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Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2018)

Charles Flanagan: Relevant or redundant.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Data (11 Jul 2018)

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

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Leave to Remain (11 Jul 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that registration and renewal of immigration permissions for Dublin City and County is carried out at its Burgh Quay Offices. To ensure customers do not have to queue for services, an online appointment booking system has been put in place.  Appointments are released Monday...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Drugs Seizures (11 Jul 2018)

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: Crime Data (11 Jul 2018)

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

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid (11 Jul 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The provision of civil legal aid in the State is delivered by the Legal Aid Board pursuant to the Civil Legal Aid Act 1995 and the Civil Legal Aid Regulations 1996 to 2017. There are significant demands on the Board and I am conscious that this gives rise to waiting times for certain services at most of the Board's law centres.  However, waiting times have been reduced over the last...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Releases (11 Jul 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy is aware the Irish Prison Service collates and publishes the prisoner population breakdown, including those on temporary release, on a daily basis and this information is available on the Irish Prison Service website. The information requested by the Deputy in relation to the type of offence which the person on temporary release was convicted of, is set out in the following...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Warrants (11 Jul 2018)

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

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Sex Offenders Notification Requirements (11 Jul 2018)

Charles Flanagan: There are 121 persons being supervised by the Probation Service under the conditions of a Post Release Supervision Order as provided for in Part 5 of the Sex Offenders Act 2001 at the end of June 2018. A regional breakdown of this number is illustrated in following table. Breakdown classified by Offence Group on 6/07/2018 Region Number Dublin North and North East 27 Dublin...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Probation and Welfare Service Staff (11 Jul 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The Probation Service is the lead agency in the assessment and management of offenders in our communities. It has a national remit with services delivered locally by staff based in 35 community based offices and also in 12 prisons. The Probation Service is structured into 7 operational regions, of which 5 are geographical operational regions and 2 are national operational...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (11 Jul 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the carrying on and managing generally the administration and business of the An Garda Síochána including by arranging for the recruitment, training and appointment of the Reserve members. As Minister, I have no direct role in the matter. I am advised by the Commissioner that the strength of the Reserve...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (11 Jul 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 Operations (11 Jul 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 252 to 254, inclusive, together. As the Deputy is aware, detailed guidelines governing the procedures and processes for the use of Covert Human Intelligence Sources (CHIS) by An Garda Síochána are set out in the Code of Practice referred to by the Deputy. The Deputy will understand that it is the policy not to comment on the specifics of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Resources (11 Jul 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy will appreciate that it is the Garda Commissioner who is primarily responsible for managing and controlling generally the administration and business of An Garda Síochána including the effective and efficient use of the resources available to An Garda Síochána. As Minister, I have no direct role in the matter. I have asked the Garda Commissioner for the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Training (11 Jul 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 257, 260 and 261 together. The Deputy will appreciate that it is the Garda Commissioner who is primarily responsible for managing and controlling generally the administration and business of An Garda Síochána including training. Notwithstanding the information provided by Minister of State Stanton in response to your Question No. 256 of today's...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (11 Jul 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 258, 274 and 275 together. I can advise the Deputy that all members of An Garda Síochána are tasked with enforcing all legislation relating to criminal matters, including the relevant provisions relating to racist behaviour. On receipt of any complaint, the matter is the subject of a full investigation by An Garda Síochána and, on...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Ethnic Liaison (11 Jul 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 262 and 263 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. Garda management keeps this distribution of resources under continual review in the context of crime trends and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (11 Jul 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy will appreciate that the decision as to whether or not a prosecution should be taken, and for what offence, is solely a matter for the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) and I have no role in this regard. However, to be of assistance to the Deputy I have requested a report from the Garda authorities in relation to this matter and I will contact the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Ministerial Advisers Data (11 Jul 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I have one full time media advisor whose salary is €91,943, i.e. the third point of the Principal Officer scale.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (11 Jul 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 266 and 267 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. Garda management keeps this distribution of resources under continual review in the context of crime trends and...