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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Community Policing (28 Sep 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will be aware, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the distribution of resources, including Community Gardaí, among the various Garda Divisions and Districts 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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (28 Sep 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: On 21 October 2015, the previous Government published a roadmap to Ireland’s ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities which outlines the considerable legislative changes to be undertaken to enable Ireland to ratify the Convention, along with the estimated deadline of end-2016 for ratification. The Roadmap to Ratification, which is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence Policy (28 Sep 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: Given that the shocking and tragic event to which the Deputy refers is still under investigation it would not be appropriate for me to comment on the specific case other than to reiterate my deepest condolences and sympathy for the family of the victims. Domestic violence is a social evil and the protection of members of society from domestic violence remains a priority for me and my...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Investigations (28 Sep 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC) has a hugely important role in ensuring that public confidence in the Garda Síochána is safeguarded, and has extensive powers under the 2005 Act to enable it to carry out its responsibilities. GSOC has been operating now for 10 years and in that time its role has been expanded by, for example, bringing complaints against...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Welfare (28 Sep 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Prison Service that violently disruptive prisoners are managed under the Irish Prison Service Violently Disruptive Prisoner Policy, which was revised as recently as September 2016. Management in accordance with the policy includes an input from all of the relevant services in relation to the prisoner’s conditions of detention. This involves case conference...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Livestock Theft (28 Sep 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am of course very conscious of the serious impact of the theft of livestock, as well as the theft of farm equipment and similar crimes, on farm families and rural communities. In relation to policing measures to counter livestock theft in the areas referred to, I am advised that local Garda Management closely monitors the allocation of all resources, including mobile patrols, in the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Community Policing (28 Sep 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will be aware, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the distribution of resources, including Community Gardaí, among the various Garda Divisions and Districts 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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (28 Sep 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that a person must be in possession of either a valid travel document or national passport in order to make a visa application. Should a person not meet this criterion, they will need to either obtain a national passport from their home country or a travel document from a humanitarian organisation such...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (28 Sep 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I have been informed by the Garda Commissioner that sickness absences are not recorded in the manner requested by the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Training (28 Sep 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will appreciate, it is the Garda Commissioner who is responsible for carrying on and managing and controlling generally the administration and business of An Garda Síochána, which includes arranging for the training of Garda members and civilian staff and I, as Minister, have no direct role in the matter. I am informed by the Garda Commissioner that each Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Reserve (28 Sep 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The "Programme for a Partnership Government" includes a commitment to double the Garda Reserve to act in a supportive role undertaking local patrols and crime reduction measures. Reserve members have undergone training in many of the skills required to be an effective full-time member of An Garda Síochána and it is important that we build on the very real contribution that they are...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting Applications (28 Sep 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that there is no serious or undue delay in the Garda employment vetting process which hampers employment in the sectors in respect of which vetting is provided. I am informed by the Garda authorities that at present 80% of vetting applications are processed by the Garda Central Vetting Bureau in under five working days. I do not consider that this is an...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Community Policing (28 Sep 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will be aware, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the distribution of resources, including Community Gardaí, among the various Garda Divisions and Districts 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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Reserve (28 Sep 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the distribution of resources, including Garda Reserves, among the various Garda Divisions and Districts, 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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Community Policing (28 Sep 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the distribution of resources, including Garda Reserves, among the various Garda Divisions and Districts, 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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Community Policing (28 Sep 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will be aware, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the distribution of resources, including Community Gardaí, among the various Garda Divisions and Districts 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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Reserve (28 Sep 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the distribution of resources, including Garda Reserves, among the various Garda Divisions and Districts, 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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Drugs in Prisons (28 Sep 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I have been advised by the Irish Prison Service that any prisoner who enters the custody of the Irish Prison Services while presenting with addiction issues has access to addiction services, and is actively encouraged to engage with those services. The Irish Prison Service has confirmed that the treatments available are based on the principles of best practice, and are similar to those...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification Applications (28 Sep 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I refer the Deputy to my response of 21 June 2016 to Question No. 106 of 2016 in relation to this matter (copied underneath). The Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department understands that the persons concerned have appointments to obtain new travel documents from their home country in November, 2016. Until they are in possession of valid travel documents, INIS...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Human Rights (28 Sep 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: Since the Irish Prison Service (IPS) Statistics Unit commenced the collation of a quarterly Census of Restricted Regime Prisoners in July 2013 - available on its website www.irishprisons.ie - the number of prisoners on 22/23 hour lock up has decreased from 211 to 74 i.e. by 137 (65%). I am advised by the Director General of the IPS that he has established a high level group to look at...