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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection (3 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 211 and 212 together. As I advised the Deputy in February 2019, there are no plans to relocate the Data Protection Commission's office located at Station Road, Portarlington, Co. Laois. I am advised that there are 29 staff members working at its Portarlington office across a number of teams (e.g. complaint-handling, investigations, etc.,)...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection (3 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: Vacancies for the Data Protection Commission office in Portarlington are filled at the requisite grade from the Laois panel held by the Public Appointments Service (PAS). From time to time competitions for specific positions within the Data Protection Commission are run via PAS.  In such instances, the competition notifications clearly state...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Closed-Circuit Television Systems Provision (3 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: CCTV systems installed for the purposes of crime prevention and as aids to policing in areas to which the general public routinely have access fall into two distinct but complementary categories, namely Garda CCTV systems and community-based CCTV systems.  Community CCTV is governed by section 38(3)(c) of the Garda Síochána Act 2005 and the Garda Síochána (CCTV) Order...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (3 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will appreciate, it is the Garda Commissioner who is responsible for managing An Garda Síochána including matters relating to personnel. 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. The Criminal Assets Bureau...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Private Security Industry Regulation (3 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The Private Security Services Act, 2004 (as amended) provides the legal basis for the regulation and licensing of sectors of the private security industry in Ireland.  The Private Security Authority (PSA), established under the Private Security Services Act 2004, is the regulatory body with responsibility for regulating and licensing the private security industry. The Authority is a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Staff (3 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Prison Service that the full year cost of employing 120 new Recruit Prison Officers is €5.6m. However given that recruitment is staggered over the course of the year the actual cost would be somewhat less than this figure, depending on the varying start dates of new recruits.  The recruitment of Recruit Prison Officers by the Irish Prison Service has...

Seanad: Redress for Women Resident in Certain Residential Institutions (Amendment) Bill 2019: Report and Final Stages (3 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I thank Senator Ruane for her contribution. I am happy to engage positively with her to ensure any outstanding issues can be dealt with to the satisfaction of the women who worked in the Magdalen laundries. I do not like the term “Magdalen women” and I do not believe in the circumstances that it is a fair term. I rather prefer to address the issue along the lines of dealing...

Seanad: Redress for Women Resident in Certain Residential Institutions (Amendment) Bill 2019: Report and Final Stages (3 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: On a point of order-----

Seanad: Redress for Women Resident in Certain Residential Institutions (Amendment) Bill 2019: Report and Final Stages (3 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I find that Standing Orders are rigidly enforced when I am in this House. It is fair that I be given a similar opportunity to Senators as far as rules of the House are concerned, which appear to me to require a considerable review and revamp.

Seanad: Redress for Women Resident in Certain Residential Institutions (Amendment) Bill 2019: Report and Final Stages (3 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I hope there is. Perhaps the Acting Chairman could enlighten me.

Seanad: Civil Law (Presumption of Death) Bill 2016: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (3 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: Amendment No. 1 to section 1 is a technical amendment to update the citation provisions for the Civil Registration Acts, which are consequent upon the changes being introduced in this Bill. The combined effect of amendments Nos. 2 to 4, inclusive, to the same section is to provide that the commencement order for Part 3, which amends the Civil Registration Act 2004, will be subject to...

Seanad: Civil Law (Presumption of Death) Bill 2016: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (3 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: Amendments Nos. 5 and 6 are technical amendments to section 2. The purpose of amendment No. 6 is to clarify that the term "applicant", as used in the context of section 8, means that an applicant is defined in section 4. The term is used in section 4 where an application is being made for a presumption of death order. It is also used in section 8 where a variation order is being sought for...

Seanad: Civil Law (Presumption of Death) Bill 2016: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (3 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: A series of technical amendments are made in sections 4 and 5. Amendments Nos. 7, 11 and 13 in sections 4 and 5 provide for the deletion of text which was regarded as extraneous. Amendments Nos. 8 to 10, inclusive, and amendment No. 12 in section 5, merely concern punctuation.

Seanad: Civil Law (Presumption of Death) Bill 2016: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (3 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: Amendment No. 14 to section 15 provides that neither Part 5 nor Part 5A of the 2004 Act shall apply to a presumed death. This amendment also corrects an earlier omission of a reference to Part 5A. Part 5 concerns the registration of deaths in general and Part 5A concerns the keeping of a record of deaths abroad. The other amendments to section 15 concern the process of the registration of...

Seanad: Civil Law (Presumption of Death) Bill 2016: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (3 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I might make a brief concluding remark.

Seanad: Civil Law (Presumption of Death) Bill 2016: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (3 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I want to acknowledge the importance of this legislation. We have had an interesting debate and I am pleased to see that this worthwhile proposal is in its final steps. I acknowledge the contribution of everybody involved, but in particular I acknowledge the contribution of Senator Colm Burke for bringing the Bill forward in the first place. I am pleased we were able to work together on...

Seanad: Coroners (Amendment) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (3 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: This group of amendments will extend the mandatory retirement age of coroners, and deputy coroners, from 70 to 72. This change accords with Government policy on extending mandatory retirement ages, in line with increases in healthy and productive life expectancy. It responds to a long-standing request by the coroners’ representative body for extension for coroners’ mandatory...

Seanad: Coroners (Amendment) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (3 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: This is an administrative updating provision. It is intended to provide help to address the increasing workload and backlog of inquests in Dublin.

Seanad: Coroners (Amendment) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (3 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The amendment inserts a new section 13A into the principal Act. This new provision will allow the Minister, on receipt of a request from the Dublin coroner, to authorise his or her deputy coroner to conduct death investigations and inquests concurrently with the coroner, for the purpose of increasing the number and progress of inquiries into deaths in the Dublin coroner district. I accept...

Seanad: Coroners (Amendment) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (3 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The important point made by Senator Burke about the changes that will result from the expansion of the boundary in Cork applies not just to coroners but to the entire public administration. I will be happy to look at that matter in the context of my Department and my Ministry and to engage further on any specific issues of that nature. More generally, I am grateful to Senators for their...