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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Youth Diversion Projects (28 Jun 2017)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy may be aware, statutory provision in relation to young offenders is set out in the Children Act 2001 (as amended). Part 4 of the Act makes provision for the operation of the Garda Diversion Programme under the general superintendence and control of the Garda Commissioner. The aim of the Diversion Programme is to divert any child who accepts responsibility for his or her...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Certificates (28 Jun 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that if a person believes that an error has occurred in the details recorded on a certificate of naturalisation, it is open to the person concerned to contact Citizenship Division (details available at www.inis.gov.ie) who will examine the case and advise on any procedure to be followed.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Staff Data (28 Jun 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I wish to advise the Deputy that there is currently only one Revenue Sheriff post vacant, that of the Revenue Sheriff for County Mayo. The post became vacant on 20 April 2017. The post was advertised by the Public Appointments Service on 13 January 2017, along with a second such post in respect of which it is anticipated that a vacancy will arise later this year. This post is that of the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (28 Jun 2017)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the distribution of resources, and I as Minister, have no direct role in the matter. I am assured by the Commissioner that Garda personnel assigned throughout the country, together with the overall policing arrangements and operational strategies are continually monitored and reviewed. Such monitoring ensures that...

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Second Stage. (27 Jun 2017)

Charles Flanagan: Did the Deputy hear it from anyone on this side of the House?

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Second Stage. (27 Jun 2017)

Charles Flanagan: It is important to hear that because the Deputy has made a pretty staggering allegation.

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Second Stage. (27 Jun 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I hear it every day.

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Order for Second Stage. (27 Jun 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I move: "That Second Stage be taken now."

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Second Stage. (27 Jun 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I very much welcome the Leas-Cheann Comhairle's message and I am sure it is one that he and any other Members who take the Chair during the course of the debate will be mindful of. I hope the Leas-Cheann Comhairle will not have to remind Members of this House of the issues to which he adverted and I thank him for same. As the House we be...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Direct Provision System (27 Jun 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I thank An Seanadóir Ó Clochartaigh for raising this important matter today. I welcome an tuasal Ó Bruadair and the boys and girls from the oak leaf county, Derry. They are always welcome to Leinster House and particularly welcome to the Seanad on this summer's afternoon. This is an very important judgment and its full implications are being carefully examined. The court...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Direct Provision System (27 Jun 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I assure the Seanadóir, and the House, that I am committed to continuing the ongoing process. The Supreme Court judgment is clearly a most important judgment that will have significant implications for our international protection system across Government. I assure the House that my Department has made significant efforts to reform our protection system to ensure that applicants do not...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Properties (27 Jun 2017)

Charles Flanagan: For extensive background information on the Thornton Hall project - how it arose, the related prison accommodation issues and other relevant factors - I would refer the Deputy to the Comptroller & Auditor General Annual Report 2005 which addressed this issue. The issue was subsequently examined by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) in October 2006. The Comptroller & Auditor...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Insolvency Service of Ireland Data (27 Jun 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I can inform the Deputy that the Insolvency Service of Ireland (ISI) has confirmed that it does not publish the number of insolvency proposals rejected by individual creditors. The ISI publishes a quarterly statistical report, which includes a creditor acceptance/rejection analysis. Page 7 of the 2017 Quarter 1 ISI statistical report published onwww.isi.gov.ierefers. The table is extracted...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Accidents Data (27 Jun 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 259 to 264, inclusive, together. I understand that persons involved in road traffic collisions, their legal advisers or insurers or other interested parties may, on written request, be supplied with an abstract of the Garda report in respect of the collision, copies of statements of witnesses and sketches or maps of the scene. I have asked the Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Reports (27 Jun 2017)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy will be aware that An Garda Síochána has confirmed that it has put solutions in place to deal with the procedural and practice issues that have been detected to ensure that the errors that have been identified in relation to breath tests/Mandatory Alcohol Testing (MATs) do not recur. An Garda Síochána has installed a new specific data recording IT upgrade on...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service Strategies (27 Jun 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I have been advised by the Irish Prison Service that there are no cases pending before the Equality Tribunal/Workplace Relations Commission. However, I am informed that a case has recently concluded; it is not possible at this time to make the outcome of the case public, pending the possibility of an appeal. All decisions by the Workplace Relations Commission are confidential to the parties...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments (27 Jun 2017)

Charles Flanagan: In accordance with Articles 13.9 and 35.1 of the Constitution, judicial appointments are made by the President acting on the advice of the Government. Section 20 of the Court and Court Officers Act 1995 provides that all proceedings of the Judicial Appointments Advisory Board and all communications to the Board shall be confidential. The  purpose of Section 18 of the Courts and Court...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations (27 Jun 2017)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the effective and efficient use of the resources, including personnel, available to An Garda Síochána and their distribution among the various Garda Divisions. As Minister, I have no direct role in the matter. I am informed that Garda management keeps the distribution of resources under continual review in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Staff Data (27 Jun 2017)

Charles Flanagan: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table. Grade Whole Time Equivalents Secretary General 1 Deputy Secretary 2.8 Assistant Secretary 15 Principal Officer 87.3 Assistant Principal Officer 268.8 Higher Executive Officer 226.5 Administrative Officer 263.3 Executive Officer 359.3 Staff Officer 22.8 Clerical Officer 616.7 Services Officer 89.9 Total...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Drugs Seizures (27 Jun 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 270 and 271 together. I wish to advise the Deputy that the allocation of resources is an operational matter for the Garda Síochána. However, I can inform the Deputy that it is through the work of the Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau and the dedicated Drug Units operating across the jurisdiction that the Garda Síochána target those...