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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Property Services Regulation (6 Feb 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The position is that the Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 provides for the regulation of property services providers, i.e. auctioneers, letting agents and property management agents, by the Property Services Regulatory Authority. The Act implements a licensing system in respect of such property services providers and sets standards for the provision by licensees of the property...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Wards of Court (6 Feb 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will be aware, the High Court has jurisdiction in wards of court matters and management of the courts is the responsibility of the Courts Service, which is independent in exercising its functions under the Courts Service Act 1998. However, in order to be of assistance to the Deputy, I have had enquiries made and the Courts Service has informed me that the time taken to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Wards of Court (6 Feb 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will be aware, the High Court has jurisdiction in wards of court matters and management of the courts is the responsibility of the Courts Service, which is independent in exercising its functions under the Courts Service Act 1998.  However, in order to be of assistance to the Deputy, I have had enquiries made and the Courts Service has informed me that it has...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (6 Feb 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I can advise the Deputy that An Garda Síochána is working with the Central Statistics Office (CSO) to resolve an issue which emerged in relation to the classification of homicide offences. The expert oversight by the CSO of crime statistics is welcome in order to ensure that we can have confidence in the official crime statistics and can tailor our policies accordingly. The...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (6 Feb 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 233 and 234 together. I can assure the Deputy that An Garda Síochána is working with the Central Statistics Office (CSO) to resolve an issue which was identified by An Garda Síochána in relation to the classification of homicide offences. The expert oversight by the CSO of crime statistics is welcome in order to ensure that we can have...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service Data (6 Feb 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy is aware, 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, which include the provision of information on the courts system. However, in order to be of assistance to the Deputy, I have had enquiries made and the Courts Service...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Youth Diversion Projects (6 Feb 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The Garda Youth Diversion Programme is an essential part of Government strategy to help tackle youth crime, and it is very important that it operates effectively. As the Deputy is aware, a number of issues which impact on the effective administration of the Diversion Programme were identified following the completion, in June 2017, of an examination by the Garda Professional Services Unit...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid Service (6 Feb 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy is aware the Criminal Legal Aid Scheme is a vital element of the criminal justice system. The Criminal Justice (Legal Aid) Act 1962 provides that free legal aid may be granted in certain circumstances for the defence of persons of insufficient means in criminal proceedings. Under the 1962 Act, the courts, through the judiciary, are responsible for the granting of legal aid....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Disability Statistics (6 Feb 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The Make Work Pay report was published on 6 April 2017, following the deliberations of an interdepartmental group established under the Comprehensive Employment Strategy for People with Disabilities. The interdepartmental group considered a range of approaches across relevant departments to deliver on this commitment and made 24 recommendations under the broad headings of: reconfiguring the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (6 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 on-going, with a view to establishing whether the conditions for naturalisation, such as good character and lawful residence, are satisfied.  On completion of the necessary...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Office for Internet Safety (6 Feb 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The Office for Internet Safety (OIS) has two members of staff assigned to it. The Office coordinates the EU Safer Internet Programme for Ireland and channels EU funding to four partner bodies who in turn provide relevant internet safety services. The current EU funding runs from January 2017 to June 2019 and amounts to €770,850 (matched by equivalent funding from each body). The four...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Gambling Sector (6 Feb 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I have requested a report from the Garda authorities in relation to this matter and I will contact the Deputy when this report is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Support Services (6 Feb 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 the provision of employee welfare supports. I am informed by the Garda Commissioner that there is a variety of supports in place for members to assist them in dealing with...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification (6 Feb 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The International Protection Act 2015, which was fully commenced on 31 December 2016, brought about significant reforms to our international protection process. The most significant of these was the introduction of a single application procedure. By replacing the old multi-layered and sequential process, the single application procedure will bring certainty at a much earlier stage to those...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (6 Feb 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Act 2016 introduced controls by way of Regulations on a number of new psychoactive substances, certain pharmaceutical drugs and some other substances which are required to be controlled on foot of EC Decision 2005/387/JHA. One of the most significant effects of new Regulations made under the Act which came into force on 4 May 2017, relates...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Child Abuse (6 Feb 2018)

Charles Flanagan: Reports of child sex-tourism are of great concern in the fight against child sexual exploitation and the Government is strongly committed to combating child sexual abuse in every way possible. There are a number of legislative provisions in place to address sexual offences committed abroad by Irish citizens or persons ordinarily resident in Ireland. The Sexual Offences (Jurisdiction) Act...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Resources (6 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. The Deputy will be aware that the Programme for a Partnership Government recognises that Gardaí must have the modern technology and resources necessary to detect...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Rural Crime (6 Feb 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I want to assure the Deputy that I am very much aware of the impact of crime on rural communities, including the serious damage done by organised gangs who target rural areas to engage in burglary and other property-related crime. Such incidents cannot be tolerated in our society and this Government will continue to support An Garda Síochána in tackling the gangs, including mobile...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Public Procurement Contracts Data (6 Feb 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the contracts in question were put in place by An Garda Síochána. I will respond the Deputy when the information requested is available.  I might add that since the end of 2017, a new regime of EU Residents Permits has replaced the Garda National Immigration Bureau...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Public Procurement Contracts Data (6 Feb 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service of my Department that an open tender procedure has been held for the supply of the Irish Residence Permit cards.  A request for Tenders for the Supply of Polycarbonate Cards for the Irish EU Common Format Residence Permits dated 07 June 2017 was published on etenders.gov.ie and the Official Journal of the European...