Written answers
Tuesday, 15 January 2019
Department of Justice and Equality
- Parental Leave
393. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the forthcoming legislation on parental leave; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1105/19] - Taxi Licences
394. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the length of time applications for taxi licences are taking to be processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Child Detention Centres
396. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of occasions on which An Garda Síochána were called to respond to an incident at Oberstown Detention... - Wards of Court
397. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applications in each of the past five years for wards of courts; the number approved by the courts; the number of... - Naturalisation Applications
398. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if an appraisal of application for stamp 4 and naturalisation will be arranged in the case of a person (details supplied); and... - Naturalisation Eligibility
399. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if an application for stamp 4 and regularisation of residency and eligibility for naturalisation will be re-examined in the... - Residency Permits
400. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the action that can be taken to regularise residency in the case of a person (details supplied); if temporary residency status... - Naturalisation Applications
402. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the procedure to be followed to achieve Irish citizenship in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Deportation Orders
403. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the determination of an application pursuant to section 3(11) of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended)... - Prison Service Data
404. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the numbers of prisoners kept in Cork prison on a monthly basis from January 2018; and if he will make a statement on the... - Garda Stations
407. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a new Garda station is being considered within an area (details supplied) in County Dublin by the Garda Accommodation Board.... - Domestic Violence Policy
408. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the Istanbul Convention on preventing and combatting violence against women and domestic violence will be ratified. [54185/18] - Direct Provision System
409. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps being taken to ensure that residents in direct provision centres are being advised of their right to vote in local... - Garda Deployment
410. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if An Garda Síochána has been given a role or directives by his Department for the eviction of families from homes,... - Departmental Expenditure
413. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the cost incurred by his Department in 2018 for the use of taxi services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54214/18] - Land Ownership
414. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to address the issue of unauthorised access to lands by persons without permission; and his further plans to... - Data Protection Commissioner
415. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he has received requests for additional staff or extra resources from the Data Protection Commission; his pans to review the... - Garda Reserve
416. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when applicants for the Garda reserves that applied in April 2017 will be called to complete their full training; and if he... - Garda Recruitment
417. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to alter the age requirement for trainee members of An Garda Síochána. [54227/18] - Garda Training
418. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the basis upon which the different pass levels in the fitness bleep test for Garda on probation have been set; and if he will... - Prison Service Data
419. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prisoners kept in the new Cork prison above the peak capacity figure throughout 2018; the reason the peak... - Private Security Authority
420. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans in relation to improvements regarding the regulation and licensing of personnel enforcing court orders by the Private... - Direct Provision Data
421. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of parents and children in direct provision centres nationally in each of the years 2016 to 2018; the number of... - Closed-Circuit Television Systems
422. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the initial cost of a Garda controlled CCTV system; and the estimated annual cost of same. [54256/18] - Departmental Staff Training
423. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the training for INIS and GNIB officials that deals specifically with racial profiling; if training is provided as to the way... - Protected Disclosures Data
424. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if disclosures have been made to his Department under the Protected Disclosures Act 2014 by serving, past or retired prison... - Prison Service Staff
425. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there is a clear pathway for internal disciplinary issues regarding officers, personnel and management employed in the Irish... - Protected Disclosures
426. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied); and the actions being taken to investigate the... - Visa Applications
427. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a request for a visa in the case of persons (details supplied) will be examined; and if the decision of the INIS in the case... - Immigrant Investor Programme Data
428. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of approvals granted under the immigrant investor programme in each of the years 2014 to 2018; the overall amount... - Garda Compensation
429. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the delay in drafting the Garda Síochána (compensation) Bill 2017 in view of the approval of the heads... - Departmental Expenditure
430. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the budget and spend in his Department for marketing, media and social media in each of the years 2016 to 2018; the projected... - Departmental Staff Data
431. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of staff in his Department employed to work on marketing, media and social media in 2018. [54485/18] - Gambling Sector
432. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of premises in Dublin with slot machines; the licensing requirements for the operation of these machines; the... - Visa Applications
433. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the determination of an application for a visa in the case of persons (details supplied); and if he... - Child Maintenance Payments
434. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to establish a statutory child maintenance service in line with similar agencies in other states; his views on... - Garda Deployment
435. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí stationed in the Dublin 7 and 15 areas; the number that are community gardaí; the number of... - Garda Vetting
436. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason a person (details supplied) is being treated as if they were convicted of a crime; and if he will make a statement... - Coroners Service
437. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the length of time it is taking from the date the post mortem is held to the date of the release of the results of the post... - Crime Data
438. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of burglaries reported to An Garda Síochána in a district (details supplied) in each quarter of 2018; if... - Garda Deployment
441. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí in each of the three policing districts located within a division (details supplied) by rank; and if... - Garda Equipment
442. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda vehicles including bicycles in each of the three policing districts located within a division (details... - Misuse of Drugs
443. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of stop and searches under misuse of drugs legislation in 2018 across each of the three policing districts located... - Garda Station Refurbishment
444. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress being made with the redevelopment and refurbishment of a Garda station (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Garda Stations
445. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress made to date on the delivery of a new permanent Garda station in an area (details supplied) as outlined in Project... - Garda Operations
446. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide a progress report on the actions undertaken across 2017 and 2018 with regard to the implementation of an... - Garda Station Expenditure
447. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress made to date with regard to a programme (details supplied); the initial works made with regard to the period... - Refugee Data
448. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applications received during the first call for proposals under the refugee protection programme humanitarian... - Legal Aid Service Expenditure
449. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the extent of the funding provided either directly or indirectly through agencies controlled by his Department for the... - Garda Data
450. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí deployed to the Tipperary division in each of the years 2015 to 2018; and if he will make a statement... - Garda Deployment
453. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there is a specific model used nationally to determine the number of gardaí deployed from passing out in Templemore to... - Garda Stations
464. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to reopen the Garda Stations at Dolla, Toomevara and Ballingarry North, County Tipperary; and if he will make a... - Public Inquiries
465. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the steps he has taken to set up a public inquiry into the death of a person (details supplied) as agreed to by a... - Asylum Seeker Accommodation
467. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of dwellings allocated by each local authority to meet the housing needs of persons seeking asylum here and persons... - Garda Information and Communications Technology
468. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to reform Garda technology to ensure that gardaí can access real time information regarding the status of a... - Garda Strength
469. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the Garda strength, broken down by rank and including Garda reserves, based at each station in a Garda district (details... - Residency Permits
470. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the determination of an application for the new student scheme by a person (details supplied); when the... - Mutual Legal Assistance
471. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if all documentation has been furnished from the mutual legal assistance department following a request from Turkish... - Garda Support Services
473. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if stress interventions and-or counselling sessions are mandatory following traumatic incidents involving gardaí at work,... - Parole Boards
474. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress made to date with the proposed Parole Bill 2016 that will place the parole board on a statutory footing; and if he... - Visa Applications
475. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the determination of an appeal for a long-stay visa in the case of a person (details supplied); when... - Immigration Data
476. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of short-stay C visa applicants awaiting a decision; the expected waiting period from the submission of an... - Visa Applications
477. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to introduce a different visa system for persons visiting here on business as opposed to the system involving the... - Private Security Industry Regulation
478. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the legislation that governs the regulation and registration of private security firms operating on behalf of a bailiff or the... - Criminal Assets Bureau
479. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there are additional Criminal Assets Bureau officers being deployed in County Meath in view of the almost doubling of active... - Protected Disclosures
480. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the process he has engaged in by which a panel of barristers is evaluating allegations of corruption in protected disclosures... - Irish Prison Service
482. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of ISL interpreting hours provided to the Irish Prison Service in each of the years 2015 to 2018. [1604/19] - Closed-Circuit Television Systems Provision
483. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to launch a new community CCTV system grant scheme that contains a much larger maximum allocation allowance in view... - Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal Data
484. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of cases lodged with and not settled by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal as at 31 December 2018; and if... - Garda Resources
486. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the resources set aside for the operation of the Garda anti-corruption unit; the benchmarks that will be used to ensure it... - Garda Transport Data
487. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of marked and unmarked Garda cars and vans attached to each Garda district in the Limerick division as of 31... - Garda Training
488. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí who took the Garda HGV course in 2018; the duration of the course; the frequency with which this... - Gambling Legislation
490. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the Gambling Control Bill 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1665/19] - Departmental Correspondence
492. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the customer complaints received by his Department in each of the years since 2016; if the complaints are grouped into...
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