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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Expenditure (23 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: The information sought by the Deputy is set out in the tables. Private Security Authority The Private Security Authority (PSA) uses Mediavest, the organisation that holds the Department contract for the purpose of running all information campaigns in the print and broadcast media, to conduct its radio broadcast campaigns. On this basis the PSA does not pay such broadcasters directly and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Reserve (23 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the distribution of resources, including personnel, among the various Garda Divisions and I, as Minister, have no direct role in the matter. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (23 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the distribution of resources, including to the Garda Traffic Corps and I, as Minister, have no direct role in the matter. I am assured by the Commissioner that Garda personnel assigned throughout the country, together with the overall policing arrangements and operational strategies are continually monitored and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Child Abuse (23 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 55 and 56 together. I have requested a report from the Garda authorities in relation to these matters and I will contact the Deputy directly when the report is to hand.

Questions on Promised Legislation (22 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: Hear, hear.

Questions on Promised Legislation (22 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: As Deputy Howlin knows, the Minister of State, Deputy David Stanton, has made this a priority area. Perhaps he would like to comment on the work he is doing.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (22 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am very conscious of the value that communities, especially rural communities, place on CCTV as a means of deterring crime and assisting in the detection of offenders. The Deputy will be aware that the Programme for a Partnership Government commits to providing investment in CCTV systems and that I have secured €1 million in Budget 2017 to begin a new round of community CCTV...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Personal Insolvency Arrangements (22 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: Personal Insolvency Arrangements (PIAs) were introduced by the Personal Insolvency Act 2012 and are designed to resolve unsustainable debt and restore an insolvent individual to solvency, while providing for fair repayment to creditors to the extent that the insolvent person's means reasonably permit. The PIA is designed specifically for resolving secured debt (such as a mortgage),...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Insolvency Payments Scheme Payments (22 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Deputy is referring to the Personal Insolvency Act 2012, which provides that in deciding what payments could reasonably be made by an insolvent person to their creditors, account must be taken of that person's reasonable living expenses. Under section 23 of the Act, the Insolvency Service of Ireland (ISI) is required to prepare and issue guidelines on what constitute a reasonable...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Probate Applications (22 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy is aware, there are 14 District Probate Registries located outside Dublin which are attached to Circuit Court Offices under the control of County Registrars who also carry out the function of District Probate Registrar. The County Registrar for County Westmeath retired in April 2016 and her duties have been exercised by the County Registrar for Cavan with assistance from other...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Probate Applications (22 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Probate Office is an office of the High Court and management of the courts is the responsibility of the Courts Service which is independent in exercising its functions under the Courts Service Act 1998. Probate functions are also carried out by County Registrars at District Probate Registries in a number of provincial court offices. However, in order to be of assistance to the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (22 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC) are investigating certain matters arising from the case referred to by the Deputy. This arises in part from the fact that my predecessor had referred aspects of this particular case to GSOC. As the Deputy is aware GSOC is an independent statutory body and the manner in which they conduct their investigation is a matter for them....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (22 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the distribution of resources, including personnel, among the various Garda Divisions and I, as Minister, have no direct role in the matter. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Ministerial Responsibilities (22 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions is a statutorily independent body operating under the aegis of the Department of the Taoiseach. The Deputy will appreciate that as I have no Ministerial responsibility in relation to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions it is not possible for me to provide the information sought.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Commencement of Legislation (22 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 provides a modern statutory framework to support decision-making by adults with capacity difficulties and it is being commenced on a phased basis. A number of provisions of the Act were commenced in October 2016 in order to progress the setting up of the Decision Support Service. The Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Rialáil Eagraíochtaí Carthanúla (22 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 111 to 113, inclusive, together. Bunfheidhm den Údarás Rialála Carthanas (‘an Rialálaí Carthanas’) is ea clár de na carthanais go léir a oibríonn i bPoblacht na hÉireann a bhunú agus a chothabháil. Ceanglaítear leis an Acht Carthanas, 2009, ar na heagraíochtaí...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service (22 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy may be aware, permanent and temporary assignments in the District Court are provided for under Schedule 6 of the Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Act 1961, as amended. All serving District Court Judges who have been assigned to a District are currently permanently assigned. The Deputy will appreciate that the only information in the possession of the Minister, from which...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: European Disability Strategy (21 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: The EU Commission's proposals for an Accessibility Act were published on the 4 December 2015. Ireland strongly supports the thrust of the Commission's proposals, subject to the normal scrutiny process that applies to any legislative proposal. My Department is supported by an inter-departmental Advisory Group in this detailed examination. As the discussions in the Council of Ministers...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (21 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the information requested by the Deputy is set out in the table. I am also advised that decisions regarding the grant or refusal of visas are made in a number of INIS Visa Offices overseas, the INIS Visa Office in Dublin, and at Embassies of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade which process...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Property Registration Authority (21 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I can inform the Deputy that the Registry of Deeds is managed and controlled by the Property Registration Authority. Under Section 9(3) of the Registration of Deeds and Title Act 2006, the Authority is independent in the performance of its functions. The records held by the Registry of Deeds are public records. Certified copies of Memorial/ROD Application Forms filed in the Registry of...