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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Wards of Court (14 Jan 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013 proposes a modern statutory framework to support decision-making by adults with capacity difficulties. Its aim is to enable these persons to exercise decision-making autonomy to the greatest extent possible. To this end, the Bill provides for the replacement of the adult Wards of Court system with a less intrusive system. It also offers a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Commissions of Investigation (14 Jan 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Deputy is referring to the Commission of Investigation being established on foot of the recommendations of Mr Seán Guerin, SC, in his report of 6 May 2014 on how allegations made by Sergeant Maurice McCabe concerning certain cases connected to the Cavan/Monaghan Garda Division were handled. I published the draft Order proposing the establishment of this Commission of Investigation...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Anti-Social Behaviour (14 Jan 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am informed by the Garda authorities that while they aware of concerns raised regarding a recent incident in the area in question, local Garda management report that there is no notable reporting or evidence of an increase in crime within the Fettercairn area. The area is regularly patrolled by foot and mobile patrols including Mountain Bike patrols augmented by Divisional Units such as...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Levels (14 Jan 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I have requested a report from the Garda authorities in relation to the matter referred to by the Deputy. I will contact the Deputy directly as soon as the report is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (14 Jan 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am aware of the issues referred to by the Deputy, which have been the subject of consultations between my Department, the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government, the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport, and the Garda authorities. I have sought a further report from the Garda authorities in relation to the particular correspondence which the Deputy has brought...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Terrorism (14 Jan 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: There is obvious and considerable concern across Europe and elsewhere in relation to the threat posed by Islamist terrorism. The events in Paris last week are a stark illustration of the reality of this situation. However it is important that any response Ireland might make in a national context is proportionate. An Garda Síochána monitors the movements of those suspected of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Consultancy Contracts Data (14 Jan 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the table below: Company/Consultancy Firm Purpose Amount Paid - 2014 (€) Rits Bianconi Research Ltd Information Security Consultancy 38,712 University of Limerick Analysis of text for final Review of National Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence 2010-2014 5,786 Ms. Maureen Lynott Facilitation of and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (14 Jan 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will be aware, responsibility for the publication of recorded crime statistics rests with the Central Statistics Office as the national statistics agency. The most recent published figures covered the 12 month period to the end of the second quarter of 2014 and indicated that the number of burglary offences were down very slightly on the previous 12 months (down by 0.1%)....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Commissions of Investigation (14 Jan 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Deputy is referring to the Commission of Investigation being established on foot of the recommendations of Mr Seán Guerin, SC, in his report of 6 May 2014 on how allegations made by Sergeant Maurice McCabe concerning certain cases connected to the Cavan/Monaghan Garda Division were handled. I published the draft Order proposing the establishment of this Commission of Investigation...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Expenditure (14 Jan 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Garda Commissioner is the Accounting Officer for the Garda Vote. In that context, I am advised by the Garda authorities that the maintenance costs for the Garda fleet for the period 2012 - 2014, including spare parts, tyres and towing, are set out in the table below: 2012 2013 2014 € € € 10,703,431 12,752,325 11,131,267 The Deputy will be aware that I recently...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Criminal Legal Aid (14 Jan 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: Total expenditure on criminal legal aid for the years referred to by the Deputy was as follows: Year Total Expenditure 2009 €60.3 million 2010 €56.5 million 2011 €56.1 million 2012 €50.5 million 2013 €50.9 million 2014 €49.9 million As the Deputy will be aware, under the Criminal Justice (Legal Aid) Act 1962 the courts, through the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (14 Jan 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: One of the primary functions of the Garda Commissioner under the Garda Síochána Acts, is to direct and control An Garda Síochána. The Garda Commissioner is responsible for the distribution of personnel among the Garda Regions, Divisions, and Districts. Garda management keep this distribution under continuing review in the context of crime trends and policing priorities...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Data (14 Jan 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: The provision and allocation of Garda transport is a matter for the Garda Commissioner in the light of identified operational circumstances and the availability of resources. In that context, responsibility for the efficient deployment of Garda vehicles in each Division lies with the Divisional Officer, who may allocate vehicles between stations as required based on operational needs. The...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Resources (14 Jan 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: One of the primary functions of the Garda Commissioner under the Garda Síochána Acts is to direct and control An Garda Síochána. The Garda Commissioner is responsible for the distribution of personnel among the Garda Regions, Divisions, and Districts. Garda management keep this distribution under continuing review in the context of crime trends and policing priorities so...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Drugs Crime (14 Jan 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Deputy will appreciate that tackling the problem of drug misuse remains one of the most complex challenges that we face. The Government's overall response to the problem is set out in the National Drugs Strategy for the period 2009-2016. The Strategy provides a co-ordinated and comprehensive response founded on a partnership approach. The Strategy, which is being delivered under...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Community Policing (14 Jan 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: An Garda Síochána places great emphasis on the importance of the partnership between An Garda Síochána and the community in preventing and detecting crime, and maintaining a safe environment for everyone. In this regard the Garda National Model of Community Policing plays a key part in responding to crime by taking into account and responding to local conditions and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: EU Directives (14 Jan 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: The EU Directives currently awaiting implementation in my Department, and the timeframes currently anticipated in each case, are as set out in the table below. Directive Anticipated Timeframe for Implementation Directive 2013/29/EU on the harmonisation of the laws relating to the making available on the market of pyrotechnic articles (recast) By third quarter 2015 Directive 2014/58/EU...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Process (14 Jan 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: Five Bills in my Department initiated in the Dáil or Seanad were subject to the pre-legislative scrutiny procedure in the Oireachtas. Bills initiated in Dáil/Seanad that were subject to pre-legislative scrutiny Bill Number Bill Name Date Referred to Committee No. 32 of 2012 Criminal Justice (Withholding Information on crimes against Children and Vulnerable Adults) Bill 29/07/11...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Process (14 Jan 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: Since September 2013, eight Bills in my Department were initiated in the Dáil or Seanad (three of these have since been enacted).Bills initiated in Dáil/Seanadsince September 2013 Bill Number Bill Name Date Initiated in Dáil/Seanad No. 93 of 2013 Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Bill 2013 (Enacted 2014) 09/09/2013 No. 20 of 2014 Irish Human...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Staff (14 Jan 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 482 to 484, inclusive, together. There were no secondments from my Department to external private firms in the years specified in your question. My Department had three short term secondments from external firms in the years in question. There was one secondment from Grant Thornton Corporate Finance Limited for the period 12 November 2012 to 11 January...