Departmental Operations

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 13 December 2017

Wednesday, 13 December 2017

Ceisteanna (125)

Catherine Connolly

Ceist:

125. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of deep dives, including the date, agency and division, undertaken by his Department pursuant to the Toland report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53334/17]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Justice and Equality

As the Deputy is aware, the Toland Report (Recommendation 7(a)(i) – Page 15) recommended that "the Department's Management Advisory Committee [now the Management Board] should do a deep dive into 3 divisions/agencies per month so that each is subject to annual review.”  

During 2015, my Department's Management Board undertook its first full year rotation of the new Annual Overview process and each body was covered during the year.  In 2016, the Board conducted a review of the learning during the first year and examined ways to further improve the process, including alignment with my Department's Corporate Governance Standard for Justice and Equality Bodies, which frames how the Department approaches its governance relationship with the Bodies under its aegis. Following that review, the Board established a sub-group on Agency Governance in March 2016 which conducts an annual overview of all the bodies under the Department's aegis, including adherence to the Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies published by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, and reports to the Board on key issues.  The sub-group meets up to eight occasions annually conducting a review of  a number of bodies at each meeting. Following each meeting a detailed report is submitted to the Management Board for discussion and review. 

The total number of deep dives conducted since 2014 to date is 93 as follows:

Agency	Date Completed
Irish Film Classification Office	31 March 2015
Property Services Regulatory Authority	31 March 2015
International Policy Division	28 April 2015
Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service	28 April 2015
National Disability Authority	28 April 2015
Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner	28 April 2015
Refugee Appeals Tribunal	28 April 2015
Crime and Security	19 May 2015
Equality and Integration	19 May 2015
Insolvency Service of Ireland	26 May 2015
Legal Aid Board	26 May 2015
Private Security Authority	26 May 2015
Property Registration Authority	26 May 2015
An Garda Síochána	23 June 2015
Criminal Law Reform	21 July 2015
Policing Division	21 July 2015
Prisons and Probation Policy	21 July 2015
Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission	29 July 2015
Charities Regulatory Authority	15 September 2015
Civil Law Reform	22 September 2015
Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal	22 September 2015
Forensic Science Ireland	29 September 2015
Courts Policy	06 October 2015
Courts Service	06 October 2015
Office of the Data Protection Commissioner	20 October 2015
Parole Board	20 October 2015
Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission	10 November 2015
Office of the State Pathologist	10 November 2015
Garda Inspectorate	24 November 2015
Parole Board	24 November 2015
Corporate Affairs	08 December 2015
Irish Prison Service	08 December 2015
Probation Service	08 December 2015
Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission	15 December 2015
Mental Health Criminal Law Review Board	15 December 2015
Criminal Assets Bureau	23 February 2016
Office of the Inspector of Prisons	23 February 2016
Legal Aid Board	25 April 2016
Office of the Data Protection Commissioner	25 April 2016
Insolvency Service of Ireland	25 April 2016
Property Services Regulatory Authority	25 April 2016
Irish Film Classification Office	25 April 2016
Irish Prison Service	30 May 2016
Probation Service	30 May 2016
Parole Board	30 May 2016
Mental Health Criminal Law Review Board	30 May 2016
Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal	30 May 2016
Courts Service	05 September 2016
Valuation Office	05 September 2016
Property Registration Authority	05 September 2016
Ordinance Survey Ireland	05 September 2016
Forensic Science Ireland	05 September 2016
Office of the State Pathologist	05 September 2016
Charities Regulatory Authority	24 October 2016
Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner	24 October 2016
Refugee Appeals Tribunal	24 October 2016
Private Security Authority	24 October 2016
National Disability Authority	24 October 2016
Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission	24 October 2016
Criminal Assets Bureau	05 December 2016
Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission	05 December 2016
Garda Inspectorate	05 December 2016
International Protection Office	09 January 2017
Legal Services Regulatory Authority	09 January 2017
Policing Authority	09 January 2017
An Garda Síochána	09 January 2017
Irish Prison Service	27 February 2017
Probation Service	27 February 2017
Parole Board	27 February 2017
Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal	27 February 2017
Mental Health Criminal Law Review Board	03 April 2017
Insolvency Service of Ireland	03 April 2017
Property Registration Authority	03 April 2017
Ordnance Survey Ireland	03 April 2017
Valuation Office	03 April 2017
Private Security Authority	15 May 2017
Property Services Regulatory Authority	15 May 2017
Office of the Data Protection Commissioner	15 May 2017
Charities Regulatory Authority	15 May 2017
International Protection Appeals Tribunal	26 June 2017
Irish Film Classification Office	26 June 2017
National Disability Authority	26 June 2017
Garda Inspectorate	11 September 2017
Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission	11 September 2017
Criminal Assets Bureau	11 September 2017
Policing Authority	09 October 2017
An Garda Síochána	09 October 2017
Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission	06 November 2017
Forensic Science Ireland	06 November 2017
Office of the State Pathologist	06 November 2017
Courts Service	04 December 2017
Legal Aid Board	04 December 2017
Legal Services Regulatory Authority	04 December 2017