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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Data (21 Mar 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will appreciate, decisions in relation to the provision and allocation of Garda vehicles are a matter for the Garda Commissioner in light of his identified operational demands and the availability of resources. As Minister, I have no direct role in the matter. However, I have been informed by the Garda authorities that nine large vans have been commissioned by An Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (21 Mar 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy will appreciate that the management of the Garda Vote is the responsibility of the Garda Commissioner as the accounting officer for An Garda Síochána and, as Minister, I have no function in relation to the matter. In this context, the Commissioner is fully accountable to the Public Accounts Committee and the Comptroller and Auditor General in relation the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Stardust Fire (21 Mar 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 218 to 222, inclusive, together. My Department has recently provided a copy of the expert report from the firm "Cremer and Warner Ireland Ltd." to the Stardust Victims' Committee. The persons referred to in the "Details supplied" associated with the Deputy's Parliamentary Questions Nos. 219 and 221 were engaged by the firm concerned at the time of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda College (21 Mar 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will be aware under the Garda Síochána Act 2005 it is the Garda Commissioner who is the Accounting Officer for the Garda Vote and is in law responsible for ensuring that the appropriate controls apply to expenditure within the organisation. The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) is an organ of the European Union and is independent in the performance of its...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Ministerial Staff Data (21 Mar 2018)

Charles Flanagan: Insofar as non-civil service appointments are concerned I can confirm that I have two special advisors - Ms Sarah Kavanagh and Mr. Tom Fabozzi. Both advisors are remunerated on the Principal Officer standard pay scale (PPC).  The appointment of both advisors was conducted in line with the guidelines from the Department of Public and Expenditure and Reform on Ministerial...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (21 Mar 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the application referred to was refused on the 1 November 2017, and the applicant was advised accordingly. The applicant was also advised of their right to appeal the decision but an appeal was not submitted. While it is open to any visa required national to apply for a visa for any...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Judgments (21 Mar 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As I stated in response to the Deputy's previous question, I am aware of the case to which he refers.  As I also stated then, the award in this case was made by the Supreme Court. While I should emphasise that I was not a party to these proceedings and am not a party to any discussions aimed at resolving the issues, I have had further enquires made with the Chief State...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Funding (20 Mar 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The Safer Internet Ireland project operates as a partnership between the Office for Internet Safety (OIS) in my Department and four stakeholder bodies funded under the EU Safer Internet programme. The EU funding covers 50% of the actions carried out by the partner bodies in accordance with a formal agreement. The remaining 50% of the funding for the actions of the partner bodies is provided...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Banking (20 Mar 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I wish to inform the Deputy that negative interest costs incurred by my Department and Agencies under the remit of my Department's Vote (Vote 24) amounted to €22,320.19, for the year ended 31st December 2017. This banking cost arose for the most part in relation to the payment and receipt processing operations of the Justice Financial Shared Services Centre, which...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Advertising Expenditure (20 Mar 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The following table details relevant expenditure in my Department since January 2017. The work contracted has allowed valuable public attention to be drawn to important issues such as human trafficking and domestic violence: DATE EXPENDITURE SERVICE COMPANY CONTRACTED 01/02/2017 €5,018 Media buying services for National Awareness Campaign on Domestic Violence PHD Media (Ireland)...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Terrorism (20 Mar 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will be aware, one of the key responsibilities of my Department is to ensure the internal security of the State. The primarily role of the Security Division within the Department is to develop policies and strategies to support the delivery of security services and to assist the relevant authorities in deploying responses to any threat to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Data (20 Mar 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will appreciate, decisions in relation to the provision and allocation of Garda vehicles are a matter for the Garda Commissioner in light of his identified operational demands and the availability of resources. As Minister, I have no direct role in the matter. However, the information requested by the Deputy, as provided by the Garda authorities is as follows: 4 Wheel Drive...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Data (20 Mar 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will appreciate, decisions in relation to the provision and allocation of Garda vehicles are a matter for the Garda Commissioner in light of his identified operational demands and the availability of resources.  I, as Minister, have no direct role in the matter. I am informed by the Garda authorities that the DMR South Division, of which Tallaght District...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Provision (20 Mar 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will appreciate, decisions in relation to the provision and allocation of Garda vehicles are a matter for the Garda Commissioner in light of his identified operational demands and the availability of resources.  I, as Minister, have no direct role in the matter. I am informed by the Garda authorities that the position of the Garda fleet on 28 February 2018 was as follows: ...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service Appeals (20 Mar 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I have been informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned was refused a residence card  on 10 July 2017 as they were not in compliance with the relevant provisions of the European Communities (Free Movement of Persons) Regulations 2015. I also understand that INIS received an application for a review of that...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Staff Data (20 Mar 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will be aware the Public Appointments Service (PAS) is the centralised provider of recruitment, assessment and selection services for the Civil Service. My Department engage and work with the Public Appointments Service on an ongoing basis to secure the appointment of officers at general service grades and officers with specific experience and qualifications to fill posts within...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Public Sector Staff Data (20 Mar 2018)

Charles Flanagan: Following advice from the National Emergency Coordinating Committee, all of the Department’s offices in Leinster and Munster were closed on Thursday 1 March and Friday 2 March apart from staff providing essential services in areas such as the Border Management Unit, Dublin Airport, the Irish Prison Service and An Garda Siochana.  Staff with remote access were requested to attend...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Peace Commissioners Data (20 Mar 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I wish to advise the Deputy that Peace Commissioner records are appointment based and they do not always reflect the actual situation on the ground because the Department is reliant on the Peace Commissioners themselves and other interested parties, to advise of changes which may occur subsequent to appointment e.g. death, retirement, inactivity or relocation. While every effort is made...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Internet Safety (20 Mar 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 307, 315 and 316 together. The Department of Justice and Equality is the lead Department in terms of the criminal and legal aspects of Internet safety. As the Deputy will be aware, the Department of the Taoiseach has recently convened a cross-Departmental group to consider a whole of Government approach to online safety matters and I am working with my...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Resources (20 Mar 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. I understand that Garda management keeps this distribution of resources under continual review in the context of crime trends and policing priorities so as to ensure that...