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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (17 Apr 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will be aware, the Central Statistics Office (CSO), as the national statistical agency, is responsible for the publication of the official recorded crime statistics. The Deputy will be aware that the CSO recommenced its publication of crime statistics "under reservation" on 28 March 2018 and I have requested the CSO to contact the Deputy directly in relation to the information...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Criminal Assets Bureau (17 Apr 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will know, the objectives and functions of the Criminal Assets Bureau are set out in sections 4 and 5 respectively of the Criminal Assets Bureau Act 1996. In summary, they require the Bureau to:  (i) identify and investigate the proceeds of criminal conduct; (ii) take action under the Proceeds of Crime Acts 1996-2016 to deny and deprive people of the benefit of...

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

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 599 and 600 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: Departmental Reports (17 Apr 2018)

Charles Flanagan: A scoping group was established to consider the availability of data and make recommendations on a study to identify the prevalence of sexual abuse and violence in Ireland today, and emerging trends. The agreed terms of reference for the scoping group are available on my Department's website. They provide that the group will report to the Cabinet Committee on Social Policy within 3...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Gangland Crime (17 Apr 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will be aware, community policing is at the heart of An Garda Síochána. It provides a means of recognising that every community - both urban and rural - has its own concerns and expectations. I am informed by the Garda Commissioner that the Garda National Model of Community Policing plays a key part in responding to crime by taking into account and responding to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Promotions (29 Mar 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 183 and 202 together. As the Deputy will appreciate, the distribution of personnel is a matter for the Garda Commissioner and I, as Minister have no direct role in the matter. I am assured by the Commissioner that Garda personnel assigned throughout the country, together with overall policing arrangements and operational strategies, are continually...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Criminal Law (29 Mar 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 continuous 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: Direct Provision System (29 Mar 2018)

Charles Flanagan: Direct Provision is the commonly used term to describe the support system in Ireland whereby State services including accommodation, food, health and education are directly provided to international protection applicants through the relevant Government Department or Agency. We do not know who or how many people will arrive on our shores today or tomorrow seeking international...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Closed-Circuit Television Systems Provision (29 Mar 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy is aware, my Department launched a Community-based CCTV grant-aid Scheme to assist groups in the establishment of community-based CCTV systems in their local areas. There has been an increasing level of enquiries relating to the Scheme. Some 11 applications have been received to date and I understand that a number of other applications are currently being...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Staff Training (29 Mar 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 188 and 189 together. There has been no training delivered on the use of social media in my Department and no costs have been incurred on social media training or consultancy since 2016. One member of staff in the Department's press office attended an event entitled “Campaigning for NGOs” hosted by a social media company in May 2017. Three...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service Administration (29 Mar 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the numbers of applications for naturalisation for the period from 2014 to date, broken down under the main categories referred to by the Deputy, are as provided in the following table: - 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018*  EU/EEA (of which UK in brackets) 2,600 (50) 3,500 (70)...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Civilian Staff Data (29 Mar 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 191 and 192 together. As the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the distribution of resources, including personnel and I, as Minister, have no direct role in the matter. The most recent figure available in respect of civilian staff employed by An Garda Síochána indicates that there are 2,254 full-time equivalents in the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (29 Mar 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned has had their permission to remain in the State renewed for a further one year period to 19 March 2019 . This decision was conveyed in writing to the person concerned by registered post dated 20 March 2018. Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Consultancy Contracts (29 Mar 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I can advise the Deputy that my Department has not procured services from the company in question during the period referred to.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Training (29 Mar 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will appreciate, it is the Garda Commissioner who is responsible for carrying on and managing and controlling generally the administration and business of An Garda Síochána including Garda training and I, as Minister, have no direct role in the matter. I have sought a report from the Garda Commissioner in relation to the information requested by the Deputy and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: EU Directives (29 Mar 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The Supreme Court Judgment acknowledges that a constitutional right to seek employment exists where no temporal limit is set for the processing of protection applications. The Government decided to utilise this opportunity to significantly broaden the scope of reform required by the judgement and  to ask the Oireachtas for permission to opt-in to the EU (recast) Reception Conditions...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications Data (29 Mar 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The Supreme Court’s decision to remove the absolute prohibition on International Protection applicants seeking access to the labour market took effect on February 9thof this year. From that day it became possible for International Protection applicants or their prospective employers to apply for an employment permit on the same basis as any non-EEA national. My Department has no role...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Data (29 Mar 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by An Garda Síochána that it is not possible in the time available to provide the details requested by the Deputy and that efforts to do so would require the expenditure of a disproportionate and inordinate amount of Garda resources and time. However, the Garda National Immigration Bureau are examining what available information can be compiled and I will revert to the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Controls (29 Mar 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I note that the report to which the Deputy refers which was published on 14 March 2018. The report refers to an earlier report from 10 years ago and draws conclusions from sample cases over a two year period.  My officials will study its contents over the coming period. Indeed, I am happy to note that officials of my Department, the Prison Service...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Training (29 Mar 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy will be aware that it is the Garda Commissioner who is responsible for carrying on and managing and controlling generally the administration and business of An Garda Síochána, including by arranging for the recruitment and training of the members of An Garda Síochána. I, as Minister, have no direct role in the matter. I have been informed by the Garda...