Results 20,081-20,100 of 21,096 for speaker:Charles Flanagan

Written Answers — Prison Accommodation: Prison Accommodation (11 Nov 2008)

Charles Flanagan: Question 380: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of high-security wings and sections in each prison in the State; the date of establishment of each; the average cost per year to maintain each one for each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40037/08]

Written Answers — International Agreements: International Agreements (11 Nov 2008)

Charles Flanagan: Question 381: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the optional protocol to the United Nations Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment has been ratified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40038/08]

Written Answers — Public Order Offences: Public Order Offences (11 Nov 2008)

Charles Flanagan: Question 382: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the penalties under an Act (details supplied) for alcohol related disorder; his plans to increase this penalty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40039/08]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (11 Nov 2008)

Charles Flanagan: Question 383: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he plans to increase Garda powers to issue stay away orders when there is harassment in public places or at a person's or witness's home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40040/08]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (11 Nov 2008)

Charles Flanagan: Question 384: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he plans to legislate to allow the Garda to issue restriction orders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40041/08]

Written Answers — Closed Circuit Television Systems: Closed Circuit Television Systems (11 Nov 2008)

Charles Flanagan: Question 385: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the closed circuit television grant aid system for community groups and organisations that has been offered by his Department each year for the past five years; the funding allocation each year for the past five years; the progress on plans to roll out the CCTV project; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Criminal Prosecutions: Criminal Prosecutions (11 Nov 2008)

Charles Flanagan: Question 386: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his plans to legislate for mandatory jail terms for violent unprovoked assaults and to specifically criminalise the practice of "happy slapping"; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40043/08]

Written Answers — Garda Strength: Garda Strength (11 Nov 2008)

Charles Flanagan: Question 387: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform An Garda Siochana's progress to date in providing for an increased number of promotional posts to ensure that management is not over-stretched by such an expansion as per the Programme for Government commitment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40044/08]

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (11 Nov 2008)

Charles Flanagan: Question 388: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his plans to use the additional capacity of An Garda Síochána to target communities experiencing significant anti-social behaviour and crime; if he will provide a practical example of this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40045/08]

Written Answers — Garda Charter: Garda Charter (11 Nov 2008)

Charles Flanagan: Question 389: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress to date on the development of a Garda charter; the recommendations the Garda Inspectorate has passed to him on this issue; when he expects it to be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40046/08]

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (11 Nov 2008)

Charles Flanagan: Question 390: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the initiatives in place within An Garda Síochána for tackling racism, homophobia, and upholding the human rights standards within society; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40047/08]

Written Answers — Drug Court Programme: Drug Court Programme (11 Nov 2008)

Charles Flanagan: Question 391: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his plans to expand the drug court programme; his plans to provide judges with the option of sentencing offenders to mandatory drug treatment programmes in addition to prison; the cost of this proposed initiative; the ability for the prison service to cater for such drug treatment programmes; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Prison Drug Treatment Services: Prison Drug Treatment Services (11 Nov 2008)

Charles Flanagan: Question 392: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of drug treatment programmes in each prison in the State; the number of places available in each prison for each year for the past five years; the timeframe of each programme; the funding provided to each programme annually for the past five years and for 2009; the number of staff working on each programme in...

Written Answers — Criminal Prosecutions: Criminal Prosecutions (11 Nov 2008)

Charles Flanagan: Question 393: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress on allowing the Director of Public Prosecutions to appeal against lenient sentences in the District Court and allowing the DPP to make submissions at sentencing stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40050/08]

Written Answers — Judicial Studies Institute: Judicial Studies Institute (11 Nov 2008)

Charles Flanagan: Question 394: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his plans to progress the role of an institute (details supplied) in assisting the professional development of the Judiciary; the funding provided for the institute for each year for the past five years and for 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40051/08]

Written Answers — Criminal Prosecutions: Criminal Prosecutions (11 Nov 2008)

Charles Flanagan: Question 395: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his plans to introduce new pretrial procedures to deal with admissibility of evidence, to save overtime and the time of jurors and the court; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40052/08]

Written Answers — Criminal Prosecutions: Criminal Prosecutions (11 Nov 2008)

Charles Flanagan: Question 398: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when he will introduce procedures in order that the defence should provide the prosecution with a list of intended witnesses and put structures in place to ensure that the prosecution is on notice of the points of defence raised by the defence in advance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40055/08]

Written Answers — Courts Service: Courts Service (11 Nov 2008)

Charles Flanagan: Question 396: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his legislative plans which will give the courts greater discretion on the way trials are to be conducted and enable them to give directions as to document exchange and scheduling of witnesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40053/08]

Written Answers — Courts Service: Courts Service (11 Nov 2008)

Charles Flanagan: Question 397: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when he will put in place a structure whereby the defence will accept certain kinds of technical evidence by certificate of gardaí unless they can show good reason for the gardaí to be physically present in court; when he will put in place a structure whereby technical evidence, particularly search warrants, are...

Written Answers — Legal Costs: Legal Costs (11 Nov 2008)

Charles Flanagan: Question 399: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his progress on providing for lawyers clients in non-criminal matters with a right of application to the court where they contend that their legal bill is excessive and includes wasted costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40056/08]