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Tue, 23 May 2017
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Closed-Circuit Television Systems
Jim O'Callaghan
119. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of new CCTV installations at key locations along the road network and in urban centres in each county or local authority area since May 2016 in tabular form; and the funding provided for each. [24194/17]
Thu, 18 May 2017
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Garda Deployment
Jim O'Callaghan
40. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of personnel currently engaged in cyber crime policing in An Garda Síochána, both attested gardaí and civilians. [23744/17]
Thu, 18 May 2017
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Garda Deployment
Jim O'Callaghan
45. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the date on which the Garda cyber crime bureau was established; the number of personnel in same to date in 2017; and the rank of each garda member involved. [23775/17]
Thu, 18 May 2017
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Garda Deployment
Jim O'Callaghan
46. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of regional cyber crime units that have been established; the regions that have one; the number of personnel in each regional cyber crime unit to date in 2017; and the rank of each garda member involved. [23776/17]
Thu, 18 May 2017
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Surveillance Operations
Jim O'Callaghan
50. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of ministerial warrants issued under the Interception of Postal Packets and Telecommunications Messages (Regulation) Act 1993 in each of the years 2011 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23818/17]
Thu, 18 May 2017
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Surveillance Operations
Jim O'Callaghan
51. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to review the operation of the Interception of Postal Packets and Telecommunications Messages (Regulation) Act 1993 and the Criminal Justice (Surveillance) Act 2009 in regard to covert surveillance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23819/17]
Thu, 18 May 2017
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Surveillance Operations
Jim O'Callaghan
52. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda applications for surveillance powers that were applied for, accepted, amended and rejected by the relevant authorised officer, designated judges or Minister under the Interception of Postal Packets and Telecommunications Messages (Regulation) Act 1993 and the Criminal Justice (Surveillance) Act 2009 in each of the years 2011 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23820/17]
Thu, 18 May 2017
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Cyber Security Policy
Jim O'Callaghan
268. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department has had contact with the US authorities regarding a National Security Agency information technology hacking breach and its link to recent malware information technology attacks across the globe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23817/17]
Tue, 16 May 2017
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Garda College
Jim O'Callaghan
117. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the fact that she was not informed by the Garda Commissioner about financial irregularities in the Garda College, Templemore, in July 2015; if this is contrary to section 41 of the Garda Síochána Act 2005; when she was informed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22993/17]
Tue, 16 May 2017
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EU Issues
Jim O'Callaghan
129. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a company (details supplied) can have EU secret clearance certificates issued to it; and the reason that at present only State employees are granted EU secret clearance certificates here. [23168/17]
Tue, 9 May 2017
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Criminal Assets Bureau
Jim O'Callaghan
109. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the way in which audits are conducted for goods, money and drugs seized by the Criminal Assets Bureau; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21676/17]
Tue, 9 May 2017
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Garda Reserve
Jim O'Callaghan
120. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the function of the Garda Reserve can be expanded in order that there is a greater visible presence of An Garda Síochána and the Garda Reserve on the streets; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21713/17]
Wed, 3 May 2017
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Jim O'Callaghan
53. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the reason as of the end of March 2017 more than 1,750 children were waiting more than a year for scheduled treatment in the three children's hospitals in Dublin. [20789/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
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Garda Investigations
Jim O'Callaghan
203. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps she has taken to provide explanations to the families of persons (details supplied) as to whether those persons were unnecessarily exposed to danger as a result of the failure on the part of An Garda Síochána to notify the Garda station in Omeath of the presence in that area of the person that subsequently murdered and attempted to murder the persons concerned. [20540/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
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Garda Investigations
Jim O'Callaghan
204. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps she has taken to inquire into whether a person (details supplied) was appropriately registered as an informant with An Garda Síochána. [20541/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
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Inquiries into Garda Activities
Jim O'Callaghan
207. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the inaccuracies that have been uncovered in homicide cases following a review of 41 sample cases; the number of cases that were wrongly classified; if further reviews will be carried out to test for further inaccuracies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20704/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
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Garda Strength
Jim O'Callaghan
208. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her views on whether three armed gardaí at Dublin Airport is adequate for the policing of the airport; the number of gardaí assigned for policing there; the number assigned to each terminal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20705/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
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Road Traffic Offences
Jim O'Callaghan
1386. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the protection which exists under the Road Traffic Acts 1961 to 2016 to protect persons who are on prescribed medication that contain opiates (details supplied) from the operation of the recently introduced drug driving legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20643/17]
Wed, 12 Apr 2017
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Criminal Legal Aid
Jim O'Callaghan
96. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when responsibility for criminal legal aid will be transferred to the Legal Aid Board. [18653/17]
Wed, 12 Apr 2017
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Departmental Functions
Jim O'Callaghan
97. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the details of her Department’s examination of the feasibility of a new public defender system. [18654/17]