Written answers
Thursday, 10 December 2009
Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
- Proposed Legislation
Question 10: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress made regarding the proposed establishment of a judicial council; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 11: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the required 8% reduction in professional fees has been implemented by his Department for 2009; the estimated savings... - Detention Centres
Question 12: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will report on plans for a new national children's detention facility; when it is expected that such a detention... - Prison Inspection Reports
Question 13: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the actions that have been taken to implement the recommendations of the Prison Inspector following his recent report on... - Cross-Border Policing Co-operation
Question 15: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the procedural manual designed as an authoritative guide for police officers and prosecutors with a view to maximising... - Commissions of Investigation
Question 16: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the steps he will take arising from the Report of the Commission of Investigation into the Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin;... - Capital Projects
Question 17: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform following the recent meeting of the Select Committee on Justice, Equality, Defence and Women's Rights at which the estimates... - Garda Investigations
Question 18: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the investigations that are under way into allegations that a small number of gardaí may have been providing information to... - Prison Building Programme
Question 19: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding the Thornton Hall prison project; the amount spent on the project to date in 2009; and if he will... - Tobacco Smuggling
Question 20: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if a Garda file has been sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions, arising from the seizure of 120 million cigarettes at... - Proposed Legislation
Question 21: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress of the review of gambling announced by him in May 2009; when he expects the process to be concluded; and if he... - Drug Courts
Question 22: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his vision for the future of the Drugs Court; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46290/09] - Proposed Legislation
Question 24: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his plans to amend Section 38(6) of the Road Traffic Act 1961 which exempts members of An Garda Síochána from having to... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 25: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on the fact that almost €32 million has been paid out over the past five years in respect of claims made against... - Legal Services Ombudsman
Question 26: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when he will appoint a Legal Services Ombudsman; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46166/09] - Crime Levels
Question 27: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of cases of murder in which firearms were used for each year from 1998 to date in 2009; the number of such cases... - Commissions of Investigation
Question 28: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on extending the remit of the Commission of Investigation into the Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin to cover other... - Juvenile Offenders
Question 29: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to a survey carried out by An Garda Síochána which concluded that members of the public... - Prison Accommodation
Question 30: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of prisoners incarcerated in the various prisons here; the number of prisoners to a cell; the number of cells... - Detention Centres
Question 31: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of 16 to 18 year old offenders in St. Patrick's Institution; the number of 18 to 21 year old offenders in St.... - Organised Crime
Question 32: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the extent to which the Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009 and the Criminal Justice Provisions Bill 2009... - Drug Treatment Programme
Question 33: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the quantity of drugs seized in St. Patrick's Institution in 2007, 2008 and to date in 2009; the number of offenders as a... - International Agreements
Question 34: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 472 of 22 April 2009, the further progress which has been made in ratifying the UN... - Child Protection
Question 35: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the new instructions which have been issued to members of the gardaí arising from those recommendations of the Monageer... - Garda Deployment
Question 36: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of garda personnel engaged in providing driver and security services to the members of the Government, members of... - Garda Retirement
Question 37: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of applications received for early retirement from members of the gardaí to date in 2009, broken down by rank;... - Crime Levels
Question 38: 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... - Prison Accommodation
Question 39: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of prisoners in jails at the latest date for which figures are available; if the prison population recently... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 41: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the estimated saving made by the Irish Prison Service arising from the closure of prisons at Spike Island and the... - Garda Investigations
Question 42: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the steps he will take to ask the Commissioner of An Garda Síochána to reopen the investigation into the murder and... - Human Trafficking
Question 43: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the steps he has taken to prevent the trafficking of young people into the sex industry here. [40673/09] - Garda Procedures
Question 44: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when arrangements will be made to instruct members of An Garda Síochána that it is not necessary to take a longhand... - EU Directives
Question 45: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number EU Directives for which his Department has responsibility to be implemented; the directives that are overdue;... - Commissions of Investigation
Question 46: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when he expects to receive the Report of the Commission of Investigation into the Catholic Diocese of Cloyne; and if he... - Detention Centres
Question 47: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if, in view of the continuing unsuitable use of St. Patrick's Institution to detain children, he will issue an order... - Garda Strength
Question 48: 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... - Commissions of Investigation
Question 49: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the action he will take in view of the Report of the Commission of Investigation into the Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin;... - Criminal Prosecutions
Question 50: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if all sections of the Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act, 2009 have now been brought into operation; the number of occasions... - Garda Investigations
Question 53: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress made in the Garda investigation regarding activities in a financial institution (details supplied); when he... - Departmental Reviews
Question 54: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the review of his Department's sectoral plan has been completed; if the National Disability Authority will submit a... - Prisoner Releases
Question 55: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of prisoners on temporary release at the latest date for which figures are available; the highest number on... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 57: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will make a statement on the Estimates for his Department for 2010. [46162/09] - Garda Investigations
Question 58: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when he expects that the Garda investigation into matters arising from the report of the commission of investigation into... - Garda Deployment
Question 59: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason the creation of 900 civilian posts within the Garda has resulted in the release of only 144 Garda personnel for... - Drug Seizures
Question 61: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the quantity and values of seizures of heroin, cocaine, cannabis and other drugs within the State during 2007, 2008 and to... - Asylum Applications
Question 62: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of asylum applications which have been deemed withdrawn in each year from 2000 to date in 2009, due to their... - Prison Building Programme
Question 64: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress made over recent months on the Thornton Hall project, County Dublin; if consideration has been given to rethink... - Garda Equipment
Question 65: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the powers to establish full interoperability of the radio communication systems between An Garda Síochána and the... - Personal Debt
Question 66: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when he will bring forward legislative proposals to change the law on debt enforcement arising from his speech to a Law... - Joint Policing Committees
Question 67: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has plans to amend the legislation establishing the joint policing committees; the locations at which joint policing...
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