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

Charles Flanagan: Garda HQ Directive 10/2010 came into effect on 26 January 2010. This requires An Garda Síochána to notify the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission of the discharge of a firearm, or less than lethal device, within 48 hours of the event occurring. This requirement is additional to that set out in section 102 (1) of the Garda Síochána Act 2005 which is a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Witness Protection Programme (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 investment of €342 million in Garda ICT infrastructure between 2016 and 2021 and investment of €46 million in the Garda fleet...

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: Crime Data (11 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy is aware, under the provisions of the Courts Service Act 1998, management of the courts is the responsibility of the Courts Service, which is independent in exercising its functions, and this includes the provision of information on the courts system. I have requested information from the Courts Service and it advises that it cannot give statistics by gender, age or Garda...

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

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy is aware, under the provisions of the Courts Service Act 1998, management of the courts is the responsibility of the Courts Service, which is independent in exercising its functions, and this includes the provision of information on the courts system. I have requested information from the Courts Service and it advises that it cannot give statistics by gender or age and the...

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

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 318 and 319 together. It is not possible to provide the data requested in respect of the categories of persons requested by the Deputy principally because not every applicant or person granted refugee status chooses to remain in the State either during their application process or subsequent to a grant of refugee status.  For example, some applicants may...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Commencement of Legislation (11 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 320 and 323 together. The regulatory reform of the legal services sector has been taking place since the enactment of the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015 and the establishment of the Legal Services Regulatory Authority, which is independent in the performance of its functions, on 1 October 2016. The Legal Service Regulatory Authority's forthcoming...

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: Legislative Measures (11 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will be aware, the Thirty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution (Dissolution of Marriage) Bill 2016 was approved by the people in a referendum on 24 May 2019. The Bill provides for the amendment of Article 41.3.2 of the Constitution to remove the minimum living apart period for spouses seeking a divorce and for the amendment of Article 41.3.3 which deals with the recognition of...

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

Charles Flanagan: There has been an unprecedented level of investment in An Garda Síochána in recent years, in support of the Government’s commitment to ensuring a strong and visible police presence throughout the country. In total, €342 million is being invested in Garda ICT infrastructure between 2016 and 2021 to enable An Garda Síochána to deploy the latest cutting edge...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (11 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will be aware, the Judicial Council Bill completed Committee Stage in the Seanad relatively recently. A number of amendments to it were made at that Stage, the most significant of which relate to sentencing guidelines. The Government has now given approval for the drafting and moving of additional amendments to the Bill which will address the recommendations contained in the...

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

Charles Flanagan: There has been an unprecedented level of investment in Garda resources across the State in recent years. The budgetary allocation to An Garda Síochána for 2019 amounts to €1.76 billion. Significant capital investment is also being made in An Garda Síochána in terms of the Garda Fleet, ICT infrastructure and the estate. This continuing investment is intended to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (11 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: It is proposed that the Sale of Alcohol Bill will contain proposals to update the law relating to the sale, supply and consumption of alcohol in licensed premises and registered clubs, by replacing both the Licensing Acts 1833 to 2018 and the Registration of Clubs Acts 1904 to 2008 with streamlined provisions more suited to modern conditions. These legislative proposals are among a large...

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

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that there is no record of an application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to by the Deputy. The issuance of an Irish passport is a matter for the Passport Office, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal (11 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal administers the Scheme of Compensation for Personal Injuries Criminally Inflicted. Under the Terms of the Scheme, the Tribunal is entirely independent in the matter of individual decisions on applications for compensation. Tribunal members, who are practising barristers and practising solicitors in the Courts system, provide their services on a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal (11 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal administers the Scheme of Compensation for Personal Injuries Criminally Inflicted on Prison Officers. Under the Terms of the Scheme, the Tribunal is entirely independent in the matter of individual decisions on applications for compensation. However, to be of assistance to the Deputy, I have had enquiries made with the Tribunal and I...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation 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: Money Laundering (11 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy will appreciate that it is the Garda Síochána which is responsible for the instigation and management of criminal investigations and I, as Minister for Justice and Equality, have no role in relation to operational matters. I have requested the relevant information from the Commissioner of an Garda Síochána and I will write to the Deputy directly when I receive it.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (11 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I refer the Deputy to my previous reply to PQ No. 125 for answer 15 May 2019. In exceptional cases, passports can be temporarily returned to refugees upon request, if the person can demonstrate a well-founded need for such return. Each application is considered on its merits. A person seeking the return of a passport should write to the Ministerial Decisions Unit, INIS, 13-14 Burgh Quay,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification Data (11 Jun 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...