Written answers
Wednesday, 4 April 2007
Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
- Judicial Process
Question 13: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on whether the continuing delays in court hearings for criminal trials is unacceptable; the further... - International Agreements
Question 14: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when, in view of the Government's decision to sign the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with... - Asylum Applications
Question 15: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of people who sought asylum or leave to remain in Ireland since 1992; and if he will make a... - Criminal Prosecutions
Question 16: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of Gardaí charged with the offence of disclosure of information under Section 62 of the Garda... - Drugs in Prisons
Question 17: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the tangible results that have been achieved in tackling the significant problem of drugs in prison; when... - Legal Representation
Question 18: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the concern expressed by the author of new research into the operation of... - Garda Recruitment
Question 19: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when the promised additional Gardaí will be recruited in regard to his announcement of 19 December 2006; when... - Garda Information System
Question 20: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will make a statement detailing the availability of internet facilities to members of An Garda... - Garda Investigations
Question 21: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if a Garda investigation has been held into the circumstances in which a newspaper was apparently told that a... - National Disability Strategy
Question 22: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the role and responsibilities of his Department with regard to the National Disability Strategy and the... - Criminal Assets
Question 23: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he is satisfied that the assets of criminal gangs have been fully examined, assessed or targeted; if... - Crime Levels
Question 24: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of gun murders recorded in 2006; the way this compares with the figures for 2005; the number of gun... - Proposed Legislation
Question 26: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when he expects to publish the Property Services Regulatory Authority Bill; if he will include powers to... - Port Status
Question 27: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in relation to private airports here; the private airports that have port of entry status; his... - Drugs Trade
Question 28: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the steps he has taken, other than producing more legislation amending his earlier legislation, in... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 29: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the facility for access by persons with disabilities to his Department Headquarters on St Stephen's Green; and... - Garda Ombudsman Commission
Question 30: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress made with regard to the establishment of the Garda Ombudsman Commission; the number of staff... - Prison Building Programme
Question 31: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if a review of the spending approval procedures has been implemented in relation to the approval given by his... - Community Policing
Question 32: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the steps he is taking to improve community policing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12838/07] - Anti-Racism Measures
Question 33: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the role his Department has in working to reduce racism in society here; the way his Department interacts with... - Departmental Investigations
Question 34: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has received a report (details supplied); the main findings of the report; if he has not received the... - Gender Pay Differentials
Question 35: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his plans to ensure full gender pay equality; the reason his work on this matter to date has failed; the... - Anti-Social Behaviour
Question 36: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of persons given anti-social behaviour warnings since the new system came into operation on 1... - Criminal Assets Bureau
Question 37: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the action he will take following the recommendation from the Joint Committee on Arts, Sport, Tourism,... - Telecommunications Interception
Question 38: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if any member of Dáil or Seanad Éireann has or has had their telephones intercepted under the legislation in... - Prison Medical Service
Question 39: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the delay in finding a replacement to fill the part-time psychologist position at the Midlands Prison which... - Prison Building Programme
Question 40: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to a recent newspaper report (details supplied) which says that a site... - Garda Strength
Question 41: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of members of An Garda Síochána, the number of juvenile liaison officers and the percentage of... - Departmental Investigations
Question 42: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has received the report he sought from the Garda authorities into the handling of a case (details... - Garda Strength
Question 43: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of recruits who have graduated from the Garda Training College as full Garda members since 6 June... - Garda Deployment
Question 44: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if it is intended to act on the recommendation made in the recent report of the National Advisory Committee on... - Human Rights Issues
Question 45: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason for the Government's continued resistance to signing and ratifying the Convention on Rights of... - Domestic Violence
Question 46: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will make a progress report on a promise made (details supplied) during a Sinn Féin Private Members'... - Garda Deployment
Question 47: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on whether the €3.85 million cost of security at Shannon Airport in 2006 was a justified burden... - Garda Inspectorate
Question 48: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on the report of the Garda Inspectorate on the study it carried out into the findings of the Barr... - Violence Against Women
Question 49: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when he will publish the National Steering Committee on Violence Against Women's strategic plan; the groups... - Prison Accommodation
Question 50: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the efforts being made to alleviate the ongoing problems of overcrowding in Cork Prison; and if he will make a... - Garda Equipment
Question 51: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason it has taken a total of six years to reach the point whereby the Tetra consortium have been awarded... - Garda Complaints Procedures
Question 53: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the amount paid out either in respect of court awards or out of court settlements for claims taken against... - Garda Disciplinary Proceedings
Question 55: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position, in regard to the new draft Garda Discipline Regulations, which he originally said would be... - Garda Communications
Question 56: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of Garda stations that are equipped with broadband; the number of Garda stations that are equipped... - Drugs in Prisons
Question 57: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on whether prisoners who are on methadone maintenance programmes before they start their prison... - Garda Investigations
Question 58: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress made in the Garda investigation into recent allegations that a 14 year old boy in the Dublin area... - Garda Deployment
Question 59: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of gardaí currently assigned to community policing; if he will confirm that this represents less... - Criminal Prosecutions
Question 60: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he is satisfied at the extent to which persons involved in gun crime including homicides have been... - Garda Inspectorate
Question 61: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress made in implementing the recommendation of the recent report of the Garda Inspectorate, published... - Data Protection
Question 62: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will confirm that more than 10,000 requests were made by the Garda during 2006 under the Criminal... - Garda Strength
Question 63: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of members of the Garda Reserve at the latest date for which figures are available; the number he... - Garda Investigations
Question 64: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to fraudulent Internet schemes such as PIPS; the mechanisms in place to... - National Drugs Strategy
Question 65: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on the continued rise in the use of cocaine reported by the National Advisory Committee on Drugs; if... - Sentencing Policy
Question 66: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will facilitate the introduction of sentencing guidelines for the Judiciary; and if he will make a... - Violence Against Women
Question 67: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his Department has communicated with the NDVIA on his Department's ongoing review of the work of the NDVIA;... - Legislative Programme
Question 68: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his proposals for an Immigration, Residence and Protection Bill will include a marriage bar for certain... - Immigration Controls
Question 69: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the situation with arrivals from Bulgaria and Romania, including the number of people who have arrived from... - Garda Investigations
Question 71: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the Garda has concluded its investigations, initiated as a result of a complaint made by the Secretary... - Anti-Racism Measures
Question 72: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status of the integration policy being prepared by the Reception and Integration Agency; when it will be... - Pension Provisions
Question 73: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if a decision has been made on the request of Circuit Court Judge, Brian Curtin, for early retirement on... - Garda Transport
Question 74: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of cars in the Garda fleet; the person who has the contract for maintenance of the fleet; if that... - Garda Deployment
Question 75: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the steps he is taking to improve rural policing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12839/07] - Proposed Legislation
Question 76: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in regard to the review of the Domestic Violence Act 1996; if he will publish amending... - Garda Investigations
Question 77: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the Garda Superintendent appointed to carry out an investigation into the circumstances in which the... - Departmental Transport
Question 78: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will ensure that the Ministerial and Government fleet are converted to environmentally friendly and more... - Garda Management
Question 79: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress made in implementing the recent report of An Garda Síochána Advisory Groups, published on 7... - Liquor Licensing Laws
Question 80: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when he will use the powers available to him under Section 22 of the Intoxicating Liquor Act, 2003 to provide... - Commissions of Investigation
Question 81: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has received a response from the Garda Commissioner to the copy sent to him of the Report of the...
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