Parliamentary questions

Cabinet Committees

Gerry Adams

1. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if he will establish a Cabinet committee with responsibility for Irish unity. [1829/18]

Cabinet Committees

Gerry Adams

2. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach when Cabinet committee C, European Union, including Brexit, last met; and when it is scheduled to meet again. [3051/18]

Cabinet Committees

Micheál Martin

3. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach when Cabinet committee C, European Union, including Brexit, last met. [3062/18]

Cabinet Committees

Brendan Howlin

4. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach when Cabinet committee C, European Union, including Brexit,) last met; and when it will next meet. [4552/18]

Cabinet Committees

Richard Boyd Barrett

5. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when Cabinet committee C, European Union, including Brexit, last met. [5691/18]

Cabinet Committees

Joan Burton

6. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Taoiseach when Cabinet committee C, European Union, including Brexit, last met. [5727/18]

Departmental Priorities

Micheál Martin

7. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach to set out his Department's priorities for 2018. [2111/18]

Departmental Priorities

Gerry Adams

8. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his Department's priorities for 2018. [3052/18]

Departmental Priorities

Richard Boyd Barrett

9. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach to set out his Department's priorities for 2018. [3091/18]

Departmental Priorities

Brendan Howlin

10. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the priorities of his Department for 2018. [5417/18]

Official Engagements

Joan Burton

11. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting with the President of the European Parliament, Mr Antonio Tajani, on 17 January 2018. [3003/18]

Official Engagements

Micheál Martin

12. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his visit to the European Parliament; the meetings he attended; and the issues that were discussed. [3060/18]

Official Engagements

Gerry Adams

13. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his address to the European Parliament on 17 January 2018. [3125/18]

Official Engagements

Richard Boyd Barrett

14. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his address to the European Parliament on 17 January 2018. [3129/18]

Official Engagements

Micheál Martin

15. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach if his statement to the European Parliament represents the Government's official position for the forthcoming negotiations for the European Council. [3174/18]

Official Engagements

Brendan Howlin

16. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his visit to the European Parliament on 18 January 2018. [3378/18]

Official Engagements

Micheál Martin

17. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach the meetings he attended while in Strasbourg; and the issues that were discussed. [3443/18]

Official Engagements

Gerry Adams

18. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach the meetings he attended during his recent visit to Strasbourg. [4385/18]

Banking Sector Reform

Michael Moynihan

28. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Taoiseach if banking reform was discussed at his meetings at the World Economic Forum in Davos. [4563/18]

Departmental Budgets

Michael Moynihan

34. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Taoiseach his Department's budget for social media. [4304/18]

Cabinet Committee Meetings

Michael Moynihan

38. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Taoiseach if Cabinet Committee F, national security, has met recently. [4306/18]

Garda Data

Jim O'Callaghan

46. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to address the continuing failure of An Garda Síochána to publish the review into homicide figures that was due in June 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5963/18]

Garda Data

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

47. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the fact that the Central Statistics Office is not in a position to publish homicide statistics provided by An Garda Síochána due to potential misclassification; when he expects to be in a position to publish the review into these cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5750/18]

Garda Remuneration

Jim O'Callaghan

48. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to address the failure to ensure that the Garda pay deal applies to all sections of the force, including superintendents and chief superintendents, and that the anomalies that have arisen as a result of this failure will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5964/18]

Community Policing

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

49. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the drop-off in the number of community gardaí from 1,182 in 2010 to 744 by the end of 2017; and if his Department and An Garda Síochána are committed to implementing the community model of policing. [5751/18]

Garda Commissioner Appointment

Seán Sherlock

50. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date on arrangements for the selection of a new Garda Commissioner; the expected timeframe; the salary of the new Commissioner; the arrangements in relation to the appointment of a team to assist the Commissioner; if changes in legislation are required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5752/18]

Garda Deployment

John Curran

51. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason numbers assigned to the Garda traffic corps continue to decline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5415/18]

Refugee Resettlement Programme

Richard Boyd Barrett

52. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if persons (details supplied) will be allowed to resettle here. [5693/18]

Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission

Clare Daly

53. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps he has taken to review the supports available to Garda whistleblowers, particularly in view of GSOC's acknowledgement of its lack of resources in fulfilling this function; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5652/18]

Garda Deployment

Brendan Smith

54. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when additional Garda personnel will be allocated to the Cavan and Monaghan Garda division in view of the level of crime in thearea and the additional policing demands due to a land border with another jurisdiction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5658/18]

Policing Authority Reports

Seán Sherlock

55. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the progress on completion of a workforce plan and human resources strategy within An Garda Síochána as outlined in the Policing Authority report of December 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5559/18]

Family Law Cases

Peter Fitzpatrick

56. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the delay in the family law Bill coming before Dáil Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5653/18]

Departmental Legal Cases

Catherine Connolly

57. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has satisfied himself that the €500 to €1,000 fee to be paid by asylum seekers or their employers fully complies with the Supreme Court decision in a case (details supplied) wherein the freedom of asylum seekers to work was recognised as an inherent part of their constitutional rights to human dignity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5697/18]

Departmental Reform

Jim O'Callaghan

58. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the expected timeframe for the conclusion of the work to be carried out by the independent and change implementation group in respect of reform of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5681/18]

Child Protection

Jim O'Callaghan

59. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps he is taking to protect against social media platforms being used by sexual predators to target children (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5680/18]

Organised Crime

Maureen O'Sullivan

60. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to concerns of residents in the north inner city of Dublin about the ongoing feud that has claimed many lives; if sufficient support and resources have been allocated to gardaí in the north inner city of Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5650/18]

Constitutional Amendments

Joan Burton

61. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will report on the constitutional referenda scheduled for 2018. [1836/18]

Garda Data

Mick Wallace

62. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of senior Garda appointments made by the Policing Authority at each rank in the past six months; if he has satisfied himself that proper due diligence is being adhered in the way promotions are being conducted; if he has had contact with the Policing Authority about specific officers who have been promoted in the past six months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5673/18]

National LGBTI Strategy

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

63. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the timeframe for the publication of the LGBT inclusion strategy announced by his Department; the details of the strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5564/18]

Garda Data

Jim O'Callaghan

64. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will address the continuing failure of An Garda Síochána to publish the review that was due in June 2017 into homicide figures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5677/18]

Insurance Fraud

Michael McGrath

65. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the establishment of a fully functioning integrated insurance fraud database; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4281/18]

Child Protection Guidelines

Catherine Connolly

66. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if an examination of the implementation of the recommendations of a person's (details supplied) audit of the exercise by An Garda Síochána of the provisions of section 12 of the Child Care Act 1991 in respect of specific actions to be taken by An Garda Síochána has been carried out; if so, if the recommendations have been implemented; if not, the reason therefor; his plans to address the gaps in implementation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5698/18]

Road Traffic Offences Data

Thomas P. Broughan

67. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of monthly arrests of persons who have tested positive for drugs at mandatory intoxicant-testing checkpoints nationally during 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5296/18]

Crime Data

Seán Sherlock

68. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has satisfied himself that the recording of statistics relating to the incidence of domestic burglaries as reported to An Garda Síochána is completely accurate. [5560/18]

Policing Authority

Seán Sherlock

69. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the consultations he has had with the Policing Authority regarding the development of the policing plan and related performance targets for An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5556/18]

Departmental Legal Cases

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

70. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will revise the conditions he has outlined as an interim arrangement for the right to work of asylum seekers further to the adoption of Directive 2013/33/EU; and his views on whether the interim arrangement is in keeping with and consistent with the decision of the Supreme Court in a case (details supplied). [5562/18]

Garda Reports

Paul Murphy

71. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to discuss the report into the Jobstown protest given to him by An Garda Síochána on 26 July 2017 with the acting Garda Commissioner; if he will recommend changes in Garda procedures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5683/18]

Road Traffic Offences Data

Thomas P. Broughan

72. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of mandatory intoxicant-testing checkpoints nationally during 2017; the number of motorists who have tested positive for drugs at these checkpoints; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5295/18]

Garda Expenditure

Seán Sherlock

73. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the November 2017 report of the Policing Authority on matters arising at the Garda training college in Templemore and in particular in relation to the 19 recommendations arising from the interim audit report. [5558/18]

Garda Civilian Staff Recruitment

Peter Fitzpatrick

74. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to increase the number of civilians in An Garda Síochána to more than 500 to address the capacity and critical skills gap across the organisation; and his further plans over the next number of years to address this skills gap. [5684/18]