Written answers
Tuesday, 7 November 2023
Department of Justice and Equality
- Probate Applications
786. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she agrees that in relation to the sale of a home, houses where a grant of probate is not in place should not be advertised... - International Protection
787. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to extend the 2001 Temporary Protection Directive to Palestinian nationals living in Gaza, the West Bank and East... - Victim Support Services
788. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the review of the current two-year allowable timeframe for making a claim to the Criminal Injuries Board compensation scheme... - Visa Applications
789. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when a decision is likely to be reached on a visa extension application (details supplied) in view that the visa is due to... - EU Directives
790. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will consider not turning the clocks back one hour this winter to facilitate persons who suffer from seasonal affective... - Illicit Trade
791. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of people who have been prosecuted for illegally selling coal in Ireland in each of the years 2019 to 2022; and if... - Artificial Intelligence
792. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to detail any ongoing or previous use of artificial intelligence within her Department. [47340/23] - Prison Service
793. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of days that educational programmes in prisons were prevented from proceeding, including partial or full closures,... - Legislative Measures
794. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the up-to-date position with the Gambling Regulation Bill 2022; when the Bill will progress through the Houses of the... - Prison Service
795. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will intervene in the case of a person (details supplied) and arrange for them to be transferred to Loughan House on... - Immigration Status
796. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the determination of residency status in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make... - Immigration Policy
797. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the security checks that are carried out on international applicants immigrating to Ireland; whether the Irish Immigration... - Immigration Status
798. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the determination of an application for residency status in the case of a person (details supplied);... - Work Permits
799. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide information and statistics on the average processing time for granting work licences to nurses from countries... - Naturalisation Applications
800. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress that has been made to date in processing an application for naturalisation in the case of a person (details... - Prison Service
801. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if male-born sex offenders will be located in the new women’s prison; and if prisoners will have access to communal... - Reachtaíocht Teanga
802. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality soiléiriú a thabhairt faoi conas a thug an Rialtas freagra i leith cinntí de chuid na gcúirteanna maidir... - Probate Applications
803. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the average waiting time for probate in Cork. [47608/23] - Visa Applications
805. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he is aware of the case of a person (details supplied) who is currently in Gaza in the midst of the Israeli bombings; if she... - Ministerial Staff
806. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of statements of interests for the purposes of section 19 filed by her special advisers in 2020, 2021, 2022 and to... - Legislative Measures
807. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 402 of 24 October 2023, how An Garda Síochána will decide whether to charge... - Citizenship Applications
808. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 403 of 24 October 2023, the progress made in regard to an application for citizenship in... - Departmental Advertising
809. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide a breakdown of the advertising spend of her Department and agencies under the remit of her Department, by national... - Immigration Status
810. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the case of a person (details supplied) who had a visa application submitted at the same time as their sibling,... - Naturalisation Applications
811. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to confirm the status of an application for Irish citizenship by naturalisation (details supplied); when a decision is likely... - Legal Aid
812. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of people granted free legal aid in criminal cases in each of the past five years, by category of main offence which... - An Garda Síochána
813. 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... - Victim Support Services
817. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if, further to recommendations on better supporting victims outlined within the O'Malley Report, she plans to introduce... - An Garda Síochána
818. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí who have taken stress leave in each of the past five years and to date in 2023, in tabular form.... - International Protection
820. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will outline her role with regard to Irish Refugee Protection Programme; her role with regard to family reunification... - Official Engagements
821. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the engagements her Department, or any agency or body under her direction, has had with the Government of Israel, any state... - Departmental Policies
823. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to require the recording of the nationality of those who have charges entered against them under the Criminal Justice... - Prison Service
824. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to make a statement in relation to the establishment of the Penal Consultative Council, as set out in the Review of Policy... - Road Traffic Offences
825. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the reports that the number of checks for dangerous driving have fallen sharply; and if she plans any particular... - Work Permits
826. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide clarification on a matter (details supplied) regarding courses available to those awaiting work permits;... - Family Reunification
827. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in progressing an application for family reunification in the case of the family of a person (details... - Departmental Contracts
828. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her Department engages a company (details supplied); if so, the duration and nature of the work; the cost of same to the... - Legislative Measures
829. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the plans, if any, that exist for new legislation designed to lower the price and facilitate ease of access to licences for... - Visa Applications
830. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide an update on a visa extension application (details supplied) which was submitted on 9 August 2023, over 11 weeks... - Corporate Governance
831. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of complaints she has filed to the Corporate Enforcement Agency, CEA, since the establishment of the CEA and-or An... - Artificial Intelligence
832. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); the steps she is taking to address concerns in respect of... - An Garda Síochána
833. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to detail how a perception test (details supplied) is applied to An Garda Síochána; and if he will provide details of... - Peace Commissioners
834. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will publish an up-to-date list of peace commissioners that have been appointed in the past year; if she will confirm... - Departmental Priorities
835. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality what plans she has to regulate receivers. [48200/23] - Daylight Savings Time
836. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will make a statement on her representations to her counterparts in Britain and Northern Ireland in relation to daylight... - Rights of the Child
837. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 143, 144 and 145 of 5 July 2023, where she replied that "the criminal law (sexual... - Prison Service
840. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for a breakdown of the different organisations the Irish Prison Service has funded from 2012 to 2022; the value of that... - Departmental Data
841. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of MPV seizures made to date, by county, under the Road Traffic and Roads Act 2023, in tabular form. [48303/23] - Departmental Staff
843. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of WTE probation officers, by grade, employed by her Department in the years 2020, 2021 and 2022 and to date in... - An Garda Síochána
844. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of penal warrants that are outstanding in the Meath Garda division as of 31 October 2023; and the number of penal... - Citizenship Applications
845. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the case of a person (details supplied); if correspondence in relation to the matter will issue to the person as... - Prison Service
846. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the average wait time for prisoners to see an addiction counsellor, by institution, within the Irish Prison Service system; the... - An Garda Síochána
849. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of “stop and search” operations conducted by An Garda Síochána under the Misuse of Drugs Act... - Residency Permits
853. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will review the case of a person (details supplied) to facilitate residency; and if she will make a statement on the... - Sentencing Policy
854. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when she intends to extend the operation of the Parole Act 2019 to sentences of more than eight years and less than life; and... - Addiction Treatment Services
855. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if, following the recommendation of the Citizens Assembly on drugs, her Department and the Irish Prison Service will develop... - An Garda Síochána
856. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide a breakdown, by county, of the number of transfer requests submitted by An Garda Síochána personnel... - Citizenship Applications
857. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when a person (details supplied) will receive their citizenship certificate; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Citizenship Ceremonies
858. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when her Department will host citizenship ceremonies for those recently awarded Irish citizenship. [48626/23] - Immigration Support Services
859. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a letter issued to a person (details supplied) can be reissued as they require it for SUSI; and if she will make a statement... - Probate Applications
860. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she is aware of any issues with the probate process (details supplied); if she will request a review of the process which... - Departmental Contracts
861. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number and details of contracts currently held by her Department with a company (details supplied); and if she will make a... - Probate Applications
862. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current average waiting time for probate requests through the Probate Office; if additional resources are being allocated... - Prison Service
866. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of different cell or room types of accommodation for prisoners, by metric size, not including the sanitary annex,... - An Garda Síochána
868. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí, by rank, attached to the Garda water unit as of 31 October 2023; if she will provide the... - State Pathology Service
874. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if funding will be provided for the recruitment of WTE forensic anthropologists for the Office of State Pathologist; and if she... - An Garda Síochána
875. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí, by rank (details supplied), as of 1 November 2023; if a further recruitment campaign will be... - Capital Expenditure Programme
880. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the percentage of her 2023 capital budget allocation that has been spent in the first nine months of the year. [48758/23] - International Protection
881. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current contractual arrangements for the appointment or provision of translators throughout the international protection...
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