Parliamentary questions

Prison Service

Martin Kenny

46. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice his plans to review the use of single-cell accommodation across the prison estate, in line with international standards on the accommodation of people in prison; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7533/23]

Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence

Martin Kenny

324. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice if he can provide an update on the establishment of the new statutory body to oversee the State response to domestic- and gender-based violence within his Department. [8002/23]

An Garda Síochána

Martin Kenny

325. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice if he can provide an update on the roster discussions taking place within An Garda Síochána. [8003/23]

An Garda Síochána

Martin Kenny

326. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice if he can provide an update on the current Garda recruitment processes. [8004/23]

An Garda Síochána

Martin Kenny

327. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice if he can provide an outline of the internal services available to gardaí who encounter a mental health difficulty in the course of their work. [8006/23]

Departmental Policies

Martin Kenny

318. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice if his Department intends to introduce a system, independent of the courts, to enforce payment child maintenance orders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5811/23]

Bus Services

Martin Kenny

228. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the costs involved for those commuting daily from County Leitrim on the Bus Éireann service from Carrick-on-Shannon to Dublin; if he has plans to introduce a fare reduction to incentivise more passengers on board the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4546/23]

Bus Services

Martin Kenny

229. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport if he has plans to increase the regularity of the bus service in Ballintogher, County Sligo, from a twice-daily service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4547/23]

Tax Code

Martin Kenny

246. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of extending the existing reduced rates applicable to petrol and diesel until the end of June 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3181/23]

Tax Code

Martin Kenny

247. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Finance his position on introducing additional tax measures for developers and investors in the residential property market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3182/23]

Early School Leavers

Martin Kenny

54. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Education the number of early school leavers by county in each of the years between 2016 and 2022, in tabular form. [61136/22]

Crime Prevention

Martin Kenny

101. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice the number of youth diversion programmes by county in each of the years between 2016 and 2022, in tabular form. [61137/22]

Departmental Data

Martin Kenny

102. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice the number of adult cautions by county in each of the years between 2016 and 2022 in tabular form. [61138/22]

Domestic Violence

Martin Kenny

103. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice the number of women’s refuges available by county in each of the years between 2016 and 2022, in tabular form. [61139/22]

An Garda Síochána

Martin Kenny

104. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice the number of community gardaí by county in each of the years between 2016 and 2022 in tabular form. [61140/22]

An Garda Síochána

Martin Kenny

105. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí who have resigned from An Garda Síochána by county in each of the years between 2016 and 2022, in tabular form. [61141/22]

Courts Service

Martin Kenny

106. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice the number of judges at each level of the courts in each of the years between 2016 and 2022, in tabular form. [61142/22]

An Garda Síochána

Martin Kenny

107. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice the number of Garda vehicles, including unmarked cars and vans, that have operational dash cam technology. [61143/22]

An Garda Síochána

Martin Kenny

109. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice the breakdown by Garda division of Garda response times to calls between 2016 and 2022, in tabular form. [61197/22]

Dental Services

Martin Kenny

142. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of children under 16 years who are currently on the primary care orthodontic waiting list in counties Leitrim, Sligo, Roscommon, Donegal and Cavan, by year from 2016 to 2022 in tabular form. [61198/22]

Dental Services

Martin Kenny

143. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of adult medical card holders who are currently on the primary care orthodontic waiting list in counties Leitrim, Sligo, Roscommon, Donegal and Cavan, by year from 2016 to 2022 in tabular form. [61199/22]

Dental Services

Martin Kenny

144. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health the number of dentists employed by the HSE for primary care dental services in counties Leitrim, Sligo, Roscommon, Donegal and Cavan, by year from 2016 to 2022 in tabular form. [61200/22]

Dental Services

Martin Kenny

145. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of the number of orthodontists employed by the HSE for primary care orthodontic services in counties Leitrim, Sligo, Roscommon, Donegal and Cavan by year from 2016 to 2022 in tabular form. [61201/22]

An Garda Síochána

Martin Kenny

1. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide an update on any plans her Department has to remedy the crisis in garda retention. [60923/22]

Parole Boards

Martin Kenny

3. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide an update on the establishment of the independent parole board. [60925/22]

Youth Services

Martin Kenny

452. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide an update on the funding provision for youth diversion programmes. [60924/22]

An Garda Síochána

Martin Kenny

482. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice the Garda stations by county which were shut in each of the years 2011 and 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [56601/22]

An Garda Síochána

Martin Kenny

483. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice the Garda stations which operated on a part-time, less than 24-hour basis by county in each of the years 2011 and 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [56602/22]

Prison Service

Martin Kenny

856. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice when SI 250 (suspension of rules related to prison visits) will be revoked; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54563/22]

An Garda Síochána

Martin Kenny

857. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice if files from the Garda complaints board were retained after its dissolution; the locations in which retained files can be accessed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54564/22]

Animal Diseases

Martin Kenny

1257. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the regulations that govern whether a person will receive reimbursement for a TB test; if tests must be completed in a given timeframe of notification; the primary or secondary legislation that underpins such; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54286/22]

Work Permits

Martin Kenny

29. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide a breakdown of the number and category of employment permits that have been granted by his Department since January 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53744/22]

Rural Schemes

Martin Kenny

83. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide an update on the town and village renewal scheme. [53743/22]

Agriculture Schemes

Martin Kenny

120. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department plans to make supports available for those wishing to introduce solar energy generation on their farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53170/22]

Judicial Appointments

Martin Kenny

1. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide an update on the timelines for appointments of new members of the Judiciary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52628/22]

An Garda Síochána

Martin Kenny

3. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice if her attention has been drawn to the difficulties in recruitment and retention in An Garda Síochána; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52718/22]

Third Level Fees

Martin Kenny

127. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide an update on when the circular related to partial refunds on fees paid before the €1,000 reduction came into effect can be expected by institutions of further and higher education. [50441/22]

Third Level Fees

Martin Kenny

128. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide an update on when a person (details supplied) can expect their partial refund of fees paid before the €1,000 reduction announced in Budget 2023. [50442/22]

Job Losses

Martin Kenny

7. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide an update on the engagement that his Department has had with the people of Collooney, County Sligo following the loss of 80 jobs with the closure of a site (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45172/22]

Social Welfare Benefits

Martin Kenny

1199. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason that a person (details supplied) was denied a claim for hearing aids under the treatment benefit scheme on the basis of paying tax in the UK between 2015 and 2021, despite having been in full-time employment in Ireland for three decades before this and subsequently returning to employment in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39923/22]

Crime Data

Martin Kenny

1589. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide a breakdown of public order offences on Irish Rail services and in stations reported per year between 2016 and 2022, in tabular form. [41209/22]

Crime Data

Martin Kenny

1590. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide a breakdown of the number of assaults reported on Irish Rail services and in stations per year between 2016 and 2022, in tabular form. [41210/22]

Crime Data

Martin Kenny

1591. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide a breakdown of the number of sexual offences reported on Irish Rail services and in stations per year between 2016 and 2022, in tabular form [41211/22]

Crime Data

Martin Kenny

1592. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide a breakdown of drug offences including drug use, drug dealing, and the transportation of drugs reported on Irish Rail services and in stations per year between 2016 and 2022, in tabular form [41212/22]

Crime Data

Martin Kenny

1593. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice the number of public order offences reported on DART services and in stations for each of the years 2016 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [41213/22]

Crime Data

Martin Kenny

1594. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice the number of assaults reported on DART services and in stations for each of the years 2016 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [41214/22]

Crime Data

Martin Kenny

1595. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice the number of sexual offences reported on DART services and in stations for each of the years 2016 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [41215/22]

Crime Data

Martin Kenny

1596. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice the number of drug offences, including drug use, drug dealing, and the transportation of drugs, reported on DART services and in stations for each of the years 2016 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [41216/22]

Crime Data

Martin Kenny

1597. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide a breakdown of public order offences reported on LUAS services and in stations in each of the years 2016 and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [41217/22]

Crime Data

Martin Kenny

1598. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide a breakdown of the number of assaults reported on LUAS services and in stations in each of the years 2016 and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [41218/22]

Crime Data

Martin Kenny

1599. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide a breakdown of the number of sexual offences reported on LUAS services and in stations in each of the years 2016 and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [41219/22]

Crime Data

Martin Kenny

1600. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide a breakdown of drug offences including drug use, drug dealing and the transportation of drugs reported on LUAS services and in stations in each of the years 2016 and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [41220/22]

Crime Data

Martin Kenny

1601. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice the number of public order offences reported on Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus services and in stations for each of the years 2016 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [41221/22]

Crime Data

Martin Kenny

1602. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice the number of assaults reported on Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus services and in stations for each of the years 2016 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [41222/22]

Crime Data

Martin Kenny

1603. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice the number of sexual offences reported on Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann services and in stations for each of the years 2016 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [41223/22]

Crime Data

Martin Kenny

1604. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice the number of drug offences, including drug use, drug dealing, and the transportation of drugs, reported on Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann services and in stations for each of the years 2016 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [41224/22]

Departmental Expenditure

Martin Kenny

136. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the estimated cost of increasing staffing by 10% in the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement per annum. [34063/22]

Public Transport

Martin Kenny

199. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport if he has plans to provide a Local Link route to service the village of Collooney, County Sligo; and if he will provide an update on the matter. [34201/22]

Public Transport

Martin Kenny

200. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide a breakdown of spending on security staff for each area of public transport, per year since 2018, in tabular form. [34203/22]

An Garda Síochána

Martin Kenny

706. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice the estimated cost of training 100 additional gardaí per annum. [34046/22]

An Garda Síochána

Martin Kenny

707. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice the estimated cost of equipping an additional 100 gardaí per annum. [34047/22]

An Garda Síochána

Martin Kenny

708. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice the estimated cost of training an additional 1,000 gardaí in the competency-based driver level 2 course per annum. [34048/22]

An Garda Síochána

Martin Kenny

709. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice the estimated cost of providing an additional two members of An Garda Síochána to Garda divisional protective services units per annum. [34049/22]

An Garda Síochána

Martin Kenny

710. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice the estimated cost of providing two crime prevention officers per annum, including all associated costs such as administrative and technological support. [34050/22]

An Garda Síochána

Martin Kenny

711. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice the estimated cost of GDPR and data protection training for at least two members of An Garda Síochána per district headquarters. [34052/22]

An Garda Síochána

Martin Kenny

712. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice the estimated cost of updating the entire An Garda Síochána ICT structures, including all hardware and software. [34053/22]

State Bodies

Martin Kenny

713. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice the estimated cost of administrative support to reinvest Criminal Assets Bureau proceeds into communities. [34055/22]

Departmental Staff

Martin Kenny

714. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice the estimated cost of hiring an additional 30 staff at clerical officer level in her Department. [34059/22]

Departmental Staff

Martin Kenny

715. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice the estimated cost of establishing a homicide review board within her Department. [34060/22]

Departmental Data

Martin Kenny

716. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice the estimated cost of funding for one youth diversion programme per year, including capital costs in tabular form. [34064/22]

Departmental Data

Martin Kenny

717. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice the estimated cost of hiring an additional 100 staff to the probation service. [34065/22]

Departmental Data

Martin Kenny

718. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice the estimated cost of providing administrative support to the current restorative justice programme, including all associated costs such as capital costs et cetera. [34066/22]

Departmental Data

Martin Kenny

719. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice the estimated cost of hiring an additional 10% staff to the Irish Prison Service per annum, including all associated costs such as uniforms et cetera. [34067/22]

Departmental Data

Martin Kenny

720. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice the average cost of providing one fully qualified psychotherapist to one crime victim support service per annum, such as one service (details supplied) funded by the Department of Justice. [34068/22]

Departmental Data

Martin Kenny

721. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice the average cost of providing one fully qualified psychotherapist to one domestic violence survivor support service per annum, such as one service (details supplied) funded by her Department. [34069/22]

Departmental Data

Martin Kenny

722. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice the average cost of establishing one domestic violence refuge in Roscommon, including all associated costs such as staffing, resourcing, capital spend et cetera. [34070/22]

Departmental Data

Martin Kenny

723. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice the average cost of funding one domestic violence refuge in Cork per year, including all associated costs such as staffing, resourcing, capital spend et cetera. [34071/22]

Departmental Data

Martin Kenny

724. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice the estimated cost of hiring increasing International Protection Office staff by 10% per annum. [34072/22]

Medicinal Products

Martin Kenny

863. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health if he plans to extend the drugs payment scheme to cover the cost of ozempic semaglutide for those prescribed it off-label for reasons other than those associated with diabetes. [34207/22]

An Garda Síochána

Martin Kenny

693. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice the full breakdown of staff including gardaí and civilians within An Garda Síochána from 2018 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [32361/22]

An Garda Síochána

Martin Kenny

694. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice the full breakdown of staff and ranking in each divisional protective services unit in tabular form. [32362/22]

An Garda Síochána

Martin Kenny

695. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice the breakdown of crime prevention officers within An Garda Síochána by county. [32363/22]

An Garda Síochána

Martin Kenny

696. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí who have completed the competency based driving level 2 course by rank in each of the years since 2018 to date in 2022, in tabular form. [32364/22]

Courts Staff

Martin Kenny

697. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice the number of judges by each court level in tabular form. [32365/22]

Judicial Appointments

Martin Kenny

698. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice the number of judges appointed by each court level in each of the years since 2018 to date in tabular form. [32366/22]

Probation and Welfare Service

Martin Kenny

699. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice the staffing levels of the Probation Service by county in each of the years since 2018 to date in tabular form. [32367/22]

Departmental Data

Martin Kenny

700. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice the staffing levels in her Department by section in each of the years since 2018 to date in tabular form. [32368/22]

An Garda Síochána

Martin Kenny

701. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice the number of vehicles used by gardaí by area in each of the years since 2018 to date in tabular form. [32369/22]

Television Licence Fee

Martin Kenny

1333. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice the number of prosecutions that were made in 2020 and 2021 for failure to pay a television licence. [30106/22]

Sentencing Policy

Martin Kenny

1. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice the status of the life sentencing guidelines. [26525/22]

Crime Prevention

Martin Kenny

3. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice if she will report on the engagement that her Department has had with the National Rural Safety Forum. [26526/22]

An Garda Síochána

Martin Kenny

11. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice when she plans to publish the implementation plan for the Garda Síochána Inspectorate report on corruption; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26067/22]

An Garda Síochána

Martin Kenny

14. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice the current status of the report of the high-level group considering the role of An Garda Síochána in the prosecution system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26065/22]

An Garda Síochána

Martin Kenny

25. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice the current status of the investigation into the cancellation of 999 calls; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26064/22]

Courts Service

Martin Kenny

44. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice if she has established a working group to implement the recommendations of the Courts' Security Review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26066/22]

Stardust Fire

Martin Kenny

61. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice if she will outline the financial and functional supports that have been provided to the Dublin Coroner for the Stardust Inquest; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26068/22]

Job Losses

Martin Kenny

87. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on any engagement that he or his Department have had with the stakeholders affected by the job losses at a company (details supplied) in County Sligo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18755/22]

Mental Health Services

Martin Kenny

106. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health if he has plans to establish another secure hospital for forensic patients; when the most recent comprehensive review into the National Forensic Mental Health Services was undertaken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16213/22]

Closed-Circuit Television Systems

Martin Kenny

69. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice if she will report on community CCTV programmes. [16638/22]

Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence

Martin Kenny

71. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice if she will report on the roll-out of additional domestic violence refuge spaces. [16639/22]