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Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Jul 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I do not intend to repeat the points I made earlier except that my opposition to the various configuration of amendments before us from the different groups stems from the ultimate flaw, from my perspective and that of the Government, namely, that they do not facilitate the lay majority and the lay chair. I agree with the points made by former Minister, Senator McDowell, about the central...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Jul 2018)

Charles Flanagan: Section 19 contains standard provision for grounds for disqualification of a member of the commission. I have tabled a technical amendment to this provision to include the IHREC nominee. Having regard to the fact that amendment No. 60 is consequential on the reconfiguration of the legal and lay membership of the commission, as with any amendment consequential on amendment No. 14, I will not...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Emergency Accommodation Data (4 Jul 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The question of housing and provision of emergency housing is not within my remit as Minister for Justice and Equality. My Department does not have a role in this matter and records such as those referred to by the Deputy are not held or maintained by the Department of Justice and Equality. I am advised by the Garda authorities that neither are such records maintained by An Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Tribunals of Inquiry Recommendations (4 Jul 2018)

Charles Flanagan: In response to the Deputy's question, the Moriarty Tribunal made a number of recommendations which affected a number of Government Departments. As Minister for Finance I can only respond in relation to the recommendations made in relation to my own Department. The tribunal pointed out problems to be addressed in our system of financial regulation.  Poor supervision, an...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (4 Jul 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will appreciate, it is the Garda Commissioner who is responsible for the distribution of resources, including personnel and Garda station opening hours, 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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Contracts Data (4 Jul 2018)

Charles Flanagan: In respect of the Deputy’s question the following table outlines the number of occasions my Department has engaged polling companies and or Irish market researchers to conduct research on its behalf in each of the past two years, the names of such companies and the costs associated with same. Year work undertaken (i.e. 2016 or 2017) Name of Polling Company/Irish Market...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (4 Jul 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I have requested a report from An Garda Síochána in relation to the statistics sought by the Deputy and I will be in contact with the Deputy directly on receipt of this report.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (4 Jul 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Garda authorities that as part of the Garda Modernisation and Renewal Programme 2016 -2021, the Garda Commissioner provided for the review and restructuring of the Computer Crime Investigation Unit (CCIU), originally a unit under the auspices of the Garda Bureau of Fraud Investigation, to establish a dedicated cybercrime bureau to ensure An Garda Síochána has the...

Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Order for Report Stage (3 Jul 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I move: "That Report Stage be taken now."

Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (3 Jul 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I move amendment No. 1:In page 31, lines 31 and 32, to delete “(within the meaning of the Data Protection Act 1988)”. I thank the Ceann Comhairle, the Business Committee and Deputy O'Callaghan for facilitating what I would anticipate to be a short debate in a busy week. Amendment No. 1 is a technical amendment which, as Deputies will be aware, is a direct consequence of the...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (3 Jul 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I was outside when the Seanad voted on this issue.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (3 Jul 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I did no deal. I was outside in the anteroom when-----

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (3 Jul 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I was outside when the Seanad voted.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (3 Jul 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The vote is a great pity. I do not have anything to do with that.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (3 Jul 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I said I do not have anything to do with it.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (3 Jul 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I did not say I regretted it.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (3 Jul 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I said the vote took place. I do not have anything to do with the vote.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (3 Jul 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I did not regret the vote.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (3 Jul 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I did not say that.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (3 Jul 2018)

Charles Flanagan: Every time I come in here, without fail, I am misrepresented by Senator Norris. The only occasion on which I was not misrepresented was when he left the House before I replied. I did not regret the vote. I abide by the vote of the Seanad. I am dictated to by the vote of the Seanad.