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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Public Sector Pensions (13 Feb 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I wish to advise the Deputy that Officials in my Department are aware of the matters raised and are engaging directly with the individual concerned in an effort to get the relevant records required to establish entitlement to a pension.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification Applications (13 Feb 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned made an application to have three other persons enter and remain in the State under family reunification provisions. This application, made under section 18(4) of the Refugee Act 1996, as amended, was refused on 30 November 2017. Given that the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Money Laundering (13 Feb 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I regret that I do not have readily available the information the Deputy is seeking. However I have sought a report from the Garda authorities and I will contact the Deputy again when this report is to hand. Notwithstanding the above, the Deputy will be aware that the Minister has no role in relation to how investigations are conducted. It is the role of the Garda Commissioner and his...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Public Sector Pensions (13 Feb 2018)

Charles Flanagan: It should be noted that the pension entitlements of each member of An Garda Síochána are calculated individually based on the particular service details of the individual. Estimates of pension entitlements for members of An Garda Síochána are available from my Department on request through the Garda Pensions Administration Section, Financial Shared Services, Killarney,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Policy Reviews (13 Feb 2018)

Charles Flanagan: In November, 2015, my Department held an open policy debate with a broad range of agencies and civil society organisations in relation to the establishment of a new Criminal Justice Inspectorate as an option to fulfil the inspection function under the UN Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (OPCAT). ...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Sentencing Policy (13 Feb 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will be aware, judges are independent in the matter of sentencing, as in other matters concerning the exercise of judicial functions, subject only to the Constitution and the law.  In regard to sentencing, the approach of the Oireachtas has generally been to specify in law a maximum penalty for an offence, so that a court, having considered all the circumstances of a case,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service (13 Feb 2018)

Charles Flanagan: My Department is currently working on the General Scheme of a Family Court Bill which will aim to streamline family law court processes, clarify jurisdictional issues and provide for a set of guiding principles to help ensure that the Family Court will operate in a user-friendly and efficient manner. The intention is to establish a dedicated Family Court within the existing court structures....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Youth Diversion Projects (13 Feb 2018)

Charles Flanagan: In 2017, my Department provided €13,290,518 in grant funding to support the delivery of the nationwide network of Garda Youth Diversion Projects.  A further €1,372,178 in grant funding was provided to support a range of other activities, including project work relating to Local Drugs Task Forces, pilot mentoring initiatives and measures to support training and best...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Equipment (13 Feb 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will appreciate, decisions in relation to the provision and allocation of Garda equipment and resources, including ICT, are a matter for the Garda Commissioner and I, as Minister, have no direct role in the matter. However, the Deputy will be aware from my response to Parliamentary Question No. 256 of 5 February 2018 that I have been informed by the Garda authorities that...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (13 Feb 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: Garda Deployment (13 Feb 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: Gangland Crime (13 Feb 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I can assure the Deputy that tackling organised crime activity is a key ongoing priority for both the Government and An Garda Síochána. An Garda Síochána's Policing Plan sets out the priorities of An Garda Síochána in tackling organised crime activity including its continued commitment to pro-actively target groups and individuals engaged in criminal...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (13 Feb 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: Garda Transport Data (13 Feb 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 and I, as Minister, have no direct role in the matter. However, I am informed by the Garda authorities that there are some 81 Garda vehicles allocated to the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (13 Feb 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 273, 274 and 283 together. As I advised the Dáil last week, An Garda Síochána is working, with input from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) as appropriate, to resolve an issue which was identified by An Garda Siochána in relation to the classification of homicide offences. The expert oversight by the CSO of crime statistics is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Public Service Vehicles (13 Feb 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy will be aware that the issuing and revoking of Public Service Vehicle (PSV) licences is an operational matter for An Garda Síochána. I am advised by the Garda authorities that the Garda Commissioner’s functions pursuant to Section 70 of the Taxi Regulations Act 2013 to issue / revoke a PSV licence have been delegated by the Commissioner to each Divisional Officer...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Work Permits Eligibility (13 Feb 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy will be aware that on Friday last, 9 February, the Supreme Court made a Final Order striking down the prohibition on the right to seek work for protection applicants in the International Protection Act 2015. This effectively means that all applicants in the protection process may now apply for an employment permit from the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation. This...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (13 Feb 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the processing of the application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to by the Deputy is ongoing and will be submitted to me for decision as expeditiously as possible. As the Deputy will appreciate, the granting of Irish citizenship through naturalisation is a privilege...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (13 Feb 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: Garda Data (13 Feb 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...