Written answers
Wednesday, 25 February 2009
Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
- Appointments to State Boards
Question 48: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the criteria being used to select a new chief executive officer of the Equality Authority; and if he will make a statement... - Departmental Agencies
Question 49: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if officials of his Department have identified the impact of funding cuts on the core functions of the Irish Human Rights... - Proposed Legislation
Question 50: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when he expects to publish legislation based on his justice for victims initiative; if his attention has been drawn to the... - Departmental Agencies
Question 51: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when the value for money audit on the Equality Authority commissioned by his Department in 2008 will be published; and if he... - Organised Crime
Question 52: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his proposals to combat the ongoing threat of drug related criminality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7768/09] - Proposed Legislation
Question 53: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on introducing legislation to regulate debt collection here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7695/09] - Departmental Reports
Question 54: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress made to date with regard to the implementation of the recommendations of the Report of the Commission of... - Appointments to State Boards
Question 55: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on whether all public appointments for which he has ministerial responsibility should involve a transparent, open... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 56: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the way in respect of the announcement of 3 February 2009, it is intended to effect the 8% reduction in professional fees in... - Garda Deployment
Question 57: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his plans to increase the number of community gardaí here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7739/09] - Proposed Legislation
Question 59: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on the Privacy Bill 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7716/09] - Tribunals of Inquiry
Question 60: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the action he will take arising from the seven reports of the Morris tribunal; and if he will make a statement on the... - Proposed Legislation
Question 61: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if arising from his interview (details supplied) he will state when he will introduce legislation to provide for a major... - Crime Levels
Question 62: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on offences committed by persons on bail; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7698/09] - Tribunals of Inquiry
Question 64: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he is satisfied that the Smithwick tribunal is progressing satisfactorily; the amount the tribunal has cost to date; when... - Crime Levels
Question 65: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the increasing number of robberies, including kidnapping, that have occurred in County... - Garda Reserve
Question 66: 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... - Garda Deployment
Question 67: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has had discussions with officials of the Department of Finance or with the Garda Commissioner with a view to making... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 68: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the extent to which the announcement of 3 February 2009 of expenditure savings of €2.1 billion will have an impact on... - Garda Investigations
Question 69: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has received communication from the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission regarding a possible public interest inquiry... - Proposed Legislation
Question 70: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in relation to the establishment of a DNA database and the forensic science laboratory; and the legislation... - Social Welfare Payments
Question 71: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he co-operates with the Department of Social and Family Affairs when the latter is processing social welfare applications... - Crime Prevention
Question 72: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the main provisions of the policing priorities for the Garda published by him on 2 December 2008; the way it is intended... - Fingerprints Records
Question 73: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the reports that the decision to outsource to the United States the transposition of all... - EU Directives
Question 74: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason for the failure to implement the 2005 EU directive on money laundering by the deadline of December 2007; when the... - Detention Centres
Question 75: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position with regard to the development of the new national child detention facility for young offenders at Lusk, County... - Crime Levels
Question 76: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the action he will take to address the increase in knife crime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7742/09] - Ministerial Appointments
Question 77: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the criteria he is using when considering appointments to the Equality Authority; and if he will make a statement on the... - Crime Levels
Question 78: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number in respect of each year from 1998 to date in 2009, of cases of murder in which firearms were used; the number of... - Juvenile Offenders
Question 79: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 326, 327 and 328 of 16 December 2008, if he has reached a decision on which of the... - Criminal Legal Aid
Question 80: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on whether it is satisfactory that suspects, whose assets have been designated proceeds of crime by the courts are... - Proposed Legislation
Question 81: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when he will bring the promised legislative reforms before Dáil Éireann to deal with the increase in knife crime; and if... - International Agreements
Question 82: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason for the delay in the ratification of the UN Convention of the Rights of People with Disabilities; if, further to... - Garda Recruitment
Question 83: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if An Garda Síochána recruits are serving members of the police force in the UK; the way an interested applicant and... - Organised Crime
Question 84: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the action he proposes to combat organised crime in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7767/09] - Departmental Reports
Question 90: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the action he has taken or plans to take arising from the report of the Hartnett inquiry into the death of Brian Rossiter,... - Road Safety
Question 91: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will provide a full update on the roll-out of the national speed camera programme; when the first cameras will be in... - National Disability Strategy
Question 92: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, further to Parliamentary Question No. 17 of 18 December 2008, if the strategic document outlining the vision, mission and... - Garda Complaints Procedures
Question 93: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the steps that have been taken in respect of the report of the Garda Ombudsman Commission following the death of a person... - Garda Recruitment
Question 94: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has plans to facilitate the transfer of, or otherwise recruit serving police officers from the London Metropolitan... - Garda Investigations
Question 95: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress made to date with regard to the murder of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Data Protection
Question 97: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if, arising from the recent judgment of the European Court of Justice, he will introduce the legislation required to bring... - Programme for Government
Question 98: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress made to date with regard to the implementation of those sections of the programme for Government under the... - Garda Strength
Question 100: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the strength of An Garda Síochána at the latest date for which figures are available broken down by full members, those... - Crime Prevention
Question 101: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the statement made by the head of the Garda Inspectorate, Kathleen O'Toole, that the... - EU Directives
Question 103: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, in respect of EU directives for which his Department has responsibility, the number of directives remaining to be... - Proposed Legislation
Question 104: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if arising from his interview (details supplied) he will state when he will introduce legislation to end prison terms for... - Gun Control
Question 106: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number in respect of each year from 2002 to date in 2009 of licensed handguns; the number of licensed handguns that... - Proposed Legislation
Question 107: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when he will publish the Covert Surveillance Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7594/09] - Crime Levels
Question 108: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on the Central Statistics Office crime figures for 2008; his views on the continued increase in the number of... - Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission
Question 109: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the procedures used in selecting a new chairperson of the Garda Ombudsman Commission; the reason the post was not... - Garda Stations
Question 111: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if plans for an appropriate Garda headquarters to serve the Garda divisional area of Tallaght have been shelved; and if he... - Prison Building Programme
Question 114: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he is satisfied in relation to the capacity of the preferred bidder to deliver the Thornton Hall prison project; the...
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