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Order of Business (21 Nov 2017)

Charles Flanagan: Once again, for the third time in the past half hour, I am most reluctant now to enter into the crossfire between two local Deputies on this issue but I would be happy to meet them.

Order of Business (21 Nov 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I am familiar with the situation at Sligo Garda Station. I agree that the station is unfit for purpose. As Minister, I am keen to advance and develop a new Garda station in Sligo. I put it to the Deputy who asked the question, however, that we need an appropriate site on which to build the Garda station. I regard it as a matter of some regret that there has been no agreement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Property Registration (21 Nov 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Property Registration Authority that the case (Ref: Number S2017LR010904X) referred to by the Deputy is being dealt with and has been referred to an Examiner of Titles for review.  I am advised by the Authority that a decision in this case is being finalised and it is expected that a reply will issue to the applicant on 23 November 2017.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Commissions of Inquiry (21 Nov 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 253 and 256 to 262, inclusive, together. I have clearly stated in response to previous Parliamentary Questions on this matter that my Department did not have any input into the instructions provided by the Garda Commissioner to her legal team at the O'Higgins Commission of Investigation. It should be obvious to the House that it would have been wholly...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (21 Nov 2017)

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: Brexit Issues (21 Nov 2017)

Charles Flanagan: As Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade with special responsibility for Brexit, Minister Coveney has responsibility for coordinating the whole-of-Government response to Brexit. In this capacity, he is working closely with his colleagues across Government to address the many challenges resulting from Brexit. This cooperation also involves the relevant State Agencies. Work at Cabinet...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Closed-Circuit Television Systems Provision (21 Nov 2017)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy will be aware that the Programme for a Partnership Government commits to supporting investment in CCTV systems and, in this context, my Department launched the Community-based CCTV Grant-aid Scheme in April 2017, as the vehicle to assist community groups in the establishment of CCTV systems in their local areas. Under the Scheme, eligible community groups can apply for...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Staff Training (21 Nov 2017)

Charles Flanagan: My Department is committed to promoting a culture of continuous learning and professional development with a view to enhancing organisational and individual capability.  The Department invests in a range of courses and programmes designed to address any gaps in knowledge and expertise.  Staff also attend conferences and seminars to ensure that they are keeping up to date...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection (21 Nov 2017)

Charles Flanagan: The position is that the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which will come into force in May 2018, applies to both the public and private sectors. However, while an EU Regulation of this kind is normally a directly-applicable legal instrument and does not therefore require any national law to give it effect, the GDPR contains a number of provisions which allow Member States a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Contracts (21 Nov 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 267 and 270 together. I can advise the Deputy that my Department does not receive any income in respect of renting of space or taking fixings from telecoms or communication masts on property occupied by my Department's offices.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Money Laundering (21 Nov 2017)

Charles Flanagan: Banks as designated persons under the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Act 2010 (“the Act”) are obliged to conduct ongoing monitoring of their customers and to keep their information/documentation up to date. This is in line with the risk-based approach allowing a designated person to apply appropriate measures. It also recognises that customer...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Money Laundering (21 Nov 2017)

Charles Flanagan: Section 37(1) of the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Act 2010 obliges a bank to take steps to determine whether a customer resident outside the State is a politically exposed person or a close associate or immediate family member of a politically exposed person ("PEP"); the definition of such a person is set out in Section 37(10). Section...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (21 Nov 2017)

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: Departmental Communications (21 Nov 2017)

Charles Flanagan: The domain names owned by bodies on my Department's ICT shared service are listed as follows. All of the names were registered through specialist third party providers. Name anticorruption.ie bravery.ie coroner.ie coroners.ie coronersservice.ie cosc.ie csit.ie csvc.ie dacoi.ie fightracism.ie Forensicscience.ie gardainspectorate.ie iab.ie idcmagdalen.ie integration.ie...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Defence of the Dwelling (21 Nov 2017)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will be aware, the current law in relation to self defence in the home is set out in the Criminal Law (Defence and the Dwelling) Act, 2011. There are currently no plans to amend legislation to provide for persons to hold products or items in their own homes which could be used for the purposes of self defence.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Coroners Service (21 Nov 2017)

Charles Flanagan: The first legislation of the new Irish State was the Coroners (Amendment) Act 1927 where the coroner was deemed to be an office to which the Local Authorities (Officers and Employees) Act 1926 applied, though with the Minister for Justice as the relevant Minister.  Essentially, that provision remains and the current legislation, the Coroners Act, 1962, states in section...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence (21 Nov 2017)

Charles Flanagan: The Government recognises the importance of the United Nations Committee against Torture (UNCAT) and the recommendations arising from the engagement process that occurred earlier this year with that committee. The second National Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence 2016-2021 was published in January 2016. The publication of the strategy was welcomed by UNCAT in its...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (21 Nov 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person referred to by the Deputy arrived in the State on 11 February 2017 and that they were registered on student conditions on 11 May 2017.  INIS records show that the person concerned has a current online appointment with Burgh Quay...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Parliamentary Questions Costs (21 Nov 2017)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy is aware, accounting to Dáil Éireann by way of Parliamentary Questions (PQs) is an important part of the work of my Department and to date this year 3,000 have been answered.   Questions put to my Department cover the wide range of our responsibilities and those of the agencies under my Department's remit. The PQs asked vary between requests...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (21 Nov 2017)

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...