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Tue, 14 Feb 2017
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Refugee Resettlement Programme
Clare Daly
111. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 107 and 108 of 7 February 2017, her views on the fact that some relocated refugees in Mosney have been there since June 2016, which is a long time to acclimatise in view of the fact that these refugees are not provided with the 20 hours a week of English lessons or the orientation training available to resettled refugees in Monasterevin and Clonea Strand; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7179/17]
Tue, 14 Feb 2017
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Garda Procedures
Catherine Murphy
112. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her views on members of An Garda Síochána passing information held on Garda databases to private investigator companies; the procedures and guidelines in place to deal with the issuing of licences to operate as a private investigator here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7187/17]
Tue, 14 Feb 2017
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Data Protection
Catherine Murphy
113. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if data protection breaches by a private investigations company (details supplied) were reported to her in 2014; her views on the fact that this company continued to operate as a private investigator firm, in view of the fact that it was convicted of breaching the Data Protection Acts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7188/17]
Tue, 14 Feb 2017
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Garda Training
Pearse Doherty
114. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number and location of specially designated training stations for Garda recruits which have the required training and development structures and resources in place, which include trained Garda tutors and access to a permanently appointed supervisory sergeant. [7195/17]
Tue, 14 Feb 2017
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Citizenship Applications
Ruth Coppinger
115. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of current citizenship applications by year the applications were made, in tabular form. [7198/17]
Tue, 14 Feb 2017
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Garda Data
Brendan Griffin
116. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of incidents of ramming of Garda vehicles over the past ten years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7243/17]
Tue, 14 Feb 2017
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Garda Data
Brendan Griffin
117. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of incidents of gardaí being injured in incidents of ramming of Garda vehicles over the past ten years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7244/17]
Tue, 14 Feb 2017
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Residency Permits
Bernard Durkan
118. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current residency status and permission to remain in the case of persons (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7262/17]
Tue, 14 Feb 2017
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Family Reunification Applications
Richard Boyd Barrett
119. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason the processing of family reunification visa applications can take approximately 12 months to determine from the date they are received in the Dublin visa office. [7268/17]
Tue, 14 Feb 2017
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Court Accommodation Refurbishment
Mattie McGrath
120. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the re-opening of the courthouse in Tipperary town; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7271/17]
Tue, 14 Feb 2017
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Crime Data
Anne Rabbitte
121. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of adult disclosure cases which were reported from 2013 to 2016 for each Garda division, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7272/17]
Tue, 14 Feb 2017
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Crime Data
Anne Rabbitte
122. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of cases in which children were allegedly sexually abused that were reported in each of the years 2013 to 2016 by Garda division, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7273/17]
Tue, 14 Feb 2017
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Crime Data
Anne Rabbitte
123. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of files which were sent to the DPP in instances in which children were allegedly sexually abused for each of the years 2013 to 2016 by Garda division, in tabular form. [7274/17]
Tue, 14 Feb 2017
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Judicial Appointments
Michael McGrath
124. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to make any further appointments to the Judiciary based on the current system of appointments; the number of current vacancies broken down by category; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7277/17]
Tue, 14 Feb 2017
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Court Accommodation Refurbishment
Pat Casey
125. Deputy Pat Casey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if Wicklow town courthouse is one of the seven courthouse refurbishment works included under action No. 102 of the action plan for rural development over the next two years at a cost of €135 million; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7281/17]
Tue, 14 Feb 2017
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Probation and Welfare Service Staff
Mick Wallace
126. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of full-time probation officers employed in each individual prison from 2012 to 2016 and currently employed in each individual prison; if there has been a reduction in staffing levels in terms of probation officers between 2010 and 2016; and the number of prisons that currently only have one part-time probation officer. [7294/17]
Tue, 14 Feb 2017
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Residency Permits
Bernard Durkan
127. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the determination of the application for residency status and permission to remain as the spouse of an Irish citizen in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7297/17]
Tue, 14 Feb 2017
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Garda Stations
Niamh Smyth
128. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there is any update or indication of an advancement or movement in legal negotiations regarding the acquisition of a new site for Bailieborough Garda station; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7329/17]
Tue, 14 Feb 2017
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Ground Rents
Brendan Smith
129. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 45 of 2 February 2017, if consideration is being given to a constitutional amendment pertaining to ground rents; if there are proposals to amend the existing statutory framework regarding ground rents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7418/17]
Tue, 14 Feb 2017
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Non-Principal Private Residence Charge Administration
Mary Butler
130. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Finance the measures being put in place for the allowance of the retrospective tax deductibility of the non-principal private residence, NPPR, in view of the recent High Court decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6669/17]