Written answers
Thursday, 23 February 2023
Department of Justice and Equality
Departmental Projects
Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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248. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current 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, in tabular form. [9394/23]
Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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The table below lists the live studies, reviews and research undertaken or commissioned by my Department, and includes the scheduled completion date of each.
| Study/Review/Research | Scheduled Completion Date |
|---|---|
| Review of the operation of Section 31 (Digital Age of Consent provision) of the Data Protection Act, 2018 | Q4 2023 |
| Review of personal insolvency legislation | Q1 2023 |
| Study on Familicide and Domestic Homicide Reviews | Q2 2023 |
| Policy review of the General Scheme of the Criminal Justice (Community Sanctions) Bill 2014 | Q1 2023 |
| Health Needs Assessment of Prison Population Report | Q1 2023 |
| Evaluation of Domestic Violence Perpetrator Programmes in Ireland | Q1 2023 |
| Review of the Processing of Sexual Offences: Stakeholder Experiences | Q1 2023 |
| Annual Year in Review report on the overall issue of cyberbullying, cyber hate, and online harassment, conducted by the Research Observatory on Cyberbullying in conjunction with the commencement of the Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Act | Q1 2023, Q1 2024 |
| Review of Part 4 of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 | Q2 2023 |
| Review of the operation of the provisions of the Guardianship of Infants Act 1964 as they relate to guardianship of children whose parents are neither married or in a civil partnership | Q4 2023 |
| Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA) / Multi-Criteria Analysis (MCA) in the area of litigation costs to the State: This aims to identify and cost alternative models for litigation | Q2 2023 |
| Independent Review of the Offences Against the State Acts | Q1 2023 |
| Review of the existing functions, powers, appointments procedures and reporting processes of Prison Visiting Committees | Q1 2023 |
| Review on sentence tariffs for minimum periods of imprisonment in relation to life sentences | Q3 2023 |
| Review of remission and structured temporary release | Q4 2023 |
| Exploring the experiences of International Protection Applicants (and other stakeholders) of access to the labour market | Q1 2023 |
| Review of enactments providing for the imposition of minimum mandatory sentences in accordance with Section 29 of the Judicial Council Act, 2019 | Q2 2023 |
| Sexual Violence Survey: To measure the prevalence of sexual assaults and the experiences of victims of sexual assaults. This is being run by the CSO, and supported by the Department, and there is a joint oversight group | Q2 2023 |
| Evaluation of the Local Community Safety Partnership Pilots over three sites | Q4 2023 |
| Strategic Review of Abhaile, the State-Funded Mortgage Arrears Resolution Service, commissioned by the Department of Social Protection and undertaken in conjunction with the Department of Justice | Q1 2023 |
| Review of the Current GSOC Operational Business Model and Recommendation on its Potential Future State | Q1 2023 |
| Report by legal historian outlining the type, availability and quality of publicly-available records that may support a scheme to disregard of convictions for certain qualifying offences related to consensual sexual activity between men in Ireland | Q2 2023 |
| Firearms Expert Committee | Q1 2023 |
| Joint Review Group Office with Office of the Revenue Commissioners to examine the role of Sheriffs | Q3 2023 |
| Review of the Department’s Operating Model | Q2 2023 |
| Quality Review of The Criminal Justice (Community Service) (Amendment) Act 2011 | Q4 2023 |
| Review of the Processing of Sexual Offences: Stakeholder Experiences | Q1 2023 |
| Civil Legal Aid Focus Groups | Q2 2023 |
| Comparison of Jurisdiction: The Role of the Peacekeepers (Internal) | Q1 2023 |
| Ethnic Monitoring in the Criminal Justice System | Q4 2023 |
| Justice Public Attitude Survey | Q2 2023 |
| Legal costs research | Q1 2023 |
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