Results 101-120 of 3,364 for justice speaker:Charles Flanagan

Covid-19 (Justice and Equality): Statements (13 May 2020)

Charles Flanagan: ...under the Covid regime, we also have the ongoing roll-out of the divisional protective services units throughout the country. The aim and objective, certainly on the previous occasions we had Justice questions, was to have these units up and running throughout the State by the end of the spring of this year and I understand that the Garda is actively engaging. Even in the small number of...

Covid-19 (Justice and Equality): Statements (13 May 2020)

Charles Flanagan: ...team and approximately 3,500 prison service staff, including the medical team. Since the start of the crisis, the Judiciary and the Courts Service have shown considerable capacity to adapt and respond to ensure that the administration of justice continues in an effective and safe manner. Critical business has continued and new measures have been introduced, including video-link...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (13 May 2020)

Charles Flanagan: ...Decisions Unit, a declaration of status will issue as soon as possible. The Ministerial Decisions Unit operates an email service for responding to queries and can be contacted at - mduinfo@justice.ie Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to my Department by e-mail using the Oireachtas mail facility which has been specifically established...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (13 May 2020)

Charles Flanagan: ...The ambition of the Act, which is wholly appropriate, does mean that it is challenging and complex to implement. A high-level Steering Group comprising senior officials from the Department of Justice and Equality, the Department of Health, the Mental Health Commission and the Courts Service, together with the Director of the DSS, is overseeing the establishment and commissioning of the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Female Genital Mutilation (13 May 2020)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy will be glad to know that female genital mutilation has been an offence in Ireland since 2012, when the Criminal Justice (Female Genital Mutilation) Act 2012 created it and related offences. Addressing female genital mutilation in Ireland falls primarily under the remit of my colleague, Minister for Health, Simon Harris TD, and the Health Service Executive is responsible for...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Ministerial Meetings (13 May 2020)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will appreciate, Ireland and the United States of America have a strong record of cooperation in relation to justice and security matters. Meetings between relevant officeholders take place from time to time and officials liaise with their counterparts as needed as do the security services of the State. In 2019, I met on one occasion with US Attorney General William Barr....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (13 May 2020)

Charles Flanagan: ...using the e-mail service except in cases where the response is, in the Deputy's view, inadequate or too long awaited. In addition, applicants may themselves e-mail queries directly to visamail@justice.ie.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Commission on the Future of Policing Reports (13 May 2020)

Charles Flanagan: ..., as its independent Chair, has collective responsibility for the delivery of the Plan. Its core membership comprises senior officials from the organisations most closely involved in driving the reform programme – An Garda Síochána; the Department of Justice and Equality; the Department of the Taoiseach; and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. Senior...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Reviews (13 May 2020)

Charles Flanagan: The Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 came into force four years ago. As the Deputy will appreciate, there was extensive consultation and scrutiny both within the Oireachtas and with other stakeholders in the period before enactment of the Act. The Bill, as it was then, was amended several times as it progressed through the Houses of the Oireachtas, and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service Administration (13 May 2020)

Charles Flanagan: The Department is currently finalising the amendment of the European Communities (Free Movement of Persons) Regulations 2015 to fully bring them in line with the ruling of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) in the Chenchooliah case. The Immigration Service of my Department is also finalising a removal procedure for the persons who come, or have once come, within the provisions of the Free...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Criminal Justice Inspectorate (13 May 2020)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy will appreciate that the cost of any body such as a Criminal Justice Inspectorate would be dependent on the nature and extent of its statutory remit. In the circumstances, it is not possible to provide an estimate of the costs of establishing such a body, without detailed consideration of its possible role and the resources which would be required to fulfil any mandate given to it.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Youth Diversion Projects (13 May 2020)

Charles Flanagan: ...105 Garda Youth Diversion Projects in place throughout the State. Funding ofapproximately €18 million is being provided by my Department in 2020. This funding supports approximately 265 FTE youth justice worker posts, though it should be noted that this number can vary throughout the year for a variety of reasons, including leave, and the inclusion of part time workers in the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Closed-Circuit Television Systems (13 May 2020)

Charles Flanagan: .... Full details of the Scheme, including guidelines, application forms, code of practice and other relevant documentation and are available to download from my Department's website, or by emailing fundsadmin-comm-based-cctv@justice.ie

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Services Regulation (13 May 2020)

Charles Flanagan: ...of the Authority to serve on the Advisory Committee under the relevant terms of section 172 of the Act. It is therefore anticipated that the Advisory Committee, which is to be chaired by the Chief Justice, will be in a position to commence its work at the earliest opportunity. However this will, understandably, be subject to those measures currently being implemented in response to the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Public Sector Pensions (13 May 2020)

Charles Flanagan: ...individual. Estimates of pension entitlements for members of An Garda Síochána are available from my Department on request through the Garda Pensions Administration Section, Financial Shared Services, Department of Justice and Equality, Deerpark Road, Killarney, Co. Kerry. I understand that the person concerned is entitled to preserved pension benefits and will be due...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Offices (13 May 2020)

Charles Flanagan: There are currently no Clerical Officer vacancies in the Department of Justice and Equality at the locations mentioned. The organisations under the remit of my Department fill roles at this level through the Civil Service Mobility portal and open recruitment competitions. The Public Appointments Service (PAS), the centralised provider of recruitment and selection services for the civil...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (5 Mar 2020)

Charles Flanagan: ...increase in operational policing hours nationwide.   Details on the overall number of Garda members assigned to Garda Divisions throughout the State, including the Cavan/Monaghan Garda Division, are available on my Department's website at the following link: http://justice.ie/en/JELR/Pages/Garda_Workforce   I am informed by the Garda authorities that the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (5 Mar 2020)

Charles Flanagan: ...members and staff is delivering a significant increase in operational policing hours nationwide.   Details on the overall number of Garda members assigned to the Cavan/Monaghan Garda Division are available on my Department's website at the following link: http://justice.ie/en/JELR/Pages/Garda_Workforce   Details in relation to the number of Garda staff...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Resources (5 Mar 2020)

Charles Flanagan: ...; There are now approximately 14,300 Gardaí nationwide, supported by over 2,900 Garda staff and these numbers are continuing to grow.  Details on the overall number of Garda members assigned to the Cavan/Monaghan Garda Division are available on my Department's website at the following link: http://justice.ie/en/JELR/Pages/Garda_Workforce   Details in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (5 Mar 2020)

Charles Flanagan: ... and staff is delivering a significant increase in operational policing hours nationwide. Details in relation to the number of Garda members assigned to the Cork Garda Divisions are available on my Department's website at the following link: http://justice.ie/en/JELR/Pages/Garda_Workforce   Details in relation to the number of Garda staff assigned to the...