Parliamentary questions

Crime Levels

John Lahart

98. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if recorded crime statistics for the Dublin southern metropolitan region are an accurate reflection of the reality of crime in the area; if all Garda stations in Dublin southern metropolitan region have access to the PULSE system; if not, the details of the stations without access; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34733/16]

Crime Levels

Bobby Aylward

99. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if recorded crime statistics for counties Carlow and Kilkenny are an accurate reflection of the reality of crime in the area; if all Garda stations in counties Carlow and Kilkenny have access to the PULSE system; if not, the details of the stations without access; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34660/16]

Crime Levels

Pat Casey

100. Deputy Pat Casey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if recorded crime statistics for County Wicklow are an accurate reflection of the reality of crime in the area; if all Garda stations in County Wicklow have access to the PULSE system; if not, the details of the stations without access; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34708/16]

Commissions of Investigation

Jim O'Callaghan

101. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she proposes to take action to enable GSOC complete its investigation into matters arising from the O'Higgins commission of investigation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34837/16]

Garda Deployment

Eamon Scanlon

102. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda stations and the number of gardaí in each station in counties Sligo and Leitrim on 31 October 2010 and on 31 October 2016; the proportion of the proposed 800 additional recruits in 2017 that are likely to be assigned to counties Sligo and Leitrim; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34730/16]

Crime Levels

Billy Kelleher

103. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if recorded crime statistics for Cork city are an accurate reflection of the reality of crime in the area; if all Garda stations in Cork city have access to the PULSE system; if not, the details of the stations without access; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34693/16]

Equality Legislation

Catherine Connolly

104. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps her Department is taking to introduce socio-economic status as a discrimination ground following legislative and case law trends across Europe and to ensure Ireland meets its obligations under EU and international law, such as the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU (Article 21) and recommendations from Ireland's second UN universal periodic review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34565/16]

Traveller Community

Mick Wallace

105. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will introduce legislation that will provide for the legal recognition of Traveller ethnicity with a view to creating the conditions for a rights-based approach and to address the marginalisation of the Traveller community; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34850/16]

Garda Deployment

Mary Butler

106. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda stations and the number of gardaí in each station in County Waterford on 31 October 2010 and on 31 October 2016; the proportion of the proposed 800 additional recruits in 2017 that are likely to be assigned to County Waterford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34698/16]

Prisoner Welfare

Clare Daly

107. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps she has taken to deal with the concerns of the UN special rapporteur on torture in relation to the numbers of prisoners here being kept in solitary confinement for extended periods, well in excess of the UN-recommended 15-day limit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34559/16]

Crime Levels

Mary Butler

108. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if recorded crime statistics for County Waterford are an accurate reflection of the reality of crime in the area; if all Garda stations in County Waterford have access to the PULSE system; if not, the details of the stations without access; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34697/16]

Garda Deployment

James Lawless

109. Deputy James Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position of County Kildare in comparison to other counties in terms of the number of gardaí per head of population; and if, as expected, County Kildare lies towards the bottom of that list, the measures being taken to address the shortfall of gardaí vis-à-vis other counties. [34752/16]

Policing Authority

Thomas Byrne

110. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when she proposes to mandate the Policing Authority to carry out a review of Garda districts in accordance with the confidence and supply agreement. [34740/16]

Crime Levels

Jackie Cahill

111. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if recorded crime statistics for County Tipperary are an accurate reflection of the reality of crime in the area; if all Garda stations in County Tipperary have access to the PULSE system; if not, the details of the stations without access; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34723/16]

Legislative Programme

Ruth Coppinger

112. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will introduce legislation to provide for the definition of sexual consent; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34831/16]

Bail Law

Bernard Durkan

113. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if any evaluation has been carried out to assess the damage to the morale of An Garda Síochána arising from countless hours in pursuit of persons with, in some cases, hundreds of convictions for offences committed while on bail (details supplied); if she expects to take action on these issues in the near future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34829/16]

Garda Deployment

Robert Troy

114. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda stations and the number of gardaí in each station in County Westmeath on 31 October 2010 and on 31 October 2016; the proportion of the proposed 800 additional recruits in 2017 that are likely to be assigned to County Westmeath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34681/16]

Naturalisation Eligibility

Eamon Ryan

115. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will publish the precise criteria on which she will grant or refuse naturalisation in the context of civil proceedings, arrests or spent convictions for minor offences; if persons are denied naturalisation on the grounds of spent convictions, particularly those that do not involve violence or fraud; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34844/16]

Traveller Community

Mick Wallace

116. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will consider setting up a Traveller agency which would work to deliver equality for the Traveller community; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34849/16]

Refugee Resettlement Programme

Brendan Howlin

117. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she has raised with the Italian authorities the delays being experienced by Irish officials in Italy in the processing of Syrian refugees for relocation here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34751/16]