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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (6 Dec 2022)

James Browne: 321. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a person eligible for school transport who applied on time and has not been provided with school transport (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60776/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (6 Dec 2022)

James Browne: 322. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a person eligible for school transport who applied on time and has not been provided with school transport (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60777/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (6 Dec 2022)

James Browne: 323. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a person eligible for school transport who applied on time and has not been provided with school transport (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60778/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (6 Dec 2022)

James Browne: 324. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a person eligible for school transport who applied on time and has not been provided with school transport (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60779/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (6 Dec 2022)

James Browne: 325. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a person eligible for school transport who applied on time and has not been provided with school transport (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60780/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (6 Dec 2022)

James Browne: 326. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a person eligible for school transport who applied on time and has not been provided with school transport (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60781/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Youth Services (6 Dec 2022)

James Browne: Youth Diversion Projects (YDPs) are community based organisations that work with young people at risk of crime and anti-social behaviour in an effort to divert them from criminal behaviour towards better life outcomes. They are a key support to An Garda Síochána in the operation of the statutory Garda Youth Diversion Programme under the Children's Act 2001. Having visited many...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (6 Dec 2022)

James Browne: I regret to inform the Deputy that An Garda Síochána have advised my Department that it is not possible to collate the number of semi-automatic centre fire rifles for each of the years since 2015 to date as it would necessitate a manual trawl of PULSE, which would take an inordinate expenditure of Garda resources and time. However, my Department has been monitoring the...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (1 Dec 2022)

James Browne: I thank the Cathaoirleach Gníomhach. I am pleased to have the opportunity to address the Seanad this afternoon on behalf of the Minister for Justice. I begin by thanking Senators Doherty, Chambers and Pauline O'Reilly for bringing forward this important Private Members' Bill on character references in sexual offences trials and thank the Senators for supporting this Bill. Earlier this...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (1 Dec 2022)

James Browne: I understand the Deputy is referring to the proposed new section 3DA of the Firearms Act 1925, which was approved as a new section 10 of the Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022 at Committee Stage in the Dáil on 8 November 2022. The proposed new section 3DA (2) of the Firearms Act 1925 provides that three months after the section comes into operation, any firearm...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Gambling Sector (29 Nov 2022)

James Browne: I propose to take Questions Nos. 575 and 576 together. Current legislation providing for online gambling is contained in the Betting (Amendment) Act 2015, which permits the licensing by the Revenue Commissioners of remote bookmakers and betting exchanges. The role of this Department is limited to the processing of certificates of personal fitness (CPFs) for applicants for terrestrial...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (Supplementary)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Supplementary)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Supplementary)
Vote 24 - Justice (Supplementary) (29 Nov 2022)

James Browne: I thank the Chairman and committee members for making time available to consider Supplementary Estimates for the Garda and prison Votes and technical Supplementary Estimates for the courts and justice Votes. I am joined by my officials from the Department, Mr. Seamus Clifford, acting director of finance, and Mr. Aonghus O'Connor, principal officer. A net Supplementary Estimate requirement...