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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Ceremonies (16 Jan 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy will be aware that the citizenship ceremony scheduled for Monday 16 October 2017 was postponed on public safety grounds due to the national status red weather alert, issued due to ex-hurricane Ophelia. The ceremony was rescheduled for Monday 27 November 2017, however the person referred to by the Deputy informed the Irish Naturalisation and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (16 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 is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification Applications (16 Jan 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned made an application for Family Reunification in July 2016. The case has recently been finalised and a decision letter issued to the applicant on 09 January 2018. While I cannot comment on the specifics of any individual case I am advised by INIS that the provisions for...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Expenditure (16 Jan 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy will appreciate, decisions in relation to the provision and allocation of Garda resources are a matter for the Garda Commissioner, and I, as Minister, have no direct role in the matter. I have asked the Garda Commissioner who is the Accounting Officer for the Garda Vote, for the specific information requested and when it is to hand I will inform the Deputy accordingly.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Expenditure (16 Jan 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will appreciate decisions in relation to the provision and allocation of Garda resources including the awarding of contracts 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. I am informed by the Garda authorities that the following table presents...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Forensic Science Ireland Laboratory (16 Jan 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The construction of the new Forensic Science Laboratory is being managed by the Office of Public Works (OPW) on behalf of my Department. The position is that no tenders have yet been received for the construction of the new Forensic Science Laboratory at the Backweston Campus. Owing to the complexity of the project and recent changes in international Forensic Laboratory Standards it is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (16 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 is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (16 Jan 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 576 and 577 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 trends and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Legislation (16 Jan 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy will be aware that road traffic legislation is the responsibility of my colleague, the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Mr Shane Ross, T.D. The Deputy will also appreciate that the nature of road traffic legislation is such that it is amended and added to on an ongoing basis, with new legislation coming into effect on an almost annual basis. As such, the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Programme (16 Jan 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The Department of Justice and Equality is responsible for the preparation each year of a significant number of Bills dealing with civil and criminal law. Many of these Bills seek to reform or update the law in specific areas, and necessarily involve an element of consolidation or amalgamation. It would not be practical to quantify the time and resources dedicated to those elements of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Commissions of Investigation (16 Jan 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 580 and 581 together. I understand, from conversations between my Department and the Deputy’s office, that the questions raised relate, in particular, to the proposed Commission of Investigation into circumstances surrounding offences committed by Bill Kenneally. As the Deputy will be aware, a Commission of investigation is a statutory...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Ministerial Meetings (16 Jan 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am committed to establishing a Commission of Investigation into the circumstances surrounding the horrific crimes committed by Bill Kenneally. This has always been the case. When the Government decided, in May 2017, to announce the intention to establish the Commission, this was based on legal advice from the then Attorney General that indicated there would be severe delays if the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (16 Jan 2018)

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

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Refugee Data (16 Jan 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 584 and 586 together. As the Deputy will be aware, the immigration authorities have no way of predicting how many persons will arrive in the State in the future in order to seek international protection. Accordingly, projected numbers cannot be estimated. However, I can say that all applicants are offered immediate shelter, full board...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (16 Jan 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I would like to thank the Deputy for bringing the scheme to my attention. While I did not receive the information referred to, I can assure the Deputy that if he wishes to forward the relevant information, I will arrange for officials in my Department to discuss the matter with the relevant officers in An Garda Síochána who are responsible for crime prevention. I would also...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: State Claims Agency (16 Jan 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy may be aware, claims taken against the State are managed by the State Claims Agency as set out in the National Treasury Management Agency Act 2000. This is the responsibility of my colleague the Minister for Finance and for Public Expenditure and Reform and I have no role in the matter.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (16 Jan 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned is the subject of a Deportation Order made on 17 January 2013. Representations were received on behalf of the person concerned requesting that the deportation order be revoked, pursuant to the provisions of section 3(11) of the Immigration Act 1999 (as...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries Apology (16 Jan 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 589 and 611 together. The site of the Gloucester Street Magdalen Institution on Seán McDermott Street, Dublin 1 is owned by Dublin City Council (DCC).  In December 2017 DCC publicly announced that it will carry out a significant commercial redevelopment of the now largely derelict site as part of a broader economic regeneration of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Probate Applications (16 Jan 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As per the Deputy's clarification I refer to Parliamentary Questions number 638 of 11 September 2017 and 214 of 14 November 2017. As the Deputy is aware, the Probate Office is an office of the High Court 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.  ...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Staff Data (16 Jan 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy may be aware, Part 5 of the Disability Act 2005 provides for a statutory report on the employment of people with disabilities in the public sector.  This report is compiled by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, from information provided by all public bodies staffed by civil servants, and gives details of the number of people with a disability...