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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Facilities (21 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I can advise the Deputy that the Irish Prison Service has commenced the repurposing of the Training Unit Place of Detention (on the Mountjoy Prison Campus) to a dedicated Unit for older prisoners. A key action of the current Irish Prison Service Strategic Plan (Action 2.5) is to ensure that older prisoners are identified as a specific group who have particular needs within the prison...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations (21 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Deputy will appreciate that the Garda Commissioner is primarily responsible for the effective and efficient use of the resources available to An Garda Síochána, including in relation to Garda stations. As the Deputy will be aware, the Garda Síochána District and Station Rationalisation Programme gave rise to the closure of some 139 Garda stations, including...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Training (21 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Deputy will appreciate that the Garda Commissioner is responsible for managing and controlling generally the administration and business of An Garda Síochána, including by arranging for the training of its members and civilian staff and I, as Minister, have no direct role in the matter. The Garda Commissioner's Modernisation and Renewal Programme 2016-2021 commits An Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Bodies Contracts (21 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 123 and 124 together. I can confirm that my Department and its agencies have not entered into any contracts with the company in question.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Criminal Assets Bureau (21 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Criminal Assets Bureau takes actions under the Proceeds of Crime Acts 1996 to 2016 to deprive or to deny persons of assets which derive, or are suspected to derive, directly or indirectly from criminal conduct; or the benefit of such assets. Sections 2 and 3 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 1996 provide the mechanism under which the Bureau can apply to the High Court seeking to freeze or...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (21 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Central Statistics Office (CSO), as the national statistical agency, is responsible for the compilation and publication of the official recorded crime statistics, and the CSO has established a dedicated unit for this purpose. I have asked the CSO to forward the available statistics in relation to the information requested directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Data (21 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I can advise the Deputy that on 31 January, 2017 the number of non Irish nationals in custody was 492 of which 469 were Male and 23 were Female. This represents approximately 13% of the overall prison population for this day.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service Data (21 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Courts Service has confirmed that the precise data sought by the Deputy would require a detailed examination of individual case files for drink-driving prosecutions, which would require the expenditure of a disproportionate amount of staff time to provide. However, the Courts Service has provided relevant data contained in the table attached, which will be of assistance to the Deputy....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Insurance Fraud (21 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: As Deputy will be aware, the Department of Finance published the 'Report on the Cost of Motor Insurance' in January this year. One of the recommendations (No. 25), which my Department has taken the lead on, is to establish a fully functioning integrated fraud database for industry to detect patterns of fraud. The purpose of the Database is to reduce levels of fraud by providing access to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Public Sector Staff Remuneration (21 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: In answer to the Deputy's question, I can confirm that, in line with the one person one salary principle, no public servant who is a member of a State board or agency under the control of my Department is currently in receipt of remuneration in the form of board fees.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (21 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. I am assured by the Garda Commissioner that the allocation of Gardaí is continually monitored and reviewed taking into account all relevant factors including crime trends,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (21 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I refer the Deputy to the response to Questions Nos. 450, 451, 453, 454, 455, 456 and 457 of 8 October 2013 which sets out the position in respect of this matter. The Deputy will appreciate, of course, that the sale of Clancy Barracks, completed in March 2004, was a matter for the Minister for Defence at that time.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Costs (21 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Legal Services Regulation Act 2015 makes extensive provision in Part 10 for a new and enhanced legal costs regime that will bring greater transparency to how legal costs are charged along with a better balance between the interests of legal practitioners and those of their clients. As part of this structural reform, under section 139(1) of the Act, the existing Office of the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Commencement of Legislation (21 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 is being commenced on a phased basis. It is intended that significant progress will be made in 2017 on the implementation of the new decision-making support options provided for in the Act. New administrative processes and support...

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 application referred to was refused by the Visa Office in New Delhi on 16 March, 2017. The applicant has been informed and of the reasons for same. The Deputy may wish to note that queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to INIS by e-mail using...

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

Frances Fitzgerald: I refer the Deputy to my response to Parliamentary Question No. 42 of 2 March 2017. I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that no appeal has been submitted. Guidelines on the appeals procedure are available on the INIS website (www.inis.gov.ie). Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to INIS...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (21 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 the 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: Penalty Points System Data (21 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I have requested a report from the Garda authorities in relation to the information requested by the Deputy and I will contact the Deputy directly upon receipt of the relevant information. Insofar as conviction statistics are concerned, the Courts Service is not in a position to match the prosecutions specified in the Deputy's question to court results. It follows that it is similarly...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: State Visits (21 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will be aware, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the allocation of necessary resources to ensure the safety of visiting dignitaries, having regard to the security considerations involved, and I as Minister have no direct role in the matter. I have been advised by the Garda authorities that the total expenditure paid from the Garda Vote in respect of the visit of HRH...

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 referred to was received by the Visa Office on 14 February 2017. As explained in my response to Parliamentary Question No. 103 of 28 September 2016, there has been an exponential increase since the second quarter of 2015 in the number of such applications. This has given rise to...