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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: Ministerial Functions (13 Feb 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I thank the Deputy for raising this matter. I believe it fitting, a century on from when women first became eligible to vote, that we reflect on the significant role played by the pioneering women of the suffragette movement in shaping the world in which we live today. The Deputy will be aware that the power of pardon rests solely with the President under the Constitution (Article...

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

Charles Flanagan: I am informed by the Director General of the Irish Prison Service that it is an occupational requirement for employment in the prison service that persons employed therein are fully physically capable of meeting the challenges of the job and are available to fully undertake the range of functions that they may be called upon to perform. While the Irish Prison Service will endeavour to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Forensic Science Ireland (13 Feb 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 285 to 290, inclusive, together. Forensic Science Ireland (FSI) plays a major and valued role in the investigation of crime in Ireland. Insofar as recruitment to FSI is concerned, there is no evidence that the most recent recruitment competitions for Forensic Scientist Grade III have not been a success. As the table shows, 16 persons have already been...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Drugs Seizures (13 Feb 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy is referring to the substance called "fentanyl". Fentanyl is a powerful synthetic opioid analgesic, similar to morphine but considerably more potent. It is typically used in the medical profession to treat patients with severe pain, to manage pain after surgery, or to treat patients with chronic pain who are physically intolerant to other opioids.  I am informed by the...

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

Charles Flanagan: A divisional Garda Youth Diversion Project (GYDP) service delivery model was introduced in County Kerry in 2015.  This new pilot approach, known as the Kerry Realignment Project, was implemented by Kerry Diocesan Youth Services in conjunction with the Kerry Division of An Garda Síochána. I am advised that an independent evaluation of the operation of this model...

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

Charles Flanagan: I can inform the Deputy that my Department is obliged to carry out a call for proposals process during 2018 in relation to the provision of Garda Youth Diversion Project (GYDP) services, to fully comply with requirements related to the co-funding of projects by the European Social Fund Programme for Employability, Inclusion and Learning 2014-2020. GYDPs deliver a valuable...

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

Charles Flanagan: A scoping group has been 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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Resources (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 is...

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

Charles Flanagan: I am aware of the newspaper article referred to by the Deputy, however, the Deputy will appreciate that it is not appropriate for me to comment on a journalist's source material. The Deputy is also fully aware that I have no role, as Minister for Justice and Equality, in relation to Garda operational matters, which fall within the remit of the Garda Commissioner. However, I have again...

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

Charles Flanagan: As indicated in replies to PQ 45745/17 and PQ 52939/17, I sought and received a report from the Garda Commissioner in relation to the number of weapons that were stolen from houses and vehicles in the past five years.  As indicated in response to PQ 52939/17 of 12 December 2017 clarification has been sought from the Commissioner on the information provided in the report, which...

Seanad: Data Protection Bill 2018: Second Stage (8 Feb 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am pleased to have the opportunity to launch the Data Protection Bill 2018 in Seanad Éireann. I look forward to hearing the contributions of Senators and I hope they will support this important Bill. My officials are available to any Member who wishes to receive a detailed briefing on technical aspects of the legislation. In this regard, a more formal briefing will be provided for...

Seanad: Data Protection Bill 2018: Second Stage (8 Feb 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I thank Senators for their contributions and I am grateful for the broad support the Bill has received in the Seanad. I acknowledge that there are issues to which we will have to return on Committee Stage. I note, in particular, the comments of Senator Higgins and hope, in the spirit of being constructive, to return, at an appropriate time, to any issues Senators agree could constitute an...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Youth Diversion Projects (8 Feb 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The statutory framework relating to young offenders and the Garda Diversion Programme is set out in the Children Act 2001. The operation of the Garda Diversion Programme is supported by the nationwide network of Garda Youth Diversion Projects (GYDPs). There are now 105 of these projects in place nationally. GYDPs are community based, multi-agency, crime prevention initiatives which...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (8 Feb 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I would refer the Deputy to my response to his Parliamentary Question No. 582 on 11 September 2017. I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the situation remains unchanged. The Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department have received a request for permission to remain in the State by the person concerned....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection (8 Feb 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The position is that Article 57 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) confers a range of sanctioning powers on the data protection authorities of the Member States. These include possible warnings and reprimands; enforcement orders to bring processing operations into compliance with the GDPR or to facilitate exercise of data subject rights; and prohibition orders to restrict data...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal Data (8 Feb 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal administers the Scheme of Compensation for Personal Injuries Criminally Inflicted (General Scheme). Under the terms of the Scheme, the Tribunal is entirely independent in the matter of individual decisions on applications for compensation. Between 2012 and 2017, a total of 1,284 applications were received, and the number of cases in which...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Strategic Communications Unit (8 Feb 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I understand that as part of the Strategic Communication Unit’s work to better coordinate existing communications across Government, it is engaged in a series of meetings with senior officials from across government. I, along with a small number of senior officials in my Department, met with the Unit’s Director on 5 October 2017. My special adviser also attended the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal Applications (8 Feb 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal administers the Scheme of Compensation for Personal Injuries Criminally Inflicted on Prison Officers. Under the terms of the Scheme, the Tribunal is entirely independent in the matter of individual decisions on applications for compensation under the Scheme. The Deputy will appreciate that in these circumstances I cannot comment on individual...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (8 Feb 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 152 to 155, inclusive, 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...