Written answers
Tuesday, 16 January 2018
Department of Justice and Equality
- Work Permits Applications Data
465. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of atypical work permits issued to previously undocumented non-EU fishing workers annually since the scheme was... - Data Protection
468. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position in relation to the application of data protection legislation in respect of data including personal information... - Brexit Issues
469. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the threats or blocks to the status of British citizens living and working here in view of Brexit; and if he will make a... - Garda Accommodation
470. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the funding for office space for the protective services unit for Bandon, County Cork; and if he will make a... - Traveller Data
471. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Travellers evicted under PART IIA of the Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act 1994 as amended by section 24 of the... - Visa Applications
473. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of a visa application by a person (details supplied). [1306/18] - Assisted Decision Making
474. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 will commence. [1760/18] - Coroners Service
475. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the procedure to arrange for a post-mortem on a body located here to be carried out abroad, for example in Northern Ireland or... - Emergency Services Personnel
476. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of assaults that have been recorded against prison officers and gardaí in each of the past five years by... - Public Sector Staff Safety
478. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of court convictions in each of the past five years for assaults on front-line staff including those in health care... - Departmental Staff Data
480. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of departmental staff employed in Drogheda per departmental premises and within statutory bodies within his remit;... - Road Safety Data
481. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of drivers that have been involved in serious or fatal road crashes who had been disqualified for driving at the... - Legal Services Regulation
482. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he has received report 1 on multidisciplinary practices and report 2 on certain matters relating to barristers... - Tribunals of Inquiry Data
483. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if all documents, departmental emails, private emails, phone call logs, text messages and all other communications that relate... - Garda Resources
484. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí and the rank of each in each of the Dublin Garda divisions on 1 December 2017; the number for each of... - Misuse of Drugs
485. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the street availability of prescription drugs since new legislation came into force; the experience and data... - Garda Investigations
486. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on serious criminal allegations made in a newspaper report (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Garda Vetting
487. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the delay in the Garda vetting for a person (details supplied) will be investigated; if this application will be expedited... - Services for People with Disabilities
488. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if consideration has been given to introducing provisions for banks to deal with deaf persons on the telephone including... - Departmental Contracts
489. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a company (details supplied) that receives public contracts from his... - Citizenship Applications
490. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of citizenship applications granted and fees paid for the applications in each of the years 2007 to... - Mobile Telephony Use
494. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if phone calls of this Deputy or other telecommunications have ever been intercepted by An Garda Síochána. [54395/17] - Legal Services Regulation
495. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the review committee of the Legal Services Regulatory Authority will be established and begin its work in view of the fact... - Naturalisation Applications
496. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the procedure to be followed to obtain Irish citizenship and a passport in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he... - Public Relations Contracts Expenditure
498. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the expenditure by his Department on external public relations services in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Garda Station Refurbishment
499. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the Garda stations located in north County Kildare that will receive upgrading or refurbishment of their facilities; when this... - Court Poor Box
500. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the amount paid to the District Court poor box in each of the 23 districts; the bodies to which it was dispersed in each of the... - Garda Data
501. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda vacancies at superintendent rank; the locations of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Liquor Licence Data
502. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of liquor licence special exemption orders granted by each District Court in each of the years 2010 to 2017 and to... - Bail Law
504. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the communication that takes place between the Prison Service, the Courts Service and the Judiciary in respect of availability... - Road Traffic Offences Data
505. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 119 of 16 May 2017 (details supplied), the number of persons convicted and arrested for... - Garda Resources
506. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the measures being taken to ensure that gardaí in Ballymun are adequately resourced in order to carry out their work in a... - Residency Permits
507. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of a residency application by a person (details supplied). [54545/17] - Garda Deployment
508. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if 800 gardaí were recruited by the end of 2017; if so, the number of these gardaí that will be allocated to County... - Legal Services Regulation
509. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the date on which he expects the Legal Services Regulatory Authority to be fully operational; when it will begin regulating the... - Residency Permits
510. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the correct procedure to be followed in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Travel Documents
511. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the procedure by which a legal guardian can establish their consent to their child that has been given refugee status here... - Standards in Public Office Commission
512. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if all members of An Garda Síochána are in compliance currently and historically with SIPO requirements; and if he... - Courts Service Data
513. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons here that have used the European small claims procedure to pursue a cross-border civil or commercial... - Crime Data
515. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons convicted of criminal offences in County Waterford courts that were granted bail in each of the past five... - Courts Service Data
516. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prosecutions that were struck out by District Court district in 2015 and 2016. [54626/17] - Court Poor Box
517. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of cases before courts in County Waterford that resulted in judges making orders against convicted persons to make... - Legal Aid Service Data
518. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of accused persons that received free legal aid in each county in 2016; and the average cost per case to the State... - Drugs Crime
519. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prosecutions that have been brought before the courts in County Waterford for possession of heroin for personal... - Legal Aid Service
522. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a scheme exists whereby a person (details supplied) can avail of legal aid in view of the fact that their case is currently... - Garda Retirements
523. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the retirements in An Garda Síochána from the rank of superintendent up to Ccommissioner since 1 January 2016 by... - Pension Provisions
525. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding pensions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54683/17] - Road Safety Authority Campaigns
526. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on whether the statistics provided in 2013 to 2017 by An Garda Síochána to the RSA for its road safety... - Departmental Meetings
527. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the dates and purposes of all meetings between his officials and associations (details supplied) since 1 January 2015. [54690/17] - Community Alert Programme
528. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will examine a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54700/17] - Departmental Funding
530. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the name and number of organisations here that are in receipt of funding from his Department that have expended resources... - Family Law Cases
531. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps that can be taken to improve waiting times for the hearing of family law cases before Wexford District Court; and if... - Bankruptcy Data
532. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of bankruptcy cases in which the official assignee has sought or is seeking a payment in respect of the positive... - International Programmes
533. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding the international protection programme; and if he will make a... - Garda Stations
534. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding a Garda station (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission
535. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the budget assigned to the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission in each of the years 2015 to 2017; the budget to be... - Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Investigations
537. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of investigations being undertaken by the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission; the number of... - Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service Data
539. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the income needed for a retired couple that wish to reside here (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Garda Vetting Applications
540. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of a Garda vetting application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54966/17] - Garda Data
541. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the Garda stations around the country that cannot use the PULSE system due to lack of broadband in their area, by county, in... - Garda Recruitment
542. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there are circumstances for an exemption (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55002/17] - Spent Convictions Legislation
543. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if those convicted under anti homosexuality laws pre-1993 would have their convictions considered spent under the Criminal... - Commencement of Legislation
544. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the Mediation Act 2017 will be commenced. [55012/17] - Irish Prison Service
545. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason the findings of an investigation (details supplied) initiated by a former Minister for Justice have not been... - Garda Operations
546. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps being taken to tackle rural crime in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55057/17] - Road Safety
547. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps being taken to tackle the scourge of deaths caused by drink driving; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Departmental Appointments
548. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the names of the two academics appointed to the scoping group to consider the availability of data and make recommendations on... - Gender Equality
549. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the format of the recent public consultation on gender pay that drew 38 responses and suggestions; the total cost of the public... - Closed-Circuit Television Systems Provision
550. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if housing resident associations are eligible for the community based CCTV scheme; and if he will make a statement on the... - Direct Provision System
551. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the procedures in place if a resident in direct provision is suspected of not occupying their accommodation; if these... - Departmental Properties
553. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the vacant properties and land not in use, owned, rented or leased by his Department or by bodies and agencies under the aegis... - Family Law Cases
554. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of family law cases initiated in the Dublin District Court in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Garda Deployment
556. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of community gardaí in the County Kerry division; and the location of each in each of the years 2011 to 2017... - Rural Crime
557. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the actions being taken to tackle rural crime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55273/17] - Insolvency Service of Ireland
558. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if creditors are permitted to sell on loans while a protective certificate under the Insolvency Service is in place covering... - Domestic Violence Policy
559. 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. [1045/18] - Departmental Offices
560. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding the condition of the offices of his Department in Killarney, County... - Immigration Status
561. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a forthcoming immigration appointment in January 2018 will be rescheduled in the case of a person (details supplied); and if... - Garda Deployment
562. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of personnel assigned to the Garda traffic corps. [1159/18] - Residency Permits
563. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current or proposed residency status in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Sexual Offences Data
564. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the national survey on the prevalence of sexual abuse and violence in Ireland, including in the workplace, is due to be... - Property Services Regulatory Authority
565. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the section of the Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 that exonerates firms from... - Prison Visiting Committees
566. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when he will publish the 2016 visiting committee's reports on Irish prisons. [1333/18] - Citizenship Ceremonies
567. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when a person (details supplied) will be called to a citizenship ceremony; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1334/18] - Garda Deployment
568. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí assigned to each Garda station in County Kildare in each of the years 2010 to 2017 and to date in... - Family Reunification Applications
569. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of an application for family reunification by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
570. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the cost associated with ratifying the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; and if he will make a... - Garda Expenditure
571. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 596 of 26 July 2017 and correspondence of 20 December 2017, the reason the figures he... - Forensic Science Ireland Laboratory
574. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of tenders received for the construction of the new State forensics laboratory by the closing date of 20 December... - Garda Recruitment
575. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when it is expected there will be further graduations of probationer gardaí from Templemore in 2018; and if he will make a... - Garda Deployment
576. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí at Rathfarnham Garda station from 2015 to 2017 and to date in 2018 in tabular form; the number of... - Road Traffic Legislation
578. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his Department will participate in the consolidation of road traffic legislation (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Legislative Programme
579. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the projects undertaken to consolidate or amalgamate existing legislation, including the cost, the duration, the number of... - Commissions of Investigation
580. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there is precedence for statutory or independent inquiries within his Department that commenced even when a civil case was... - Ministerial Meetings
582. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he has received a request to meet the victims of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Crime Data
583. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of bicycles reported stolen in the Dublin region in 2017; the number of those bicycles retrieved by An Garda... - Refugee Data
584. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of asylum seekers to be located in each county; the number of asylum seekers already located; and the projected... - Crime Prevention
585. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a scheme will be adopted here (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1662/18] - State Claims Agency
587. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the situation regarding the maximum compensation that can be paid in respect of a person with a disability who has died as a... - Immigration Status
588. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when long-term residency can be offered in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Magdalen Laundries Apology
589. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of discussions he has had with Dublin City Council senior management regarding the creation of an appropriate... - Probate Applications
590. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 69 of 2 November 2017, if that office has now ceased accepting personal applications;... - Gender Equality
591. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if funding has been requested in the area of gender equality and migrant integration; if so, the timeframe for allocation in... - UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
592. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the date by which the Government will ratify the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. [1765/18] - Departmental Staff Data
593. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the proportion of employees in his Department or in organisations under its remit registered disabled. [1861/18] - Prisoner Rehabilitation Programmes
594. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the degree to which first time offenders in all categories of crime are being provided with an opportunity for rehabilitation... - Deportation Orders Data
597. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons, other than criminals, deported in each of the past five years and to date in 2018; and if he will make a... - Immigration Data
598. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applications for stamp 4 status received by the relevant section of his Department in each of the past five years... - Road Traffic Offences Data
600. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons in each county caught for drink driving offences from December 2017 up to 9 January 2018, in tabular... - Immigration Status
602. 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)... - Residency Permits
603. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current and expected residency status in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Citizenship Applications
604. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when residency status and citizenship will be confirmed in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Residency Permits
605. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when long term residency will be facilitated in the case of persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Family Reunification Applications
606. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of a visa application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1981/18] - Fines Data
607. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of fines issued in 2016 that specifically relate to persons caught smuggling or selling illicit cigarettes, fuel and... - Departmental Expenditure
608. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the expenditure with a company (details supplied) by month, in tabular form in each of the years 2014 to 2017; the nature of... - Prisoner Data
609. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons serving life sentences for crimes they committed while under 18 years of age; and if he will make a... - Garda Resources
610. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if additional specialist staff and equipment will be provided to the Garda computer crime unit; and if he will make a statement... - Information and Communications Technology
612. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his Department uses anti profanity software on its email systems and online contact forms; if so, the level of human...
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