Written answers
Tuesday, 9 October 2007
Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
- Garda Deployment
Question 101: To ask the 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 the force this... - National Drugs Strategy
Question 102: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will make representations to the relevant Garda authorities and put in place new Garda manpower and a dedicated drugs... - Garda Strength
Question 103: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the breakdown of the number of Gardaí in each Garda division; the number of Gardaí per head of population in each... - Prison Accommodation
Question 104: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the operational capacity of Mountjoy Prison; the number of prisoners incarcerated in Mountjoy at present; and if he will... - Garda Training
Question 105: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on the adequacy or otherwise of firearm training for members of An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a... - Garda Inspectorate Reports
Question 106: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the actions he proposes to take in respect of implementing the recommendations of the recently published Report of the... - Garda Communications
Question 107: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of members of An Garda Síochána who have corporate e-mail addresses; the factors impeding greater use of... - Inquiries into Garda Activities
Question 108: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on the operation of the Garda Ombudsman's office in view of recent events; and if he will make a statement on the... - Prison Accommodation
Question 109: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his future plans for Spike Island; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22570/07] - Forensic Science Laboratory
Question 110: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his plans for the upgrading of the Garda Forensic Science Laboratory; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22575/07] - Garda Equipment
Question 111: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will act on the call from the Garda Inspectorate that all members of the force be given appropriate protection vests... - Rural Policing
Question 112: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the steps which he will take to improve rural policing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22156/07] - Garda Investigations
Question 113: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress made to date with regard to the Garda investigation into the shooting of a Garda in the North Strand area of... - Garda Reserve
Question 114: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of civilians working as part of the Garda reserve force at present; and if he will make a statement on the... - Criminal Assets Bureau
Question 115: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the steps that have been taken to organise the Criminal Assets Bureau to tackle drug crime at local level; and if he will... - Garda Communications
Question 116: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when the secure digital radio communications system which has been piloted and promised will be rolled out for all Gardaí.... - Civilianisation Programme
Question 117: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his proposals for further civilianisation of the Gardaí in order to free trained members for front line duty; his views on... - Recidivism Rate
Question 118: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the rate of re-offending in criminal matters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22560/07] - Garda Operations
Question 119: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the cost of the policing operation at the proposed Shell refinery site at Bellanaboy, County Mayo; and if there is... - Prison Building Programme
Question 120: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status of the project to construct a new prison at Thornton Hall, County Dublin; the amount of money that has been... - Firearms Offences
Question 121: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will provide data in respect of the number of recorded robberies of legally held firearms in the State during the... - Illegal Immigrants
Question 122: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the steps being taken at European level to tackle illegal immigration and the trafficking of human beings; and if he will... - Garda Deployment
Question 123: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of Gardaí currently assigned to community policing; if he will confirm that this represents less than 4% of the... - Garda Management
Question 124: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on the final report of the Advisory Group on Garda Management and Leadership Development; his further views on... - Prison Building Programme
Question 125: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the details of the plan to build a new children's prison to accommodate juvenile prisoners in the future. [22609/07] - Probation and Welfare Service
Question 127: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will review the probation and welfare service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22564/07] - Anti-Social Behaviour
Question 128: To ask the 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 January 2007; the... - Criminal Proceedings
Question 129: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on the concept of allowing the Director of Public Prosecutions or the prosecutor make oral submissions during a... - National Drugs Strategy
Question 130: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will take steps or raise the matter with the Garda Commissioner in an effort to ensure that the resources available... - Garda Investigations
Question 131: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will make a comprehensive statement on the case of a person (details supplied) and the family's request for an... - Garda Interview Records
Question 132: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the steps he proposes to take to deal with the problem of the free availability of Garda questioning videos resulting in... - Housing Management Companies
Question 133: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when he proposes to publish legislation to govern the operation of property management firms of apartment complexes and... - Prison Drug Treatment Services
Question 134: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the drugs rehabilitation programmes in place in prisons (details supplied); the success rates such programmes have; and if... - Sexual Offences
Question 135: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the steps he has taken in response to calls for an EU-wide sex offenders database; and if he will make a statement on the... - Crime Levels
Question 137: 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 in 2007; the number of... - Garda Recruitment
Question 138: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will assign crime analysts to the six Garda regions as recommended by the Garda Inspectorate; and if he will make a... - Crime Levels
Question 139: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the steps that have been taken by his Department to tackle gun crime following the recent shooting of a member of An Garda... - Garda Complaints Board
Question 140: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he is concerned regarding the views expressed by the chairman of the Garda Complaints Board, in his final report,... - Garda Recruitment
Question 141: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the action that has been taken by his Department to ensure that An Garda Síochána attracts more recruits from ethnic... - Garda Inspectorate Reports
Question 144: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will make a statement on the third report of the Garda Inspectorate detailing a time-frame for the implementation of... - Garda Investigations
Question 146: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the investigation that has been held into the release in error of a prisoner serving a six year sentence in mistake for... - Custodial Sentences
Question 148: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will propose changes to the remission of the custodial sentences regime; and if he will make a statement on the... - Criminal Legal Aid
Question 149: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the nature of the means test applicable when members or principals of organised criminal gangs apply for free legal aid; if... - Prison Education Service
Question 150: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when the education centre for young offenders at Mountjoy was opened; the persons who work at same; and if he will make a... - National Drugs Strategy
Question 151: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the plans he has to set up a permanent drugs unit at Ireland West Airport, Knock; and if he will make a statement on the... - Human Trafficking
Question 152: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the action the Gardaí will be taking as a result of the announcement that Great Britain and Ireland are to work together... - Crime Prevention
Question 153: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the number of organised criminal gangs currently operating here have been located or identified; the extent to which... - Illegal Immigrants
Question 155: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason the Government has decided to opt out, along with the UK, from a new EU directive which proposes to make it a... - Prison Staff
Question 156: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if a group of senior prisoner officers are under threat from criminal gangs as reported; the steps being taken to ensure... - Garda Investigations
Question 157: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the Gardaí have concluded their investigations initiated as a result of a complaint made by the Secretary General of... - Proposed Legislation
Question 158: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when the long promised Judicial Council Bill is expected to be published; the consultation he has had with members of the... - Garda Reserve
Question 159: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of members of the Garda Reserve recruited to date; the stations to which they have been allocated; the number of... - Gambling Regulations
Question 160: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress that has been made by his Department in its review of the Gaming and Lotteries Acts, 1956 to 1986; the action... - Citizenship Applications
Question 161: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on a proposal to grant to all new members of An Garda Síochána on commission the automatic entitlement to be... - Sexual Offences
Question 162: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the steps that have been taken to implement the recommendation of the 2006 report of the committee on child protection that... - Sale of Alcohol
Question 163: To ask the 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 for the... - Closed Circuit Television Systems
Question 164: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the towns and urban centres in which Garda closed circuit television systems are in place at present; the proposals in... - Data Protection
Question 165: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on the fact that more than 10,000 requests were made by the Gardaí during 2006 under the Criminal Justice... - Prisoner Transfers
Question 166: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has received correspondence in relation to a person (details supplied); and the reason they were denied repatriation.... - Garda Discipline Regulations
Question 167: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in relation to the new draft Garda Discipline Regulations which he originally said would be introduced prior... - Restorative Justice
Question 168: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he supports the recommendations of the committee on restorative justice in its report of January 2007; and his proposals... - Garda Technical Bureau
Question 169: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his plans for the upgrading of the Garda Technical Bureau; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22574/07] - Treatment of Prisoners
Question 170: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if, in order to ensure full human rights compliance and to prevent further abuse and in view of the high cost to the... - Garda Deployment
Question 171: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of Garda stations in rural areas without a full-time Garda presence; and if he will make a statement on the... - Illegal Immigrants
Question 172: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the plans he has to provide a permanent immigration unit at Ireland West Airport, Knock; and if he will make a statement on... - Garda Investigations
Question 175: To ask the 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 supplied); the... - Prison Staff
Question 176: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on concerns raised by the Comptroller and Auditor General regarding the continued high level of sick leave in the... - National Drugs Strategy
Question 177: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the steps being taken to reduce the supply of cocaine to Ireland in view of its increased usage and the recent report from... - Victims Commission
Question 178: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on the best way the perpetrators of crime might compensate their victims; and if he will make a statement on the... - Human Rights Issues
Question 179: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on the concern recently expressed by the president of the Irish Human Rights Commission, (details supplied) that... - Commemorative Events
Question 180: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his plans to mark European Day against the Death Penalty on 10 October 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Illegal Immigrants
Question 181: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the steps that have been taken by his Department to reduce the incidence of human trafficking through Irish ports in view... - Commissions of Investigation
Question 182: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has received the report of a person (details supplied); the main findings of the report; if he has not received the... - Equality Issues
Question 183: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his plans to ensure full gender pay equality; the reasons his work on this matter to date has failed; the action he is... - Crime Levels
Question 184: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on Central Statistics Office crime statistics for the second quarter of 2007 published on 20 July 2007; his... - Prison Accommodation
Question 185: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 144 of 24 April 2007, the progress in relation to the development of a prison at... - Departmental Agencies
Question 187: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will postpone further development of the COSC Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence to address the serious... - Garda Disciplinary Proceedings
Question 188: To ask the 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 members of the... - Witness Intimidation
Question 189: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the changes he considers appropriate for the witness protection programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Garda Stations
Question 190: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will report on the fitness of accommodation at all Garda locations including plans in place to renovate or replace... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 192: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of staff from his Department who have been decentralised to locations outside Dublin to date; the cost to the... - Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal
Question 193: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when it is intended to reconstitute the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board; and if he will make a statement on the... - Anti-Social Behaviour
Question 194: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the steps which he will take to address the issue of anti-social behaviour; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Inspector of Prisons
Question 195: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress that has been made in appointing a new Inspector of Prisons; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Parental Rights
Question 196: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the steps he will take to recognise the rights of unmarried fathers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21087/07]
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