Written answers
Tuesday, 6 November 2018
Department of Justice and Equality
Departmental Consultations
Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein)
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392. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the location of the submissions made to the consultations undertaken by his Department in each of the past ten years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44863/18]
Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein)
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393. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the consultations undertaken by his Department in each of the past ten years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44881/18]
Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 392 and 393 together.
Please find attached a table outlining public consultations undertaken and information related to the associated submissions, including the availability of submissions where they have been published.
The Deputy will be aware that a new Public Consultations Portal was launched on Gov.ie last September. This new portal is an easily accessible site that gathers details of all public consultations at local, regional and national levels into one central database. Members of the public can subscribe for notifications on updates to specific consultations. While the database currently links to various consultation pages including that of my Department, the intention in the long-term is to publish allrelevant consultation and submission material to this hub once all Departments have moved over to the Gov.ie platform.
| Year | Public Consultations | Submissions. |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Public Consultation on the published General Scheme of the Civil Partnership Bill | Not published |
| 2009 | Conference on Mental Capacity - the conference formed part of the consultation process on the Government’s proposals for a Mental Capacity Bill, the Scheme of which was published in September 2008 | Not Published. |
| 2009 | WHITE PAPER ON CRIMEDiscussion Document No. 1July 2009Crime Prevention andCommunity Safety | An overview of the written submissions received under this consultation is published on the Department’s website: |
| 2009 | Department of Justice and Equality Review on Gambling | Published submissions are available on the Department’s website: |
| 2010 | WHITE PAPER ON CRIMEDiscussion Document No. 2February 2010Criminal Sanctions | An overview of the written submissions received under this consultation is published on the Department’s website: |
| 2010 | WHITE PAPER ON CRIMEDiscussion Document No. 3October 2010Organised and White Collar Crime | An overview of the written submissions received under this consultation is published on the Department’s website: |
| 2011 | Consultation on Review of the Code of Practice on the Sale and Display of Alcohol in Mixed Trade Premises | The Minister presented the conclusions drawn from the consultation process in response to several parliamentary questions on the subject (for example, PQ 22646/12 of 8 May 2012). |
| 2011 | WHITE PAPER ON CRIMEDiscussion Document No. 4June 2011The Community and theCriminal Justice System | An overview of the written submissions received under this consultation is published on the Department’s website: |
| 2011 | White Paper on CrimeReport on the Consultation Session withOlder Citizens on the Issue of Crime, November 2010(Published January 2011) | A report on this consultation session is available on this Department's website. |
| 2011 | WHITE PAPER ON CRIMECONSULTATION PROCESSReport of the Consultation with Young People November 2010(Published April 2011) | A report on this consultation session is published on this Department’s website. |
| 2011 | Consultation process on new Human Rights and Equality Body | Information is available at www.upr.ie |
| 2011 | Interim Review of the First National Action Plan to Prevent and Combat Human Trafficking in Ireland | Submissions were appended to the Review which was published on the State’s dedicated anti-trafficking website - www.blueblindfold.ie |
| 2011 | Preparation of Universal Periodic Review Cycle 1 Report | Information is available at www.upr.ie |
| 2011 | Consultation on Mental Capacity - the conference formed part of the consultation process on the Government's proposals for a Mental Capacity Bill, the scheme of which was published in September 2018. | Not published. |
| 2012 | Consultation on European Commission’s proposal for a new Data Protection Regulation | The submissions were released in response to freedom of information requests. |
| 2012/13 | Development of National Disability Strategy Implementation Plan 2013-2015 | The submissions were made available on this Department's website and later removed following publication of the Implementation Plan. |
| 2012 | An Interdepartmental Group was established to examine issues relating to people with mental illness or a mental disorder interacting with the criminal justice system and it agencies. Submissions were invited from the public. | Not Published. |
| 2013 | Consultation symposium on the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013 25 September 2013 to seek views on the Bill as published | Not Published. |
| 2013 | Review of Rent Review Arbitration Code | Not Published. |
| 2014 | Regional consultation sessions held with residents (asylum seekers/refugees) in 10 locations (Reception Centres) and were facilitated with the assistance of regional and local support groups. These were held on dates between 15 January 2015 and 17 February 2015. 371 persons in total attended the sessions. 5 members of the Working Group attended each consultation. | Submissions are summarised and findings set out in detail in the McMahon Report pages 259-381. |
| 2014 | Strategy Statement 2015-2017 | Not Published. |
| 2014 | Judicial Appointments Process | Not Published by this Department. Submitting bodies published their submissions. |
| 2014/2015 | Firearms Licensing | Not Published. |
| 2015 | Preparation of Universal Periodic Review Cycle 2 Report | Further information is available at www.upr.ie |
| 2015 | Regulation of the Trade in Precious Metals and Stones | Not Published. |
| 2015 | Open Policy Debate on Criminal Justice Inspectorate and ratification of OPCAT | Submissions were not published as they were private submissions from third parties. However, a discussion document on the matters under consideration was published on the Department’s website. |
| 2015 | Consultation on the Draft Second National Action Plan to Prevent and Combat Human Trafficking in Ireland | Not Published. |
| 2016 | A consultation event was held with NGOs and Civil Society Groups to workshop the recommendations of the Penal Policy Review Group. | This event was held to discuss recommendations made by the Penal Policy Review Group and to assist in informing a plan on the implementation of the recommendations. Written submissions were not received. |
| 2016 | Consultation on Data protection safeguards for children (‘digital age of consent’) | The submissions are available on this Department's website. |
| 2016 | Preparation of combined sixth and seventh periodic report to the UN CEDAW Committee | The submissions are available on this Department's website. |
| 2016 | Defamation Act Review | The submissions are available on this Department's website. |
| 2016 | National Disability Inclusion Strategy | The submissions were published on this Department's website and later removed following publication of the Strategy. |
| 2016 | National Traveller and Roma Integration Strategy | The summary of the submissions is available on this Department's website. |
| 2016 | National Strategy Statement 2017-2020 | Not Published. |
| 2016/2017 | New National Women’s Strategy Public Consultation Meetings. | A summary of the views expressed at the National Women’s Strategy Public Consultation meetings is given in the document “Towards a new National Women’s Strategy 2017-2020:Outcomes of the Public Consultation Meetings December 2016- January 2017”. This document is on the website genderequality.ie Written submissions received are retained in the Department. |
| 2017 | Review of Part Three of the Personal Insolvency Act | The submissions are available on this Department's website. |
| 2017 | Gender Pay Gap Consultation 2017. | A document named “Gender Pay Gap Public Consultations 2017: Measures to tackle the Gender Pay Gap” is a compilation of submissions received during the gender pay gap public consultation period. This document is on the websitegenderequality.ie |
| 2017 | A consultation event was held with NGOs, Civil Society Groups and any interested parties in advance of Ireland’s appearance before the United Nations Committee Against Torture (UNCAT) for consideration of the 2nd National Report | This event was held to give the relevant organisations a voice in advance of Ireland’s appearance before UNCAT. It ensured that the Department were aware of topical issues and were in a position to update the Committee on these issues. Written submissions were not received. |
| 2017 | Realistic Imitation Firearms | Not Published. |
| 2017 | Part 15 of the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015 – Draft Regulations on Pre Action Protocols for Clinical Negligence Cases. | Not Published. Some submissions published by the listed bodies/draft regulations and legal advices under ongoing consideration. |
| 2018 | Consultation with Garda Youth Diversion Projects in relation to future funding arrangements | The consultation process mainly consisted of meetings with individual Garda Youth Diversion Projects and other stakeholders. A limited number of written responses were received, but were not published in view of the targeted nature of the subject matter. The Department provided feedback to the project network on conclusion of the process. |
| 2018 | Young Persons Consultation regarding the future operation of Garda Youth Diversion Projects. | The consultation was with selected participants in Garda Youth Diversion Projects and was facilitated by the Participation Hub in the Department Children and Youth Affairs so there were no submissions. A report on the consultation is nearing final draft stage and will be published shortly. |
| 2018 | Consultation on draft National Standards for accommodation offered to People in the Protection Process | The consultation process concluded in September 2018 and the results are currently being collated. |
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