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An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 May 2020)

Charles Flanagan: Has the Business Committee agreed that this matter be taken today?

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 May 2020)

Charles Flanagan: It is important that the Ceann Comhairle, as guardian of Members' interests in this House, makes clear that what is being proposed is in order, is legal and in compliance with Standing Orders. I take exception to Deputy Catherine Murphy saying that there may be intended or unintended consequences. What we are doing today in this House is as a result of misrepresentation, innuendo and...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 May 2020)

Charles Flanagan: What are the unintended consequences? Everything is a conspiracy according to the Deputy. There is a daily conspiracy.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 May 2020)

Charles Flanagan: There is a daily conspiracy.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (13 May 2020)

Charles Flanagan: An application for a certificate of naturalisation was received from the person referred to by the Deputy on 5 September 2018. This application is currently being processed with a view to establishing whether the applicant meets the statutory conditions for the granting of naturalisation and will be submitted to me for decision as expeditiously as possible. If any further documentation...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (13 May 2020)

Charles Flanagan: The application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to by the Deputy continues to be processed by my officials and will be submitted to me for decision as expeditiously as possible. As the Deputy will appreciate, the granting of Irish citizenship through naturalisation is a privilege and an honour which confers certain rights and entitlements not only within the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (13 May 2020)

Charles Flanagan: For reasons of maintaining full confidentiality, it is not my Department's practice to comment on whether an application for asylum or subsidiary protection has been made in the State. An applicant for such protection status, or their legal representative, should contact either the International Protection Office (IPO) or the International Protection Appeals Tribunal (IPAT) directly, as...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting Applications (13 May 2020)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy will appreciate that the primary purpose of the employment vetting carried out by the National Vetting Bureau is to seek to ensure the safety of children and vulnerable adults. It is carried out by An Garda Síochána primarily in accordance with the provisions of the National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012-2016. It is, as I am sure the Deputy...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Communications (13 May 2020)

Charles Flanagan: I wish to assure the Deputy that I have issued the necessary direction under the Coroners Act 1962. The scheduling of an inquest will be a matter for the coroner for Galway West.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (13 May 2020)

Charles Flanagan: I can inform the Deputy that an application for a certificate of naturalisation was received from the person referred to on 30 September 2019. This application is currently being processed with a view to establishing whether the applicant meets the statutory conditions for the granting of naturalisation and will be submitted to me for decision as expeditiously as possible. ...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Data (13 May 2020)

Charles Flanagan: In accordance with the Garda Síochána Act 2005, as amended, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for management and control of An Garda Síochána and for the allocation and efficient use of Garda resources. This includes responsibility for the allocation of Garda vehicles, in accordance with operational demand. As Minister, I have no role in these matters. I am assured,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Station Refurbishment (13 May 2020)

Charles Flanagan: The resources allocated to An Garda Síochána have reached record levels, with an allocation of €1.88 billion for 2020. The capital allocation to An Garda Síochána has also been further increased to a total of €116.5million. This ongoing financial support is intended to enable a strong and visible police presence throughout the country, to maintain and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (13 May 2020)

Charles Flanagan: The Garda Commissioner is by law responsible for the management of An Garda Síochána, including personnel matters and 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 policing priorities, to ensure their optimum...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Expenditure (13 May 2020)

Charles Flanagan: Regular media engagement and monitoring of current media issues is essential for my Department to fulfil its public role and democratic mandate. My Department has hard copy and digital subscriptions to daily and weekend national publications as set out below. In respect of using a banded set of IP addresses for online subscriptions rather than individual accounts, the Department seeks the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (13 May 2020)

Charles Flanagan: Staff access to websites is subject to the Department's ICT Acceptable Use Policy and unsafe and inappropriate sites are blocked from access on the Department network. Restrictions are also in place with regard to access to certain categories of sites (e.g. sports, shopping) during working hours. The data requested by the Deputy is shown in the table below and constitutes links accessed...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (13 May 2020)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy will be aware that the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 was signed into law on 30 December 2015 but has not yet been fully commenced. The Act provides a modern statutory framework to support decision-making by adults with capacity difficulties. It provides for the establishment of new administrative processes and support measures, including the setting up of the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Cyberbullying Issues (13 May 2020)

Charles Flanagan: I remain concerned at the deeply harmful effects which cyber-bullying can have on persons who experience that or other harmful online behaviours. These experiences can be devastating for those affected. In recent years, a whole-of-government response was taken to addressing these complex issues, in particular through the Action Plan for Online Safety 2018 - 2019 which identified a range...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Female Genital Mutilation (13 May 2020)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy will be glad to know that female genital mutilation has been an offence in Ireland since 2012, when the Criminal Justice (Female Genital Mutilation) Act 2012 created it and related offences. Addressing female genital mutilation in Ireland falls primarily under the remit of my colleague, Minister for Health, Simon Harris TD, and the Health Service Executive is responsible for...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal Applications (13 May 2020)

Charles Flanagan: The Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal is made up of qualified barristers and solicitors who provide services on a part-time basis. As the Deputy will appreciate, the Tribunal is entirely independent in the matter of individual decisions on applications for compensation. As Minister, I have no role in that regard. However I have had enquiries made and I am advised that a decision on...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Gratuity Payments (13 May 2020)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Prison Service that the incentivised regimes policy provides for a differentiation of privileges between prisoners according to their level of engagement with services and quality of behaviour. The objective is to provide tangible incentives to prisoners to participate in constructive activities and to encourage good behaviour, leading to a safer and more secure...