Written answers
Tuesday, 7 July 2020
Department of Justice and Equality
- Parental Leave
607. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to draft an order to extend parents leave to nine weeks as outlined in section 5, Part 8 of the Parent’s Leave... - Ministerial Responsibilities
608. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the Minister and Department responsible for immigration. [14093/20] - Garda Districts
609. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if discussions have taken place between her Department and the Garda Commissioner to examine the current divisional boundaries... - Legal Services Regulation
610. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the recourse available to a person who did not receive a satisfactory response to a complaint to a body (details supplied); if... - Covid-19 Pandemic
611. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the proposed new restrictions by the EU member states on incoming flights from the United States of America due to Covid-19... - Courts Service
612. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention been drawn to the significant delays in the court system; if priority is being given to the scheduling of... - Parental Leave
613. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will consider increasing the upper age limit for parental leave by one year, with particular reference to the ongoing... - Court Accommodation
614. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the reopening of Wicklow courthouse; the stage the refurbishment works are at; when it is anticipated that these... - Immigration Status
616. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the determination of the case of a person (details supplied) pursuant to section 3 of the Immigration... - Wards of Court
617. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of recent deaths out of the total of 85 wards of court that occurred in nursing homes; the number of deaths in the... - Programme for Government
619. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the costings carried out on the programme for Government; and if she will provide documents on those costings. [14034/20] - Consultancy Contracts
620. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the external consultancy organisation or provider which delivered diversity and inclusion training within her Department from... - Departmental Legal Costs
621. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the expenditure her Department incurred in respect of external legal fees in each of the years from 2016 to date in tabular... - International Protection
622. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the average wait time between an IPO decision and her letter of confirmation since the establishment of the IPO in 2017; the... - Assisted Decision-Making
623. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans regarding the prompt roll-out and full funding of the decision support service and further to same, the abolition of... - Naturalisation Applications
624. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when consideration will be given to naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement... - Citizenship Applications
625. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the determination of an application for citizenship in the case of a person (details supplied); and if... - Immigration Status
626. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason an application for stamp 5 has been refused in the case of a person (details supplied); the most appropriate steps... - Direct Provision System
627. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the criteria applied to Garda vetting for direct provision centres in view of the fact that friends of some residents have been... - Court Procedures
628. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if additional funding will be provided to ensure that swearing in of juries can be conducted while adhering to public health... - Departmental Funding
629. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her Department will meet with the women in a group (details supplied) to discuss matching the funds raised by their release... - Immigration Status
631. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the residency status in the case of a person (details supplied); when they will be granted permission to work; and if she will... - Naturalisation Applications
632. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of an application for naturalisation by a person (details supplied); and if she will request her officials to treat... - Court Accommodation
634. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the courtrooms that have full video link facilities and the capacity to take CCTV evidence; and if she will make a statement on... - Domestic Violence
635. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of cases of domestic violence reported to An Garda Síochána in County Donegal in each of the years 2018,... - Garda Equipment
636. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when each piece of Garda public order uniform and equipment was last updated; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Garda Deployment
637. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí by rank attached to each divisional protection services unit that have been established to date in... - Garda Transport Provision
638. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of unmarked Garda vans that came into the fleet in 2019 and to date in 2020; the number of unmarked Garda vans... - Courts Service
639. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will clarify the requirement to uphold shared care of children arrangements under the current Covid-19 restrictions; and... - Citizenship Ceremonies
640. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of approved applications for naturalisation that are awaiting a citizenship ceremony; if there are plans in place to... - Departmental Functions
641. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the new functions, units or work areas her Department has gained; the functions, units and work areas have been moved to other... - Maternity Benefit
642. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to increase maternity benefit for mothers in the lifetime of the Government; if so, the estimated increase; and if... - National Advocacy Service
645. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 400 of 16 June 2020, if the National Advocacy Service has been contacted by her officials... - Garda Operations
646. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the implementation of the An Garda Síochána drug-related intimidation reporting programme; and the... - Garda Deployment
648. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí by rank attached to K district community policing unit in each of the years 2016 to 2019 and to date... - Garda Operations
649. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to establish a task force similar to the one in Dublin's north inner city in the Dublin metropolitan region northern... - Prison Staff
651. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the ratio of nurses and general practitioners to prisoners in each prison in February 2020; and if she will make a statement on... - Prisoner Data
653. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prisoners on waiting lists to access prison psychology services and addiction services in February 2020; and if... - Ministerial Responsibilities
655. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will publish the Departmental briefing paper on her role, remits and powers afforded to her upon appointment to the... - Garda Reserve
656. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the percentage of the Garda Reserve members as of 31 December 2019 that completed the minimum of 208 annual hours per year duty... - Personal Insolvency Arrangements
658. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to reform personal insolvency legislation and ensure that sufficient supports are in place for mortgage holders with... - Direct Provision System
659. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the nature, duration and extent of an agreement between a hotel (details supplied) and her...
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