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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Drugs in Prisons (9 Jun 2020)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Prison Service that several steps are being taken to combat the throw-over of drugs into prisons, including Mountjoy Prison. The Deputy will appreciate that for operational reasons I cannot go into detail on those measures. However I can confirm that management at Mountjoy Prison advise me they are in regular contact with An Garda Síochána on this issue...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Reports (9 Jun 2020)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 214 and 215 together. First it is important to say that the Garda Commissioner is by law responsible for managing and controlling generally the administration and business of An Garda Síochána, including human resources matters. These are not matters within my responsibility as Minister. In relation to medical certification requirements for...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Inspections (9 Jun 2020)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 216 and 225 together. The main function of the Inspector of Prisons is to carry out regular inspections of prisons and places of detention in Ireland. It plays a vital role in ensuring effective independent oversight of our prison system and I was pleased to see an increase in the budget by €0.7m in Budget 2020, bringing the total allocation to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (9 Jun 2020)

Charles Flanagan: I can inform the Deputy that the total number of citizenship applications on hands currently is 18,330. Applications from a spouse of an Irish citizen under Section 15A of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956 as amended, made between 2010 and 2019, were processed in an average time of 9.6 months. As the Deputy will appreciate, the granting of Irish citizenship through...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Reserve (9 Jun 2020)

Charles Flanagan: The Garda Commissioner is by law responsible for the management of An Garda Síochána as well as the allocation and distribution of resources. This includes responsibility for the recruitment, training and deployment of Garda members and members of the Garda Reserve. As Minister, I have no responsibility in these matters. I am assured however that Garda management keeps the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (9 Jun 2020)

Charles Flanagan: The Garda Commissioner is by law responsible for the management of An Garda Síochána, including personnel matters, deployment of resources and operational action. As Minister, I have no responsibility for these matters. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Cycle to Work Scheme (9 Jun 2020)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy will recall that the Cycle to Work scheme came into operation on 1 January 2009 and is primarily an environmental measure. It was introduced on to help lower carbon emissions, reduce traffic congestion, and encourage more employees to cycle to work and help improve health and fitness levels. The employer makes the initial purchase and then recoups this amount through a salary...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (9 Jun 2020)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy is aware, the Garda Diversity and Integration Strategy 2019-2021 was launched last year and includes a wide range of elements, including a working definition of hate crime and upskilling Gardaí to understand the needs of diverse communities and respond to crimes perpetrated against them. It may also be noted that the Garda Code of Ethics also commits members to opposing and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (9 Jun 2020)

Charles Flanagan: The Garda Commissioner is responsible under the Garda Síochána Act 2005 for the management of An Garda Síochána, including personnel matters and the deployment of resources. As Minister, I have no responsibility for these matters. I am assured however that Garda management keeps the distribution of resources under continual review in the context of crime trends and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (9 Jun 2020)

Charles Flanagan: The statement of truth is intended to provide a new means of submitting evidence or verifying documents or information in legal proceedings. However, the statement of truth is not intended to replace all affidavits in all circumstances. The proposal is that the statement of truth, which may be made in an electronic form, is to be used in place of an affidavit or statutory declaration as a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (9 Jun 2020)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy will appreciate that Ireland does not currently have specific legislation dealing with hate crime, although a hate motive is an aggravating factor that judges can take into account (on a non-statutory basis) at sentencing for any criminal offence. In addition, the Prohibition of Incitement to Hatred Act 1989 Act prohibits certain forms of threatening, abusive or insulting...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations (9 Jun 2020)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will appreciate, the Office of Public Works (OPW) has responsibility for the provision and maintenance of Garda accommodation. As a result, all works to the Garda estate involve close cooperation between the OPW and the Garda authorities. This includes identifying and progressing any necessary remedial or refurbishment works required at individual stations. As Minister, I have...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service (9 Jun 2020)

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. Furthermore, the scheduling of court cases and the allocation of court business are matters for the Presidents of the Courts and the presiding judges who are, under the Constitution, independent in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (9 Jun 2020)

Charles Flanagan: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in in the following link. Where the numbers of applications received from individual countries are low (less than 10), a breakdown by country is not provided. This is for reasons of confidentiality, as provided for under Section 26 of the International Protection Act 2015. ">Asylum nos.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Data (9 Jun 2020)

Charles Flanagan: Since the commencement of the International Protection Act 2015 on 31 December 2016, a single application procedure applies where all aspects of a person's application (refugee status, subsidiary protection status and permission to remain) are examined and determined in one process. Prior to this, the three strands were examined sequentially and this could lead to long delays in obtaining a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Resources (9 Jun 2020)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy will appreciate that under the Garda Síochána Act 2005, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the administration and business of An Garda Síochána as well as the efficient use of resources. This includes responsibility for decisions on the allocation of Garda resources across the Divisions, in light of identified operational demands. As Minister, I have no...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Equipment (9 Jun 2020)

Charles Flanagan: In accordance the Garda Síochána Act 2005, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for managing and controlling the administration and business of An Garda Síochána. The allocation of Garda resources, including equipment and specialist equipment, is also a matter for the Commissioner, in light of identified operational demands. Other than in the case of certain less-lethal...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (9 Jun 2020)

Charles Flanagan: The Garda Commissioner is by law responsible for management of An Garda Síochána and for the allocation and efficient use of Garda resources. This includes responsibility for the distribution of personnel across the various Garda Divisions. As Minister I have no direct role in these matters. I understand, however, that Garda management keeps the distribution of resources under...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (9 Jun 2020)

Charles Flanagan: The Garda Commissioner is by law responsible for management of An Garda Síochána and for the allocation and efficient use of Garda resources. This includes responsibility for the distribution of personnel across the various Garda Divisions. As Minister I have no direct role in these matters. I understand, however, that Garda management keeps the distribution of resources under...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Alcohol Sales (9 Jun 2020)

Charles Flanagan: The Garda Commissioner is by law responsible for the direction and control of An Garda Síochána as well as for operational matters such as that referred to. As Minister, I have no direct role in that matter. As the Deputy will appreciate, under the Intoxicating Liquor Act 1988, the holder of a licence shall not sell or deliver, or permit any person to sell or deliver, intoxicating...