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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences Data (2 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: As noted by my colleague, the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Mr. Shane Ross, T.D., in response to parliamentary question 246 of 15 May 2019: The Road Traffic Act 1961 defines a mechanically propelled vehicle as a vehicle intended or adapted for propulsion by mechanical means, including a bicycle or tricycle with an attachment for propelling it by mechanical power, whether or not...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Reserve (2 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: A response to the correspondence in question has been drafted and will issue this week.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Reviews (2 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: As a Department with a wide policy remit, my Department undertakes research on a daily basis concerning a range of issues which impact on policy formation, the legislative process and service delivery, amongst other things.  My Department has a Chief Information Officer who takes a leading role in structuring the commissioning and undertaking of research across the Department. The...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Reports (2 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The following table contains the relevant information on policy documents and strategies published by my Department since 1 January 2016. Year of Publication Title of Policy Document/Strategy 2016 Second National Action Plan to Prevent and Combat Human Trafficking in Ireland 2016 Report of Inter Departmental Working Group on the Future Licensing and Regulation of Gambling in Ireland 2016...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting (2 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will appreciate, it is the Garda Commissioner who is responsible for managing An Garda Síochána including personnel matters, and I, as Minister, have no direct role in this 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 made of these...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (2 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will appreciate, it is the Garda Commissioner who is responsible for managing An Garda Síochána including personnel matters. I have asked the Garda Commissioner for the information requested and I will write directly to the Deputy when I receive it.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (2 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will appreciate, it is the Garda Commissioner who is responsible for managing An Garda Síochána, including personnel matters. I have asked the Garda Commissioner for the information requested and I will write directly to the Deputy when I receive it.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Proceedings (2 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised that the case referred to by the Deputy is one that has been the subject of discussion between the Policing Authority and the Garda Commissioner at a number of recent Authority meetings. The Commissioner also submitted a written report to the Authority, which he copied to me. Having discussed the report with the Commissioner at its May meeting, the Authority exercised its...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (2 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that there is no record of a request from the person concerned for permission to reside in the State on Stamp 4 conditions. I understand that the person concerned was granted permission to remain in the State on a temporary basis on Stamp 1 conditions on 15 January, 2019, for 6 months to facilitate...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (2 Jul 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 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 these resources. To date, ten Divisional Protective Services...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (2 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will appreciate, it is the Garda Commissioner who is responsible for managing An Garda Síochána, including personnel matters, 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 these...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Money Laundering (2 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Act 2010 was most recently updated in November last year by the Criminal Justice (Money, Laundering and Terrorist Financing) (Amendment) Act 2018. The 2018 Act transposed in large part the Fourth EU Anti Money Laundering Directive and also brought Irish law into line with the recommendations of the Financial Action Task Force, an...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Building Programme (2 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by my officials in the Irish Prison Service that a contract has been awarded for a substantial development at Limerick Prison, which comprises the construction of a new wing for male prisoners, a stand-alone unit for female prisoners, staff facilities, a new kitchen, a new visits and reception area, a laundry, and training and recreation facilities. The project also includes the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (2 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: Decisions regarding the granting or refusal of tourist or visit visas are made in a number of INIS Visa Offices overseas, the INIS Visa Office in Dublin, and at Embassies of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade which process certain visa applications under delegated sanction from my Department. The processing times for visa decisions are published on the Visa pages of each Visa...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (2 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that there is no record of an application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to by the Deputy. If she has made an application for naturalisation and sent it through registered post then the applicant should have a registered post tracking number. If the applicant can confirm...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (2 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The Government has increased the budget for An Garda Síochána to €1.76 billion for 2019. The Commissioner has informed me that he intends to recruit a total of 600 trainee Gardaí along with 600 Garda civilian staff. The recruitment of these additional resources will allow the Commissioner to redeploy a further 500 fully trained Gardaí this year from administrative...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (2 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will be aware the recruitment to An Garda Síochána is governed by the Garda Síochána (Admissions and Appointments) Regulations 2013. The Public Appointments Service (PAS), on behalf of the Garda Commissioner, manages the initial recruitment stages for selection of Garda Trainees with the final stages of the recruitment process in which candidates are vetted,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Training (2 Jul 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 Garda ICT, the Garda fleet and the Garda estate.  In total, the Garda capital allocation has increased from €61 million to €92 million in 2019, which...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (2 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will appreciate, it is the Garda Commissioner who is responsible for managing An Garda Síochána, including personnel matters. I have asked the Garda Commissioner for the information requested and I will write directly to the Deputy when I receive it.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences Data (2 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I have requested a report from An Garda Síochána in relation to the use of a mobile phone while driving. I will be in contact with the Deputy directly on receipt of this report. Legislative responsibility sanctioning this form of activity would fall to the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport.