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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Staff (24 Feb 2021)

Helen McEntee: The information requested by the Deputy is included in the table below, which sets out the number of staff in my Department by gender and pay grade. Please note that there is a staff member whose gender is unrecorded by my Department. Please also note that the table includes professional/technical posts as paid at the various grade bands provided. Grade Band Female...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Reviews (24 Feb 2021)

Helen McEntee: In response to the Deputy’s question, I have provided a list of the live studies, reviews and research undertaken or commissioned by my Department, including the scheduled completion date of each, in tabular format below. Study/Review/Research Scheduled Completion Date Methodological review: review different methods for sizing the illegal economy,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (24 Feb 2021)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 712 and 734 together. As the Deputy will be aware, the Garda Commissioner is, by law, responsible for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána, including personnel matters and deployment of resources. As Minister, I have no direct role in these decisions. I am assured, however, that Garda management keeps the distribution of resources...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (24 Feb 2021)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, the Garda Commissioner is by law responsible for the management of An Garda Síochána, including personnel matters and deployment of resources. As Minister, I have no role in these matters. I am assured, however, that Garda management keeps the distribution of resources under continual review in the context of crime trends and policing priorities, to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (24 Feb 2021)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, the Garda Commissioner is by law responsible for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána, including personnel matters and deployment of resources. As Minister, I have no direct role in these decisions. I am assured, however, that Garda management keeps the distribution of resources under continual review in the context of crime trends...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (24 Feb 2021)

Helen McEntee: The Deputy will be aware that the Garda Commissioner is, by law, responsible for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána, including personnel matters and deployment of resources. As Minister, I have no direct role in these decisions. I am assured, however, that Garda management keeps the distribution of resources under continual review in the context of crime trends...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (24 Feb 2021)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, the Garda Commissioner is, by law, responsible for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána, including personnel matters and deployment of resources. As Minister, I have no direct role in these decisions. I am assured, however, that Garda management keeps the distribution of resources under continual review in the context of crime trends...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Transfers (24 Feb 2021)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy may be aware, on foot of a number of relevant Supreme Court judgements, it is necessary to amend legislation which facilitates the transfer of prisoners from abroad to serve their sentences here in the State. The Government approved the General Scheme of the Transfer of Sentenced Persons (Amendment) Bill in 2019 in order to amend the Transfer of Sentenced Persons Acts 1995...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (24 Feb 2021)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, the Garda Commissioner has responsibility, by law, for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána and for the allocation and efficient use of Garda resources. This includes responsibility for the distribution of personnel across the various Garda Divisions. I am informed by the Garda authorities that Divisional Protective Services Units...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (24 Feb 2021)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977 (as amended) is the responsibility of my colleague the Minister for Health. In regards to the information requested of the number of persons convicted under Section 15A of the Act (as inserted by the Criminal Justice Act 1999), "Offence relating to possession of drugs with value of €13,000", I have been advised by the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (24 Feb 2021)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 720 and 721 together. The information requested by the Deputy in relation to the number of prisoners committed for a sexual offence in 2020 broken down by sentence length has been received from the Irish Prison Service and is provided in the table below. Less than 1 year 1 to < 2 Years 2 to <3 Years 3 to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Equipment (24 Feb 2021)

Helen McEntee: The Deputy will appreciate that the Garda Commissioner is responsible, by law, for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána, and I, as Minister, have no direct role in such matters. I have requested information from the Garda Commissioner in relation to this question and will write to the Deputy directly with the information sought, when it is available.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (24 Feb 2021)

Helen McEntee: The Deputy will be aware that the Garda Commissioner is by law responsible for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána, including operational matters and recording of crimes. As Minister, I have no direct role in these matters. The Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act 2001 provides for offences of theft, the handling of stolen property and the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Provision (24 Feb 2021)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, in accordance with the Garda Síochána Act 2005, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána. The allocation of Garda resources is a matter for the Commissioner, in light of identified operational demands. This includes the allocation of vehicles among the various Garda divisions. As...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Alcohol Sales (24 Feb 2021)

Helen McEntee: 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. This includes responsibility for granting applications for special exemption orders of the District Court, exempting the holder of an on-licence from the provisions of the Intoxicating Liquor Act 2003, relating to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Bench Warrants (24 Feb 2021)

Helen McEntee: The Deputy will be aware that the Garda Commissioner is, by law, responsible for the administration and business of An Garda Síochána, including the allocation of Garda resources in respect of identified operational demands. As Minister, I have no direct role in these decisions. As the Deputy will appreciate, difficulties in relation to the execution of warrants, including bench...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (24 Feb 2021)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC) has a hugely important role to play in ensuring that public confidence in An Garda Síochána is safeguarded and, as such, it has extensive powers under the Garda Síochána Act 2005. The Government is committed to ensuring that GSOC has the necessary supports and resources in order to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Correspondence (24 Feb 2021)

Helen McEntee: The Deputy refers to correspondence concerning legacy matters related to the troubles in Northern Ireland. The main focus of the correspondence is a series of ongoing independent UK police investigations or reviews into Northern Ireland legacy cases that are collectively described as the Kenova cases and are headed up by former Chief Constable Jon Boutcher. The Deputy will appreciate...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Private Security Authority (24 Feb 2021)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 729 to 731, inclusive, together. The Private Security Authority (PSA), established under the Private Security Services Act 2004, as amended, is responsible for the licensing and regulation of the private security industry in the State. The PSA is an independent statutory body under the aegis of my Department and I have no involvement in the day-to-day...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Private Security Authority (24 Feb 2021)

Helen McEntee: I can inform the Deputy that at the end of 2020 there were 1,760 Private Security Authority licences in circulation, comprising a total of 1,434 contractors. Some contractors have licences to operate in several sectors.