Results 61,601-61,620 of 74,100 for speaker:Bernard Durkan

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (8 Jul 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 313. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of criminal gang members currently in prison or facing trial; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37097/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (8 Jul 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 314. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which recidivism is evident in the context of various levels of offences; the groups most seriously affected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37098/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (8 Jul 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 316. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which changes in the pattern of recidivism has been noted in any or each of the past five years to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37100/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (8 Jul 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 315. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of offences committed by persons while on bail for one or more offences in each of the past five years to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37099/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (8 Jul 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 321. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the average number of accused persons on bail at any given time in the past five years; the number of crimes committed by such persons while on bail; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37105/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (8 Jul 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 317. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which an adequate number of prison spaces remain available to meet the demand; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37101/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (8 Jul 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 318. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prisoners who have absconded while on early release, temporary release, supervised and unsupervised, in each of the past five years to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37102/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Policing Co-operation (8 Jul 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 320. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the police authorities here and throughout Europe remain in contact and consultation with each other with a view to restricting the activity of criminal gangs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37104/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Missing Persons (8 Jul 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 322. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons still recorded as missing persons for several years; the extent to which efforts continue to be made to locate them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37108/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (8 Jul 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 323. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the strength of An Garda Síochána at present; the number of gardaí due to retire in each of the next five years; the level of recruitment likely in the same period; the extent to which recruitment levels are likely to be sufficient to replenish the strength of the force; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (8 Jul 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 324. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the degree to which adequate deployment of gardaí has been achieved in order to ensure an equal level of policing in all areas throughout the country at any given time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37111/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (8 Jul 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 325. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of potential homicide cases that currently remain listed as unsolved; if a cold case team reviews evidence in such cases on a regular basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37112/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (8 Jul 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 326. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of cold cases that have been resolved in recent years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37113/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (8 Jul 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 327. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the capacity of each species of tree, native or otherwise grown here to sequester various carbons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37136/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Climate Action Plan (8 Jul 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 337. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which every avenue is being investigated to maximise the use of carbon sequestration as a means of meeting emission requirements in the future without disruption of the dairy or meat production sector having particular regard to the central role played by the agriculture sector in the aftermath of the economic crash...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pigmeat Sector (8 Jul 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 338. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which his Department has studied submissions from representatives (details supplied) of the pigmeat sector with particular reference to the extent to which the industry is expected to conform to new regulations; the time within which such changes may take place; the extent to which assistance is available to the...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Tax Expenditures: Discussion (24 Jun 2021)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Chair and I welcome our guests to this morning’s meeting. I have just a couple of questions. What worries me most, as I have often said before, is that when economists start talking about the things that can happen with relative ease, I begin to get worried because that has not been the experience in the past. My first question is what do our guest witnesses consider as...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Tax Expenditures: Discussion (24 Jun 2021)

Bernard Durkan: If they have an income of €125,000 before tax, should they presumably have an income after tax of roughly half of that?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Tax Expenditures: Discussion (24 Jun 2021)

Bernard Durkan: The point that I want to get at there is that that we, as Dáil Deputies and Oireachtas Members, are regarded as well-paid. We would pay an amount greater than that. I would admit myself to not having any special pension arrangements or anything like that but approximately 50% of the income is gone by one means or another. My next question is on pensions. Dr. Collins is proposing as...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Tax Expenditures: Discussion (24 Jun 2021)

Bernard Durkan: As public representatives, we would have dealt with quite a number of disgruntled contributors to various pensions funds in recent years who found that they would qualify for part of what they anticipated or would receive a minimal amount per month which, effectively, was no good to them. To what degree has Dr. Collins consulted representatives of pension funds and their contributors to...