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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Resources (5 Jul 2018)

Charles Flanagan: ...of resources for An Garda Síochána is a matter for the Garda Commissioner and I, as Minister, have no direct role in the matter. I have been advised by the Garda authorities that the Garda Dog Unit is based at Kilmainham Garda Station, in the Dublin Metropolitan Region (DMR) and has a national remit. Dog units have also been established in the Southern Region based at...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Expenditure (22 Jan 2019)

Charles Flanagan: ...for the Commissioner, in light of the availability of resources and his identified operational demands. As Minister I have no direct role in these matters.  I have been advised by the Garda authorities that the Garda Dog Unit is based at Kilmainham Garda Station, in the Dublin Metropolitan Region (DMR) and has a national remit. I am pleased to confirm that dog units have also been...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Resources (4 Dec 2018)

Charles Flanagan: ...of resources for An Garda Síochána is a matter for the Garda Commissioner. As Minister, I have no direct role in the matter. I have been advised by the Garda authorities that the Garda Dog Unit is based at Kilmainham Garda Station, in the Dublin Metropolitan Region (DMR) and has a national remit. I am pleased to confirm that dog units have also been established in the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (19 Sep 2019)

Charles Flanagan: ...;This represents the estimated cost for the purchase of the horses only and does not include other costs including those which would arise in relation to equipment, training or personnel. I have been advised by the Garda authorities that the Garda Dog Unit is based at Kilmainham Garda Station, in the Dublin Metropolitan Region (DMR) and has a national remit. I am pleased to confirm...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (26 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: ...Commissioner, in light of the availability of resources and his identified operational demands. As Minister I have no direct role in these matters. I have been advised by the Garda authorities that the Garda Dog Unit is based at Kilmainham Garda Station, in the Dublin Metropolitan Region (DMR) and has a national remit. I am pleased to confirm that dog units have also been established...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Resources (15 Oct 2019)

Charles Flanagan: ...for the Commissioner, in light of the availability of resources and his identified operational demands. As Minister I have no direct role in these matters.  I have been advised by the Garda authorities that the Garda Dog Unit is based at Kilmainham Garda Station, in the Dublin Metropolitan Region, and has a national remit. I am pleased to confirm that dog units have also been...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (10 Dec 2019)

Charles Flanagan: ...currently being assessed in that regard, however it should be noted that this assessment process is ongoing and these horses have not at this stage been added to the Unit. I have been advised by the Garda authorities that the Garda Dog Unit is based at Kilmainham Garda Station, in the Dublin Metropolitan Region (DMR) and has a national remit. Dog units have also been established in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Resources (17 Oct 2017)

Charles Flanagan: ...Policing Plan is in place for Dublin Airport and has been developed with all security agencies operating at the Airport to deliver a co-ordinated response to security. I further understand that there are currently 23 dogs attached to the Garda Dog Unit, comprising general purpose (search), drugs and explosive detection dogs.  For security and operational reasons, An Garda...

Written Answers — Customs Service: Customs Service (16 Sep 2009)

Charles Flanagan: Question 292: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of sniffer dogs available to customs officers; the locations covered by these sniffer dogs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31397/09]

Crime Prevention. (28 May 2008)

Charles Flanagan: ...that he should not underestimate the importance of a canine unit for each Garda division. He should ensure that sufficient resources are made available to allow not only for the training of the dogs for each Garda division but for the location of a dog unit in the headquarters of every Garda division throughout the country. The case for this is overwhelming and must be undertaken.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Procedures (12 Jun 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I have recently been advised by the Victims Rights Alliance organisation that it is engaging with the Court House Dogs Foundation in the United States and also with some European colleagues working on behalf of victims to explore the possibility of securing funding from the European Commission to develop a pilot project on the use of courthouse facility dogs to support child victims of crime...

Scouting Ireland: Statements: Drugs Dealing (5 Dec 2019)

Charles Flanagan: ...such intimidation. It has been agreed that the effectiveness of this programme will be further enhanced through training, knowledge-sharing and awareness-raising. The use of detection dogs is also having a positive impact on tackling drug crime. The Garda dog unit, based in Kilmainham, in the DMR south central region, has a national remit. The Commissioner recently indicated to me...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Missing Persons (27 Mar 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The use of sniffer dogs, in relation to the search for missing persons, is a matter for An Garda Síochána. However, to be of assistance, I have sought a report into the matter. I will contact the Deputy directly on receipt of said report.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Apr 2019)

Charles Flanagan: Teaching an old dog new tricks-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Update on Civil Defence: Discussion (7 Mar 2023)

Charles Flanagan: ...Wilson, does the Civil Defence have any contacts internationally with similar-type volunteer organisations? One area that does not strictly come under equipment but maybe it should, is the use of dogs. It is a kind of hybrid area. Are dogs being phased out, are they being encouraged, or what is the position there? It seems to me that the dog is a valuable tool but there are areas that...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Data (18 Sep 2018)

Charles Flanagan: ...responsive on the roads and in the community to prevent and tackle crime. As the Deputy will appreciate, decisions in relation to the provision and allocation of Garda vehicles across the various Garda divisions, including Garda Dog Units are a matter for the Garda Commissioner in the light of his identified operational demands and the availability of resources. As Minister, I have no...

Temporary Release of Prisoners (13 May 2010)

Charles Flanagan: ...obviously it cannot be done. Will the Minister carry out an analysis over the summer of 2010 as to what persons are in prison due to immigration detention, mental health problems, non-payment of dog licences, television licences, civil debt and fines? Will he do this before he embarks on any further work on the prison building programme?

Prison Accommodation. (27 May 2009)

Charles Flanagan: ...visitors to the republican prisoners and convicted drug dealers in the high security wing do not have to undergo the same stringent search regime as those visiting ordinary prisoners using sniffer dogs?

Drugs in Prisons. (4 Mar 2008)

Charles Flanagan: ...into two different prisons. That is a further example of security in our prisons being less than satisfactory. What is needed is airport-type security with screens, radar detectors and sniffer dogs to ensure we can bring an end to a situation where many prisoners have greater drug problems leaving prison than they have when they enter them. The Government's national drugs strategy's...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Discipline (3 Jul 2018)

Charles Flanagan: ..., the stricter control of visits and the use of targeted and random cell searches on a daily basis has reduced the availability of contraband. The introduction of passive and active drug detection dogs and the installation of airport style security including scanners and x-ray machines has also helped efforts to tackle the problem. Random searches of cells and their occupants have...