Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the tabular statement. As can be seen from the content of this table, a broad range of my Department's activities are captured by the terms of the question. The reports listed vary considerably in nature, scale and purpose but, taken together, the value of the activities reflected in this table cannot be overestimated.
A significant proportion of the documents are annual or other regular reports on the activities of my Department and its associated agencies including the Prison Visiting Committees. Other reports included in the list comprise detailed research projects which have a vital role in creating the foundation for sound, evidence based policy making. Others again represent the culmination of major reviews of legislation and policy in such key areas as the management of the Garda Síochána. A further category of reports are those which include the findings of inquiries established over time into certain matters in the public interest.
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Name of Report |
Estimated Cost |
Date of Publication |
Conducted Internally or by Consultants? |
Length of Time Taken to Prepare |
|
Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform Annual Reports 1998-2004 |
From 2002 onwards the update of Strategy Statement was amalgamated with the Annual Report |
2002 report in 2003 |
Internally |
Not available |
|
Commission on Liquor Licensing Second Interim Report |
The total costs of the Commission since 2002 were €147,203.16, not including the salaries of the staff of the Department who were seconded to the Commission.
|
July, 2002 |
Conducted by Commission on Liquor Licensing |
The Commission was established in November 2000 and submitted its final report in April 2003 — length of time since 2002 is therefore 1 year and 4 months.
|
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Report on the Operation of Part 111 of the Extradition Act, 1965 in the year 2001 made to the Houses of the Oireachtas by the Government pursuant to Section 6 of the Extradition (Amendment) Act, 1987 as amended by section 15 of the Extradition (Amendment) Act, 1994 |
Not Available |
December, 2002 |
Internally |
Not Available |
|
The Programme for Prosperity and Fairness Report of the Working Group on the Review of the Parental Leave Act 1998 |
€11,973.81
|
April, 2002 |
Internally |
1 Year 2 Months |
|
Uptake of Parental Leave and Force Majeure Leave Research by MORI MRC |
€56,711.58
|
April, 2002 |
Consultants |
9 Months |
|
Review of the Parental Leave Act, 1998: Attitudinal Survey of Employees, Employers and Trade Union Representatives regarding the provisions of the Act (Newmarket Consulting Ltd) |
€60,795.06
|
April, 2002 |
Consultants |
5 Months |
|
Equality for Women Measure Annual | | | | |
|
Report 2001 |
€7,000.00 |
September, 2002 |
External — WRC
|
2 months for each |
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Name of Report |
Estimated Cost |
Date of Publication |
Conducted Internally or by Consultants? |
Length of Time Taken to Prepare |
|
Getting out of the House — Women returning to employment, education and training
|
€49,729.00
|
September, 2002 |
External — ESRI
|
1 Year |
|
Aspirations of Women collected in the course of the Consultation process on the National Plan for Women 2002 |
€82,201.00
|
September, 2002 |
External — Genesis
|
5 Months |
|
International Comparative Study of Migration Legislation and Practice |
€77,200.00
|
August, 2002 |
International Organization for Migration (IOM) |
8 Months |
|
Towards the Development of a National Action Plan Against Racism in Ireland |
€9,472.00
|
March, 2002 |
Internally |
Not Available |
|
Quality Childcare and Lifelong Learning |
€424,727.00
|
September, 2002 |
Consultants |
2 Years 7 Months |
|
Report of the Committee to Review the Offences Against the State Acts, 1939-1998 and Related Matters |
€79,152.01
|
May, 2002 |
Externally |
Not Available |
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Report by the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform on the Operation of the Transfer of Sentenced Persons Legislation for 2001 |
No direct costs |
April, 2002 |
Internally |
Not Available |
|
Policy Research Relating to the Victim Support Organisation |
€70867.57
|
December, 2002 |
Consultants |
6 Months |
|
Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform Strategy Statement 2003-2005 |
€36,805
|
Submitted to Department of an Taoiseach — February, 2003, Published — July, 2003
|
Internally |
5 Months |
|
Report on the Operation of Part 111 of the Extradition Act, 1965 in the year 2002 made to the Houses of the Oireachtas by the Government pursuant to Section 6 of the Extradition (Amendment) Act, 1987 as amended by section 15 of the Extradition (Amendment) Act, 1994 |
Not Available |
November, 2003 |
Internally |
Not Available |
|
Review of Equality Initiatives in the Justice and Equality Sector |
€42,258.00
|
March 2003 |
Consultants |
12 Months approx. |
|
Name of Report |
Estimated Cost |
Date of Publication |
Conducted Internally or by Consultants? |
Length of Time Taken to Prepare |
|
Research on the Integration into the Local Community of Persons who achieve Refugee Status/Leave to Remain |
€57,668.32
|
September, 2003 |
Consultants — Pearn Kandola
|
Not Available |
|
Report of the Legal Advisory Group on Defamation |
€1,108.00
|
March, 2003 | |
7 Months |
|
Developing Sectoral Strategies to address gender pay gaps |
€38,517.00
|
March, 2003 |
External — DTZ Pieda
|
1 Year |
|
Study of Gender pay gaps at Sectoral Level in Ireland |
€118,917.00
|
February, 2003 |
External — Indecon
|
1 Year |
|
Women and Men as Entrepreneurs and Business Managers |
€32,881.00
|
November, 2003 |
Both — field work by E-Training International. Report by Mark Manto NDP Gender Equality Unit.
|
1 Year |
|
Ireland's combined 4th and 5th Reports under the UN Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women
|
€9,880.00
|
May, 2003 |
Internally |
4 Months |
|
Diverse Voices: A summary of the outcomes of the consultative process and a proposed framework for the National Action Plan Against Racism |
€5,448.00
|
July, 2003 |
Internally |
Not Available |
|
National Anti-Racism Awareness Programme Report on Activities 2001-2002 |
€7,828.00
|
February, 2003 |
Internally |
Not available |
|
Report of the Coroners Rules Committee |
€5,204.00
|
November, 2003 |
Internally |
24 Months |
|
Drugs Crime & Community in Dublin "Monitoring Quality of Life in the North Inner City"
|
€10,800.00
|
June, 2003 |
Consultants |
13 Months |
|
Cory Collusion Inquiry Report — Lord Justice Gibson and Lady Gibson
|
€1,586.00
|
December, 2003 |
Externally |
Not Available |
|
Name of Report |
Estimated Cost |
Date of Publication |
Conducted Internally or by Consultants? |
Length of Time Taken to Prepare |
|
Cory Collusion Inquiry Report — Chief Superintendent Breen and Superintendent Buchanan
|
€1,962.00
|
December, 2003 |
Externally |
Not Available |
|
Garda Youth Diversion Project Guidelines |
€58,338.00
|
May, 2003 |
Dublin Institute of Technology |
Not Available |
|
Report by the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform on the Operation of the Transfer of Sentenced Persons Legislation for 2002 |
No direct costs |
April, 2003 |
Internally |
Not Available |
|
First Annual Report of the Inspector of Prisons and Places of Detention for the Year 2002-2003 |
No direct costs |
July, 2003 |
Independent Body |
Not Available |
|
Report of the Inspection of Cloverhill Prison by the Inspector of Prisons and Places of Detention 2002-2003 |
No direct costs |
July, 2003 |
Independent Body |
Not Available |
|
Report of the Inspection of Mountjoy Prison and the Dochas Centre by the Inspector of Prisons and Places of Detention 2002 -2003 |
No direct costs |
July, 2003 |
Independent Body |
Not Available |
|
Report of the Inspection of Portlaoise Prison by the Inspector of Prisons and Places of Detention 2002-2003 |
No direct costs |
July, 2003 |
Independent Body |
Not Available |
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Report of the Inspection of Limerick Prison by the Inspector of Prisons and Places of Detention 2002-2003 |
No direct costs |
July, 2003 |
Independent Body |
Not Available |
|
Annual Report of the Parole Board 2002 |
€930 (publication cost)
|
September 2003 |
Independent Body |
Not Available |
|
Report on the Operation of Part 111 of the Extradition Act, 1965 in the year 2003 made to the Houses of the Oireachtas by the Government pursuant to Section 6 of the Extradition (Amendment) Act, 1987 as amended by section 15 of the Extradition (Amendment) Act, 1994 |
Not Available |
December, 2004 |
Internally |
Not Available |
|
Name of Report |
Estimated Cost |
Date of Publication |
Conducted Internally or by Consultants? |
Length of Time Taken to Prepare |
|
Codifying the Criminal Law |
€64,717.53
|
November, 2004 |
Expert Group |
1 Year 11 Months |
|
Report on Sexual Harassment in the Workplace in EU Member States |
€54,208.00
|
June, 2004 |
Consultants |
4 Months |
|
Extending the Scope of Employment Equality Legislation: Comparative Perspectives on the Prohibited Grounds of Discrimination |
€21,216.78
|
September, 2004 |
Consultants |
2 Years |
|
Report on Sexual Harassment in the Workplace in EU Member States |
€54,207.00
|
June, 2004 |
Joint project between the Department, Gardai and External consultants. |
6 Months |
|
The Final Report of the Garda SMI Implementation Steering Group |
€1,701,415.92 (Cost for the last six years, inclusive of cost of consultants appointed to assist project)
|
June, 2004 |
Joint project between the Department, Gardai and External consultants. |
6 Years 6 Months |
|
United Nations International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination — First National Report by Ireland.
|
€13,569.00
|
March, 2004 |
Internally |
Not Available |
|
Developing Childcare in Ireland |
Not readily available. Carried out by Department staff |
June, 2004 |
Internally |
2 Months |
|
Report of the Inspection of Wheatfield Prison by the Inspector of Prisons and Places of Detention 2003-2004 |
No Direct Costs |
February, 2004 |
Independent Body |
Not Available |
|
Report of the Inspection of Fort Mitchel Place of Detention by the Inspector of Prisons and Places of Detention 2003-2004 |
No Direct Costs |
February, 2004 |
Independent Body |
Not Available |
|
Report of the Inspection of Loughan House Place of Detention by the Inspector of Prisons and Places of Detention 2003-2004 |
No Direct Costs |
February, 2004 |
Independent Body |
Not Available |
|
Report of the Inspection of Arbour Hill Prison by the Inspector of Prisons and Places of Detention 2003-2004 |
No Direct Costs |
April, 2004 |
Independent Body |
Not Available |
|
Name of Report |
Estimated Cost |
Date of Publication |
Conducted Internally or by Consultants? |
Length of Time Taken to Prepare |
|
Report of the Inspection of Cloverhill Prison by the Inspector of Prisons and Places of Detention 2003-2004 |
No Direct Costs |
May, 2004 |
Independent Body |
Not Available |
|
Report by the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform on the Operation of the Transfer of Sentenced Persons Legislation 2003 |
*Minimal Irish Translation Costs |
May, 2004 |
Internally |
Not Available |
|
Annual Report for 2003 of the Visiting Committee to Wheatfield Prison |
*Minimal Irish Translation Costs |
May, 2004 |
Independent Body |
Not Available |
|
Annual Report for 2003 of the Visiting Committee to Arbour Hill Prison |
*Minimal Irish Translation Costs |
May, 2004 |
Independent Body |
Not Available |
|
Annual Report for 2003 of the Visiting Committee to Fort Mitchel Place of Detention |
*Minimal Irish Translation Costs |
May, 2004 |
Independent Body |
Not Available |
|
Annual Report for 2003 of the Visiting Committee to Castlerea Prison |
*Minimal Irish Translation Costs |
May, 2004 |
Independent Body |
Not Available |
|
Annual Report for 2003 of the Visiting Committee to Loughan House Place of Detention |
*Minimal Irish Translation Costs |
May, 2004 |
Independent Body |
Not Available |
|
Annual Report for 2003 of the Visiting Committee to Cloverhill Prison |
*Minimal Irish Translation Costs |
May, 2004 |
Independent Body |
Not Available |
|
Annual Report for 2003 of the Visiting Committee to Mountjoy Prison |
*Minimal Irish Translation Costs |
May, 2004 |
Independent Body |
Not Available |
|
Annual Report for 2003 of the Visiting Committee to Cork Prison |
*Minimal Irish Translation Costs |
May, 2004 |
Independent Body |
Not Available |
|
Annual Report for 2003 of the Visiting Committee to Shelton Abbey Place of Detention |
*Minimal Irish Translation Costs |
May, 2004 |
Independent Body |
Not Available |
|
Annual Report for 2003 of the Visiting Committee to the Training Unit Place of Detention |
*Minimal Irish Translation Costs |
May, 2004 |
Independent Body |
Not Available |
|
Name of Report |
Estimated Cost |
Date of Publication |
Conducted Internally or by Consultants? |
Length of Time Taken to Prepare |
|
Annual Report for 2003 of the Visiting Committee to Limerick Prison |
*Minimal Irish Translation Costs |
May, 2004 |
Independent Body |
Not Available |
|
Annual Report for 2003 of the Visiting Committee to the Midlands Prison |
*Minimal Irish Translation Costs |
May, 2004 |
Independent Body |
Not Available |
|
Annual Report for 2003 of the Visiting Committee to Portlaoise Prison |
*Minimal Irish Translation Costs |
May, 2004 |
Independent Body |
Not Available |
|
Annual Report for 2003 of the Visiting Committee to St. Patrick's Institution
|
*Minimal Irish Translation Costs |
May, 2004 |
Independent Body |
Not Available |
|
Annual Report for 2003 of the Visiting Committee t the Curragh Place of Detention |
*Minimal Irish Translation Costs |
May, 2004 |
Independent Body |
Not Available |
|
Annual Report of the Parole Board 2003 |
Published and translated into Irish at a cost of €2,533.96
|
November, 2004 |
Independent Body |
Not Available |
|
Report of the Inspection of Limerick Prison by the Inspector of Prisons and Places of Detention 2003-2004 |
No Direct Costs |
December, 2004 |
Independent Body |
Not Available |
|
Report of the Inspection of Portlaoise Prison by the Inspector of Prisons and Places of Detention 2003-2004 |
No Direct Costs |
December, 2004 |
Independent Body |
Not Available |
|
Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform Strategy Statement 2005-2007 |
€18,888.20
|
Submitted to Department of the Taoiseach — July 2005 — Published 30th November, 2005
|
Internally |
7 Months |
|
Closing the Gap Conference Report |
€3,655.00
|
April, 2005 |
Internally |
Not Available |
|
National Action Plan Against Racism (includes the final report on activities of Know Racism 2001-2003) |
€38,952.00
|
January, 2005 |
Part-External |
Not Available |
|
Review and Evaluation of the National Anti Racism Awareness Programme, Know Racism (published as part of the National Action Plan Against Racism) |
€19,314.00
|
January, 2005 |
Part — External
|
Not Available |
|
Name of Report |
Estimated Cost |
Date of Publication |
Conducted Internally or by Consultants? |
Length of Time Taken to Prepare |
|
28th Interim Report of the Committee on Court Practice and Procedure — The Rules Committee of the Courts
|
€2,048.00
|
January, 2005 |
Conducted by a standing committee external to the Department but appointed by the Minister, consisting of judges, lawyers and lay persons. |
Not Available |
|
A study of the Number,Profile and Progression Routes of Homeless Persons before the Court and in Custody |
€11,166
|
July, 2005 |
Consultants |
Not Available |
|
29th Interim Report of the Committee on Court Practice and Procedure — Inquiry to Examine all aspects of Practice and Procedure relating to Personal Injuries Litigation
|
€4,732.00
|
January, 2005 |
Conducted by a standing committee external to the Department but appointed by the Minister, consisting of judges, lawyers and lay persons. |
Not Available |
|
Making the Link: Evaluation of a Pilot Juvenile Arrest Referral Scheme in Dublin's North Inner City
|
€20,000.00
|
April, 2005 |
Consultants |
18 Months |
|
Annual Report on the Garda Síochána Superannuation Scheme
|
Cost is minimal |
October of each year |
Internally |
1-2 Days |
|
School Age Childcare in Ireland |
€25,000.00
|
June, 2005 |
Internally |
4 Years |
|
Report of Mountjoy Complex Replacement Site Committee |
No Direct Costs |
February, 2005 |
Internally |
Not Available |
|
Report of the Inspection of Castlerea Prison by the Inspector of Prisons and Places of Detention 2004-2005 |
No Direct Costs |
February, 2005 |
Independent Body |
Not Available |
|
Annual Report for 2004 of the Visiting Committee to Cloverhill Prison |
*Minimal Irish Translation Costs |
April, 2005 |
Independent Body |
Not Available |
|
Annual Report for 2004 of the Visiting Committee to Portlaoise Prison |
*Minimal Irish Translation Costs |
April, 2005 |
Independent Body |
Not Available |
|
Annual Report for 2004 of the Visiting Committee to the Training Unit Place of Detention |
*Minimal Irish Translation Costs |
April, 2005 |
Independent Body |
Not Available |
|
Name of Report |
Estimated Cost |
Date of Publication |
Conducted Internally or by Consultants? |
Length of Time Taken to Prepare |
|
Annual Report for 2004 of the Visiting Committee to Arbour Hill Prison |
*Minimal Irish Translation Costs |
April,2005 |
Independent Body |
Not Available |
|
Annual Report for 2004 of the Visiting Committee to Midlands Prison |
*Minimal Irish Translation Costs |
April,2005 |
Independent Body |
Not Available |
|
Annual Report for 2004 of the Visiting Committee to Loughan House Place of Detention |
*Minimal Irish Translation Costs |
April, 2005 |
Independent Body |
Not available |
|
Annual Report for 2004 of the Visiting Committee to Castlerea Prison |
*Minimal Irish Translation Costs |
April, 2005 |
Independent Body |
Not Available |
|
Annual Report for 2004 of the Visiting Committee to Shelton Abbey Place of Detention |
*Minimal Irish Translation Costs |
April, 2005 |
Independent Body |
Not Available |
|
Report of the Inspection of St. Patrick's Institution by the Inspector of Prisons and Places of Detention 2004-2005
|
No Direct Costs |
April, 2005 |
Independent Body |
Not Available |
|
Report of the Inspection of Mountjoy Prison and Dochas Centre by the Inspector of Prisons and Places of Detention 2004-2005 |
No Direct Costs |
April, 2005 |
Independent Body |
Not Available |
|
Second Annual Report of the Inspector of Prisons and Places of Detention for the year 2003-2004 |
Irish Translation costs of €5,902.77
|
April, 2005 |
Independent Body |
Not Available |
|
Report by the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform on the Operation of the Transfer of Sentenced Persons Legislation 2004 |
Irish Translation costs of €529.02
|
May, 2005 |
Internally |
Not Available |
|
Annual Report for 2004 of the Visiting Committee to Limerick Prison |
*Minimal Irish Translation Costs |
May, 2005 |
Independent Body |
Not Available |
|
Annual Report for 2004 of the Visiting Committee to Wheatfield Prison |
*Minimal Irish Translation Costs |
May, 2005 |
Independent Body |
Not Available |
|
Annual Report for 2004 of the Visiting Committee to Cork Prison |
*Minimal Irish Translation Costs |
May, 2005 |
Independent Body |
Not Available |
|
Name of Report |
Estimated Cost |
Date of Publication |
Conducted Internally or by Consultants? |
Length of Time Taken to Prepare |
|
Annual Report for 2004 of the Visiting Committee to Mountjoy Prison |
*Minimal Irish Translation Costs |
May, 2005 |
Independent Body |
Not Available |
|
Annual Report for 2004 of the Visiting Committee to St. Patrick's Institution
|
*Minimal Irish Translation Costs |
May, 2005 |
Independent Body |
Not Available |
|
Third Annual Report of Inspector of Prisons and Places of Detention for the year 2004-2005 |
Irish Translation cost of €4,319.28
|
July, 2005 |
Independent Body |
Not Available |
|
Report on Victim Support Organisation |
€13,955.71
|
February, 2005 |
Consultants |
3 Months |
|
Report of the Auctioneering / Estate Agency Review Group |
€35,605.32
|
July, 2005 |
Expert Review Group |
12 Months |
|
Annual Report of the Commission for the Support of Victims of Crime |
€600 approx. Published on Website Only
|
May, 2005 |
Internally |
11 Month |
|
An Evaluation of Intervention Programmes in Ireland working with abusive men and their partners and ex partners |
€62,305.64
|
September, 2005 |
External — Thangam Debbonaire Consultant
|
1 Year 5 Months approx. |
|
Report on the Youth Justice Review |
€4,580
|
December, 2005 |
Internally |
8 Months |
|
Market Research into Public Opinion regarding Fireworks Policy |
€19,965.00
|
October, 2005 |
Consultants |
1 Month |
|
Annual Report of the Parole Board 2004 |
Published and translated into Irish at a cost of €2,448.07
|
August, 2005 |
Independent Body |
Not Available |
|
Report of the Inspection of Cork Prison by the Inspector of Prisons and Places of Detention 2004-2005 |
No Direct Costs |
October, 2005 |
Independent Body |
Not Available |
|
Report of the Inspection of the Training Unit by the Inspector of Prisons and Places of Detention 2004-2005 |
No Direct Costs |
October, 2005 |
Independent Body |
Not Available |
|
Name of Report |
Estimated Cost |
Date of Publication |
Conducted Internally or by Consultants? |
Length of Time Taken to Prepare |
|
Report on the Operation of the European Arrest Warrant Act 2003 in the year 2004 made to the Houses of the Oireachtas by the Central Authority in the person of the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform pursuant to section 6 (6) of the European Arrest Warrant Act 2003 |
Not Available |
December 2005 |
Internally |
Not Available |
|
Report of the Inspection of the Midlands Prison By the Inspector of Prisons and Places of Detention 2004-2005 |
No Direct Costs |
December, 2005 |
Independent Body |
Not Available |
|
Equality for Women Measure Annual Report 2004 |
€13,500
|
December, 2005 |
External — WRC
|
2 Months |
|
Degrees of Equality: Gender Pay Differences among recent graduates (ESRI) |
€100,000
|
November, 2005 |
External — ESRI
|
23 Months |
|
Report on the Operation of Part III of the Extradition Act, 1965 in the year 2004 made to the Houses of the Oireachtas by the Government pursuant to Section 6 of the Extradition (Amendment) Act, 1987 as amended by section 15 of the Extradition (Amendment) Act, 1994 |
Not Available |
December 2005 |
Internally |
Not Available |
|
Second Progress Report of the Committee to Monitor and Co-ordinate the Implementation of the Recommendations of the Taskforce on the Travelling Community |
€5,566.00
|
December, 2005 |
Internally |
Not Available |
|
The High Level Group Report on Traveller Issues |
None — Published on Website
|
March, 2006 |
Internally |
Not Available |
|
Report by the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform on the Operation of the Transfer of Sentenced Persons Legislation 2005 |
Not available at present |
April, 2006 |
Internally |
Not Available |
|
Report of the Inspection of Loughan House by the Inspector of Prisons and Places of Detention 2004-2005 |
No direct costs |
May, 2006 |
Independent Body |
Not Available |
|
Keeping Drugs of Prison — IPS Drugs Policy & Strategy |
No direct costs |
3 May, 2006 |
Internally |
Not available |
Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Independent)
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