Written answers
Wednesday, 14 January 2015
Department of Justice and Equality
- Garda Investigations
396. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will report to Dáil Éireann on the current situation with regard to the investigations by An Garda Síochána and the... - Statutory Instruments
398. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the public consultation process in place prior to the introduction of the Statutory Instrument No. 541/2014; and if she will make a statement on... - Legal Services Regulation
399. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality regarding the Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011, and in view of the context of a new Bill on lobbying reform, Registration of Lobbying Bill... - Residential Institutions
400. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Bill 2014 provides for health services to be made available without charge to women in... - Irish Water Expenditure
402. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if Irish Water is paying for the use of Garda resources in the policing of protests at the installation of water meters. [49577/14] - Criminal Prosecutions
403. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the legality behind a case where a property owner may be brought to a criminal court on charges of trespassing on their own... - Garda Vetting of Personnel
404. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to do away with non-convictions showing up on Garda statements issued in response to Garda clearance requests from employers-colleges;... - Legislative Measures
405. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question Nos 380 and 381, if a civil partnership to civil marriage conversion process similar to that in the UK will be... - Criminal Law
406. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding phone and e-mail tapping; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49603/14] - Courts Service
407. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the percentage of High Court cases under judicial review and Article 40 cases brought by applicants that were opposed. [49609/14] - Statutory Instruments
408. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will address concerns regarding SI 541/2014 (details supplied). [49612/14] - Citizenship Applications
409. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding an application for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin15; and if she will make a statement... - Legislative Programme
410. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will repeal the Lunacy Regulation (Ireland) Act 1871; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49652/14] - Legislative Process
411. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will publish the revised Assisted Decision Making (Capacity) Bill 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49653/14] - Legislative Measures
412. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will introduce hate crime legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49654/14] - Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Investigations
413. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission failed to conduct a proper investigation into a complaint against gardaí made... - Disability Services Provision
414. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding issues raised by persons with intellectual disabilities; and if she will make a... - Prison Investigations
415. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will respond to issues raised by the Irish Penal Reform Trust (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49699/14] - Legislative Measures
416. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will support proposals on the assisted Decision Making Capacity Bill (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Garda Powers
417. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of complaints or requests to search suspect aircraft that were made at Shannon Garda Station from 2002 to December 2014. [49713/14] - Judicial Appointments
418. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to enable those of a non-religious viewpoint to truthfully affirm rather than being forced to swear the existing oath, upon taking up... - English Language Training Organisations
419. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the measures that are being put in place to ensure the former students of a now closed English-language school (details supplied) are able to... - Departmental Bodies Data
420. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of agencies, quangos or other bodies within, funded by or established by her Department which have been scrapped, merged or reduced... - Decentralisation Programme Data
421. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the agencies or sections of her Department that were decentralised during the period 1997 to 2011; the travel costs and expenses incurred by... - Refugee Status Applications
422. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to introduce a one-off scheme to clear the backlog of persons in the protection process in advance of the introduction of a single... - Garda Powers
423. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding incorrect and misleading information; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Closed Circuit Television Systems
424. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 135 of 9 April 2014 when a reply will be provided. [1082/15] - Departmental Funding
425. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if consideration will given to funding or part funding community alert groups to cover their increased costs and in particular the costs of text... - Consultancy Contracts Data
426. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the total amount of moneys paid by her Department to external consultants, professional companies or advisers in relation to the jobs action plan... - Alcohol Sales Legislation
427. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on a matter (details supplied) regarding taxi drivers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1158/15] - Courts Staff
428. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide a breakdown on the number of civil servants employed by the Courts Service in County Tipperary for 2011, 2012 and 2013, and... - Proposed Legislation
429. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to propose a referendum to deal with legacy upward only rental agreements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1180/15] - Garda Strength
430. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide in tabular form the number of gardaí of all ranks assigned to each station in the DMR-East division in the past five... - Crime Prevention
431. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide an update on recent incidents of burglary in the Glasnevin north area; if there is a proposal for further community... - Control of Firearms
432. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of handguns or rifles stolen from licensed firearm holders excluding firearm dealers and blank deactivated firearms since 2009; when... - North South Ministerial Council
433. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if concerns regarding dissident activity was discussed at the North South Ministerial Council meeting; and if she will make a statement on the... - Garda Deployment
435. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if security personnel has been increased for the Taoiseach because of the threat of violence at the ongoing protests; and if she will make a... - Commissions of Investigation
436. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will amend the terms of reference of the commission of investigation being carried out by Mr. Justice Kevin O'Higgins to include... - Prison Building Programme
438. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the management and procurement practices in place in the prison service for major building projects in particular procurement, which... - Public Procurement Contracts Data
448. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if full details of the complaints, challenges, legal and otherwise received by the Irish Prison Service in the past three years regarding... - Assisted Human Reproduction
449. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality in view of the Child and Family Rights Bill if she will return to the original definition of assisted reproduction, as otherwise certain children... - Departmental Funding
450. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason a centre (details supplied) is not in receipt of funding from her Department while at the same time being requested to cater for... - Garda Operations
451. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the Garda community text alert scheme in the Garda R and J Districts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1380/15] - Charities Regulation
452. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when the proposed register of charities is likely to be enacted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1385/15] - Prisoner Releases
453. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide in tabular form the number of prisoners currently on temporary release broken down by prison; the type of offence... - Prisoner Data
454. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the total prison population; the number of prisoners in tabular form, broken down by prison; the capacity of each prison within the... - Personal Insolvency Act
455. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide in tabular form the number of successful applications for personal insolvency arrangements, debt settlement arrangements and... - Prisoner Data
456. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide in tabular form the number of persons currently in prisons here between the ages of 16 and 25; and if she will make a... - Garda Deployment
457. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí stationed in counties Carlow and Kilkenny by station in each of the past five years; the number of vehicles in same;... - Policing Authority Establishment
458. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views with the previous Ombudsman for Children that a representative from that office should be represented on the new independent Garda... - Inniúlacht sa Ghaeilge sa Stát Seirbhís
459. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality bunaithe ar an treoir a thug an Roinn Caiteachas Phoiblí agus Athchóirithe do gach Roinn, cad é líon agus cad iad gráid... - Departmental Expenditure
460. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide in tabular form the total photography costs for her Department per annum in 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014; the costs incurred... - Public Relations Contracts Expenditure
461. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide in tabular form the use of external public relations firms employed by her Department per annum in 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014;... - Firearms Licences
462. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans for a compensation scheme for those persons who may be unable in the future to obtain licences for currently legally held firearms... - Wards of Court
463. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress of the revised Assisted Decision Making (Capacity) Bill 2013; when it will be published; and if she will make a statement on the... - Commissions of Investigation
464. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the terms of reference of the commission of inquiry arising out of the Guerin report can or is it likely to be extended at any stage to... - Anti-Social Behaviour
465. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide assurances to residents in Fettercairn estate, Tallaght, Dublin 24 that everything possible is being done to deal effectively... - Crime Levels
466. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will ensure that immediate action is taken in respect of the recent rise of crime in the Saggart, County Dublin area; if her attention has... - Garda Operations
467. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on correspondence (details supplied); if her attention has been drawn to the advice being offered by local gardaí about the... - International Terrorism
468. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the rising threat of fundamental Islamic terrorism with origins in the EU; the actions that are being taken by the Irish Government... - Consultancy Contracts Data
469. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide details of all consultancy firms engaged by her Department during 2014; if she will also provide details of all the relevant... - Crime Data
470. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason certain crime statistics, in particular rates of theft and burglary, are higher in the commuter belt counties of Kildare and Meath; if... - Commissions of Investigation
471. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on extending the terms of reference to the commission of investigation lead by Sean Guerin to include an investigation into the death... - Garda Transport Expenditure
472. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the amount spent on maintenance of An Garda Síochána vehicle fleet in the years 2012, 2013 and 2014. [1729/15] - Criminal Legal Aid
473. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the expenditure on criminal legal aid in each year from 2009 to 2014; her plans to reduce the annual cost; and if she will make a statement on... - Garda Deployment
474. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide a breakdown, in tabular form, of the most up-to-date numbers of gardaí by district and division; and if she will make a... - Garda Transport Data
475. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide a list in tabular form, of all Garda vehicles by vehicle type in each Garda district; the number of vehicles of each type... - Garda Resources
476. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide in tabular form the number of gardaí in County Longford per station from 2008 to date in 2015; the number of vehicles... - Drugs Crime
477. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to address the increasing concerns surrounding illegal drug use in County Longford; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Community Policing
478. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to involve communities further in crime prevention measures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1770/15] - EU Directives
479. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide in tabular form the number of EU Directives which remain to be implemented within her Department; the names of these... - Legislative Process
480. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide in tabular form the number, name and date of Bills initiated in her Department that have been subject to the pre-legislative... - Departmental Staff
482. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of secondments from her Department to external private firms in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and to date in 2015; the firms involved;...
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