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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (26 Mar 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: 489. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding tackling violent crimes involving knives; the new initiatives under way to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13092/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (26 Mar 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: 490. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the actions taken to date to monitor the prevalence and frequency of individuals carrying knife and knife-like instruments on their persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13093/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (26 Mar 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: 491. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 303 of 27 November 2018, the number of crimes in which a knife was used or was an element of the crime in each of the years 2011 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13094/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (26 Mar 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: 504. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the oversight mechanism by which his Department identifies trends in the use of knives by individuals engaged in criminal activities in view of continued difficulties in the collection of information on the PULSE database. [13233/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (26 Mar 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: 505. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of knives seized by An Garda Síochána by county in each of the years 2016 to 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13234/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (26 Mar 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: 510. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of behaviour warnings issued to children and adults, respectively, in 2018 by Garda division. [13268/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Mediation Service (26 Mar 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: 551. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons waiting on mediation through the free legal aid system; the length of time they are waiting; the waiting times for same by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13744/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Accommodation Refurbishment (26 Mar 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: 552. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the completion of refurbishment works for courthouses contained within the National Development Plan 2018-2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13750/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Reserve (26 Mar 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: 559. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to expand and promote the use of the Garda Reserve; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13853/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (26 Mar 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: 626. To ask the Minister for Health the staff vacancies in each of the six sexual assault treatment units; the length of time each position has been vacant in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12827/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Departments Data (26 Mar 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: 758. To ask the Minister for Health the number of emergency room presentations per hospital emergency department for injuries caused by knives notified to An Garda Síochána in each of the years 2014 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13390/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Brexit Issues (26 Mar 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: 1121. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if drivers here who hold Northern Ireland driver licences will still hold valid driver licences here in the event of a no-deal Brexit; if the holders of Northern Ireland driver licences will be required to obtain an Irish driver licence in order to drive here; if new Irish licences will be accepted in Northern Ireland; and if he will...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Hospital Overcrowding (13 Mar 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: 12. To ask the Minister for Health his plans in place to increase capacity at St. Vincent’s University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12217/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Hospital Overcrowding (13 Mar 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: My question concerns St. Vincent's University Hospital, which is in my constituency. What are the Minister of State's plans to increase capacity at the hospital in the light of the increase in demand for services there?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Hospital Overcrowding (13 Mar 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: The Minister of State is correct that St. Vincent's hospital requires additional focus. When one considers the figures for the hospital, however, one can see that it requires much more focus and attention than the Government has given it to date. According to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation, the number of people on trolleys in St. Vincent's hospital in 2018 was 3,773, which was...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Hospital Overcrowding (13 Mar 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: I acknowledge the suite of measures that the Government has introduced but it is clear that it is not sufficient or appropriate for St. Vincent's hospital. The Minister of State referred to 22 acute beds being opened in the past 18 months in St. Vincent's, which is welcome but it does not take into account the extraordinary increase in demand for services at the hospital and the necessity...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Election Monitoring Missions (13 Mar 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: 114. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the details of the election observation competition; the way in which it was operated; the basis for selection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12576/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Reform of Family Law System: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Mar 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank everyone for coming in this morning. It has been very useful for us. We are preparing a report and are hearing from a wide variety of people. We will consider all submissions made and come up with recommendations at the end. I will start with Mr. Drakeford and Men's Voices. Speaking of men's voices, mine is vanishing so I apologise for that. Mr. Drakeford is correct that family...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Reform of Family Law System: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Mar 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: We introduced the Mediation Act 2017 which requires lawyers to advise clients about the option of mediation before they institute proceedings. Certain family law proceedings are excluded from that. However, the Act still does not oblige people to go to mediation. They just have to be advised about it. What happens if one is a husband or wife who does not want to go to mediation but wants...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Reform of Family Law System: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Mar 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: That is fine.