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Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Work Permits
James Lawless
1084. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Justice to examine a delay in a person (details supplied) receiving an employment permit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37367/23]
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Visa Applications
Michael Healy-Rae
1085. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Justice the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37393/23]
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Legal Aid
Michael Healy-Rae
1086. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Justice with regard to the withdrawal of professional service by criminal barristers which with occur on 23 October 2023 (details supplied), if she would support the call to confirm that the Government will establish a meaningful, independent and time-limited mechanism to determine the fees paid to barristers by the Director of Public Prosecutions and under the criminal justice legal aid scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37395/23]
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An Garda Síochána
Pa Daly
1087. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice for a breakdown, in tabular form, of the number of Garda vetting applications which solely return convictions more than 30 years old; and if she will make statement in relation to any legislative reforms she has planned to the Garda vetting process.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37406/23]
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Road Traffic Accidents
Neasa Hourigan
1088. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Justice when the review of procedures in relation to the sharing of collision data as referenced in Parliamentary Question No. 229 of 25 July 2023, commenced; when that review is expected to complete; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37424/23]
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Student Visas
Éamon Ó Cuív
1089. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Justice the reason foreign language students in Ireland on six-month courses are limited to working a maximum of 20 hours per week as well as attending their course under the terms of their visas; whether she would consider changing this for all such students as long as there is adequate proof that they are attending the language course fully; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37431/23]
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Visa Applications
Matt Carthy
1090. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the targeted processing time for visas; the average processing time in the years 2019 to 2022 and to date in 2023; the number of applications; the average processing time for a child, by visa type; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37454/23]
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Departmental Records
Patrick Costello
1091. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 1107 of 21 March 2023, if her Departmental files relating to the High Court, Supreme Court and European Court of Human Rights cases in relation to proposals for gay law reform which resulted in a landmark judgement and decriminalisation thirty years ago are going to be made publicly accessible; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37463/23]
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Departmental Expenditure
Rose Conway-Walsh
1092. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Justice the reason for capital expenditure running €34 million behind profile, as outlined in the Mid-Year Expenditure Report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37476/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Catherine Murphy
1093. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if she has consulted with or has been engaged by the Garda Commissioner in respect of plans by an organisation (details supplied) to ballot members of the organisation regarding its views on his ability to fulfil his role as commissioner. [37489/23]
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An Garda Síochána
Jim O'Callaghan
1094. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice how many gardaí were suspended from the force in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37495/23]
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An Garda Síochána
Jim O'Callaghan
1095. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice how many gardaí are currently suspended from the force and/or are on sick leave; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37496/23]
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An Garda Síochána
Jim O'Callaghan
1096. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice her plans to expand the use of the Garda Reserve in order to ensure a greater presence of gardaí or Garda Reserve members on our streets; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37500/23]
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Departmental Expenditure
Patrick Costello
1097. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice for an itemised breakdown of the allocation and spending to date for the year 2023 of the Youth Justice funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37536/23]
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Departmental Expenditure
Patrick Costello
1098. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice for an itemised breakdown of the allocation and spending for the past five years of the Youth Justice funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37537/23]
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Prison Service
Patrick Costello
1099. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice for an update on the number of the 100 proposed additional prison officers who have been hired for the Irish Prison Service; the prisons to which they are assigned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37538/23]
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An Garda Síochána
Patrick Costello
1100. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice for a breakdown, in tabular form, for the past ten years, of the total number of community gardaí; where they were located, by division and Garda station; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37539/23]
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Departmental Expenditure
Patrick Costello
1101. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice for an update on the allocations of the 2023 community safety innovation fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37540/23]
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Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence
Patrick Costello
1102. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice for an update on the breakdown, in tabular form over the past ten years, by county, of safe refuge accommodation places for victims of domestic, sexual and gender-based violence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37541/23]
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Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence
Patrick Costello
1103. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice if, given the recent CSO data which outlined only "12% of people who experienced child sexual abuse disclosed it to gardaí" and only "5% of adults who experienced sexual violence as an adult and disclosed to gardaí", she will outline the measures she is taking to encourage victims of sexual violence to disclose details of these experiences to gardaí; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37542/23]
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Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence
Patrick Costello
1104. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice for a breakdown of the numbers of domestic, sexual and gender-based violence cases reported to gardaí over the past ten years which have led to a successful court prosecution; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37543/23]
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Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence
Patrick Costello
1105. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice for a breakdown, in tabular form, of the number and rank of gardaí assigned to the divisional protective service units (DPSUs) in each of the 28 Garda divisions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37544/23]
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Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence
Patrick Costello
1106. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice for a breakdown, in tabular form, of domestic, sexual and gender-based violence offences data for the past ten years, broken down by Garda station, to include, but not limited to: coercive control; breach of interim barring order; breach of protection order; breach of barring order; breach of safety order; domestic - no offence identified; breach of emergency barring order; and any incident type with a recorded motive of 'domestic abuse'; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37545/23]
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Road Traffic Offences
Patrick Costello
1107. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice for an update on the breakdown, in tabular form, over the past ten years by Garda station and division, of the number of road traffic offences such as, but not limited to, speeding; careless driving; dangerous driving; using your mobile phone while driving; drink driving; drug driving;and dangerously defective driving; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37546/23]
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Road Traffic Offences
Patrick Costello
1108. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice for an update on the number of breath tests that were recorded on An Garda Síochána's Pulse computer system; the number of alcohol testing devices used each month for the years 2018 to 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37547/23]
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An Garda Síochána
Patrick Costello
1109. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice for an update on the breakdown, in tabular form, over the past ten years, of the number of speed vans operated by a company (details supplied) on behalf of An Garda Síochána, by Garda station and division; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37548/23]
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An Garda Síochána
Patrick Costello
1110. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice for an update on the breakdown, in tabular form, over the past ten years, of the number of An Garda Síochána vehicles fitted with Puma automatic number plate recognition detection equipment, by Garda station and division; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37549/23]
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Road Traffic Accidents
Patrick Costello
1111. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice for an update on the breakdown, in tabular form, over the past ten years, by Garda station and division, for the number of road traffic deaths; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37550/23]
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Prison Service
Patrick Costello
1112. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the latest status of the unpublished Dóchas prison reports by the Inspector of Prisons; when such reports will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37578/23]
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An Garda Síochána
Catherine Murphy
1113. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if he and or his Department have ever developed a green paper in respect of amending the upper age threshold for a Garda trainee recruit cap; and if so, if he will publish that paper. [37676/23]
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Visa Applications
Maurice Quinlivan
1114. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Justice for an update on a person (details supplied) and their application to remain in Ireland as the spouse of an Irish national; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37704/23]
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Visa Applications
Maurice Quinlivan
1115. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Justice for an update on a person (detail supplied) and their application to the Embassy in Delhi on family reunification; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37716/23]
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An Garda Síochána
Catherine Murphy
1116. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if she and or her officials and or the Garda Commissioner have engaged with officials in Northern Ireland in respect of a recent release of data in error by the police service of Northern Ireland; and if she has been briefed in respect of the security risk posed by the data release in this jurisdiction. [37730/23]
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Naturalisation Applications
Eoin Ó Broin
1117. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice to provide an update on the naturalisation application by a person (details supplied); and the timeframe in which they are likely to receive a decision. [37774/23]
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Visa Applications
Mick Barry
1118. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Justice the number of outstanding visa applications with the embassy in Abu Dhabi; the number from those leaving Sudan; the average time to process applications from those leaving Sudan; if extra resources will be allocated to the embassy in Abu Dhabi to process applications in a timely manner; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37779/23]
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An Garda Síochána
Réada Cronin
1119. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Justice how many fully-trained specialist interviewers there are within An Garda Síochána at present, in the context of the Barnahus Model of child welfare and abuse; the Garda divisions they are located in; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37786/23]
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An Garda Síochána
Réada Cronin
1120. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Justice how many section 16 interviews took place in 2022; how many were conducted jointly by members of An Garda Síochána with a Tusla social worker; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37787/23]
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An Garda Síochána
Réada Cronin
1121. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Justice how many specialist interviewers have been trained through An Garda Síochána’s training programme since 2020; how many are gardaí and how many are social workers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37790/23]
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Child Protection
Réada Cronin
1122. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Justice to outline the strategic plan for joint training and implementation of the section 16 interview process by both agencies to minimise trauma to child victims and increase conviction rates for perpetrators; to what extent the strategic plan addresses the issues of joint training, capacity building and operational collaboration between both agencies; the third party oversight and accreditation for the training of specialist interviewers and their ongoing continual professional development; operational integration by both An Garda Síochána and Tusla of the specialist interview process with the Barnahus model; the interdepartmental oversight of implementation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37792/23]
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Naturalisation Applications
Eoin Ó Broin
1123. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 785 of 25 July 2023, if she is aware the family member of EU/EEA/Swiss citizen section at the visa decisions link provided has not updated for a number of months showing applications for this visa remain on 27 October 2022; and the efforts that are being made by her Department to improve processing times for applications of this nature. [37803/23]
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Legislative Process
Eoin Ó Broin
1124. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice if she has any intention to review the legislation underpinning the advertising of the sale and purchase of property, including the requirement for a pre-purchase inspection to be carried out by the purchaser; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37813/23]
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Civil Service
Paul Murphy
1125. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice in relation to the civil servants within An Garda Síochána who do not want to lose their status as civil servants, if she will ensure that they are given the right to choose whether they wish to be a public servant or civil servant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37856/23]
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Visa Applications
Bernard Durkan
1126. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the progress to date in the determination of the appeals for visas in the case of the family of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37860/23]
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Citizenship Applications
Bernard Durkan
1127. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the progress to date in the determination of an application for permission to remain in the State on the basis of parentage of an Irish citizen child in the case of a person (details supplied) which was submitted on 1 February 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37863/23]
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Citizenship Applications
Bernard Durkan
1128. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the steps being taken to finalise the application for citizenship in the case of a person (details supplied); when it is expected that the application will be finalised given that they applied two years ago; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37873/23]
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An Garda Síochána
Cian O'Callaghan
1129. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the current number of members of the Garda Reserve. [37917/23]
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An Garda Síochána
Catherine Murphy
1130. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if funding has been provided for the purchase of a replacement truck for the equipment transport truck for the Garda Band. [37942/23]
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An Garda Síochána
Catherine Murphy
1131. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if a new contract for the purchase of additional mountain bikes for An Garda Síochána will be put out to tender before year end and the number of e-bikes and e-scooters in the Garda fleet. [37944/23]
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Legal Aid
Neasa Hourigan
1132. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide an update on her plans to restore fees, arising from the FEMPI cuts, for barristers under the criminal justice (legal aid) scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37960/23]
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Departmental Staff
Colm Burke
1133. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice if additional staff will be put in place in order to deal with the backlog in processing applications under the atypical working scheme, and in particular where it relates to qualified medical and care professionals seeking to work in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38006/23]