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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Work Permits Applications (25 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: Atypical immigration permissions are specifically designed to cover short term employments in the State and there are alternative options available for longer term employment through the work permit regime of the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation. Accordingly, it is not intended that a person with an Atypical permission would roll over their permission thus circumventing the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (25 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will appreciate, it is the Garda Commissioner who is responsible for managing An Garda Síochána including personnel matters. Garda management keeps this distribution under review in the context of crime trends and policing priorities to ensure optimum use is made of the resources. In 2017 the Commissioner established the Garda National Roads Policing Bureau (GNRPB) to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Advertising Campaigns (25 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy has indicated in the details supplied, the age of consent for certain sexual acts is 17 years of age in Ireland. This includes sexual intercourse, buggery, and other penetrative acts set out in section 4 of the Criminal Law (Rape) Amendment Act 1990. For other sexual activity, section 14 of the Criminal Law Amendment Act 1935 applies. Under this section, it is not a defence to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence Incidence (25 Jun 2019)

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

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence (25 Jun 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 include 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 provided a report on the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Homicide (25 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 277 and 278 together. I have requested a report from the Garda authorities on the specific information sought by the Deputy. I have also sought their views on measures to improve the recording of domestic homicides on the PULSE system and I will contact the Deputy again when the response is to hand. The Deputy will be aware that the Domestic Violence Act 2018...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Homicide (25 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy may be aware, last month I commissioned an independent, specialist in-depth research study on familicide and domestic homicide. The study will entail two distinct pillars: 1. the provision of supports to families who are victims of familicide; 2. international best practice in the conduct of Domestic Homicide Reviews. Ms. Norah Gibbons has been appointed to lead this...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Training (25 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will appreciate, it is the Garda Commissioner who is responsible for managing An Garda Síochána, including the training of its members and civilian staff and I, as Minister, have no direct role in the matter. I am informed by the Commissioner that the number of gardaí who undertook the method of entry course is as set out in the following table. Year No. of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Travel Documents (25 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that a person who has been granted permission to remain in the State, and who does not possess or cannot obtain a national passport, may submit an application for a travel document, which will be examined on its merits. Unlike a refugee, a person with non-protection permission to remain does not have an...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Data (25 Jun 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. Very significant capital investment is also being made in An Garda Síochána, including a total of €46 million for investment in the Garda fleet between 2016 and 2021. This continuing investment is intended to ensure that...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Data (25 Jun 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. Very significant capital investment is also being made in An Garda Síochána, including a total of €46 million for investment in the Garda fleet between 2016 and 2021. This continuing investment is intended to ensure that...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Resources (25 Jun 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. Very significant capital investment is also being made, including investment of €342 million in Garda ICT infrastructure between 2016 and 2021. The Garda Commissioner is primarily responsible for the effective and efficient use of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Criminal Assets Bureau (25 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised that the estimated yearly cost of recruiting 5 Financial Crime Analysts at the entry point of the payscale is €338,214 (including employer's PRSI).

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Irish Prison Service (25 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The Total Capital Budget Allocation for the Irish Prison Service for each of the years 2017, 2018 and 2019 is set out in the following table. Year Allocation - € million 2017 22.33 2018 24.33 2019 32.3

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Data (25 Jun 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. Very significant capital investment is also being made in An Garda Síochána, including a total of €46 million for investment in the Garda fleet between 2016 and 2021. This continuing investment is intended to ensure that...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (25 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: There are currently two Bills being prepared within my Department which will amend the Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act 2001. The first is the proposed Criminal Justice Bill 2019, the General Scheme for which was approved by the Government in October 2018, which is expected to be approved for publication in the coming weeks. This Bill transposes Directive (EU) 2017/1371 of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Homicide (25 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: As agreed by Dáil Éireann in its consideration of the second stage of this Private Members' Bill, the Domestic Violence (Amendment) Bill 2019 will be deemed to be read a second time nine months from 21 May of this year. This 9 month period is to allow for the progress of the independent specialist in-depth research study on familicide and domestic homicide reviews, led by Ms Norah...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The Senator is being mischievous.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: No.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The amendment in the name of Senator McDowell and others duplicates much of the general law and, indeed, the general obligation under employment equality law and good interview practice as well.