Results 43,301-43,320 of 74,100 for speaker:Bernard Durkan

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Resources (1 Dec 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 341. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she is satisfied with the adequacy of the facilities available to An Garda Síochána to tackle modern crime, with particular reference to vehicles, electronic equipment and any other facilities that are required by police forces internationally; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42908/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (1 Dec 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 342. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she is satisfied with the strength of the emergency response unit, with particular reference to the need to meet the threat of urban crime and acts of terrorism; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42909/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Resources (1 Dec 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 343. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she is satisfied that sufficient resources are available to augment the appropriate intelligence unit of An Garda Síochána, having particular regard to the potential threat of terrorist activity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42910/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Resources (1 Dec 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 344. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she is satisfied that An Garda Síochána can provide a sufficiently rapid response to a terrorist threat or to a hostage situation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42911/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Resources (1 Dec 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 345. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which any augmentation of intelligence and surveillance facilities available to an Garda Síochána is required; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42912/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (1 Dec 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 346. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the strength of An Garda Síochána in each of the past ten years to 2015 to date; the extent to which she will be in a position to augment the numbers in line with the improved economic situation in the coming years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42913/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (1 Dec 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 347. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of various categories of crime reported in each Garda Síochána division in each of the past ten years to date; her plans to address any issues arising; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42914/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (1 Dec 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 348. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of various categories of crime reports in each Garda Síochána division in County Kildare in each of the past ten years to date; the extent to which she expects to be in a position to address any issues arising; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42915/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Organised Crime (1 Dec 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 349. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which she expects to be in a position to identify and isolate the membership of criminal gangs, with a view to putting them out of business; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42916/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Drugs Crime (1 Dec 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 350. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which drug trafficking continues; if specific provisions can be made to make a serious impact on this life-destroying activity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42917/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Organised Crime (1 Dec 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 351. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which the activities of criminal gangs continues to be monitored throughout counties adjacent to County Dublin, such as County Kildare; if she is satisfied with the adequacy of resources available to An Garda Síochána to tackle this issue in line with demographic trends; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations (1 Dec 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 352. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality in respect of the number of Garda Síochána stations closed over the past number of years, the number of such stations that were open on a part-time basis, a full-time basis or a 24-hour basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42919/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Accommodation Provision (1 Dec 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 353. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which adequate prison accommodation is available, with particular reference to the needs of various categories of prisoners and the need for segregation of first-time offenders from recidivists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42920/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Rehabilitation Programmes (1 Dec 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 354. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if provision is in place to grade applicants for rehabilitative training and education in order to ensure the maximum benefit to the prisoner, with the objective of encouraging the pursuit of a life outside crime; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42921/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid (1 Dec 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 355. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she has any plans to review the regulations governing the provision of free legal aid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42922/15]

Order of Business (2 Dec 2015)

Bernard Durkan: There was a democratic revolution.

Topical Issue Debate: NAMA Portfolio (2 Dec 2015)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Office of the Ceann Comhairle for facilitating this debate. I have raised the issue of the stalled development at Naas town centre in the House on a number of occasions in various guises. The issue has been ongoing for a considerable time, seven or eight years at this stage, and the unfinished development is now virtually a blight on the town. The town of Naas is a...

Topical Issue Debate: NAMA Portfolio (2 Dec 2015)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Minister of State for his comprehensive reply. Time is critical and now is the time for NAMA to look at the assets it controls in Naas and to consider to what extent it can facilitate a reactivation of the development that is holding up development of the town centre because it has much wider implications and affects the entire town and outlying regions. While we are on the job,...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services Funding (2 Dec 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 9. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he has adequate resources for the provision of youth support services; the extent to which he continues to receive submissions from bodies providing such services regarding the need for ongoing resources; if he will enhance such supports in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42640/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Protection Services (2 Dec 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 18. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which he continues to be in a position to identify the extent of children at risk, with particular reference to early identification and remedial action; if the structures in place are adequate to deal with the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42641/15]