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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Data (10 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 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 (10 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 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: Sexual Offences Data (10 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. I have requested a report from the Commissioner...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Sexual Offences Data (10 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: On 20thNovember 2018 the Government approved a new national survey on the prevalence of sexual violence in Ireland. Following this, the Department of Justice and Equality and the Central Statistics Office signed a Memorandum of Understanding on 10thJanuary 2019 regarding the undertaking of the survey. The CSO have now begun the work on the large scale survey, called the Sexual Violence Survey...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Contracts Data (10 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: Please see the following table which outlines the contracts in which my Department are engaged for the provision of security services; the name of each contractor; the procurement process involved and the duration of each contract. I have requested that the agencies under the remit of my Department respond directly to the Deputy in respect of this request. Security Contract Contractor...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (10 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: Article 59 of the Istanbul Convention requires Parties to the Istanbul Convention to take the necessary legislative or other measures to ensure that migrant victims, whose residence condition is conditional on marriage or on being in a relationship, are granted an autonomous residence permit of a limited validity in the event of the dissolution of the marriage or the relationship. The Irish...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (10 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The policy document referred to by the Deputy is a general policy to cover the broad range of persons legally in the State who wish to apply for their family members to join them. I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that, as the criteria for qualification under the policy does not consider the original basis by which the sponsor came to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Costs (10 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy may be aware, the matter of the revision of the Schedule of Costs to the District Court Rules in accordance with Order 53, Rule 2(4) is a matter for the District Court Rules Committee. As Minister I must consider any proposed revision and concur with changes. However, in order to be of assistance to the Deputy, I have had enquiries made and I understand that the District...

Seanad: Courts (Establishment and Constitution) (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee and Remaining Stages (10 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The primary purpose of these amendments is to facilitate the transition from the Taxing Master's office to the Office of the Legal Costs Adjudicators in the autumn. Due to their highly technical nature, these amendments have been the subject of extensive consultations between my Department, the Courts Service, including the Taxing Master's office, and the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel...

Seanad: Courts (Establishment and Constitution) (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee and Remaining Stages (10 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The amendment seeks to amend section 30 of the 1961 Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Act which deals with the retirement age of a judge of the District Court. The effect of the amendment is to increase from 65 to 70 years the age of retirement of a judge of the District Court. The new retirement age will overtake the current practice of continuing a District Court judge in office from the...

Seanad: Courts (Establishment and Constitution) (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee and Remaining Stages (10 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: Amendment No. 4 provides for the amendment of section 2 of the Bill which sets out its Short Title. It is to be amended from the Courts (Establishment and Constitution) (Amendment) Act 2019 to the Courts Act 2019. The amendment was recommended to the Government by the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel to reflect the content of the Bill on the basis of the amendments proposed by the...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I did not hear that.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: Can we have that again for the record?

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The House deserves it.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: That underlines the status of the underlings.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: While refusing to explain in full the absence of Senator McDowell, Senator Norris then went to great pains to say that, of those who proposed the amendment, one of them, namely, Senator McDowell would be charged with the responsibility of redrafting it. I merely pointed to the fact that if Senator McDowell is the driver of this car, the others are mere passengers.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The Senator has had a bumpy ride.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I was not referring to Senator Humphreys.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I understand the Senator is going to withdraw the amendment.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am not accepting the amendment because I have already made it clear that the specific provisions in sections 40(2) and 41(3) relate to the advice the Government gives to the President. In this regard, I intend to bring forward an amendment to insert a more general provision that will be applicable to the Bill as a whole. A general broad statement will clearly and unambiguously state that...