Parliamentary questions

Residency Permits

Bernard Durkan

140. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the current or expected residency status of a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39944/15]

Deportation Orders

Bernard Durkan

141. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress that will be made in regularising the residency status of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39946/15]

Firearms Licences

Gabrielle McFadden

142. Deputy Gabrielle McFadden asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the customer service policy in the firearms section of her Department, when persons applying for import and export licences for non-military firearms make a mistake on their applications; if the firearms section formally acknowledges receipt of applications for import and export licences for non-military firearms; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39965/15]

Refugee Resettlement Programme

Gabrielle McFadden

143. Deputy Gabrielle McFadden asked the Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on sites being considered for emergency accommodation for refugees entering Ireland, given the concerns regarding the unsuitability of ex-Army barracks, such as Columb Barracks in Mullingar in County Westmeath for such a purpose; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39966/15]

Commencement of Legislation

Gabrielle McFadden

144. Deputy Gabrielle McFadden asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when she will sign the commencement order for the Personal Insolvency (Amendment) Act 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39967/15]

Proposed Legislation

Jonathan O'Brien

145. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the proposed single application procedure. [39987/15]

Public Investment Projects

Patrick O'Donovan

103. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the value of capital investment projects and grants under way or approved for funding by her Department, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39660/15]

Departmental Staff

Robert Dowds

104. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when she will appoint a new Secretary General to her Department; and the reason for the delay. [39679/15]

Criminal Legal Aid

Terence Flanagan

105. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will address a matter (details supplied) regarding sentencing and legal aid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39706/15]

Prisoner Complaints Procedures

Clare Daly

106. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her views regarding the prisoner complaints procedure which was introduced in June 2014, and the audit and evaluation which is currently being conducted by the Inspector of Prisons; when it will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39709/15]

Courts Service Data

Thomas P. Broughan

107. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of drink-driving cases heard at Swords District Court in each of the years 2013 to 2015 to date; the outcome of each case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39778/15]

Courts Service

Clare Daly

108. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will take on board the criticisms of the United Nations Human Rights Committee with regard to the establishment of a second non-jury Special Criminal Court, and take steps to abolish all forms of the Special Criminal Court, with a view both to compliance with international human rights standards, and to expediting the hearing of cases. [39791/15]

Courts Service

Clare Daly

109. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if consideration was given to the abolition of the Special Criminal Court, as a means of dealing with the delays in hearing cases in said court, in the course of discussions regarding the establishment of a second non-jury Special Criminal Court. [39792/15]

Youth Justice Strategy

Regina Doherty

318. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of young offenders who reoffend; the estimated number of young offenders who enter the criminal justice system each year, and the combined number of convictions between them; the number of school-age adolescents who engage with Garda Síochána diversion programmes in each year; the percentage of young offenders who are unemployed 12 months after release; and the percentage of young offenders who leave at 21 years of age with no qualification. [38974/15]

Youth Justice Strategy

Regina Doherty

319. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of offenders under 30 years of age who are unemployed at the time of arrest. [38975/15]

Garda Station Refurbishment

Brendan Griffin

320. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide funding for windows in a Garda Síochána station (details supplied) in County Kerry to bring the building's facade in line with the adjoining building; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39065/15]

Policing of Events

Seán Kenny

321. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the amount that An Garda Síochána received from the Gaelic Athletic Association, the Football Association of Ireland and the Irish Rugby Football Union for policing their events in 2013 and 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39170/15]

Garda Operations

Mary Mitchell O'Connor

322. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda Síochána call-outs made in the Dublin region on Hallowe'en night in 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39181/15]

Garda Investigations

Thomas P. Broughan

323. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she has asked An Garda Síochána to investigate disturbing allegations in a newspaper (details supplied) of abuse and maltreatment of allegedly trafficked migrant workers in the fishing industry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39214/15]

Residency Permits

Bernard Durkan

324. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 415 of 20 October 2015, the procedure to be followed to regularise the status of a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39225/15]

Prisoner Rehabilitation Programmes

Bernard Durkan

325. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if a person (details supplied) in County Cavan has been in a position to access rehabilitative training and education suitable for first-time offenders with the objective of addressing the prospect of recidivism; the extent to which this prisoner has availed of such services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39228/15]

Garda Strength

Mary Lou McDonald

326. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí stationed in Garda Síochána stations in locations (details supplied) in County Dublin in each of the years 2008 to 2015 to date, in tabular form; and the projected number of gardaí to be stationed at these locations in 2016 and 2017. [39273/15]

Refugee Data

Thomas Pringle

327. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when the 4,000 refugees agreed with the European Union as part of this State's response to the refugee crisis will arrive here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39311/15]

Drugs Seizures

Michael McGrath

328. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the recent increase in the level of heroin seizures in Cork city and County Cork; the volume and value of heroin seizures in Cork city and County Cork for each of the years 2012 to 2015 to date; and the response to this growing problem. [39322/15]

Ministerial Meetings

Denis Naughten

329. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to her meeting with the family of a person (details supplied) in July 2015, if she will report on the progress to date on the issues raised at that meeting; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39337/15]

Rights of Way Registration

Seán Kyne

330. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Justice and Equality with regard to the Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Act 2009, the necessity to register a right of way; if rights of way detailed in land registry folios need to be registered; the procedures that apply in registering a right of way; the closing date of such registrations; the procedures where rights of way are disputed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39380/15]

Garda Investigations

Dara Calleary

331. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when members of An Garda Síochána first went to Scotland to help in the investigation into the link between the trafficking of migrants to work on Irish fishing vessels and allegations of maltreatment of workers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39479/15]

Garda Investigations

Dara Calleary

332. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when her Department first communicated reports to the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, following investigations by An Garda Síochána into the link between the trafficking of migrants to work on Irish fishing vessels and allegations of the maltreatment of workers; if her Department requested the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation to increase the number of labour inspections carried out by the Workplace Relations Commission on fishing vessels as result of these reports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39480/15]

Garda Remuneration

Michael Healy-Rae

333. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on a matter (details supplied) regarding An Garda Síochána; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39507/15]

Garda Station Refurbishment

Joe Costello

334. Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress made on the refurbishment of the Garda Síochána station at Fitzgibbon Street in Dublin 1; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39516/15]

Housing Provision

Patrick O'Donovan

335. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if individual families can offer shelter on a short-term or on a long-term basis to orphaned children from the Syrian crisis; how individual families can support, in a concrete way, families seeking refuge here from the Syrian crisis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39521/15]

Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal

John McGuinness

336. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the timeframe for processing an application to the criminal injuries compensation board; how often the board meets; if an application by a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny will be expedited, as it is almost four years since it was submitted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39565/15]

Firearms Licences

Brendan Smith

337. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the review of firearms licensing legislation: if the concerns of the National Association of Regional Game Councils and the Sports Coalition have been given detailed consideration; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39613/15]

Visa Applications

James Bannon

338. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of an application for a visa by the spouse of a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39621/15]

Garda Investigations

Brendan Smith

339. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress made in terms of a full investigation into the bombing in Belturbet, County Cavan in December 1972 that resulted in the death of two young persons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39628/15]

Cabinet Committee Meetings

Thomas Pringle

340. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when the next meeting of the Cabinet sub-committee on social policy and public service reform will take place; when its analysis of the report of the working group on the protection process will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39629/15]

Garda Vetting of Personnel

Catherine Murphy

136. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she has received correspondence from the IDA or any private financial institutions querying the reason that no Garda vetting service exists for financial institutions that may wish to vet incoming employees; her plans to develop proposals in this area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38904/15]

Cross-Border Co-operation

Brendan Smith

137. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the proposals she is putting forward at the all-party talks on the need to establish a cross-Border task force to deal with organised crime; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38905/15]

Courts Service

Ruth Coppinger

138. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will establish a timeframe for the abolition of the non-jury Special Criminal Courts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38700/15]

Departmental Staff Relocation

Fergus O'Dowd

139. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applicants awaiting transfer in her Department to locations other than their present location; the number of applications, by location; the rules that apply for such transfers; if an applicant has a defined position on the list for transfer; the grounds that apply to applicants being moved up or down on the list; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38760/15]

Naturalisation Applications

Bernard Durkan

140. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the current or expected status in the long-term residency and eligibility for naturalisation of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38788/15]

Residency Permits

Bernard Durkan

141. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the current residency status and eligibility for review of a decision to deport or provide an extended term of residency in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Cork, having particular regard to the fact that the person's child has never known any other home other than in this jurisdiction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38790/15]

Residency Permits

Bernard Durkan

142. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will confirm receipt by the appropriate section in her Department of all documentation sought in the context of determining eligibility for residency by persons (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38797/15]

Residency Permits

Bernard Durkan

143. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the basis on which residency status will be determined and regularised for a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38798/15]

Residency Permits

Bernard Durkan

144. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will confirm receipt of all documentation required in connection with an application for extended residency and eligibility for naturalisation by a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22. [38800/15]

Deportation Orders

Bernard Durkan

145. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if arrangements will be made to review the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38804/15]

Equality Legislation

Thomas P. Broughan

146. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when the Equal Status Act 2000 will be amended to repeal section 7(3)(c) to ensure that all children will access their right to education without discrimination on religious grounds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38837/15]

Traveller Community

Paul Murphy

147. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the recognition of the Traveller community as an ethnic minority; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38838/15]

Commencement of Legislation

Colm Keaveney

148. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of sections of the Disability Act 2005 that still have to be commenced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38856/15]

Legislative Measures

Terence Flanagan

149. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if subsection 7(3)(c) of the Equal Status Act 2000 will be amended (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38857/15]

Garda Remuneration

Terence Flanagan

150. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to increase pay rates for members of An Garda Síochána (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38859/15]

Crime Data

Jerry Buttimer

151. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the economic cost of alcohol-related crime and the estimated overall economic cost of crime; if she will provide information on the cost, in terms of juveniles and adult criminal activity; initiatives being taken to address this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38891/15]

Prisoner Data

Jerry Buttimer

152. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of crimes committed by former prisoners; the reoffending rates of juveniles who have been detained; the most up-to-date figures on recidivism; the details of rehabilitation rates in prison; the funding provided for such; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38892/15]

Garda Vetting of Personnel

Catherine Murphy

153. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason no Garda vetting service exists for financial institutions that may wish to vet incoming employees; the routes currently open to such companies to check that the staff they are hiring have no history of criminal financial mismanagement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38910/15]

Location of Victims' Remains

Brendan Smith

154. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if it is proposed to take any new initiatives to support the very important and difficult work of the Independent Commission for the Location of Victims' Remains, as it is essential that every effort is made and public support given to assist in the recovery of the bodies of the disappeared; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38916/15]

Crime Data

John Deasy

155. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality for an up-to-date breakdown of crime statistics in the Waterford and Kilkenny-Carlow Garda division, by category of offence; and by individual Garda district. [38917/15]

Garda Deployment

John Deasy

156. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the current deployment levels of gardaí and civilian staff, by district and by station, within the Waterford and Kilkenny-Carlow Garda division; and the number of gardaí allocated to this division in each of the past five years. [38918/15]

Equality Legislation

Finian McGrath

157. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will repeal section 7(3)(c) of the Equal Status Act to end discrimination in education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38919/15]

Departmental Agencies Staff Data

Brendan Griffin

107. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide details of the staffing complement and the staff structures at the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38525/15]

Garda Operations

Thomas P. Broughan

108. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda Síochána checkpoints that took place in 2014 and in 2015 to date; the location of each checkpoint; the number in each locality; the instances of drink-driving, dangerous driving and speeding identified at each checkpoint; the number of each of these instances which resulted in charges being brought against the driver; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38428/15]

Courts Service Data

Thomas P. Broughan

109. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 511 of 14 July 2015, which was replied to on 26 August 2015, and which reply stated that between January 2013 and May 2015 20,830 drink-driving cases were listed, if she will provide per year and per District Court the number of cases adjourned, struck-out, withdrawn and continuing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38429/15]

Courts Service Data

Thomas P. Broughan

110. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 511 of 14 July 2015, which was replied to on 26 August 2015, and which reply stated that between January 2013 and May 2015 20,830 were drink-driving cases listed and there were 8,391 convictions, if recent figures published by the Courts Service will be revised and backdated once all outstanding cases are completed following adjournments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38434/15]

Road Safety Data

Thomas P. Broughan

111. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if an official from her Department is tasked with comparing statistics and figures kept by the Road Safety Authority, the Courts Service and An Garda Síochána, specifically statistics on drink-driving, dangerous driving and disqualified drivers; the protocol when discrepancies in record-keeping occur; if there is a procedure in place to verify records; the role of the Central Statistics Office in the compilation of figures on road traffic offences and convictions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38435/15]

Garda Deployment

Thomas P. Broughan

112. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí allocated to the Garda traffic corps in the years 2012 to 2014 and in 2015 to date. [38436/15]

Garda Deployment

Thomas P. Broughan

113. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of vehicles allocated to the Garda traffic corps in the years 2012 to 2014 and in 2015 to date. [38437/15]

Garda Deployment

Thomas P. Broughan

114. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the budget allocation to the Garda traffic corps in the years 2012 to 2014 and in 2015 to date. [38438/15]

Road Traffic Offences

Thomas P. Broughan

115. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of cases the Garda brought to Swords District Court for having no insurance in 2014, and in 2015 to date. [38439/15]

Naturalisation Applications

Michael Healy-Rae

116. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of an application by a person (details supplied) to remain in the State, based on that person being the parent of a child who is an Irish citizen; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38442/15]

Road Traffic Offences

Thomas P. Broughan

117. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Questions (details supplied), the number of persons convicted in court of road traffic offences in 2013; in 2014; and in 2015 to date, by the District Court, in tabular form; of those convicted, the number who produced their licence in court; the number of driving licence numbers which were then forwarded by the Courts Service, by District Court, to the National Driver Licence Service and to the National Vehicle and Driver File for the application of penalty points, where her reply of 14 July 2015 provided the numbers disqualified, but not the remaining parts of the question; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38446/15]

Courts Service

Mattie McGrath

118. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans for the establishment of a second Special Criminal Court; when such a court will come into force; its composition; the funding to be provided; and the duration of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38461/15]

Refugee Status Applications

Bernard Durkan

119. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in determining submissions pursuant to section 3(6) of the Immigration Act 1999, as amended, and section 5 of the Refugee Act 1996, as amended, in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38472/15]

Garda Deployment

Sean Conlan

120. Deputy Seán Conlan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí who have been transferred from counties Monaghan and Cavan to County Louth in the last 30-day period; the percentage of these transferred that were members of the emergency response unit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38476/15]

Crime Data

Sean Conlan

121. Deputy Seán Conlan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the crime figures for counties Cavan, Monaghan, and Louth for the period from October 2014 to October 2015 by category; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38477/15]

Garda Operations

Mary Lou McDonald

122. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí, undercover gardaí and Army personnel deployed during the visit by the Minister for Social Protection to the Clondalkin social welfare office and the Intreo office on 29 October 2015; the number of man hours deployed for this visit; and the cost of the deployment. [38479/15]

Visa Agreements

Michael McGrath

123. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will confirm the rights of citizens of Bulgaria and Romania, which countries joined the EU in 2007, to travel to work and to claim welfare benefits here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38497/15]

Employment Rights

Michael McGrath

124. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the level of background security checks that are carried out in respect of persons travelling to Ireland from outside the EU for leisure or work purposes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38499/15]

Garda Resources

Niall Collins

125. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she continues to review the level of resources, personnel and vehicles being made available to the Garda in Tallaght in Dublin 24, to allow for continued effective action on challenges it faces day and night; her views on the success of its efforts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38505/15]

Residency Permits

Bernard Durkan

126. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the current and-or expected residency status of a person (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38524/15]

Ministerial Meetings

Peadar Tóibín

127. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she has discussed with the British Ambassador to Ireland or with representatives of the British Government the content of a recent RTE programme (details supplied). [38528/15]

Residency Permits

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

128. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of an application for a residence card by a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8; and when that person can expect a decision, considering that the application was made on 10 February 2015. [38529/15]

Firearms and Ammunition Security

John McGuinness

129. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to establish a new firearms assessment and appeals authority; to appoint members of the National Sports Coalition to this authority; the number of members that will make up the authority; and the range of skill sets and experience she will require to be represented on the authority. [38564/15]

Anti-Social Behaviour

Finian McGrath

130. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will support a matter (details supplied) regarding anti-social behaviour; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38606/15]

Courts Service

Finian McGrath

131. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the setting up of a second Special Criminal Court will assist those awaiting trial, and deal with delays; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38607/15]

Departmental Staff

Ruth Coppinger

132. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the percentage of staff in her Department capable of dealing with the public in the Irish language; if there are training programmes in place for staff to improve their level of working Irish; the provision there is for other minority languages; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38628/15]

Departmental Funding

John McGuinness

133. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the funding allocated by her Department to organisations not audited directly by the Comptroller and Auditor General; the names of these organisations; the funding allocated to each over the past five years; the process in place to ensure that value for money is achieved and that the funding allocated is audited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38674/15]

Residential Property Prices Register

Ciaran Lynch

502. Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Justice and Equality to set out her plans to improve the residential property price register by the inclusion of readily available information, such as whether the property is a house or an apartment, the number of bedrooms, the square footage, the site area and the local authority area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37399/15]

Disability Support Services

Tom Fleming

503. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Justice and Equality to outline the programme schedule for the roll-out and implementation of the comprehensive employment strategy for people with disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37533/15]

Wards of Court

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

504. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Justice and Equality to outline her plans to implement the recommendations made by the Committee of Public Accounts relating to wards of court; if this will be done as a matter of urgency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37683/15]

Syrian Conflict

Michael McCarthy

505. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality to set out her views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the Syrian refugee crisis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37719/15]

Equality Issues

Terence Flanagan

506. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if legislation will be amended to ensure that persons with dyslexia are provided with the necessary assistance to sit aptitude tests and examinations as part of job interviews (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37953/15]

Garda Station Refurbishment

Michael Healy-Rae

507. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Justice and Equality to outline her views on a matter (details supplied) regarding Kilmainham Garda station, Dublin 8; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38268/15]

Garda Remuneration

Noel Coonan

508. Deputy Noel Coonan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if her Department will reinstate the Garda Síochána annual rent allowance for new recruits; if she will acknowledge the important assistance it provided to recruits when they took up their station; the calls for same to be reinstated as recruitment numbers increase; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38291/15]

Crime Prevention

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

509. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality to outline the actions the Government has taken to combat crime, especially in rural areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37159/15]

Spent Convictions Legislation

Clare Daly

510. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality to outline her plans to bring the Spent Convictions Bill before the Houses of the Oireachtas, given her previous commitment that the matter would be concluded before the summer recess; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37181/15]

Prison Visiting Committees

Clare Daly

511. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason the Irish Prison Service has failed to accommodate an urgent request by a cross-party group of Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas to visit E Block in Portlaoise Prison, due to a protest action and concern among prisoners and their families regarding the conditions in that area. [37172/15]

Magdalen Laundries Data

Mary Lou McDonald

512. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 167 of 13 October 2015, if she will provide a breakdown, by institution, of the 1,846 women and girls confined in the Magdalene laundries during the 1920s, given that the McAleese report merely offers a breakdown of entries by decade, but not by institution (details supplied). [37292/15]

Magdalen Laundries Data

Mary Lou McDonald

513. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 167 of 13 October 2015, if she will provide a breakdown, by institution, of the 2,695 women and girls confined in the Magdalen laundries during the 1930s, given that the McAleese report merely offers a breakdown of entries by decade, but not by institution (details supplied). [37293/15]

Magdalen Laundries Data

Mary Lou McDonald

514. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 167 of 13 October 2015, if she will provide a breakdown, by institution, of the 2,498 women and girls confined in the Magdalen laundries during the 1940s, given that the McAleese report merely offers a breakdown of entries by decade, but not by institution (details supplied). [37294/15]

Magdalen Laundries Data

Mary Lou McDonald

515. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 167 of 13 October 2015, if she will provide a breakdown, by institution, of the 1,725 women and girls confined in the Magdalen laundries during the 1950s, given that the McAleese report merely offers a breakdown of entries by decade, but not by institution (details supplied). [37295/15]

Magdalen Laundries Data

Mary Lou McDonald

516. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No.167 of 13 October 2015, if she will provide a breakdown, by institution, of the 1,593 women and girls confined in the Magdalen laundries during the 1960s, given that the McAleese report merely offers a breakdown of entries by decade, but not by institution (details supplied). [37296/15]