Written answers
Thursday, 30 March 2017
Department of Justice and Equality
- Garda Promotions
13. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she is satisfied with the process undertaken by the Policing Authority regarding the recent competition and selection for the rank of assistant... - Immigration Policy
14. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the hardship the visa restrictions on Libyan citizens is causing a number of applicants; if these restrictions... - Magdalen Laundries Report
15. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when the archive of the interdepartmental committee on the Magdalen laundries will be made available. [15637/17] - Legal Aid Service
16. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 87 of 23 February 2017, the names and positions of the additional 15 full-time staff at the Legal Aid Board;... - Asylum Support Services
17. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she has received legal advice as to Ireland's and the United States' obligations to refugees under the Geneva Convention. [15512/17] - Garda Deployment
18. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of the new Garda recruits assigned to the Kildare Garda division in each year since Garda recruitment resumed in 2014; and the attested... - Garda Station Closures
19. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if any of the Garda Stations closed in counties Carlow and Kilkenny in 2012 and 2013 are included in the six stations being examined for reopening... - Garda Procedures
20. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she is satisfied that Garda senior management is still capable of performing its duties to the highest standard following the revelation that... - Court Accommodation Provision
21. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the long-term plans for the Courts Service in counties Meath and Louth. [15533/17] - Road Traffic Offences
22. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will report on the remedy there will be for 14,700 persons wrongly convicted of road traffic offences due to errors in Garda records; and... - British-Irish Co-operation
23. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she has raised issues or concerns regarding Irish sovereignty in the context of foreign agents, with particular reference to British operatives... - Garda Deployment
24. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of new Garda recruits assigned to the Waterford Garda division in each year since Garda recruitment resumed in 2014; and the attested... - Data Protection
25. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps that have been taken to prepare for the implementation of the GDPR in 2018; the level of preparedness among industry; and if she will... - Policing Authority
26. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to strengthen the current legislation which established the Policing Authority, in particular with regard to oversight and... - British-Irish Co-operation
27. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the issue of British undercover agents operating here was raised with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, James Brokenshire; and if... - Garda Resources
28. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the action being taken to address the 41% fall in the number of Garda traffic corps in the Dublin northern metropolitan region since 2011. [15763/17] - Asylum Applications
29. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the administrative deadline for the return of IPO2 forms; the number of forms which were returned within the deadline of 20... - Garda Procedures
30. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the actions An Garda Síochána is taking to improve the workings of the fixed charge notice system and the recording of breathalyser... - Garda Industrial Relations
31. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will include the Garda representative organisations in the working group that is examining industrial relations structures for An Garda... - Direct Provision System
32. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to reform the direct provision system in view of the continued problems experienced by asylum applicants in this system; and if she will... - Garda Station Closures
33. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if any of the Garda stations closed in County Wexford in 2012 and 2013 are included in the six stations being examined for reopening under the... - Garda Resources
34. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the capital investment being made in Garda resources in counties Cavan and Monaghan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15593/17] - Policing Issues
35. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which the Policing Authority has taken over its full responsibilities relating to An Garda Síochána; if the authority's... - Property Registration Authority Administration
36. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the delays in processing some transactions in the Land Registry; the reason more staff cannot be delegated to deal with the backlog... - Garda Reserve
37. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the Garda Reserve numbers in each Garda division for each of the past five years and to date in 2017; and if she will make a statement on the... - Garda Deployment
38. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of new Garda recruits assigned to the Wexford Garda division in each year since Garda recruitment resumed in 2014; and the attested... - Gambling Legislation
39. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will consider introducing legislation enforcing gambling debts to be paid by casinos, bookmakers and online gambling services to customers... - Good Friday Agreement
40. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will ensure that adequate resources are provided for the Commission for the Location of Victims' Remains in view of the urgent need to make... - Immigration Policy
41. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to assist undocumented Brazilians resident here. [15526/17] - Garda Procedures
42. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which internal system failures have been identified in An Garda Síochána with particular reference to recent revelations;... - Data Protection
43. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the need for research data to enjoy a wider arc of potential future usage than standard data gathering practices may permit; if she... - Garda Station Closures
44. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if Rush Garda station is included in the six stations being examined for reopening under the pilot programme. [15762/17] - Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Investigations
46. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she or her officials have recently reviewed a case (details supplied); the circumstances that led to this person's death by a person who was... - Visa Applications
47. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will review the present restrictions on visa applications from Libya especially in the cases of medical personnel that could make a... - Garda Deployment
48. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of new Garda recruits assigned to the Sligo-Leitrim Garda division in each year since Garda recruitment resumed in 2014; and the... - Policing Issues
49. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she has full confidence in the Garda Commissioner. [15692/17] - Traveller Community
50. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will report on her statement on 1 March 2017 regarding Traveller ethnicity here; and if she will elaborate on the matter. [11616/17] - Anti-Social Behaviour
51. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she is satisfied with the level of security and policing on the Luas red line; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15687/17] - Magdalen Laundries
52. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps she will take to ensure the 19 women who have received awards under the ex-gratia scheme for survivors of the Magdalen laundries receive... - Garda Resources
53. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the measures she is undertaking to increase Garda resources in County Meath in line with the programme for Government commitments. [15532/17] - Crime Levels
54. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on a recent report (details supplied) that indicates that two thirds of farming families have been affected by crime relating to their... - Court Accommodation Provision
55. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if a new courthouse for Portlaoise has been included as a priority for capital funding. [10491/17] - Garda Investigations
56. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress on the investigation into the bombing in Belturbet in December 1972; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15663/17] - Garda Station Closures
57. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if Tarmonbarry Garda station on the national primary route N5 along the River Shannon and on the border of counties Longford and Roscommon can be... - Asylum Support Services
58. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will report on the implementation of the provisions of the International Protection Act 2015; if she is satisfied that asylum seekers are... - Garda Deployment
59. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of the new Garda recruits assigned to the Carlow-Kilkenny Garda division in each year since Garda recruitment resumed in 2014; and the... - Anti-Racism Measures
60. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to a study undertaken by the European Network Against Racism which noted there has been an increase in the number... - Road Traffic Offences Data
61. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 33 of 16 February 2017, if the report is now to hand indicating the number of prosecutions in 2016 and to... - Garda Station Closures
63. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if any of the Garda stations closed in counties Sligo and Leitrim in 2012 and 2013 are included in the six stations being examined for reopening... - Direct Provision System
64. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to address the concerns and fears of those persons living in direct provision who are applying through the single procedure process.... - Domestic Violence
65. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will address the concerns expressed by an organisation (details supplied) regarding the gaps in the Domestic Violence Bill. [15748/17] - Departmental Funding
66. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason 47.1% or €3,933,413 of the €8,244,939 allocated to Ireland from the European fund for the integration of third-country... - Visa Applications
67. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the current restrictions on visa applications for citizens from Libya can be justified in the case of a person (details supplied) who has been... - Policing Issues
68. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she is satisfied that the Garda Commissioner will be able to fully commit to her role as head of policing and security services while a... - Commercial Rates
69. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to recategorise the equine industry for the purposes of commercial rates; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15794/17] - Visa Applications
71. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of a visa application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15772/17] - Community Return Programme
72. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to review the criteria for the community return programme with a view to extending it to prisoners with sentences in excess of eight... - Prison Facilities
73. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the timeframe for the closing of the training unit in Mountjoy Prison; the plans that are in place to provide a fit for purpose replacement unit... - Prison Service Data
74. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Irish Prison Service personnel provided with mobile telephones; the cost of same in each of the years 2012 to 2016 and to date in... - Prison Building Programme
75. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the total cost to date of the Thornton Hall project; the status of this project; the purpose of this project; her future plans for this site; and... - Prison Inspections
77. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the measures taken following the Inspector of Prisons report in April 2016 and the recommendations of same; the actions still outstanding; when... - Prison Service Expenditure
78. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the Exchequer allocation to the Irish Prison Service, IPS, in 2006, 2011 and 2016; the current management structure of IPS; the salaries and... - Gender Equality
79. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she is satisfied that no gender discrimination exists in the prison system; the measures she will take to ensure that it does not exist; and if... - Prison Medical Service
80. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the maternity and midwifery services provided in each of the women's prisons, by prison; the protocols in place in each for when babies are born... - Prison Education Service
81. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the education and training provided to prisoners during their sentences, by prison; the budget for the provision of such services in each of the... - Prison Medical Service
82. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the total cost of administering medication to prisoners, by prison, in each of the years 2012 to 2016 and to date in 2017; the amount that... - Prisoner Health
83. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the dietary provision of meals to prisoners, by prison; the budget allocation for catering, by prison, in 2011 and 2016; and if she will make a... - Prison Service
84. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the services within prisons that are provided by, or have been tendered for service by, private companies, by prison; if other areas of service... - Prisoner Data
85. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prisoners serving a life sentence, by prison; the number of life sentence prisoners who were released from prison each year since... - Prisoner Complaints Procedures
86. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the details of the review and management of the complaints services in prisons; if her Department completes audits of these systems; if she has... - Prison Medical Service
88. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the services provided to persons with a mental illness while in prison; the personnel numbers and levels providing such services, by prison; and... - Prison Inspections
89. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the person who or body that carried out the inspections of hospital or medical areas within prisons in each of the years 2012 to 2016, inclusive,... - Prisoner Health
90. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the waiting periods for prisoners who require dental and orthodontic dental services in each prison in each of the years 2012 to 2016 and to date... - Prisoner Welfare
91. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons with disabilities who are currently serving sentences in prisons; the level and frequency of assessment and supports... - Community Service Orders
92. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the review and monitoring she undertakes in regard to community service orders and the effectiveness of same; and if she will make a statement on... - Prison Facilities
93. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prison places, by prison, in 2016; the budget allocated to each prison with the comparative figures for 1996 and 2006; and if she... - Prison Service
94. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the total Exchequer allocation to provide prison placements in each of the years 1995, 2005 and 2015; and if she will make a statement on the... - Prisoners Temporary Release
95. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prisoners, by prison, who were granted temporary release in 2015, 2016 and to date in 2017; and if she will make a statement on the... - Prisoner Data
96. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prisoners granted one third remission, by prison, in each of the years 2012 to 2016 and to date in 2017; the process of decision... - Garda Operations
97. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to An Garda Síochána's statement of 24 March 2017 regarding the number of drivers breathalysed and the numbers recorded, whereby... - Direct Provision System
98. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps she is taking to address the long delays in the processing of persons in the direct provision system; if she is satisfied with the... - Citizenship Applications
99. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the procedure to be followed to obtain Irish citizenship resulting in Irish and US dual citizenship in the case of a person (details supplied);... - Naturalisation Applications
100. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current and expected residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) who has applied for naturalisation; and if she will make a... - Deportation Orders
102. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will set aside an order to deport in the case of persons (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15908/17] - Residency Permits
103. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will review the case for residency in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15911/17] - Asylum Applications
104. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will update and extend the residency status in the case of persons (details supplied) who have lived and worked here for many years; and... - Naturalisation Eligibility
105. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps she will take, to include grant naturalisation, to protect a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Residency Permits
106. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which persons (details supplied) will be facilitated in their efforts to update and regularise their residency here; and if she... - Deportation Orders
107. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the possible procedure to be followed in the case of a person (details supplied) in respect of whom a deportation order is proposed; and if she... - Residency Permits
108. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the determination of regularisation of residency or eligibility for naturalisation in the case of persons (details... - Immigration Status
109. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current and-or expected residency status and potential for eligibility for naturalisation in the case of persons (details supplied); and if... - Residency Permits
110. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the application for update of stamp 4 in the case of a person (details supplied) who has complied with statutory... - Naturalisation Applications
111. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the determination of eligibility for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a... - Residency Permits
113. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will regularise the residency in the case of persons (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15923/17] - Deportation Orders Re-examination
114. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if consideration by way of study of their history here in the case of a person (details supplied) will be undertaken with a view to... - Garda Procedures
115. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which the person directly responsible for management of recently released Garda statistics in regard to road alcohol checks has... - Garda Deployment
120. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of extra gardaí likely to become available to augment policing in all areas with particular reference to County Kildare in the... - Garda Retirements
121. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí at all ranks retiring in 2017 and over the next two years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15932/17] - Garda Training
123. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps she has taken to increase the number of gardaí training in Templemore and likely to become available for duty over the next three... - Garda Resources
124. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which adequate resources remain available to An Garda Síochána for the pursuit of organised and drug related crime; and... - Deportation Orders
125. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the basis on which a person (details supplied) has been arrested and imprisoned, presumably on residency grounds. [15938/17] - Garda Misconduct Allegations
126. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which a full examination of the circumstances surrounding the road death of their only child in the case of a person (details... - Visa Applications
127. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason an application for a three-month visitor visa by a person (details supplied) has been refused; and if she will make a statement on the...
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