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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations (10 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: An unprecedented budget of €1.76 billion has been allocated to An Garda Síochána in 2019. Very significant capital investment is also being made, amounting to € 92 million this year. In terms of the estate, the Garda Building and Refurbishment Programme 2016-2021 is an ambitious programme based on agreed Garda priorities, which continues to benefit over 30...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (10 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will appreciate, it is the Garda Commissioner who has responsibility to manage and control generally the administration and business of the Garda Síochána, including by arranging for the recruitment, training and appointment of its members, reserve members and civilian staff. Admission as a trainee to An Garda Síochána is governed by the Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Data (10 Jul 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 ensure that...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Shareholdings (10 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: Please be advised that there are no entities in which I, in my capacity as Minister for Justice and Equality, or my Department, holds shares.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Data (10 Jul 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 ensure that...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Data (10 Jul 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 ensure that...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Sexual Offences Data (10 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will appreciate, it is the Garda Commissioner who is responsible for managing An Garda Síochána including personnel matters. 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 these resources. I have requested a report from the Commissioner...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Sexual Offences Data (10 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: On 20thNovember 2018 the Government approved a new national survey on the prevalence of sexual violence in Ireland. Following this, the Department of Justice and Equality and the Central Statistics Office signed a Memorandum of Understanding on 10thJanuary 2019 regarding the undertaking of the survey. The CSO have now begun the work on the large scale survey, called the Sexual Violence Survey...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Contracts Data (10 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: Please see the following table which outlines the contracts in which my Department are engaged for the provision of security services; the name of each contractor; the procurement process involved and the duration of each contract. I have requested that the agencies under the remit of my Department respond directly to the Deputy in respect of this request. Security Contract Contractor...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (10 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: Article 59 of the Istanbul Convention requires Parties to the Istanbul Convention to take the necessary legislative or other measures to ensure that migrant victims, whose residence condition is conditional on marriage or on being in a relationship, are granted an autonomous residence permit of a limited validity in the event of the dissolution of the marriage or the relationship. The Irish...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (10 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The policy document referred to by the Deputy is a general policy to cover the broad range of persons legally in the State who wish to apply for their family members to join them. I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that, as the criteria for qualification under the policy does not consider the original basis by which the sponsor came to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Costs (10 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy may be aware, the matter of the revision of the Schedule of Costs to the District Court Rules in accordance with Order 53, Rule 2(4) is a matter for the District Court Rules Committee. As Minister I must consider any proposed revision and concur with changes. However, in order to be of assistance to the Deputy, I have had enquiries made and I understand that the District...

Seanad: Judicial Council Bill 2017: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (9 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The purpose of these amendments is to ensure that certain matters can be addressed more expeditiously than others following the establishment of the judicial council. Amendments Nos. 1 and 2 provide that both the judicial studies committee and the personal injuries guidelines committee will be required to meet not later than three months following the first meeting of the council. The...

Seanad: Judicial Council Bill 2017: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (9 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: This amendment does not in any way impact upon the substance of the provision contained in section 29 of the Bill which was inserted as a result of an amendment proposed by Senator Ruane. The Minister for Justice and Equality of the day will still be required to undertake a review of legislative provisions which impose minimum sentences, whether those sentences are presumptive minimum...

Seanad: Judicial Council Bill 2017: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (9 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The purpose of these amendments is to confirm that, in all cases, both the name of the judge against whom a complaint has been substantiated and the reprimand issued will be published in the annual report of the judicial conduct committee. They achieve this purpose in a different way from that set out in section 87(4)(l) of the Bill as passed by Seanad Éireann. That section...

Seanad: Courts (Establishment and Constitution) (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage (9 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am pleased to have the opportunity to commend the Courts (Establishment and Constitution) (Amendment) Bill 2019 to the Seanad on Second Stage. I acknowledge the co-operation and support being given to this Bill by colleagues and party spokespersons across both Houses. It is my hope that, subject to today's proceedings and the conduct of the relevant Stages as now scheduled, the Bill can...

Seanad: Courts (Establishment and Constitution) (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage (9 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I thank Senators Clifford-Lee and Conway for their interventions. While this is a small, two-section Bill, I am sure everybody will agree it will have a highly positive effect in terms of access to justice. If enacted, it will bolster the working capacity of the Court of Appeal so it can keep up with its demanding caseload while also working down any existing delays. Moreover, if the...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: This is a stunt.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Ministerial Transport (9 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised that the make and model is a diesel BMW 740s. The Deputy may also be interested to know that the feasibility of the use of hybrid or electric vehicles is under consideration within An Garda Síochána. I am informed by the Garda authorities that 2 electric vehicles were purchased by An Garda Síochána in 2018, in order to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Funding (9 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The background to this issue is that an anonymous letter was originally received by my Department in September 2017 alleging that in the past there had been financial mismanagement of grant funding amounting to approximately €88,000 to a non-governmental organisation.  Subsequent related allegations were made in 2018. On foot of these allegations, the Department's Internal...