Written answers
Thursday, 17 July 2014
Department of Justice and Equality
- Child Maintenance Payments
564. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will consider the introduction of more strident penalties for parents who neglect or ignore their maintenance obligations; and if she will... - Visa Applications
565. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of non-EU citizens granted visas due to their relationship with an EU citizen - spouse, civil partner or partner during the years 2000... - Drugs Seizures
567. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide details on the number of drug seizures in Cork city and county for each of the years 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014; and the... - Legislative Process
568. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the enforcement authority in relation to possible breaches of the Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011 by management companies; the person an... - Garda Vetting of Personnel
569. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will expedite the issue of Garda clearance for a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Departmental Expenditure
570. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality in respect of the Garda Síochána, arising from the Haddington Road agreement the targeted savings in the Department for 2013; and the... - State Bodies Abolition
572. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of agencies or State bodies under the aegis of her Department that have been abolished since 2011; and if she will make a statement on... - State Bodies Establishment
573. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of new agencies or State bodies that have been established under the aegis of her Department since 2011; and if she will make a... - Departmental Staff Remuneration
574. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the total value of bonus payments made to staff under the aegis of her Department in 2013 and to date in 2014; and if she will make a statement... - Immigration Status
575. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will be reissued with their travel documents; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Garda Data
576. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí, by rank and division, that availed of maternity leave, sick leave, adoptive leave, carers leave or a career break in... - Appointments to State Boards
578. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the total number of appointments to State boards since March 2011 under the aegis of her Department; the total number of appointments that have... - Departmental Staff Rehiring
580. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of retired public servants who have been awarded temporary or term-time posts in her Department in 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in... - Legislative Programme
581. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when she will bring forward legislation to provide for the post-release electronic tagging of convicted sex offenders; and if she will make a... - Road Traffic Offences
582. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of fines and penalty points that have been issued for texting and driving since the new law came into force; and if she will make a... - Crime Data
583. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she considers the act of deliberately ramming a Garda vehicle to be serious enough to warrant its own legislative response; if she is... - Drugs Crime
584. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the street value of illegal drugs seized nationwide over each of the past ten years; if a breakdown of the Garda districts exists for these... - Programme for Government Implementation
585. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide in tabular format the commitments under the Programme for Government which her Department is responsible for; the progress... - Garda Operations
586. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the fact that members of An Garda Síochána are being used to assist a private company in the... - Crime Data
587. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide details, for each of the years 2011, 2012 and 2013 of the number of different instances in which counterfeit euro notes have... - Leave to Remain
588. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of leave to remain applications received from US nationals in each of the past five years; the number which were granted; and if she... - Legal Aid Service Waiting Times
589. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps she will take to ensure that free legal aid is available in a timely way to distressed borrowers who need independent legal advice to... - Deportation Orders Data
591. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of deportation orders relating to non-nationals who have served prison services here that have not been executed broken down by year... - Naturalisation Applications
592. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which all outstanding documentation required to facilitate application for naturalisation has been received in the case of a person... - Immigration Status
594. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current position in respect of residency status-determination of eligibility for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in... - Naturalisation Applications
597. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if provision may be made to facilitate application for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she... - Insolvency Service of Ireland
598. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to change the rules governing the insolvency service given the low uptake so far and the fact that certain banks have said they will... - Criminal Prosecutions Data
599. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prosecutions taken and convictions secured in respect of illegal moneylending activity in recent years; the penalties that applied... - Drugs Crime
600. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views regarding the recent upsurge in the level of heroin seizures in Cork city and county; the response to this growing problem. [32635/14] - Immigrant Investor Programme Applications
601. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applications received and approved to date under the immigrant investor programme and the start up entrepreneur scheme; and if she... - Immigration Data
602. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applications and renewals that were granted for each of the past ten years to non-EEA applicants who sought permission to study and... - Guardian Status
603. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the way the concerns of unmarried fathers who have no automatic rights to guardianship are being dealt with; the role her Department has to... - Immigration Policy
604. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the procedure for the approval of language and other colleges catering for non-EEA students; the number and names of such colleges; the number of... - Ministerial Adviser Appointments
605. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide in tabular form a detailed breakdown of the name and number of ministerial special advisers in her Department; their annual... - Appointments to State Boards
606. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the gender quota targets for the boards of State bodies and agencies under her remit; the level reached to date; and their future plans to meet... - Ministerial Priorities
607. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will outline her priorities for the remainder of her term in office; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32780/14] - Departmental Communications
608. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide a copy of the briefing she has received upon entering office from her Department; if she will publish the briefing and if so,... - Garda Transport Provision
609. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will ensure that all rural areas have a reliable patrol car attached to the station; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32801/14] - Sentencing Policy
610. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will undertake a review of sentencing practices and the use of judges discretion with regard to concurrent sentencing for multiple... - Naturalisation Applications
611. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current position in regard to update of stamp 4-eligibility for naturalisation in the case of the children of a person (details supplied) in... - Garda Vetting Applications
612. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when Garda vetting report will issue in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the... - Financial Services Regulation
613. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 639 of 8 July 2014, her views on the low prosecution rates arising from reports pursuant to section 33AK of... - Garda Recruitment
614. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when training of new Garda recruits will commence; the number of recruits that will begin training at that time; when will these recruits be... - Criminal Law
615. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the prohibition that exists for the use of pellet guns, both air and gas powered with specific attention of the availability of such weapons to...
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