Written answers
Tuesday, 18 April 2023
Department of Justice and Equality
- Departmental Policies
952. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to make a statement on the restorative justice initiatives his Department supports; and any plans he may have to legislate in... - Control of Firearms
953. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will set out his rationale for not expanding the membership of the firearms expert committee to include a broader... - An Garda Síochána
954. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of unfilled posts in the Kilkenny-Carlow division, including rank, in tabular form. [16682/23] - Asylum Seekers
955. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he plans to lift the restrictions on the right to work to allow all asylum seekers to work and implement all the... - Immigration Status
956. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on the application status of a person (details supplied) to the Afghan admission programme; and if... - Travel Documents
957. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current processing times for travel document applications for the family reunification of a person who has refugee status;... - Prison Service
959. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality in light of the recent decision by the Minister for Defence to appoint a statutory investigation into complaints made regarding... - Legal Aid
960. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the necessary steps will be completed by his Department to allow for legal aid in cases relating to the Assisted... - An Garda Síochána
961. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the engagements he or any Ministers of State in his Department have had with the Garda Commissioner in relation to delivering a... - Family Reunification
964. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will confirm when a corrected letter stating the correct date of birth for a person (details supplied) will issue; and if... - An Garda Síochána
965. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the closing date for accepting tender offers for the provision of new helicopters and aircraft for the Garda air support unit.... - Legal Aid
966. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the last review of the financial thresholds for qualification for legal aid from the Legal Aid Board took place; his views... - Public Inquiries
967. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he and-or predecessors have received interim and final reports of an inquiry in respect of a person (details supplied); the... - Family Reunification
968. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of family reunification applications currently awaiting a decision by his Department; the number of applications... - Visa Applications
969. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when a work visa application by a person (details supplied) will be granted; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Private Security Authority
970. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will outline the most recent legislation and regulations governing the private security industry; and if he will make a... - Courts Service
972. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when he will make a decision on a position (details supplied) considering that the recruitment process has been completed; and... - Immigration Policy
975. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on an immigration matter (details supplied). [17269/23] - An Garda Síochána
976. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of members of An Garda Síochána who were redeployed or retired from the Clare Garda division during 2021... - Paramilitary Groups
977. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his Department has a current estimate of the wealth of the IRA terrorist organisation; and if he will make a statement on... - Citizenship Applications
978. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the circumstances under which a person under 18 years of age born in Ireland to non-Irish, EU citizen parents can become an... - Prison Service
979. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to outline the situation in relation to retired prison officers and the situation regarding abatement of pension if they take... - Misuse of Drugs
980. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he is aware of the growing use of fast gas as a drug within communities; and whether her Department and the gardaí have... - EU Bodies
981. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will confirm whether he or his Department have engaged with Frontex or Europol regarding the operational data collected... - Citizenship Applications
982. 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) for citizenship, which is pending... - Immigration Policy
983. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he is aware that many Bolivian citizens travelling to Ireland to commence English language studies are being denied boarding... - Citizenship Applications
984. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will review the refusal of an application for citizenship in the name of a person (details supplied); if they are now... - Residency Permits
985. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if leave to remain will be considered in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Departmental Regulations
986. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality what rules govern the retention of drone footage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17414/23] - An Garda Síochána
989. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality in relation to section 15 of the Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2014, which allows for gardaí to be seconded as social... - Immigration Status
990. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when an application (details supplied) made under the Regularisation of Long-Term Undocumented Migrants Scheme will be decided... - Immigration Policy
991. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applications received under the Regularisation of Long-Term Undocumented Migrants Scheme; the number processed;... - Oireachtas Committees
992. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps he is taking in response to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice Report on an Examination of the Present... - An Garda Síochána
994. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of serving gardaí who have had complaints against them, upheld and not upheld, in the past ten years, by the... - Probation and Welfare Service
999. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the additional resources that will be made available to the Probation Service and other relevant organisations in order to... - Departmental Funding
1000. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the amounts in grant aid or funding awarded by his Department, or through schemes administered by it, to an organisation... - Visa Agreements
1001. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 329 of 8 February 2023, if he will issue clear instructions to INIS and relevant... - An Garda Síochána
1002. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the mental health and well-being supports that are currently in place for members of GSOC; how long they are in place; and if... - Family Law Cases
1003. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will outline the reforms in the Family Courts which have been initiated; and if he will report the progress to date.... - An Garda Síochána
1004. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons recruited to An Garda Síochána in each of the past five years, and to date in 2023, in tabular... - Departmental Staff
1010. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Departmental staff currently on sick or stress leave; and the number who took stress or sick leave in each of... - Gambling Sector
1013. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide a schedule of organisations his Department funds in the context of supporting persons seeking support with... - Probation and Welfare Service
1015. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a report has been commissioned by his Department for victims of child sex abuse carried out by members of the Probation... - Citizenship Applications
1016. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the way a person (details supplied) can expedite Irish citizenship; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17881/23] - Visa Applications
1019. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to examine a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18027/23] - An Garda Síochána
1020. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if all Garda members within roads policing units are fully trained in reading tachographs within HGV vehicles. [18048/23] - Legislative Measures
1023. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he intends to update the laws on hearsay to match those of other jurisdictions to ensure that juries are allowed to hear of... - Departmental Regulations
1024. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will amend the necessary regulations to ensure that someone convicted of murder or manslaughter does not benefit in any... - Legislative Measures
1025. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if airport police can be included within the emergency service workers who will be included within proposed legislation to... - Prison Service
1026. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of pregnant women who were cared for in prison in 2022; the number of babies born to pregnant women in prison in... - Citizenship Applications
1028. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the family of a person (details supplied) will be in a position to apply for citizenship; and if he will make a statement... - Gangland Crime
1029. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps being taken to tackle gangland crime in Ireland. [18168/23] - Departmental Data
1030. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of people charged with directing the activities of a criminal organisation, participating in or contributing to a... - An Garda Síochána
1031. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the breakdown of the number of knives seized by An Garda Síochána in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022,by... - Official Engagements
1034. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he has spoken with the United States Secretary of Homeland Security to date in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the... - An Garda Síochána
1035. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number and percentage of the Garda fleet within the Wicklow Garda division that are aged between 0-1, 2-4, 5-9 and over 9... - Alcohol Sales
1037. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of liquor licensing inspections carried out by gardaí in the R district within DMR on pubs, clubs and so on in... - An Garda Síochána
1038. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the amount spent on purchasing new weaponry for armed Garda personnel in the years of 2021, 2022 and to-date in 2023, in... - Immigration Policy
1042. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons who were refused permission to land at Dublin airport by nationality in the first quarter of 2023, in... - Immigration Status
1043. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will review in its entirety the application under the regularisation of the long-term undocumented migrants scheme by a... - Family Law Cases
1044. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress in regard to the promised investigation into section 47 and similar reports currently used in family law courts;... - Drug Dealing
1045. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which matters are ongoing to curtail drug trafficking affecting second-level schools and colleges, and in many... - Departmental Data
1046. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of accused persons currently on bail throughout the country; the number of such cases of repeat offending; and if... - Crime Prevention
1048. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the efforts currently being made to discourage young people from becoming involved in a life of crime, including drug... - Courts Service
1049. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of positions to be filled on the benches of District, Circuit and High Court; and if he will make a statement on... - Prison Service
1050. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons deemed to be members of criminal gangs who are currently serving time in prison; and if he will make a... - An Garda Síochána
1053. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which state-of-the-art technology is currently available or being made available to An Garda Síochána... - Missing Persons
1054. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons deemed to be missing persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18326/23] - An Garda Síochána
1055. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality total number of gardaí available throughout the country on a full-time basis; and if he will make a statement on the... - Crime Prevention
1056. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which hate speech, hate crime and racism continue to be addressed in all areas throughout the country; and if he... - Private Security Authority
1058. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality what engagement he has had with the Private Security Authority on the need to include the sheriff in the carrying out of... - Immigration Status
1059. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there is a process through which a person who is living in Ireland on a specific permission (details supplied) and who is a... - Citizenship Applications
1060. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if documentation, including declaration and a police record, have been received in respect of the ongoing application for... - Child Abuse
1061. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 287 of 14 February 2013 and 110 of 29 January 2015, and the reply thereto in the matter... - International Protection
1062. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the international protection office schedules interviews for applicants on weekends. [16350/23] - An Garda Síochána
1063. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there are policies in place in relation to the questioning of underage victims or witnesses to crime by gardaí; and if... - Visa Applications
1064. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will ensure that an original passport is returned to a person (details supplied) who submitted it as part of a visa... - Citizenship Applications
1065. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality how many decisions to grant citizenship were made in 2017 to 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16369/23] - Naturalisation Applications
1066. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a British passport holder, who is applying for naturalisation on the basis of marriage to an Irish national must supply... - Court Accommodation
1068. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on the status of the Hammond Lane Family Courts Complex site; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Immigration Status
1069. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current and or expected residency status of a person (details supplied) who recently applied to the undocumented scheme;... - Departmental Staff
1071. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of staff within his Department who are based and working with the European Union in Brussels; their present roles... - Prison Service
1072. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of whole-time and part-time prison chaplains working in each prison, in tabular form. [16578/23] - Legal Aid
1074. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on the promised review of the civil legal aid scheme; and if he will make a statement on the... - An Garda Síochána
1075. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí by rank attached to the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau as of 20 March 2023. [16680/23] - Immigration Policy
1076. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he has plans to increase the penalties that apply to carriages for breaches of the Immigration Act (Carrier Liability)... - Prison Service
1077. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he has any plans to put the Irish Prison Service on a statutory basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16720/23] - Legislative Measures
1078. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will amend the Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011 to ensure that owners are limited to one vote regardless of the number... - Departmental Schemes
1079. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a replacement for the Immigrant Investor Programme is currently being considered; and if he will make a statement on the... - Visa Applications
1080. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the options available to a prospective visa applicant, applying following family reunification application approval, who is... - Family Reunification
1081. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a family that plans to travel to Ireland, following approval of their family reunification application, could travel to... - An Garda Síochána
1082. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of members of An Garda Síochána by rank who have sought an extension of their mandatory retirement age...
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