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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]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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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]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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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]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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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]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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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]
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Departmental Reviews
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
1134. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice if the policy directive relating to the handling of covert human intelligence sources published on 9 June 2022 has been reviewed; if so, if it is intended to publish that review; if a process is in place to ensure that the tri-annual review set out thereafter is scheduled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38015/23]
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An Garda Síochána
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
1135. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice if anyone has ever been convicted under section 8 of the Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Act 2018, relating to receiving or giving bribes; and the number of officers of An Garda Síochána’s who are in the National Economic Crime Bureau. [38018/23]
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Departmental Data
Paul Donnelly
1136. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of vehicles that were seized by Criminal Assets Bureau and are still under the remit of CAB. [38033/23]
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An Garda Síochána
Paul Donnelly
1137. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice the projected cost of every twenty additional community gardaí; the estimated cost of every additional dedicated community sergeant; and the estimated cost of a 20% increase overall. [38034/23]
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An Garda Síochána
Paul Donnelly
1138. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No 870 of 25 July 2023, if she has received the necessary information from the Garda authorities to have this question answered. [38035/23]
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An Garda Síochána
Paul Donnelly
1139. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of public order operators level 2 training courses that were held for gardaí within the Dublin region in 2022 and to-date in 2023, in tabular form. [38036/23]
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An Garda Síochána
Paul Donnelly
1140. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice if she has received the 2022 Annual Report from An Garda Síochána; and when the report will be published online. [38037/23]
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An Garda Síochána
Alan Kelly
1141. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of competitions held for sworn gardaí to apply to join the Garda Band in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [38078/23]
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An Garda Síochána
Alan Kelly
1142. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 838 of 25 July 2023, if she has received the necessary information from the Garda authorities to have this parliamentary question answered. [38079/23]
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An Garda Síochána
Alan Kelly
1143. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of full-time analysts at HEO level in the Garda cybercrime unit in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [38080/23]
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Citizenship Applications
Bernard Durkan
1144. 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. [38095/23]
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An Garda Síochána
Kathleen Funchion
1145. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide a breakdown of the age profile of the Garda vehicle fleet in the Carlow-Kilkenny division. [38139/23]
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Departmental Functions
James Lawless
1146. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Justice if she will examine the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38174/23]
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Citizenship Applications
Peadar Tóibín
1147. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the status of an application by a person (details supplied) for the undocumented scheme; if their case will be examined favourably, given they have been living here for the past ten years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38177/23]
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Antisocial Behaviour
Neasa Hourigan
1148. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Justice the engagements she has had with the Garda Commissioner regarding the escalating antisocial and violent behaviour in Dublin; if additional funding has been sought to address these issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38190/23]
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Gambling Sector
Fergus O'Dowd
1149. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Justice to respond to concerns raised by a person (details supplied ) in respect of the potential impact the Gambling Regulation Bill 2022 may have on not just charities but also local sporting organisations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38211/23]
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Family Law Cases
Bernard Durkan
1150. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice to what extent the rights of children and parents are likely to be protected in any future family law legislation; whether specific commitments are likely to be made in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38212/23]
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An Garda Síochána
Mark Ward
1151. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí who have resigned from An Garda Síochána, by county, per month in 2023, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38217/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Mark Ward
1152. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice if exit interviews are being carried out for gardaí who are resigning from An Garda Síochána. [38218/23]