Written answers
Wednesday, 17 November 2010
Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
- Crime Levels
Question 46: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the number of cases of murder in which firearms were used in respect of each year from 1998 to date in 2010, and broken down by each... - Garda Reserve
Question 47: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the total number of members of the Garda Reserve recruited to date; the stations to which they have been allocated; the total number... - Probation and Welfare Service
Question 48: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform his views on whether staffing levels within the Probation Service are sufficiently adequate to deal with any increase in the service's... - Garda Deployment
Question 49: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the reason the creation of 900 civilian posts within the gardaí has resulted in the release of only 144 Garda personnel for frontline... - Human Rights Issues
Question 51: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if he will outline his response to representations made by the group, Justice for the Magdalenes; if he intends to act on the... - Cabinet Committees
Question 52: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if he is a member of the recently established Cabinet Committee on White Collar Crime; the number of meetings held to date; the... - Liquor Licensing Laws
Question 53: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the recent annual report of the Garda Diversion Programme that teenagers came to the attention of... - Commercial Rent Review
Question 54: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if it is intended to implement the recommendations contained in the report of the working group to look at the issue of commercial... - Gaming Industry
Question 55: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform when he will publish the report on gambling; the discussions he has had in relation to a super casino proposal for County Tipperary... - Crime Levels
Question 56: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the number of occasions in 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 to date in which grenades, bombs or improvised explosive devices have been used;... - National Drugs Strategy
Question 57: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to recent data from the Health Research Board pointing to an increase in heroin use, particularly in... - Sex Offender Treatment Programme
Question 58: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the number of convicted sex offenders presently serving a prison sentence; the location in which the sentence is being served; the... - Proposed Legislation
Question 59: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if the Garda Commissioner has sought additional powers to allow the Garda to better deal with white collar crime; the nature of the... - Sexual Offences
Question 60: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if he will amend the rules governing remission of prison sentences to provide that those convicted of serious sexual offences will... - Electronic Monitoring of Offenders
Question 61: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if he will provide an update on the pilot scheme to electronically tag a number of offenders; the cost of the pilot scheme so far and... - Prison Building Programme
Question 62: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the progress on the Thornton Hall project; if he will confirm that no prisoners will be able to be accepted in Thornton Hall before... - Garda Strength
Question 63: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the total strength of the Garda Síochána at the latest date for which figures are available broken down by full members, those who... - Garda Operations
Question 64: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if he is aware of allegations of Garda brutality arising from the Union of Students in Ireland demonstration on 3 November 2010... - Garda Síochána Inspectorate
Question 66: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the concern expressed by the head of the Garda Síochána Inspectorate (details supplied) at the... - Proceeds of Crime
Question 67: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the discussions he has had with the Department of Finance on the need to ring-fence the proceeds of crime which are seized by the... - Sexual Offences
Question 68: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 234 of 30 September 2010, if he will provide the information sought in question, and the reason... - Prison Visiting Committees
Question 69: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the reason 18 reports dealing with the prison system, including the reports of 14 separate visiting committees, were published on the... - Legislative Programme
Question 70: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform when he expects to publish the judicial council Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43001/10] - Probation and Welfare Service
Question 71: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if he will make a commitment that projects working with young persons who are involved, or at risk of involvement, in criminal... - Garda Investigations
Question 72: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform when he expects to receive the report of the Garda investigation into allegations of dereliction of duty by a number of gardaí at a... - Prison Committals
Question 73: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the number of prisoners held here and the number of prisoners on temporary release at the latest date for which figures are available;... - Rent Reviews
Question 74: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform his views on the recommendations that the Government should put to legal test the advice that retrospective removal of upward only... - Northern Ireland Issues
Question 75: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the number of meetings he has had with the new Northern Ireland Minister for Justice, David Ford, MLA; if he is satisfied with the... - Freedom of Information
Question 76: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform his views on extending the remit of the Freedom of Information Act to cover An Garda Síochána; if he will set out his understanding... - Daylight Savings Time
Question 77: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if he will discuss extending summer time hours with his counterpart in the United Kingdom to bring both countries in line with... - Witness Intimidation
Question 78: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if he will report on the number of persons who have acted as witnesses in criminal trials and now avail of around the clock Garda... - Victims Commission
Question 79: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if he will outline his response to the findings of the report published by the Commission for the Support of Victims of Crime, which... - Asylum Applications
Question 80: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the number of persons residing here awaiting a decision on asylum status; the number of persons residing here who have been declined... - Departmental Bodies
Question 81: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the functions of the Prisons Authority Interim Board; the structure of governance under which it operates and his proposals for its... - Crime Levels
Question 82: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to recent statistics released by the Central Statistics Office which showed a very significant number... - Garda Investigations
Question 83: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform, further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 42, 51 and 56 of 10 December 2009, the developments that have occurred as a consequence of... - Garda Interview Procedures
Question 84: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform when arrangements will be made to instruct members of An Garda Síochána that it is not necessary to take a longhand note of... - Prison Building Programme
Question 85: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the future plans for developments at Castlerea Prison; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42832/10] - Garda Investigations
Question 86: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if he will outline the position in respect of the Garda investigation into matters arising from the Report of the Commission of... - Juvenile Offenders
Question 88: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform his views on the reported significant increase in juvenile crime, with the number of juveniles charged with criminal offences in the... - Irish Prison Service
Question 89: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if he will outline his response to the recent report form the Inspector of Prisons, the Irish Prison Population - An examination of... - Gaming Industry
Question 90: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the action the Garda intend to take regarding the continued operation, especially in the Dublin area, of gaming arcades and other... - Tribunals of Inquiry
Question 91: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the latest information available to him regarding the progress made by the Smithwick tribunal established by resolution of the... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 92: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform when the decentralisation of the Property Registration Authority will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Bicycle Theft
Question 93: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform his view on statistics supplied by the Central Statistics Office that show a substantial increase in bicycle thefts in the State and... - Gangland Crime
Question 94: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform his plans to combat the increased level of activity among organised criminal gangs; if arising from any evaluation he has identified... - Legislative Programme
Question 96: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the progress of the major review of gambling announced in May 2010; when he expects the process to be concluded; and if he will make a... - Garda Strength
Question 97: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the extent, if any, to which he has monitored the reported various categories of crime to each garda division throughout the country... - Deportation Orders
Question 98: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the number of persons deported from the State in 2010; the cost of deporting those persons; and if he will make a statement on the... - Garda Deployment
Question 99: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the number of Garda personnel engaged in providing driver and security services to the members of the Government, members of the...
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