Written Answers Nos. 489-510
489. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a company (details supplied) that receives public contracts from his Department does not recognise trade unions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54384/17]
View answerMy Department provides grant funding, through the Irish Youth Justice Service, to the organisation concerned, in relation to the operation of a number of Garda Youth Diversion Projects. However, my Department is not the employer of the youth justice workers on these projects and therefore it does not have any Human Resources or Industrial Relations function in relation to these workers.
490. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of citizenship applications granted and fees paid for the applications in each of the years from 2007 to 2017. [54391/17]
View answer492. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the unit cost including administration of approving an Irish citizenship application. [54393/17]
View answer493. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of approved naturalised Irish citizens now here. [54394/17]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 490, 492 and 493 together.
I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the retrieval and compilation of the information requested by the Deputy for each of the past ten years would necessitate a disproportionate use of time and resources which could not be justified in circumstances where the priority is to deal with the cases on hand. Information can, however, be provided for the years 2011 to end 2017 inclusive and is shown in the following table.
|
Year |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
|
Applications Granted (to nearest '000) |
13,000 |
23,000 |
29,000 |
18,000 |
11,000 |
10,000 |
7,000 |
|
Fees Received (€'s m) |
€10.8 |
€20 |
€22.9 |
€17.1 |
€11.5 |
€10 |
€8.8 |
It is not possible to provide a unit cost for the processing of citizenship applications. Every application for naturalisation is considered on its own individual merits and in accordance with the provisions of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956, as amended. Applications can vary significantly in the processing required to bring an application to a conclusion. While most straightforward cases are generally processed within six months, the nature of the naturalisation process is such that, for a broad range of reasons, some cases will take longer than others to process. In some instances, completing the necessary checks can take a considerable period of time.
The fees to be paid by an applicant for a certificate of naturalisation are governed by the provisions of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 569 of 2011). The prescribed application fee, stipulated at €175, is payable on application for a certificate of naturalisation and the prescribed certification fee is payable on the issue of a certificate of naturalisation. The standard certification fee is set at €950 (unchanged since 2008), while a reduced fee of €200 applies in the case of an application made on behalf of a minor or in certain cases where the application is made by a widow, widower or surviving civil partner of an Irish citizen. In the case of recognised refugees and stateless persons the certification fee is nil.
The standard fees payable by an applicant are designed to reflect the effort and cost involved in processing applications for a certificate of naturalisation. Managing and dealing with incomplete applications consumes scarce processing resources and the application fee is designed to recoup some of the costs associated with the application process. The application fee is also intended to help cover costs associated with the processing of unsuccessful applications that often consume more processing time and resources than successful applications.
The Deputy will be aware that formal citizenship ceremonies have been introduced in 2011 at no extra cost to applicants. These have been universally well received by participants as the ceremonies provide a sense of dignity and occasion that serves to underscore the importance to both the State and the applicant of the granting of Irish citizenship.
The Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department does not maintain any register or statistics of naturalised Irish citizens who are resident in the State.
491. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if consideration has been given to reducing fees for citizenship applications and approvals. [54392/17]
View answerThe fees to be paid by an applicant for a certificate of naturalisation are governed by the provisions of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 569 of 2011). The prescribed application fee, stipulated at €175, is payable on application for a certificate of naturalisation and a certification fee is payable on the issue of a certificate of naturalisation. The standard certification fee is set at €950 (unchanged since 2008), while a reduced fee of €200 applies in the case of an application made on behalf of a minor or in certain cases where the application is made by a widow, widower or surviving civil partner of an Irish citizen. In the case of recognised refugees and stateless persons the certification fee is nil.
The standard fees payable by an applicant are designed to reflect the effort and cost involved in processing applications for a certificate of naturalisation.
The Deputy will be aware that formal citizenship ceremonies have been introduced in 2011 at no extra cost to applicants. These have been universally well received by participants as the ceremonies provide a sense of dignity and occasion that serves to underscore the importance to both the State and the applicant of the granting of Irish citizenship.
All of the fees payable under the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956, as amended, are kept under ongoing review by my Department; however, there are no plans to amend the fees.
494. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if phone calls of this Deputy or other telecommunications have ever been intercepted by An Garda Síochána. [54395/17]
View answer529. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if this Deputy's phones or communications records or data in any format have been requested from licensed providers or service providers to this Deputy by An Garda Síochána over the last five years. [54704/17]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 494 and 529 together.
The Deputy will be aware that the interception of post and telecommunications is governed by the provisions of the Interception of Postal Packets and Telecommunications Messages (Regulation) Act 1993.
The 1993 Act permits the Minister for Justice and Equality to authorise the Commissioner of An Garda Síochána, the Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces or the Chairperson of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission to intercept communications but only for the purposes of investigating serious crime or safeguarding the security of the State, as provided for in the Act, and only subject to a number of strict conditions that are also set out in the Act.
The arrangements governing the retention of and access to telecommunications data for law enforcement purposes is provided for in the Communications (Retention of Data) Act 2011.
Under the 2011 Act, access to retained telecommunications data is available only to An Garda Síochána, the Revenue Commissioners, the Permanent Defence Forces, the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission and the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission only for the purposes of investigating serious crime or safeguarding the security of the State as provided for in the Act, and only subject to the strict conditions set out in the Act.
As the House will be aware, the Minister for Justice and Equality has no role in the process of seeking access to retained telecommunications data.
The operation of both these Acts is overseen independently by a serving Judge of the High Court who is designated by the Government for this purpose. The Designated Judge reports to the Taoiseach. In carrying out her functions the Designated Judge has, by law, full access to all persons and records she considers relevant and all relevant persons have, by law, a duty to co-operate with her.
In addition, a serving judge of the Circuit Court acts as the Complaints Referee. He is empowered to receive and investigate complaints from persons who believe that their communications have been intercepted or their communications data accessed. In carrying out his functions, the Designated Judge has, by law, full access to all persons and records he considers relevant to his investigations and all relevant persons have, by law, a duty to co-operate with him.
The Deputy will be aware that section 12 of the 1993 Act restricts disclosure in respect of interception authorisations and it places a requirement on the Minister for Justice and Equality to ensure that such arrangements are in place to limit to the minimum necessary for the purpose of the prevention or detection of serious offences or in the interests of the security of the State the disclosure of the fact that an authorisation has been given, and the contents of any communication which has been intercepted pursuant to an authorisation. Therefore it is not the practice and it would be contrary to the public interest to disclose detail of any authorisations to intercept.
The Deputy will appreciate that in this regard I am maintaining the long-standing practice of my predecessors. Nonetheless, I can assure him and the House, just as I did in response to his previous questions on this matter on 11 July 2017, that I have never exercised the legal powers available to me to interfere in any way with the work of Members of the Oireachtas.
The Deputy will recall that when he raised concerns in the media last December that the powers in law for interception and access to retained data may have been used in respect of him or other Members of the Oireachtas, and that senior members of An Garda Síochána were abusing these powers, I immediately arranged for his concerns to be brought to the attention of the Designated Judge and I understand that, in accordance with her powers in law, she will investigate his concerns independently.
The Deputy will recall also that I wrote directly to him on 14 December 2017 setting out the position in respect of the concerns he had raised publicly that day, including inviting him to make a complaint to the Complaints Referee.
Deputies will be aware that on 3 October 2017 I published the draft scheme for a Communications (Retention of Data) Bill to replace the 2011 Act in order to take account of important decisions of the Court of Justice of the European Union in this area of law. Work on drafting that new Bill is ongoing. In addition, my Department is also advancing work on detailed proposals to update the current law with regard to the lawful interception of communications.
495. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when the review committee of the Legal Services Regulatory Authority will be established and begin its work in view of the fact that the Authority was established over a year ago; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54396/17]
View answerSubject to any further clarification of the Question by the Deputy that may arise, I am assuming it is referring to the periodic review of the operation of the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015 that is provided for within that Act under section 6. Under that section the Legal Services Regulatory Authority shall, not later than eighteen months after its establishment day, commence a review of the operation of the 2015 Act. It must report its findings, conclusions and any recommendations arising from that review to each House of the Oireachtas within twelve months. Given that the establishment day of the Legal Services Regulatory Authority was 1 October 2016, the relevant deadline for the commencement of the first review of the operation of the 2015 Act will be the end of March 2018. Thereafter, such reviews will be conducted at three-yearly intervals. It is my understanding that the Regulatory Authority, which is independent in the performance of its functions, already has this matter under active consideration and will be addressing it at the appropriate time under the relevant terms of the 2015 Act.
I also understand that the Authority is putting the practical arrangements in place for the provision, on foot of appropriate public consultations, of the required statutory report in relation to the education and training (including ongoing training) arrangements in the State for legal practitioners, including the manner in which such education and training is provided. This report, which has to be provided to me as Minister within two years of the Authority’s establishment day, will cover an array of relevant matters set out within section 34 of the 2015 Act and will be laid before the Houses.
More generally, I would also point out that under section 16 of the 2015 Act the Legal Services Regulatory Authority may, at its own discretion, establish committees to assist and advise it in relation to the performance of all or any of its functions.
496. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the procedure to be followed to obtain Irish citizenship and a passport in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54413/17]
View answerThe granting of Irish citizenship through naturalisation is governed by the provisions of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956, as amended. All applications for a certificate of naturalisation are processed and assessed individually in accordance with the provisions of the Act. A determination on whether an applicant satisfies the statutory criteria attendant to naturalisation can only be made after an application is received. The issuing of a passport is a matter for the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and is contingent on the person being an Irish citizen.
Section 15 of the Act provides that the Minister may, in his absolute discretion, grant an application for a certificate of naturalisation if satisfied that certain statutory conditions are fulfilled. The conditions are that the applicant must:
- be of full age, or a minor born in the State,
- be of good character,
- have had a period of one year's continuous residency in the State immediately before the date of application and, during the eight years immediately preceding that period, have had a further total residence in the State amounting to four years,
- intend in good faith to continue to reside in the State after naturalisation,
- have, before a judge of the District Court in open court, in a citizenship ceremony or in such manner as the Minister, for special reasons, allows-
(i) made a declaration, in the prescribed manner, of fidelity to the nation and loyalty to the State, and
(ii) undertaken to faithfully observe the laws of the State and to respect its democratic values.
Section 15A provides that, notwithstanding the above, where the application is based on being the spouse or civil partner of an Irish citizen the requirements are, inter alia, that the couple are married or civil partners to each other for a period of at least 3 years and are living together and, immediately before the date of application, have a period of one year's continuous residence in the island of Ireland and, during the preceding four years, have a further period amounting to 2 years (i.e. 3 years in total). Section 15A(2) provides that the Minister may, in his absolute discretion, waive some of the conditions in relation to an application from a spouse or civil partner of an Irish citizen if he is satisfied that the applicant would suffer serious consequences in respect of his or her bodily integrity or liberty if not granted Irish citizenship.
It is open to any individual to lodge an application for citizenship if and when they are in a position to meet the statutory conditions as prescribed in the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956, as amended.
Detailed information on Irish citizenship and naturalisation, along with the relevant application forms and guidance notes, is available on the INIS website at ww.inis.gov.ie.
Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to the INIS of my Department by e-mail using the Oireachtas Mail facility which has been specifically established for this purpose. This service enables up to date information on such cases to be obtained without the need to seek information by way of the Parliamentary Questions process. The Deputy may consider using the e-mail service except in cases where the response from the INIS is, in the Deputy’s view, inadequate or too long awaited.
497. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the procedure to be followed to obtain Irish citizenship and a passport in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54414/17]
View answerThe granting of Irish citizenship through naturalisation is governed by the provisions of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956, as amended. All applications for a certificate of naturalisation are processed and assessed individually in accordance with the provisions of the Act. A determination on whether an applicant satisfies the statutory criteria attendant to naturalisation can only be made after an application is received. The issuing of a passport is a matter for the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and is contingent on the person being an Irish citizen.
Section 15 of the Act provides that the Minister may, in his absolute discretion, grant an application for a certificate of naturalisation if satisfied that certain statutory conditions are fulfilled. The conditions are that the applicant must:
- be of full age, or a minor born in the State,
- be of good character,
- have had a period of one year's continuous residency in the State immediately before the date of application and, during the eight years immediately preceding that period, have had a further total residence in the State amounting to four years,
- intend in good faith to continue to reside in the State after naturalisation,
- have, before a judge of the District Court in open court, in a citizenship ceremony or in such manner as the Minister, for special reasons, allows-
(i) made a declaration, in the prescribed manner, of fidelity to the nation and loyalty to the State, and
(ii) undertaken to faithfully observe the laws of the State and to respect its democratic values.
Section 15A provides that, notwithstanding the above, where the application is based on being the spouse or civil partner of an Irish citizen the requirements are, inter alia, that the couple are married or civil partners to each other for a period of at least 3 years and are living together and, immediately before the date of application, have a period of one year's continuous residence in the island of Ireland and, during the preceding four years, have a further period amounting to 2 years (i.e. 3 years in total). Section 15A(2) provides that the Minister may, in his absolute discretion waive some of the conditions in relation to an application from a spouse or civil partner of an Irish citizen if he is satisfied that the applicant would suffer serious consequences in respect of his or her bodily integrity or liberty if not granted Irish citizenship.
It is open to any individual to lodge an application for citizenship if and when they are in a position to meet the statutory conditions as prescribed in the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956, as amended.
Detailed information on Irish citizenship and naturalisation, along with the relevant application forms and guidance notes, is available on the INIS website at ww.inis.gov.ie.
498. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the expenditure by his Department on external public relations services in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54421/17]
View answerMy Department has not incurred any expenditure on external public relations services during 2017. It is my Department's policy to use in-house resources as much as possible for the provision of such services.
499. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the Garda stations located in north County Kildare that will receive upgrading or refurbishment of their facilities; when this will occur; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54442/17]
View answerThe Deputy will appreciate that the programme of replacement and refurbishment of Garda accommodation is progressed by the Garda authorities working in close co-operation with the Office of Public Works (OPW), which has responsibility for the provision and maintenance of Garda accommodation. This includes identifying and progressing any necessary remedial or refurbishment works required at individual stations. As Minister, I have no direct role in these matters.
As the Deputy will be aware, the Garda Building and Refurbishment Programme 2016-2021, which is an ambitious 5 year Programme based on agreed Garda priorities continues to benefit over thirty locations around the country, including the provision of a Divisional property store at Naas Garda station. In this regard, I am informed by the Garda authorities that the OPW has advised works are at an early development stage and will be progressed over the timeframe of the programme.
I understand from the Garda authorities that in addition to the above Programme, An Garda Síochána seeks to address maintenance issues, including any refurbishment works, as they arise liaising closely with the OPW in this regard. The progression of any scheme of works is subject to the funding available and the competing accommodation priorities within An Garda Síochána.
In that context, I have been informed that the following works are anticipated in Kildare:
- significant refurbishment works at Clane Garda station are nearing completion. The works involved refurbishment to the public office, enhancements to welfare facilities, as well as general maintenance,
- the cells at Newbridge Garda station are to be upgraded in 2018 under the National Cell Refurbishment Programme,
- works to repair/refurbish welfare facilities at Kildare Garda station are due to commence this month,
- works are anticipated for the Garda stations at Maynooth, Kilcock, Naas, and Leixlip in 2018.
500. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the amount paid to the District Court poor box in each of the 23 districts; the bodies to which it was dispersed in each of the years from 2013 to 2016, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54469/17]
View answerAs the Deputy is aware, under the provisions of the Courts Service Act 1998, management of the courts is the responsibility of the Courts Service, which is independent in exercising its functions, which include the provision of information on the courts system.
However, in order to be of assistance to the Deputy, I have had inquiries made and the Courts Service has informed me that records of poor box receipts and payments are maintained for each local Court Office rather than for each District Court district and so reports on Poor Box Receipts for 2013 to 2016 by Court Office and Poor Box Payments Out for 2013 to 2016 have been forwarded to the Deputy. The Courts Service has advised that details of information relating to individuals have been redacted for data protection purposes.
As the Deputy may be aware, the court poor box is a non-statutory system used by the District Courts to impose a financial charge on a defendant to be used for a charitable purpose, usually instead of imposing a criminal conviction. The option of paying into the court poor box arises usually where the offence is minor in nature and would not attract a custodial sentence.
There are many reasons and instances why the court poor box is used by judges. The accused may never previously have been before the courts, the accused may have pleaded guilty, a conviction might be inappropriate, or might adversely affect employment, career or working abroad prospects, and/or the offence may be of a minor or trivial nature.
When combined with the Probation of Offenders Act it provides an option where some financial penalty is considered merited but a conviction and fine are not. It can sometimes be a more meaningful punishment than the maximum fine where the value of a maximum fine may have been eroded by inflation.
Payments made to the court poor box are accounted for by the court office concerned and the accounting procedures are subject to audit by the Comptroller and Auditor General. Generally, charities are the recipients of poor box contributions but the decision is solely at the discretion of the Judge who is independent in the matter of sentencing, as in other matters concerning the exercise of judicial functions, subject only to the Constitution and the law.
The Government has approved the drafting of a Criminal Justice (Community Sanctions) Bill to replace the Probation of Offenders Act 1907 with modern provisions dealing with community sanctions and the role of the Probation Service in the criminal justice system. The Bill is currently being drafted by the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel. It is intended that the legislation will abolish the court poor box and replace it with a statutory Reparation Fund to provide for a fair, equitable and transparent system of reparation that will apply only to minor offences dealt with by the District Court.
501. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda vacancies at superintendent rank; the locations of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54471/17]
View answerThe Deputy will be aware the Policing Authority assumed responsibility for appointments to the senior ranks of Superintendent, Chief Superintendent and Assistant Garda Commissioner on 1 January 2017 and that I, as Minister, have no role in the matter.
Since assuming responsibility for this function, the Authority has run competitions for promotion to the ranks of Assistant Commissioner, Chief Superintendent and Superintendent. I am informed that the Authority has appointed 19 persons to the rank of Superintendent including a former member of the PSNI (as permitted by section 52 of the Garda Síochána Act 2005 reflecting the 2002 Intergovernmental Agreement on Police Cooperation between Ireland and the UK).
Under Regulation 5 of Garda Síochána Act 2005 (Appointments to the Ranks of Assistant Garda Commissioner, Chief Superintendent and Superintendent) Regulations 2016, it falls to the Garda Commissioner to keep the Authority fully informed with regard to vacancies likely to arise within the agreed employment control framework in each of the specified ranks which includes the rank of Superintendent.
I have been advised by the Authority that there is currently one Superintendent vacancy consequential to the appointment of a Superintendent to Chief Superintendent in December 2017. One further vacancy is also expected to arise by the end January 2017. For operational reasons, the location of vacancies cannot be published.
502. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of liquor licence special exemption orders granted by each District Court in each of the years from 2010 to 2017 and to date in 2018; in tabular form. [54508/17]
View answerAs the Deputy is aware, under the provisions of the Courts Service Act 1998, management of the courts is the responsibility of the Courts Service, which is independent in exercising its functions, which include the provision of information on the courts system.
However, in order to be of assistance to the Deputy, I have had inquiries made and the Courts Service has provided information sought by the Deputy for 2010 to 2016 but has advised that the data are not yet available for 2017 or to date in 2018.
A report on the number of liquor licence special exemption orders granted by each District Court in 2010 to 2016 is set out in the following table. Please note that any venue with a 0 and blank under a year heading has been closed or transferred to a different court office.
|
COURT OFFICE |
COURT AREA |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
|
ATHLONE |
ATHLONE |
591 |
599 |
625 |
559 |
462 |
440 |
354 |
|
ATHLONE Total |
|
591 |
599 |
625 |
559 |
462 |
440 |
354 |
|
BALLINA |
BALLINA |
329 |
193 |
93 |
106 |
128 |
114 |
233 |
|
|
BEAL AN MHUIRTHEAD |
193 |
173 |
146 |
125 |
119 |
127 |
88 |
|
|
SWINFORD |
46 |
47 |
107 |
50 |
|
|
|
|
|
EASKY |
52 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
BALLINA Total |
|
620 |
413 |
346 |
281 |
247 |
241 |
321 |
|
BALLINASLOE |
BALLINASLOE |
318 |
314 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
BALLINASLOE Total |
|
318 |
314 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
BRAY |
ARKLOW |
437 |
341 |
233 |
182 |
178 |
167 |
432 |
|
|
BRAY |
1,134 |
813 |
599 |
517 |
540 |
492 |
225 |
|
|
WICKLOW |
338 |
282 |
244 |
170 |
49 |
131 |
39 |
|
BRAY Total |
|
1,909 |
1,436 |
1,076 |
869 |
767 |
790 |
696 |
|
CARLOW |
CARLOW |
780 |
498 |
523 |
527 |
606 |
532 |
587 |
|
|
ATHY |
202 |
188 |
75 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
BALTINGLASS |
12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
CARLOW Total |
|
994 |
686 |
598 |
529 |
606 |
532 |
587 |
|
CARRICK-ON-SHANNON |
CARRICK ON SHANNON |
174 |
285 |
139 |
130 |
83 |
119 |
206 |
|
|
BALLINAMORE |
12 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
BOYLE |
25 |
24 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
CARRICK-ON-SHANNON Total |
|
211 |
309 |
139 |
130 |
83 |
119 |
206 |
|
CASTLEBAR |
ACAILL |
24 |
4 |
0 |
31 |
12 |
5 |
15 |
|
|
BALLINROBE |
86 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
BALLYHAUNIS |
14 |
5 |
35 |
20 |
|
|
|
|
|
CASTLEBAR |
414 |
434 |
412 |
377 |
303 |
250 |
278 |
|
|
CLAREMORRIS |
45 |
72 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
KILTIMAGH |
59 |
78 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
WESTPORT |
810 |
640 |
455 |
290 |
348 |
440 |
482 |
|
CASTLEBAR Total |
|
1,452 |
1,233 |
902 |
718 |
663 |
695 |
775 |
|
CAVAN |
ARVA |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
BAILIEBORO |
37 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
BALLYCONNELL |
50 |
73 |
63 |
23 |
|
|
|
|
|
CAVAN |
476 |
375 |
230 |
330 |
481 |
428 |
361 |
|
|
COOTEHILL |
20 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
VIRGINIA |
190 |
136 |
81 |
83 |
|
|
40 |
|
CAVAN Total |
|
773 |
584 |
374 |
436 |
481 |
428 |
401 |
|
CLONAKILTY |
BANDON |
219 |
163 |
196 |
228 |
432 |
287 |
309 |
|
|
BANTRY |
63 |
68 |
37 |
22 |
37 |
41 |
51 |
|
|
CLONAKILTY |
384 |
505 |
304 |
399 |
290 |
403 |
378 |
|
|
DUNMANWAY |
56 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
MACROOM |
8 |
11 |
17 |
21 |
69 |
46 |
53 |
|
|
SCHULL |
8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SKIBBEREEN |
45 |
32 |
148 |
42 |
110 |
55 |
89 |
|
CLONAKILTY Total |
|
783 |
779 |
702 |
712 |
938 |
832 |
880 |
|
CLONMEL |
CASHEL |
216 |
148 |
106 |
69 |
24 |
53 |
52 |
|
|
CLONMEL |
289 |
361 |
344 |
196 |
207 |
146 |
157 |
|
|
TIPPERARY |
133 |
135 |
120 |
89 |
78 |
68 |
23 |
|
CLONMEL Total |
|
638 |
644 |
570 |
354 |
309 |
267 |
232 |
|
CORK |
CORK CITY |
4,505 |
4,721 |
3,509 |
4,320 |
3,550 |
3,036 |
3,524 |
|
|
COACHFORD |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
COBH |
100 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
KINSALE |
315 |
257 |
190 |
272 |
|
|
|
|
|
MIDLETON |
|
|
|
|
220 |
238 |
190 |
|
CORK Total |
|
4,920 |
4,978 |
3,699 |
4,592 |
3,770 |
3,274 |
3,714 |
|
DONEGAL |
AN CLOCHAN LIATH |
72 |
39 |
41 |
33 |
9 |
7 |
16 |
|
|
BALLYSHANNON |
241 |
242 |
237 |
186 |
171 |
185 |
159 |
|
|
DONEGAL |
186 |
118 |
149 |
86 |
106 |
88 |
66 |
|
|
NA GLEANNTA |
99 |
48 |
48 |
24 |
27 |
26 |
3 |
|
DONEGAL Total |
|
598 |
447 |
475 |
329 |
313 |
306 |
244 |
|
DROGHEDA |
DROGHEDA |
691 |
667 |
747 |
|
|
|
|
|
DROGHEDA Total |
|
691 |
667 |
747 |
|
|
|
|
|
DUNDALK |
ARDEE |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
58 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
DROGHEDA |
|
|
|
685 |
504 |
510 |
365 |
|
|
DUNDALK |
620 |
569 |
401 |
317 |
368 |
432 |
410 |
|
DUNDALK Total |
|
620 |
573 |
401 |
1,002 |
930 |
942 |
775 |
|
ENNIS |
ENNIS |
928 |
719 |
587 |
660 |
635 |
585 |
779 |
|
|
ENNISTYMON |
173 |
178 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
KILLALOE |
26 |
21 |
28 |
16 |
35 |
47 |
40 |
|
|
KILRUSH |
32 |
30 |
2 |
29 |
12 |
9 |
29 |
|
|
SHANNON |
41 |
20 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
ENNIS Total |
|
1,200 |
968 |
617 |
705 |
682 |
641 |
848 |
|
GALWAY |
AN SPIDÉAL |
8 |
20 |
59 |
18 |
|
|
|
|
|
ATHENRY |
17 |
11 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CLIFDEN |
33 |
18 |
28 |
17 |
148 |
176 |
38 |
|
|
DOIRE AN FHEICH |
17 |
23 |
15 |
31 |
23 |
48 |
32 |
|
|
GALWAY |
2,706 |
2,998 |
3,236 |
2,807 |
3,206 |
3,665 |
3,391 |
|
|
GORT |
18 |
8 |
27 |
38 |
37 |
16 |
20 |
|
|
TUAM |
220 |
238 |
126 |
110 |
130 |
142 |
157 |
|
|
Cill Rónáin |
1 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
GALWAY Total |
|
3,020 |
3,317 |
3,491 |
3,025 |
3,544 |
4,048 |
3,639 |
|
KILKENNY |
KILKENNY |
1,279 |
992 |
1,123 |
500 |
896 |
661 |
744 |
|
KILKENNY Total |
|
1,279 |
992 |
1,123 |
500 |
896 |
661 |
744 |
|
KILLARNEY |
CAHERCIVEEN |
111 |
104 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASTLETOWNBERE |
56 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
KENMARE |
61 |
108 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
KILLARNEY |
655 |
201 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
KILLORGLIN |
280 |
125 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
KILLARNEY Total |
|
1,163 |
538 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
LETTERKENNY |
AN FAL CARRACH |
9 |
73 |
34 |
22 |
13 |
31 |
18 |
|
|
BUNCRANA |
209 |
186 |
97 |
95 |
36 |
56 |
88 |
|
|
CARNDONAGH |
146 |
77 |
82 |
75 |
106 |
121 |
167 |
|
|
LETTERKENNY |
742 |
695 |
526 |
456 |
375 |
288 |
528 |
|
LETTERKENNY Total |
|
1,106 |
1,031 |
739 |
648 |
530 |
496 |
801 |
|
LIMERICK |
LIMERICK |
2,341 |
1,649 |
1,005 |
1,499 |
1,182 |
965 |
984 |
|
|
NEWCASTLE WEST |
35 |
204 |
186 |
70 |
122 |
104 |
53 |
|
|
ABBEYFEALE |
59 |
124 |
68 |
63 |
14 |
|
|
|
|
KILMALLOCK |
280 |
239 |
20 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
BRUFF |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
RATHKEALE |
71 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIMERICK Total |
|
2,786 |
2,216 |
1,279 |
1,632 |
1,318 |
1,069 |
1,037 |
|
LONGFORD |
LONGFORD |
108 |
101 |
104 |
103 |
47 |
78 |
57 |
|
LONGFORD Total |
|
108 |
101 |
104 |
103 |
47 |
78 |
57 |
|
LOUGHREA |
BALLINASLOE |
|
|
195 |
65 |
157 |
131 |
112 |
|
|
BORRISOKANE |
29 |
16 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LOUGHREA |
152 |
47 |
125 |
78 |
95 |
123 |
101 |
|
LOUGHREA Total |
|
181 |
63 |
320 |
143 |
252 |
254 |
213 |
|
MALLOW |
FERMOY |
128 |
283 |
192 |
306 |
351 |
221 |
156 |
|
|
KANTURK |
56 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LISMORE |
32 |
13 |
33 |
1 |
8 |
4 |
14 |
|
|
MALLOW |
236 |
252 |
244 |
307 |
371 |
302 |
284 |
|
|
MITCHELSTOWN |
94 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
MALLOW Total |
|
546 |
548 |
469 |
614 |
730 |
527 |
454 |
|
MONAGHAN |
CARRICKMACROSS |
92 |
129 |
125 |
118 |
116 |
136 |
146 |
|
|
CASTLEBLANEY |
55 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CLONES |
4 |
10 |
8 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
MONAGHAN |
217 |
104 |
121 |
101 |
113 |
103 |
117 |
|
MONAGHAN Total |
|
368 |
243 |
254 |
221 |
229 |
239 |
263 |
|
MULLINGAR |
MULLINGAR |
745 |
797 |
749 |
667 |
669 |
577 |
438 |
|
MULLINGAR Total |
|
745 |
797 |
749 |
667 |
669 |
577 |
438 |
|
NAAS |
ATHY |
|
|
|
29 |
20 |
67 |
17 |
|
|
KILCOCK |
367 |
474 |
448 |
388 |
452 |
425 |
439 |
|
|
KILDARE |
76 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NAAS |
700 |
831 |
805 |
713 |
812 |
804 |
644 |
|
NAAS Total |
|
1,143 |
1,305 |
1,253 |
1,130 |
1,284 |
1,296 |
1,100 |
|
NENAGH |
BIRR |
26 |
25 |
0 |
51 |
|
|
|
|
|
NENAGH |
139 |
190 |
189 |
242 |
237 |
196 |
124 |
|
|
ROSCREA |
19 |
16 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TEMPLEMORE |
25 |
22 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
THURLES |
122 |
132 |
169 |
227 |
225 |
178 |
57 |
|
NENAGH Total |
|
331 |
385 |
358 |
520 |
462 |
374 |
181 |
Table continuing
|
PORTLAOISE |
PORTLAOISE |
387 |
302 |
334 |
387 |
191 |
222 |
204 |
|
|
CASTLECOMER |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
PORTARLINGTON |
0 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
PORTLAOISE Total |
|
387 |
304 |
334 |
387 |
191 |
222 |
204 |
|
ROSCOMMON |
BALLAGHADERREEN |
86 |
57 |
65 |
77 |
102 |
69 |
71 |
|
|
CASTLEREA |
130 |
55 |
33 |
56 |
75 |
47 |
19 |
|
|
ROSCOMMON |
198 |
105 |
221 |
183 |
173 |
61 |
60 |
|
|
STROKESTOWN |
11 |
16 |
0 |
8 |
18 |
0 |
6 |
|
ROSCOMMON Total |
|
425 |
233 |
319 |
324 |
368 |
177 |
156 |
|
SLIGO |
BALLYMOTE |
14 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
MANORHAMILTON |
3 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
|
SLIGO |
920 |
426 |
878 |
699 |
545 |
768 |
864 |
|
|
TUBBERCURRY |
33 |
4 |
2 |
40 |
0 |
15 |
14 |
|
SLIGO Total |
|
970 |
430 |
880 |
750 |
545 |
783 |
879 |
|
TRALEE |
AN DAINGEAN |
156 |
52 |
70 |
111 |
95 |
25 |
64 |
|
|
CAHERCIVEEN |
|
117 |
166 |
165 |
174 |
158 |
223 |
|
|
CASTLEISLAND |
57 |
92 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASTLETOWNBERE |
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
KENMARE |
|
41 |
102 |
136 |
113 |
66 |
95 |
|
|
KILLARNEY |
|
504 |
732 |
651 |
469 |
367 |
361 |
|
|
KILLORGLIN |
|
37 |
139 |
144 |
122 |
133 |
87 |
|
|
LISTOWEL |
483 |
284 |
227 |
138 |
156 |
157 |
50 |
|
|
TRALEE |
1,306 |
988 |
1,121 |
780 |
1,062 |
1,358 |
1,080 |
|
TRALEE Total |
|
2,002 |
2,115 |
2,557 |
2,125 |
2,191 |
2,264 |
1,960 |
|
TRIM |
MEATH |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
DUNSHAUGHLIN |
347 |
428 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
KELLS |
173 |
193 |
150 |
126 |
|
|
|
|
|
NAVAN |
480 |
267 |
621 |
629 |
653 |
596 |
115 |
|
|
TRIM |
342 |
307 |
269 |
167 |
95 |
96 |
508 |
|
TRIM Total |
|
1,342 |
1,195 |
1,040 |
922 |
748 |
692 |
623 |
|
TULLAMORE |
EDENDERRY |
77 |
72 |
57 |
59 |
|
|
|
|
|
TULLAMORE |
406 |
344 |
293 |
211 |
423 |
195 |
379 |
|
TULLAMORE Total |
|
483 |
416 |
350 |
270 |
423 |
195 |
379 |
|
WATERFORD |
CARRICK ON SUIR |
56 |
76 |
33 |
48 |
74 |
81 |
41 |
|
|
WATERFORD CITY |
1,338 |
1,168 |
942 |
747 |
760 |
711 |
685 |
|
WATERFORD Total |
|
1,394 |
1,244 |
975 |
795 |
834 |
792 |
726 |
|
WEXFORD |
GOREY |
219 |
366 |
262 |
336 |
242 |
297 |
220 |
|
|
WEXFORD |
276 |
385 |
576 |
449 |
469 |
440 |
610 |
|
|
ENNISCORTHY |
503 |
142 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NEW ROSS |
125 |
55 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
WEXFORD Total |
|
1,123 |
948 |
838 |
785 |
711 |
737 |
830 |
|
YOUGHAL |
DUNGARVAN |
326 |
258 |
342 |
258 |
184 |
165 |
236 |
|
|
MIDLETON |
254 |
375 |
443 |
366 |
104 |
0 |
|
|
|
YOUGHAL |
117 |
104 |
100 |
70 |
73 |
70 |
68 |
|
YOUGHAL Total |
|
697 |
737 |
885 |
694 |
361 |
235 |
304 |
|
DMD CITY |
|
25,258 |
19,265 |
18,121 |
17,930 |
15,121 |
14,248 |
14,516 |
|
DUNLAOGHAIRE |
|
77 |
110 |
91 |
72 |
41 |
69 |
115 |
|
SWORDS |
|
656 |
674 |
563 |
396 |
372 |
353 |
326 |
|
DMA TOTAL |
|
25,991 |
20,049 |
18,775 |
18,398 |
15,534 |
14,670 |
14,957 |
|
GRAND TOTAL |
|
64,878 |
53,837 |
48,363 |
45,869 |
42,118 |
39,893 |
39,978 |
503. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prosecutions commenced for liquor licence offences by District Court in each of the years 2010 to 2017; and the number of these cases that led to convictions, in tabular form. [54510/17]
View answerAs the Deputy is aware, under the provisions of the Courts Service Act 1998, management of the courts is the responsibility of the Courts Service, which is independent in exercising its functions, which include the provision of information on the courts system.
However, in order to be of assistance to the Deputy, I have had enquiries made and the Courts Service has informed me that it is not possible to provide the information sought in the specific format requested by the Deputy. The Courts Service has compiled a report in the attached table providing details of all prosecutions for liquor licensing offences dealt with by each District Court for each year from 2010 to 2016 and for the period from 1 January to 30 November 2017. The data for December 2017 is not yet available.
The table provides the number of offences in respect of which a conviction was recorded and the number of offences which did not result in a conviction.
|
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
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|
NAME |
Conviction |
Non Conviction |
Conviction |
Non Conviction |
Conviction |
Non Conviction |
Conviction |
Non Conviction |
|
ABBEYFEALE |
4 |
24 |
2 |
13 |
5 |
25 |
||
|
ACAILL |
1 |
7 |
||||||
|
AN CLOCHAN LIATH |
3 |
47 |
4 |
24 |
1 |
11 |
||
|
AN DAINGEAN |
15 |
3 |
26 |
1 |
9 |
1 |
32 |
|
|
AN FAL CARRACH |
16 |
7 |
68 |
6 |
78 |
1 |
11 |
|
|
ARDEE |
4 |
39 |
4 |
37 |
2 |
9 |
1 |
|
|
ARKLOW |
1 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
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|
ATHENRY |
1 |
|||||||
|
ATHLONE |
2 |
30 |
5 |
84 |
1 |
17 |
2 |
|
|
ATHY |
4 |
10 |
2 |
2 |
||||
|
BALLAGHADERREEN |
1 |
21 |
8 |
36 |
1 |
4 |
||
|
BALLINA |
2 |
18 |
5 |
31 |
7 |
|||
|
BALLINASLOE |
1 |
1 |
1 |
11 |
1 |
12 |
1 |
32 |
|
BALLINROBE |
1 |
30 |
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|
BALLYCONNELL AND SWANLINBAR |
7 |
48 |
1 |
52 |
10 |
|||
|
BALLYHAUNIS |
6 |
2 |
5 |
|||||
|
BALLYMOTE |
16 |
14 |
||||||
|
BALLYSHANNON |
5 |
29 |
3 |
39 |
1 |
5 |
||
|
BALTINGLASS |
1 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
|||
|
BANDON |
10 |
45 |
4 |
5 |
13 |
31 |
3 |
6 |
|
BANTRY |
1 |
8 |
6 |
21 |
7 |
22 |
3 |
9 |
|
BEAL AN MHUIRTHEAD |
1 |
3 |
10 |
|||||
|
BIRR |
3 |
3 |
5 |
25 |
3 |
2 |
13 |
|
|
BOYLE |
1 |
1 |
||||||
|
BRAY |
1 |
5 |
3 |
26 |
3 |
10 |
||
|
BUNCRANA |
1 |
6 |
4 |
42 |
5 |
23 |
11 |
43 |
|
CAHIRCIVEEN |
2 |
33 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
24 |
13 |
|
|
CARLOW |
2 |
24 |
2 |
24 |
1 |
19 |
69 |
|
|
CARNDONAGH |
9 |
24 |
4 |
19 |
2 |
12 |
1 |
5 |
|
CARRICK ON SHANNON |
7 |
1 |
33 |
27 |
1 |
15 |
||
|
CARRICK ON SUIR |
4 |
28 |
2 |
18 |
1 |
5 |
||
|
CARRICKMACROSS |
13 |
4 |
36 |
14 |
84 |
15 |
47 |
|
|
CASHEL |
5 |
45 |
9 |
33 |
2 |
15 |
2 |
20 |
|
CASTLEBAR |
2 |
4 |
61 |
1 |
20 |
2 |
8 |
|
|
CASTLEBLANEY |
3 |
31 |
||||||
|
CASTLECOMER |
1 |
1 |
||||||
|
CASTLEISLAND |
4 |
31 |
4 |
60 |
||||
|
CASTLEREA |
4 |
8 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
|||
|
CAVAN |
6 |
86 |
3 |
45 |
2 |
56 |
3 |
68 |
|
CILL RONAIN |
2 |
8 |
5 |
1 |
11 |
|||
|
CLAREMORRIS |
11 |
1 |
33 |
|||||
|
CLIFDEN |
4 |
26 |
6 |
52 |
1 |
4 |
||
|
CLONAKILTY |
1 |
11 |
23 |
1 |
8 |
1 |
||
|
CLONES |
1 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
1 |
6 |
||
|
CLONMEL |
5 |
3 |
24 |
2 |
36 |
3 |
98 |
|
|
COBH |
7 |
18 |
||||||
|
CORK CITY |
33 |
258 |
18 |
148 |
24 |
152 |
12 |
94 |
|
DOIRE AN FHEICH |
3 |
19 |
1 |
10 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
DONEGAL |
8 |
57 |
6 |
40 |
4 |
52 |
6 |
20 |
|
DROGHEDA |
21 |
119 |
5 |
27 |
2 |
16 |
3 |
25 |
|
DUBLIN METROPOLITAN DISTRICT |
20 |
159 |
10 |
104 |
25 |
125 |
16 |
128 |
|
DUNDALK |
29 |
31 |
6 |
4 |
5 |
8 |
4 |
19 |
|
DUNGARVAN |
5 |
21 |
3 |
21 |
7 |
44 |
13 |
|
|
DUNMANWAY |
5 |
17 |
||||||
|
DUNSHAUGHLIN |
1 |
7 |
||||||
|
EASKY |
6 |
|||||||
|
EDENDERRY |
12 |
5 |
27 |
1 |
8 |
1 |
||
|
ENNIS |
3 |
33 |
4 |
25 |
6 |
54 |
3 |
47 |
|
ENNISCORTHY |
16 |
73 |
3 |
19 |
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|
ENNISTYMON |
3 |
21 |
||||||
|
FERMOY |
2 |
6 |
10 |
20 |
3 |
7 |
5 |
9 |
|
GALWAY |
7 |
20 |
10 |
9 |
9 |
48 |
40 |
82 |
|
GOREY |
11 |
32 |
8 |
32 |
26 |
|||
|
GORT |
14 |
21 |
10 |
26 |
10 |
44 |
8 |
26 |
|
KANTURK |
5 |
39 |
||||||
|
KELLS |
2 |
16 |
2 |
23 |
5 |
40 |
2 |
33 |
|
KENMARE |
4 |
32 |
4 |
46 |
53 |
1 |
51 |
|
|
KILCOCK |
1 |
3 |
||||||
|
KILKENNY |
9 |
45 |
6 |
108 |
10 |
139 |
7 |
62 |
|
KILLALOE |
1 |
30 |
4 |
23 |
3 |
21 |
12 |
|
|
KILLARNEY |
26 |
7 |
122 |
5 |
99 |
2 |
27 |
|
|
KILLORGLIN |
3 |
18 |
5 |
47 |
1 |
49 |
13 |
|
|
KILMALLOCK |
6 |
43 |
8 |
33 |
4 |
25 |
||
|
KILRUSH |
12 |
14 |
30 |
2 |
3 |
11 |
||
|
KILTIMAGH |
3 |
13 |
6 |
|||||
|
KINSALE |
1 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
10 |
|||
|
LETTERKENNY |
18 |
220 |
5 |
111 |
19 |
134 |
3 |
56 |
|
LIMERICK |
28 |
166 |
16 |
97 |
12 |
114 |
12 |
81 |
|
LISMORE |
6 |
6 |
22 |
|||||
|
LISTOWEL |
16 |
120 |
5 |
143 |
8 |
60 |
18 |
93 |
|
LONGFORD |
6 |
51 |
36 |
2 |
52 |
2 |
25 |
|
|
LOUGHREA |
5 |
38 |
3 |
11 |
8 |
29 |
2 |
1 |
|
MACROOM |
8 |
43 |
4 |
18 |
7 |
43 |
7 |
13 |
|
MALLOW |
10 |
89 |
6 |
48 |
12 |
99 |
7 |
62 |
|
MANORHAMILTON |
1 |
3 |
||||||
|
MEATH |
||||||||
|
MIDLETON |
2 |
11 |
5 |
24 |
4 |
14 |
2 |
13 |
|
MITCHELSTOWN |
3 |
1 |
||||||
|
MONAGHAN |
5 |
31 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
34 |
15 |
|
|
MULLINGAR |
16 |
3 |
20 |
2 |
11 |
7 |
24 |
|
|
NA GLEANNTA |
2 |
14 |
1 |
24 |
1 |
|||
|
NAAS |
7 |
34 |
4 |
36 |
2 |
18 |
1 |
3 |
|
NAVAN |
1 |
76 |
30 |
1 |
30 |
|||
|
NENAGH |
1 |
11 |
3 |
8 |
3 |
3 |
19 |
|
|
NEW ROSS |
2 |
23 |
4 |
37 |
||||
|
NEWCASTLE WEST |
8 |
38 |
30 |
7 |
48 |
3 |
5 |
|
|
PORTARLINGTON |
2 |
4 |
20 |
|||||
|
PORTLAOISE |
8 |
43 |
16 |
62 |
6 |
51 |
4 |
43 |
|
RATHKEALE |
4 |
26 |
||||||
|
ROSCOMMON |
5 |
60 |
11 |
27 |
2 |
14 |
4 |
12 |
|
ROSCREA |
1 |
6 |
9 |
|||||
|
SHANNON |
6 |
3 |
3 |
|||||
|
SKIBBEREEN |
1 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
15 |
8 |
19 |
|
SLIGO |
34 |
5 |
26 |
2 |
1 |
|||
|
STROKESTOWN |
7 |
16 |
6 |
1 |
6 |
|||
|
SWINFORD |
17 |
7 |
||||||
|
TEMPLEMORE |
14 |
6 |
||||||
|
THURLES |
6 |
3 |
38 |
2 |
11 |
9 |
55 |
|
|
TIPPERARY |
1 |
7 |
1 |
5 |
4 |
27 |
||
|
TRALEE |
16 |
158 |
77 |
6 |
98 |
5 |
100 |
|
|
TRIM |
2 |
8 |
6 |
|||||
|
TUAM |
12 |
73 |
14 |
79 |
20 |
78 |
29 |
33 |
|
TUBBERCURRY |
2 |
17 |
2 |
10 |
6 |
12 |
||
|
TULLAMORE |
4 |
18 |
17 |
95 |
5 |
64 |
4 |
34 |
|
VIRGINIA |
6 |
74 |
8 |
79 |
8 |
57 |
3 |
15 |
|
WATERFORD CITY |
6 |
19 |
7 |
32 |
24 |
17 |
||
|
WESTPORT |
2 |
11 |
1 |
5 |
||||
|
WEXFORD |
7 |
31 |
2 |
20 |
2 |
15 |
1 |
5 |
|
WICKLOW |
||||||||
|
YOUGHAL |
1 |
3 |
14 |
1 |
4 |
13 |
||
|
Grand Total |
519 |
3,518 |
433 |
3,280 |
355 |
2,815 |
321 |
2,117 |
|
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
January - November 2017 |
|||||
|
NAME |
Conviction |
Non Conviction |
Conviction |
Non Conviction |
Conviction |
Non Conviction |
Conviction |
Non Conviction |
|
ABBEYFEALE |
||||||||
|
ACAILL |
1 |
|||||||
|
AN CLOCHAN LIATH |
3 |
1 |
10 |
1 |
24 |
31 |
||
|
AN DAINGEAN |
6 |
7 |
||||||
|
AN FAL CARRACH |
2 |
22 |
12 |
6 |
3 |
22 |
||
|
ARDEE |
5 |
3 |
9 |
|||||
|
ARKLOW |
1 |
|||||||
|
ATHENRY |
||||||||
|
ATHLONE |
5 |
34 |
1 |
14 |
1 |
11 |
9 |
33 |
|
ATHY |
3 |
1 |
11 |
|||||
|
BALLAGHADERREEN |
||||||||
|
BALLINA |
||||||||
|
BALLINASLOE |
3 |
12 |
5 |
27 |
1 |
11 |
2 |
9 |
|
BALLINROBE |
||||||||
|
BALLYCONNELL AND SWANLINBAR |
||||||||
|
BALLYHAUNIS |
1 |
|||||||
|
BALLYMOTE |
||||||||
|
BALLYSHANNON |
4 |
17 |
3 |
11 |
1 |
13 |
2 |
27 |
|
BALTINGLASS |
||||||||
|
BANDON |
1 |
4 |
19 |
1 |
15 |
|||
|
BANTRY |
2 |
6 |
6 |
23 |
7 |
47 |
2 |
12 |
|
BEAL AN MHUIRTHEAD |
||||||||
|
BIRR |
||||||||
|
BOYLE |
||||||||
|
BRAY |
5 |
3 |
23 |
6 |
||||
|
BUNCRANA |
2 |
45 |
2 |
7 |
2 |
10 |
2 |
18 |
|
CAHIRCIVEEN |
1 |
27 |
||||||
|
CARLOW |
38 |
5 |
35 |
2 |
29 |
1 |
5 |
|
|
CARNDONAGH |
7 |
1 |
2 |
40 |
2 |
41 |
||
|
CARRICK ON SHANNON |
1 |
5 |
12 |
4 |
48 |
1 |
21 |
|
|
CARRICK ON SUIR |
2 |
10 |
12 |
29 |
11 |
|||
|
CARRICKMACROSS |
4 |
64 |
3 |
49 |
5 |
23 |
3 |
10 |
|
CASHEL |
1 |
16 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
10 |
||
|
CASTLEBAR |
1 |
5 |
2 |
12 |
4 |
7 |
||
|
CASTLEBLANEY |
||||||||
|
CASTLECOMER |
||||||||
|
CASTLEISLAND |
||||||||
|
CASTLEREA |
8 |
2 |
1 |
9 |
||||
|
CAVAN |
3 |
86 |
4 |
47 |
6 |
17 |
7 |
|
|
CILL RONAIN |
||||||||
|
CLAREMORRIS |
||||||||
|
CLIFDEN |
7 |
53 |
3 |
64 |
||||
|
CLONAKILTY |
3 |
18 |
3 |
17 |
6 |
31 |
||
|
CLONES |
||||||||
|
CLONMEL |
6 |
53 |
6 |
15 |
8 |
|||
|
COBH |
||||||||
|
CORK CITY |
13 |
63 |
12 |
85 |
6 |
34 |
9 |
80 |
|
DOIRE AN FHEICH |
2 |
8 |
2 |
6 |
||||
|
DONEGAL |
1 |
1 |
7 |
1 |
8 |
5 |
22 |
|
|
DROGHEDA |
5 |
1 |
6 |
1 |
3 |
|||
|
DUBLIN METROPOLITAN DISTRICT |
8 |
102 |
6 |
70 |
7 |
64 |
3 |
23 |
|
DUNDALK |
4 |
13 |
6 |
24 |
7 |
29 |
2 |
16 |
|
DUNGARVAN |
2 |
27 |
2 |
22 |
12 |
1 |
7 |
|
|
DUNMANWAY |
||||||||
|
DUNSHAUGHLIN |
||||||||
|
EASKY |
||||||||
|
EDENDERRY |
||||||||
|
ENNIS |
2 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
10 |
37 |
||
|
ENNISCORTHY |
||||||||
|
ENNISTYMON |
||||||||
|
FERMOY |
11 |
31 |
4 |
13 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
7 |
|
GALWAY |
7 |
36 |
5 |
15 |
11 |
70 |
1 |
8 |
|
GOREY |
9 |
22 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
23 |
||
|
GORT |
1 |
20 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
8 |
1 |
4 |
|
KANTURK |
||||||||
|
KELLS |
||||||||
|
KENMARE |
1 |
23 |
4 |
53 |
1 |
10 |
19 |
|
|
KILCOCK |
2 |
|||||||
|
KILKENNY |
6 |
43 |
19 |
123 |
21 |
117 |
5 |
37 |
|
KILLALOE |
12 |
3 |
15 |
1 |
7 |
5 |
15 |
|
|
KILLARNEY |
1 |
22 |
1 |
93 |
1 |
13 |
26 |
|
|
KILLORGLIN |
29 |
1 |
44 |
24 |
1 |
17 |
||
|
KILMALLOCK |
||||||||
|
KILRUSH |
1 |
5 |
2 |
5 |
2 |
16 |
||
|
KILTIMAGH |
||||||||
|
KINSALE |
||||||||
|
LETTERKENNY |
11 |
51 |
7 |
111 |
2 |
31 |
11 |
35 |
|
LIMERICK |
2 |
49 |
5 |
49 |
7 |
30 |
11 |
35 |
|
LISMORE |
2 |
18 |
4 |
28 |
24 |
|||
|
LISTOWEL |
7 |
47 |
2 |
45 |
1 |
28 |
2 |
41 |
|
LONGFORD |
10 |
8 |
14 |
7 |
1 |
9 |
||
|
LOUGHREA |
7 |
24 |
3 |
28 |
4 |
2 |
13 |
|
|
MACROOM |
3 |
15 |
3 |
16 |
1 |
5 |
4 |
26 |
|
MALLOW |
4 |
29 |
7 |
38 |
11 |
62 |
5 |
18 |
|
MANORHAMILTON |
10 |
|||||||
|
MEATH |
8 |
38 |
7 |
51 |
||||
|
MIDLETON |
1 |
5 |
1 |
8 |
2 |
1 |
9 |
|
|
MITCHELSTOWN |
||||||||
|
MONAGHAN |
2 |
38 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
23 |
4 |
26 |
|
MULLINGAR |
5 |
33 |
3 |
21 |
7 |
23 |
18 |
|
|
NA GLEANNTA |
7 |
|||||||
|
NAAS |
6 |
1 |
7 |
1 |
||||
|
NAVAN |
11 |
|||||||
|
NENAGH |
1 |
1 |
||||||
|
NEW ROSS |
||||||||
|
NEWCASTLE WEST |
8 |
45 |
6 |
42 |
4 |
57 |
21 |
41 |
|
PORTARLINGTON |
||||||||
|
PORTLAOISE |
2 |
15 |
2 |
10 |
3 |
22 |
12 |
29 |
|
RATHKEALE |
||||||||
|
ROSCOMMON |
1 |
21 |
4 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
23 |
|
|
ROSCREA |
||||||||
|
SHANNON |
||||||||
|
SKIBBEREEN |
16 |
65 |
9 |
32 |
1 |
12 |
1 |
5 |
|
SLIGO |
9 |
2 |
1 |
7 |
||||
|
STROKESTOWN |
1 |
3 |
||||||
|
SWINFORD |
||||||||
|
TEMPLEMORE |
||||||||
|
THURLES |
5 |
45 |
2 |
10 |
3 |
19 |
2 |
29 |
|
TIPPERARY |
2 |
35 |
3 |
14 |
1 |
11 |
||
|
TRALEE |
3 |
92 |
6 |
71 |
4 |
75 |
1 |
13 |
|
TRIM |
35 |
25 |
5 |
|||||
|
TUAM |
3 |
21 |
2 |
7 |
4 |
16 |
19 |
|
|
TUBBERCURRY |
4 |
|||||||
|
TULLAMORE |
6 |
32 |
3 |
12 |
5 |
40 |
7 |
31 |
|
VIRGINIA |
1 |
5 |
2 |
41 |
4 |
35 |
||
|
WATERFORD CITY |
30 |
34 |
1 |
27 |
||||
|
WESTPORT |
1 |
5 |
||||||
|
WEXFORD |
5 |
2 |
6 |
1 |
8 |
26 |
2 |
5 |
|
WICKLOW |
1 |
|||||||
|
YOUGHAL |
2 |
5 |
2 |
15 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
|
|
Grand Total |
199 |
1,673 |
200 |
1,556 |
198 |
1,492 |
190 |
1,365 |
504. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the communication that takes place between the Prison Service, the Courts Service and the Judiciary in respect of availability of custodial places; if his attention has been drawn to the matter, notwithstanding the fact that there was a law passed making it more difficult for repeat offenders to get bail, that it is still the norm in the District Court to grant bail; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54518/17]
View answerAs the Deputy is aware, under the provisions of the Courts Service Act 1998, management of the courts is the responsibility of the Courts Service, which is independent in exercising its functions, which include the provision of information on the courts system.
However, in order to be of assistance to the Deputy, I have had inquiries made and the Courts Service has informed me that it does not engage with the Irish Prison Service in relation to the availability of custodial places. The Irish Prison Service must accept all committals from the courts and does not have the option of refusing committals. The determination of bail applications is a matter for the Judiciary.
As the Deputy is aware, the Criminal Justice Act 2017, which was enacted on 28 June 2017, expands the factors which a court may take into account in refusing bail to include the extent to which the number and frequency of previous convictions by the accused for serious offences indicate persistent serious offending by him or her, and the likelihood of any danger to a person or the community that could be caused by the release on bail of the accused.
However, a decision to grant bail in a particular case is a matter for the court which is, subject only to the Constitution and the law, independent in the exercise of its judicial functions and the conduct of any court case is a matter entirely for the presiding judge.
505. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 119 of 16 May 2017 (details supplied), the number of persons convicted and arrested for drink-driving by age, gender, county and Garda district in each of the years 2007 to 2017. [54535/17]
View answerAs you will recall from my post reply correspondence of 20 July 2017, the Courts Service is not in a position to provide a breakdown by age, by gender, by county or by Garda district of the number of persons convicted for drink driving. However, they did provide the number of persons convicted for drink driving by District Court area from 2007 to 30 April 2017. To be of assistance, the Courts Service have provided updated statistics to 31 December 2017 at Table 1.
I am still awaiting the information you have requested on the number of persons arrested for drink driving from An Garda Síochána and my Department has been in contact with the Garda authorities again in relation to this matter. I will forward on this information once it is to hand.
In my letter of 20 July 2017, I also directed your attention to the Central Statistics Office (CSO) website (www.cso.ie). Please see the StatBank on the Database page, which is the CSO's main data dissemination service and under 'People and Society' you will find 'Crime and Justice', which holds the recorded crime statistics.
Table 1: Report on numbers of persons convicted for drink Driving by Court Area from 01 Jan 2007 to 31 Dec 2017.
|
Court Area |
Jan - Dec 2007 |
Jan - Dec 2008 |
Jan - Dec 2009 |
Jan - Dec 2010 |
Jan - Dec 2011 |
Jan - Dec 2012 |
Jan - Dec 2013 |
Jan - Dec 2014 |
Jan - Dec 2015 |
Jan - Dec 2016 |
Jan - Dec 2017 |
|
ABBEYFEALE |
14 |
10 |
12 |
9 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
||||
|
ACAILL |
2 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
5 |
2 |
||||
|
AN CLOCHAN LIATH |
35 |
32 |
15 |
21 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
6 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
|
AN DAINGEAN |
18 |
16 |
16 |
9 |
7 |
15 |
10 |
7 |
5 |
6 |
2 |
|
AN FAL CARRACH |
17 |
21 |
28 |
10 |
9 |
3 |
8 |
6 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
|
AN SPIDEAL |
18 |
4 |
8 |
10 |
10 |
4 |
2 |
||||
|
ARDEE |
15 |
24 |
18 |
19 |
20 |
9 |
7 |
6 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
|
ARKLOW |
45 |
71 |
39 |
44 |
35 |
21 |
22 |
18 |
16 |
7 |
33 |
|
ARVA |
18 |
18 |
|||||||||
|
ATHENRY |
13 |
10 |
12 |
15 |
13 |
||||||
|
ATHLONE |
74 |
155 |
115 |
62 |
83 |
44 |
40 |
25 |
20 |
23 |
46 |
|
ATHY |
38 |
25 |
29 |
26 |
27 |
14 |
17 |
15 |
5 |
5 |
14 |
|
BAILIEBOROUGH |
63 |
60 |
41 |
2 |
2 |
||||||
|
BALLAGHADERREEN |
14 |
17 |
17 |
11 |
8 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
||
|
BALLINA |
56 |
83 |
62 |
42 |
22 |
21 |
10 |
16 |
17 |
25 |
34 |
|
BALLINAMORE |
16 |
5 |
9 |
3 |
|||||||
|
BALLINASLOE |
47 |
54 |
33 |
41 |
29 |
33 |
17 |
23 |
19 |
11 |
17 |
|
BALLINROBE |
6 |
32 |
5 |
9 |
|||||||
|
BALLYBAY |
27 |
||||||||||
|
BALLYCASTLE |
3 |
5 |
|||||||||
|
BALLYCONNELL & SWANLINBAR |
65 |
44 |
22 |
21 |
12 |
12 |
4 |
||||
|
BALLYCROY |
1 |
1 |
|||||||||
|
BALLYHAUNIS |
10 |
28 |
15 |
6 |
10 |
3 |
|||||
|
BALLYMOTE |
13 |
9 |
15 |
10 |
10 |
16 |
|||||
|
BALLYSHANNON |
50 |
36 |
27 |
27 |
29 |
10 |
9 |
7 |
8 |
16 |
|
|
BALTINGLASS |
24 |
23 |
18 |
18 |
27 |
9 |
2 |
||||
|
BANAGHER |
6 |
4 |
|||||||||
|
BANDON |
51 |
47 |
35 |
27 |
37 |
17 |
30 |
29 |
23 |
23 |
28 |
|
BANTRY |
16 |
28 |
15 |
18 |
24 |
19 |
15 |
14 |
20 |
16 |
13 |
|
BEAL AN MHUIRTHEAD |
4 |
23 |
15 |
19 |
11 |
5 |
10 |
8 |
2 |
6 |
6 |
|
BIRR |
29 |
23 |
33 |
28 |
23 |
8 |
11 |
||||
|
BORRISOKANE |
4 |
6 |
4 |
6 |
6 |
||||||
|
BOYLE |
12 |
12 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
||||||
|
BRAY |
88 |
144 |
127 |
87 |
85 |
39 |
42 |
35 |
27 |
26 |
36 |
|
BRUFF |
11 |
6 |
2 |
||||||||
|
BUNCRANA |
106 |
60 |
32 |
21 |
14 |
8 |
10 |
12 |
10 |
7 |
7 |
|
CAHIR |
24 |
35 |
|||||||||
|
CAHIRCIVEEN |
11 |
14 |
6 |
15 |
12 |
11 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
8 |
|
CAPPOQUIN |
8 |
7 |
|||||||||
|
CARLINGFORD |
3 |
||||||||||
|
CARLOW |
174 |
113 |
103 |
91 |
83 |
40 |
69 |
48 |
32 |
40 |
37 |
|
CARNA |
2 |
1 |
|||||||||
|
CARNDONAGH |
60 |
26 |
21 |
13 |
15 |
12 |
9 |
10 |
3 |
2 |
8 |
|
CARRICK ON SHANNON |
57 |
47 |
37 |
31 |
20 |
12 |
21 |
21 |
10 |
10 |
20 |
|
CARRICK ON SUIR |
35 |
32 |
14 |
12 |
14 |
7 |
11 |
9 |
3 |
6 |
7 |
|
CARRICKMACROSS |
109 |
81 |
57 |
48 |
71 |
54 |
45 |
38 |
26 |
32 |
43 |
|
CASHEL |
19 |
21 |
67 |
49 |
44 |
24 |
19 |
38 |
15 |
26 |
38 |
|
CASTLEBAR |
36 |
151 |
33 |
29 |
42 |
35 |
36 |
36 |
33 |
32 |
33 |
|
CASTLEBLANEY |
91 |
73 |
69 |
42 |
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|
CASTLECOMER |
11 |
5 |
13 |
11 |
6 |
||||||
|
CASTLEISLAND |
9 |
15 |
9 |
9 |
12 |
||||||
|
CASTLEPOLLARD |
9 |
18 |
|||||||||
|
CASTLEREA |
17 |
27 |
22 |
13 |
15 |
9 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
|
CASTLETOWN BERE |
3 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
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|
CAVAN |
135 |
115 |
94 |
77 |
84 |
43 |
60 |
43 |
31 |
42 |
90 |
|
CHARLESTOWN |
9 |
5 |
|||||||||
|
CILL RONAIN |
2 |
1 |
1 |
||||||||
|
CLAREMORRIS |
14 |
31 |
18 |
13 |
15 |
||||||
|
CLIFDEN |
23 |
22 |
18 |
24 |
21 |
9 |
9 |
8 |
10 |
8 |
8 |
|
CLONAKILTY |
36 |
37 |
14 |
25 |
33 |
20 |
21 |
10 |
7 |
26 |
19 |
|
CLONES |
26 |
20 |
19 |
11 |
9 |
9 |
11 |
||||
|
CLONMEL |
102 |
91 |
77 |
77 |
70 |
48 |
30 |
43 |
23 |
30 |
27 |
|
COACHFORD |
10 |
6 |
6 |
||||||||
|
COBH |
19 |
16 |
18 |
12 |
|||||||
|
COOTEHILL |
27 |
18 |
17 |
||||||||
|
CORK CITY |
786 |
613 |
548 |
437 |
447 |
354 |
315 |
198 |
158 |
183 |
224 |
|
COROFIN |
2 |
3 |
|||||||||
|
DOIRE AN FHEICH |
8 |
17 |
21 |
20 |
20 |
8 |
9 |
16 |
7 |
7 |
8 |
|
DONEGAL |
61 |
50 |
45 |
37 |
21 |
13 |
14 |
19 |
14 |
12 |
21 |
|
DROGHEDA |
162 |
207 |
216 |
142 |
111 |
69 |
45 |
60 |
28 |
27 |
31 |
|
DUBLIN METROPOLITAN DISTRICT |
2,457 |
2,313 |
2,011 |
1,766 |
1,548 |
1,008 |
806 |
600 |
474 |
496 |
511 |
|
DUNDALK |
183 |
240 |
243 |
195 |
127 |
64 |
63 |
45 |
40 |
48 |
71 |
|
DUNGARVAN |
98 |
48 |
46 |
35 |
42 |
23 |
18 |
10 |
16 |
12 |
18 |
|
DUNLAVIN |
4 |
||||||||||
|
DUNLEER |
24 |
||||||||||
|
DUNMANWAY |
10 |
6 |
11 |
8 |
|||||||
|
DUNMORE |
9 |
4 |
|||||||||
|
DUNSHAUGHLIN |
110 |
93 |
52 |
43 |
|||||||
|
EASKY |
5 |
4 |
11 |
8 |
|||||||
|
EDENDERRY |
27 |
29 |
23 |
5 |
12 |
11 |
10 |
||||
|
ENNIS |
150 |
153 |
109 |
94 |
76 |
73 |
72 |
76 |
53 |
63 |
67 |
|
ENNISCORTHY |
61 |
67 |
72 |
79 |
22 |
53 |
|||||
|
ENNISTYMON |
15 |
16 |
17 |
24 |
21 |
||||||
|
EYRECOURT |
3 |
||||||||||
|
FERMOY |
12 |
31 |
13 |
34 |
55 |
30 |
46 |
29 |
32 |
35 |
|
|
FOXFORD |
3 |
8 |
|||||||||
|
GALWAY |
303 |
259 |
231 |
233 |
186 |
131 |
100 |
119 |
115 |
89 |
106 |
|
GLENAMADDY |
2 |
2 |
|||||||||
|
GOREY |
145 |
72 |
77 |
75 |
105 |
85 |
69 |
56 |
34 |
33 |
41 |
|
GORT |
33 |
49 |
38 |
22 |
36 |
17 |
11 |
8 |
7 |
9 |
26 |
|
GRANARD |
7 |
10 |
|||||||||
|
GRANGE |
5 |
6 |
|||||||||
|
HEADFORD |
10 |
9 |
|||||||||
|
INNISCRONE |
5 |
||||||||||
|
KANTURK |
16 |
12 |
7 |
9 |
|||||||
|
KELLS |
85 |
61 |
53 |
25 |
43 |
18 |
27 |
||||
|
KENMARE |
15 |
8 |
9 |
9 |
6 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
1 |
|
KILCOCK |
43 |
48 |
38 |
33 |
39 |
35 |
21 |
28 |
12 |
18 |
15 |
|
KILCORMAC |
20 |
16 |
|||||||||
|
KILDARE |
34 |
52 |
47 |
16 |
|||||||
|
KILDYSART |
2 |
||||||||||
|
KILKEE |
15 |
8 |
|||||||||
|
KILKENNY |
127 |
153 |
135 |
85 |
92 |
94 |
51 |
42 |
25 |
32 |
45 |
|
KILLALOE |
10 |
13 |
23 |
22 |
11 |
15 |
9 |
8 |
8 |
5 |
5 |
|
KILLARNEY |
97 |
90 |
70 |
33 |
77 |
51 |
35 |
34 |
25 |
38 |
30 |
|
KILLENAULE |
4 |
6 |
|||||||||
|
KILLORGLIN |
13 |
17 |
19 |
6 |
4 |
8 |
7 |
7 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
|
KILLUCAN |
11 |
7 |
|||||||||
|
KILMACTHOMAS |
15 |
||||||||||
|
KILMALLOCK |
41 |
33 |
37 |
35 |
38 |
5 |
|||||
|
KILRUSH |
21 |
10 |
21 |
32 |
18 |
8 |
7 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
|
KILTIMAGH |
4 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
||||||
|
KINSALE |
40 |
33 |
20 |
25 |
20 |
9 |
14 |
||||
|
KINVARA |
5 |
11 |
Table continuing
|
LETTERKENNY |
243 |
159 |
240 |
122 |
112 |
66 |
77 |
86 |
53 |
70 |
80 |
|
LIMERICK |
332 |
353 |
319 |
260 |
233 |
136 |
160 |
100 |
81 |
111 |
149 |
|
LISDOONVARNA |
12 |
5 |
|||||||||
|
LISMORE |
5 |
6 |
11 |
6 |
9 |
3 |
6 |
1 |
4 |
10 |
|
|
LISTOWEL |
50 |
41 |
30 |
41 |
38 |
20 |
20 |
16 |
20 |
19 |
13 |
|
LONGFORD |
106 |
85 |
98 |
107 |
79 |
25 |
52 |
63 |
46 |
39 |
66 |
|
LOUGHREA |
53 |
58 |
51 |
34 |
37 |
21 |
20 |
22 |
10 |
14 |
20 |
|
MACROOM |
47 |
55 |
33 |
45 |
27 |
26 |
26 |
21 |
13 |
22 |
14 |
|
MALLOW |
35 |
42 |
19 |
46 |
52 |
43 |
53 |
62 |
59 |
35 |
62 |
|
MANORHAMILTON |
9 |
9 |
11 |
7 |
1 |
3 |
7 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
|
|
MEATH |
91 |
120 |
|||||||||
|
MIDLETON |
75 |
52 |
33 |
50 |
58 |
51 |
58 |
56 |
47 |
51 |
47 |
|
MILLSTREET |
7 |
3 |
7 |
||||||||
|
MILTOWN MALBAY |
5 |
9 |
|||||||||
|
MITCHELSTOWN |
39 |
9 |
9 |
11 |
|||||||
|
MONAGHAN |
161 |
136 |
108 |
88 |
75 |
44 |
40 |
33 |
21 |
29 |
52 |
|
MOUNT BELLEW |
2 |
||||||||||
|
MULLINGAR |
154 |
153 |
115 |
148 |
109 |
70 |
80 |
71 |
71 |
73 |
89 |
|
NA GLEANNTA |
26 |
16 |
11 |
10 |
5 |
6 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
5 |
4 |
|
NAAS |
205 |
235 |
199 |
159 |
144 |
127 |
94 |
93 |
60 |
58 |
74 |
|
NAVAN |
106 |
105 |
104 |
79 |
119 |
59 |
72 |
83 |
62 |
18 |
|
|
NENAGH |
54 |
61 |
73 |
56 |
44 |
37 |
32 |
49 |
38 |
31 |
43 |
|
NEW ROSS |
24 |
35 |
46 |
59 |
52 |
||||||
|
NEWCASTLE WEST |
51 |
28 |
38 |
36 |
40 |
33 |
17 |
22 |
28 |
26 |
40 |
|
NEWPORT |
16 |
17 |
|||||||||
|
OUGHTERARD |
7 |
8 |
|||||||||
|
PORTARLINGTON |
26 |
25 |
19 |
20 |
18 |
||||||
|
PORTLAOISE |
166 |
147 |
116 |
103 |
75 |
80 |
64 |
62 |
57 |
48 |
63 |
|
PORTUMNA |
12 |
14 |
|||||||||
|
RATHDRUM |
16 |
||||||||||
|
RATHKEALE |
39 |
35 |
33 |
18 |
4 |
||||||
|
RIVERSTOWN |
4 |
3 |
|||||||||
|
ROSCOMMON |
41 |
45 |
28 |
33 |
25 |
12 |
29 |
16 |
12 |
19 |
9 |
|
ROSCREA |
27 |
18 |
33 |
15 |
18 |
||||||
|
SCARRIFF |
8 |
7 |
|||||||||
|
SCHULL |
10 |
9 |
4 |
2 |
|||||||
|
SHANNON |
36 |
40 |
24 |
23 |
16 |
||||||
|
SKIBBEREEN |
27 |
21 |
14 |
19 |
14 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
8 |
7 |
3 |
|
SLIGO |
126 |
93 |
82 |
74 |
85 |
47 |
42 |
32 |
22 |
32 |
38 |
|
STROKESTOWN |
28 |
9 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
|
|
SWINFORD |
10 |
12 |
13 |
8 |
10 |
6 |
7 |
||||
|
TALLOW |
7 |
4 |
|||||||||
|
TEMPLEMORE |
16 |
5 |
11 |
7 |
8 |
||||||
|
THOMASTOWN |
29 |
||||||||||
|
THURLES |
65 |
80 |
61 |
49 |
67 |
43 |
31 |
44 |
16 |
29 |
30 |
|
TIPPERARY |
30 |
24 |
32 |
18 |
24 |
23 |
25 |
28 |
11 |
14 |
15 |
|
TRALEE |
173 |
100 |
109 |
96 |
76 |
66 |
59 |
46 |
54 |
58 |
49 |
|
TRIM |
62 |
70 |
58 |
73 |
47 |
31 |
22 |
13 |
16 |
3 |
|
|
TUAM |
63 |
32 |
58 |
43 |
41 |
23 |
36 |
26 |
20 |
13 |
31 |
|
TUBBERCURRY |
13 |
8 |
8 |
18 |
11 |
2 |
4 |
8 |
2 |
5 |
3 |
|
TULLA |
6 |
8 |
|||||||||
|
TULLAMORE |
139 |
115 |
70 |
80 |
69 |
55 |
50 |
49 |
35 |
54 |
59 |
|
TULLOW |
20 |
||||||||||
|
VIRGINIA |
75 |
63 |
42 |
53 |
60 |
42 |
42 |
31 |
17 |
25 |
40 |
|
WATERFORD CITY |
216 |
175 |
160 |
167 |
124 |
97 |
75 |
48 |
39 |
39 |
55 |
|
WESTPORT |
16 |
44 |
22 |
24 |
25 |
8 |
13 |
9 |
16 |
14 |
11 |
|
WEXFORD |
203 |
133 |
123 |
113 |
88 |
78 |
85 |
55 |
43 |
67 |
69 |
|
WICKLOW |
70 |
118 |
67 |
50 |
28 |
23 |
19 |
18 |
14 |
11 |
12 |
|
YOUGHAL |
31 |
24 |
19 |
14 |
9 |
18 |
13 |
10 |
7 |
13 |
14 |
|
Total |
11,062 |
10,225 |
8,595 |
7,313 |
6,507 |
4,238 |
3,816 |
3,213 |
2,442 |
2,709 |
3,254 |
506. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the measures being taken to ensure that gardaí in Ballymun are adequately resourced in order to carry out their work in a safe manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54537/17]
View answerAs the Deputy will appreciate decisions in relation to the provision and allocation of Garda resources are a matter for the Garda Commissioner in light of his identified operational demands and the availability of resources and I, as Minister, have no direct role in the matter.
Fleet Strength
I have been informed by the Garda authorities that as of 8 January 2018, some 114 vehicles are available to the DMR North Division which includes Ballymun Garda District. Of these vehicles 56 are assigned to the Ballymun District.
I understand that the allocation of Garda vehicles is monitored and reviewed by the Garda authorities on a continual basis. The responsibility for the efficient deployment of all official Garda vehicles in each Division is assigned to the Divisional Officer, who may allocate vehicles between stations as required by operational requirements.
Personnel Strength
I have been informed that some 123 Gardaí have been allocated to the Dublin Metropolitan Region North since the recommencement of recruitment. Of these 38 have been assigned to stations within Ballymun Garda District. I understand that the resourcing of each Garda Region and Division is fully considered within the overall context of the needs and requirements of Garda regions throughout the country. Garda personnel assigned throughout the country, together with overall policing arrangements and operational strategies, are continually monitored and reviewed. Such monitoring ensures that optimum use is made of Garda Resources and the best possible Garda service is provided to the general public. The civilian staffing figure for Ballymun is 7.8 Whole-Time Equivalents.
Other resources
In relation to other resources I am informed that where Gardaí from a particular station require additional resources e.g. uniform, equipment including office equipment and furniture, applications are made by the Station through the Divisional office to the Garda Procurement Section which manages these applications.
All Garda operational members, including, members from Ballymun Station have access to an "on line"’ application system via the Garda Intranet Portal for operational uniform, and where they have a requirement for these items, applications are processed via this system.
Where there is a requirement for additional IT infrastructure these applications are processed via the Garda ICT Division, however IT equipment is continually being provided to ensure that operational needs are being met.
507. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of a residency application by a person (details supplied). [54545/17]
View answerI am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that, in response to a notification pursuant to the provisions of Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), written representations have been submitted on behalf of the person concerned.
These representations, together with all other information and documentation on file, will be fully considered, under Section 3 (6) of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended) and all other applicable legislation, in advance of a final decision being made.
Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to the INIS of my Department by e-mail using the Oireachtas Mail facility which has been specifically established for this purpose. This service enables up to date information on such cases to be obtained without the need to seek information by way of the Parliamentary Questions process. The Deputy may consider using the e-mail service except in cases where the response from the INIS is, in the Deputy’s view, inadequate or too long awaited.
508. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if 800 gardaí were recruited by the end of 2017; if so, the number of these gardaí who will be allocated to County Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54559/17]
View answerAs the Deputy will appreciate, it is the Garda Commissioner who is responsible for the distribution of resources, including personnel, among the various Garda Divisions and I, as Minister, have no direct role in the matter. Garda management keeps this distribution of resources under continual review in the context of crime trends and policing priorities so as to ensure that the optimum use is made of these resources.
This Government is committed to ensuring a strong and visible police presence throughout the country in order to maintain and strengthen community engagement, provide reassurance to citizens and to deter crime. To achieve this the Government has put in place a plan for an overall Garda workforce of 21,000 personnel by 2021 comprising 15,000 Garda members, 2,000 Reserve members and 4,000 civilians. We are making real, tangible progress on achieving this goal.
Taking account of projected retirements, reaching a strength of 15,000 by 2021 will require some 2,400 new Garda members to be recruited on a phased basis over the next three years in addition to the more than 2,000 who have been recruited since the reopening of the Garda College in September 2014 and the end of 2017. I am informed by the Commissioner that 807 Garda trainees entered the Garda College in 2017.
I am further informed that since the reopening of the Garda College just under 1,600 recruits have attested as members of An Garda Síochána and have been assigned to mainstream duties nationwide, 49 of whom have been assigned to the Kilkenny/Carlow Division. I am pleased to say that Garda numbers, taking account of retirements, increased to 13,552 at the end of 2017 - an increase of over 600 in 12 months.
I am also pleased that funding is in place to maintain this high level of investment in the Garda workforce to ensure that the vision of an overall workforce of 21,000 by 2021 remains on track. This year a further 800 new Garda Recruits will enter the Garda College. In addition, 800 Garda trainees are scheduled to attest during the year, which will see Garda numbers reach more than 14,000 by the end of 2018.
In addition, a further 500 civilians will also be recruited to fill critical skills gaps across the organisation and to facilitate the redeployment of Gardaí from administrative and technical duties to front-line operational duties. There are plans to strengthen the Garda Reserve with new Reserves expected to commence training early in 2018.
This focus on investment in personnel is critical. The moratorium on recruitment introduced in 2010 resulted in a significant reduction in the strength of An Garda Síochána. We are now rebuilding the organisation and providing the Commissioner with the resources needed to deploy increasing numbers of Gardaí across every Division, including the Kilkenny/Carlow Division.
509. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the date on which he expects the Legal Services Regulatory Authority to be fully operational; when it will begin regulating the legal profession; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54580/17]
View answer573. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the implementation of Part 6 of the Legal Services Regulation Authority Act 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1486/18]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 509 and 573 together.
As I have previously conveyed to the House, the setting-up of the Legal Services Regulatory Authority has been under way on a number of fronts since July 2016. At that time Parts 1 and 2 of the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015 were commenced as necessary to get the new Authority appointed and under way. The Authority, which is independent in the performance of its functions under the 2015 Act, has convened regularly since its inaugural meeting on 26 October 2016 - minutes of its meetings are available on its website www.LSRA.ie.
During its initial year of establishment, the Legal Services Regulatory Authority has been deeply engaged in the conduct of public consultations and in the making of five reports on a series of new options for the provision of legal services under sections 118 to 120 of the Act which were also commenced. It had been obliged to complete these within strictly set deadlines running from its day of establishment on 1 October 2016. All of these reports have now been laid, as required under the 2015 Act, before the Houses of the Oireachtas while also being publicly accessible on the Authority’s website.
As reflected in the 2015 Act and the relevant reports completed by the Authority, the Government continues to give policy priority to the introduction of Legal Partnerships by way of structural reform of the legal services sector. It is appreciated that this places additional working demands on the Authority which has, nonetheless, been consulting with the legal professional bodies and conducting workshops in preparation for their introduction.
Alongside its ongoing consultation and reporting commitments, the current working focus of the Authority is, I understand, very much on the managed roll-out of its remaining functions. This includes the matching development of the organisational capacities and office and staffing resources essential to effective delivery. It also includes the necessary preparatory steps for the establishment and application of the new Roll of Practicing Barristers under which both Law Library and non-Law Library practicing barristers will be regulated, for the first time under legislation, by the Authority. This will also be a pre-requisite for the exercise by the Authority of its public complaints functions. A further key area under development is that of the application of the levy that is to be made on both practicing solicitors and practicing barristers under Part 7 of the 2015 Act. Funding support of €1 million has recently been provided to the Authority from the Justice Vote for 2017. This follows an advance of the same amount that was provided from my Department’s 2016 Vote.
It should also be recalled that in parallel to the introduction of enhanced legal costs transparency obligations on legal practitioners under the 2015 Act, extensive legal and technical preparations are also continuing separately within the courts system to complete the transition of the Office of the Taxing-Master to that of the Legal Costs Adjudicators.
Following these steps, the key structural reforms of Part 6 of the 2015 Act relating to public complaints, professional conduct and the appointment of the Legal Practitioners' Disciplinary Tribunal dealing with both solicitors and barristers, will be commenced. It is considered that this component of the Act will underpin the entire new regulatory regime in terms of its observance and enforcement. I will, of course, continue to emphasise the importance which I attach as Minister to the objective of getting the Authority open for business on the core public complaints function as quickly as is reasonably possible while also bearing in mind the risks and complexities which must be carefully managed to bring that about.
The Regulatory Authority is actively preparing to conduct the first periodic review of the operation of the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015 as required under section 6 of that Act. This must be commenced not later than eighteen months after the Authority's establishment day and its outcomes reported to each House of the Oireachtas within twelve months. Moreover, the Authority is putting the practical arrangements in place for the provision, on foot of appropriate public consultations, of the required statutory report in relation to the education and training (including ongoing training) arrangements in the State for legal practitioners, including the manner in which such education and training is provided. This report, which has to be provided to me as Minister within two years of the Authority’s establishment day, will cover an array of matters set out within section 34 of the 2015 Act and be laid before the Houses.
Work has also commenced in preparation for the submission of the Authority's first three-year Strategic Plan under section 20 of the 2015 Act. The Authority will also be submitting its first full-year Annual Report having previously submitted a report for quarter three of 2016. Work is also ongoing between the Authority and my Department on a new Corporate Governance Assurance Agreement. Arrangements are also underway to fill, with the necessary approval of each House of the Oireachtas, a casual vacancy that has arisen on the Authority due to the appointment of an existing member to the judiciary.
The Authority continues its work on a number of projects to assist in identifying the staffing needs and resources required to allow it to support the ongoing roll out of its functions to a structured and achievable timetable. This includes continued direct engagement between the Authority and my Department as well as between the Authority and other key stakeholders. This work has been augmented by the recent appointment by the Authority of its first full-time Chief Executive, Dr. Brian Doherty, along with its securing of enhanced office accommodation.
Against this background of complex and competing working demands, both I and my Department will continue to work closely with the Authority to enable it to come into substantive regulatory mode at the earliest opportunity and with appropriate staffing and project management. I am also anticipating an early opportunity to engage further myself with the Authority to discuss progress in relation to these matters. At the same time, it will be appreciated that the Authority is earnestly working to progress the identification and elaboration, in conjunction with my Department, of the more specific delivery dates concerned. I expect these will be made known as soon as they have been aligned, to the satisfaction of the Authority, with its anticipated working resources as an independent regulator.
510. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the correct procedure to be followed in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54593/17]
View answerI am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person referred to by the Deputy entered the State on 21 July 2009 and registered on student conditions (Stamp 2) on 10 August 2009. This period of permission to reside in the State expired on 31 December 2013.
I am further informed by INIS that the person concerned sought further permission to reside under Stamp 2 conditions in 2015. This application was refused by INIS in 2016. No further request to remain in the State has been received in respect of the person concerned.
Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to the INIS of my Department by e-mail using the Oireachtas Mail facility which has been specifically established for this purpose. This service enables up to date information on such cases to be obtained without the need to seek information by way of the Parliamentary Questions process. The Deputy may consider using the e-mail service except in cases where the response from the INIS is, in the Deputy’s view, inadequate or too long awaited.
