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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders Re-examination (12 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned is the subject of a Deportation Order signed on 01 October 2018. This Order requires the person concerned to remove themselves from the State and remain outside the State. The enforcement of Deportation Orders are a matter for the Garda National Immigration Bureau. It is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (12 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 291 and 299 to 303, inclusive, together. As the Deputy is aware, the manner in which the resources of the Garda Síochána are deployed is solely a matter for the Garda Commissioner and his management team and I, as Minister, have no direct role in this regard. Garda management keeps this distribution of resources under continual review in the context...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Data (12 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 292 and 293 together. There has been unprecedented investment in Garda resources across the State in recent years. Specifically in relation to Garda vehicles, €46 million has been provided by the Government for investment in the Garda fleet between 2016 and 2021, to ensure that An Garda Síochána has a modern, effective and fit-for-purpose...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Data (12 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 294 to 298, inclusive, together. There has been unprecedented investment in Garda resources across the State in recent years. In relation to Garda vehicles, €46 million has been provided by the Government for investment in the Garda fleet between 2016 and 2021, to ensure that An Garda Síochána has a modern, effective and fit-for-purpose...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Safety Data (12 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am informed by An Garda Síochána that the species of animals involved in road traffic collisions is recorded in the general narrative of the incident. Road traffic enforcement data is transferred by An Garda Síochána to the Road Safety Authority (RSA), on an ongoing basis, for detailed analysis in the context of the RSA's road safety promotion function. I have been...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Ministerial Advisers Data (12 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I wish to advise the Deputy that I have two Special Advisers both of whom are remunerated on the Principal Officer standard pay scale (PPC). Ms. Sarah Kavanagh was appointed as Special Adviser in June 2017. She holds a BA degree in History and Politics, an MA degree in Politics, an MA in Political Communication, a Post Graduate Diploma in Legal Studies and a Barrister at Law Degree....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Appointments to State Boards (12 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The table outlines the State boards and agencies which my officials have been appointed to. The Department of Public Expenditure and Reform’s (DPER) Guidelines on Appointments to State Boards as well as the Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies which was issued by DPER in 2016 applies to all such board memberships. It should be noted that in the process of making...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Safety Data (12 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I have sought a report from the An Garda Síochána in relation to the statistics requested by the Deputy. I will contact the Deputy directly on receipt of said report.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Expenditure (12 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will be aware, there has been unprecedented 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 order to maintain and strengthen community engagement and provide reassurance to citizens and deter crime. The resources provided by Government to An...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (12 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I have sought a report from the Garda authorities in relation to this matter and I will contact the Deputy directly once the information is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Security of the Elderly (12 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I must inform the Deputy that my Department does not provide funding for the installation of intruder alarms for older persons. However, I can advise the Deputy that the Department of Rural and Community Development funds the Senior Alert Scheme, which provides grant assistance towards the purchase and installation of personal monitored alarms for persons aged 65 or older and of limited...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Complaints Procedures (12 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I apologise for the ongoing delay in issuing a response to your question of 9 October 2018, however, you will appreciate that the requested statistics, on complaints made to An Garda Síochána by insurers under section 19(1) of the Criminal Justice Act 2011, are not held by my Department. I have, again, requested an urgent response from An Garda Síochána and my...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Policing Plans (12 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy will appreciate that it is important that the annual Policing Plan takes into account all relevant factors impacting on the delivery of policing services. Exceptionally, for 2019, in light of the fact that the Commissioner was appointed in September 2018 and taking into account the approval of the report of the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland by the Government in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations (12 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will be aware, there has been unprecedented 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 to maintain and strengthen community engagement, provide reassurance to citizens and deter crime. The resources provided by Government to An Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence (12 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I have been advised by the Commissioner of An Garda Síochána that the Garda National Protective Services Bureau (GNPSB) has introduced a process whereby specific homicide incidents, which are believed to have involved domestic violence, are the subject of review. The purpose of each review is to establish lessons which can be learned from examining the circumstances of an incident,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Data (12 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will appreciate, decisions in relation to the provision and allocation of Garda resources, including mountain bikes, across the various Garda divisions are a matter for the Garda Commissioner in the light of his identified operational demands. As Minister, I have no role in that matter. I understand however that Garda management keeps the distribution of resources under...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Protected Disclosures (12 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 317 and 318 together. In the first place, as the Deputy is aware, the matters referred to in the questions are the subject of an investigation by GSOC. Accordingly, I do not propose to comment in any way on that matter. I can, however, say that my predecessor was notified by the Garda referred to in the Deputy's question that a complaint had been made...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Investigations (12 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I want to make it clear that neither I nor my Department would seek in any way to influence GSOC in carrying out its statutory duties. I can inform the Deputy that the social media posting to which he refers was issued by a national newspaper wholly in error and was removed at the request of the journalist concerned as soon as he saw the inaccurate tweet. The Deputy will note that...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (12 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The granting of Irish citizenship through naturalisation is governed by the provisions of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956, as amended. All applications for a certificate of naturalisation are processed and assessed individually in accordance with the provisions of the Act. Minimum periods of reckonable residence are required and standards checks are carried out as part...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Budgets (12 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 321 and 322 together. Drug-related public expenditure includes any drug-related spending across the various functions of government. Total expenditure is categorised under the Classification of the Functions of Government (COFOG) system. Broadly speaking, drug-related public expenditure is described as “labelled” or “unlabelled”. ...