Results 21-40 of 629 for justice speaker:Thomas Pringle

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Policies (21 Nov 2023)

Thomas Pringle: 387. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality what efforts are made to enable non-English speakers understand the justice system (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51114/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Probate Applications (7 Nov 2023)

Thomas Pringle: 803. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the average waiting time for probate in Cork. [47608/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Probate Applications (7 Nov 2023)

Thomas Pringle: 804. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of units currently awaiting probate in Cork. [47609/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Contracts (7 Nov 2023)

Thomas Pringle: 842. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number and details of contracts currently held by her Department with a company (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48309/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Contracts (7 Nov 2023)

Thomas Pringle: 864. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number and details of contracts currently held by her Department with a company (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48694/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (7 Nov 2023)

Thomas Pringle: 840. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for a breakdown of the different organisations the Irish Prison Service has funded from 2012 to 2022; the value of that funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48286/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Contracts (7 Nov 2023)

Thomas Pringle: 861. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number and details of contracts currently held by her Department with a company (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48661/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Contracts (7 Nov 2023)

Thomas Pringle: 865. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number and details of contracts currently held by her Department with a company (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48710/23]

Final Report of the Independent Scoping Exercise into the Circumstances surrounding the Death of Mr. Shane O'Farrell: Statements (17 Oct 2023)

Thomas Pringle: ...in the second, gardaí wrote the incorrect numbers on a statement and evidence bags. This is not addressed in the scoping exercise report. This raises crucial questions on various aspects of the criminal justice system including the functioning of bail and the potential use of Garda informers. I have continuously raised my concerns about the justice system in this country. It is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Irish Prisoners Abroad (17 Oct 2023)

Thomas Pringle: 389. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress with regard to the application by a person (details supplied) to move from a prison in Britain home to Ireland, in order to be closer to his family, where their father is extremely ill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44889/23]

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

Thomas Pringle: .... Too much focus on budgets and not enough acknowledgment of the holistic nature of issues means that citizens trying to avail of services and support are left stranded. To take the Department of Justice for example. There is an urgent need for greater independence for both the Prison Service and An Garda Síochána but this cannot happen without significant structural change...

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

Thomas Pringle: 30. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her response to a petition by a group (details supplied) in relation to a case recently submitted to her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44146/23]

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Bill 2023: Second Stage (4 Oct 2023)

Thomas Pringle: ...history or experience, the complainant is entitled to be separately legally represented when such application is being heard by the trial judge. This will, hopefully, improve victims’ experiences of the criminal justice system. However, I wonder whether there is a need to question a complainant about their sexual history at all. I fail to see how someone's past sexual encounters...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Irish Prison Service Bill and of the Criminal Justice (Legal Aid) Bill: Discussion (3 Oct 2023)

Thomas Pringle: My questions are along the same lines as Senator Ruane's, so the answers will be fairly similar. Looking at all the parts of the legislation, the Department of Justice seems to be retaining hold of the legislation. This is a big problem. It is not surprising really in terms of how the Department of Justice does its job and sees its role. It is going to be a fatal flaw in the legislation....

Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Agency Bill 2023: Second Stage (28 Sep 2023)

Thomas Pringle: ..., such as Safe Ireland which could not meet 808 requests for refuge due to a lack of space over four months in 2020. I welcome this legislation today. I gladly participated in the Joint Committee on Justice's prelegislative scrutiny, along with many fantastic organisations with expertise in the field. I was particularly glad that men's organisations were involved in the discussions,...

Affordable Housing: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (21 Sep 2023)

Thomas Pringle: .... However, this is not an absolute right. The protection is qualified by the words "as best it may" and Article 43 provides that the right "ought... to be regulated by the principles of social justice" and be balanced with "the common good." The Constitution also states that an attack on these rights must be "unjust". This clearly shows that, with political will, the Constitution is...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Foreign Policy (20 Sep 2023)

Thomas Pringle: 675. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she was aware that prior to the publication of the EU Terrorism Situation and Trend Report (TE-SAT) in June 2023, Spanish authorities would categorise the Catalan independence movement as an ethno-nationalist and separatist terrorist group (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39653/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Foreign Policy (20 Sep 2023)

Thomas Pringle: 676. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she is in agreement with Europol's categorisation of the non-violent Catalan independence movement as an ethno-nationalist and separatist terrorist group, in the EU Terrorism Situation and Trend Report (TE-SAT) in June 2023 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39654/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Foreign Policy (20 Sep 2023)

Thomas Pringle: 677. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality what oversight procedures and protocols the EU council of Justice Ministers has in place to ensure the veracity of the qualitative and quantitative data provided by member states on which reports such as the EU Terrorism Situation and Trend Report (TE-SAT) are based (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...