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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Accidents Data (3 Nov 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Garda authorities that data in relation to the number of road traffic collisions is available on a Divisional basis only. The following table details the collision figures for the Kerry Division for the periods 2012, 2013, 2014 and to 2 November, 2015. These figures are provisional, operational and subject to change. Number of Road Traffic Collisions for the Kerry...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (3 Nov 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am informed by the Garda authorities and the Courts Service respectively that the statistics requested by the Deputy are currently being collated and I will contact the Deputy directly as soon as they are to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Bail Law (3 Nov 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will be aware the Central Statistics Office (CSO), as the national statistical agency, is responsible for the publication of recorded crime statistics. In relation to the matters referred to, I have requested the CSO to provide the available statistics directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Retirements (3 Nov 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I have been informed by the Garda Commissioner that for each of the past five years and to 31 October 2015, the latest date for which figures are readily available, the number of Gardai across all ranks who have departed from An Garda Síochána owing to voluntary retirement, compulsory retirement, cost neutral early retirement, medical discharge, resignation, or dismissal is as set...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences (3 Nov 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am informed by the Garda authorities and the Courts Service respectively that the statistics requested by the Deputy are currently being collated and I will contact the Deputy directly as soon as they are to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Sittings (3 Nov 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Deputy will be aware that, under the provisions of the Courts Service Act 1998, management of the courts, including the provision of venues for court sittings, is the responsibility of the Courts Service which is independent in exercising its functions. However, in order to be of assistance to the Deputy, I have had enquiries made and the Courts Service has informed me that the Court...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations (3 Nov 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: In terms of planned future investment, I recently announced the Garda Building and Refurbishment Programme 2016-2021 with the Minister of State at the Office of Public Works (OPW). The Programme provides for over €60 million in direct Exchequer funding as part of the Government’s Capital Plan 2016-2021 and a public private partnership. The direct Exchequer funding includes...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Property Registration Authority (3 Nov 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I can inform the Deputy that under the Registration of Deeds and Title Act 2006, the Property Registration Authority (PRA) was established as and from 4 November 2006. The PRA replaces the Registrar of Deeds and Titles as the registering authority in relation to property registration in Ireland and, subject to the above Act, is independent in the performance of its functions. The Deputy...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Charities Regulation (3 Nov 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: As I indicated on the establishment of the Charities Regulatory Authority, it has a wide range of functions under the Charities Act 2009, which are being introduced on a phased basis, beginning with the compilation of the statutory Register of Charities. I am informed that the initial priority of the Authority has been on the development of the Register. Some 8,500 CHY charities with tax...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Closed Circuit Television Systems (3 Nov 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am very conscious of the value that communities, especially rural communities, place on CCTV. With this in mind, I have instigated a review of the effectiveness of the Community CCTV Scheme in conjunction with the Garda authorities. The outcome of that review will inform future decisions on the continuation of the Scheme. The Deputy may also be aware that my colleague, the Minister...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (3 Nov 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will appreciate the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the distribution of personnel among the Garda Regions, Divisions, and Districts. Garda management keep this distribution under continual review in the context of crime trends and policing priorities so as to ensure that the best possible use is made of resources. I have been informed by the Garda Commissioner that the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Data (3 Nov 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: Decisions in relation to the provision and allocation of Garda vehicles are a matter for the Garda Commissioner in the light of her identified operational demands and the availability of resources. In that context, I am informed by the Garda authorities that the information requested by the Deputy in relation to the number of vehicles is as shown in the following tables:CORK WEST - FLEET...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations (3 Nov 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Garda Station Building and Refurbishment Programme 2016-2021 which I announced recently with my colleague the Minister of State at the Office of Public Works includes the development of a new District Headquarters Garda Station at Clonmel among the more than 30 locations around the country that will benefit under the Programme. While the majority of the projects will be financed through...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Spent Convictions Legislation (3 Nov 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 558, 560, 561 and 571 together. Before the Spent Convictions Bill could be enacted, a 2013 UK Court of Appeal judgment necessitated a review of the disclosure provisions in both the National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012 and the Spent Convictions Bill. This judgement in the UK Courts found that the policy of disclosure of all...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Station Refurbishment (3 Nov 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Garda Station Building and Refurbishment Programme 2016-2021 which I announced recently with my colleague the Minister of State at the Office of Public Works is based on agreed priorities which are established by An Garda Síochána. Over thirty locations around the country will benefit from the Programme which includes major refurbishment of stations/facilities including...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (3 Nov 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will appreciate the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the distribution of personnel among the Garda Regions, Divisions, and Districts. Garda management keep this distribution under continual review in the context of crime trends and policing priorities so as to ensure that the best possible use is made of resources. This Government is committed to the ongoing recruitment...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries Report (3 Nov 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Report of the Inter-Departmental Committee to establish the facts of State involvement with the Magdalen Laundries - otherwise known as the McAleese Report - submitted its report to Government in February 2013. Mr Justice Quirke was then asked by Government to make recommendations on an ex gratia scheme for the benefit of those women who were admitted to and worked in the Magdalen...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service (3 Nov 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will appreciate, judges are independent in matters concerning the exercise of judicial functions, subject only to the Constitution and the law. The conduct of and decision reached in any court case is a matter entirely for the presiding judge. If a person believes that their interests would be affected if a particular judge were to hear and determine the matter in question,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (3 Nov 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: The position is that the Minister for Health and I have recently reviewed, in the context of the forthcoming Public Health (Alcohol) Bill, matters relating to the structural separation of alcohol products from other products in mixed trading outlets such as supermarkets and convenience stores, including the putting in place of appropriate future enforcement mechanisms. We intend jointly to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Firearms Licences (3 Nov 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I recently announced fundamental long term reforms of firearms licensing including the establishment of a new Firearms Assessment and Appeals Authority. The primary function of the Authority will be to determine, on the basis of an objective assessment of all the issues, with safety of the public being paramount, whether particular forms of firearms may be licensed in the State, whether...