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Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (17 May 2018)

Charles Flanagan: It is not the Government. The Government has nothing to do with it.

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (17 May 2018)

Charles Flanagan: No.

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (17 May 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The introduction of contentious issues such as that are surely out of order.

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (17 May 2018)

Charles Flanagan: This is a team.

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Order for Report Stage (17 May 2018)

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

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (17 May 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I move amendment No. 1:In page 7, line 7, to delete “through committees of” and substitute “by”. I do not intend to spend much time on this group of amendments as all of the Government amendments address some unfinished drafting business from Committee Stage. They all relate to the removal from the Bill of references to the relevant committee structure. On...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Closed-Circuit Television Systems (17 May 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I thank Senator James Reilly for raising this important issue. The Senator will be aware that the Programme for a Partnership Government commits to supporting investment in CCTV systems. In pursuance of this commitment, a new community-based CCTV grant-aid scheme was launched by my Department in April 2017 to assist groups in the setting up of community-based CCTV systems in their local...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Closed-Circuit Television Systems (17 May 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I thank the Senator for raising this important matter in the Seanad this morning. I reiterate that a long-standing statutory requirement for community CCTV systems is that the proposal must have, inter alia, the prior support of the appropriate and relevant local authority. That local authority must, in accordance with the law, act as data controller. That is set out in the 2006 order and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (17 May 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am assuming that the Deputy is referring to non-EEA nationals who have applied to come to Ireland or remain here by virtue of being a spouse or partner of an Irish national and not by any other basis. I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that immediate family members of Irish citizens who apply and are granted immigration status by INIS...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (17 May 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 108 and 109 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 Deployment (17 May 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner 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 made of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (17 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: Insurance Fraud (17 May 2018)

Charles Flanagan: Recommendation 26 of the ‘Report on the Cost of Motor Insurance’, published in January 2017, relates to exploring the potential for further cooperation between the insurance sector and An Garda Síochána regarding insurance fraud investigation. Specifically, this involves considering the feasibility of establishing a specialised and dedicated insurance fraud unit...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Private Security Industry Regulation (17 May 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The Private Security Authority, established under the Private Security Services Act 2004 (as amended), is the statutory body with responsibility for the licensing and regulation of private investigators in the State. The Authority is an independent body under the aegis of my Department and I have no involvement in its day to day operations. The licensing of Private Investigators commenced...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Wards of Court (17 May 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The Report on Wards of Court of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice and Equality recommended that a comprehensive audit be conducted of cases identified by the group referenced which they believe had funds significantly depleted during the financial crisis 2007–2009. As the Deputy will be aware, the High Court has jurisdiction in wards of court matters and management of the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Probate Data (17 May 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 115 and 116 together. The Probate Office is an office of the High Court and management of the courts is the responsibility of the Courts Service, which is independent in exercising its functions under the Courts Service Act 1998. Probate functions are also carried out by County Registrars at District Probate Registries in 14 provincial court offices. ...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Programme (17 May 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy will be aware that the establishment of the Independent Commission on Information Retrieval (ICIR) arises as one element of the framework of measures agreed in the Stormont House Agreement of 2014 The purpose of the ICIR will be to facilitate, in a systematic way, the private disclosure of information to the families of those victims who died as a result of troubles-related...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Rights of Way Registration (17 May 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The position is that section 38 of the Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Act 2009 was amended by section 38 of the Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011 in order to extend from 3 years to 12 years the period for registering rights of way acquired by prescription based on a user period under the law applicable before commencement of the 2009 Act. While I have no plans at present to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (17 May 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by my officials in the Irish Prison Service (IPS) that considerable efforts have been made to facilitate prisoner voting. The IPS has fully complied with the provisions of the Electoral Amendment Act 2006 in the context of facilitating prisoner voting in general and local elections and referenda, as follows: Information on voting is contained in the induction packs...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification Applications (17 May 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the spouse of the person referred to is the subject of a valid Deportation Order made on 20 June 2002. Representations were received, pursuant to the provisions of section 3(11) of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), requesting that the Deportation Order be revoked. Following the detailed...