Written answers
Tuesday, 26 May 2015
Department of Justice and Equality
- National Disability Strategy Implementation Plan
465. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will report on the proposed implementation of the national disability strategy; when this implementation will take place; and if she will... - EU Issues
466. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason Ireland has not yet signed the declaration of the European Parliament on the rights of deaf-blind persons; and if she will make a... - Internationalisation Register
467. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason a college (details supplied) in Dublin 1 has been struck off the Internationalisation Register list; and if she will make a statement... - Garda Deployment
468. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason Ireland withdrew from the Santa Marta Project, which was attempting to play a leading role in an offensive against slavery on fishing... - International Education
469. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the changes she is proposing to the working holiday arrangements of international students while they are studying English; her views that... - Public Sector Staff Training
470. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position in relation to disability training provision (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20810/15] - Legislative Measures
471. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide a list of the legislative changes, including changes to secondary legislation, required to implement the policy announcement... - Departmental Consultations
472. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide a list of all the bodies, persons and organisations she has consulted with, prior to her announcement of 13 May 2015 related... - Consultancy Contracts
473. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide a list of companies or persons contracted to provide advice or expertise, prior to her announcement of 13 May 2015, related... - Legislative Measures
474. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide details of the types of motoring offences which she intends, when the Spent Convictions Bill 2012 is enacted, will be... - Personal Insolvency Act
475. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to change the eligibility criteria for personal insolvency arrangements, as regards public office holders and members of An Garda... - Deportation Orders Data
476. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of deportation orders that have been enforced since April 2014; if she will provide a breakdown of the countries to which persons were... - Prison Staff
480. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to run a competition to recruit prison officers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19940/15] - Garda Powers
481. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 268 of 25 November 2014, her plans to revise the legislation; and if she will make a statement on the... - Refugee Numbers
483. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the 300 migrants who we have agreed to resettle, as part of the European Union plan to tackle the current migration crisis, will be... - Proposed Legislation
485. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will support legislation in order to end sex-trafficking and prostitution; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19980/15] - Naturalisation Applications
486. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she is aware of the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7 who has applied for naturalisation, but who is at risk of losing her job... - Legislative Measures
488. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the time frame for the enactment of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013; if she will identify a budget for same; if she will... - Disability Services Programme Review
489. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress made by the national disability stakeholders monitoring group in establishing Departmental consultation committees; the Departments... - Pension Provisions
490. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on a matter (details supplied) regarding pension payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20115/15] - Garda Deployment
491. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on correspondence regarding a submission in respect of an association (details supplied) in County Kildare; the actions in place, or... - Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Funding
492. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to allocate additional resources to the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, in response to the increase in referrals; and if... - Refugee Numbers
493. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the way the Government will respond to a quota system, in response to the refugee crisis in the Mediterranean, where the United Nations has... - Airport Security
494. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on possible implications for Ireland of the threatening environment created by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, particularly in the... - Refugee Status Applications
495. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will offer political asylum to a person (details supplied), in view of the heroic work this person has carried out in exposing massive... - Tribunals of Inquiry Reports
496. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 396 of 14 January 2015, if she will report to Dáil Éireann on the current situation with regard... - Policing Authority Establishment
498. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the appointment process for the Policing Authority chairperson will be an independent, merit-based, recruitment process; and if she will make... - Garda Deployment
499. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding staffing at a Garda station (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20305/15] - Naturalisation Applications
500. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding residency-naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on... - Legal Services Regulation
501. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow will receive a reply from her Department to correspondence alleging the person is a victim of... - Garda Vetting Applications
502. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the processing times for Garda Síochána vetting applications. [20372/15] - Drugs Crime
503. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of drug seizures in County Dublin, in each of the past five years; and if she will provide an estimate of the value of same.... - Garda Deployment
504. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will consider the deployment of extra Gardaí to a town (details supplied) in County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the... - National Carers Strategy Implementation
505. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide the up-to-date progress report on matters relating to her Department, regarding the national carer's strategy; on the impact... - Ministerial Travel
506. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide details of all official foreign trips she and Ministers of State in her Department plan to take between now and the end of... - Courts Service Data
507. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of protection orders, safety orders and barring orders applied for and granted by the District Courts in 2013, in 2014 and in 2015 to... - Legislative Process
508. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress that has been made by her Department with the heads of the Reformed and Consolidated Domestic Violence Bill; her plans to bring the... - Prison Deaths
509. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the increased number of prison deaths that have taken place in the past number of months; if she will bring forward an outcome of... - Prison Drug Treatment Services
510. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress of the independent living programme, announced by the director general of the prison service in February 2015. [20458/15] - Prison Staff
511. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the impact of cutbacks in prison officer numbers, which lead, on a regular basis, to prisoners not being released from their cells... - Prison Facilities
512. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the amount of profits generated in each of the tuck shops in all of the prisons; if the profits are used to fund a hardship fund, or... - Legal Services Regulation
514. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the action she will take to reduce the legal costs associated with family law cases; her views on fees being charged in such circumstances; her... - Deportation Orders
515. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the grounds on which the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service has determined that persons (details supplied) are not fully... - EU Regulations
516. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will investigate a situation whereby a person (details supplied) who applied to the central authority for maintenance recovery, for... - Garda Deployment
517. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if consideration will be given to the deployment of extra gardaí to a town (details supplied) in County Meath; and if she will make a... - Stardust Fire
518. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when the examination into the new evidence recently provided by the Stardust Victims Committee will be completed; if she will provide an update... - Garda Deployment
519. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the Garda districts within the Dublin region that received additional gardaí, following the recent graduation of additional members of the... - Citizenship Applications
520. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will receive an application for citizenship from a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15, a year earlier than the time frame outlined in... - Prison Medical Service
522. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding adequate health facilities in respect of a prisoner (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Garda Disciplinary Proceedings
523. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will review the case of a former Garda Síochána detective (details supplied) who lost his job at a Limerick Garda station and is... - Prisoner Data
524. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the total number of prisoners under 21 years of age; the number in each of the institutions in which they are held; the number of such prisoners... - Prison Education Service
525. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of hours the library in each prison is scheduled to open each week; the percentage of scheduled opening times these libraries were... - Garda Remuneration
527. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will address a matter (details supplied) from a member of An Garda Síochána regarding his pension entitlements. [20682/15] - Garda Reserve
528. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the date extra powers in the area of public order will be granted to attested members of the Garda Reserve; and if she will make a statement on... - Garda National Immigration Bureau
529. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she is aware of the delays experienced by users of the Garda National Immigration Bureau; her plans to address these delays; and if she will... - Insolvency Service of Ireland Data
530. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of bankruptcies that have been annulled or set aside in each year since 2011 and to date in 2015; and if she will make a statement on... - Legislative Process
532. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide an update on a matter (details supplied) regarding the progress of capacity legislation; and if she will make a statement on... - Stardust Fire
533. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide an update on the new information regarding the Stardust fire tragedy (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on... - Organised Crime
534. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the degree to which best international policing practices are adopted throughout each European country, including this jurisdiction, with a view... - Garda Resources
535. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which the various forms of reported crimes appear to be on the increase; if adequate resources remain available to her Department... - Criminal Law
536. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if consideration has been given to the proscribing of membership of criminal gangs; if such gangs have been proscribed in other jurisdictions;... - Garda Strength
537. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which she expects membership of An Garda Síochána to increase over the next 12 months, bearing in mind natural... - Asylum Applications
540. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if, in the context of determination of eligibility for refugee or asylum status, due cognisance is given to the circumstances prevailing in the... - Bail Law
541. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when it is expected that the bail laws will be amended in line with modern requirements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20841/15] - Crime Investigation
542. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the degree to which cold cases continue to be monitored, with particular reference to persons who have disappeared; and if she will make a... - Firearms Licences
543. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which she proposes to take on board submissions made by sporting, shooting and gun clubs, with particular reference to the need to... - Prisoner Rehabilitation Programmes
544. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which all first-time offenders, in respect of all offences, are provided access to educational and rehabilitative training from the... - Legal Aid Service
546. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which, if known, the legal aid system continues to be most beneficial to hardened criminals and members of criminal gangs; the... - Prisoner Rehabilitation Programmes
547. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which evidence exists that criminal gangs and criminal gang leaders have better access to rehabilitative training than first-time... - Criminal Law
549. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the action that can be taken to address the issue of threats and intimidation against individual members of An Garda Síochána; and if... - Refugee Resettlement Programmes
551. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide a breakdown of the number of persons provided with resettlement as part of the Irish resettlement process for each year from... - Tribunals of Inquiry Reports
552. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 385 of 12 May 2015 regarding the recommendations of the Moriarty tribunal, if he will provide details of... - Legislative Process
553. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the delay in the passage of the Tribunals of Inquiry Bill 2005 through the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if she will provide a... - Departmental Staff Data
554. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of public and civil servants who were recruited under the aegis of her Department in 2014; and if she will make a statement on the...
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