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Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 22 June 2006

Thursday, 22 June 2006

Questions (183)

Catherine Murphy

Question:

184 Ms C. Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of reports commissioned by his Department by year since 2002 which have been published and made available to the public; the number that were conducted internally; the number that were carried out by consultants; what those reports were; the cost of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24298/06]

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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.

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 — €38,216.67 2003 — €41,076.99 2004 — €26,126.71

2002 report in 2003 2003 report in 2005 2004 report in 2005

Internally

Not available

Commission on Liquor Licensing Second Interim Report Commission on Liquor Licensing Report on Admission and Service in Licensed Premises Commission on Liquor Licensing Final 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 December, 2002 April, 2003

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.

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 Report 2002 Report 2003

€7,000.00 €8,000.00 €9,000.00

September, 2002 September, 2003 September, 2004

External — WRC

2 months for each

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

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

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

Name of Report

Estimated Cost

Date of Publication

Conducted Internally or by Consultants?

Length of Time Taken to Prepare

Report of Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform and An Garda Síochána on Trafficking in Human Beings

No direct costs — prepared internally

5 May, 2006 on the Departments website

Internally

7 Months approx.

Market Research into Public Opinion regarding Crime and Law Enforcement

€16,335.00

March, 2006

TNS — MRBI Questionnaire

1 Month

Report of the Garda Síochána Act 2005 Implementation Review Group

€7,123.26

February, 2006

Conducted by Review Group comprising of Senator Maurice Hayes as Chairman assisted by Mr. John Donnelly, Ms. Caitriona Murphy, Mr. Vincent O’Doherty, Professor Frances Ruane and Mr. Michael Flahive.

1 Month

Report of Legal Costs Working Group

€10,428.72

10 January, 2006

Working Group established by the Minister, which comprised representatives internal and external to his Department.

13 Months

Report of the Inspection of Shelton Abbey by the Inspector of Prisons and Places of Detention 2004-2005

No direct costs

May, 2006

Independent Body

Not available

Probation & Welfare Service Multi-Annual Reports 2000-2003

€70,180

PWS Website in March, 2006

Consultants

Not Available

Report on the Operation of Part III of the Extradition Act, 1965 in the year 2005 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

April 2006

Internally

Not Available

Report on the Operation of the European Arrest Warrant Act 2003 (as amended) in the year 2005 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

April 2006

Internally

Not Available

*These Visiting Committee reports were translated into Irish at an overall total cost of €5,863.81. However, as there a also a translation of another document included in this figure, it is not readily feasible to break down the costs more accurately.
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