Results 41-60 of 7,067 for speaker:Jim O'Callaghan

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (21 Jun 2016)

Jim O'Callaghan: 103. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the time the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service requires to administer applications from migrants seeking to regularise their status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17332/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Refugee Data (21 Jun 2016)

Jim O'Callaghan: 102. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the backlog in processing applications by migrants seeking humanitarian leave to remain; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17331/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Migrant Integration (21 Jun 2016)

Jim O'Callaghan: 104. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the office for the promotion of migrant integration within her Department still operates; the work it has carried out in the past two years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17333/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Migrant Integration (21 Jun 2016)

Jim O'Callaghan: 105. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she proposes to introduce an integration strategy for migrants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17334/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (21 Jun 2016)

Jim O'Callaghan: 193. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if third level institutions in receipt of considerable State funding, should be allowed to discriminate against Irish citizens, in the matter of postgraduate fees (details supplied). [17004/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Service Staff (21 Jun 2016)

Jim O'Callaghan: 317. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will assign additional staff to the Passport Office during the peak holiday season or between May and September in order that telephone calls made to it can be answered by an official, passports can be issued without delay, and queries regarding passports can be followed up accordingly. [17003/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (21 Jun 2016)

Jim O'Callaghan: 403. To ask the Minister for Health if he will reverse huge cuts to services made by the Health Service Executive, which will affect a school (details supplied) in County Dublin as there is clearly no reduction in demand for these services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17005/16]

Priority Questions: Garda Remuneration (22 Jun 2016)

Jim O'Callaghan: 10. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the measures she is taking to improve the working conditions of rank and file members of An Garda Síochána; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17508/16]

Priority Questions: Garda Remuneration (22 Jun 2016)

Jim O'Callaghan: The Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality will be aware that there is considerable disquiet among the public and in An Garda Síochána regarding the pay and conditions of younger and newer members of the Garda. In that context does the Minister or the Government intend to introduce any measures to improve the working conditions of rank and file members of An Garda...

Priority Questions: Garda Remuneration (22 Jun 2016)

Jim O'Callaghan: Obviously, we welcome the further investment of €55 million in respect of targeting and dealing with organised crime. The question I am seeking to address is the issue of pay for new recruits in An Garda Síochána. The Tánaiste will recall that the agreement between Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael contained an agreement to establish a public service pay commission. The...

Priority Questions: Garda Remuneration (22 Jun 2016)

Jim O'Callaghan: We hope those talks do progress, but that will not disguise the fact that there is frustration among rank and file gardaí about the Garda pay review. I think it was due to finish in June 2014 but, regrettably, we have lost the Chair of that review body. In the context of negotiations and discussions with the Garda representative associations, does the Tánaiste anticipate that the...

Priority Questions: Judicial Appointments (22 Jun 2016)

Jim O'Callaghan: 12. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the proposed new Judicial Appointments Commission will be in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17509/16]

Priority Questions: Judicial Appointments (22 Jun 2016)

Jim O'Callaghan: Since December 2015, there has been a vacancy on the Court of Appeal. The Courts Act 2015 was enacted in December 2015 which increased the number of High Court judges by two, so there are vacancies for two more High Court judges. There are also vacancies in the Circuit Court and the District Court. When does the Government intend to nominate appropriately qualified individuals to fill...

Priority Questions: Judicial Appointments (22 Jun 2016)

Jim O'Callaghan: Sometimes people think that the filling of judicial vacancies is a matter to convenience judges or lawyers, which it is not. It is required in order to ensure that citizens who appear before our courts, who are anxious to secure and seek justice, have an opportunity to have their rights vindicated. When there is an absence or shortage of judges and vacancies that have not been filled, it...

Priority Questions: Judicial Appointments (22 Jun 2016)

Jim O'Callaghan: If there is a desire within Government to try to delay the nomination of judges pending the establishment of the judicial appointments commission, I urge it to bring forward legislation promptly in respect of such a judicial appointments commission. That is something that Fianna Fáil intends to do. We believe the judicial appointments commission process should be amended so that the...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Other Questions: Garda Reports (22 Jun 2016)

Jim O'Callaghan: 18. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she shares the serious concern expressed by the Policing Authority at systemic performance and management failures within An Garda Síochána and the dismay expressed by the authority at the familiarity of performance failures through various inquiries and reports and the concern that good work being done by...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Other Questions: Garda Reports (22 Jun 2016)

Jim O'Callaghan: Last month this House debated the report of the O'Higgins commission. During the course of that debate, I referred to the fact that the central and most important message from the report was the consistent reference to management and supervision failures within An Garda Síochána. It is instructive to note that since then, the Policing Authority has expressed its views on the...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Other Questions: Garda Reports (22 Jun 2016)

Jim O'Callaghan: It is very important that people express support for An Garda Síochána. It is important that the political system does this and that the public has confidence in An Garda Síochána. It is also important that in order to improve An Garda Síochána and its young recruits, there is proper management and supervision within the force. It is instructive to note that...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Other Questions: Garda Reports (22 Jun 2016)

Jim O'Callaghan: One of the difficulties for An Garda Síochána is that the political system concentrates on the force and gets interested in its failings in the aftermath of specific reports. As a result of that political concentration, the Garda can move from crisis to crisis. It is important to have an appraisal and a proper assessment of An Garda Síochána away from crises, such as...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Other Questions: Garda Resources (22 Jun 2016)

Jim O'Callaghan: 20. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the Dublin armed support unit in An Garda Síochána is in place and operational; the number of gardaí in the unit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17122/16]