Written answers
				Wednesday, 30 April 2014
    				
Department of Justice and Equality
				 
    - House Prices 
					524. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding property prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18573/14] - UN Conventions 
					525. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to ratify the UN Convention for the Rights of People with Disabilities; the progress being made in accelerating this process; and if he... - Syrian Conflict 
					526. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the Irish Government will accept 100 Syrian war refugees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19376/14] - Building Regulations Application 
					527. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the common areas of some building schemes, for example, apartment blocks built up to 20 years... - Refugee Appeals Tribunal Decisions 
					528. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the method and criteria used in the appointment, not initial selection, of members to the Refugee Appeals Tribunal in November 2013 and March... - Immigrant Investor Programme Data 
					529. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the total number of applicants under the immigrant investor scheme; the total number accepted to date; and if he will make a statement on the... - Freedom of Information Requests 
					531. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of freedom of information requests received by his Department between 1 January 2013 and 11 April 2014; the number of these requests... - Asylum Applications 
					532. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if and when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be called for interview in respect of their application for asylum; and if he will... - Proposed Legislation 
					533. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if any change in the law is planned or envisaged in relation to the poor box system in the courts; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Start-up Entrepreneur Programme 
					535. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the total number of applicants and number of successful applicants for the start-up entrepreneur programme to date; and if he will make a... - Asylum Applications 
					536. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will indicate notwithstanding his reply to a previous parliamentary question in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan;... - Residency Permits 
					537. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the procedure to be followed by a person (details supplied) in County Kildare notwithstanding his reply to previous parliamentary questions; if... - Asylum Applications 
					538. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current or expected residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the... - Residency Permits 
					539. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current position in regard to determination of residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7; and if he will make a... - Deportation Orders 
					540. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current position in regard to determination of eligibility for residency-naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in County... - Residency Permits 
					541. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality notwithstanding his response to a previous parliamentary question in the case of persons (details supplied) in County Clare who appear to be of a... - Legislative Measures 
					545. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the arrangements in place to inform members of An Garda Síochána of the enactment of new legislation, such as in the area of road... - Garda Reports 
					546. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 125 of 10 April 2014, the reasons for not having figures available for the recent Operation Learner Driver,... - Court Poor Box 
					547. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide a breakdown, based on each court district, of the number of drivers in each month of 2014 to date who have appeared in court... - Garda Reports 
					548. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 185 and 186 of 20 February 2014, if the information he undertook to supply is now to hand.  [18680/14] - Garda Transport Data 
					549. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of vehicles assigned to the Garda station in Craughwell, County Galway during the month of March 2012, March 2013, and March 2014... - Proposed Legislation 
					550. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on assisted decision making; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18732/14] - Anti-Social Behaviour 
					551. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the remedies available to households that are subject to ongoing harassment and intimidation from neighbours, which is an ongoing social issue;... - Commissions of Investigation 
					552. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on concerns expressed about the fitness for purpose of legislative provisions (details supplied) regarding the commission of... - Appointments to State Boards 
					553. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 741 of 25 March 2014, if he will provide an indicative timetable for the appointment of the other board... - Residency Permits 
					554. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if, having regard to the time spent in this jurisdiction in full employment over the past 12 years, if he will consider the basis for... - Naturalisation Applications 
					555. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the determination of application for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if... - Residency Permits 
					556. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which assessment of application for Stamp 4 update has progressed in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and... - Student Visas Applications 
					558. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the action to be taken by a leaving certificate student (details supplied) whose visa expires in August, in order to remain here and pursue third... - Garda Recruitment 
					559. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on the Garda recruitment campaign; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18817/14] - Domestic Violence Refuges 
					560. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide a breakdown of the funding allocations from his Department for women's aid services in each county in 2011, 2012, 2013 and to... - Citizenship Applications 
					561. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason the cost of obtaining Irish citizenship for EEA residents is so excessive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18829/14] - Personal Insolvency Practitioners 
					562. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if there is a legal requirement on personal insolvency practitioners to charge a set fee to clients; the amount of the fee; if PIPs are allowed... - Garda Recruitment 
					563. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality in regard to the recruitment campaign for An Garda Síochána the expected time frame for new recruits to commence training in... - Joint Policing Committees Remit 
					564. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality with respect to the establishments of joint policing committees in the context of the new local authority municipal districts, his plans, if any,... - Naturalisation Applications 
					565. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding eligibility for naturalisation-stamp 4 in the interim in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if... - Residency Permits 
					568. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when a decision will be made on a application for a residency card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will... - Naturalisation Applications 
					569. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will set out the updated position in regard to examination and determination of residency/eligibility for naturalisation in the case of a... - Garda Misconduct Allegations 
					571. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to allegations of policing misconduct made by Afri in relation to the Corrib Gas Project, North Mayo; if he will... - Human Trafficking 
					572. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on the national action plan on combatting human trafficking; when same will be published; and if he will make a... - Crime Prevention 
					574. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if there is a link up between his Department, An Garda Síochána and taxi authorities regarding combating crime against taxi drivers;... - Garda Vetting of Personnel 
					575. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the regulations for Garda vetting to ensure vetting is portable for a two year period thus reducing waiting times and... - Legal Services Regulation 
					576. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if staff employed in the Law Society will be transferred to the new Legal Services Regulatory Authority or elsewhere as a result of the Legal... - Judicial Reviews 
					577. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 194 of 13 February 2014, the position regarding the status of the outstanding information as requested.... - Garda Expenditure 
					578. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 788 of 25 March 2014, if he will now make available the cost of the policing operation for the European... - Visa Applications 
					579. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if in the case of a visa applicant with a physical disability, if their physical disability is a consideration when assessing if the applicant... - Commissions of Investigation 
					580. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when he will publish the Commission of Investigation report of Grainne McMorrow SC into the death in 2007 of a person (details supplied) in... - Proposed Legislation 
					581. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will introduce legislation in relation to the height of trees (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19260/14] - Spent Convictions Legislation 
					582. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when the Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions) Bill will come before Dail Éireann and be debated and voted on; his view on spent convictions... - Gender Balance Issues 
					583. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to address the gender pay gap, which has increased to 14.4%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12173/14] - Ministerial Meetings 
					584. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will agree to meet the families of the Omagh victim support group; if he will support the call for a full cross-Border public inquiry; and... - Garda Deployment 
					585. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of community gardaí based in Clondalkin station, Dublin 22 for each of the past five years; the latest available numbers; his... - Judicial Appointments 
					586. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of specialist judges currently assigned to deal with cases arising from the Insolvency Service of Ireland; the number of cases that... - Garda Recruitment 
					587. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding an applicant who fails the fitness test for entry as a recruit; if the person can reapply; and if he will make a statement... - Traveller Community 
					588. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will implement the recommendations of the report that was presented to the Joint Committee on Justice and Equality in relation to... - Garda Investigations 
					589. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 307 of 4 March 2014, if he will respond to further information (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Garda Transport Expenditure 
					590. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to provide funding for the purchase of additional Garda vans; the number of Garda vans that were withdrawn from the fleet in the years... - Courts Service 
					591. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality with regard to the collection of fines by the Courts Service of Ireland for 2011, 2012 and 2013, the number of fines that were collected as... - Garda Investigations 
					592. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 131 of 10 April 2014, if he will deal with the issue being posed that new information has come to light... - EU Directives 
					593. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason Ireland is not complying with the EU reception directive which provides for minimum conditions for asylum seekers, including the... - Proposed Legislation 
					595. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the submission made to him relative to AdVIC; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19479/14] - Departmental Funding 
					596. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if organisations in receipt of Department funding and bound by a service level agreement are subject to a clause prohibiting the use of funding... - Proposed Legislation 
					597. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans for legislation on prostitution following the publication of the Joint Committee on Justice and Equality report on prostitution in... - Asylum Applications 
					598. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in determination of an application for leave to remain in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if... - Naturalisation Applications 
					599. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the procedure to be followed in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who wishes to apply for naturalisation but whose... - Garda Recruitment 
					600. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will respond to concerns regarding the recruitment process for full-time positions in An Garda Síochána (details supplied). [19544/14] - Garda Deployment 
					602. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which best policing practices remain available throughout the country notwithstanding the economies arising from commitment... - Garda Resources 
					603. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the degree to which upgrade of IT remains available to An Garda Síochána with particular reference to the need to maintain a... - Crime Prevention 
					605. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which he and his Department have examined policing practices and structures in other jurisdictions with a view to availing of the... - Prisoner Releases 
					606. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prisoners on parole of short, medium or long duration in each of the past six years to date; and if he will make a statement on the... - Prisoner Data 
					607. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prisoners currently deemed to have absconded in each of the past six years to date; the number recaptured; the number still at... - Garda Strength 
					608. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current strength of An Garda Síochána; the extent to which the numbers have fluctuated in each of the past seven years to date; and... - Prisoner Data 
					611. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the total prison population at present; the extent to which the numbers have fluctuated in the past ten years to date; and if he will make a... - Garda Transport Provision 
					612. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which the Garda transport fleet has been updated on an annual basis since 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Crime Data 
					613. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the degree to which persons remanded on bail have been noted to re-offend in each of the past five years to date; and if he will make a statement... - Judicial Appointments 
					615. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of judicial vacancies at District Court, Circuit Court and higher courts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19588/14] - Prison Accommodation Provision 
					616. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which adequate or sufficient prison spaces are available to meet requirements at the present time; and if he will make a statement... - Crime Investigation 
					617. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which progress is reported in respect of ongoing investigation into the various so-called cold cases; if new evidence continues to... - State Pathologists 
					618. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which he continues to remain satisfied regarding the availability of resources including adequate staffing at the State... - Criminal Legal Aid Scheme 
					619. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which free legal aid continues to be made available in respect of those on bail on foot of serious crime who have re-offended; and... - Garda Strength 
					620. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the total strength of An Garda Síochána throughout County Kildare in each of the past seven years to date with particular reference to... - Missing Persons Data 
					621. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons reported as missing in each of the past three years to date; the number traced; and if he will make a statement on the... - Garda Investigations 
					622. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on the case of Fr. Niall Molloy; and when the current review will be completed. [19614/14] - Coroners Service 
					623. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the inquest into the murder of a person (details supplied) was adjourned for the 13th time in... - Garda Investigations 
					624. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has met with a person (details supplied) to discuss the death of their baby and to discuss with them the significant number of questions... - Asylum Seeker Accommodation 
					625. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality in view of the fact that Ireland's direct provision system was 14 years old last week, his plans to get rid of the current system and replace it... - Garda Operations 
					626. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he is giving consideration to the need for an urgent and comprehensive independent inquiry into the policing of the Corrib gas project in view... - Gambling Legislation 
					627. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will ban the practice of single-manning in betting offices in the forthcoming gambling control Bill; and the date on which this legislation... - Commissions of Investigation 
					628. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider, at the request of the family, the inclusion of a case (details supplied) in the investigation by Mr. Justice Fennelly into... - Garda Recruitment 
					629. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the level of recruitment envisaged to An Garda Síochána in 2014; the number of applicants that may be held in reserve from this process... - Prisoner Transportation 
					630. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the amount it has cost to provide taxis to transfer prisoners from County Donegal to the various prisons across the State in the years 2012, 2013... - Visa Agreements 
					631. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to make it easier for visitors from China to obtain a tourist to visit here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19709/14] 
         
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