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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection (15 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1104 and 1105 together. Under the General Data Protection Regulation and the Data Protection Act 2018, the Data Protection Commission is independent in the performance of its tasks and the exercise of its powers. As the Deputy will appreciate, I was not invited to attend the Joint Committee on Justice to discuss the General Data Protection Regulation...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service (15 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: As the Deputy will appreciate, the relevant legislation surrounding control of horses, namely the Control of Horses Act 1996 (as amended), is the responsibility of my colleague, the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine. Under the Act, the relevant local authority is vested with powers to nominate authorised persons to establish control zones for the control of horses within...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (15 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: As the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner is responsible under the law for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána, including any decisions in relation to the purchase and allocation of Garda equipment and vehicles. As Minister for Justice, I have no direct role in these matters. I am informed by the Garda authorities that An Garda Síochána...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (15 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: As the Deputy will appreciate, in accordance with the Garda Síochána Act 2005 as amended, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána. Further, the allocation of Garda resources is made in light of identified operational demands. This includes deployment of personnel among the various Garda Divisions and units. As...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (15 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The Deputy will be aware that the Garda Commissioner is responsible by law for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána. The Commissioner is also responsible for the allocation and efficient use of Garda resources including the deployment of personnel. As Minister, I have no direct role in those matters. I am assured, however, that Garda management keeps the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (15 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: As the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner is responsible by law for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána. Further, the allocation of Garda resources is made in light of identified operational demands. This includes deployment of Garda Staff among the various Garda Divisions and units. As Minister, I have no direct role in the matter. I am advised by the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (15 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The Deputy will be aware that the Garda Commissioner is responsible under the law for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána. This includes human resource matters relating to the training, development and deployment of Garda members and staff. As Minister, I have no direct role in such decisions. I am informed by the Garda authorities that under the Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (15 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I am informed by An Garda Síochána that the organisation does not employ forensic speech analysts but engages appropriate external expertise and services as required.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service (15 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I have contacted the Courts Service to obtain the information requested by the Deputy and have been advised that the following table outlines the number of offences and the number of persons convicted of burglary in the District Court for the District Area of Meath for the periods of January to December 2019, January to December 2020, and January to April 2021. I am informed that this...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Drug Dealing (15 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I have sought the information requested by the Deputy from the Garda authorities, however it has not been possible to collate it in the time available. I will revert to the Deputy once the information is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (15 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: As the Deputy will be aware, the Garda Commissioner is by law responsible for the administration of An Garda Síochána, including the provision and sourcing of all equipment for Garda members. As Minister I have no direct role in these matters. I am advised by the Garda authorities that the following list includes all those companies who supplied An Garda Síochána with the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (15 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: As the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner is responsible, by law, for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána, including decisions in relation to the training of Garda personnel. As Minister, I have no direct role in these matters. I am advised by the Garda authorities that the Garda Executive has authorised the resumption of in-person training for the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (15 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I have requested the information sought by the Deputy from the Garda authorities and I will contact the Deputy once the information is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (15 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: As the Deputy will be aware, the Garda Commissioner established Operation Soteria to ensure a reduction of assaults in public, reduce fear of assault within communities, prioritise assault investigations, and focus on problem areas and assault hotspots. The Operation includes targeting knife crimes in areas where it is shown to be relevant and necessary. The operation is based upon five...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (15 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: As the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and administration of the Garda organisation under the Garda Síochána Act 2005. This includes the deployment of members of An Garda Síochána throughout the State. As Minister, I have no role in these independent functions. However, I am informed by the Garda Commissioner that, as of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (15 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: As the Deputy will appreciate, in accordance with the Garda Síochána Act 2005 as amended, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána. Further, the allocation of Garda resources is made in light of identified operational demands. This includes deployment of personnel among the various Garda Divisions. As Minister, I...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Programme (15 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011, established the Property Services Regulatory Authority (PSRA), an independent statutory regulatory body specifically tasked with responsibility for licensing and regulating property services providers (auctioneers, estate agents, letting agents and property management agents) with a view to ensuring high standards in the provision of property...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Expenditure (15 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I wish to advise the Deputy the expenditure incurred by staff in my Department on travel and subsistence from 1 January 2020 to date is outlined in the table. Month Cost 2020 Cost 2021 January €113,522.77 €47,150.20 February €113,212.92 €18,630.98 March ...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Reviews (15 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I wish to advise the Deputy that the Justice Sector has been fully engaged in the Spending Review process since its commencement in 2017 and has produced a number of reviews and contributed to others carried out by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. Since its commencement in 2017, the reviews carried out by my Department relating to the Justice vote include a review Criminal...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (15 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The Deputy will be aware that vetting applications are an operational matter for An Garda Síochána. Neither I, as Minister, nor my Department have any role in the processing of individual vetting applications. I am informed by the Garda authorities that there are no backlogs or delays in Garda Vetting at present. I am advised that the current turnaround time for vetting...