Written answers
Wednesday, 22 April 2009
Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
- Garda Reserve (1 comment)
Question 73: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on the progress of the Garda Reserve since its establishment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 74: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the way, in respect of the announcement of 3 February 2009, he intends to achieve the general administrative reductions in... - Prisoner Deaths
Question 75: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on the number of prisoners who have died in custody in the past two years; and if he will make a statement on the... - Guardianship Rights
Question 77: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on the guardianship rights of non-marital fathers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14417/09] - Prison Building Programme
Question 78: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his plans in respect of capital projects in the prison sector in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14401/09] - Departmental Reports
Question 79: 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 a person (details... - Proposed Legislation
Question 80: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when he will introduce the legislation promised to increase jail sentences for possession of a knife; and if he will make a... - Prison Drug Treatment Services
Question 81: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the recent statement by the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture that the absence of needle... - Legislative Programme
Question 82: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress that has been made in respect of legislating for covert surveillance; and if he will make a statement on the... - Proposed Legislation
Question 83: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when he plans to bring proposals forward for management company regulation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Prisoner Releases
Question 84: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the arrangements in place to supervise prisoners following their release; the number of prisoners currently under... - Proposed Legislation
Question 85: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has plans to introduce legislation to allow for fines and civil debt to be paid incrementally; and if he will make a... - Legislative Programme
Question 86: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress he has made in respect of the establishment of a Judicial Council; and if he will make a statement on the... - Garda Retirement
Question 87: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of applications received to date in 2009 for early retirement from members of the gardaí; the way this compares... - Crime Levels
Question 88: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the degree to which he has monitored the number of break-ins at domestic or commercial premises in each of the past five... - Firearms Licences
Question 89: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of licensed handguns in respect of each year from 2002 to date in 2009; the number of licensed handguns that were... - Drugs Offences
Question 90: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on the Central Statistics Office crime figures for 2008 and on the continued increase in the number of drug... - Crime Levels
Question 91: 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 2009; the number of... - Proposed Legislation
Question 92: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress that has been made in respect of the introduction of legislation to prevent money laundering in this... - Garda Complaints Procedures
Question 93: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the fact that all files relating to complaints deemed finalised by the Garda Complaints... - Crime Levels
Question 94: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of murders that have taken place each year during the past five years and to date in 2009; and the number of... - Prison Drug Treatment Services
Question 95: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the drug rehabilitation programmes available in each of the State's prisons; the number of prisoners who have engaged in... - Garda Investigations
Question 96: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of occasions in 2007, 2008 and to date in 2009 in which grenades, bombs or improvised explosive devices have been... - Proposed Legislation
Question 97: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress that has been made in respect of the introduction of a DNA database here; and if he will make a statement on... - Community Policing
Question 98: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has received from the Garda Commissioner the report of the working group developing proposals for a comprehensive... - Garda Ombudsman Commission Report
Question 100: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the steps taken in respect of the report of the Garda Ombudsman Commission following the death of a person (details... - Prison Building Programme
Question 101: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he is satisfied regarding the capacity of the preferred bidder to deliver the Thornton Hall prison project; the progress... - Pre-nuptial Agreements
Question 102: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on the matter of pre-nuptial agreements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14413/09] - Garda Strength
Question 103: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on the claims made at the recent conference (details supplied) that cutbacks in the Garda force were hampering... - Garda Operations
Question 104: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the information available to the Garda authorities regarding the extent of the threat posed by so-called dissident... - Appointments to State Boards
Question 105: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in regard to the appointment of a new chief executive for the Equality Authority; when he expects an... - Prison Accommodation
Question 106: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the way he will respond to the latest visiting committee report on Mountjoy Prison, Dublin, which reportedly found that... - Garda Investigations
Question 107: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the basis on which the gardaí became involved in an investigation into the unauthorised hanging of caricatures of An... - Garda Equipment
Question 108: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding the national speed camera programme; when the national speed camera programme will commence; the... - Programmes for Government
Question 109: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress made to date with regard to implementation of the sections of the programme for Government under the headings... - Garda Investigations
Question 111: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the discussions he has had with the financial institutions to prevent so-called tiger robberies; if new security measures... - Garda Deployment
Question 113: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if, in view of the need for the deployment of the maximum possible number of trained gardaí in the battle against criminal... - EU Directives
Question 115: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of EU directives for which his Department has responsibility remaining to be implemented; the directives that... - Departmental Reports
Question 117: 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... - Departmental Agencies
Question 118: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when the value for money audit on the Equality Authority carried out by consultants (details supplied) at his behest in... - Garda Operations
Question 119: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the gardaí have received a request for additional assistance from the Police Service of Northern Ireland following the... - Garda Strength
Question 120: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the strength of the Garda Síochána at the latest date for which figures are available broken down by full members, those... - Legislative Programme
Question 121: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will update bankruptcy legislation to bring it into line with other jurisdictions; and if he will make a statement on... - Official Engagements
Question 123: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will report on the visit of his Minister of State, Deputy Lenihan, to Nigeria; and if he will make a statement on the... - Asylum Applications
Question 128: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the steps he will take to reduce the cost of current asylum applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Garda Operations
Question 129: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the policy and practice reforms that have taken place in the area of garda handling of informers since the earliest related... - Proposed Legislation
Question 130: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his proposals in relation to privacy legislation; if it is intended to proceed with such legislation; and the reasons... - Garda Stations
Question 131: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his plans for the provision of adequate Garda accommodation at Tallaght, Dublin 24; if the provision of the new Garda... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 132: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the fact that his Department and the Irish Prison Service awarded contracts worth €100... - Crime Levels
Question 135: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on the view expressed by the Garda Commissioner in an interview (details supplied) that Ireland is becoming a... - Drug Seizures
Question 137: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the quantity and value of seizures of heroin, cocaine, cannabis and other drugs here during 2007, 2008 and to date in 2009;... - Garda Operations
Question 138: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the implications for the management of policing projects such as the new community policing model and major operations such... - Juvenile Offenders
Question 139: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, further to Parliamentary Question No. 79 of 25 February 2009, if the report on the analysis of Garda youth diversion... - Departmental Reports
Question 140: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the actions he has taken in response to the Coulter report on the operation of the family courts; and if he will make a... - Trafficking in Human Beings
Question 141: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the measures that are being put in place at EU level to deal with the trafficking of human beings; and if he will make a...
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