Results 70,021-70,040 of 74,100 for speaker:Bernard Durkan

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (11 Oct 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 163. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the total number of gardaí available throughout the country on a full-time basis; the extent to which this number has fluctuated over the past ten years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44442/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (11 Oct 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 167. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to increase the strength of An Garda Síochána in the short-term in all divisions throughout the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44446/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (11 Oct 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 169. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which she expects to be in a position to accelerate the training of extra gardaí in Templemore or elsewhere with a view to calling on extra numbers to meet policing standards and requirements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44448/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (11 Oct 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 170. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which she proposes to augment the strength of An Garda Síochána in accordance with the need for an increased Garda presence throughout the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44449/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (11 Oct 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 173. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí currently available in each division throughout the country on average on duty at any given time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44454/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (11 Oct 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 164. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which hate speech, hate crime and racism continue to be addressed in all areas throughout the country without exception; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44443/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (11 Oct 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 165. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the efforts currently being made to discourage young people from becoming involved in a life of crime including drugs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44444/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (11 Oct 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 166. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of citizenship applications currently awaiting a decision; the number of applications granted and refused citizenship each year over the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44445/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (11 Oct 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 168. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to what extent the revised bail laws are successfully preventing crimes while an accused is on bail; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44447/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (11 Oct 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 171. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the degree to which An Garda Síochána continue to have sufficient resources at their disposal to meet the threats of organised crime and drug/people trafficking notwithstanding the recent spectacular success in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44452/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (11 Oct 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 172. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she remains satisfied that adequate surveillance resources have been allocated to An Garda Síochána to combat the threat of drug and people trafficking; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44453/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service (11 Oct 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 174. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which it might be envisaged to augment/upgrade or modernise the court system given the changing requirements on the administration of justice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44455/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service (11 Oct 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 175. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which any allocated funds are adequate for the Courts Service; whether any reform is required to deal with the greater volume of work, her proposals in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44456/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service (11 Oct 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 176. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which her Department funds or supports, in any way, the courts system with particular reference to pay and conditions; the extent to which issues have arisen in this regard in recent times; her proposals to address such issues by way of legislation or otherwise; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (11 Oct 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 177. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which her Department has identified particular issues that might need attention by way of new legislation or other reforms in relation to policing, the family law courts and combatting organised crime, with specific reference to any shortfalls in respect of pay, conditions affecting improvements or amendments in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service (11 Oct 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 178. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the extent, if any, to which her Department or the vote from her Department funds the family law courts; the full extent of her proposals for reform in this regard in the short-terms, given the needs that have been identified; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44459/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service (11 Oct 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 179. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the extent, if any, to which any current court expert witnesses might exert any undue influence on the role, scale and scope of the expert witness in the context of the ongoing review of the family law courts; her proposals, if any to address any issues arising; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44461/23]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (12 Oct 2023)

Bernard Durkan: Given the appalling vista that now opens up in the Middle East and the continuous conflict between all sides, I ask the Tánaiste if it might now be an opportunity - a tragic opportunity but one nonetheless - for Ireland to make a particular case to the international community, through the United Nations, the EU and wherever, to set up a permanent structure in situin the Middle East to...

Financial Resolutions 2023 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (12 Oct 2023)

Bernard Durkan: I welcome the budget and I thank both the Ministers who presented it and all the other Ministers who made their contributions to it throughout the year. I will not spend too much time talking about the refrains that come from the Opposition at times like this when there is a call for more, and whatever it was, and when would you like it? Now. Of course, it inevitably comes to that. Then...

Select Committee on Health: Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (12 Oct 2023)

Bernard Durkan: I would agree with a lot of what my colleague, Deputy Shortall, has said there. The purpose of the exercise, insofar as I was concerned and from the previous discussions, was to address all of the issues that looked like a threat through encouraging adults or children back into smoking by a circuitous route. That means all of the possible issues, including the sale to children, which the...