Written answers
Tuesday, 19 January 2010
Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
- Child Support Payments
Question 532: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if provisions are in place to ensure that a person who leaves the State is obliged to continue paying child support to a... - Proposed Legislation
Question 533: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when legislation will be published to amend the Comptroller and Auditor General (Amendment) Act 1993 with specific... - Stardust Disaster
Question 534: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when he will fulfil his commitments in relation to redress, a public apology and a commemoration for the victims and... - Report on Racism
Question 535: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his plans to implement the recommendations contained in the Joint Committee on European Affairs report on racism against... - Citizenship Applications
Question 536: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason work permits prior to 2006 were not taken into account when calculating reckonable residency in the State for an... - Departmental Staff
Question 537: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of civil service staff in his Department; the number of these staff who hold an economics degree; the number of... - Crime Levels
Question 538: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of crimes recorded, broken down by category, in each county for every month from December 2007 to November 2009;... - Firearms Licences
Question 539: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the inconsistency across Garda administrative units in the issuing of firearms licences... - Anti-Social Behaviour
Question 541: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 174 of 3 December 2009 and 258 of 17 November 2009, if he will provide the... - Garda Recruitment
Question 542: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the cost to the taxpayer in legal fees for a court case (details supplied); if he will amend the legal restrictions which... - Garda Duties
Question 543: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his plans to introduce an annual check up for all members of An Garda Síochána aged over 35 years in order that they... - Garda Recruitment
Question 544: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if persons under 35 years who applied to join An Garda Síochána before the public sector recruitment moratorium will... - Citizenship Applications
Question 545: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a person (details supplied) will receive approved certificate of naturalisation and confirmation of Irish citizenship.... - Asylum Applications
Question 546: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when an application for residency on humanitarian grounds made in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork... - Magdalene Laundries
Question 547: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding a meeting (details supplied); if he will confirm that the Department of Justice, Equality and Law... - Asylum Applications
Question 551: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when an application for residency made by a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be decided upon. [48577/09] - Refugee Status
Question 552: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a decision will issue on an application for a declaration as a refugee in respect of a person (details supplied) in... - Crime Prevention
Question 553: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he plans to include private members' gaming clubs and casinos within the scope of the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering... - Citizenship Applications
Question 554: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will investigate the handling of correspondence in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; if, in view... - Child Protection
Question 555: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he is satisfied that the gardaí have the necessary powers to deal with the phenomenon of young persons begging on the... - Road Traffic Regulations
Question 556: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the Garda Commissioner has raised with him the reason that car owners are entitled to blacken out windows within their... - Citizenship Applications
Question 557: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding an application for naturalisation in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and... - Personal Debt Management
Question 558: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when he will receive the final report of the Law Reform Commission on debt management and debt enforcement; and if he will... - Garda Operations
Question 559: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will report on Operation House; the scope of same; the number of personnel assigned to the operation and its... - Garda Investigations
Question 563: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will support the case of a person (details supplied). [1067/10] - Drugs in Prisons
Question 564: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the sanctions imposed on prisoners who have had illegal drugs confiscated from them by the prison authorities. [1088/10] - Mandatory Sentencing
Question 565: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his plans regarding mandatory sentencing for break-ins on old age pensioners and vulnerable persons in their homes; and if... - Citizenship Applications
Question 566: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason for refusal of a certificate of naturalisation to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will... - Undocumented Residents
Question 568: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the estimated number of undocumented persons resident here; the nationalities represented; and if he will make a statement... - Crime Levels
Question 569: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the total number of reported crimes, broken down by category, that were dealt with by a Garda station (details supplied) in... - Web Resources Policy
Question 574: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his official policy on citing a website (details supplied) as a source of information in the drafting and publication of... - Asylum Applications
Question 575: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will support a matter (details supplied). [1219/10] - Garda Security Escorts
Question 576: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will support a matter (details supplied). [1220/10] - Departmental Expenditure
Question 577: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the savings outlined in the Report of the Special Group on Public Numbers and Expenditure Programmes which were accepted in... - Compensation Claims
Question 578: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of legal actions for compensation taken against the State and An Garda Síochána, jointly or separately, for... - Community Projects Funding
Question 579: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the funding allocations for probation projects, often called community projects, for all counties in the midlands and west.... - Immigration Controls
Question 580: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has identified evidence of marriages here whose purpose appears to be to circumvent Irish immigration laws; the... - Public Order Offences
Question 582: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his plans to introduce new laws to prohibit vagrancy and begging in public places; and if he will make a statement on the... - Garda Strength
Question 583: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of gardaí in Cork City and county at the rank of sergeant, inspector, superintendent, chief superintendent and... - Garda Complaints Procedures
Question 584: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if and when a person is the subject of a complaint to An Garda Síochána and the person believes the complaint to be false... - Road Traffic Offences
Question 585: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will support the case of a person (details supplied). [1416/10] - Residency Permits
Question 586: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare in possession of a residency card from Belgium may use this card to stay... - Crime Levels
Question 587: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of robberies reported in the Clare garda division for 2009; the number of armed robberies for the same period;... - Residency Permits
Question 588: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding an application for leave to remain in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry on... - Asylum Applications
Question 589: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding an application for residency in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if... - Residency Permits
Question 590: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding the residency or leave to remain and work here in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin... - Deportation Orders
Question 592: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will review the decision to deport in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Louth; and if he will make a... - Residency Permits
Question 593: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding residency or citizenship in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; when the... - Asylum Applications
Question 594: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding an application for residency in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he... - Ethics in Public Office
Question 595: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the details of each gift, favour and hospitality received, both over and under the value of €650, since May 2007 to date... - Crime Prevention
Question 596: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will support a matter (details supplied). [1528/10] - Prisoners' Hardship Fund
Question 597: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if an allowance or payment was made to prisoners prior to Christmas 2009; if so, the amount and purpose of the allowance or... - Residency Permits
Question 598: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the average waiting time to process renewal of temporary leave to remain in the State under Section 3 of the Immigration... - Deportation Orders
Question 601: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the average waiting time to process applications for revocation of deportation orders under section 3 of the Immigration... - Asylum Applications
Question 602: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the average waiting time to process applications for subsidiary protection in accordance with the European Communities... - Visa Applications
Question 605: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the average waiting time to process visas; the number of applications awaiting a decision; the number received, approved... - Residency Permits
Question 607: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the average waiting time to process EU treaty rights applications for residence by non-European Economic Area family... - Refugee Status
Question 610: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the average waiting time to process travel documents, 1951 convention travel documents, issued to persons granted a... - Immigration Clearance Letters
Question 611: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the average waiting time to process foreign adoption immigration clearance letters issued in respect of approved foreign... - Residency Permits
Question 612: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the average waiting time to process Irish-born child pre-2003 family dependant applications made by non-European Economic... - Refugee Status
Question 622: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the average waiting time to process applications pertaining to persons granted refugee status here who are seeking family... - Asylum Applications
Question 623: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding an application for residency in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he... - Residency Permits
Question 625: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding an application for residency in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he... - Asylum Applications
Question 626: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding an application for residency in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he... - Travel Documents
Question 630: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when travel documents will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a... - Asylum Applications
Question 631: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will give consideration on humanitarian grounds for extended residency in the case of a person (details supplied) in... - Residency Permits
Question 632: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress made to date in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; if an extension of residency will be... - Asylum Applications
Question 633: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, further to Parliamentary Question No. 219 of 2 December 2009 in respect of persons (details supplied) wherein it was... - Citizenship Applications
Question 636: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding an application for citizenship and family reunification in the case of a person (details supplied)... - Asylum Applications
Question 637: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding an application for residency in the case of persons (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he... - Passport Applications
Question 638: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if a travel document renewal will be granted in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7; and if he will make a... - Citizenship Applications
Question 639: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding an application for citizenship in respect of persons (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if he will... - Deportation Orders
Question 640: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the address of a deportation order in 1999 that was sent out to in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24;... - Asylum Applications
Question 642: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the circumstances in the matter of residency and permission to remain in the case of... - Residency Permits
Question 644: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on whether, in relation to applications for long term residency, it is fair and right that applicants are being... - Garda Stations
Question 646: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding Garda living quarters in a location (details supplied) in County Mayo; the plans to repair or... - Asylum Applications
Question 647: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding the application for refugee status by persons (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and when a... - Prison Committals
Question 648: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of persons committed to prison for non-payment of fines in each of the years 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009. [1936/10] - Firearm Certificates
Question 649: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the conditions an applicant must meet to have a licence renewed (details supplied). [1964/10] - Asylum Applications
Question 650: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding an application for residency in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if... - Crime Levels
Question 651: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of murders recorded in which a firearm was used in each of the years 2006 to 2009, inclusive, and to date in... - Garda Strength
Question 652: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of reserve gardaí in the Kerry division; the districts they are assigned to; and if he will make a statement on... - Departmental Staff
Question 653: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of staff in his Department, broken down by division and section, annually since 2007 to date in 2010; and if he... - Asylum Applications
Question 656: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding an application for leave to remain in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if... - Refugee Status
Question 657: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding an application for residency or leave to remain here in the case of a person (details supplied) in... - Citizenship Applications
Question 658: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 206 of 26 November 2009, if the applicant (details supplied) in Dublin 15 has...
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