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Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I do not regard this matter as relevant to this section. It relates to a section with which we dealt more than a year ago.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: Idiotic.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I listened carefully to Senator McDowell. Of course, my ultimate point is that the amendment goes too far. The Senator goes too far in his opposition to the holding of any form of interview. I find Senator Craughwell amusing. A checking of the record will show that he, more than anybody else, has spoken about his interview prowess, albeit in dealing with education or Army matters, or...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The amendment in the name of Senator McDowell is in keeping with the concerns he has raised continuously in the past 14 months. This time last year he stated he had "no problem with people who want to become High Court, Circuit Court or District Court judges [albeit] for the first time being asked to go through an interview procedure or being looked at by a commission to see whether they are...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The Senator had no difficulty with the principle of being interviewed. However, he has a huge problem with a sitting judge, in applying for what might be described as a "promotion", being interviewed. Looking at other jurisdictions, there is a facility which allows such an interview to take place, for example, in Scotland. If one looks at the current judicial appointments board system,...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I have indicated it.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I will check that point for the Senator before the next day. My recollection is that this was a Committee Stage amendment in respect of which the Government did not hold a majority.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: My recollection is that we opposed it, but I will check that for the Senator. Its provision could be seen as being unduly restrictive of Government.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I will have an answer for the Senator the next day.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (11 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will appreciate, it is the Garda Commissioner who 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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (11 Jun 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 An Garda Síochána, including by arranging for the recruitment, training and appointment of its members and workforce planning for the organisation. The following table sets out the number of retirements from An Garda Síochána...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (11 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the distribution of personnel and I, as Minister, have no direct role in the matter. I can assure the Deputy that this Government is committed to ensuring a strong and visible police presence throughout the country in order to maintain and strengthen community engagement, provide reassurance to citizens and to deter...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (11 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 303 and 304 together. As the Deputy will be aware, the Garda Commissioner is statutorily responsible for the management of An Garda Síochána, including personnel matters, and I, as Minister, do not have responsibility for this matter. Garda management keeps the distribution of resources under continual review in the context of crime trends and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Administrative Costs (11 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: There has been an unprecedented level of investment in An Garda Síochána in recent years. The budgetary allocation to An Garda Síochána for 2019 amounts to €1.76 billion, which includes provision for sustained recruitment to An Garda Síochána this year. The Garda Commissioner has informed me that he intends to recruit 600 trainee Gardaí in 2019 and it...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Administrative Costs (11 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; and investment of €46 million in the Garda Fleet over the same period. The...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service Data (11 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will be aware, following the publication by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform of the Estimates for Public Services on 9 October 2018, the total gross allocation for 2019 for the Courts Service was confirmed at €138.405 million, comprising €51.5 million for capital spending and €86.9 million for current expenditure. Therefore, a 5 % increase in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (11 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 is ongoing. On completion of the necessary processing the application will be submitted to me for decision as expeditiously as possible. Should further documentation be required it will be...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Work Permits Applications (11 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: At the outset, I would remind the Deputy that ministerial responsibility for the State's work permit system is vested in the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation. In terms of the wider immigration case of the person concerned, I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that an application made by the person concerned for an extension...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Provision (11 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 Provision (11 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...