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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Civilian Staff Recruitment (16 Oct 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will be appreciate, it is the Garda Commissioner who has responsibility to carry on and manage and control generally the administration and business of An Garda Síochana, including by arranging for the recruitment, training and appointment of its members and civilian staff. I am informed by the Garda Commissioner that as of 12 October, 282 civilians have been recruited...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Legislation (16 Oct 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I can inform the Deputy that the task force has met on two occasions to date, on 21 June and 13 September 2018. The next meeting will take place on 14 November 2018. My Department has consulted with a considerable number of Government Departments and public bodies over the past number of months to identify a number of relevant pieces of legislation, which have been brought to the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence Services Funding (16 Oct 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 289 and 290 together. Cosc, the national office in this policy area, is currently supporting and overseeing the implementation of a uniform national domestic violence intervention programme under the Second National Strategy for the Prevention of Domestic, Sexual and Gender- based Violence, 2016-2021. The roll out of this programme, entitled the Choices...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence (16 Oct 2018)

Charles Flanagan: There is no statutory requirement for a domestic homicide review to take place into the care received by a woman murdered during pregnancy or up to one year postpartum. I have written to the Garda Commissioner with regard to domestic homicide reviews and will I correspond with the Deputy when I receive a response.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (16 Oct 2018)

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 Units and I, as Minister, have no direct role in the matter. I am assured by the Garda Commissioner that the allocation of Gardaí is continually monitored and reviewed taking into account all relevant factors...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence (16 Oct 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I have requested the information from the Garda Commissioner and will correspond to the Deputy when I receive a response.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (16 Oct 2018)

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 Support Services (16 Oct 2018)

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: Garda Data (16 Oct 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will appreciate the Garda Commissioner is responsible for carrying on and managing and controlling generally the administration and business of An Garda Síochána and I, as Minister have no direct role in the matter. I am informed by the Garda Commissioner that sickness absences are recorded on the Sickness Management Absence System under the following categories: -...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Promotions (16 Oct 2018)

Charles Flanagan: Appointment to the rank of Sergeant is a matter for the Garda Commissioner under section 14 of Garda Síochána Act 2005. I am advised by the Commissioner that a competition recently concluded for promotion to the rank of Sergeant with the aim of bringing the number of Sergeants up to the full strength as agreed under the Employment Control Framework. In that regard I am pleased...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (16 Oct 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned was initially granted permission to remain in the State, on a stamp 4 basis, on 19 March, 1997. This permission was subsequently renewed with the latest permission granted up to 31 May, 2020. Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (16 Oct 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy will appreciate that I am not in a position to comment on individual cases. In addition, the question relates primarily to consumer or contract law and, as such, does not fall within my area of responsibility. In relation to the conveyancing of property, by way of general information, the position is that the payment by a purchaser of a deposit on entering into a contract for...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Station Closures (16 Oct 2018)

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, taking into account crime trends and policing priorities, to ensure that the best possible use is made...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Ministerial Correspondence (16 Oct 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I regret the delay in dealing with this issue. I can inform the Deputy that a reply to his representations will issue from my office in the coming days.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations (16 Oct 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner is primarily responsible for operational decisions in respect of the effective and efficient use of resources available to An Garda Síochána, including Garda stations. In addition, future use of the buildings which were formerly Garda stations, closed in the Garda District and Station Rationalisation Programme, is a matter for...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Services Regulation (16 Oct 2018)

Charles Flanagan: While it would not be appropriate for me to comment in relation to a particular case, it is my understanding that if a solicitor is not responding to requests made by a client who wishes to take up a file, the client can lodge a complaint with the Law Society and the Society will make enquiries of the solicitor. It is also my understanding that subject to the payment of all outstanding fees...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations (16 Oct 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will be aware, it is the Garda Commissioner who is the Accounting Officer for the Garda Vote and as such is responsible for the effective and efficient use of the resources at his disposal. The Commissioner is also responsible for carrying on and managing and controlling generally the administration and business of An Garda Síochána. I have asked the Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Corruption Perceptions Index (16 Oct 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 305 to 307, inclusive, together. As the Deputy will be aware, a number of important initiatives have recently commenced and extensive legislation was passed in June with a goal of tackling corruption in all its forms, both in the private and public sectors. Responsibility for anti-corruption The responsibility to develop and implement anti-corruption policies...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (16 Oct 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned is the subject of Deportation Orders made on 15 September 2017. As previously advised, this order requires the person concerned to remove themselves from the State and to remain out of the State. The enforcement of the Deportation Order is a matter for the Garda National...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Protected Disclosures Data (16 Oct 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I have been advised that from 1 January 2018 to 30 September 2018 the Department has not received any Protected Disclosures from Departmental staff (Vote 24). I can also advise the Deputy that up until 1 July 2018 the Head of Internal Audit in my Department was designated as the Recipient for Protected Disclosures in the Irish Prison Service (Vote 21), and received Disclosures from six...