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

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy will appreciate that the Garda Commissioner is primarily responsible for the effective and efficient use of the resources available to An Garda Síochána, including responsibility for the formulation of proposals in relation to the opening and closing of Garda stations. In addition, the programme of replacement and refurbishment of Garda accommodation is progressed by the...

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

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will appreciate, actions undertaken in respect of particular Garda operations are a matter for the Commissioner. As Minister, I have no direct role in this regard. I have requested the specific information sought by the Deputy from the Commissioner and I will write to him directly on receipt of same.

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

Charles Flanagan: Very significant capital investment is being made in An Garda Síochána, 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. The programme of replacement and refurbishment of Garda accommodation is progressed by the...

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

Charles Flanagan: The Irish Refugee Protection Programme Humanitarian Admission Programme (IHAP), which I announced in May 2018, provides a new humanitarian pathway for eligible family members coming from the world’s top ten major source countries of refugees, as part of the Government's plan to realise the full commitment of 4,000 agreed under the Irish Refugee Protection Programme in September 2015....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid Service Expenditure (15 Jan 2019)

Charles Flanagan: Please see the information set out in the table in relation to Transparency International Ireland and the Free Legal Advice Centre Ltd. Additionally, theLegal Aid Board (LAB), which is a statutory agency of my Department, has had provisions in place for the appointment of advocates to assist persons of limited capacity in child care proceedings since 2007. The LAB provided €53,931.90...

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

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 450 to 452, inclusive, 454 to 456, inclusive, 460 and 461 together. 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...

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 Deployment (15 Jan 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 457 to 459, inclusive, together. 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. I am informed by the Commissioner that the deployment of Garda personnel is continually...

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

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 462 and 463 together. As the Deputy will appreciate, it is the Garda Commissioner who is responsible for the allocation of all resources, including personnel, and I, as Minister, have no direct role in the matter. I am advised by the Commissioner that employees of An Garda Síochána are facilitated, when necessary, with accommodations in...

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

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy will appreciate that the Garda Commissioner is primarily responsible for the effective and efficient use of the resources available to An Garda Síochána and for carrying on and managing and controlling generally the administration and business of An Garda Síochána. I have asked the Commissioner for the information requested and when it is received I will write...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Public Inquiries (15 Jan 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 465, 466, 472, 489 and 491 together. As the Deputy will be aware, I have addressed the matters referred to in these questions over the recent weeks and months in some detail. While the status of the GSOC investigation remains unchanged I can offer Deputies some update into the investigation of issues related to this tragic case. The outcome of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Seeker Accommodation (15 Jan 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am unable to provide the figures requested by the Deputy. The allocation of dwellings by local authorities is a matter for the relevant local authorities and as such does not come within my remit. The responsibility of my Department relates to those who present here seeking international protection (i.e. asylum and subsidiary protection), to whom accommodation and coverage for certain...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Information and Communications Technology (15 Jan 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The Garda Mobility Strategy aims to provide frontline members with greater connectivity to back-office systems harnessing the power of mobile technology and forms part of the Modernisation and Renewal Programme 2016-2021. A pilot programme was operated in Limerick Garda Division from December 2017 to September 2018, with very positive feedback. A key application developed for the Mobility...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (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 Cork City Division by Rank from 2009 to 30 November...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (15 Jan 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that it received an application for permission to reside in this State on 8 November 2018. I am further informed that INIS wrote to the person on 11 January 2019 seeking further information and documentary evidence. The Deputy will appreciate that applications are dealt with in chronological order and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Mutual Legal Assistance (15 Jan 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The provision of mutual legal assistance by Ireland to another state is governed by the Criminal Justice (Mutual Assistance) Act, 2008, which provides for, amongst other things, a legislative basis for the 1959 Council of Europe Convention on Mutual Assistance, to which both Ireland and Turkey are signatories. My Department is obliged to deal in confidence with requests for mutual legal...

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

Charles Flanagan: I know the Deputy will agree that we should never underestimate the dangers the men and women of An Garda Síochána face and the traumatic incidents they encounter in the course of their duty. The Government is committed to supporting the work of An Garda Síochána and to ensuring that the organisation is properly resourced to carry out its important role in protecting our...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Parole Boards (15 Jan 2019)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy may be aware, the report of the Penal Policy Review Group, submitted to Government in November 2014, recommended that a Parole Board should be established on a statutory footing with the power to make decisions on sentences. Following the publication of the report, work commenced on a General Scheme of a Bill on the establishment of a Parole Board on a statutory basis. In...

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

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service of my Department that the decision referred to has not yet been finalised. It is not possible to give a definitive date but the Deputy can be assured the applicant will be advised when a decision is made. Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to the INIS of my Department by...

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

Charles Flanagan: Decisions regarding the grant or refusal of visas are made in a number of INIS Visa Offices overseas, the INIS Visa Office in Dublin, and at Embassies of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade which process certain visa applications under delegated sanction from my Department. The processing times for visa decisions are published on the Visa pages of each Visa Office and Embassy...