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Tue, 7 Jul 2015
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Garda Strength
Niall Collins
1. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide an update on current Garda Síochána recruitment numbers and internal vacancy competitions; her projections for total Garda numbers in 2015, 2016 and 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27360/15]
Tue, 7 Jul 2015
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Garda Operations
Pádraig MacLochlainn
2. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to amend section 30 of the Garda Síochána Act 2005 to ensure that local not for-profit, community festivals and sporting organisations are no longer charged significant amounts of money for policing services. [27087/15]
Tue, 7 Jul 2015
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Direct Provision System
Paul Murphy
3. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the independent working group report on asylum seekers that, among other issues, recommends the provision of residency to those who are over five years in direct provision centres and an increase in the weekly allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27088/15]
Tue, 7 Jul 2015
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Garda Investigations
Niall Collins
4. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the actions she has taken in view of the suicide of a serving member of An Garda Síochána; the steps taken to ensure the independence and integrity of the investigation; the timeframe for the completion of any investigation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27361/15]
Tue, 7 Jul 2015
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Human Trafficking
Paul Murphy
5. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will report on discussions with her counterparts in the European Union regarding the situation facing migrants entering the European Union via the Mediterranean. [27089/15]
Tue, 7 Jul 2015
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Stardust Fire
Terence Flanagan
6. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide an update regarding investigations by her Department into the Stardust tragedy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27054/15]
Tue, 7 Jul 2015
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Organised Crime
Bernard Durkan
7. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which she continues to examine the activities of organised criminal gangs, with particular reference to their membership and potential growth; the action taken, or proposed, to deter the growth of such gangs, with particular reference to discouraging young persons from becoming involved; if a particular strategy is to be employed in this regard; if proscription has been considered as an option; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27013/15]
Tue, 7 Jul 2015
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Garda Resources
Seán Kyne
8. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Justice and Equality in the context of investment in vehicles and information technology, if members of An Garda Síochána are receiving the resources required to facilitate mobile policing, which is particularly relevant in more rural areas and also in locations which experience greater numbers of visitors in the summer months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27053/15]
Tue, 7 Jul 2015
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Garda Oversight
Clare Daly
9. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 112 of 26 May 2015 the number of cases that were before the internal review mechanism, where additional information was received or sought; her views in relation to the number of cases that have had their review concluded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27011/15]
Tue, 7 Jul 2015
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Penalty Points System
Thomas P. Broughan
10. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the recently discovered discrepancies in the application of penalty points to driving licences following convictions; if she will provide an update on the way her Department and the relevant agencies are rectifying the issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27077/15]
Tue, 7 Jul 2015
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Domestic Violence Policy
Niall Collins
11. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to combat sexual violence; if she has been in contact with the Department of Children and Youth Affairs regarding the withdrawal of funding to the Rape Crisis Network Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27048/15]
Tue, 7 Jul 2015
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Proposed Legislation
Pádraig MacLochlainn
12. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will ensure that the criminal law (sexual offences) Bill 2015 changes the law to ensure that those engaging in prostitution are no longer criminalised. [27016/15]
Tue, 7 Jul 2015
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Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Reports
Clare Daly
13. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission's annual report and whether she believes that sufficient progress has been made in the commission's ability to hold the Garda to account. [27012/15]
Tue, 7 Jul 2015
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Departmental Agencies
Thomas Pringle
14. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the purpose of a meeting, attended by the reception and integration agency of her Department, with over 40 participants from direct provision centres, managers and owners, at a centre in Knockalisheen in County Clare on 3 June 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26908/15]
Tue, 7 Jul 2015
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Asylum Applications
Thomas Pringle
15. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the circumstances around claims of a recent influx of immigrants to Ireland in the space of one month; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26907/15]
Tue, 7 Jul 2015
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Anti-Social Behaviour
Terence Flanagan
16. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her views regarding anti-social behaviour such as drug taking and knife crime in Dublin city centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27055/15]
Tue, 7 Jul 2015
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Tribunals of Inquiry Reports
Niall Collins
17. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the actions she has taken since the publication of the Moriarty report; if she is satisfied that the necessary legislation is now in place to prevent such circumstances, as outlined in the report, from arising again; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27049/15]
Tue, 7 Jul 2015
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Asylum Support Services
Ruth Coppinger
18. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she is in favour of permitting asylum seekers to work while their applications for asylum are being assessed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27057/15]
Tue, 7 Jul 2015
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Naturalisation Certificates
Paul Murphy
19. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will revise the fee charged for a naturalisation certificate; her views that the fee is a barrier to citizens from other European Union states becoming Irish citizens in view of the fact they do not have to renew visas at cost; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27076/15]
Tue, 7 Jul 2015
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Garda Inspectorate Reports
Niall Collins
20. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the actions she has taken to address the inadequacies as outlined in the Garda Síochána Inspectorate crime investigation report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27050/15]
Tue, 7 Jul 2015
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Child Abuse
Pádraig MacLochlainn
21. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the evidence provided to the historical institutional abuse inquiry in the North of Ireland that An Garda Síochána was aware that a person (details supplied) was a paedophile in 1973; the actions she plans to take following these revelations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27018/15]
Tue, 7 Jul 2015
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Family Reunification Policy
Ruth Coppinger
22. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her views that the financial requirements in the guidelines for the granting of family reunification visas disadvantage younger persons who have not had the same opportunity to earn sufficient income; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27056/15]
Tue, 7 Jul 2015
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Garda Investigations
Pádraig MacLochlainn
23. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide an update on An Garda Síochána's investigation into the murder of a person (details supplied) at Cockhill in Buncrana in County Donegal on 25 May 1991; if she will meet with the family of this person to listen to their concerns and act on these concerns. [27015/15]
Tue, 7 Jul 2015
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Garda Misconduct Allegations
Richard Boyd Barrett
24. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality on the case of a person (details supplied), if the panel of barristers has reviewed all the papers and material it planned to examine in this case; the papers and material it has examined in view of the fact that the person's legal representative has failed to get clarity in this matter despite extensive correspondence with the Minister; if the panel of barristers has reported to her; if not, when the panel will report to her; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27068/15]
Tue, 7 Jul 2015
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Garda Deployment
Catherine Murphy
25. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the dialogue she has had with the present Garda Commissioner since the commissioner's appointment concerning the deployment of Garda resources; if any of that dialogue has covered imbalances in Garda personnel deployment in the context of her remit to tackle worsening crime trends; if she will provide a breakdown of Garda deployment per district and division as per the most recent statistics available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27069/15]
Tue, 7 Jul 2015
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UN Conventions Ratification
Paul Murphy
26. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality in view of the passage of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013 through Dáil Committee Stage, her views on the ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; if she will report on the work of her Department on the Interdepartmental Committee dealing with the Convention's ratification; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27073/15]
Tue, 7 Jul 2015
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Constitutional Amendments
Pádraig MacLochlainn
27. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to amend the law to provide that court proceedings relating to the result of a referendum are given priority hearings and appeal hearings to avoid delays in enacting legislation to give effect to the will of the people, as expressed in the referendum; her views on the publishing of a marriage equality Bill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27019/15]
Tue, 7 Jul 2015
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Garda Inspectorate Reports
Pádraig MacLochlainn
28. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the Central Statistics Office delay in publishing crime statistics following the publication of the Garda Inspectorate's crime investigation report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27017/15]
Tue, 7 Jul 2015
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Garda Deployment
Seán Kyne
29. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide the assignment, by division, of the 99 new gardaí whose passing-out ceremony took place on 23 April 2015 in Templemore in County Tipperary; when the next class of recruits will be assigned for the next phase of training; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27052/15]
Tue, 7 Jul 2015
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Visa Applications
Denis Naughten
30. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to reform the current holiday visa system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26909/15]
Tue, 7 Jul 2015
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Religious Discrimination
Paul Murphy
31. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the rights of non-religious and minority faith persons, specifically in the context of a recent review of that issue by the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. [27075/15]
Tue, 7 Jul 2015
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Garda Investigations
Denis Naughten
32. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will have the case of the murder of a person (details supplied) independently reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26910/15]
Tue, 7 Jul 2015
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Prison Staff
Thomas P. Broughan
33. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will report on the recent attacks on prison officers while on duty; the measures that are being put in place to curb such instances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27078/15]
Tue, 7 Jul 2015
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Proposed Legislation
Paul Murphy
34. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans on the passage of a marriage equality Bill through Dáil Éireann; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27074/15]
Tue, 7 Jul 2015
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Visa Applications
Paul Murphy
35. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when the online appointment system for Garda National Immigration Bureau, promised for the end of the first quarter of 2015, will be brought on stream; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27072/15]
Tue, 7 Jul 2015
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Crime Data
Bernard Durkan
36. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of reported and recorded incidents of life-threatening intentions against member of An Garda Síochána or members of the general public in each of the past six years to date; the action taken, or proposed action, to deal with this menace, which represents a serious challenge to the authority of An Garda Síochána and to the security of the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27014/15]
Tue, 7 Jul 2015
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EU Directives
Catherine Murphy
37. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the contact which has taken place between the European Commission and her Department concerning Ireland's infringement of the services directive in legal services; the position the Commission has taken on her Department's efforts to communicate to the Law Society the necessary measures for compliance; if she will release all documentation and correspondence between her Department and the Law Society concerning same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27051/15]
Tue, 7 Jul 2015
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Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Investigations
Niall Collins
38. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she is satisfied with the way the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission conducts its inquiries; if she is satisfied with the way it interacts with members of An Garda Síochána during these inquiries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27047/15]
Tue, 7 Jul 2015
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Proposed Legislation
Sandra McLellan
39. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she is aware that the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in its recommendations referred to the need to prioritise the enactment of the Family Leave Bill 2014, and to introduce a statutory entitlement to paternity leave for all fathers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27365/15]
Tue, 7 Jul 2015
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Census of Population Data
Mary Mitchell O'Connor
40. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Taoiseach if there are plans for the Central Statistics Office to update its census questions in order to collect accurate and specific information regarding persons who experience a combination of vision and hearing loss with an intellectual, physical, or other disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27006/15]
Tue, 7 Jul 2015
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Departmental Expenditure
Mary Lou McDonald
41. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach the annual saving to his Department if spending on education and training was reduced by 2.5%, 5% and 10%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26913/15]
Tue, 7 Jul 2015
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Departmental Expenditure
Mary Lou McDonald
42. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach the annual saving to his Department if spending on professional fees, including but not limited to legal, information technology, accountancy, and other advisory and consultancy services, was reduced by 10%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26941/15]
Tue, 7 Jul 2015
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Ministerial Advisers Remuneration
Mary Lou McDonald
43. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach the annual saving to the Exchequer if his and his Minister of State's Special Advisers' salaries were capped at the first point of the Principal Officer grade, that is at €75,647; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26970/15]
Tue, 7 Jul 2015
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Departmental Expenditure
Mary Lou McDonald
44. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach the annual saving to his Department and those bodies under its aegis if all the fees for all State agencies, non-commercial State sponsored bodies and commercial semi-State board members were reduced by 25%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26984/15]
Tue, 7 Jul 2015
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Ministerial Expenditure
Mary Lou McDonald
45. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach if he will provide, in tabular form, the expenses incurred by him from 2011 to date in 2015, including the date, expense type, description and amount; if each expense was vouched; his plans to introduce changes to the expenses system to ensure all expenses are fully vouched for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27002/15]
Tue, 7 Jul 2015
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Eurozone Issues
Micheál Martin
46. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach if he has been in contact with the Greek Prime Minister since he promised a referendum in Greece; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27064/15]
Tue, 7 Jul 2015
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Crime Data
Dara Calleary
47. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Taoiseach when the Central Statistics Office will resume publication of recorded crime statistics; his views on the office's review of the Garda Inspectorate Report on crime investigation which was published in November 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27523/15]
Tue, 7 Jul 2015
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Community Employment Schemes Funding
Catherine Murphy
48. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if her Department has accepted Labour Court recommendation No. 19293 of 22 July 2008; her current position on this ruling; the number of potential persons who would receive pension payments if the recommendation was brought into effect; the projected cost in a full year of both the pension liability and the gratuity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27008/15]
Tue, 7 Jul 2015
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Invalidity Pension Applications
Tom Fleming
49. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will examine and expedite an application for an invalidity pension in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27061/15]
Tue, 7 Jul 2015
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Social Welfare Application Forms
Brendan Griffin
50. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when her Department will issue the application forms to post offices with the more neutral wording in respect of payment options; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27106/15]