Parliamentary questions

An Garda Síochána

Niamh Smyth

327. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí in the Cavan-Monaghan division at the end of April 2021; the way this compares to the end of April 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29979/21]

Proposed Legislation

Bernard Durkan

328. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice if further legislative proposals are proposed to combat the activities of criminal gangs; if the amended bail laws have adequately curtailed the extent to which offences take place while the offenders are on bail; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7024/21]

Crime Prevention

Neale Richmond

329. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Justice the plan An Garda Síochána has in place to tackle bike thefts in Dublin city; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30294/21]

Crime Data

Neale Richmond

330. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Justice the number of bike thefts reported in Dublin city from 2015 to 2020, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30295/21]

Crime Data

Neale Richmond

331. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Justice the number of public order offences that were distributed in Dublin city from 2015 to 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30296/21]

International Protection

Catherine Connolly

332. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice the number of substantive protection interviews under section 35 of the International Protection Act 2015 that have taken place to date in 2021; the number of international protection applicants that are currently on the IPO's interview schedule; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30333/21]

International Protection

Catherine Connolly

333. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice the status of the commitment in the White Paper to End Direct Provision to reduce processing times of both first instance decisions and appeals to six months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30334/21]

International Protection

Catherine Connolly

334. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 1492 of 21 April 2021, the status of the end-to-end review of processes to guide enhanced processing times of first instance international protection decisions and appeals to six months; when the review will be completed and published; the person or body undertaking the review; the terms of reference of the review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30335/21]

Family Reunification

Bernard Durkan

335. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the procedure to be followed to apply for family reunification in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30337/21]

Crime Data

Darren O'Rourke

336. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Justice if a type of crime (details supplied) has increased during Covid-19; if so, the degree to which; the breakdown of same by Garda district in each of the years 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30373/21]

An Garda Síochána

Bernard Durkan

337. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the number of promotional positions within An Garda Síochána that remain vacant at present; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30422/21]

Crime Data

Bernard Durkan

338. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the extent to which the level of criminal gang activity has subsided or escalated over the past three years to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30424/21]

Drug Dealing

Bernard Durkan

339. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the success of An Garda Síochána over the past three years in combatting drug trafficking; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30426/21]

Human Trafficking

Bernard Durkan

340. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the degree of people trafficking detected over the past three years to date; the action proposed or in hand to deal with the issues arising; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30427/21]

Crime Data

Bernard Durkan

341. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the extent to which money laundering continues to be detected by the Garda authorities on an ongoing basis; the action pending or in place to deal with these issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30428/21]

Cybersecurity Policy

Bernard Durkan

342. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the extent to which provision has been made to detect and prevent cyber-crime in the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30429/21]

Prison Service

Bernard Durkan

343. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the number of members of organised criminal gangs currently in prison or awaiting sentence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30430/21]

Crime Data

Bernard Durkan

344. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the number of known drug dealers currently on bail in respect of one or more offences; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30431/21]

Crime Data

Bernard Durkan

345. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the number of occasions in which bail has been refused to members of known criminal gangs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30432/21]

Crime Data

Bernard Durkan

346. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the extent of recidivism; if it is on the increase or otherwise; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30433/21]

Citizenship Applications

Bernard Durkan

347. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the progress to date in the determination of an application for citizenship in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30435/21]

Naturalisation Applications

Bernard Durkan

348. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the progress to date in the determination for eligibility for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30437/21]

Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission

Paul Murphy

205. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if there is an official body or bodies in Ireland that investigate GSOC; and if not, the correct process to follow should there be discontent with the outcome of a GSOC investigation. [29880/21]

Policing Co-operation

Thomas Pringle

206. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice the procedures in place to liaise with European counterparts if suspected sex offenders are travelling between jurisdictions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29926/21]

Policing Co-operation

Thomas Pringle

207. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice the safeguards in place to stop suspected sex offenders travelling between jurisdictions in Europe if they are a possible flight-risk; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29927/21]

EU Programmes

Duncan Smith

208. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 174 of 19 May 2021, the reason Ireland has failed to provide the information relating to procedural time limits on the eJustice portal after more than three years (details supplied). [30009/21]

An Garda Síochána

Thomas Pringle

209. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice the number of projects supported by the Garda youth diversion programme in 2021; and the number of beneficiaries under the programme. [30133/21]

An Garda Síochána

Thomas Pringle

210. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice the funding for the Garda youth diversion programme in each of the years 2007 to 2021, in tabular form. [30134/21]

Legislative Programme

Thomas Pringle

211. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice the proposed membership of the local community safety partnerships; if it is envisaged that the membership will include local drugs and alcohol taskforces; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30135/21]

An Garda Síochána

Chris Andrews

501. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Justice the plans that have been put in place in conjunction with An Garda Síochána to manage the increase in public disorder in communities along the Grand Canal, Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29120/21]

An Garda Síochána

David Stanton

502. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí by rank and district in each of the Cork county and city divisions that have retired in 2021; the number that are expected to retire; the number that have given notice of their intention to resign later in 2021, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29158/21]

Naturalisation Applications

Bernard Durkan

503. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the progress to date in the determination of an application for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied); when it is planned to bring the application to a conclusion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29253/21]

Naturalisation Applications

James Lawless

504. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Justice the status of an application for naturalisation by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29260/21]

Data Protection

Peadar Tóibín

505. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the nature of the data breaches experienced by her Department since 2018. [29312/21]

An Garda Síochána

Paul Donnelly

506. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice if all interview rooms in each Garda station within DMR are all video and audio recorded; and if not, the estimated cost of installing video and audio recording facilities in each interview room in each Garda station within DMR. [29327/21]

An Garda Síochána

Paul Donnelly

507. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice if a new contract to supply new unmarked Garda vehicles has been put out to tender. [29328/21]

An Garda Síochána

Paul Donnelly

508. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice if funding has been secured for the purchase of additional dogs for the Garda dog unit in 2021; and if funding has been secured for the purchase of additional horses for the Garda mounted unit in 2021. [29329/21]

Prison Service

Richard Boyd Barrett

509. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice if prisoners in Mountjoy Prison are disallowed from writing and receiving letters due to Covid-19 restrictions; if they are on 23-hour lock up as a result of same; if family members are allowed to bring personal items for prisoners; if counselling and rehabilitation services are suspended; when normal services will resume; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29335/21]

Prison Service

Richard Boyd Barrett

510. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice the way a prisoner can apply for enhanced remission; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29346/21]

Prison Service

Richard Boyd Barrett

511. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice when counselling services will be reinstated for prisoners; the way rehabilitation services are accessed prior to release; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29347/21]

Prison Service

Richard Boyd Barrett

512. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice if her attention has been drawn to groups providing advocacy services to prisoners currently serving sentences; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29348/21]

An Garda Síochána

Patricia Ryan

513. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Justice the number of Garda stations and the number of gardaí in each station in County Kildare on 1 June 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29438/21]

Restorative Justice

Patricia Ryan

514. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Justice the extent to which restorative justice is used in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29444/21]

An Garda Síochána

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

515. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice the amount that has been seized by the Criminal Assets Bureau since it was established in 1996, in tabular form. [29471/21]

Crime Prevention

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

516. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice if her attention has been drawn to the serious level of drug-related intimidation in Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29472/21]

Crime Prevention

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

517. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice the number of incidents of drug-related intimation that were reported to An Garda Síochána in the Dublin metropolitan area in each year since 2019, in tabular form. [29473/21]

An Garda Síochána

Denise Mitchell

518. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice the amount of revenue generated through the issuing of Garda age identity cards in each of the years 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [29487/21]

Naturalisation Applications

Bernard Durkan

519. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the progress to date in the determination of an application for residency status and eligibility for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied); when the application will be brought to a conclusion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29505/21]

Naturalisation Applications

Bernard Durkan

520. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the progress to date in the determination of eligibility for long-term residency and naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29509/21]

Public Sector Pay

Pa Daly

521. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice her views on a matter (details supplied); and her plans with an organisation regarding same. [29528/21]