Results 41,401-41,420 of 74,100 for speaker:Bernard Durkan

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (26 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 294. To ask the Minister for Finance the threshold for liability for capital gains tax or capital acquisitions tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20311/15]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permit Applications (26 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 347. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the procedure to be followed in obtaining a reactivation employment permit in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 6; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19822/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (26 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 500. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding residency-naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20309/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Organised Crime (26 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 534. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the degree to which best international policing practices are adopted throughout each European country, including this jurisdiction, with a view to maximising the capability to address the threat of organised criminal gangs; if any specific procedures applicable in other jurisdictions can be applied here in this regard; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Resources (26 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 535. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which the various forms of reported crimes appear to be on the increase; if adequate resources remain available to her Department to confront such issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20835/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Criminal Law (26 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 536. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if consideration has been given to the proscribing of membership of criminal gangs; if such gangs have been proscribed in other jurisdictions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20836/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (26 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 537. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which she expects membership of An Garda Síochána to increase over the next 12 months, bearing in mind natural retirements or resignations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20837/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (26 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 538. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which the strength of An Garda Síochána in County Kildare is likely to be further augmented, in order to confront organised criminality and other crime; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20838/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (26 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 539. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of posts remaining to be filled in An Garda Síochána in each division throughout the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20839/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (26 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 540. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if, in the context of determination of eligibility for refugee or asylum status, due cognisance is given to the circumstances prevailing in the applicant's homeland, with particular reference to trafficking in women and children; if the language used in individual cases might be changed to the "applicant states" as opposed to the "applicant...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Bail Law (26 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 541. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when it is expected that the bail laws will be amended in line with modern requirements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20841/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Investigation (26 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 542. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the degree to which cold cases continue to be monitored, with particular reference to persons who have disappeared; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20842/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Firearms Licences (26 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 543. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which she proposes to take on board submissions made by sporting, shooting and gun clubs, with particular reference to the need to ensure that while best practice in terms of storage and operation is applied, due regard is also provided to the valid concerns of such sporting bodies; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Rehabilitation Programmes (26 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 544. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which all first-time offenders, in respect of all offences, are provided access to educational and rehabilitative training from the outset, thus limiting the extent to which first-time offenders are exposed to the influence of more hardened criminals and members of criminal gangs; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Rehabilitation Programmes (26 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 545. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prisoners in rehabilitative training at any one time in each prison; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20845/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid Service (26 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 546. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which, if known, the legal aid system continues to be most beneficial to hardened criminals and members of criminal gangs; the extent to which statistics are available which might indicate specific trends in this area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20846/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Rehabilitation Programmes (26 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 547. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which evidence exists that criminal gangs and criminal gang leaders have better access to rehabilitative training than first-time offenders or other prisoners; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20847/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Rehabilitation Programmes (26 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 548. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the degree to which prisoners who have completed their sentence are assessed prior to their release to determine their likelihood of re-offending or becoming a threat to the public; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20848/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Criminal Law (26 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 549. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the action that can be taken to address the issue of threats and intimidation against individual members of An Garda Síochána; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20849/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Criminal Law (26 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 550. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she is aware of threats and abuse directed at members of An Garda Síochána, on and off duty; the extent to which this represents a challenge to the authorities; the most appropriate action in response to same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20850/15]