Written answers
Tuesday, 5 November 2013
Department of Justice and Equality
- Military Aircraft Landings
727. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the Government and-or the Garda Commissioner has instructed gardaí at Shannon not to search US military aircraft, or chartered aircraft... - Court of Appeal Establishment
728. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when the Court of Appeal will be up and running; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46617/13] - Irish Sign Language
729. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if Irish sign language will be given legal recognition in accordance with the UN Human Rights Convention on the Rights of Persons with... - Criminal Assets Bureau
730. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he is considering extending further powers to allow the Criminal Assets Bureau to further target suspected criminals operating online. [45690/13] - Garda Deployment
732. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí that will be redeployed and from where, to aid the Department of Social Protection in tackling fraud as reported; the... - Road Traffic Offences
733. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Questions No. 1086 of 18 September 2013 and No. 426 of 8 October 2013, the steps he will be taking with the Department... - Road Safety Issues
734. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding cyclists on footpaths (details supplied). [45740/13] - Garda Deployment
735. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality in view of the increase in burglaries and attempted burglaries in Ballyfermot, if he will consider allocating extra gardaí to Ballyfermot... - Garda Recruitment
737. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider exempting reserve members of An Garda Síochána from the application process required for the general public when... - Garda Transport Provision
738. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the Garda R district will receive additional Garda vehicles between now and year end; if so the number of these vehicles that will be marked... - Garda Vetting Applications
739. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when Garda vetting clearance will be provided in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the... - Deportation Orders Data
742. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality how many deportation orders, as distinct from removal orders made against EU citizens, were made against persons of Latvian and Estonian origin,... - Mortgage Arrears Proposals
743. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on home repossessions. [44114/13] - Same-sex Marriage
744. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has considered a referendum on same sex marriage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43147/13] - Northern Ireland Issues
745. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the British Government’s decision to rule out a public inquiry into the Omagh bombing by the Real IRA in 1998; and if he will... - Visa Agreements
746. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress he has made in seeking a new agreement on shared visitor visas with the UK; if there are any further countries with which he is... - EU Issues
747. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress he has made in advancing the Irish role in EU judicial and home affairs co-operation as set out in the programme for Government; and... - Road Traffic Offences
748. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the action he is taking to crack down on the road based offences which most contribute to accidents involving cyclists. [40903/13] - Cross-Border Co-operation
749. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on his engagement with his Northern counterpart Minister Ford. [46011/13] - Insolvency Service of Ireland Issues
750. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current position regarding the personal insolvency service. [46012/13] - Proposed Legislation
751. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the inclusion of automatic guardianship rights for both parents is being considered as part of the Family Relationships and Children's Bill;... - Garda Civilian Staff Numbers
752. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the way civilianisation rates in An Garda Síochána stand up to international comparison; the targets he has set in respect of this... - Human Trafficking
753. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide in tabular form, the number of investigations into suspected trafficking crimes for 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; if... - Ministerial Appointments
754. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the name, qualifications and current salary of each political staff member appointed by him. [46091/13] - Control of Fireworks
755. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if, in view of serious hazards being encountered in communities, especially in Border counties like County Louth, he will consider strengthening... - Ministerial Appointments
756. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will be nominating a new Irish member to the Council of Europe Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment... - Closed Circuit Television Systems
757. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the funding available to fund or co-fund the installation of a CCTV system in a town (details supplied) in County Offaly; and if he will make a... - Garda Vetting Applications
758. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of extra staff that will be recruited to the Garda Vetting Unit arising from the announcement made in Budget 2014; when he expects the... - Court Accommodation Refurbishment
759. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the works that have been carried out to a building (details supplied) in each of the past ten years; if he will itemise the works in tabular... - Courts Service Issues
760. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which backlogs in the court system are likely to be overtaken in the short and medium term; and if he will make a statement on the... - Garda Operations
761. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which bail is restricted in situations where the applicant has a previous history of committing crime while on bail; and if he will... - Garda Strength
762. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current strength of An Garda Síochána, permanent and reserve; when he expects to be in a position to facilitate recruitment in... - Electronic Tagging
764. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which tagging of prisoners has been examined as a means of monitoring activity of those on early release or parole; and if he will... - Garda Strength
765. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the total number of Gardaí, by gender and all ranks, at present; the extent to which the number is sufficient to meet requirements; and if... - Garda Resources
766. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which An Garda Síochána have sufficient resources to deal adequately with the challenges of organised criminal gang... - Criminal Prosecutions Data
767. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of criminal gang members that have been apprehended and convicted in each of the past five years to date; the number of any pending;... - Crime Levels
769. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which the statistics show fluctuation in the levels of various crimes reported in County Kildare in each of the past five years to... - Legal Aid Service Reform
771. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the proposals, if any, to update and streamline the administration of legal aid with particular reference to speeding up the process and greater... - Prisoner Rehabilitation Programmes
773. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the total number of prisoners and first time offenders known to have applied for rehabilitative training or education in each of the past four... - Legal Services Regulation
774. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding reform of the legal profession; the extent to which negotiations continue with respective interest groups; and if he will... - Departmental Legal Cases
775. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent of costs incurred by his Department in each of the past five years to date in 2013 in respect of cases brought before the courts on... - Garda Strength
777. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the total number of vacancies at all ranks in An Garda Síochána awaiting to be filled at the present time; the extent to which such... - Legal Aid Provision
778. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if legal aid will be provided for persons seeking orders from the circuit court under the proposed new assisted decision making legislation.... - Intestate Estates Issues
781. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps being taken to encourage citizens to make a will and thus avoid the costly and complicated legal proceedings which occur when a person... - Rights of People with Disabilities
782. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps taken since 2011 to implement the Universal Declaration on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. [46265/13] - Immigration Policy
784. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if, in the context of the positive result in the children’s rights referendum, there will be a change in immigration policy to reflect the... - Legal Matters
785. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to establish the Mediators Institute of Ireland as regulator of the sector; and if the MII would come under the remit of the Ombudsman.... - Community Policing
786. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will make the necessary resources available to provide a dedicated phone line in both the Tullow and Carlow 24 hour Garda Stations for use... - Cash for Gold Trade
787. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he is considering mandating identification checks on persons selling items at cash for gold outlets, following on from his Department's report... - Traffic Fines
788. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality with regard to the issuing of fixed charge notices pertaining to motoring offences, if he is satisfied that the use of standard post ensures... - Immigration Status
789. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide a breakdown of the numbers of persons with outstanding leave to remain applications and outstanding subsidiary protection... - Asylum Support Services
790. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 180 of 26 September 2013, where he indicated that the information requested in Parliamentary Question No.... - Garda Deployment
791. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the rationale behind the amalgamation of the two Garda drug units in County Donegal; the moneys allocated to drug units in the county; the number... - Misuse of Drugs
792. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of deaths including road traffic deaths in County Donegal from illegal drug use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46462/13] - Drugs Crime
793. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of search warrants per year issued to the drug units in County Donegal since the year 2000. [46463/13] - Immigration Status
794. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding a visa stamp 3 application in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on... - Garda Vetting Applications
795. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to review the legislation governing the qualification requirements and recruitment processes for persons engaged on-site by... - Prisoner Transfers
797. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the average time it takes for the repatriation of Irish prisoners serving sentences abroad to be transferred to Ireland once the initial... - EU Issues
798. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the action he intends taking in this jurisdiction to comply with EU framework decision 2009/947 in relation to the transfer of probation... - Prisoner Transfers
799. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason Irish prisoners serving indeterminate sentences for public protection in Britain cannot transfer to serve their prison sentences in... - Witness Protection Programme
801. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the budget allocation to the Garda witness programme in the years 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013. [46586/13] - Asylum Applications
802. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons who have applied for asylum in the years 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; the number of asylum applications approved and... - Road Traffic Offences
803. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will report on the rate of enforcement of the speed limit on roads here by An Garda Síochána in the years 2012 and to date in... - Garda Investigations
805. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will carry out a separate investigation into the termination of fixed charge notices where the comment box was left blank; and if he will... - Council of Europe Conventions
806. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on plans to sign the European Convention on Domestic Violence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46624/13] - Garda Operations
807. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the amount of fireworks seized by gardaí in the years 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; the monetary value of the fireworks seized in each of... - Legislative Process
808. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when the option of imposing the in camera rule will be taken away from our court judges in family law cases; and if he will make a statement on... - Garda Investigations
809. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the action he is taking in relation to the racist material posted on the greyhound nuts website and which posted significant anti-Roma and... - Citizenship Applications
810. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason a person of English nationality, who has been married to an Irish citizen for over 40 years and has lived in County Kerry since 2000,... - Magdalen Laundries Issues
811. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason the laundry at St. Joseph's in Clifden, County Galway, was not included in the Magdalen laundry list for the purposes of the redress... - Oireachtas Joint Committee Reports
812. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to the recommendation in the Report on the Review of the Legislation on Prostitution in Ireland, calling on penalising the purchase of... - Crime Levels
813. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if there has been a significant increase in the level of burglaries in an area (details supplied) in Dublin 5; and if he will make a statement on... - Equality Issues
814. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he is satisfied that our laws are being implemented in a fair manner in respect of all ethnic minorities. [46762/13] - Prisoner Health
815. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prisoners in Irish prisons who have an intellectual disability. [46764/13] - Crime Data
816. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of racially motivated crimes over the past 12 months. [46765/13] - Magdalen Laundries Issues
817. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the State downplayed the abuse suffered by the Magdalen women at the United Nations. [46766/13] - Garda Transport Provision
818. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Garda Station at Ballinamore County Leitrim does not have the use of a patrol car based at... - Naturalisation Applications
819. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will expedite a visa application in respect of a person (details supplied) in Cork; if any further documentation is required; and if he... - Crime Levels
820. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on the incidents of burglary in the Kilbarrack area especially among homes owned by the elderly; if there is a... - Naturalisation Applications
821. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in determination of an application for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he... - Family Reunification Policy
822. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the options available to a stamp 4 citizen who seeks to bring their spouse here for family reunification purposes; and if he will make a... - Start-Up Entrepreneur Programme
823. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the options available to a person who is currently resident here on a student visa to start their own business and progress their citizenship... - Prisoner Transfers
824. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the options available to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry in relation to their transfer request within the Prison Service. [46958/13] - Citizenship Applications
825. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide a breakdown of the number of non-nationals who have acquired citizenship in the State since the year 2008 on the basis of... - Legislative Process
826. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide a date for the implementation of the mandatory vetting of organisations working with children provided for under the National... - Garda Recruitment
827. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the format that the resumed Garda recruitment will entail; when it will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46994/13] - Departmental Expenditure
829. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide in tabular form the partial year and the full year monetary effect of his Department's budget 2014 reductions to expenditure.... - Magdalen Laundries Report
830. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the date on which he will bring the report of the interdepartmental group on the implementation of the recommendations of Mr. Justice Quirke...
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