Written answers
Wednesday, 16 January 2013
Department of Justice and Equality
- Gender Balance Issues
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if following the recent EU legislation aimed at improving gender balance on company boards in Europe, the Government has any proposals to encourage... - Disability Act Implementation
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if all sections of the Disability Act 2005 have been fully implemented; if not, the sections of the Act which remain to be implemented; the timescale... - Road Traffic Accident Statistics
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of road accidents in 2012 that involved one or more drivers on a provisional licence. [1734/13] - Counterfeit Goods
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the actions taken to date and the future plans the Gardaí have developed to tackle counterfeit goods; and if he will make a statement on the... - Northern Ireland Issues
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the discussions he has held with the Northern Executive and British Secretary of State for Northern Ireland in relation to combating the threat... - Regulatory Impact Assessments
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of regulatory impact assessments that have been carried out by his Department in the past twelve months; and the list of regulatory impact... - Garda Strength
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the recent assessment he has made of policing levels in Dublin North East and Dublin North Central; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Leave to Remain Applications
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of outstanding applications for leave to remain from 1 January 2008 that are pending a decision; and if he will make a statement on the... - Gambling Legislation
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the proposed Gambling Bill; the progress that has been made by his Department for the establishment of a gambling and gaming... - Garda Redeployment
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the location to which the Gardaí attached to Garda stations (details supplied) in County Mayo which are proposed to be closed will be... - Prisoner Transfers
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has received an application from a person (details supplied) for the purposes of transferring to a prison here. [57868/12] - Public Sector Reform
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide in tabular form the number of agencies, bodies, boards, quangos or other entities, which are financed from, answerable to or... - Proposed Legislation
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to introduce legislation to criminalise the grooming of children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56781/12] - Citizenship Applications
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding an application for citizenship in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on... - Legal Matters
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on whether an Garda Síochána is discharging its duty to take proper heed or proper notice of concerns expressed in the Courts as... - Garda Vetting of Personnel
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to an issue regarding disclosure of a non-conviction under Section 1(1) of the Probation Act, (details supplied); and... - Garda Communications
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda stations across the State that engage with citizens through social media; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57938/12] - Deportation Orders
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 191 of November 2012 wherein it is suggested that it would be logistically inconsistent to review the case of a... - Liquor Licensing Laws
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to introduce the Sale of Alcohol Bill with particular reference to the introduction of an award system for licensees who adhere to good... - Garda Training
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide training and regulation for the Gardaí to act against cyber bullying; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58017/12] - Immigration Policy
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his reasons for increasing the registration fee for most categories of legal immigrants from outside the EEA by 100% from November; and if he intends... - Visa Applications
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the €60 charge for a single use re-entry visa for non EEA nationals leaving and returning to Ireland; and his plans to review same... - Debt Collectors
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the regulation of debt collectors and agencies; if he will take steps to more strictly regulate same in order to protect... - Garda Investigations
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if any investigation is ongoing into the matter of alleged fraudulent milk metering at a co-op (details supplied) between the years of 1986 and 2000;... - Personal Insolvency Act
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider lack of engagement from the banks in relation to the provisions of the Personal Insolvency Act 2012 to be in breach of the law; if... - Garda Retirements
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide information stating the number of Gardaí who retired in each year for the past ten years on health grounds for both physical... - Immigration Status
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when a decision will be made on a stamp 4 application in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kerry. [58145/12] - Crime Levels
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the number of bicycles that have been reported stolen in the Dublin Metropolitan area of An Garda... - DNA Database
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when legislation will be introduced to allow for the provision of a DNA database; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58168/12] - Garda Stations
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the criteria he considered before making the decision to close Stepaside Garda Station, County Dublin. [58178/12] - Subsidiary Protection
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the date on which his Department ceased processing claims for subsidiary protection; and the date on which the processing will begin again. [58179/12] - Garda Stations
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide details of all renovation works to a Garda station (details supplied) in County Mayo in the past five years and the cost of same;... - Bench Warrants
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of bench warrants outstanding in the Munster region at the end of November 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1019/13] - Upward Only Rent Reviews
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if there is any prospect of bringing an end to existing leases with upward-only rent review clauses in view of the fact that many businesses are still... - Citizenship Applications
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding an application for naturalisation in respect of a person (details supplied); when a decision will issue. [1041/13] - Garda Operations
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will outline in tabular form the number of complaints received by An Garda Síochána over the past five years in relation to online... - Magdalene Laundries
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has received the final report from the Inter-Departmental Committee investigating State involvement with the Magdalene Laundrie; if it has been... - Film Censorship
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when a full time film censor will be appointed ini view of the fact that there has been an acting censor in situ for some time; his views on whether... - Garda Career Breaks
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to offer members of An Garda Síochána a career break from the force in order to save money; the number of persons that will be... - Road Traffic Offences
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has received the report he sought from the Garda authorities on 18 September 2012 with figures on the number of drivers involved in a fatal or... - Garda Training
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Gardaí who attended the recent MBRS training courses in evidential breath testing in December 2012 and when it is envisaged that... - Courts Service
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the report he requested from the Courts Service by the end of November 2012 providing a breakdown on the district courts that are enforcing section... - Immigration Status
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will examine a case (details supplied) in which a recent request was made for a replacement Garda National Immigration Bureau card following a... - Jobs Action Plan
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the 2012 targets set for his Department for implementation of the Jobs Action Plan; if he will report on the attainment or otherwise of these targets;... - Citizenship Applications
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the circumstances in which a non-Irish citizen who has been residing in Ireland for less than five years may have an application for Irish citizenship... - Seanad Referendum
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality in view of the commitment to hold a referendum on the abolishment of Seanad Éireann in the Autumn, his views on holding a referendum on the same... - Penalty Points System
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of fixed penalty notices that have been issued to motorists in each of the past three years, broken down by Garda Division, for the offence... - Legal Aid Service
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the amount that was spent on free legal aid schemes here in 2010, 2011 and 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1376/13] - Garda Transport
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of additional Garda marked and unmarked cars and vans that each Garda District in the Dublin Region received in 2012; and if he will make a... - Subsidiary Protection
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the the position regarding an application for subsidiary protection in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a... - Proposed Legislation
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when he expects to publish the Heads of Bill for the Family Relationships and Childrens Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1399/13] - Drug Courts
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update in relation to the review of the drugs treatment courts; when the review will be published; and if he will make a... - Legal Aid Service
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide a breakdown in tabular form of the waiting lists for persons seeking civil legal aid in each county on 1 January 2013; the number... - Penalty Points System
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide figures for 2010, 2011 and 2012 regarding the total amounts raised through the issuance of fixed penalty fines for traffic... - Departmental Expenditure
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality in view of the reduction of €62 million in his Department's planned expenditure for 2013 over the previous year, if he will provide assurances... - Garda Strength
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide assurances that the total number of Gardaí leaving the force in 2013 will not be greater than 500; if his attention has been... - Crime Statistics
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 373 of 15 May 2012, if he will provide updated figures for 2011 in view of decreasing detection and convictions... - Penalty Points System
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of penalty points in total that were issued to motorists by An Garda Síochána that were quashed in 2010, 2011 and 2012; if he... - Garda Resources
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans for community policing in the Drumlish area, County Longford, following the removal of the Garda patrol car from the Garda Barracks in... - Garda Strength
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide a breakdown of current Garda numbers for each of the stations in County Louth and a comparative figure for Garda numbers when he... - Policing at Concerts
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the action, if any, he has been taken against the promoters of concerts in the Phoenix Park, Dublin, last summer 2012 which led to serious public... - Northern Ireland Issues
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has raised the serious recent incidents of violence in Belfast with the Minister for Justice of the Northern Ireland Executive; if he will raise... - United Nations Conventions
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide details on the work of the Interdepartmental Committee on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities,... - Asylum Applications
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding immigration status in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3. [1594/13] - Legal Aid Service
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to tackle the cost to the State of free legal aid; if he will provide up to date details of the costs involved and the number of clients... - Refugee Status
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of times he has revoked the refugee status of recognised refugees awarded by his Department during his period as Minister; the reasons for... - Garda Vetting of Personnel
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if staff in a university library will be subject to the provisions of the National Vetting Bureau Bill should they take on transition year students... - Naturalisation Applications
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider a waiver in relation to the requirement for period of residence outside the State under the Irish Nationality and Citizen Act... - Court Sittings
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans for the District Courts Service; his plans to close the sittings of a Court (details supplied) in County Offaly; and if he will make a... - Anti-Social Behaviour
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if reports regarding anti social behaviour at an estate (details supplied) in County Kerry will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the... - Departmental Funding
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide a list of the bodies, other than statutory bodies, that were fully funded by his Department in 2012; and if he will make a... - Garda Resources
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding policing in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1954/13] - Garda Investigations
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the investigations into the bombing at Belturbet, County Cavan, of December 1972 which caused the death of two young persons;... - Courts Service
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the future security of courthouses in Killorglin, Dingle, Caherciveen and Kenmare County Kerry; if the public can be assured...
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