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Data Protection Bill 2018: Report Stage (15 May 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I move amendment No. 2:In page 17, to delete lines 13 to 25 and substitute the following:“(2) Every regulation made under this Act, other than under section 50, 59 or 72, shall be laid before each House of the Oireachtas as soon as may be after it is made. (3) Either House of the Oireachtas may, by a resolution passed within 21 sitting days after the day on which a regulation is laid...

Data Protection Bill 2018: Order for Report Stage (15 May 2018)

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

Data Protection Bill 2018: Report Stage (15 May 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am unsure of the extent to which I can short-circuit the debate. We have 150 amendments and we are going to have some intense debate in the coming days. 8 o’clock In response to Deputy Clare Daly's invitation to provide her with an assurance, I cannot give her an assurance in the form of a guarantee. However, I can say that while there is not an absolute or clear definition in...

Order of Business (15 May 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The heads are in the course of preparation at the moment. I expect to be in a position to bring something to Cabinet later this year.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Closed-Circuit Television Systems Provision (15 May 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy is aware, my Department has launched a community-based CCTV grant-aid scheme to assist groups in the establishment of community-based CCTV systems in their local areas. Under the scheme, eligible community groups can apply for grant-aid of up to 60% of the total capital cost of a proposed CCTV system, up to a maximum grant of €40,000. Upon approval of the grant, the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (15 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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification Applications (15 May 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the application referred to was received by the Visa Office in Dublin on 28 March 2018. All visa applications are dealt with in chronological order by date of receipt within the particular category. Such applications, where the sponsor is an Irish national, can normally be expected to be dealt...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Contracts Data (15 May 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I wish to inform the Deputy that no expenditure was incurred by my Department, or Agencies under the remit of my Department's Vote (Vote 24), to any of the companies specified, since 2010. I have requested that other relevant bodies and agencies under the remit of my Department contact the Deputy directly in the event that any such contracts exist within their specific areas of responsibility.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Safety Data (15 May 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: Work Permits Eligibility (15 May 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The Supreme Court has acknowledged that it is a matter for the Executive to determine immigration policy. However, it found that in a system where there is no limit on the timeframe within which an application for international protection is determined, the applicants’ constitutional rights would be breached. The Government responded to the Supreme Court decision by agreeing to opt...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection (15 May 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy is aware, during earlier Seanad discussions on the Data Protection Bill 2018, and more recent discussion in the Select Committee, I explained the background to the Government's decision in favour of a digital age of consent of 13 years. I referred in particular to submissions that my Department and the Government Data Forum had received in response to the public...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Ceremonies (15 May 2018)

Charles Flanagan: Formal citizenship ceremonies were introduced in June 2011 for the first time since the foundation of the State. The ceremonies, which have been met with universal approval, are held at no extra cost to applicants, allow large numbers of candidates for citizenship make their statutory declaration of fidelity to the Irish nation and loyalty to the State and receive their certificate of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Commissions of Inquiry (15 May 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 296, 300, 301, 303 and 304 together. I am aware of the recent coverage about the death of the person in question and her infant baby in 1984. This was a particularly tragic case and one that still resonates with the Irish people after all this time. I am advised by the Garda authorities that an inquest was held into the death of the person in question...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Data (15 May 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I wish to advise the Deputy that the Irish Prison Service collates and publishes the prisoner population breakdown, including those serving prison sentences, on a daily basis and this information is available on the Irish Prison Service website www.irishprisons.ie.. The average number of prisoners in custody in Limerick Prison is outlined in the following table: Daily Average Male Female...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service Expenditure (15 May 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am informed by the Irish Prison Service that individual prisons do not have a separate budget allocations. Instead each budget area is managed centrally by the appropriate Directorate in Irish Prison Service Headquarters. The overall budget allocated to the Irish Prison Service 2013 - 2018 and the overall expenditure in Limerick prison for the period 2013 – Apr 2018 are included in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (15 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: Crime Data (15 May 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: Legal Aid Service Data (15 May 2018)

Charles Flanagan: In accordance with the provisions of the Civil Legal Aid Act, 1995, the Legal Aid Board is independent in the exercise of its functions. In particular, Section 11 of the Act provides that the staffing of the legal aid functions is determined the Board. I am advised by the Board that there has been a total of 56 promotions made in the Legal Aid Board from 2014 to date. Of these 32 were...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Status (15 May 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will be aware, entitlement to Irish citizenship is governed by the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956, as amended. The Act provides that if either of a child's parents was, at the time of that child's birth, an Irish citizen, that child is an Irish citizen irrespective of the place of birth. In this particular case as neither parent was an Irish citizen at the time of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Staff Data (15 May 2018)

Charles Flanagan: Primary responsibility for dealing with North-South co-operation and Northern Ireland related issues rests with the Northern Ireland Division in my Department. There are 12 members of staff assigned to that Division, two of whom are on secondment to the British-Irish Joint Secretariat in Belfast. This Division also deals with security matters. Aside from this specific area of my...