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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Reform (5 Dec 2017)

Charles Flanagan: In the weeks following the Toland Review in 2014, the Department of Justice and Equality began a process of consultation and engagement to develop a Programme for Change and a delivery plan to implement the recommendations following that review.   Since 2014, considerable progress has been achieved on the delivery of that Programme, including but not limited to, reforming the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Reform (5 Dec 2017)

Charles Flanagan: Report of the Independent Review Group (Toland Report) 2014 Status of Recommendations Recommendation Culture: Status 1 A “Programme for Change” should be supported and facilitated by management resources from other parts of the Civil Service or from outside to assist the Department to migrate to a new culture, leadership, management and operating model which delivers a high...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Health (5 Dec 2017)

Charles Flanagan: The Irish Prison Service has advised that, on foot of the recommendations of the Committee for the Prevention of Torture, and in line with the observations made by the former Inspector of Prisons, it has sought approval for the appointment of an Executive Clinical Lead, who is to  ensure the maintenance of clinical governance in respect of healthcare provision and will lead on the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Inspector of Prisons Reports (5 Dec 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I recently published the Office of the Inspector of Prisons Annual Reports for 2015 and 2016. In these reports, the Acting Inspector notes that she has encountered prisoners on various restricted regimes and that she recognises the challenge faced by the Irish Prison Service in seeking to keep these prisoners in safe and secure custody. She also states...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Protected Disclosures (5 Dec 2017)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy knows, the Protected Disclosures Act was enacted in 2014 to introduce specific protections for whistleblowers. The core provisions in the Act provide for protection from dismissal and other forms of penalisation for the making of a protected disclosure, and for the protection of the identity of persons making disclosures. I am not, therefore, going to discuss the details of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (5 Dec 2017)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner 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 made of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (5 Dec 2017)

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. Garda management keeps this distribution of resources under continual review in the context of crime trends and policing...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Training (5 Dec 2017)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will appreciate, it is the Garda Commissioner who has statutory responsibility for arranging for the training of personnel and I, as Minister, have no direct role in the matter. In June 2009, The Garda Síochána's Training and Development Review Group presented its comprehensive findings on training in An Garda Síochána to the Garda Commissioner....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Organised Crime (5 Dec 2017)

Charles Flanagan: As I have assured the Deputy previously, targeting organised crime continues to be an on-going priority for the Government and An Garda Síochána. An Garda Síochána is tackling organised criminal activity through a range of targeted measures designed to disrupt and dismantle the operations of criminal organisations utilising advanced analytical and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service Administration (5 Dec 2017)

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. Furthermore, the scheduling of court cases and the allocation of court business is a matter for the Presidents of the Courts and the presiding judges who are, under the Constitution,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Data (5 Dec 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Prison Service that the information requested by the Deputy in relation to number of prisoners in custody in each prison and the number on Temporary Release is published daily on the Irish Prison Service website www.irishprisons.ie. The information can be found in the Information Centre – under Statistics and Information – Daily Prisoner...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Rehabilitation Programmes (5 Dec 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Prison Service that it provides a wide range of rehabilitative programmes to those in custody that include education, vocational training, healthcare, psychiatric, psychological, counselling, welfare and spiritual services. These programmes can offer purposeful activity to those in custody while serving their sentences and encouraging them to lead law abiding lives...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Station Refurbishment (5 Dec 2017)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy will appreciate that the programme of replacement and refurbishment of Garda accommodation is progressed by the Garda authorities working in close cooperation with the Office of Public Works (OPW), which has responsibility for the provision and maintenance of Garda accommodation. This includes identifying and progressing any necessary remedial or refurbishment works required at...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Gangland Crime (5 Dec 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by my officials in the Irish Prison Service that a report compiled by them has identified 10 criminal groupings within the prison population excluding the subversive groupings in Portlaoise Prison. Membership or allegiance of these criminal groups fluctuates on a continuous basis with some persons breaking links and others becoming affiliated on a daily basis. It is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Equipment (5 Dec 2017)

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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Policing Authority Remit (5 Dec 2017)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy will be aware that the Policing Authority is an independent statutory body established on 1 January 2016 to oversee the performance of An Garda Síochána in relation to policing services, to promote public awareness of policing matters and to promote and support the continuous improvements in policing in Ireland. The statutory basis for the Authority is the Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Reserve (5 Dec 2017)

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. Garda management keeps this distribution of resources under continual review in the context of crime trends and policing...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Functions (5 Dec 2017)

Charles Flanagan: The Security and Northern Ireland Division of my Department deals with a range of policy and legal issues relating to security and counter terrorism, serious crime, public safety, North-South justice and security co-operation and measures to address the legacy of the troubles in Northern Ireland. I can assure the Deputy that this Division of my Department is not separated from the others...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Ministerial Meetings (5 Dec 2017)

Charles Flanagan: The information requested by the Deputy is not immediately to hand.  I am having the information collated and I will revert to the Deputy in due course.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Tribunals of Inquiry (5 Dec 2017)

Charles Flanagan: Discovery orders were issued by the Tribunal to my Department in February, April and September.  These orders were complied with fully and the relevant documents were forwarded to the Tribunal in February, May and September 2017. The discovery orders concerned records of the O’Higgins Commission of Investigation, documents related to two cases which had been considered by the...