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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (10 Oct 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Immigration Service of my Department that the application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to by the Deputy continues to be processed and will be submitted to me for decision as expeditiously as possible. If further documentation is required it will be requested from the applicant in due course.  As the Deputy...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (10 Oct 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The information requested by the Deputy is currently being collated, and I will write to the Deputy as soon as it is available.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (10 Oct 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The information requested by the Deputy is currently being collated, and I will write to the Deputy as soon as it is available.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (15 Oct 2019)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will appreciate, the management and efficient use of Garda resources is the responsibility of the Garda Commissioner. This includes responsibility for deployment of personnel. As Minister, I have no direct role in these matters. I understand, however, that Garda management keeps the distribution of resources under continual review in the context of crime trends and policing...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Data (15 Oct 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The resources provided by Government to An Garda Síochána have reached record levels, with an allocation for 2019 of €1.76 billion. I am also pleased to have secured an overall increase of €122 million to increase An Garda Síochána's budget to an unprecedented €1.882 billion for next year. Very significant capital investment is also being made in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Reserve (15 Oct 2019)

Charles Flanagan: Under the Garda Síochána Act 2005, the allocation and distribution of resources including the recruitment and training of Garda members and members of the Garda Reserve is entirely a matter for the Garda Commissioner. I am assured however that Garda management keeps the distribution of resources under continual review in the context of crime trends and policing priorities, to ensure...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service Administration (15 Oct 2019)

Charles Flanagan: As outlined in responses to previous parliamentary questions, the Immigration Service of my Department became aware, in September 2018, that customers were experiencing difficulties booking registration appointments.  Some of these difficulties had arisen because third party agents had been able to secure multiple appointments through the use of automatic software.  ...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Statute of Limitations (15 Oct 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The question of how best to support thalidomide survivors remains under consideration by my colleague, the Minister for Health, who holds primary policy responsibility for this area.  In responding to the Deputy, I am also conscious of the fact that this is an area which is the subject of ongoing proceedings before the High Court to which Minister Harris is a party. The Minister...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (15 Oct 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The Garda Commissioner is responsible for carrying on and managing and controlling generally the administration and business of An Garda Síochána, including by arranging for the recruitment, training and appointment of its members. Since the reopening of the Garda College in September 2014, almost 2,800 Garda recruits have attested and been assigned to mainstream duties...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (15 Oct 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The Garda Commissioner has responsibility for managing An Garda Síochána and for the allocation of Garda resources, in light of identified operational demands. This includes responsibility for personnel matters and the distribution of personnel across the varoius Garda Divisions.  As Minister I have no direct role in these matters.  I understand however that Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (15 Oct 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 258, 261 and 262 together. As the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner has responsibility for managing An Garda Síochána and for the allocation of Garda resources, in light of identified operational demands. This includes responsibility for personnel matters and the distribution of personnel across the various Garda Divisions.  As...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Resources (15 Oct 2019)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will appreciate, in accordance with Section 26 of the Garda Síochána Act 2005, as amended, it is the Garda Commissioner who is responsible for carrying on and managing and controlling generally the administration and business of An Garda Síochána. Further, the allocation of Garda resources is a matter for the Commissioner, in light of the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Closed-Circuit Television Systems (15 Oct 2019)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy may be aware, Community CCTV is governed by section 38(3)(c) of the Garda Síochána Act 2005 and the Garda Síochána (CCTV) Order 2006 (SI No 289 of 2006). This legal framework requires that any proposed community CCTV scheme must: - be approved by the local Joint Policing Committee, - have the prior support of the relevant local authority,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Staff Data (15 Oct 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The information requested by the Deputy is included in the following tables, which set out the number of staff who were recruited and who retired in the relevant years. These totals include permanent and non-permanent staff employed by or through the Department, and include, amongst others, staff in the Probation Service, Forensic Science Ireland, the Insolvency Service of Ireland and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal (15 Oct 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal administers two schemes: - the Scheme of Compensation for Personal Injuries Criminally Inflicted and; - the Scheme of Compensation for Personal Injuries Criminally Inflicted on Prison Officers. The Tribunal is made up qualified barristers and solicitors. Under the terms of the Scheme, the Tribunal is limited to a Chair and 6 ordinary members who...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (15 Oct 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 265 and 280 together. The Garda Commissioner is statutorily responsible for the management of An Garda Síochána, including personnel matters and deployment of resources. As Minister, I have no responsibility for these matters. Garda management keeps the distribution of resources under continual review in the context of crime trends and policing...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Data (15 Oct 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The Special Scheme for Students was launched on 15 October 2018 and closed on 20 January 2019. Approximately 3,100 applications were received under this Scheme. I am informed that, to date, the Immigration Service has made a decision on 2,969 cases of which 2,153 have been granted.    The Deputy will appreciate that it is necessary to process these...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Reorganisation (15 Oct 2019)

Charles Flanagan: As Minister for Justice and Equality, I welcome the announcement in recent weeks by the Garda Commissioner of a new Operating Model of An Garda Síochána.   This functional model has long been recommended by independent policing specialists, including the Garda Síochána Inspectorate and in the Report of the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (15 Oct 2019)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will appreciate the Garda Commissioner is responsible for carrying on and managing and controlling generally the administration and business of An Garda Síochána, including personnel matters.  As Minister, I have no direct role in the matter. However I fully appreciate the dangers the men and women of An Garda Síochána face and the traumatic incidents...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (15 Oct 2019)

Charles Flanagan: My Department is currently reviewing the Prohibition of Incitement to Hatred Act 1989, to determine what amendments are required in order to ensure it is effective and fit for purpose in a modern democracy. The public consultation on the Act to which the Deputy is referring is due to commence shortly and details will be published on my Department's website....