Written answers
Tuesday, 22 November 2011
Department of Justice, Equality and Defence
- Residency Permits
Question 384: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he was consulted regarding correspondence from his Department to the Health Service Executive, HSE, and directed to all HSE managers... - Departmental Reports
Question 389: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has finalised his report on the criminal justice aspects of the cash for gold trade; when this report will be published and made... - Residency Permits
Question 390: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider extending the visas of US citizens residing here from one year to five years; and if he will make a statement on... - Information Technology
Question 392: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of computer servers that are leased by his Department and each State agency under the aegis of his Department; and the... - Departmental Reports (1 comment)
Question 394: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to implement the recommendations of the An Garda Síochána training and development review group report, without delay.... - Garda Operations
Question 395: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to request the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission to examine the practices, policies and procedures of the Garda when... - Proposed Legislation
Question 396: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will amend the law to include appropriate safeguards in which inferences are drawn from silence. [35571/11] - Court Procedures
Question 397: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to repeal sections 21 to 24 of the Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009, concerning secret detention hearings.; and if he... - Garda Complaints Procedures
Question 398: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to eradicate delays in the handling of complaints by the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission and, if necessary, allocate... - Deaths in Prison Custody
Question 399: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to put in place an independent system for the investigation of deaths in prison. [35574/11] - Proposed Legislation
Question 400: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to introduce human rights-compliant amendments to inquest procedures in the form of a new Coroners Bill. [35575/11] - Human Trafficking
Question 401: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will give consideration to extending beyond 60 days the period during which a victim of trafficking may recover and reflect on... - Rehabilitation of Torture Survivors
Question 402: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will establish a comprehensive framework for the rehabilitation of torture survivors. [35577/11] - Domestic Violence
Question 403: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will amend the Domestic Violence Act 1996 to include clear criteria to grant safety and barring orders and extend eligibility to... - Departmental Bodies
Question 405: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding a security licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35601/11] - Prison Accommodation
Question 407: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to end overcrowding at Cork Prison; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35644/11] - Prison Accommodation
Question 410: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to set safe custody limits for each prison in line with the recommendations of the inspector of prisons. [35647/11] - Temporary Release of Prisoners
Question 411: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to reform parole and temporary release processes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35648/11] - Prison Accommodation
Question 412: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to increase use of open prisons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35649/11] - Prison Medical Service
Question 413: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to increase levels of investment in prison health and drug treatment over the lifetime of the Government; if he will commit... - Violence in Prisons
Question 414: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the increase in violence in prisons here; his plans to reduce these occurrences; and if he will make... - Fines Act
Question 415: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the date on which he envisages the full commencement of the Fines Act 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35652/11] - Community Service Orders
Question 417: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to monitor implementation of the Criminal Justice (Community Service) (Amendment) (No.2) Act 2011; the number of times that... - Human Rights Issues
Question 418: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the fact that immigration detention contravenes international human rights standards; and his plans... - Prison Committals
Question 419: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of committals on remand during each of the last five years; the number of these persons remanded in custody who went on to... - Sentencing Policy
Question 420: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to introduce imprisonment as a last resort in legislation that would place a legal requirement on judges to first consider... - Prisoner Protection
Question 421: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number and percentage figure of the juvenile population at St. Patrick's Institution, Dublin, who have requested to be held on... - Prisoner Complaints Procedures
Question 423: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to allow children held in St. Patrick's Institution, Dublin, access to an independent complaints mechanism; and if he will... - Juvenile Offenders
Question 424: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to ensure that child care legislation and standards that apply to the detention of children in other settings also apply to... - Prison Accommodation
Question 425: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to address overcrowding in both the Dóchas Centre and Limerick female prison; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Prison Medical Service
Question 426: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the prevalence of mental health issues among women prisoners; the need for an adequate mental health... - Prison Service
Question 427: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to encourage and facilitate meaningful family contact between women prisoners and their children. [35664/11] - Prison Accommodation
Question 428: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to provide mother and baby units in the Dóchas Centre and in Limerick female prison; and if he will make a statement on the... - Anti-Racism Measures
Question 431: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will introduce a new national action plan to combat racism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35669/11] - Equality Issues
Question 432: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to give ethnicity status to members of the travelling community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35670/11] - International Agreements
Question 433: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to ratify the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35671/11] - Anti-Racism Measures
Question 436: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to step up efforts and improve data collection on racist and xenophobic incidents as well as to broaden the basis for... - International Agreements
Question 437: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to ratify Protocol No. 12 to the European Court of Human Rights on the general prohibition of discrimination; and if he will... - Probation and Welfare Service
Question 438: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to resource the probation service to implement community sanctions as an effective sentencing option. [35680/11] - Council of State
Question 440: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he proposed names for President Michael D. Higgins's Council of State; and if he will provide the names [35682/11] - Prison Medical Service
Question 441: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to prevent future outbreaks of tuberculosis, TB, and other illnesses in prisons; and if he will make a statement on the... - Court Procedures
Question 442: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to allow claimants with a human rights or public interest element to their case to apply for and receive protective cost... - Special Criminal Court
Question 443: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to abolish the Special Criminal Court. [35685/11] - International Agreements
Question 444: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to fully incorporate the European Convention on Human Rights into law. [35686/11] - Immigration Appeals Mechanism
Question 446: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to allow for independent oversight of decisions to refuse leave to land at ports of entry into the State; and if he will make... - Prison Service
Question 448: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to eradicate slopping out of human waste in prisons here as a priority issue and set targets to meet this obligation; and his... - Prison Medical Services
Question 452: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the doctor to prisoner ratio within each prison in the State; his plans to increase the attendance time of general practitioners in... - Drugs in Prisons
Question 454: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of drug-free units within the Irish Prison Service; if he will ensure that non-drug using prisoners are not accommodated... - Prison Committals
Question 455: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to end the practice of placing mentally ill individuals in prison; his further plans to extend the court mental health... - Prohibition of Torture
Question 456: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to ensure that law enforcement, judicial, medical and other personnel who are involved in custody, interrogation or treatment... - Residency Permits
Question 457: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the residency and other such entitlements in this country that a niece of an Irish citizen has if coming from a non-EU country; the way... - Proposed Legislation
Question 458: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when he expects the new Explosives Bill to be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35757/11] - Judicial Appointments
Question 459: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of judicial appointments made between June 1997 and February 2011 to the District, Circuit and Supreme Courts separately;... - Prisoner Releases
Question 460: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prisoners who have benefitted from early release from Cork Prison in each of the past five years; and the categories of... - Infrastructure Investment Plan
Question 461: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will outline the specific projects that he plans for County Donegal arising from the Infrastructure and Capital Investment Plan... - Prisoner Releases
Question 462: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current procedures and guidelines in place to facilitate the temporary release of prisoners; and if he will make a statement on the... - Prison Service
Question 463: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current rehabilitative and educational facilities available to prisoners serving sentences in prisons here; his future plans... - Proposed Legislation
Question 464: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to legislate for and define racist crime and introduce racism as an aggravating factor in sentencing. [35849/11] - Garda Deployment
Question 466: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he plans to increase resources to the Garda racial and intercultural office; the funding allocated to it for each year since its... - Joint Policing Committees
Question 467: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to ensure migrant representation on the joint policing committees to establish a better relationship with new communities.... - Garda Training
Question 468: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide details of the intercultural training provided to gardaí; and his plans to introduce a new training programme that... - Garda Recruitment
Question 469: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to target and reserve places in the Garda for migrants when the recruitment embargo is lifted. [35854/11] - Judicial Appointments Board
Question 470: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to review the judicial appointments board with a view to ensuring greater diversity; and if he will make a statement on the... - Immigrant Welfare
Question 471: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to address the level of communication between his Department and the Department of Social Protection which often results in... - Asylum Support Services
Question 472: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to reform direct provision centres; his plans to introduce an independent complaints mechanism for direct provision centres;... - Equality Issues
Question 474: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to amend the Equal Status Act to disallow schools differential treatment of applicants based on religion; and if he will make... - Prison Medical Service
Question 475: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will ensure that a person (details supplied) will receive adequate dental treatment including the provision of false teeth; and... - Visa Applications
Question 476: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding a visa application in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Immigration Policy
Question 477: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to amend the criteria for non-EU nationals without a residency permit to start up a business here; his plans to replace the... - Legal Aid Service
Question 478: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the amount spent on criminal legal aid to date in 2011; and the number of legal aid certificates granted over that period. [36095/11] - Court Sittings
Question 482: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if a statutory instrument is in place which would allow the sitting of a court (details supplied) in County Cork; and his plans to... - Legal Aid Service
Question 483: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when an appeals board will be appointed for the legal aid board; his plans to deal with the back log of appeals that have built up... - Criminal Prosecutions
Question 484: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide details of the number of prosecutions resulting in fines being handed down following court proceedings during the... - Proceeds of Crime
Question 485: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the proceeds of crime legislation makes provisions for the inclusion of PPS numbers in the sale and purchase of assets; and if he... - Proposed Legislation
Question 486: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress being made on legislative proposals to abolish upward only rent review clauses; if he has considered other alternative... - Garda Transport
Question 488: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the amount spent on purchasing Garda vehicles for the years 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and to date in 2011; and if he will make a statement... - Garda Civilian Staff
Question 489: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of civilians by grade currently in the Garda dog unit; the number of civilians by grade currently in the Garda mounted unit;... - Garda Stations
Question 490: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the annual cost to An Garda Síochána of operating five Garda stations (details supplied) in Dublin excluding staffing costs; and if... - Consultancy Contracts
Question 491: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the names of agencies which provide staff for his Department and for bodies and agencies under its aegis; the services they provide;... - Judicial Appointments
Question 492: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the date on which a second judge will be appointed to Limerick District Court; the number of cases the court has dealt with over the... - Human Trafficking
Question 493: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide up-to-date figures on the extent of forced labour that he is aware of nationally; and if he will make a statement on... - Garda Vetting of Personnel
Question 494: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the delay being experienced by applicants to the Garda vetting unit and that the delays in clearing... - Garda Stations
Question 495: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if appropriate resources will be allocated to a Garda station (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36344/11] - Garda Investigations
Question 496: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the criminal investigation currently under way in respect of practices at particular national car test centres,... - Severe Weather Events
Question 497: To ask the Minister for Defence further to the publication of the be winter ready strategy, if he will clarify that the clearing of snow from roads by the farming community is... - Information Technology
Question 498: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of computer servers that are leased by his Department and each State agency under the aegis of his Department; and the amount of capacity... - Army Barracks
Question 500: To ask the Minister for Defence in view of the departmental report confirming that the closure of Columb Barracks, Mullingar, County Westmeath, will actually cost money, if he will... - Defence Forces Recruitment
Question 501: To ask the Minister for Defence his plans to commence a recruitment campaign for the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35611/11] - Infrastructure Investment Plan
Question 502: To ask the Minister for Defence if he will outline the specific projects that he plans for County Donegal arising from the infrastructure and capital investment plan 2012 to 2016;... - Defence Forces Property
Question 503: To ask the Minister for Defence the type of refurbishments works carried out at the Air Corps base in Casement Aerodrome Baldonnel, County Dublin, for the years 2007, 2008, 2009,... - Naval Service Recruitment
Question 504: To ask the Minister for Defence if there are any plans for a recruitment drive in the Naval Service dive recovery team; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36195/11] - Defence Forces Personnel
Question 505: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of promotions in the Naval Service, Air Corps and Army at each rank for the years 2008, 2009, 2010 and to date in 2011; and if he will... - Consultancy Contracts
Question 506: To ask the Minister for Defence the names of agencies which provide staff for his Department and for bodies and agencies under its aegis; the services they provide; the numbers of... - Appointments to State Boards
Question 507: To ask the Minister for Defence if former holders of the Office of Attorney General have been appointed to State boards by the current or former Governments; the details of such...
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