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Wed, 12 Apr 2017
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Garda Station Closures
Jim O'Callaghan
98. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the Policing Authority will complete its review of the boundaries of Garda districts and Garda stations in rural areas and in the developing urban and suburban areas to ensure an efficient and optimum geographical distribution of stations and minimal response times; and the date on which the review was commenced. [18655/17]
Wed, 12 Apr 2017
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Garda Station Closures
Jim O'Callaghan
99. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the pilot scheme to reopen six Garda stations will commence. [18656/17]
Wed, 12 Apr 2017
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Joint Policing Committees
Jim O'Callaghan
100. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the resources provided by her Department to local joint policing committees in 2015 and 2016; and the resources being provided in 2017. [18657/17]
Wed, 12 Apr 2017
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Garda Strength
Jim O'Callaghan
101. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the need to build up to full strength the specialist units in An Garda Síochána involved in the fight against serious crime; and the current strength and target level for each, in tabular form. [18658/17]
Wed, 12 Apr 2017
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Crime Prevention
Jim O'Callaghan
102. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda business fora established since May 2016. [18659/17]
Wed, 12 Apr 2017
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Courts Service Administration
Jim O'Callaghan
103. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to resource the courts, particularly the Circuit Court, to deal with increased non-summary prosecutions of serious crimes; and the additional resources being provided for this in 2017. [18660/17]
Wed, 12 Apr 2017
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Recidivism Rate
Jim O'Callaghan
104. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the measures being put in place to strengthen supervision of prolific repeat offenders after they have served their prison sentence. [18661/17]
Wed, 12 Apr 2017
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Courts Service
Jim O'Callaghan
105. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when she commissioned the annual study on court efficiency and sitting times benchmarked against international standards to provide accurate measurements for improving access to justice; and when it will be published. [18662/17]
Wed, 12 Apr 2017
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Proposed Legislation
Jim O'Callaghan
106. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when she will publish legislation to reduce excessive delays to trials and court proceedings including pre-trial hearings. [18663/17]
Wed, 12 Apr 2017
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Garda Deployment
Jim O'Callaghan
107. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the Dublin armed response unit; if it is now operational; the number of gardaí assigned to it; if any of its members have been reassigned from existing Garda units; if so, the number of such gardaí; if all the vacancies arising in those units from reassignment have been filled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18664/17]
Wed, 12 Apr 2017
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Garda Data
Jim O'Callaghan
108. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the most recent figures for the number of appointed detectives in each Garda division, in tabular form. [18665/17]
Wed, 12 Apr 2017
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Garda Data
Jim O'Callaghan
109. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of community gardaí in each Garda division, in tabular form. [18666/17]
Tue, 11 Apr 2017
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Industrial Relations
Jim O'Callaghan
436. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if action can be taken to ensure that members of an association (details supplied) can have access to the State's dispute resolution machinery in respect of their ongoing entitlements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17659/17]
Thu, 6 Apr 2017
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Departmental Agencies Staff Data
Jim O'Callaghan
99. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of staff in the Office of the State Pathologist in each year from 2011 to 2016 and to date in 2017. [17445/17]
Wed, 5 Apr 2017
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EU Directives
Jim O'Callaghan
111. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she is satisfied as to the effectiveness of the European Communities (Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts) Regulations 1995 as it applies in respect of mortgages between customers and financial institutions; her plans to strengthen these regulations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16975/17]
Tue, 4 Apr 2017
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Garda Data
Jim O'Callaghan
127. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of deputy and assistant commissioners there are in An Garda Síochána; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16170/17]
Tue, 4 Apr 2017
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Courts Service Data
Jim O'Callaghan
128. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the total value of court fines imposed from 2011 to 2016; and the amount of same which remains unpaid for each year. [16182/17]
Thu, 30 Mar 2017
oral
Policing Issues
Jim O'Callaghan
1. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the proposed independent review of An Garda Síochána; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15901/17]
Thu, 30 Mar 2017
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Workplace Relations Commission
Jim O'Callaghan
3. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the inclusion of the Garda representative organisations in the working group that is examining industrial relations structures for An Garda Síochána; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15902/17]
Thu, 30 Mar 2017
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Garda Procedures
Jim O'Callaghan
30. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the actions An Garda Síochána is taking to improve the workings of the fixed charge notice system and the recording of breathalyser tests; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15664/17]