Written answers
Wednesday, 8 May 2019
Department of Justice and Equality
- Personal Injury Claims
430. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to introduce legislation to cap insurance awards for soft tissue injuries; and if he will make a statement on the... - Child Protection
431. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the legislation in place to prevent the grooming of children. [19022/19] - Residency Permits
432. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a review can be undertaken on the decision to refuse a de facto visa in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he... - Assisted Decision Making
433. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the new decision support service as provided for in the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 will become... - Protected Disclosures
434. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he has received a protected disclosure in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Garda Deployment
435. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of rank and file gardaí in Terenure Garda station since 2012, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement... - Student Visas Applications
436. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applications processed to date under the special student scheme accepted and rejected, respectively. [18420/19] - Naturalisation Applications
440. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when an application for naturalisation will be finalised for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on... - Drugs Crime
441. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to drug pushers selling drugs in the Clonliffe area harassing persons living in the area; the... - Firearms Licences
442. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a formal decision was taken to allow PSNI officers to carry weapons here which has been reported as being the case since... - Firearms Certificates
445. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of times firearms certificates have been granted to personnel from other jurisdictions; the personnel granted... - Road Traffic Legislation
446. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will report on the discussions of the cross-agency group on quads and scramblers; the number of times it has met; the... - Prison Staff
447. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to ongoing concerns by prison staff regarding bullying and having to work excessive hours... - Direct Provision Data
448. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons in direct provision in each of the past five years in tabular form; his plans to address the issues with... - Naturalisation Applications
449. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the determination of an application for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied); and... - Ministerial Appointments
450. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a person (details supplied) will be appointed to a role; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18593/19] - Naturalisation Applications
452. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applications for citizenship by naturalisation processed within six months from the date received to the date a... - EU Directives
453. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if Ireland has fully transposed the EU Directive 2012/29/EU establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and... - Criminal Records Data
454. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if Ireland has fully transposed the Council Framework Decision 2009/315/JHA of 26 February 2009 on the organisation and content... - Garda Vetting
455. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the rationale for repeat vetting the same person in different organisations; if vetting could be transferable; and his plans to... - Garda Operations
456. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prisoners that have been questioned and charged by An Garda Síochána for possession of contraband... - Motor Insurance Fraud
458. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the measures he has put in place to reduce the number of fraudulent motor insurance claims here; and if he will make a... - Insurance Fraud
461. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans regarding the review and reform of regulations and laws in respect of fraudulent personal injury claims in the... - Garda Investigations
462. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of unsolved murder and manslaughter cases here in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18736/19] - Policing Issues
463. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the proposal by the Commission on the Future of Policing for a severance and-or redundancy programme to support policing... - Garda Recruitment
464. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he has engaged or consulted with the Garda Commissioner in respect of broadening and or abolishing the upper age limit on... - Garda Deployment
465. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he has engaged or consulted with the Garda Commissioner and the Chief Constable of the PSNI in respect of developing a... - Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal
466. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the timelines operated by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal to deal with cases; the date on which the next case... - Genetic Data
467. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the legislative and regulatory framework governing the collection, storage and use of genetic data; his plans to upgrade the... - Ministerial Invitations
468. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he or his officials or political staff were recipients of tickets and or hospitality from an organisation (details supplied)... - Departmental Funding
469. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of projects supported by his Department in County Galway in each of the past five years; the value and status of... - International Protection
471. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when contact will be made with a person (details supplied) to declare them a refugee; and if he will make a statement on the... - Prison Accommodation
472. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason two of the open prisons are running at 80% capacity and yet prisoners are being detained in the basement of Mountjoy... - Prison Committals
473. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if warrants are being executed under the old system resulting in persons being committed to prison for the non-payment of... - Crime Data
474. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of reported bike thefts from each DART station in each of the years 2014 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular... - Liquor Licensing Laws
477. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to reform the licensing laws to provide for later opening and staggered closing for clubs and theatres in order to... - Gambling Legislation
479. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to put forward legislation to address gambling addiction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18911/19] - Naturalisation Applications
480. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the delay of 29 months regarding an application for a certificate of naturalisation by a... - Protected Disclosures
481. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the particulars of a case concerning a prison officer on unpaid leave from the Irish Prison... - Garda Data
483. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to rectify a situation on the PULSE system (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18972/19] - Prison Service
484. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to publish a report into allegations of covert surveillance in prisons completed by the Inspector of Prisons and... - Paramilitary Groups
485. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps being taken by An Garda Síochána to work closely with the Police Service of Northern Ireland to address the... - Student Visas Data
486. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 93 of 4 April 2019, the progress in processing the 3,100 applications under the new... - Naturalisation Applications
487. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the determination of an application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on... - Proposed Legislation
489. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to introduce a new licence to facilitate venues primarily devoted to music to operate outside of the current... - Garda Expenditure
493. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the amount spent on purchasing spit hoods for the years ending 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will... - Proposed Legislation
494. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to update the Domicile and Recognition of Foreign Divorces Act 1986; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Deportation Orders
495. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if persons who are accepted to be Somali nationals since January 2017 have been issued with deportation orders and have been... - Citizenship Applications
496. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the determination of applications for citizenship in the case of persons (details supplied); and if he... - Refugee Status Applications Data
497. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the percentage of the recommendations for refugee or subsidiary protection received from the International Protection Office,... - Asylum Applications Data
498. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of vulnerability assessments that have been identified as being necessary for applicants seeking asylum; the number... - Asylum Applications
499. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the delay in providing ministerial decision letters for applicants seeking asylum in circumstances in which the... - Direct Provision Data
500. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applicants granted status to remain here who continue to be kept in direct provision centres; and if he will make... - Prison Service Data
501. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of male and female prisoners, respectively, transferred from the Irish Prison Service to the Central Mental Hospital... - Garda Resources
503. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of van-mounted speed cameras in operation by An Garda Síochána; the number of vehicles decommissioned; the... - Garda Training
504. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the additional training resources for existing members of An Garda Síochána put in place since the recommencement of... - Garda Resources
505. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the introduction of a human resource strategy for An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on... - Garda Data
506. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of vacancies within the Garda information services centre; the number of these vacancies that remain unfilled since... - Immigrant Investor Programme Administration
507. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there is a register of investors approved under the visa investment programme that can be supplied to those that are seeking... - Garda Districts
508. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to reverse the decision to downgrade Gorey Garda district resulting in the loss of its superintendent in 2013; the... - Visa Applications
509. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the process for two Cambodian citizens to apply for a holiday visa to visit their daughter and grandchildren, who are Irish... - Deportation Orders
510. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of an application by a family (details supplied); if the case will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on... - Residency Permits
511. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when stamp 4 status will issue in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19387/19] - Garda Data
514. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí in receipt of injury at work payments; the number injured at work who have received compensation... - Private Security Industry Regulation
515. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when he will introduce legislation to ensure that private security companies and their staff who execute court orders are... - Legislative Measures
516. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the disciplinary aspect of the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015 will be commenced; and if he will make a statement on... - Garda Recruitment
517. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of recruitment campaigns to An Garda Síochána in each of the past five years; the number of applications... - Residency Permits
518. 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. [19579/19] - Naturalisation Applications
520. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if all required documentation has now been received in respect of an application for naturalisation in the case of a person... - Naturalisation Eligibility
521. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the residency status and eligibility for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Community Alert Programme
522. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the operation of the community text alert system in County Kildare; the number of alert schemes in operation; if... - Visa Applications
523. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the determination of an appeal for a visa in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will... - Deportation Orders
524. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current and-or expected residency status in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Criminal Prosecutions Data
525. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of convictions for an offence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19605/19] - Naturalisation Applications
526. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the determination of an application for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied); and... - Immigrant Investor Programme Data
527. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applications received and approvals granted in each of the past five years in respect of the immigrant investor... - Prison Deaths
529. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the circumstances of the death of a person (details supplied) in prison; and if he will make... - Prison Facilities
530. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to extend opportunities for meaningful work and study to prisoners on sentences of ten years or over, many of whom... - Garda Transport Provision
533. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda cars available in each Tipperary Garda district in each of the years 2013 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in... - Naturalisation Applications
534. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the final stage of an application for naturalisation for a person (details supplied) will be expedited to allow the person... - Youth Justice Strategy
536. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the youth justice strategy; the terms of reference and proposed timeframe for same; and if he will make a... - Legal Services Regulation
537. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the actions he plans to take to implement the 42 recommendations from the Legal Services Regulatory Authority arising from the... - Appointments to State Boards
540. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he has made State board appointments in the past three years in circumstances in which he has reappointed a person that has... - Garda Transport Data
541. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of marked and unmarked cars and marked motorbikes attached to the north Dublin roads policing unit as of 31 December... - Garda Training
542. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí that have graduated in the fraud and e-crime investigation postgraduate certificate in UCD; the... - Garda Transport Data
544. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda vehicles within the force in each of the past ten years by county; and if he will make a statement on the... - Road Traffic Offences Data
545. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 229 of 5 March 2019, the number of drivers that were summoned to court in 2018 for the... - Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal Data
546. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 231 of 4 December 2018 and 529 of 26 March 2019, if the assessment of the caseload of... - Immigrant Investor Programme Applications
547. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when applications by persons (details supplied) under the immigrant investor programme will be processed; and if he will make a... - Prisoner Releases
550. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the process by which a prisoner can apply for and secure a temporary release; the regulations governing the process; and if he... - Prisoner Complaints Procedures
551. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to introduce a penal ombudsman; the progress on this matter to date; the timescale for the matter to be addressed;... - Direct Provision System
552. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to complaints from residents in direct provision centres that food served to them is culturally...
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