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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Training (25 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will appreciate, it is the Garda Commissioner who is responsible for managing An Garda Síochána, including the training of its members and civilian staff and I, as Minister, have no direct role in the matter. I am informed by the Commissioner that the number of gardaí who undertook the method of entry course is as set out in the following table. Year No. of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Travel Documents (25 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that a person who has been granted permission to remain in the State, and who does not possess or cannot obtain a national passport, may submit an application for a travel document, which will be examined on its merits. Unlike a refugee, a person with non-protection permission to remain does not have an...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Data (25 Jun 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 (25 Jun 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 Resources (25 Jun 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, including investment of €342 million in Garda ICT infrastructure between 2016 and 2021. The Garda Commissioner is primarily responsible for the effective and efficient use of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Criminal Assets Bureau (25 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised that the estimated yearly cost of recruiting 5 Financial Crime Analysts at the entry point of the payscale is €338,214 (including employer's PRSI).

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Irish Prison Service (25 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The Total Capital Budget Allocation for the Irish Prison Service for each of the years 2017, 2018 and 2019 is set out in the following table. Year Allocation - € million 2017 22.33 2018 24.33 2019 32.3

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Data (25 Jun 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: Proposed Legislation (25 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: There are currently two Bills being prepared within my Department which will amend the Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act 2001. The first is the proposed Criminal Justice Bill 2019, the General Scheme for which was approved by the Government in October 2018, which is expected to be approved for publication in the coming weeks. This Bill transposes Directive (EU) 2017/1371 of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Homicide (25 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: As agreed by Dáil Éireann in its consideration of the second stage of this Private Members' Bill, the Domestic Violence (Amendment) Bill 2019 will be deemed to be read a second time nine months from 21 May of this year. This 9 month period is to allow for the progress of the independent specialist in-depth research study on familicide and domestic homicide reviews, led by Ms Norah...

Community Policing and Rural Crime: Motion (20 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: Once again I acknowledge the importance of this report. It makes a very valuable contribution to policing and the fight against crime. I acknowledge the presentation of the report here this afternoon. I also wish to inform Deputies that I have taken careful note of many of the points raised, all of which I regard as making a valuable contribution not only towards the recommendations in the...

Community Policing and Rural Crime: Motion (20 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: On behalf of the Government, I express appreciation and thanks to the Joint Committee on Justice and Equality, and especially to its Chairman, Deputy Ó Caoláin, for its work on this comprehensive report. I have taken very careful note of the recommendations. I am aware that the committee held numerous hearings as outlined by Deputy Ó Caoláin and during its...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Insurance Industry Regulation (20 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 110, 111 and 128 to 130, inclusive, together. Further to the relevant Written Replies made by myself and the Minister for Finance, Paschal Donohoe TD, on 13 July 2019, I have sought additional information on those regulatory breaches involving insurance 'claims harvesters' as sought under today's Questions by Deputy McGrath. In response the Law Society has...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Insurance Fraud (20 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy will appreciate that it is the Garda Commissioner who is solely responsible for organisational matters, such as the establishment of individual Garda units, the remits of any such units, and the resourcing of units. The Commissioner is of the view that a Divisional focus on insurance fraud is preferable to the establishment of a centralised investigation unit. This approach is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (20 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the processing of the application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to by the Deputy has entered the final stage of processing and the applicant will be informed of my decision shortly. As the Deputy will appreciate, the granting of Irish citizenship through...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigrant Investor Programme Applications (20 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person in question made an application under the Immigrant Investor Application in October 2018. INIS introduced a number of enhanced control mechanisms which has led to a temporary increase in processing times, as the new processes are bedded in. All applications from 2018 have been...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Execution of Wills (20 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The position is that Part VII of the Succession Act 1965 sets out the legal requirements for the making of a valid will and provides robust safeguards in relation to the validity of wills. It is, of course, possible for a person to commence legal proceedings challenging a will on the grounds of either the diminished capacity of the testator to make a valid will, or the testator's ability...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Assisted Human Reproduction Legislation (20 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: Parts 2 and 3 of the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 provide for the regulation of donor-assisted human reproduction (“DAHR”) procedures carried out in the State, including the legal parentage of children born as a result of DAHR procedures. Parts 2 and 3 of the 2015 Act specifically relate to DAHR procedures carried out in the State where the intending mother is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (20 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The granting of Irish citizenship through naturalisation is a privilege and an honour which confers certain rights and entitlements, not only within the State but also at European Union level, and it is important that appropriate procedures are in place to preserve the integrity of the process. All persons making an application for a certificate of naturalisation are required to provide...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (20 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I have been advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person referred to by the Deputy currently has no current permission to be in the State, however, a request for permission to reside is under active consideration. The Deputy will appreciate that cases are dealt with in chronological order and I understand that a decision will issue in the...