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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (6 Feb 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress made to date in determination of an application for residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6176/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Policing Plans (6 Feb 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which he is satisfied that policing procedures now applicable here are in accordance with best international practice particularly in the wake of the closure of a number of Garda stations throughout the country; his views that such closures will not interfere with good policing practices and requirements; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (6 Feb 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the total number of Gardaí and or the Garda Reserve, all ranks, as of the 31 December in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6221/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (6 Feb 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the total strength of the Gardaí at all ranks as of the 30 June in each of the past five years to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6222/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Sittings (6 Feb 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which any backlogs currently existing through the Courts Service, the extent to which cases at District, Circuit, High and or Supreme Court are up to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6223/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Organised Crime (6 Feb 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which new initiatives may be taken to deal with the existence of organised criminal or paramilitary gangs in line with constitutional and international law commitments or requirements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6224/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Levels (6 Feb 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the total number of incidents of rape reported on each of the past five years to date in 2013; the extent to which the perpetrators have been brought to justice in all cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6225/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Levels (6 Feb 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which serious crime involving the use of firearms, knives or other weapons have been recorded annually in the past five years; if any particular initiatives are contemplated to deal with the problem; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6228/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid Service Reform (6 Feb 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when it is expected to reform the legal aid services with particular reference to the need to eliminate waiting lists and curtail costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6229/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Legal Costs (6 Feb 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which legal costs incurred by the State in respect of cases brought before the courts on constitutional grounds; the extent to which the complainants and/or plaintiffs contributed towards the costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6230/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Organised Crime (6 Feb 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which adequate provision is being made to tackle organised crime with particular reference to surveillance and monitoring the activities of criminal gangs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6231/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (6 Feb 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent, if any, to which redeployment of personnel within the Garda Síochána will take place to ensure adequate policing with particular reference to the need to meet the threat of highly mobile and motorised criminal gangs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6232/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Levels (6 Feb 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which he and his Department have monitored the levels of break-ins to private households and/or commercial premises; the extent to which the number of such robberies has fluctuated in each of the past five years to date in both urban and rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6233/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (6 Feb 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the total number of vacancies at all ranks awaiting to be filled at the present time; the extent to which such posts are to be filled in the current year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6234/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Rehabilitation Programmes (6 Feb 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which prisoners serving long-term sentences in respect of first time offences have been referred for rehabilitative training and/or education in their first year of incarceration in the past five years; the number of recidivistic offenders who have availed of such schemes in the same period; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Missing Persons Numbers (6 Feb 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the total number of persons reported and listed as missing in this country at present; the extent to which investigations are on-going in such cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6236/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Statistics (6 Feb 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of unsolved serious crimes recorded in the past fifteen years; the extent to which resources continued to be made available for further investigation in such cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6237/13]

Order of Business (5 Feb 2013)

Bernard Durkan: In view of the ever-increasing numbers on local authority housing lists, what is the situation with the housing Bill? Have the heads of the Bill been approved and when is it likely to come before the House? The Central Bank (consolidation) Bill has been on the list of promised legislation for some time. I presume the heads of the Bill have been discussed and approved by Cabinet so when...

Leaders' Questions (5 Feb 2013)

Bernard Durkan: Cheer up.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Provision (5 Feb 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which any evaluation has taken place of the local authority housing shortage with particular reference to the total numbers of people registered as being in need of local authority housing by way of the housing lists currently registered on a county by county basis; if it is envisaged to adopt any particular...