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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (9 May 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that an application for residency for the person concerned was received and is currently under consideration. INIS will be writing to the person concerned shortly. Might I remind the Deputy that queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to the INIS by...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Reserve (9 May 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: 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: Electronic Tagging (9 May 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: Under the Criminal Justice Act 2006, electronic monitoring is permitted in relation to the monitoring of persons on temporary release from prison where such release is subject to certain restrictions on movement. With respect to persons on bail, section 6B of the Bail Act 1997 (inserted by section 11 of the Criminal Justice Act 2007) permits a court granting bail to make it a condition...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (9 May 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: My Department has sought information from the Garda authorities in relation to the matters raised and I will communicate further with the Deputy when a Garda report is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Controls (9 May 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: In light of the Court of Appeal judgment in the case referred to by the Deputy, the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department, in reviewing the judgment and in conjunction with the Offices of the Attorney General, has made an application for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court. In the meantime, it can be taken that all current requests for permission in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences Data (9 May 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I have requested a Garda report on the matter referred to in the Deputy's question and will contact the Deputy directly on receipt of a Garda report.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service Data (9 May 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: The information sought by the Deputy is contained in the following tables from the Courts Service. The Courts Service does not record the reasons for non-conviction. 1) January – December 2015 Report on Number of Persons before the court for driving while holding a mobile phone. Note 1: Report is for Persons before the court between 1 January 2015 – 31 December 2015 Note 2: A...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences Data (9 May 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I have requested a Garda report on the matter referred to in the Deputy's question and will contact the Deputy directly on receipt of a Garda report.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (9 May 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I have sought the information requested by the Deputy from the Garda Authorities on the matter raised by the Deputy and I will correspond with her when the information is to hand. The general position in respect of the powers of search available to An Garda Síochána in respect of aircraft has been set out to the House on many occasions previously. An Garda Síochána...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Committals (9 May 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I have asked the Irish Prison Service for a report on the issues raised by the Deputy. I am informed by the Irish Prison Service that the information being sought to facilitate a full report on this matter is not readily available. The information is currently being collated and I will respond to the Deputy directly as soon as the report is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service Staff (9 May 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Prison Service that escorts of prisoners, primarily to court and hospital appointments, undertaken by prison officers are by their nature conducted in the view of the general public. It is not considered that the recording of staff conducting such escort duties poses any new or undue threat to any prison officer. Staff safety is a priority for the Irish...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service Staff (9 May 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by my officials of the Irish Prison Service (IPS) that the wearing of uniform on Escort Duties is required by the IPS Escort Standard. All prisons are supplied with the appropriate amount of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) that they request or indicate is needed i.e. stab proof vests, batons, radios etc. Such PPE is only authorised for use on High Risk escorts, and this...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Reports (9 May 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I have asked the Garda Commissioner for the specific information requested and I will write directly to the Deputy when it is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Procedures (9 May 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I have asked the Garda Commissioner for the specific information requested and I will write directly to the Deputy when it is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (9 May 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Garda audit committee comprises a chairperson and 4 members all of whom are to be appointed by the Policing Authority. A new audit committee has been appointed by the Authority with effect, from 1 May, 2017 and the members are: Dr. Cyril Sullivan – Chairman, Ms. Anne Tynan, Ms. Áine Cornally, Professor Niamh Brennan and Deputy Commissioner Dónal Ó Cualáinn.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Reports (9 May 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: Section 24(1) of the Garda Síochána Act 2005 provided for the establishment of the Garda Professional Standards Unit (GPSU). The function of the GPSU is to examine and review, as directed by the Commissioner, the operational, administrative and management performance of the Garda Síochána at all levels, and to propose measures to improve that performance and promote the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Services Regulation (9 May 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 135 and 136 together. The setting-up of the Legal Services Regulatory Authority, whose establishment day I had set by Order for 1 October 2016, has been underway since July 2016. At that time, I commenced Parts 1 and 2 of the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015 as necessary to get the new Authority underway, particularly in terms of its nomination and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Information and Communications Technology (9 May 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: Ireland was authorised to participate in certain non-border aspects of the Schengen Acquis by Council Decision 2002/192/EC, principally in relation to police and judicial cooperation. Those provisions have yet to be implemented in full, and Ireland has yet to join the second generation Schengen Information System "SIS". I am prioritising Ireland's full implementation of our Schengen...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: State Pathology Service (9 May 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: The staffing requirements for my Department, including associated offices and agencies, are assessed and prioritised through the workforce planning process and aligned to the annual estimates process. Through last year’s workforce planning process, the Office of the State Pathologist identified one senior laboratory analyst vacancy in 2017 and this post was filled in January. The...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Inquiries into Garda Activities (9 May 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: The inquiry to which the Deputy refers is to be established following my acceptance of a recommendation by the panel of the Independent Review Mechanism. The role of the Independent Review Mechanism was to review complaints of Garda misconduct. Officials in my Department have consulted with the Office of the Attorney General with regard to matters concerning the establishment of this...