Written answers
Thursday, 25 March 2010
Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
- Detention Facilities
Question 9: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding the report of the expert group on children's detention services which recommends the development of... - Garda Reserve
Question 10: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of members of the Garda Reserve recruited to date; if he will list the stations to which they have been... - Garda Strength
Question 11: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the positions vacated by retiring gardaí at assistant commissioner, chief superintendent and superintendent level in... - Garda Equipment
Question 12: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he is satisfied that correct procedures were followed when a 13 year old Eurocopter AS355N helicopter was sold by the... - Crime Prevention
Question 13: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the budget of the organised crime unit for 2010; the budget for 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13181/10] - Proposed Legislation
Question 14: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his plans to further reform on law on blasphemy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13198/10] - Private Security Services
Question 15: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the criteria used by the Private Security Authority when awarding licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Prison Committals
Question 16: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of persons committed to prison for non-payment of fines and non payment of debt in 2009; if he will provide... - Garda Investigations
Question 17: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress of the Garda investigation into the leak of correspondence between a Member of Dáil Éireann (details... - Rent Levels
Question 18: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will bring forward the date by which the working group on commercial rents must report to him in view of the fact that... - Crime Levels
Question 19: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of gun murders that took place in 2005; the number of these that have resulted in prosecutions; the number that... - Garda Operations
Question 20: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when arrangements will be made to instruct members of the Garda Síochána that it is not necessary to take a longhand note... - Taxi Regulation
Question 21: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on the current multi-agency checkpoints and operations aimed at ensuring compliance by taxi drivers with taxi... - Departmental Agencies
Question 22: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the steps he has taken to ensure that the 28 agencies and bodies operating under the aegis of his Department perform in the... - Disability Strategy
Question 25: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason for the six month delay in publishing the National Disability Strategy recession implementation plan promised by... - Departmental Schemes
Question 26: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on whether that the system of community services orders is under used; and the steps he will take to promote its... - Garda Strength
Question 27: 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, the... - Garda Training
Question 28: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the main findings of the recent report on training and development in the Garda Síochána; the steps that are being taken... - Garda Investigations
Question 29: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding the case of a person (details supplied); if he will confirm that work is still ongoing on this case... - Garda Deployment
Question 30: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of gardaí that are allocated to the organised crime unit; the number of gardaí that were assigned to the unit... - Garda Operations
Question 31: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if industrial action across the public service is impacting on the operational effectiveness of the Garda Síochána; and if... - Proposed Legislation
Question 32: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress that has been made in the review of legislation dealing with anti-social behaviour sanctions; and if he will... - Garda Ombudsman
Question 33: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the changes he proposes in respect of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission; and if he will make a statement on the... - Garda Investigations
Question 34: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to a recent newspaper report (details supplied) which reported that estate agents were... - Criminal Prosecutions
Question 36: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if all section of the Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009 have now been brought into operation; the number of occasions on... - Legal Aid Service
Question 37: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the cost in each of the past five years to date in 2010 of free legal aid in criminal cases; the number of cases that... - Prison Building Programme
Question 38: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress made over recent months on the Thornton Hall project, County Dublin; if any consideration has been given to... - Budgetary Policy
Question 39: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the recommendations of the special group report on public service numbers and expenditure that he plans to implement during... - Crime Levels
Question 40: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of recorded cases of tiger robberies in which staff or relations of staff of financial institutions were taken... - Equality Issues
Question 43: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will provide additional funding to the Equality Authority and to the free legal advice centres in response to the... - EU Directives
Question 44: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of EU directives for which his Department has responsibility that remain to be implemented; if he will list the... - Code of Ethics
Question 46: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if a Garda Síochána code of ethics, as provided for the section 17 of the Garda Síochána Act 2005, has been completed;... - Proposed Legislation
Question 47: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his plans to augment fathers' rights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13200/10] - Detention Facilities
Question 48: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason for the proposed closure of a detention centre (details supplied) at Finglas, Dublin 11; his views on whether... - Ministerial Appointments
Question 49: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when he plans to appoint a Legal Services Ombudsman; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13005/10] - Crime Levels
Question 52: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on the recent figures from the Central Statistics Office showing increases in 12 of the 16 main recorded offence... - Garda Deployment
Question 53: 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... - Drugs in Prisons
Question 54: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of drug seizures made in prisons here during 2009; the way this compares with each year from 2005; the number of... - Illegal Immigrants
Question 55: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of persons illegally resident here in breach of immigration law. [13024/10] - Garda Investigations
Question 56: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if arising from comments made by the Garda Commissioner in Templemore, County Tipperary, on 29 October 2009, he will outline... - Legal Aid Service
Question 57: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the recent report from free legal advice centre which was critical of the direct... - Prison Committals
Question 58: 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; the number of occasions during the past... - Drug Seizures
Question 59: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the quantity and values of seizures of heroin, cocaine, cannabis and other drugs during 2007, 2008, 2009 and to date in... - Organised Crime
Question 60: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the extent to which the legislation produced specifically to target organised crime gangs has become operational to date,... - Legal Services Regulation
Question 61: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on the observations of the Competition Authority that the new Legal Services Ombudsman will not introduce... - Proposed Legislation
Question 62: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his plans to legislate to restore the offence of misprision of felony; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12986/10] - Restorative Justice Provisions
Question 63: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he plans to implement the recommendations of the National Commission on Restorative Justice; and if so, the expected... - Proposed Legislation
Question 64: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to change the law on debt enforcement arising from his speech to a Law... - Community Policing
Question 65: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he is satisfied with the operation of the local policing committees; the numbers of such committees established to date;... - Garda Deployment
Question 66: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of Garda personnel engaged in providing driver and security services to members of the Government, members of the... - Commercial Rent Reviews
Question 67: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the membership and terms of reference of the working group to look at the issue of commercial rent reviews; when he expects... - Criminal Prosecutions
Question 68: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the report of the Rape Crisis Network Ireland, Rape and Justice in Ireland, which found... - Proposed Legislation
Question 69: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his plans to revise our prostitution laws. [13023/10] - International Agreements
Question 70: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if discussions have taken place with the British authorities regarding the removal of barriers to access for tourists to... - Garda Deployment
Question 72: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of gardaí stationed in counties Louth, Monaghan, Cavan, Leitrim, Sligo and Donegal; the number provided in the... - Departmental Bodies
Question 73: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will list the boards, agencies or other groups operating under the aegis of his Department which he plans to merge or... - Garda Deployment
Question 74: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the recommendations contained in the latest report of the Garda Inspectorate on resource allocation that will be implemented... - Garda Operations
Question 75: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of occasions in 2007, 2008, 2009 and to date in 2010 in which grenades, bombs or improvised explosive devices... - Gambling Laws
Question 76: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress made on the review of gambling announced by him in May 2009, when he expects this process to be concluded; and...
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