Written answers
Tuesday, 7 November 2017
Department of Justice and Equality
- Court Accommodation Refurbishment
467. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the railings at the front of the courthouse, Mullingar, County Westmeath will be removed in the context of the continued... - Property Registration
468. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will address a matter concerning a case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46757/17] - Valuation Office
470. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the Valuations Office has decided on a rateable value for ground mounted solar farms. [47023/17] - Sexual Offences Data
471. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his Department will contribute to the funding of a second sexual abuse and violence study here, SAVI 2; and if he will make... - Departmental Staff Training
473. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if all front-line staff, including but not exclusive, to An Garda Síochána, prison staff, staff working within the... - Citizenship Applications
474. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if family citizenship will be granted to persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45669/17] - Garda Operations
475. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the success or otherwise of Operation Thor across the four policing districts of the Dublin north central Garda division... - Garda Stations
476. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the plans he and the Garda Commissioner have to locate a new Garda station in Clonburris in which the SDZ plan is being... - Crime Data
477. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of weapons that were stolen from houses and vehicles in the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the... - Peace Commissioners Data
478. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number and names of peace commissioners in Fingal, County Dublin, by locality, in tabular form; the number of peace... - Garda Deployment
480. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there is a Garda armed response unit based in Ennis, County Clare; if not, his plans to locate one there; and if he will... - Garda Data
481. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí based in Ennis, County Clare in each of the years 2013 to 2016, and to date in 2017, in tabular form.... - Gambling Legislation
483. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the progress of the Gambling Control Bill 2013; the timeframe for the progression of the bill; and if he... - Garda Stations
485. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if persons are obligated to report a suspected crime to their nearest Garda station regardless of the opening hours of that... - Garda Operations
486. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans for a full review of the covert human intelligence sources, CHIS, system. [45787/17] - Garda Expenditure
487. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the way in which the cost of the fingerprinting service provided by An Garda Síochána is arrived at; if the fee is... - Road Traffic Accidents Data
488. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will report on the number of fatal road traffic collisions in each of the years 2015, 2016 and to date in 2017 in which... - Garda Data
489. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will report on the number of road traffic collisions in each of the years 2015, 2016 and to date in 2017 in which there... - Stardust Fire
490. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the report submitted by a person (details supplied) into evidence compiled by a committee on the Stardust tragedy of 1981... - Departmental Websites
491. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the external company undertaking an audit of his departmental website; the cost of the audit; the timeframe for its completion;... - Family Law Cases
492. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the level of mediation uptake in family law cases here; the way in which this compares with international practice; and if he... - Commercial Rates
495. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the concerns expressed by quarry owners regrading the current review of commercial rates and... - Immigration Status
496. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the determination of an application for stamp 4 in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he... - Dublin-Monaghan Bombings
497. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when his Department will respond to the request from the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland seeking files in respect of the... - Criminal Law
498. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to implement specific penalties for those found to have damaged life-saving equipment such as defibrillators as... - Departmental Equipment
499. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the estimated cost of the provision of a defibrillator in each public building owned by his Department and agency under the... - Strategic Communications Unit
500. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the meetings of the strategic communications unit he or his Department officials attended; the date and location of each such... - Departmental Websites
501. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the last time his Department's website was revamped or remodelled; the cost of same; if he or his Department officials have... - Departmental Staff Data
503. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Department staff in his press office; the reporting relationship in operation; and if he will make a statement on... - Departmental Staff Training
504. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the protocol for attendance by staff, both civil servants and political non-civil servants, to continuing professional... - Public Relations Contracts Expenditure
505. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the public relations companies or agencies the services of which his Department used for information campaigns since 1 January... - Charities Regulation
506. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps he has taken to ensure that grant aided organisations are spending their moneys appropriately in view of the... - Sentencing Policy
507. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to increase the maximum penalty for engaging in a sex act with a child beyond the current sentence of five years; and... - Brexit Issues
508. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the details of all planning and research work under way for the impact of the result of Brexit negotiations in his Department... - Garda Station Refurbishment
509. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the planned refurbishment of a Garda station (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Data Protection
510. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the privacy and data protection implications of a company requiring persons who hold accounts with them to provide... - Immigration Policy
511. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to introduce a system of regulation of immigration consultants here, similar to the UK office of the immigration... - Family Reunification Data
512. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons granted family reunification under section 18 of the Refugee Act 1996, as amended in 2015, 2016 and 2017;... - Asylum Seeker Accommodation
513. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to consider the provision of additional services for a town (details supplied) in County Kildare. [46168/17] - Wards of Court
514. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 177 of 24 October 2017, the reason families to date were not permitted to seek a summary... - Immigration Status
516. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the process for a person from Australia who is married to a person who has an Italian and English passport to live and work... - Garda Vetting Applications
517. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to expedite a matter for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46216/17] - Courts Staff
518. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the pay scales for court ushers. [46226/17] - Penalty Points System Data
519. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the drop of 20% in penalty point notices issued to drivers in 2016 compared to 2015; and if he will make a... - Prisoner Health
520. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of cases of tuberculosis, TB, recorded in the prison system in the past ten years, by year and the prison that... - Garda Vetting Applications Data
521. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons that have been Garda vetted annually since the process of Garda vetting was established. [46324/17] - Departmental Contracts Data
525. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the contracts his Department or bodies under the aegis of his Department have with a company (details supplied) or its... - Immigration Status
526. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when a decision will be reached in respect of de facto partner immigration permission in the case of a person (details... - Garda Youth Diversion Projects
527. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Question No. 152 of 17 February 2017, the status of the new Garda youth diversion project service delivery model... - Immigrant Investor Programme Data
528. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number and value of investments made in the area of social and affordable housing by investors under the immigration... - Ministerial Advisers Data
529. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the names of the special advisers employed in his Department; the names of special advisers to Ministers of State in his... - Garda Deployment
530. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí stationed at each town in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46495/17] - Commencement of Legislation
531. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the implementation schedule for the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015; when the Act will be fully implemented; and... - Rights of People with Disabilities
532. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; and... - Garda Deployment
534. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if supervisory ranks at a station (details supplied) will be filled; the positions vacant at present; when they are likely to... - Domestic Violence
535. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the timeframe for ratification of the Istanbul Convention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46662/17] - Commissions of Investigation
536. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the extent of consultation that a person (details supplied) had with his Department prior to giving instructions to their legal... - Departmental Correspondence
540. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding a person's request (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46706/17] - Foreshore Issues
541. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if seaweed harvesters who have been cutting seaweed on a set area of State-owned foreshore and-or taking dislodged seaweed cast... - Home Repossessions
542. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of court orders issued in County Louth for repossession of homes as a result of mortgage distress in each of the... - Statutory Instruments
543. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of statutory instruments in respect of global valuations that have been issued; the reference numbers of such... - Garda Stations
544. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the re-opening of Rush Garda station which was announced by the Government a number of months ago; and... - Residency Permits
545. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the residency status in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46782/17] - Immigration Status
546. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the residency status in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46825/17] - Judicial Appointments
547. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of judges appointed to the Court of Appeal; his views on whether this is sufficient; the status of the case backlog... - Prison Service Data
548. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of staff assigned to the prison service that on medical grounds have a long-term exclusion in the case of... - Garda Data
549. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of staff assigned to An Garda Síochána that on medical grounds have a long-term exclusion in the case of... - Public Services Card
553. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he or officials in his Department have had discussions regarding the public services card; if so, the detail of those... - Citizenship Applications
554. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the spouse of a person can apply for Irish citizenship; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47046/17] - Road Traffic Offences Data
555. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 124 of 9 May 2017, the number of persons that paid a fixed charge notice for driving... - Garda Procedures
559. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 86 and 87 of 17 May 2017 and 528 of 26 July 2017, the number of those summonses not... - Road Traffic Accidents Data
560. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 88 of 24 May 2017, 726 of 20 June 2017 and 529 of 26 July 2017, the number of road... - Garda Data
561. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 751 of 20 June 2017 and 533 of 26 July 2017, the number of gardaí that completed... - Garda Reports
562. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 713 of 20 June 2017 and 548 of 26 July 2017, if the report is now available; when the... - Immigration Status
572. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the determination of an application pursuant to section 3(6) of the Immigration Act 1999, as amended,... - Garda Training
573. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will make contact with the management of An Garda Síochána to ensure that all future recruits are trained to... - Garda Operations
574. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if provisions from Operation Thor will be made available in counties Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal over the winter months in 2017...
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