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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Closed-Circuit Television Systems (15 Jan 2019)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will appreciate, decisions in relation to the provision and allocation of Garda resources, including the installation of Garda CCTV systems, are a matter for the Garda Commissioner in the light of his identified operational demands. As Minister, I have no direct role in that matter. I understand from the Garda authorities that it is difficult to provide the specific figure...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Staff Training (15 Jan 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I wish to make clear at the outset that officers of the Irish Naturalisation Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department or the Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB) do not engage in racial profiling. Officers of GNIB and INIS undergo customer service training that includes training on awareness of different cultures and dealing with customers from other backgrounds in a culturally...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Protected Disclosures Data (15 Jan 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The Protected Disclosures Act 2014 took effect from 15thJuly 2014. It provides comprehensive protections for workers in both the public and private sectors against penalisation by their employers in circumstances where they have raised concerns about potential wrongdoing. A protected disclosure, in the 2014 Act, is a disclosure of information which, in the reasonable belief of the worker,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service Staff (15 Jan 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Director General of the Irish Prison Service that the procedures for dealing with disciplinary issues relating to prison grades are set out in S.I. No.289/1996 Prison (Disciplinary Code for Officers) Rules, 1996 as amended by S.I. No.438/2009 Prison (Disciplinary Code for Officers) (Amendment) Rules 2009. This Statutory Instrument provides for an oral hearing to be...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Protected Disclosures (15 Jan 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I can inform the Deputy that correspondence was received in my Department from the person in question, which was treated as a potential protected disclosure. Having been assessed independently, the matter is being investigated in accordance with the Protected Disclosures Policy of my Department. It would be inappropriate for me to comment any further on the individual case.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (15 Jan 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I have been advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the visa applications referred to were approved and issued on 13 December 2018. Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to the INIS of my Department by e-mail using the Oireachtas Mail facility which has been specifically established for this...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigrant Investor Programme Data (15 Jan 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The Immigrant Investor Programme (IIP) was introduced in April 2012 to encourage inward investment to create business and employment opportunities in the State. A breakdown of the number of approvals and the overall value of approved applications for the years referred to by the Deputy is set out in the following table. Application Year Number of Approved Applications Total Value of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Compensation (15 Jan 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The Government is committed to reforming the system that provides compensation to members of An Garda Síochána who are injured in the course of their duty. The Scheme of the Garda Síochána (Compensation) Bill which was published in 2017 provides for new arrangements that will result in a more efficient and cost-effective system. The major reform at the heart of the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Expenditure (15 Jan 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The total spending by my Department on marketing, media and social media for each of the years from 2016 to 2018 is included in tabular format below. The funds allocated allowed the Department to raise public awareness of valuable initiatives including those dedicated to combatting domestic violence and human trafficking. Spend in my department for marketing, media and social media may be...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Staff Data (15 Jan 2019)

Charles Flanagan: My Department's Press and Communications Office, which carries out all media-related work and which involves responding to a significant volume of media queries daily and also supports a range of internal communications, is staffed by seven full-time civil servants. In addition I have one media advisor.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (15 Jan 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the applications referred to were refused on appeal by the Visa Office in Dublin. The decisions were communicated to the applicants on 8 January 2019. It is open to the applicants to submit fresh visa applications at any time. However, they should bear in mind the reasons for refusal and be in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Child Maintenance Payments (15 Jan 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The establishment in Ireland of an agency comparable to the child maintenance services in other states would require substantial changes to the legal framework for determining issues relating to child maintenance. The requirement of Article 34 of the Constitution that justice be administered in courts established by law by judges appointed in the manner provided by the Constitution is a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (15 Jan 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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting (15 Jan 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The processing of vetting applications by the National Vetting Bureau is an operational matter for the Garda Authorities and is carried out in accordance with the provisions of the National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012-2016 and other relevant law. I have no role in the processing of individual vetting applications. With regard to the application of the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Coroners Service (15 Jan 2019)

Charles Flanagan: As Minister for Justice and Equality, I do not have any role in relation to the conduct of post mortems or the release of the results of post mortems to the next of kin by the coroner when available. Coroners are officials who are independent in function and who deal with the families of the deceased during the most difficult of times. Due to the nature of their work they are acutely...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (15 Jan 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 438 to 440, inclusive, together. As the Deputy will be aware, the Central Statistics Office (CSO), as the national statistical agency, is responsible for the compilation and publication of recorded crime statistics, and the CSO has established a dedicated unit for this purpose. However, to be of assistance, I have asked the CSO to forward any available...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (15 Jan 2019)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the distribution of personnel and I, as Minister, have no direct role in the matter. Garda management keeps this distribution under review in the context of crime trends and policing priorities to ensure optimum use is made of the resources. The Garda strength of the DMR North Central Division from 2009 to 30 November...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Equipment (15 Jan 2019)

Charles Flanagan: There has been very significant investment in Garda resources across the State in recent years. The Government's Capital Plan 2016 – 2021 provides €46 million for investment in the Garda fleet, to ensure that An Garda Síochána has a modern, effective and fit-for-purpose fleet. This is in addition to the investment of almost €30 million in the period 2013 to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Misuse of Drugs (15 Jan 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I have requested a report from the Garda Commissioner in relation to the information sought by the Deputy. I will reply further to the Deputy when this report is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Station Refurbishment (15 Jan 2019)

Charles Flanagan: There has been unprecedented investment in An Garda Síochána in recent years, in support of the Government’s commitment to ensure a strong and visible police presence throughout the country to maintain and strengthen community engagement, provide reassurance to citizens and deter crime. €1.76 billion has been allocated to the Garda Vote for 2019, representing an...