Results 41-60 of 629 for justice speaker:Thomas Pringle

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (11 Jul 2023)

Thomas Pringle: 84. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason a former prison officer (details supplied) has not been recognised for their bravery when they intervened in order to prevent the escape of a prisoner from Portlaoise Prison on 18 May 1988; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33961/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (11 Jul 2023)

Thomas Pringle: 96. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the actions she will take, following the ‘Summary of the Inspection on Education and Work Training April-June 2022’ in our prisons completed by the Inspector of Prisons, to ensure that the key issues on work training highlighted in the summary will be addressed; when she expects that these issues will no longer...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (11 Jul 2023)

Thomas Pringle: 484. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will consider reducing the cost of the Irish residence permit card from the arbitrary fee of €300 to a fee aligned with the cost of production and administration in Budget 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33754/23]

Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 and Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motions (27 Jun 2023)

Thomas Pringle: ...was put on a permanent basis it would be gone and forgotten about and the people tried before that court would be forgotten about as well. We would be throwing the key away and we would all suffer for that, because justice would not be done.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (13 Jun 2023)

Thomas Pringle: 900. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress she has made in relation to the establishment of the proposed role of the Ombudsman in prisoner complaints; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27806/23]

Criminal Justice (Engagement of Children in Criminal Activity) Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 Jun 2023)

Thomas Pringle: ...that it is often severe income inequality and poverty that causes these issues in the first place. We need to start addressing the reasons young people might want to engage in crime. The juvenile justice, crime and early intervention study of 2011 detailed the substantial social reasons for the involvement of children in criminal activity. It highlighted the respect and validation that...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (30 May 2023)

Thomas Pringle: ...badly and why are there more than 12,000 people homeless in this country? The reality is that it could be a lot better, and that is what the Government is failing to achieve. According to Social Justice Ireland, without the social transfers the Taoiseach talks about, which, obviously, are easing the burden, 36.7% of our population would live in poverty. Surely the Taoiseach has to see...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (30 May 2023)

Thomas Pringle: ...complete overhaul of these systems but there are also steps we can take in the meantime. Future Government policy must prioritise those at the bottom of the income distribution chain. I support Social Justice Ireland’s call for the Government to increase social welfare payments, ensure equity of social welfare rates and adequate payments for children and to provide a universal...

Hospital Waiting Lists: Motion [Private Members] (23 May 2023)

Thomas Pringle: ...? There are obviously deeper underlying issues to be dealt with here, and I urge the Minister to seek these out and address them as soon as possible. Perhaps the Minister of State at the Department of Justice could do it rather than the Minister for Health, seeing as he is here. Another consultant who has recently resigned has worked at the hospital for many years, so his absence will...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (9 May 2023)

Thomas Pringle: 426. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will report on how people in prison access specialist supports on sexual assault trauma; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21130/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (9 May 2023)

Thomas Pringle: 427. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will report on what data is available on the number of women in the Dóchas Centre who have experienced sexual violence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21131/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (9 May 2023)

Thomas Pringle: 428. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will report on the reason voluntary supports from rape crisis centres are no longer available in the Dóchas Centre, Mountjoy unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21132/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Process (3 May 2023)

Thomas Pringle: 280. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide details on the anticipated timeframe for the enactment of hate crime legislation; if he will confirm when he expects the Bill to commence Fourth Stage in Dáil Éireann; if he will outline details of the work being carried out by his Department, if any, on the implementation and complementary...

Courts Bill 2023: Second Stage (19 Apr 2023)

Thomas Pringle: ...and so I welcome the appointment of additional judges by the end of the year and the possibility of more being appointed next year. I am glad that the Minister of State recognises that timely access to justice is of central importance to society. Competent and modern courts are essential to any democracy and the current backlog of cases as a result of Covid-19 is not acceptable. At the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid (18 Apr 2023)

Thomas Pringle: 960. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the necessary steps will be completed by his Department to allow for legal aid in cases relating to the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16789/23]

Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Mar 2023)

Thomas Pringle: ...in Donegal only and that these things only happened up there, when we knew they were happening across the board throughout country. It was not only Garda management that wanted to do that; the Department of Justice also wanted to make sure of that. 2 o’clock I believe this is rowing back from that, which is wrong. These things will happen again. That is not in doubt. It is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Travel Documents (7 Mar 2023)

Thomas Pringle: 505. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a passport is needed for travel from Carrickfinn Airport, County Donegal to Dublin Airport (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11054/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Travel Documents (7 Mar 2023)

Thomas Pringle: 506. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a travel pass which is issued by the Department of Social Protection can be used as a valid identification when traveling from Carrickfinn Airport, County Donegal to Dublin Airport by plane given that the travel pass is produced as proof of identification for travel on buses, trains and other public transport but a...

European Union Directive: Motion (28 Feb 2023)

Thomas Pringle: ...I speak to this measure, I would first like to point out that, to my knowledge, the proposal was still ongoing while this debate was starting. It was actually on the agenda for discussion of the justice committee today. Luckily enough, it flew through in a flash because there was no discussion on it. I had been here in the Dáil and was a couple of minutes late getting to the...

Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 Feb 2023)

Thomas Pringle: ...think my heart will be mended. There's a lot more that I could say but I hope I get the message through thank you again. Another states: I for one do not want their insulting pittance, I want justice for being coerced in to giving my son up for adoption, an illegal adoption as I was underage to begin with for consent of any sort, I was 14 when I pregnant and just turned 15 when I had...