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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (7 Mar 2023)

Simon Harris: Tackling domestic violence and supporting vulnerable victims are priorities for Government, for the Department of Justice, and for the Garda Commissioner. It is recognised that, historically, people may not have felt able to come forward to report domestic violence, for fear of retribution or indeed because they did not have confidence that the system would support and protect them. An Garda...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Apr 2014)

Simon Harris: ...extend the request to the Prison Service as well, which possibly since Deputy Ross has written his request has also come to light. The fact that the current Secretary General of the Department of Justice and Equality, who is the Accounting Officer today for the justice spend, was as at that time, from my understanding, the head of the Prison Service, he may well be able to cast some light...

Seanad: Valuation (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012: Report and Final Stages (20 Nov 2014)

Simon Harris: ...Office will be merging with Ordnance Survey Ireland and the Property Registration Authority and the new entity, to be known as Tailte Éireann, will be the responsibility of the Minister for Justice and Equality. The functions of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform under the Valuation Act 2001 shortly will transfer to the Minister for Justice and Equality. However, the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (18 Apr 2023)

Simon Harris: ...commitment to review and reform defamation laws to ensure a balanced approach to the right to freedom of expression, the right to protection of good name and reputation, and the right of access to justice. On 28 March 2023, Government approved publication of the General Scheme of the Defamation (Amendment) Bill to reform our defamation legislation. Government approval was also secured on...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Mental Health Services (25 May 2023)

Simon Harris: As the Deputy will be aware, the Final Report and Recommendations of the High Level Task Force to consider the mental health and addiction challenges of those who come into contact with the criminal justice sector was published by Minister McEntee and the Minister for Health in September 2022. The recommendations aim to ensure better support for people at the earliest point at which they...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Mental Health Services (18 Apr 2023)

Simon Harris: ...for Government commitment, the Final Report and Recommendations of the High Level Task Force to consider the mental health and addiction challenges of those who come into contact with the criminal justice sector was published by Minister McEntee and the Minister for Health in September 2022. The recommendations of the Task Force aim to ensure better support for people at the earliest...

Seanad: CervicalCheck Tribunal Bill 2019: Committee and Remaining Stages (12 Jul 2019)

Simon Harris: ...for the summer recess. It was an extraordinarily demanding timetable and it could not have been achieved without the co-operation of this House, for which I want to express my gratitude. I thank Mr. Justice Charles Meenan for undertaking the difficult task of trying to find an alternative to the courts system and for reporting in that regard. I also thank him for the way in which he went...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Emergency Services (16 May 2023)

Simon Harris: ...Gallagher for raising this matter and, more important, for his ongoing work, leadership and advocacy on this. I thank him for meeting with me and my officials and the team in the Department of Justice on a number of dates and for constantly keeping this issue on the agenda. I share his view. I know, as Minister for Justice and as a former Minister for Health, that every day thousands...

Scoping Inquiry into the Cervical Check Screening Programme: Statements (19 Sep 2018)

Simon Harris: ...know the answer to the Deputy's second question and I am not going to guess. Presumably, the laboratories produced expert reports, but I will find out. There is a benefit in the process under Mr. Justice Meenan. I agree with the Deputy that under the Constitution no one can tell a person not to go to court, but we must provide people with other avenues of redress. That is with what Mr....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Reviews (25 Apr 2023)

Simon Harris: As the Deputy is aware, in 2021 an expert group was established to carry out an independent review of the Offences Against the State Acts. The Review Group is chaired by Mr Justice Michael Peart, former Judge of the Court of Appeal, and is tasked with examining all aspects of the Offences Against the State Acts having regard to the current threat posed by domestic/international terrorism...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Third Level Education (30 Mar 2023)

Simon Harris: ..., research groups, student groups and other stakeholders. I am pleased to tell the Deputy the stakeholder engagement included a meeting between the co-chairs and officials from both the Department of Justice and the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science on 20 March. The review is considering a range of critical issues, including those affecting...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Law Cases (18 May 2023)

Simon Harris: ...to take Questions Nos. 400 and 401 together. As the Deputy may be aware, last year, my Department committed to undertake a public consultation on the issue of parental alienation as part of the Justice Plan 2022. The consultation was an opportunity for individuals and organisations to offer their views and experiences of parental alienation, its impact and how it could be responded to in...

Court of Appeal Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2014)

Simon Harris: ...Paul Phelan. I welcome the opportunity to speak on the Court of Appeal Bill 2014 and I congratulate the Minister for getting the legislation to this stage. I also congratulate the Minister for Justice and Equality on her continuation in office. It is appropriate that, on this day, there is another justice reform being progressed by a Government that has made more reforms in this...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Meeting on Health Issues (11 Dec 2019)

Simon Harris: ...We can only begin to imagine the trauma of that for a child. It is fair to say all of us are grappling with finding the right solutions from a housing and accommodation point of view. I note Mr. Justice McMahon's documents proposing significant reform to direct provision. We are committed to making those improvements. We have to take, and we are taking, a whole-of-government approach to...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: An Garda Síochána (15 Jun 2022)

Simon Harris: I thank the Senator again for raising this important matter and I will pass on his comments and views to the Minister for Justice, Deputy McEntee. The Government, which we both support and are members of, continues to prioritise unprecedented resource allocation to An Garda Síochána. This is about making sure the operating model ensures that those resources deliver in the best...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (23 May 2023)

Simon Harris: I can advise the Deputy that legislation governing the powers of the Minister for Justice to grant temporary release is provided for in section 2 of the Criminal Justice Act 1960, as amended. All applications for temporary release are assessed as per the criteria outlined in section 2. I can also inform the Deputy that the objective of the Irish Prison Service is that all releases from...

Written Answers — Legislative Programme: Legislative Programme (6 Apr 2011)

Simon Harris: Question 114: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when legislation on legal capacity will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6964/11]

Written Answers — International Agreements: International Agreements (6 Apr 2011)

Simon Harris: Question 115: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress that has been made towards Ireland's ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6965/11]

Written Answers — Garda Stations: Garda Stations (3 May 2011)

Simon Harris: Question 442: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he finds it acceptable that a Garda station (details supplied) in County Wicklow is not accessible for wheelchair users; if he will rectify this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9217/11]

Written Answers — Closed Circuit Television Systems: Closed Circuit Television Systems (4 May 2011)

Simon Harris: Question 119: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the funding mechanisms in place to support the installation of CCTV cameras in public areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10036/11]