Written answers
Thursday, 23 June 2005
Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
- Garda Personnel
Question 10: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his plans to increase the number of juvenile liaison officers in view of their proven success in dealing with juvenile... - Claims against Gardaí
Question 11: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the total amount paid out either in respect of court awards or out of court settlements for claims taken against members of... - Asylum Applications
Question 12: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the circumstances in which officials from the Turkish Embassy were reported to have been permitted to question Kurdish... - Industrial Disputes
Question 13: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he intends to take any new measures to seek a resolution of the dispute with the IPOA in regard to overtime working; and... - Anti-Social Behaviour
Question 14: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the way in which he intends to address human rights concerns by the introduction of anti-social behaviour orders. [21616/05] - Judicial Conduct
Question 15: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his proposals for judicial conduct and ethics; and when these will be in operation. [21321/05] - Tribunals of Inquiry
Question 17: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his proposals in the wake of the Morris report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21420/05] - Appointments to State Boards
Question 18: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the manner in which it is intended to monitor and ensure enforcement of the recent announcement regarding equal gender... - Libel Laws
Question 20: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his proposals to review and to reform the law relating to the protection of personal privacy; if a body has been set up to... - Asylum Applications
Question 21: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of applications for asylum received during 2002, 2003, 2004 and to date in 2005; the number of applications... - Anti-Social Behaviour
Question 22: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the action he intends to take to deal with vandalism and anti-social behaviour which is causing major problems in many... - Organised Crime
Question 23: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if sufficient contact has been made with police forces in other jurisdictions with particular reference to the need to stamp... - Prison Suicides
Question 24: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the concern expressed in the 2004 report of the Arbour Hill visiting committee regarding... - Tribunals of Inquiry
Question 25: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if, in view of the revelations from the Morris tribunal, he will be seeking the resignation of the Garda Commissioner, Noel... - Garda Equipment
Question 27: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the current number of interviews of Garda suspects that are recorded on videotape; when all Garda stations will have these... - Crime Levels
Question 28: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the steps which are being taken to deal with the significant increase in crime in a number of areas, particularly violent... - Children Act 2001
Question 29: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when the remaining provisions of the Children Act 2001 that have not been enacted will be brought into force; and if he will... - Criminal Prosecutions
Question 30: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on the low level of detections in respect of rape cases; the steps he intends to take to achieve a higher level of... - Garda Strength
Question 31: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of gardaí at the latest date for which figures are available; the number expected to be recruited during 2005;... - Asylum Applications
Question 32: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of the 18,000 applications to remain in the State received to date from non-national parents of Irish born... - Firearms Amnesty
Question 33: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his proposals for a gun amnesty; when it is likely to begin; the duration of the amnesty; the type of weapons it will cover;... - Prisoner Health
Question 34: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if progress has been made in relation to the legal position of transferring prisoners from the Central Mental Hospital to... - Child Care Services
Question 35: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has considered or will consider improving the coverage of the Equal Opportunities Childcare Programme to include low... - Deportation Orders
Question 36: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of occasions since June 2002 on which aircraft have been chartered to facilitate the deportation of persons; the... - Tribunals of Inquiry
Question 37: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the amount which has been spent on the Barron investigation from 14 October 1996 to date, including investigations (details... - Garda Investigations
Question 38: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of cases of murder in which firearms were used in respect of each year from 1998 to date and to date in 2005; the... - Proposed Legislation
Question 39: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to Questions Nos. 166 and 167 of 13 October 2004, if the promised legislation (details supplied) will be in place... - Freedom of Information
Question 40: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of freedom of information requests his Department received in the first six months of 2005; the nature of these... - Tribunals of Inquiry
Question 41: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if a financial settlement has been offered to members of the McBrearty families in respect of their claim against the State... - Garda Deployment
Question 42: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the total current number of community gardaí; the total number of gardaí assigned to traffic duty; and if he is satisfied... - Tribunals of Inquiry
Question 44: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when the promised investigation into the circumstances in which the Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin managed abuse claims... - Asylum Applications
Question 45: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will consider reviewing the food provided to those in benefit of direct provision to those seeking to remain in the... - Tribunals of Inquiry
Question 46: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the Government is considering taking disciplinary action against any Garda officer above the rank of superintendent... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 48: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will conduct an audit of services for persons with disabilities with a view to seeking a more targeted response by... - Garda Operations
Question 49: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the investigation which is being held into the circumstances in which two persons were shot dead by members of the gardaí... - Tribunals of Inquiry
Question 50: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will consider widening the terms of reference of the Morris tribunal to include a review of the activities of the... - Garda Complaints Procedures
Question 51: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on the annual report of the Garda complaints body, published on 14 June 2005; and if he will make a statement on... - Inquiries into Garda Activities
Question 52: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if an outside counsel has been appointed to examine the papers in the Grangegorman murder case with a view to determining the... - Human Rights Issues
Question 53: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason Ireland has not signed the three major human rights conventions (details supplied) opened for signature by the... - Prisons Building Programme
Question 54: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position with regard to plans to construct a new prison at Thornton, County Dublin; if the Irish Prison Service has taken... - Tribunals of Inquiry
Question 55: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he is satisfied with the nature and extent of the disciplinary action taken by the Garda Commission against members of the... - Garda Reform
Question 57: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the role to be played by a person (details supplied) in regard to the oversight of Garda reform; if his attention has been... - Human Rights Issues
Question 58: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on the European Committee on Social Rights' judgment regarding corporal punishment of children here; and if he will... - Sexual Offences
Question 59: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the renewed call from the chairwoman of the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre for victims to be... - Garda Investigations
Question 60: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress made with regard to the Garda investigation into the major money laundering operation uncovered earlier in 2005;... - Human Rights Issues
Question 64: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the claim made in Amnesty International's report for 2005 that the Government was failing... - Prison Accommodation
Question 65: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason membership of the implementation committee to establish observation cells in prisons did not include a... - Road Traffic Offences
Question 66: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of fixed fines which have been issued to drivers with a foreign licence for breaches of the Road Traffic Acts in... - Road Safety
Question 67: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will conduct an audit of the number of road deaths associated with temporary road surfaces and if he will make a...
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