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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Organised Crime (7 Jul 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 258. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which her Department and the Garda Síochána have identified the total membership of criminal gangs operating in all parts of the country; if continued action is planned to combat them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27609/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Organised Crime (7 Jul 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 260. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will indicate, in general terms, the number of criminal gangs currently known to be active; if any particular such groups are operating from outside this jurisdiction; the action taken, or proposed, to address the issue [27611/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Organised Crime (7 Jul 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 259. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps that will be taken by way of existing or new legislation to combat the activities of criminal gangs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27610/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (7 Jul 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 261. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which the operation and organisation of An Garda Síochána compares with other police forces throughout Europe and globally with a view to ensuring the most effective deployment in terms of crime prevention and detection; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27612/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Training (7 Jul 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 262. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which Garda Síochána training, equipment and management continues to be modernised in line with best practice worldwide to maximise effectiveness in combatting crime; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27613/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (7 Jul 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 263. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which various categories of crime continue to be recorded in each Garda division and district; all such forms of crime continue to receive the attention of An Garda Síochána; if all such reported crime continues to attract detection and attrition; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27614/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (7 Jul 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 264. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current strength of An Garda Síochána; the extent to which it is expected to increase numbers over the next year; if particular attention will be paid to areas experiencing an increase in crime, when numbers are deployed in the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27615/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Accommodation Provision (7 Jul 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 265. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current number of prison spaces available for both male and female prisoners throughout the prison system; the extent to which overcrowding exists; if the provision of extra spaces is contemplated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27616/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Releases (7 Jul 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 266. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality The number of prisoners incarcerated for various serious crimes who have been released on completion of their sentence, or otherwise, in the past six years to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27617/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (7 Jul 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 267. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí injured in the course of their duties in the past eight years to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27618/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Promotions (7 Jul 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 268. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of promotional positions that are vacant, or waiting to be filled, at all ranks throughout An Garda Síochána; when such positions are likely to be filled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27619/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Retirements (7 Jul 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 269. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current number of women members of An Garda Síochána; the number who have retired, or left the force, in the past five years; the extent to which they have been replaced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27620/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (7 Jul 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 270. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the total number of burglaries and-or other crimes reported in each Garda district or division throughout County Kildare, in the past five years to date; the extent to which the number of reported criminal incidents has fluctuated in the period in question; the action proposed to combat any increase in such incidents of crime; and if she will...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (7 Jul 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 272. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of criminal incidents reported to An Garda Síochána in each Garda district and division in County Kildare in the past five years to date; the extent to which deployment of extra and necessary resources is contemplated to deal with any issues arising; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27623/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (7 Jul 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 277. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which she and her Department continue to monitor the levels of break-ins to private households and-or commercial premises in County Kildare; the degree to which the number of such crimes has fluctuated in each of the past five years to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27628/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (7 Jul 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 271. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which the total number of gardaí available for duty throughout each Garda Síochána division and district in County Kildare continues to be adequate to meet the demand, with particular reference to particular locations of increased criminal activity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27622/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid (7 Jul 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 273. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which free legal aid remains available in respect of criminal cases to those who have re-offended while on bail; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27624/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Missing Persons (7 Jul 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 274. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which adequate resources remain available to a dedicated section within An Garda Síochána in respect of missing persons; the total number of persons reported missing in the past four years to date; the numbers still outstanding; the numbers deemed to have been found; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27625/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Investigation (7 Jul 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 275. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which resources remain available to her Department for the pursuit of so-called cold cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27626/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid (7 Jul 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 276. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which it is intended to improve the efficiency of the legal aid system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27627/15]