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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences Data (30 Jan 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Garda authorities that as of 30 November 2017, there were 58 positive roadside drug tests conducted since the commencement of the legislation in April 2017. I have requested an update to end December 2017 from An Garda Síochána and will be in contact with the Deputy directly once it is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Drug and Alcohol Testing (30 Jan 2018)

Charles Flanagan: While the enforcement of road traffic legislation is an operational matter for An Garda Síochána, I have requested information from the Garda authorities in relation to the number of mandatory intoxicant testing checkpoints in 2017 and I will be in contact with the Deputy directly on receipt of a Garda report.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences Data (30 Jan 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Garda authorities that as of 30 November 2017, there were 58 positive roadside drug tests conducted since the commencement of the legislation in April 2017. I have requested an update to end December 2017, broken down by county, from An Garda Síochána and will be in contact with the Deputy directly once it is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences Data (30 Jan 2018)

Charles Flanagan: While the enforcement of road traffic legislation is an operational matter for An Garda Síochána, I have requested information from the Garda authorities in relation to the number of mandatory intoxicant testing checkpoints by county in 2017 and I will be in contact with the Deputy directly on receipt of a Garda report.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences Data (30 Jan 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Garda authorities that the following table details the number of positive roadside drug tests conducted each month since the commencement of the legislation in April 2017 to 30 November 2017.  Number of number of positive roadside drug tests conducted each month in 2017 since the commencement of the legislation in April 2017 to 30 November 2017* Month Amount April...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Drug and Alcohol Testing (30 Jan 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will be aware, the legislation governing the conduct of preliminary road side drug tests is the Road Traffic Act 2016, which falls under the remit of my colleague, the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Mr. Shane Ross, T.D..  I have been advised that the following drugs are provided for under this legislation:  THC (Cannabis), Cocaine, Opiates and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Child Protection (30 Jan 2018)

Charles Flanagan: In late 2016, the Department of Justice and Equality launched a consultation process and invited submissions from interested parties on the “digital age of consent” to apply in this jurisdiction under Article 8 of the General Data Protection Regulation.  The Government Data Forum, which brings together legal and data protection experts, business representatives from SMEs...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service Administration (30 Jan 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 has advised...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Organised Crime (30 Jan 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy may be aware, Operation Thistle was set up in February 2016 to target the activities of organised criminals in the DMR South Central Division. Operation Thistle utilises a multifaceted approach in targeting individuals associated with organised crime.  The operation is supported by national units as required. With regard to the specific information sought by...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (30 Jan 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 (30 Jan 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  personnel matters. I am informed by the Commissioner that the number of members of An Garda Síochána who were absent from duty due to illness for a period greater...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (30 Jan 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 305 to 307, inclusive, together. I intend in the forthcoming Coroners (Amendment) Bill to provide for an extension of the current  scope of investigation at an inquest, from investigating the immediate cause of death to looking also at the wider circumstances in which the person died. This extension is justified in the public interest...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (30 Jan 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I can inform the Deputy that all policy matters are kept under continuous review in my Department and crime policy is formulated on the basis of a number of factors, not limited to official crime statistics. A key element of the policy planning around policing matters is the preparation by the Garda Commissioner of an annual policing plan, which is required by law to have regard to various...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Civilian Staff Data (30 Jan 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will appreciate, it is the Garda Commissioner who has responsibility to carry on and manage and control generally the administration and business of the Garda Síochána, including by arranging for the recruitment, training and appointment of its members and civilian staff.  I have set out below in tabular from the year-end number of civilian...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Reserve (30 Jan 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the recruitment and training of the Garda Reserve and the distribution of resources, including personnel, among the various Garda Divisions and I, as Minister, have no direct role in the matter. I am advised by the Commissioner that the strength of the Reserve on the 31 December 2017 was 589. It is regrettable that...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Public Private Partnerships Data (30 Jan 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The are currently two separate PPP projects underway in the Justice and Equality sector, both under the aegis of the Courts Service as set out in the following table. Project Name Cost (Capital)* Timeframe PPP Co Nature of each project. Criminal Courts Complex (CCJ) €132.4m 25 years beginning November 2009 Amber Infrastructure/International Public Partnerships Design,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Commencement of Legislation (30 Jan 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The Garda Síochána (Policing Authority and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2015 has been commenced in full since 1 January 2017. The Garda Síochána (Policing Authority and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No 612 of 2015), the Garda Síochána (Policing Authority and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2015 (Section 17) (Commencement)...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigrant Investor Programme Data (30 Jan 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I have been advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the Immigrant Investor Programme (IIP) commenced in April 2012 to attract inward investment and as a result create business and employment opportunities in the State. The IIP is not a fund, nor is any funding allocated to the Programme. The IIP is open to non-EEA nationals who wish to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (30 Jan 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: Community Policing (30 Jan 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...