland Alert (CRI Alert) system, work to ensure that any child that goes missing is found as quickly as...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal (14 May 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am informed that the assessment of the caseload of the Tribunal is expected to be finalised shortly. I will provide the Deputy with a further update at that point.

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

Charles Flanagan: The resources provided by Government to An Garda Síochána have reached unprecedented levels, with an allocation for 2019 of €1.76 billion. Significant capital investment is also being made, including €46 million which has been provided by the Government for investment in the Garda fleet between 2016 and 2021. I understand from the Garda authorities that the Garda...

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

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will appreciate, in accordance with the Garda Síochána Act 2005, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for managing and controlling the administration and business of An Garda Síochána, including arrangements relating to the recruitment and training of members. Further, the allocation of Garda resources is a matter for the Commissioner, in light of identified...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Advertising Expenditure (14 May 2019)

Charles Flanagan: My Department engages in public information campaigns, where appropriate, in order to draw attention to important issues in the Justice and Equality sector. An itemised breakdown of advertising expenditure to date for 2019 is set in the following table. Month Cost (€) Division Description January €5,944.17 Reception and Integration Agency Advertisements in national newspapers...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 May 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I do not wish to interrupt the proceedings. Have we dealt with section 49 in its entirety?

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 May 2019)

Charles Flanagan: On the section?

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 May 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The first three of these amendments are to section 50, which provides for interpretation for the purposes of Part 8 of the Bill. I wish to briefly deal with an issue that arose since we last met.A story reported in the national newspapers on 10 May last indicates that acceptance of an amendment by me last week in some way represented a change of mind on my part, or even more than that, a...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 May 2019)

Charles Flanagan: It is determination.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 May 2019)

Charles Flanagan: It is not hugely dissimilar. I will show a determination to see this Bill through Committee Stage in the Seanad, notwithstanding the perseverance of the-----

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 May 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I will make two brief points. The first is in response to Senator Craughwell. He is right when he talks about his experience in the education area and interviewing-----

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 May 2019)

Charles Flanagan: -----and I acknowledge his prowess as well as his experience. He spoke about skills and attributes and sought a definition. I direct him to section 50(1)(b) which defines the requisite skills and attributes in which he expressed an interest. On the matter of experience, of course I recognise the importance of experience in many respects, but I draw Senators' attention to section 35(3)(ii)...

Coroners (Amendment) Bill 2018: Order for Report Stage (15 May 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I move: "That Report Stage be taken now."

Coroners (Amendment) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (15 May 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I move amendment No. 1:In page 5, between lines 24 and 25, to insert the following:" 'designated officer of the Ombudsman Commission' means—(a) an officer of the Ombudsman Commission, or (b) a person engaged by the Ombudsman Commission under section 74 of the Garda Síochána Act 2005,who is designated by the Ombudsman Commission under section 73 of that Act for the purpose of...

Coroners (Amendment) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (15 May 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I acknowledge the support of the Deputies and the constructive manner in which they have approached the Bill, and in doing so, I acknowledge the leadership of Deputy Clare Daly. I, too, would like to have the legislation enacted and I will be reliant on the co-operation of the House in that regard. I note in particular that Deputy Clare Daly has given notice of her intention to leave the...

Coroners (Amendment) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (15 May 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I move amendment No. 2:In page 7, between lines 5 and 6, to insert the following:" 'Ombudsman Commission' means the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission;".

Coroners (Amendment) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (15 May 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I move amendment No. 3:In page 7, between lines 14 and 15, to insert the following:" 'relevant Ombudsman Commission investigation' means an investigation of a complaint or matter by the Ombudsman Commission under Part 4 of the Garda Síochána Act 2005 concerning the death of the person in relation to whose death a coroner is performing functions under this Act;".

Coroners (Amendment) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (15 May 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I move amendment No. 4:In page 13, line 25, to delete "subsections" and substitute "subsection". These two amendments take us to section 8 of the Bill, which amends section 17 of the principal Act that requires the coroner to hold a mandatory inquest in certain categories of deaths. Section 8 introduces an express requirement for mandatory inquest in all cases of maternal death or late...

Coroners (Amendment) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (15 May 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I move amendment No. 5:In page 13, to delete lines 31 to 40, and in page 14, to delete lines 1 to 11 and substitute the following:“(b) the death of the person is a maternal death or a late maternal death.”.”.

Coroners (Amendment) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (15 May 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I move amendment No. 6:In page 15, between lines 23 and 24, to insert the following:“Amendment of section 20 of Principal Act 12. Section 20 of the Principal Act is amended—(a) in subsection (1), by the substitution of “any member of the Garda Síochána not below the rank of inspector, or a designated officer of the Ombudsman Commission where there is a relevant...