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Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I will not be accepting this amendment as I detect some discord among the-----

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: ----- Opposition, which at best will lead to uncertainty. It will be, of course, expected of the new commission to operate in a timely manner and to fill the vacancies as required, which has been the position to date. That is certainly the expectation that will be incumbent on members of the commission. I do not think that there is need for such deadlines. I agree there is an element of...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am not accepting the amendment.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The only way to prove Senator Norris's bona fides is by a walk-through vote.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Medical Negligence Cases (26 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: As set out by the Minister for Health in his Written Reply No. 516 of 12 February 2019, the current limitation period, in respect of a clinical negligence action, is 2 years from the date of the incident giving rise to the claim or from the date of knowledge of it, i.e. when the injured person first learned that his or her injury was related to the clinical negligence event. As the Minister...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Brexit Issues (26 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I have been informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that its officials are preparing for a variety of Brexit scenarios, including the possibility of a no-deal Brexit. The provisions to be made for the non-EEA family members of British nationals is being considered in that context. In a no-deal Brexit scenario, arrangements are currently being...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (26 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 236 and 263 together. As the Deputy will appreciate, in accordance with Section 26 of the Garda Síochána Act 2005, as amended, it is the Garda Commissioner who is responsible for carrying on and managing and controlling generally the administration and business of An Garda Síochána. Further, the allocation of Garda resources is a matter...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Sentencing Policy (26 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will be aware, judges are independent in the matter of sentencing, as in other matters concerning the exercise of judicial functions, subject only to the Constitution and the law. In regard to sentencing, the approach of the Oireachtas has generally been to specify in law a maximum penalty for an offence, so that a court, having considered all the circumstances of a case, may...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service (26 Feb 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 capital allocation for 2019 for the Courts Service was confirmed at €51.517 million. Furthermore, there was a carryover of €2.5 million in capital expenditure from 2018 to 2019, which is allocated to ICT Capital,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Programmes (26 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The Department of Justice and Equality is managing a program of work to deliver a “Criminal Justice Operational Hub” (CJOH). The CJOH responds to the need for improved data interoperability which has been a long-standing objective of the criminal justice system and has been recommended in a range of internal and external reviews. It will provide a centralised facility to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Military Aircraft (26 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: Responsibility for the regulation of airlines wishing to carry weapons or munitions through Irish airspace or airports is accorded to the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport under the Air Navigation (Carriage of Munitions of War, Weapons and Dangerous Goods) Orders 1973 and 1989. In processing applications for airlines wishing to carry weapons or munitions through Irish airspace or...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service Data (26 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 241 and 248 together. I am advised by my officials in the Irish Prison Service that the Census of Restricted Regime, the Census of Cell Occupancy and In-cell Sanitation are provided on the Irish Prison Service website www.irishprisons.ie, under Information Centre – Statistics & Information – Census Reports. The Irish Prison Service...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigrant Investor Programme Administration (26 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that they deal with matters in relation to individual projects directly with the agents concerned. In that regard INIS hosted a stakeholder engagement meeting on 25 February. Over seventy representatives attached to the various projects attended this meeting. The Immigrant Investor Programme (IIP)...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (26 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The Rights of Grandparents Bill 2013 did not proceed through the Oireachtas. I have no plans to introduce a similar Bill, as the issues regarding access to children by grandparents, which the Rights of Grandparents Bill 2013 attempted to deal with, were subsequently addressed by the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015. The Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 is a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (26 Feb 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 currently at an advanced stage and on completion of the necessary processing the application will be submitted to me for decision as expeditiously as possible. There is no further...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Staff Data (26 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: Attendance at conferences, seminars and similar type events is a regular, routine, and necessary aspect of work for staff across my Department. Information on attendance at such events is not collated in a format that would allow for a comprehensive response to the Deputy's question, though if the Deputy has a query in relation to a particular conference I would be glad to make further...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Expenditure (26 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The information requested by the Deputy, as it relates to expenditure incurred by my Department, is set out in the table below. Where such expenditure has been incurred by agencies under the aegis of my Department I have asked that they respond directly to the Deputy. Year Amount Spent incl. VAT (€) Description 2017 3,000 UCD/Club Health Dublin 2017 - The 10th International ...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (26 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I can confirm to the Deputy that the staff of my Department have not attended the Pendulum summit in an official capacity in the period in question and therefore related expenditure has not been incurred. If such expenditure has been incurred by agencies under the aegis of my Department I have asked that they respond directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid (26 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I would refer the Deputy to the detailed material provided in response to his previous questions No. 299 and No. 300 of 19th February on this matter. In addition to the information provided then, I can add that the Legal Aid Board requested a specified number of adjustments to legal aid fees payable under the Abhaile scheme, in October 2018. The changes were considered and approved, in the...