Written answers
Tuesday, 2 July 2019
Department of Justice and Equality
Departmental Reviews
Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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332. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of live studies, reviews and research undertaken or commissioned by him; and the date by which each study, review and research is scheduled to be completed. [27886/19]
Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael)
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As a Department with a wide policy remit, my Department undertakes research on a daily basis concerning a range of issues which impact on policy formation, the legislative process and service delivery, amongst other things.
My Department has a Chief Information Officer who takes a leading role in structuring the commissioning and undertaking of research across the Department. The Department also benefits from membership of the Irish Government Economic Evaluation Service, an integrated cross-Government service that aims to support better policy formulation and analysis within the civil service, enhance the role of economics in policy making and provide Government with evidence-based policy advice.
Details of research commissioned by my Department since 2016 is included in the following table. The Deputy will also be aware that there are a range of agencies and offices operating under the aegis of my Department which from time to time may commission studies, reviews or research in addition to that which is outlined below. Furthermore, Annual Reports, whether of the Department itself, or in relation to particular aspects of the Department's work, are regularly published by the Department on its website.
| Title of Live Study, Review, Research | Scheduled Date of Completion |
|---|---|
| Experience of women in the commercial sex trade in the context of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 | May 2020 |
| An evidence review of recidivism and policy responses | Q1 2020 |
| Evidence review of victim satisfaction in the Criminal Justice System | Q3 2019 |
| Understanding the needs and experiences of sex trafficking victims in Ireland | Q1 2020 |
| Evidence review of confidence in criminal justice systems | Q4 2019 |
| Research study on Familicide and domestic homicide reviews | Mid 2020 |
| Mid-term review of National Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and gender-based violence 2016-2021 | Q3 2019 |
| Research into existing Equality legislation. | September 2019 |
| Research and analysis on women’s participation at board and senior management level in private companies in Ireland. | December 2019 |
| Review of the Office of the State Pathologist | September 2019 |
| ESRI study on Citizenship | H2 2019 |
| External review on Immigrant Investor Programme | H2 2019 |
| Consultation on draft National Standards for Accommodation offered to People in the Protection Process | Date to be decided |
| Improving the use of Data to measure Effectiveness in the Irish Youth Justice System | Quarter 1 2020 |
| Evaluation of the Work to Learn Programme (Irish Youth Justice Service) | Quarter 4 2019 |
| Evaluation of the Janus project (Irish Youth Justice Service) | Quarter 4 2019 |
| Evaluation of the Solas Project (Irish Youth Justice Service) | Quarter 4 2019 |
| Evaluation of QQI Programme (Irish Youth Justice Service) | Quarter 4 2019 |
| Studies to inform development of new Youth Justice Strategy, including policy review and consultations with young people | Quarter 1 2020 |
| Action Research Project (GYDP development) including examination of relationships between participants and youth justice workers | On-going research project, reports on a phased basis commencing in 2020 |
| Children in Criminal Networks (Greentown Project) – Design for Intervention programmes | Q4 2019 |
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