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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Schemes (6 Sep 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I can advise the Deputy that policy responsibility relating to locum doctors is primarily a matter for the Health Service Executive (HSE). The role of the Immigration Service of my Department is to provide immigration mechanisms by which non-EEA medical personnel may be recruited to fill temporary vacancies in the health sector as and when required. I am advised that in recent...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (6 Sep 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Immigration Service of my Department that the person concerned is the subject of a deportation order made following a comprehensive and thorough examination of their asylum claim and a detailed examination of the representations they submitted for consideration under Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended). The person concerned, through their...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Cyberbullying Issues (6 Sep 2019)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will be aware, many forms of online content and behaviours, including cyberbullying, can be harmful but they are not necessarily criminal in nature.  There is a general consensus that the appropriate response to addressing such online issues is one that encompasses educational and awareness raising campaigns, as well as effective actions and policies on the part of internet...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Insurance Fraud (6 Sep 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 628 to 634, inclusive, together. The Garda Commissioner has responsibility for management of An Garda Síochána and for the allocation of Garda resources, in light of identified operational demands.  The Deputy will appreciate that the Commissioner is solely responsible for the allocation of personnel as well as organisational...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (6 Sep 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am aware that the recent judgment of the High Court relating to continuous residency under Section 15(1)(c) of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act, 1956 (as amended) has given cause for concern. The matter remains before the courts with the lodgement of an appeal before the Court of Appeal and is therefore sub-judice. I am advised by the Immigration Service of my...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Closed-Circuit Television Systems Provision (6 Sep 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: Garda Equipment (6 Sep 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The resources provided by Government to An Garda Síochána have reached unprecedented levels, with an allocation for 2019 of €1.76 billion.  Very significant capital investment is also being made in An Garda Síochána, including investment of €342 million in Garda ICT infrastructure between 2016 and 2021 and investment of €46 million...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (6 Sep 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I refer to Parliamentary Question No 310 for answer on 12 February 2019.  At the time I responded that I would request the information sought by you from the Garda authorities and that I would write directly to you on receipt of same. This information has been received and is included in the substantive response as follows.  I am informed by the Garda authorities...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Anti-Social Behaviour (6 Sep 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I refer to Parliamentary Question No. 253 for answer on 26 February 2019.  I responded at that time to indicate that I would request the relevant information and I undertook to contact you again when a report had been received. The information which I have received is outlined as follows. The following table, provided to me by the Garda authorities, outlines the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Misuse of Drugs (6 Sep 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I have sought a report from the Garda authorities in relation to this matter.  I am following up in relation to the matter and I will write directly to the Deputy when I receive the requested information.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Data (6 Sep 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The resources provided by Government to An Garda Síochána have reached unprecedented levels, with an allocation for 2019 of €1.76 billion.  Very significant capital investment is also being made in An Garda Síochána, including a total of €46 million for investment in the Garda fleet between 2016 and 2021. This continuing investment is intended to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences Data (6 Sep 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I refer to your Parliamentary Questions No 229 for answer on 5 March 2019 and No 545 for answer on 8 May 2019. At the time, I indicated that I would request the information sought from the Courts Service and that I would write directly to you on receipt of same. This information has now been received and forms the basis of this response. The statistics that the Courts...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Resources (6 Sep 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I refer to your Parliamentary Question No 118 for answer on 22 May 2019. At the time I responded that I would request the relevant information from Garda authorities and that I would write directly to you on receipt of same. This information has been received and is included in the substantive response that follows. In accordance with the Garda Síochána Act 2005, the Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (6 Sep 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I undertook to obtain a Garda report in relation to Parliamentary Question No. 168 of 28 May 2019 and to revert to the Deputy on receipt of information from An Garda Síochána.  I have received a Garda report on the matter and can inform the Deputy as follows. Operation Coatee was launched in April 2019. Its focus is the prevention of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Warrants (6 Sep 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I have sought a report from the Garda authorities in relation to this matter and I will write directly to the Deputy when I receive the requested information.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (6 Sep 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Immigration Service of my Department that there are in total twelve grounds on which an immigration officer may refuse to give a permission to enter the State. These are set out at Section 4 (3) of the Immigration Act 2004 (as amended by the International protection Act 2015). While a person may be refused permission to enter the State based on a number...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Internships (6 Sep 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The Department of Justice and Equality has, during the specified period, operated paid internship programmes, paid and unpaid educational placements, and placements under the JobBridge scheme. The Department is currently undertaking a major transformation programme and in light of this the Department is making further enquiries in respect of the Deputy's query. I will provide an update to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Retention (6 Sep 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 652 to 654, inclusive, together. As the Deputy will be aware, the law in this area continues to evolve in light of emerging jurisprudence in the national courts of the Member States and the European Court of Justice (ECJ). Ireland, along with many other Member States, is currently intervening in the European Court of Justice in a number of important...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting (6 Sep 2019)

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, and is, as I am sure you...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Protected Disclosures (6 Sep 2019)

Charles Flanagan: My Department engages external service providers to carry out independent assessments and investigations on disclosures received, relying on an Office of Government Procurement national framework and contractual terms which clearly set out the protections provided to persons under the Protected Disclosures Act 2014.  This includes a confidentiality clause.   ...