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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Investigations (23 May 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Prison Service that the enquiry into this matter was considered an operational matter and it was not envisaged that it would be published or furnished to any party to the enquiry. As was outlined in Parliamentary Question 156 of 8 February 2018 there were legal and procedural flaws identified in the way the enquiry was conducted and a second external investigator was...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Protected Disclosures (23 May 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy is aware, the Protected Disclosures Act was enacted in 2014 to allow employees to bring alleged wrongdoing to the attention of the appropriate authorities. The Act also affords very important protections to persons making protected disclosures and specifically included the GSOC as a designated body for receipt of protected disclosures. The protections afforded under the Act...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (23 May 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy is aware when a person comes to Ireland seeking international protection status under international law, the State offers inter alia full bed and board including all utilities, medical facilities ensuring the applicant’s basic needs are met while their application is being processed. This is referred to as ‘direct provision’ and not all applicants take up...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Training (23 May 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As you will appreciate, it is the Garda Commissioner who has statutory responsibility for carrying on and managing and controlling generally the administration and business of An Garda Síochána including training and I, as Minister, have no direct role in the matter. It is important to say that members of An Garda Síochána undertake a wide variety of roles that require...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Training (23 May 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As you will appreciate, it is the Garda Commissioner who has statutory responsibility for carrying on and managing and controlling generally the administration and business of An Garda Síochána including training and I, as Minister, have no direct role in the matter. It is important to say that members of An Garda Síochána undertake a wide variety of roles that require...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Reserve (23 May 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 on the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Foreign Conflicts (23 May 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will appreciate that, like all other open and democratic societies Ireland faces a threat from international or jihadi-inspired terrorism. The expert assessment is that while an attack here is possible, it is unlikely. The Garda Authorities will continue to take all necessary security measures, supported where required by the Defence Forces, that are proportionate to the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Anti-Social Behaviour (23 May 2018)

Charles Flanagan: At the outset, I would like to thank the Deputy for raising this issue and my reply, a copy of which the Deputy should now have, includes figures most readily available from An Garda Síochána in relation to anti-social behaviour warnings. The figures are broken down by Garda region and are voluminous in nature, but I hope the Deputy finds the information useful. I can assure the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Refugee Resettlement Programme (23 May 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As I previously stated in my reply to Deputy Boyd Barrett in Parliamentary Question 52 of 6 February 2018 and in recent correspondence, there are established and successful pathways for resettlement in Ireland. While Ireland participates in a resettlement programme led by the UNHCR, it is the UNHCR which assesses each case and makes a referral to a participating State. The selection of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Gangland Crime (23 May 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I can inform the Deputy that An Garda Síochána have made important progress in tackling the insidious threat of organised crime, particularly in Dublin’s North Inner-City. There is ongoing contact between officials from the Department of Justice and Equality and An Garda Síochána to ensure a proactive approach is taken to combatting those who seek to carry out such...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (23 May 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned applied for temporary residence in the State based on parentage of an Irish Citizen Child on 23 October 2017. The application was not accepted and returned to the person concerned as a national passport was not provided - this is a mandatory document required to process any...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations (23 May 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy will appreciate that the programme of replacement and refurbishment of Garda accommodation is progressed by the Garda authorities working in close cooperation with the Office of Public Works (OPW), which has the responsibility for the provision and maintenance of Garda accommodation. This includes identifying and progressing any necessary remedial or refurbishment works required at...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Internet Safety (23 May 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The position is that Article 8 of the GDPR specifies a ‘digital age of consent’ of 16 years but allows Member States to provide for a lower age, but not below 13 years. It will mean that providers of information society services must make reasonable efforts to obtain the consent of the holder of parental responsibility over the child where such services are offered directly to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Contracts (23 May 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I wish to confirm to the Deputy that the information sought cannot be provided in the time allowed. As soon as the information has been collated I will write to the Deputy on the matter.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Investigation (23 May 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will appreciate, the investigation of crime is a matter for An Garda Síochána and the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the deployment of all Garda resources, including personnel.  I have no role in such matters. I have been advised by the Garda authorities that in general terms responsibility for the investigation of criminal offences...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (23 May 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 is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Human Trafficking (23 May 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by officials of my Department that the correspondence referred to by the Deputy has been acknowledged and that officials are examining same and a response will issue within the time lines provided. The Atypical Scheme for Sea Fishers was established as a cross Departmental response to address the matter of non-EEA workers on certain categories of vessels in the Irish fishing...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service Data (23 May 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 103 and 114 together. As the Deputy will be aware, under the provisions of the Courts Service Act 1998, management of the courts is the responsibility of the Courts Service, which is independent in exercising its functions. Furthermore, the scheduling of court cases and the allocation of court business is a matter for the Presidents of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Criminal Prosecutions Data (23 May 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I have requested a report from the Garda authorities regarding the information sought by the Deputy and I will contact him directly when the report is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Gangland Crime (23 May 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As I have indicated previously, tackling organised crime activity is a key ongoing priority for both the Government and An Garda Síochána.  An Garda Síochána's Policing Plan sets out the priorities of An Garda Síochána in tackling organised crime activity including its continued commitment to pro-actively target groups and individuals engaged in...