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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (18 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 663, 664, 666 and 668 together. The correspondence of 15 December 2020 referred to by the Deputy was referred to the Garda Commissioner as it concerned matters relating to the internal governance of the association in question. I understand that the Garda Commissioner had arranged to meet the association in this regard. Insofar as the matters relating to ICT...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (18 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 665 and 671 together. I can inform the Deputy that my Department does not provide funding or grant aid to the association in question. However, there is provision for funding which is administered by the Garda Commissioner and borne by the Garda Síochána Vote. No funding has been provided to engage the company referred to. The Garda Associations...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (18 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I can inform the Deputy that the Statutory Regulations that govern the operation of the Garda Representative Association (GRA) provide that the Annual Delegate Conference (ADC) must take place not later than May in any year. The ADC of the GRA could not be held in the usual in-person format before the end of May 2020 due to the public health guidelines which were introduced in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (18 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 669 and 670 together. The Deputy will be aware that the introduction of a new operating police model was a key recommendation in the report of the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland, published in September 2018, and its implementation plan, A Policing Service for our Future (APSFF). Under the Divisional Policing Model, all services will be...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (18 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: As the Deputy will be aware, An Garda Síochána is responsible for policing the public health regulations made under the Health Act 1947.  I am informed by the Garda authorities that Covid-19 related Fixed Payment Notices (FPNs) are currently in operation for a number of distinct offences. These are recorded on the Fixed Charge Processing System (FCPS), which contains...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Properties (18 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I would like to advise the Deputy that Shanganagh Castle and surrounding lands of 28 acres were sold by the Department of Justice after the closure of the prison in 2002. The castle site and surrounding lands were sold for a total of €29.9 million. The 2014 Prison Accommodation report shows that €9,001,690.04 was received from Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (18 May 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 including decisions on the allocation of Garda resources in light of identified operational demands. As Minister, I have no role in these matters. I am assured, however, that Garda management keeps...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (18 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The Programme for Government commits to significant investment in cycling infrastructure over the lifetime of the Government. This improved infrastructure, in addition to the continued success of the Cycle to Work scheme and other initiatives have led to a significant increase in the number of cyclists and bikes on our roads in recent years. Inevitably this has also attracted thieves and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Social Media (18 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I wish to inform the Deputy that between 1 May 2020 and 30 April 2021, 0.44% of posts made on my Departmental social media accounts and platforms were exclusively written in Irish, while 0.88% of posts featured bilingual translations in Irish and English. The total amount of posts written exclusively in Irish or featuring Irish and English translations was 1.3%. The social platforms...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Funding (18 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: As the Deputy will appreciate, the amount of funding received by the NGO and charity sector from my Department differs from year to year. In 2019, NGOs and charities received €31,475,894 in funding from the Department of Justice. However, as the Deputy will be aware, in October 2020, a number of functions in my Department were transferred to the Department of Children,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Funding (18 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 687 and 688 together. It has not been possible to collate the information requested by the Deputy within the time allowed. I will write to the Deputy to provide this information as soon as it is available.

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Sustainable Development Goals (18 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is a significant and ambitious policy agenda that concerns all Government Departments. The first National Implementation Plan (2018-2020), published in 2018, set out Ireland’s strategy to achieve the SDGs both domestically and internationally. The Goals are mainstreamed in domestic policy and...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Sustainable Development Goals (18 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: Overall political oversight for national Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) implementation is provided through the Cabinet, with each Minister having specific responsibility for implementing individual SDG targets related to their Ministerial functions. The Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications (DECC) has responsibility for promoting the SDGs, and for overseeing their...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Social Media (18 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 732 and 733 together. My Department does not engage in online and social media monitoring and does not compile reports on social media coverage. Furthermore, no third-party company has been engaged or contracted to carry out this activity.

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Investigations (18 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I can confirm that my Department, and bodies under my Department's aegis, have not engaged any private investigation companies or persons in the past three years.

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Development Projects (18 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: My Department was established, in July 2017, to, inter alia, bring a renewed focus to rural and community development throughout the country, in so doing it funds a range of programmes and schemes to assist in rural and community development which are available to eligible community groups and organisations throughout the country. In the present COVID environment the supports...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Data Protection (18 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I can confirm that since its establishment, in 2017, my Department has identified 3 data protection breaches - 1 in 2018 and 2 in 2020. No data breaches were identified in the years 2017, 2019, or to date in 2021.

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Island Communities (18 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: In line with my Department's standard practice with any contract renewal, the community on Clare Island were consulted in advance of publication of the tender in question and a series of requests were made by the community. My officials reviewed all of the requests, and did respond to the community regarding same prior to the publication of the Request for Tender (RFT). The RFT was...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Island Communities (18 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I am very aware of the challenges faced by island communities. The Government’s new policy for rural development, Our Rural Future, commits to investing in critical infrastructure throughout rural Ireland, including our offshore islands. Subject to my diary schedule over the coming months and considering any public health restrictions that may be in place, I intend...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Island Communities (18 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: It is a strategic objective of my Department to develop and implement various initiatives and measures to support the social, cultural and economic development of the inhabited offshore islands to ensure that they survive as viable communities.   The provision of safe and regular access by sea is crucial for the maintenance of those island communities. I am aware of the challenges...