Results 181-200 of 630 for justice speaker:Thomas Pringle

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (5 May 2021)

Thomas Pringle: 477. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the citizenship applications of healthcare workers will be prioritised given their importance during the Covid-19 pandemic; the status of an application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22998/21]

European Union Regulation: Motion (29 Apr 2021)

Thomas Pringle: ...;. There are over 1,000 staff; 220 liaison officers and approximately 100 crime analysts that reportedly support over 40,000 international investigations per year. Earlier this week, in the Committee on Justice, we heard from the Data Protection Commissioner and other experts on GDPR. There was a great amount of criticism of the Data Protection Commissioner. Interestingly, in...

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (28 Apr 2021)

Thomas Pringle: ...the century. Will we look back on this time and see that Ireland acted? I hope we will. However, I do not know whether this Bill will provide the impetus to make that happen. I am concerned the Bill does not refer to justice actions. It provides the perfect opportunity to have these enshrined as the Government's policy but, instead, they have been left behind. That is a worrying omen...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid Service (28 Apr 2021)

Thomas Pringle: 818. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the actions being taken to address lengthy waiting lists for mediation services provided by the Legal Aid Board; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21700/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid Service (28 Apr 2021)

Thomas Pringle: 819. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons on waiting lists for mediation services provided by the Legal Aid Board in County Donegal; the average length of time waiting; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21701/21]

Direct Provision: Statements (22 Apr 2021)

Thomas Pringle: ...of people waiting for decisions on their applications is addressed, there is absolutely no way that the 2024 deadline to end direct provision will be met. Would the Minister agree that the Department of Justice is a large cog in the wheel of progress here? There needs to be a significant increase in staffing and resources at the Department of Justice, the International Protection Office,...

Prime Time Investigates Programme on Department of Health: Statements (1 Apr 2021)

Thomas Pringle: ..., detectives in the making, candidates who enjoyed "Inspector Gadget" in their early years. Is there somewhere else that the Government advertises for people with spying experience? The Department of Justice has people monitoring tweets from those who are critical of direct provision, both former asylum seekers and members of the public. The Department of Social Protection sends people...

Children (Amendment) Bill 2020 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (31 Mar 2021)

Thomas Pringle: ...on the application of section 252 of the Children Act 2001 has been causing a lot of heartbreak for the families of children who were murdered. At the end of October, in the Court of Appeal, Mr. Justice Birmingham held that reporting restrictions relating to offences against children would also apply even if a child had turned 18 years or was deceased. He also found that the identity of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (31 Mar 2021)

Thomas Pringle: 803. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of sexual assault and rape cases tried in each of the years 2016 to 2018; the number of convictions achieved; the number of convictions appealed on the grounds of leniency by the Director of Public Prosecutions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16708/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Ministerial Meetings (31 Mar 2021)

Thomas Pringle: 830. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will meet with persons (details supplied) to discuss the case of a person; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17409/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Reviews (31 Mar 2021)

Thomas Pringle: 831. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the independent specialist in-depth research study on familicide and domestic homicide reviews will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17414/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service Staff (24 Mar 2021)

Thomas Pringle: 1182. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps being taken by her Department to investigate the holding of a retirement party in Portlaoise Prison in contravention of Covid-19 regulations; the persons responsible for it; if any staff will be or have been reprimanded in relation to it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13908/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Protected Disclosures (24 Mar 2021)

Thomas Pringle: 1183. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her views on whether it is appropriate that the Irish Prison Service should decide which matters in relation to protected disclosures in the service are relevant to be investigated by an external agency; her views on whether an agency independent of the Irish Prison Service should decide what is relevant or within the terms...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Passport Applications (24 Mar 2021)

Thomas Pringle: 1187. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when a person's (details supplied) passport book, birth certificate and other information will be received from her Department; the status of the application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13951/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Victims' Testimony in Cases of Rape and Sexual Assault: Discussion. (23 Mar 2021)

Thomas Pringle: ...on the number of cases prosecuted, and so forth, through the courts. I had difficulty with this but perhaps I was just not looking in the right place. I have a specific question where the Criminal Justice Act 1993 provides for a review of unduly lenient sentences. In 2017, 63% of sentences reviewed were increased and in 2018, 72% of sentences were increased. That shows me a system...

Criminal Procedure Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (11 Mar 2021)

Thomas Pringle: .... It might happen in a year's time. That is the reality. The legislation before us is very important and, if enacted properly and in full, will have a very significant impact on how people get justice and so on. It is well within the remit of the Department of Justice to review that within the three-year period. I have much respect for the Minister but I do not think she actually...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Seekers (3 Mar 2021)

Thomas Pringle: 657. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons seeking asylum who arrived in each month from January 2020 to date; the countries travelled from in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11018/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Transfers (3 Mar 2021)

Thomas Pringle: 658. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when it is planned to publish the 2019 and 2020 reports on the operation of the Transfer of Sentenced Persons Acts which, according to the provisions of the Acts, should have been published by the end of April 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11019/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Mar 2021)

Thomas Pringle: 681. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the arrangements in place for citizens of Columbia who may need to come to Ireland for personal reasons in view of the access changes that have taken place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11607/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Transfers (3 Mar 2021)

Thomas Pringle: 695. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applications for inward transfer under the Transfer of Sentenced Persons Acts that were refused in 2019 and 2020; the reason for the refusals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11918/21]