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Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Online Safety
James Lawless
68. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Justice the number of prosecutions that have been brought under Coco’s Law since it was enacted in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18064/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Cathal Crowe
69. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice how many applications were received for the Garda trainee competition 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17995/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Cathal Crowe
70. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice if his Department is on track to meet the target of 1,000 new gardaí this year, as provided for in Budget 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17996/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Drug Dealing
Bernard Durkan
71. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice to indicate, given the extent and growth of drug trafficking throughout the country in urban and rural areas, including the trafficking of drugs among school children, if he has in mind any particular measures to confront criminal gangs involved in drug trafficking; the extent to which he intends to take particular steps in the near future given the seriousness of the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18056/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Departmental Staff
Denis Naughten
72. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Justice the number of staff he has on secondment to the Department of Foreign Affairs in Brussels to assist with Ireland's work at EU Council and its engagement with the EU Commission; the corresponding number of staff on secondment on 23 June 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16892/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Mental Health Services
Maurice Quinlivan
73. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Justice the progress that has been made in establishing the trial 24-7 mental health de-escalation unit for Limerick that is due to be operated jointly with members of the HSE; if he will provide a commencement date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17866/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Crime Prevention
Pádraig O'Sullivan
74. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice if he will provide the number of knives seized by gardaí in Cork city and county in each of the years 2016 to 2022 and to date in 2023; if he will provide the most recent update on forum on anti-social behaviour which is examining the issue of knife crime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17888/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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International Protection
Brian Stanley
75. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Justice if he will provide a list of all countries from which people are entitled to apply for international protection status to Ireland. [15169/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Work Permits
Michael McNamara
76. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Justice if he will outline any plans to address, by legislation or otherwise, the situation whereby persons granted a work permit, based on their suitability to fill a position that an employer cannot otherwise fill, are subsequently refused a visa by his Department on the basis that they are not suitable for the post in question; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9421/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Paul McAuliffe
77. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Justice his plans to provide a greater policing presence for public transport including rail, bus and Luas. [17925/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Crime Prevention
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
78. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Justice to discuss crime prevention resources for the Blackrock area of Cork city. [18012/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Proposed Legislation
Ruairí Ó Murchú
79. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Justice if he will provide an update on any progress made on advancing duty of care legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18108/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Proposed Legislation
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
80. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Justice what progress he has made in progressing the offence of spiking as a stand-alone offence, consisting of administering a substance without consent for the purpose of facilitating a sexual offence, and punishable with a sentence of up to ten years imprisonment; and if he will support the campaign to recognise the need to separate such an offence from that of poisoning. [17927/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Crime Prevention
David Stanton
81. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Justice to outline the way animal crime is approached under the Rural Safety Plan 2022-2024 published by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17486/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Data Protection
Seán Haughey
82. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice to outline the next steps for the appointment of additional data commissioners; and to state what their principal focus will be. [18075/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Domestic Violence
Kathleen Funchion
83. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Justice if he can confirm a breakdown of the person or body who sits on the Carlow Refuge Development Advisory Group, and when he expects their recommendations; the person or body that is the lead organisation to develop the refuge; the person or body that has been identified as potential service providers; if a site has been located and any scoping work undertaken; if the refuge can be delivered in 2024 as previously committed too; if he will confirm when, if not 2024 he expects construction to begin on a Carlow refuge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18037/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Paramilitary Groups
Éamon Ó Cuív
84. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Justice the progress made to date by him and his Department in considering the most recent report of the Independent Reporting Commission in relation to paramilitary activity, and the means by which it might be reduced and eliminated; when it is hoped to action the recommendations in the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17284/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Sex Offenders Notification Requirements
Denis Naughten
85. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Justice the steps he is taking to stop convicted sex offenders from using the EU digital right to be forgotten to erase media reports of their convictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16888/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Citizenship Applications
Gino Kenny
86. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Justice if he is aware of long delays at the Immigration Service Delivery, ISD, formerly the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service, in response to citizenship applications; that this issue is one of great importance to thousands of individuals and their families and creates real consequential limitations on their lives in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17607/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Coroners Service
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
87. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice if he is aware if autopsies are taking longer to be concluded in Dublin or elsewhere in recent years; and if so, what are the causes of what can be heart-wrenching delays for families of the deceased. [18015/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Crime Prevention
Pádraig O'Sullivan
88. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice the youth diversion projects that are in place in Cork; the programmes that have been funded over the past three years; the programmes that will be announced this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17889/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Prison Service
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
89. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Justice if he has engaged with Governors of individual prisons on substituting short-term sentencing of four months or less to community service or another alternatives. [18113/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Domestic Violence
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
90. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Justice the status of a refuge for those fleeing domestic violence in County Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17922/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Crime Prevention
Ruairí Ó Murchú
91. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Justice if he will provide an update on the establishment of community safety partnerships; if he will outline the resources expected to be allocated to the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18109/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Cannabis for Medicinal Use
Gino Kenny
92. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Justice if he is aware that a person (details supplied) was sentenced to five years in jail in December 2022 and is currently in Limerick Prison for donating medical cannabis to people suffering pain; if he will change the law in this regard and release the person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17671/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Mark Ward
93. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice the number of Garda personnel across the Dublin area by year from 2011 to date, broken down by region; the number of Garda stations across the Dublin area from 2011 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18010/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Crime Prevention
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
94. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Justice to discuss crime prevention resources for the Mahon area of Cork city. [18011/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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International Protection
Catherine Connolly
95. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice the status of the review of the changes since 2018 in labour market access permission for international protection applicants; the status of the accompanying qualitative study undertaken by his Department on the experiences of international protection applicants in accessing the labour market; the timeline for the publication of the final report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17288/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Seán Haughey
96. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice the number of cybercrimes recorded in Ireland in 2022; and a breakdown of the type of cybercrimes recorded. [18076/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Bernard Durkan
97. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the extent to which plans are afoot to increase the number of gardaí to an optimum level, given the obvious need for such measures in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18057/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Sex Offenders Notification Requirements
Denis Naughten
98. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Justice the steps which he is taking to stop convicted sex offenders circumventing their monitoring through the use of a name change by deed poll; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16889/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Closed-Circuit Television Systems
James O'Connor
99. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Justice if he will outline his Department’s ongoing work to address concerns around the roll-out of community CCTV systems pertaining to a specific data controller being appointed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18135/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Legal Aid
James Lawless
100. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Justice whether criminal legal aid is fit for purpose, given recent industrial action by criminal practice barristers. [18065/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Departmental Policies
Pa Daly
952. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice to make a statement on the restorative justice initiatives his Department supports; and any plans he may have to legislate in the area. [18054/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Control of Firearms
Catherine Murphy
953. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if he will set out his rationale for not expanding the membership of the firearms expert committee to include a broader ordinary membership to act as representatives for the end user's perspective; and if he will provide an update on his work on the regulatory structure around firearms in Ireland and modernisation of same. [16577/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
954. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Justice the number of unfilled posts in the Kilkenny-Carlow division, including rank, in tabular form. [16682/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Asylum Seekers
Seán Canney
955. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Justice if he plans to lift the restrictions on the right to work to allow all asylum seekers to work and implement all the recommendations of the Catherine Day advisory group in relation to the right to work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16700/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Immigration Status
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
956. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice if he will provide an update on the application status of a person (details supplied) to the Afghan admission programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16703/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Travel Documents
Jackie Cahill
957. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Justice the current processing times for travel document applications for the family reunification of a person who has refugee status; if the grounds on which they are applying is taken into account in ensuring their timely processing, given the limited timeframe for permission to enter and reside with family reunification cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16784/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Travel Documents
Jackie Cahill
958. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Justice what an individual may do if their travel document applications are not processed and issued in time to allow for a family to travel within the one-year timeframe given upon family reunification approval; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16785/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Prison Service
Peadar Tóibín
959. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice in light of the recent decision by the Minister for Defence to appoint a statutory investigation into complaints made regarding an unsafe working environment in the Irish Defence Forces, if he will appoint a similar statutory investigation into complaints of an unsafe working environment within the Irish Prison Service, which has been brought to the attention of his ministerial counterpart and previous Ministers for Justice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16788/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Legal Aid
Thomas Pringle
960. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice when the necessary steps will be completed by his Department to allow for legal aid in cases relating to the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16789/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
961. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice the engagements he or any Ministers of State in his Department have had with the Garda Commissioner in relation to delivering a new Garda station for Carndonagh, County Donegal. [16799/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Éamon Ó Cuív
962. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Justice the average delay for decisions to be made on Garda vetting applications; the steps he is taking to streamline the process because of the effect it is having on staffing resources in health settings especially; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16804/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Jim O'Callaghan
963. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice whether members of An Garda Síochána who are carrying out the same work as civilian members of An Garda Síochána are granted extensions to their retirement age under SI 335/1951, as amended, on the grounds that they are doing similar work, yet civilian staff can remain working until 65 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16814/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Family Reunification
Patrick O'Donovan
964. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Justice if he will confirm when a corrected letter stating the correct date of birth for a person (details supplied) will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16819/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Catherine Murphy
965. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the closing date for accepting tender offers for the provision of new helicopters and aircraft for the Garda air support unit. [16931/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Legal Aid
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
966. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Justice when the last review of the financial thresholds for qualification for legal aid from the Legal Aid Board took place; his views on whether the current income threshold of €18,000 is outdated in view of inflation; and if he will sanction a review of the current system to examine the income and disposable asset thresholds and evaluate any alternative qualification metrics. [16943/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Public Inquiries
Catherine Murphy
967. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if he and-or predecessors have received interim and final reports of an inquiry in respect of a person (details supplied); the progress the inquiry has made to date; and the date on which it is expected to conclude. [16964/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Family Reunification
David Stanton
968. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Justice the number of family reunification applications currently awaiting a decision by his Department; the number of applications received, approved and rejected each month over the past 12 months; the average processing time for a decision on such applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16985/23]