Parliamentary questions

Residency Permits

Tom Fleming

333. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will examine an application for temporary and limited leave to remain in the State by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry given that all requested documents have been submitted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42780/15]

Wards of Court

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

334. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she has any plans to prepare draft legislation to put in place procedures that would facilitate the Comptroller and Auditor General in auditing the wards of court funds, as recommended in the report of the Committee of Public Accounts on 6 July 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42783/15]

Proposed Legislation

Thomas P. Broughan

335. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the Coroner's Bill; when it will be progressed through the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42797/15]

Drugs Seizures

Thomas P. Broughan

336. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Question No. 114 of 7 October 2015 regarding the number of drug seizures by An Garda Síochána in the R district in 2014 and in 2015 to date, and the type and the monetary value of these, if the information is now available and if she will forward it to the Deputy before the Christmas recess in 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42804/15]

Garda Operations

Shane Ross

337. Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of arrests made by An Garda Síochána in each Dublin station under Operation Thor since its start date, in tabular form, and the number of arrests nationally under this operation. [42825/15]

Garda Investigations

Gerry Adams

338. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Questions Nos. 192 and 193 of 17 April 2014, the status of her request to An Garda Síochána for a report on the status of this case (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42832/15]

Garda Stations

Niall Collins

339. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans for the development of Gorey Garda Síochána station in County Wexford and for making it more accessible for those with disabilities or mobility difficulties. [42847/15]

Garda Misconduct Allegations

Brendan Griffin

340. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if a copy of a statement given to An Garda Síochána by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be made available to that person; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42851/15]

Garda Resources

Bernard Durkan

341. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she is satisfied with the adequacy of the facilities available to An Garda Síochána to tackle modern crime, with particular reference to vehicles, electronic equipment and any other facilities that are required by police forces internationally; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42908/15]

Garda Deployment

Bernard Durkan

342. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she is satisfied with the strength of the emergency response unit, with particular reference to the need to meet the threat of urban crime and acts of terrorism; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42909/15]

Garda Resources

Bernard Durkan

343. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she is satisfied that sufficient resources are available to augment the appropriate intelligence unit of An Garda Síochána, having particular regard to the potential threat of terrorist activity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42910/15]

Garda Resources

Bernard Durkan

344. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she is satisfied that An Garda Síochána can provide a sufficiently rapid response to a terrorist threat or to a hostage situation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42911/15]

Garda Resources

Bernard Durkan

345. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which any augmentation of intelligence and surveillance facilities available to an Garda Síochána is required; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42912/15]

Garda Strength

Bernard Durkan

346. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the strength of An Garda Síochána in each of the past ten years to 2015 to date; the extent to which she will be in a position to augment the numbers in line with the improved economic situation in the coming years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42913/15]

Crime Investigation

Bernard Durkan

347. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of various categories of crime reported in each Garda Síochána division in each of the past ten years to date; her plans to address any issues arising; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42914/15]

Crime Investigation

Bernard Durkan

348. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of various categories of crime reports in each Garda Síochána division in County Kildare in each of the past ten years to date; the extent to which she expects to be in a position to address any issues arising; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42915/15]

Organised Crime

Bernard Durkan

349. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which she expects to be in a position to identify and isolate the membership of criminal gangs, with a view to putting them out of business; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42916/15]

Drugs Crime

Bernard Durkan

350. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which drug trafficking continues; if specific provisions can be made to make a serious impact on this life-destroying activity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42917/15]

Organised Crime

Bernard Durkan

351. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which the activities of criminal gangs continues to be monitored throughout counties adjacent to County Dublin, such as County Kildare; if she is satisfied with the adequacy of resources available to An Garda Síochána to tackle this issue in line with demographic trends; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42918/15]

Garda Stations

Bernard Durkan

352. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality in respect of the number of Garda Síochána stations closed over the past number of years, the number of such stations that were open on a part-time basis, a full-time basis or a 24-hour basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42919/15]

Prison Accommodation Provision

Bernard Durkan

353. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which adequate prison accommodation is available, with particular reference to the needs of various categories of prisoners and the need for segregation of first-time offenders from recidivists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42920/15]

Prisoner Rehabilitation Programmes

Bernard Durkan

354. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if provision is in place to grade applicants for rehabilitative training and education in order to ensure the maximum benefit to the prisoner, with the objective of encouraging the pursuit of a life outside crime; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42921/15]

Legal Aid

Bernard Durkan

355. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she has any plans to review the regulations governing the provision of free legal aid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42922/15]

Garda Resources

Fergus O'Dowd

356. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the taking away of resources from the local Garda Síochána in Drogheda in County Louth, as stated by the local Garda superintendent (details supplied), and the urgent need to reverse this decision immediately in order to give An Garda Síochána the extra resources it requires, particularly the need to have more foot patrols in the town and in its environs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42931/15]

Crime Prevention

Brendan Griffin

357. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will consider the use of security cameras for strategic locations in rural communities that are must-pass areas for criminals targeting isolated areas in locations (details supplied), meaning a handful of cameras could provide added security to thousands of persons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43034/15]

Departmental Staff

Regina Doherty

358. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of employees under her remit who are classified under a contract of indefinite duration; the number of these who are receiving incremental salary payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43283/15]

EU Directives

Derek Nolan

130. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the rationale behind the age limit of eight years of age of children whose parents apply to take parental leave; if she will increase this age limit to 12 years of age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42121/15]

Prisoner Privacy

Clare Daly

131. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will commission an immediate investigation into the leaking of information to journalists by prison authorities regarding the case of a person (details supplied). [42056/15]

Residency Permits

Bernard Durkan

132. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the current or expected residency status and eligibility for long-term residency of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who has applied for renewal of Stamp 4; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42140/15]

Residency Permits

Bernard Durkan

133. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which submissions are required to facilitate an application for regularisation of residency by a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24 who, it is understood has submitted all information available to the person; if any further documentation is required; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42141/15]

Deportation Orders

Bernard Durkan

134. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the current residency status and likelihood of upgrade for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22 and the person's family; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42142/15]

Deportation Orders

Bernard Durkan

135. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will review the case of a person (details supplied) in County Waterford who has been in this jurisdiction for eight years, who was resident here for five years before the making of a deportation order, and who is anxious to integrate and contribute to society; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42143/15]

Citizenship Applications

Bernard Durkan

136. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the current and expected residency status, including eligibility for naturalisation, of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42144/15]

Residency Permits

Bernard Durkan

137. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the current status in determining residency for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42146/15]

Immigration Status

Bernard Durkan

138. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the current residency status and potential eligibility for long-term residency and naturalisation for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42147/15]

Immigration Status

Bernard Durkan

139. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality notwithstanding a person (details supplied) in County Meath's current Stamp 3 entitlement, if consideration will be given to upgrading this status to Stamp 4; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42148/15]

Immigration Status

Bernard Durkan

140. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will examine the case of a person (details supplied) in County Longford who currently holds Stamp 3 residency status and who is anxious to avail of job opportunities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42151/15]

Immigration Status

Bernard Durkan

141. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the current residency status and eligibility for naturalisation of a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42154/15]

Immigration Status

Bernard Durkan

142. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the current residency status and eligibility for naturalisation of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42155/15]

Refugee Status Applications

Clare Daly

143. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons who made an application for protection more than five years ago and who are currently in the protection process, at the leave to remain stage or at the deportation stage, and the number of persons in each category that have outstanding judicial reviews by category. [42160/15]

Garda Investigations

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

144. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will seek a report from the Garda Síochána as to the status of its investigation arising from a report made to it (details supplied) of the alleged theft of a number of pontoons from Mulroy Bay in County Donegal. [42180/15]

Garda Operations

Terence Flanagan

145. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of arrests made for possession of drugs for personal use in Dublin in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42190/15]

Garda Operations

Mattie McGrath

146. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will address the specific concerns outlined in correspondence (details supplied) regarding Operation Thor; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42204/15]

Court Procedures

Thomas P. Broughan

147. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the general process by which a summons to court is worded in relation to road traffic penalty point offences; if the wording is drafted by prosecuting gardaí and signed off by the Courts Service or if the summons is drafted by the Courts Service and signed off by An Garda Síochána; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42236/15]

Equality Legislation

Ruth Coppinger

148. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to bring forward changes to section 7(3)(c) of the Equal Status Act 2000; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42281/15]

Public Sector Staff Data

Patrick O'Donovan

141. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the service record for a former civil servant (details supplied) can be acquired; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42021/15]

Garda Compensation

Bobby Aylward

142. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda Síochána compensation claims that are currently under assessment within her Department, from gardaí either previously or presently stationed or residing in County Carlow, which have been with her Department for at least 24 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41861/15]

Garda Compensation

Bobby Aylward

143. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda Síochána compensation claims that are currently under assessment within her Department, from gardaí either previously or presently stationed or residing in County Carlow, which have been with her Department for at least 12 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41862/15]

Departmental Staff Redeployment

Michael Healy-Rae

144. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 125 on 8 October 2015, her views on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41863/15]

Prisoner Releases

Regina Doherty

145. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of premature and early releases from Irish prisons in the past ten years, in tabular form. [41866/15]

Naturalisation Applications

Tom Fleming

146. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will examine and expedite an application for naturalisation by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry, as all requested information has been submitted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41931/15]

Migrant Integration

Thomas P. Broughan

147. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the integration strategy; when it will be finalised and published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41947/15]

Employment Rights

Colm Keaveney

148. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the legal advice given regarding Article 27 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities that necessitates a reservation, as signalled in her Department's roadmap to ratification of the convention; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42003/15]

Paramilitary Groups

Clare Daly

149. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the device planted outside the Widow Scallan's pub on 21 of May 1994 was a viable explosive device; and if she has considered the implications of this information. [42034/15]

Paramilitary Groups

Clare Daly

150. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the device found on a Dublin Belfast train in September 1994 was a viable explosive device; and if she has considered the implications of this information. [42035/15]

Paramilitary Groups

Clare Daly

151. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the device found in Dundalk in County Louth on 25 May 1997 was a viable explosive device; and if she has considered the implications of this information. [42036/15]

Paramilitary Groups

Clare Daly

152. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the device found outside the Sinn Féin office in Monaghan on 2 March 1997 was primed to explode; and if she has considered the implications of this information. [42037/15]

Paramilitary Groups

Clare Daly

153. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the device planted at Dublin Airport in May 1996 was a viable explosive device; and if she has considered the implications of this information. [42038/15]

Traveller Community

Ruth Coppinger

306. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the petition organised by Pavee Point (details supplied). [41170/15]

International Terrorism

Michael Healy-Rae

307. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the security of the country following the attacks in Paris in France (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41378/15]

Property Registration Authority Administration

Michael Healy-Rae

308. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding registration with the Property Registration Authority in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41510/15]

Garda Transport Data

Mattie McGrath

309. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda Síochána vehicles in operation in County Tipperary in each of the years 2011 to 2015 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41182/15]

Firearms and Ammunition Security

Sean Fleming

310. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she has considered a firearms amnesty in relation to various persons who have unlicensed guns, to give them the opportunity to hand the guns over and thereby reduce the number of weapons in circulation, given crime levels; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41190/15]

Garda Data

Lucinda Creighton

311. Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 294 of 23 September 2014, the number of outstanding bench warrants, by Garda division, for each year since March 2011 to date; the actions she has taken to reduce the outstanding number, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41293/15]

Road Traffic Legislation

Finian McGrath

312. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the safety of pedestrians, and the provision of proper procedures for cyclists to be accountable for bad road behaviour; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41308/15]

Prison Accommodation Provision

Maureen O'Sullivan

313. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to increase custody capacity in line with the introduction of the Criminal Justice (Burglary of Dwellings) Bill 2015, and the possible increase in demand for custody space in prisons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41335/15]

Sentencing Policy

Maureen O'Sullivan

314. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the practice of concurrent sentencing for very serious crimes is proving difficult for families of victims; if she has consulted with the Victims' Rights Alliance when drawing up legislation dealing with sentencing and bail conditions; and if including the opinions of victim advocate groups in legislation would facilitate a more transparent system. [41337/15]

Court Procedures

Maureen O'Sullivan

315. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if court day procedures are conducted in a sensitive manner from the point of view of victims and relatives of victims; if the practice of victims and their families often standing a few metres away from the alleged perpetrators of crimes in the foyer of the court building will be re-examined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41338/15]

Garda Misconduct Allegations

Maureen O'Sullivan

316. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to parliamentary question No. 165 of 13 October 2015, if she has responded to requests from the family of a person (details supplied) regarding a further widening of the investigation, given the emergence of new information in correspondence to her on 24 September 2015; when she will respond to the family; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41339/15]

Proposed Legislation

Terence Flanagan

317. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the enactment of the mediation Bill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41348/15]

Personal Insolvency Act

Pearse Doherty

318. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of times the new legal measures to allow a debtor to challenge a bank's veto in insolvency arrangements have been used; the results in each case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41399/15]

Crime Data

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

319. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of criminal convictions for cyber crime, under the Criminal Damage Act 1991, the Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act 2001, and the Data Protection Acts 1988 and 2003, for the years 2000 to 2015 to date. [41403/15]

Garda Transport Data

Seán Kenny

320. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the Garda Síochána districts in Dublin that received additional public order vans; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41432/15]

Tribunals of Inquiry Expenditure

Bernard Durkan

321. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which provision is being made, or has been made, for the costs associated with the Smithwick and Morris tribunals, in respect of which legal or other costs are still outstanding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41436/15]

Immigration Controls

Eoghan Murphy

322. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the protocols in place for persons living and working here for a number of years without permission and-or documentation and where national identity documents from their native country may have expired for them to come forward and declare themselves without fear of immediate deportation or the significant disruption of their daily family and working lives; her plans for an amnesty, or form of normalisation, for such hidden persons who in general make a positive contribution to their communities and who have not found themselves in trouble with the authorities, or in breach of the law, except on this one point; and the current position of undocumented persons here, compared to the position of the undocumented Irish living and working in the United States of America. [41490/15]

Garda Deployment

Willie O'Dea

323. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda personnel in the Limerick Garda Síochána division in each of the years 2011 to 2015 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41521/15]

Crime Data

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

324. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the crime statistics in the Dundrum Garda Síochána station area, including separate figures for the former Stepaside Garda Síochána station area, in Dublin, for each of the years 2011 to 2015 to date. [41540/15]

Immigration Status

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

325. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if leave to remain in the State will be granted to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41567/15]

Garda Deployment

Eric J. Byrne

326. Deputy Eric Byrne asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when additional Garda Síochána resources will be deployed in Dublin 12; if she will clarify a situation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41583/15]

Courts Service Data

Thomas P. Broughan

327. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to the reply to Parliamentary Question No. 315 of 17 November 2015, where she stated that in this context the question of seeking data from the Garda Síochána authorities in relation to such court outcomes does not arise, her views that the question related to the number of cases listed before the courts, therefore cases listed, not the outcomes of the cases; the number listed by the courts and the number listed on the Garda Police Using Leading Systems Effectively, for the same districts in the same periods; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41619/15]

Visa Applications

Eric J. Byrne

328. Deputy Eric Byrne asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the rationale behind the decision not to grant a visa to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41626/15]

Residency Permits

Bernard Durkan

329. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the current and expected residency status of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41632/15]

Residency Permits

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

330. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will renew and extend the previous Syrian humanitarian admission programme established on 14 March 2014. [41635/15]

Coroners Service

Mary Mitchell O'Connor

331. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Justice and Equality why three death certificates were issued, containing incorrect information each time, by the coroner, in relation to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41637/15]

Coroners Service

Mary Mitchell O'Connor

332. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Justice and Equality on whom a post mortem was performed on 29 December 2014 by the coroner, as the person named (details supplied) had already died and been buried on 12 December 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41638/15]

Coroners Service

Mary Mitchell O'Connor

333. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Justice and Equality on what body parts and organs was a post mortem carried out on by the coroner on 29 December 2014 in relation to a person; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41639/15]

Deportation Orders Re-examination

Bernard Durkan

334. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the current and expected status in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41640/15]

Citizenship Applications

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

335. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applications for citizenship processed in 2015 to date; and the percentage of these that were processed within six months. [41650/15]

Residency Permits

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

336. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if a Syrian national who entered Ireland under the Syrian humanitarian admission programme in 2015 is eligible to sponsor a visa application for immediate family members who remain in Syria; given the humanitarian crisis, her plans to award visa applications to vulnerable Syrian family members of Syrians who are Irish citizens and who live here, particularly where families are trapped in war-torn areas. [41651/15]

Residency Permits

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

337. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons registered and issued with immigration stamps under the last Syrian humanitarian admission programme. [41652/15]

Residency Permits

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

338. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of visas issued to date to those granted residence permission under the Syrian humanitarian admission programme. [41653/15]

Immigration Status

Bernard Durkan

339. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22 in respect of the progress to date in determining representations made pursuant to section 3(11) of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41663/15]

Freedom of Information Requests

Éamon Ó Cuív

340. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when information initially requested by this Deputy on 10 July 2015 under the freedom of information legislation will be provided, given that a revised request refining the request of 10 September 2015 was agreed, at the request of her Department; the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41689/15]

Garda Vetting Applications

Michelle Mulherin

341. Deputy Michelle Mulherin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the delay in processing an application for Garda Síochána vetting of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; if the vetting will be expedited so that the person can apply for social housing. [41707/15]

EU Directives

Tom Fleming

342. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to incorporate the recently introduced EU victims directive into the Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41709/15]

Legislative Measures

Terence Flanagan

343. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to introduce legislation to tackle sex trafficking and prostitution; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41725/15]

Forensic Science Ireland Laboratory

Bernard Durkan

344. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to facilitate a purpose-built laboratory for Forensic Science Ireland at Backweston in County Kildare, with particular reference to facilities in urgent need of modernisation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41737/15]

Prison Staff

Denis Naughten

345. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to run a recruitment competition for the post of prison officer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41738/15]

Deportation Orders

Fergus O'Dowd

346. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will respond to an issue (details supplied) regarding a deportation matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41742/15]

Naturalisation Applications

Bernard Durkan

347. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of an application for naturalisation by persons (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41769/15]