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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Certificates (11 Dec 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: 238. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of certificates of Irish naturalisation that have been revoked in each of the years 2013 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form; the reasons for such revocations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51931/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Dec 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank the Minister for coming in. It is important that we all consider the report that has been prepared. A lot of work went into it. It is also important that Government makes a decision on where it is going early in the new year because the longer this drifts on, the more of a question mark there will be over the existing oversight bodies. I am sure that is a concern that the Minister...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Dec 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: I know the Minister will do this but it is important that we are careful about the make-up of this board. The legislation that was introduced in 2007 proposed a board of six people, three of whom would be members of the Garda - the Commissioner, the deputy commissioner and a member of the civilian staff of An Garda Síochána. There were to be three non-executive members as well who...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Dec 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: The Minister has clarified the board will not include any members of An Garda Síochána. That is different from how semi-State bodies or corporate boards operate. There are non-executive members from outside who bring independence and external knowledge but there are also internal people. There are executives on the board who are directly involved in the management of the entity....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (18 Dec 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: 665. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the measures taken further to the decision of a company (details supplied) to cancel its planned data centre investment in Athenry, County Galway; his plans to address deficits in planning legislation; if an analysis of the reason the company made the decision has been commissioned; and the measures being taken to ensure...

Promoting Cycling: Motion [Private Members] (19 Dec 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: Like Deputies Gino Kenny and Eamon Ryan, when I leave here this evening, I will get on my bike, put on my helmet and head up Kildare Street. We need to start encouraging more people to cycle. Anyone interested in addressing the problem of climate change, in becoming healthier or, in overcoming city gridlock, should become a cyclist. The same goes for promoting tourism. We must recognise...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: UN Conferences (19 Dec 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: 106. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the UN Conference on Global Compact for Migration in Marrakesh. [54025/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: English Language Training Organisations (19 Dec 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: 273. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the process by which his Department conducts oversight of funds held on behalf of prospective English language school students; the process by which some schools were able to spend these funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54024/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Data (19 Dec 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: 274. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of four-wheel drive Garda vehicles in each district in the Dublin metropolitan region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54027/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Data (19 Dec 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: 275. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of four-wheel drive Garda vehicles in each station by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54028/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (19 Dec 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: 276. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí, Garda Reserve, community gardaí and civilian staff assigned to each Garda station in 2018. [54029/18]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Domestic Violence Services Funding (19 Dec 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: 507. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount of funding provided to centres (details supplied) in 2018 in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54026/18]

Rural Crime: Motion [Private Members] (15 Jan 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: The Deputy is not embarrassing me.

Rural Crime: Motion [Private Members] (15 Jan 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: I am not offended.

Rural Crime: Motion [Private Members] (15 Jan 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: We have 20 minutes and I will be sharing my time with seven of my colleagues. The reason we have 20 minutes is because the Fianna Fáil Whip's office was inundated with Deputies from my party who wanted to speak on this motion. These are Deputies who want to speak in a measured and factual way, to quote the Minister's language. The reason they want to speak is because rural crime is...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Social Housing Provision (15 Jan 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: 175. To ask the Minister for Finance if a site (details supplied) in Dublin 8 can be used for the construction by NAMA of a significant amount of social and affordable housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54234/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection Commissioner (15 Jan 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: 415. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he has received requests for additional staff or extra resources from the Data Protection Commission; his pans to review the adequacy of the staffing levels and resources at the Commission, particularly in view of a recent announcement by a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54224/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Reserve (15 Jan 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: 416. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when applicants for the Garda reserves that applied in April 2017 will be called to complete their full training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54226/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (15 Jan 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: 417. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to alter the age requirement for trainee members of An Garda Síochána. [54227/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Training (15 Jan 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: 418. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the basis upon which the different pass levels in the fitness bleep test for Garda on probation have been set; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54233/18]