Written answers
Tuesday, 2 May 2017
Department of Justice and Equality
- Proposed Legislation
92. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will consider making an appropriate legislative amendment to enable the same maternity leave and paternity benefits to be made available... - Data Protection
93. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will consider requiring data sensitivity training for companies which breach data protection laws; and if she will make a statement on the... - Closed-Circuit Television Systems Provision
94. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the proposed introduction of a new community CCTV scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19556/17] - Visa Agreements
95. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason the European Union visa waiver for Ukrainians does not apply here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19931/17] - Garda Operations
96. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will address concerns raised in regard to security at events (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20127/17] - Garda Vetting Applications
97. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the procedures regarding the vetting of young persons in order to take up transition year work experience in situations that require Garda vetting... - Garda Vetting Applications Data
98. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons on a list in 2017 to be cleared of Garda vetting for the purpose of working in early years services. [20639/17] - Valuation Office
99. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she has satisfied herself with the time period within which Valuations Office Ireland responds to requests for the revaluation of properties,... - Visa Applications
100. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the requirement for Afghan nationals applying for Irish visas (details supplied); and if she will make a... - Equality Issues
101. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to introduce legislation which demands a mandatory statutory retirement age in the private sector; the expected timelines for enactment... - Garda Strength
102. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the substantial reduction in Garda numbers in the Cavan and Monaghan district since 2008; her plans to replace... - Garda Operations
107. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will consider including Rathcoole in Operation Thor in an effort to increase night time patrols; and if she will make a statement on the... - Courts Service Data
108. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 53 of 16 February 2017 and further replies of 7 March 2017, 28 March 2017 and 6 April 2017, the number of... - Departmental Schemes
109. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if there are schemes within her Department which provide funding for the LGBT community; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19227/17] - Valuation Office
110. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the estimated cost to date of the national revaluation programme; the estimated cost of Reval 2017; and the estimated cost of the entire national... - Garda Station Closures
111. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to reopen the Garda station in Bansha, County Tipperary; her plans for the building if it is not being reopened; and if she will make a... - Garda Investigations
112. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she is satisfied that An Garda Síochána is adequately equipped and specifically skilled to carry out investigations into complex... - Direct Provision System
114. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans for self catering facilities in other direct provision centres in view of the fact that a self catering system at the Mosney direct... - Direct Provision Payments
118. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will consider increasing the residential income maintenance payment for persons living in direct provision here; and the reason for this... - Naturalisation Eligibility
119. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if a person in receipt of farm assist can apply for citizenship; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19398/17] - Coroners Service
120. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on a matter (details supplied) with regard to a person and their position; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19434/17] - Asylum Applications
121. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will review the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19439/17] - Garda Equipment
122. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the person or body which checks the stocks of Garda breath testing kits; the locations the unused kits are stored; and if she will make a... - Parental Leave
123. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 126 of 11 April 2017, if children born through surrogacy have their constitutional rights to have their... - Family Reunification Applications
124. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the six month delay in the processing of join family visa applications; the reason for the delay in the... - Departmental Investigations
125. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of reports and complaints made to her Department by a person (details supplied); if the reports and complaints were ever investigated... - Wards of Court
126. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the wards of court and their representatives will be given a comprehensive report on a regular basis on the way their funds are managed; the... - Protected Disclosures Data
127. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of protected disclosures received by her from serving and retired members of An Garda Síochána; the process applied to each... - Visa Applications
128. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will review the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19511/17] - Garda Station Refurbishment
129. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the plans to upgrade Newcastlewest Garda station. [19512/17] - Stardust Fire
130. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the assessment of evidence has begun by an independent person in respect of the recent Dáil Éireann motion on the Stardust tragedy... - Garda Deployment
131. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if additional Garda will be provided to the Killarney Garda area; if Barrduff Garda station will be provided with more Garda hours in order to be... - Prisoner Health
132. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of women in each of the years 2011 to 2016 who, upon receiving a custodial sentence and going to prison, have had entered on their... - Court Accommodation Refurbishment
134. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide a commencement date for the refurbishments to Wicklow courthouse; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19537/17] - Crime Data
136. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of thefts recorded in 2016; the number recorded per station; the number that were solved, in tabular form; and if she will make a... - Closed-Circuit Television Systems Provision
137. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 133 of 7 March 2017, when details will be published and applications sought in respect of the provision of... - Direct Provision System
138. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the names of the new companies that have taken on contracts for direct provision centres in the past 24 months; and the names of the companies... - Garda Vetting Applications
139. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the delay in the Garda vetting process for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19589/17] - Garda Operations
140. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if DNA swabs for roadside drug testing which return negative are destroyed; if a record is kept of negative results; if the destruction of... - Departmental Meetings
141. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of meetings her officials have had both internally and externally in relation to the financial management of Templemore Training... - Departmental Correspondence
142. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of correspondence from a person (details supplied); if the concerns raised have been dealt with; and if she will make a statement on... - Immigration Status
143. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of a visa renewal for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19672/17] - Garda Reserve
145. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will allow entry into the Garda Reserve to persons that had an exemption from languages in school; if this exemption will be allowed to... - Refugee Resettlement Programme
146. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the specific outcomes and deliverables achieved by a charity (details supplied) since it was asked to co-ordinate public pledges of support under... - Residential Institutions Redress Scheme
148. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the payments due by religious orders to the various redress schemes; the steps taken to recoup moneys owed; when she expects... - Refugee Data
149. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of the 4,000 persons committed to under the Irish refugee protection programme that have arrived here to date; the number of such... - Closed-Circuit Television Systems
150. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the body which is administering the community based CCTV grant aid scheme; when the scheme will be open; the bodies which can apply; the closing... - Child Abduction
151. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the supports in place for families at risk of international child abduction; if she will review the supports in place and ensure that assistance... - Direct Provision Data
152. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons currently living in each direct provision centre, in tabular form; the number of persons that have been granted leave to... - Criminal Law
153. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to amend the law in relation to the defence of provocation in line with the Law Reform Commission's recommendations; and if she will... - Garda Station Closures
155. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 43 of 2 March 2017, if she will provide a further update on the status of a pilot scheme for the reopening... - Prison Building Programme
156. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 75 and 76 of 30 March 2017, when the working group on the future of Thornton Hall will report; if major... - Immigration Status
157. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of an application for naturalisation by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19974/17] - Garda Training
158. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the percentage of Garda that have received counterterrorism training; the reason counterterrorism training is not required for first responders;... - Land Issues
160. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the legislation that protects the relationship between the sharers of boundaries and the overgrowth of trees along same; and if she will make a... - Court Accommodation Provision
162. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of a new courthouse in Tralee, County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20121/17] - Garda Civilian Staff Recruitment
163. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when a competition will take place for the appointment of three civilian managers for An Garda Síochána which has been promised in... - Road Traffic Accidents Data
164. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of fatal road accidents caused by farm machinery, by county, in each of the years 2014 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form.... - Road Traffic Offences Data
165. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prosecutions for breaches of the weight restrictions on Kennelsfort Road, Palmerstown, Dublin 20, between March 2016 and March... - Garda Strength
166. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí assigned to the traffic corps in March 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20282/17] - Garda Investigations
167. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to establish an inquiry into the circumstances of the death of a person (details supplied); if so, the nature of this inquiry; and the... - Traveller Community
170. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to launch a national Traveller and Roma inclusion strategy; and the resources that will accompany it for implementation. [20314/17] - Direct Provision System
171. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will commission a nutritional audit of direct provision centres. [20315/17] - Ombudsman for Children Remit
177. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to extend the remit of the Ombudsman for Children to include complaints from children in direct provision. [20321/17] - Youth Justice Strategy
178. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the way in which the Council of Europe guidelines on child-friendly justice are implemented here. [20322/17] - Children's Rights
179. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to establish a high-level interdepartmental group tasked with ensuring that the rights of children online are balanced and protected.... - Garda Vetting of Personnel
180. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to ensure that information on time spent outside of Ireland is sought and considered in the Garda vetting process. [20325/17] - Victim Support Services
181. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to ensure that child victims of crime have immediate access to adequate, free and confidential supports services. [20326/17] - Driver Licences
183. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she has discussed with the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport plans to improve the driving-related convictions being recorded on... - Courts Service Administration
184. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to link the Courts Service database to the national vehicle driver file. [20331/17] - Garda Operations
185. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps being taken to rectify problems in the recording systems in breath-testing used by An Garda Síochána to identify... - Drugs Seizures
189. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the value of drugs seized by An Garda Síochána in each of the years 2010 to 2016, broken down by type of drug and quantity in... - Immigration Status
192. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the naturalisation application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20458/17] - Citizens Assembly
193. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the total cost of operating the Citizens Assembly (details supplied); the reason only 100 persons were selected originally; and the demographic... - Garda Deployment
194. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí attached to the public order unit in each division. [20463/17] - Garda Strength
195. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí attached to various sections and divisions within An Garda Síochána (details supplied). [20464/17] - Garda Resources
198. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí trained in the operation of new roadside drug-testing machines; the number of full-time trainers for the machines; and... - Interdepartmental Working Groups
199. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will convene an interdepartmental group involving An Garda Síochána, Tusla, the Health Service Executive, the Courts Service and... - Visa Applications
200. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of visa applications for persons (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20492/17] - Courts Service Data
201. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of senior clerks in the probate offices of the Courts Service; and the waiting time for processing of cases. [20513/17] - Policing Issues
202. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to members of non-domestic policing or security agencies operating here; if so, the state of origin of each; and... - Prisoners Temporary Release
205. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the revocation of full temporary release of the four life-sentence prisoners recall during 2016; and if she will make a statement... - Garda Strength
206. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of community gardaí assigned to the Donegal division; if this is a reduction on the position in October 2016 (details supplied);... - Inquiries into Garda Activities
207. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the inaccuracies that have been uncovered in homicide cases following a review of 41 sample cases; the number of cases that were wrongly... - Garda Strength
208. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on whether three armed gardaí at Dublin Airport is adequate for the policing of the airport; the number of gardaí assigned... - Direct Provision Data
209. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons moved out of direct provision in each of the past ten years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20819/17] - Deportation Orders Data
210. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of letters of intention to deport under section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 issued in each of the years 2013 to 2016 and to date in... - Leave to Remain
211. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons granted leave to remain on humanitarian grounds under section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 in 2016 and to date in 2017, in... - Deportation Orders Data
212. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of deportation orders signed under section 3 of the Immigration Act in 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; if they were... - Voluntary Repatriation Schemes
213. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons who agreed to voluntary repatriation under section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 in 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular... - Banking Sector Investigations
214. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will instruct An Garda Síochána to investigate alleged systemic fraud and to question all current and former chief executives of...
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