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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (29 Jan 2019)

Charles Flanagan: 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 of crime trends and policing priorities so as to ensure that the optimum...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations (29 Jan 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. This represents an increase of over 6% over the initial allocation for 2018. Very significant capital investment is also being made in An Garda Síochána, including investment of €342 million in Garda ICT...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Policing Plans (29 Jan 2019)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will be aware, on 18 December 2018 the Government endorsed the report of the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland and accepted all 157 key recommendations contained within the report. On 18 December 2018 I also published a four year high level plan, ‘A Policing Service for the Future’, which sets out the approach to implementation which will be overseen...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (29 Jan 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. It is open to any individual to lodge an application for a certificate of naturalisation if and when they are in a position to meet the statutory conditions for naturalisation prescribed in the Act. The statutory residence conditions are that...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (29 Jan 2019)

Charles Flanagan: My Department does not issue Injury Warrants. I understand that matters relating to Injury Warrants come within the responsibility of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Equipment (29 Jan 2019)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for managing and controlling generally the administration and business of An Garda Síochána as well as for decisions in relation to the allocation and management of Garda equipment and resources. As Minister, I have no direct role in these matters. I am informed by the Garda authorities that the Garda Mounted...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (29 Jan 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that, in response to a notification pursuant to the provisions of Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), the persons concerned have submitted written representations. These representations, together with all other information on file, will be fully considered, under Section 3 (6) of the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Ministerial Meetings (29 Jan 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I meet my EU counterparts on a regular basis at meetings of the EU Justice and Home Affairs Council. These meetings provide valuable opportunities for Ministers to informally exchange views in the margins of the formal meetings. In addition, I have had a number of formal meetings with international colleagues, the details of which are set out in the following table. EU Minister Date...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Inspector of Prisons (29 Jan 2019)

Charles Flanagan: In my reply to Parliamentary Question 235 of 22 January 2019 to the Deputy on this issue, I said that I understood that the Inspector of Prisons is currently considering the establishment of an advisory group, but that this has not been finalised. The Deputy may have in mind a now expired panel of experts established in 2013 at the request of the then Inspector of Prisons which had no...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Status (29 Jan 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The revocation of citizenship is a very serious matter for either an adult or a minor. Under Section 19 of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act a certificate of naturalisation can be revoked, in certain circumstances. The Deputy may be aware that the Committee of Enquiry established to look into the grounds for revocation in particular cases has been convened and met for the first time...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Victim Support Services (29 Jan 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The Victims of Crime Office in my Department is providing funding totalling €1.712m to 57 services, including the organisation specified in the Deputy's question, to support victims of crime in 2019. As part of this overall allocation, funding of €18,000 is being made available this year, to the organisation specified in the Deputy's question, to provide a court...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Process (29 Jan 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The table outlines the pieces of primary legislation including heads of bills from my Department which have been sent to EU institutions before their publication during the term of the current government, as well as the reasons for doing so. Pieces of legislation including heads of bills which were sent to EU institutions before final publication Land and Conveyancing Law Reform...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (29 Jan 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I have requested a report from the Garda authorities on the information sought by the Deputy and I will respond to him directly when the report is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (29 Jan 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that, in response to a notification pursuant to the provisions of Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), written representations have been submitted on behalf of the person concerned. Please be advised that all passport requests for applicants whose case is under consideration under...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Investigations (29 Jan 2019)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will be aware, I have addressed the matters referred to in this question over the recent weeks and months in some detail. I have also indicated that I had sought the advice of the Attorney General on how I should proceed in the context of the resolution passed by this House last June calling for a public inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the tragic incident in which...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Refugee Status Applications (29 Jan 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that, if persons have applied to the International Protection Office for international protection and feel that there is a delay in receiving a recommendation letter from the IPO in relation to that application, they or their designated legal advisor should contact the International Protection Office...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (24 Jan 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy has raised a number of points, the most important of which is reported on in the media today, that the Garda Commissioner intends to deploy gardaí from rural areas to the Border. I refer the Deputy and all other Members to a statement by the Garda Commissioner in which he states quite clearly that reports of 600 gardaí being moved to the Border are entirely incorrect....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (24 Jan 2019)

Charles Flanagan: Since the reopening of the Garda College in September 2014, just under 2,400 Garda recruits have been assigned to mainstream duties nationwide, including 800 trainees who passed out from the college during 2018.  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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Gangland Crime (24 Jan 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I can assure the Deputy that the Government is fully committed to ensuring that An Garda Síochána has the necessary resources to continue to disrupt the operation of criminal groups who carry out these killings and who endanger the safety of our communities and he will have noted An Garda Síochána have made significant progress in tackling the insidious threat of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service Staff (24 Jan 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The Irish Prison Service has informed me that on 04 May 2018 a number of staff members left their post in Portlaoise prison, without leave to do so, while on duty. This was clearly unacceptable and I am further informed that management immediately implemented measures to ensure that the impact of the situation was minimized and controlled, with the situation returning to normal that...