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Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Charities Regulation
Jim O'Callaghan
100. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the powers the charities regulator has to investigate or otherwise act when there are concerns about a registered charity; the number of times in the past five years such powers have been used; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19521/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Charities Regulation
Jim O'Callaghan
101. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the sections of parts of the Charities Act 2009 yet to commence and the details of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19522/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Tax Reliefs Availability
Jim O'Callaghan
120. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider introducing inheritance tax relief for persons who are not married and who are without children but who wish to bequeath their properties to nieces or nephews to bring them in line with the provisions in respect of bequests to children. [19120/16]
Thu, 30 Jun 2016
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Garda Recruitment
Jim O'Callaghan
70. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her estimate of the number of new gardaí that will need to be recruited over the next five years to bring the force to a strength of 15,000, taking into account the likely number of retirements or departures from the force. [19046/16]
Wed, 29 Jun 2016
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Ombudsman's Reports
Jim O'Callaghan
211. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she is satisfied that the Ombudsman has excused her Department from the need to act regarding the audit-related complaint made to her Department and its agents by a person (details supplied) following the explicit judgment of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ireland in July 2012, namely that audited accounts had been changed. [18680/16]
Wed, 29 Jun 2016
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Ombudsman's Reports
Jim O'Callaghan
212. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she is satisfied that regarding the disclosures by the European Union Commission to a person (details supplied) in February 2009 and again in July 2013, the Ombudsman has excused her Department of the need to correct the record of Dáil Éireann. [18681/16]
Tue, 28 Jun 2016
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Garda Investigations
Jim O'Callaghan
54. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide details of all costs associated with the Garda Síochána investigation into a person (details supplied) including the number of gardaí and overtime involved in the investigation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17976/16]
Tue, 28 Jun 2016
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Special Educational Needs Staff
Jim O'Callaghan
120. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the special needs assistants provided to a school (details supplied) can be maintained at their current level rather than having one special needs assistant removed from the special needs assistants available to that school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18065/16]
Tue, 28 Jun 2016
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Labour Court
Jim O'Callaghan
544. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of appeals to the Labour Court which it has considered as being out of time and has not heard as a consequence in each of the years from 2011 to 2016 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18047/16]
Wed, 22 Jun 2016
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Garda Remuneration
Jim O'Callaghan
10. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the measures she is taking to improve the working conditions of rank and file members of An Garda Síochána; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17508/16]
Wed, 22 Jun 2016
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Judicial Appointments
Jim O'Callaghan
12. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the proposed new Judicial Appointments Commission will be in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17509/16]
Wed, 22 Jun 2016
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Garda Reports
Jim O'Callaghan
18. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she shares the serious concern expressed by the Policing Authority at systemic performance and management failures within An Garda Síochána and the dismay expressed by the authority at the familiarity of performance failures through various inquiries and reports and the concern that good work being done by gardaí every day can be set to nought while doubts remain about these issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17125/16]
Wed, 22 Jun 2016
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Garda Resources
Jim O'Callaghan
20. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the Dublin armed support unit in An Garda Síochána is in place and operational; the number of gardaí in the unit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17122/16]
Wed, 22 Jun 2016
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Garda Inspectorate Reports
Jim O'Callaghan
35. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the action that has been taken, given the Garda Síochána Inspectorate report on policing in December 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17124/16]
Wed, 22 Jun 2016
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Garda Recruitment
Jim O'Callaghan
53. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will bring forward an expanded recruitment programme in order to ensure that numbers in An Garda Síochána will rise to 15,000 over five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17123/16]
Wed, 22 Jun 2016
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Garda Operations
Jim O'Callaghan
55. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the recently reported contention by the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission that the timing of Garda Síochána searches of suspects' residences at 3.15 a.m. is unreasonable; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17126/16]
Wed, 22 Jun 2016
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Prison Staff
Jim O'Callaghan
75. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she is satisfied that the dismissal of a person (details supplied) from the Irish Prison Service was appropriate in light of the traumatic events to which they were exposed during their employment as a prison officer. [17409/16]
Tue, 21 Jun 2016
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Prison Service
Jim O'Callaghan
79. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she has evaluated or plans to privatise part of the operations of the Prison Service. [17006/16]
Tue, 21 Jun 2016
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Immigration Status
Jim O'Callaghan
101. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her proposals to introduce an administrative scheme for migrants who wish to regularise their undocumented status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17330/16]
Tue, 21 Jun 2016
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Refugee Data
Jim O'Callaghan
102. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the backlog in processing applications by migrants seeking humanitarian leave to remain; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17331/16]