Written answers
Wednesday, 30 June 2010
Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
- Prison Committals
Question 34: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the cost in 2009 of maintaining a young person for one year in St. Patrick's Institution; the way this compares with costs... - Sexual Offences
Question 35: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the common use of websites to promote prostitution and sexual exploitation, often of... - Proposed Legislation
Question 36: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his plans to update the laws on guardianship in view of the changes in society in view of the fact that the principal... - Probation and Welfare Service
Question 37: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his plans to increase investment in the probation service and enhance diversion programmes in respect of anti-social... - Interpretation Services
Question 38: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will confirm that many interpreters working for the gardaí have no formal qualifications; the steps that are being... - Visa Applications
Question 39: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of leave to remain applications processed in the past 12 months; the number of outstanding applications to be... - Domestic Violence
Question 40: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the actions he proposes to take to deal with increasing levels of domestic violence; and if he will make a statement on the... - Sexual Offences
Question 41: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on proposals to criminalise the buyers of sex rather than the sex workers; and if he will make a statement on the... - Garda Investigations
Question 42: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if Garda authorities are investigating the type and scale of Israeli clandestine operations carried out here and in... - Crime Levels
Question 43: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of gangland murders that have taken place to date in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28280/10] - Proposed Legislation
Question 44: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress made on the review of gambling announced by him in May 2010; when he expects this process to be concluded; and... - Prison Committals
Question 45: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the policy that applies when prisoners at the Dóchas Centre, Mountjoy Prison, Dublin, give birth; the period for which they... - Garda Investigations
Question 46: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding the Garda investigation into matters arising from the report of the Commission of Investigation into... - Garda Stations
Question 47: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a new Garda station will be built in Portlaoise, County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28285/10] - Garda Equipment
Question 48: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress made to date in rolling out digital radio for the emergency services; and if he will make a statement on the... - Prison Inspectorate
Question 49: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of times he has met with and been briefed by the current Inspector of Prisons since his appointment; and if he... - Garda Deployment
Question 50: 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... - Prison Accommodation
Question 51: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the steps being taken to address the serious overcrowding and inadequate conditions highlighted in the report of the... - Proposed Legislation
Question 52: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on the Director of Public Prosecutions comment that a general whistleblower's charter is required; and if he will... - Prisoner Releases
Question 53: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the criteria used to determine which prisoners are selected for temporary release as a result of prison overcrowding; and if... - Garda Equipment
Question 55: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of patrol cars the gardaí have bought or have been bought for them in each of the past five years; if he is... - Proposed Legislation
Question 56: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress made to date on the preparation of the White Paper on Crime; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Youth Diversion Projects
Question 57: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 326 to 328, inclusive, of 16 December 2008, the number of Garda youth diversion... - Court Orders
Question 58: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason the provisions for the enforcement of the non-payment of maintenance provided for under current legislation are... - Visa Applications
Question 59: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the hardship being encountered by persons queuing to make applications for re-entry visas... - Prison Building Programme
Question 60: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding the proposed prison at Thornton Hall, County Dublin; his views on the current over crowding... - Drugs in Prisons
Question 61: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number on a duration of waiting lists for drugs related services in prison and the steps he will be take to address... - Garda Operations
Question 62: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of head shops raided by gardaí since the ban on certain substances took effect on 11 May 2010; the substances... - Youth Diversion Projects
Question 63: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 326 to 328, inclusive, of 16 December 2008, the number of children referred to the... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 64: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the recommendations of the report of the Special Group on Public Service Numbers and Expenditure Programmes that he intends... - Garda Strength
Question 66: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of trainee gardaí who will be recruited in the new recruitment campaign; the number of gardaí who have retired... - Bail Laws
Question 68: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the degree, if any, to which he or his Department have monitored the extent to which the bail system is abused by the... - Joint Policing Committees
Question 69: 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;... - Missing Persons
Question 70: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of foreign nationals reported missing here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20878/10] - Road Traffic Offences
Question 71: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason for the delay in the roll out of the privatised speed camera network on roads here; and the timeframe for the... - Deportation Orders
Question 72: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of immigrants who have been the subject of a deportation order in 2008, 2009 and to date in 2010; the number of... - Road Safety
Question 73: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will consider the introduction of a stolen vehicle register which would enhance national road safety and combat the... - Legislative Programme
Question 76: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason for the delay in the progress of legislation to deal with management companies through the Houses of the... - Garda Reserve
Question 77: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the total number of members of the Garda Reserve recruited to date; the stations to which they have been allocated; the... - Garda Deployment
Question 78: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the media reports that Garda rank and file instead of the forensic science laboratory are... - Sentencing Policy
Question 79: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the action being taken to ensure consistency in sentencing is increased in court; and if he will make a statement on the... - Community Policing
Question 80: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the steps he will take to improve rural policing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28447/10] - Crime Prevention
Question 81: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the extent to which the legislation passed in 2009 to specifically target criminal gang membership has so far been... - Legislative Programme
Question 82: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the steps he is taking to address the growing on line trade in dangerous psychoactive substances. [28287/10] - Garda Complaints Procedures
Question 85: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his response to the annual report of the Garda Ombudsman Commission for 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Crime Levels
Question 86: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will state, in respect of each year from 1998 to date in 2010, the number of cases of murder in which firearms were... - Drug Courts
Question 87: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his plans for the future of the drugs court; his assessment of the performance of the court to date; if the catchment area... - Garda Resources
Question 88: 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... - Courts Orders
Question 89: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform how the lack of provisions for the enforcement of the non-payment of maintenance are impacting on the court system; the... - Drugs in Prisons
Question 90: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to comments made by the retiring governor of Mountjoy Prison (details supplied) who said... - Passport Applications
Question 91: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the outcome of the Garda investigation into allegations that Irish passports were used by Israeli agents involved in the... - Prisoner Releases
Question 92: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when he expects the investigations by Dóchas Centre visiting committee and the Inspector of Prisons into the reported... - Crime Levels
Question 93: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on the reported significant increases in juvenile crime, with the number of juveniles charged with criminal... - Tribunals of Inquiry
Question 94: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the latest information available regarding the progress made by the Smithwick tribunal established by resolution of the... - Sexual Offences
Question 95: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his response to the matters exposed in a television programme (details supplied) on 31 May 2010 regarding the frequency of... - Prisoner Releases
Question 96: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the total number of prisoners held in the state and prisoners on temporary release at the latest date for which figures are... - Garda Operations
Question 97: 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... - Crime Levels
Question 98: 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... - Recidivism Rate
Question 99: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the recent report from the Irish Penal Reform Trust showing that three out of every five... - Crime Prevention
Question 100: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the action the Garda intends to take regarding the continued operation, especially in the Dublin area, of gaming arcades...
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