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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Statutory Fund (5 Jul 2016)

Jonathan O'Brien: 193. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way the €220 million payment for the benefit of survivors of institutional abuse received by the previous Government was spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19408/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Misconduct Allegations (28 Jun 2016)

Jonathan O'Brien: 53. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if a person (details supplied) will be consulted in the drafting of the terms of the reference of the statutory inquiry into a case; if she has begun drafting these terms of terms of reference and when she will finalise them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17970/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (28 Jun 2016)

Jonathan O'Brien: 64. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of EU1 applications for residence permits by family members of European Union citizens exercising free movement for work or other purposes received by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service in 2015 and in 2016 to date. [18340/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (28 Jun 2016)

Jonathan O'Brien: 65. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she is aware of the fact that it is currently taking 14 to 16 weeks for the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service to acknowledge receipt of an application for a residence permit and the difficulties this poses for family members of European Union citizens bearing in mind the requirement under Article 10 of Directive 2004/38/EC to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (28 Jun 2016)

Jonathan O'Brien: 66. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans for the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18342/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Accommodation Provision (23 Jun 2016)

Jonathan O'Brien: 85. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality why a newly built prison in County Cork is operating at 160% capacity as of 14 June 2016, as determined by the Inspector of Prisons bed capacity; when she will address the overcrowding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17893/16]

Priority Questions: Garda Misconduct Allegations (22 Jun 2016)

Jonathan O'Brien: One of the statements coming from the O'Higgins report was that the gardaí will work with Transparency International Ireland on a new disclosures policy. Can the Tánaiste give us any update on that? It is my understanding that the disclosure policy has not yet been presented to Transparency International Ireland. Does the Tánaiste have any comment to make on that?

Priority Questions: Garda Misconduct Allegations (22 Jun 2016)

Jonathan O'Brien: 11. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she has made a report to Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, as requested by the Garda Commissioner, concerning a meeting of gardaí in Mullingar with a person (details supplied); the date on which she made the report; the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17634/16]

Priority Questions: Garda Misconduct Allegations (22 Jun 2016)

Jonathan O'Brien: My question concerns the request from the Garda Commissioner in respect of formally asking GSOC to investigate the claims around two members of the force and a meeting in Mullingar. Has this matter been referred to GSOC and, if so, what was the reason for the delay in making that referral?

Priority Questions: Garda Misconduct Allegations (22 Jun 2016)

Jonathan O'Brien: What was the additional information sought by the Tánaiste? Was it new information or information that was available to the O'Higgins inquiry, particularly in respect of this issue? It was my understanding that all matters relating to this would have been discussed before the inquiry so I am curious as to what the additional information sought by the Tánaiste was. The Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (21 Jun 2016)

Jonathan O'Brien: 74. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of members of An Garda Síochána in west County Dublin in each of the years from 2012 to May 2016. [16764/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (21 Jun 2016)

Jonathan O'Brien: 75. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of community gardaí in west County Dublin in each of the years from 2012 to May 2016. [16765/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Parole Boards (21 Jun 2016)

Jonathan O'Brien: 92. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the names of members of the Parole Board since 2011. [17175/16]

Parole Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (15 Jun 2016)

Jonathan O'Brien: I was not aware of that. This is a change. Normally, Opposition legislation is ruled out of order if it is a cost to the Exchequer, a procedure with which I always disagreed. This is a matter which should have been addressed during the recent review of how the Oireachtas works. If this does set a precedent, I will certainly welcome it. Sinn Féin will be supporting the Bill....

Parole Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (15 Jun 2016)

Jonathan O'Brien: I do not know who is due to speak after me but I would like to put him or her on notice that I will take just ten of the 15 minutes available to me. I hope the Deputy in question is aware of this so that he or she can come to the Chamber. I thank Deputy O'Callaghan for sending me a copy of this legislation and the explanatory memorandum that accompanies it. When he first published the...

Order of Business (15 Jun 2016)

Jonathan O'Brien: The universities (amendment) Bill, the heads of which were approved in October 2012, is about remuneration, allowances and pensions.

Order of Business (15 Jun 2016)

Jonathan O'Brien: I have some questions on legislation. The misuse of drugs (amendment) (no. 2) Bill will establish medically supervised injecting centres. The heads were approved in January but the Bill is not due for pre-legislative scrutiny until autumn. How quickly can we progress this? In addition, the legislation only provides for one unit, which would be based in Dublin. The mediation Bill is to...

Leaders' Questions (15 Jun 2016)

Jonathan O'Brien: Of course, the Taoiseach cannot do so; they are all his friends.

Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion (14 Jun 2016)

Jonathan O'Brien: I am sharing time with Deputy Ó Caoláin.

Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion (14 Jun 2016)

Jonathan O'Brien: On Deputy Jim O’Callaghan’s point about those of us opposed to the motions before the House, we do not stand alone in our opposition. The United Nations Human Rights Committee has also expressed its opposition to the ongoing use of the Special Criminal Court, outlining many reasons why it considers it is unnecessary, as well as many other civil liberties groups outside of the...