Parliamentary questions

Parole Boards

Finian McGrath

51. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress in giving effect to the 2011 decision to establish the Parole Board on a legally independent basis; the details of appointments made to the board in the past three years; if the vacancies were advertised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4511/16]

Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service Data

Clare Daly

52. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 143 of 26 November 2015 and her statement that the statistics were being compiled and would be provided to the Deputy in due course, if she will forward same to this Deputy. [4532/16]

Crime Levels

Niall Collins

53. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she is aware of the continued concern of the local community at the increased crime levels in Tallaght in Dublin 24; her views on the need to provide additional resources to An Garda Síochána to deal with this situation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4543/16]

Garda Station Refurbishment

Finian McGrath

260. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will refurbish the Garda Síochána station in Coolock, Dublin 5, in 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4282/16]

Visa Applications

Finian McGrath

261. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of a long stay visa in respect of a family (details supplied) in Dublin 5; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3975/16]

Language Schools

Fergus O'Dowd

262. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Justice and Equality to respond to issues raised concerning English language schools (details supplied). [4025/16]

Travel Documents

Bernard Durkan

263. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if and when the appropriate travel document will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Laois who needs to travel to an embassy to obtain a replacement passport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4059/16]

Residency Permits

Bernard Durkan

264. 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 Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4061/16]

Coroners Service

Clare Daly

265. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if her offices were contacted by the coroner in the case of a person (details supplied); the advice given regarding the decision to consider treating the death of a pregnant woman as being the death of two persons; the legislative basis of a foetus being afforded the legal rights of a person; what she proposes to do about it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4064/16]

Commencement of Legislation

Michael Creed

266. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when she will sign the commencement order for the new one-year bankruptcy legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4069/16]

Fines Data

Billy Kelleher

267. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of people resident in Dublin 12, 8,10 and 6W who were convicted and sentenced to imprisonment; the number who were processed at the prison where they were sent and released on the same day or the following day, by prison, by category of crime, by length of sentence given, in 2014 and in 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4242/16]

Fines Data

Billy Kelleher

268. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of people resident in Cork City who were convicted and sentenced to imprisonment; the number who were processed at the prison where they were sent and released on the same day or on the following day, by prison, by category of crime, by length of sentence given, in 2014 and in 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4243/16]

Garda Transport Data

Seán Kenny

269. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of new and unmarked Garda Síochána cars that will come into the fleet in 2016; if the contract to supply the cars has gone to tender; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4271/16]

Garda Expenditure

Finian McGrath

270. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality to support the budget allocation for the Garda Síochána air support unit in the years 2013 to 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4278/16]

Closed-Circuit Television Systems Expenditure

Finian McGrath

271. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the cost of increasing the number of Garda Síochána closed circuit television cameras in Dublin city centre from 77 to 107; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4279/16]

Immigration Status

Pearse Doherty

272. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will grant permission to remain here to persons (details supplied) in County Donegal; if she provided sufficient information in regard to the entry requirement needed to remain here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4365/16]

Garda Station Closures

Pearse Doherty

273. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda Síochána stations that were closed in County Cavan and in County Monaghan over the past ten years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4375/16]

Garda Stations

Pearse Doherty

274. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda Síochána stations in County Cavan and in County Monaghan in each of the past ten years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4376/16]

Garda Strength

Niall Collins

275. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda Síochána on 1 January in each of the past ten years, including details of the numbers in training on those dates. [4394/16]

Crime Data

Pearse Doherty

276. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of incidences reported to An Garda Síochána at Garda Síochána stations in Ballybofey, Carrigans, Castlefinn, Convoy, Lifford and Ballybofey in County Donegal, in each of the years 2010 to 2015, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4472/16]

State Bodies

Catherine Murphy

277. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the details of appointments to State boards, by name of appointee, date of appointment and appointment through a public application process or otherwise, from 7 March 2011 to date; the number of vacancies on State boards under her remit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4621/16]

Schengen Agreement

Thomas P. Broughan

182. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the status of the Dublin Protocol and the Schengen Agreement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3853/16]

Garda Misconduct Allegations

Pádraig MacLochlainn

183. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice and Equality given the serious allegations concerning misconduct by An Garda Síochána and inadequacies surrounding a case (details supplied), and given the need for the probity and independence of the Independent Review Mechanism, if she will authorise publication of the report prepared in 2007; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3478/16]

Immigration Policy

Fergus O'Dowd

184. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Justice and Equality to respond to issues raised by a person (details supplied) regarding the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service regulations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3531/16]

Departmental Funding

Fergus O'Dowd

185. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the funding she allocated and the funding spent on capital projects and other initiatives in the constituencies of Louth and Meath-East, by project and initiative, by completion date and by cost, for the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3565/16]

Direct Provision System

Robert Troy

186. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she is aware that asylum seekers living in Direct Provision in Richmond Court in County Longford, are unable to open bank accounts, because they are asked to provide utility bills, that they live in a building that is poorly heated with no recreational rooms, that they are often unable to receive letters or items from post offices, because they have no identification; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3570/16]

Prisoner Data

Éamon Ó Cuív

187. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of life-sentence prisoners released and the number recalled to prison in 2015; the average length of time, life-sentence prisoners served prior to release in 2015; the reason for revoking temporary release, by case; the number of life-sentence prisoners in custody and the number on release in the community at the end of 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3573/16]

Citizenship Applications

Bernard Durkan

188. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of an application for Citizenship by a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3639/16]

Residency Permits

Bernard Durkan

189. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the current and expected Residency Status of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22 and the person's family; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3641/16]

Garda Station Closures

Róisín Shortall

190. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans for the Garda Síochána station in Santry in County Dublin including any plans to further change its status; if a further change in status will affect the ability of An Garda Síochána to effectively police Santry and Whitehall given the previous cut to the station in 2013 and the closure of the Whitehall station; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3695/16]

Crime Data

Niall Collins

191. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality given her recent public comments on the matter, the number of recorded burglary offences, by Garda Síochána division, during the last quarter of 2015 in tabular form. [3728/16]

Residency Permits

Bernard Durkan

192. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the current and expected residency status and eligibility for naturalisation of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7; if she will urgently examine the case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3734/16]

Asylum Applications

Richard Boyd Barrett

193. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the details of applicants for asylum by country of origin, by successful and unsuccessful applications by country of origin for all applicants for 2014 and 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3744/16]

Deportation Orders Data

Richard Boyd Barrett

194. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the details of deportation orders issued, by country of origin, by country of deportation to; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3745/16]

Immigration Policy

Richard Boyd Barrett

195. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the procedure by which English language schools which have no external accreditation are permitted on the interim list of education programmes even though external accreditation is one of the main requirements of being listed on the register; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3752/16]

Tribunals of Inquiry Reports

Lucinda Creighton

196. Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 396 and 397 of 14 January 2015, Parliamentary Question No. 491 of 24 March 2015, Parliamentary Question No. 385 of 13 May 2015, Parliamentary Question No. 17 of 7 July 2015, if she will provide a further update; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3753/16]

Commissions of Investigation

Lucinda Creighton

197. Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 601 of 9 June 2015, if the commission of investigation into matters relative to the Cavan and Monaghan Garda Síochána division will report in February 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3759/16]

Consultancy Contracts Data

Lucinda Creighton

198. Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the name, costs, date of commission, date or expected date of publication and name of the external consultant of all external reports commissioned by her Department since March 2011. [3771/16]

Public Inquiries

Lucinda Creighton

199. Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of tribunals of inquiry, commissions of inquiry or investigations for which she or her Department have been responsible by name; by terms of reference; by cost including the cost to date where an inquiry has not been concluded; by date including the projected date of conclusion where an inquiry has not been concluded from 1991 to date, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3786/16]

Personal Insolvency Act

Michael McGrath

200. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applications pursuant to section 115A of the Personal Insolvency Act for a court review of a proposed personal insolvency arrangement that have been made to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3790/16]

Commencement of Legislation

Michael McGrath

201. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality why section 21 of the Personal Insolvency (Amendment) Act 2015 was not commenced until 20 November 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3791/16]

Personal Insolvency Act

Michael McGrath

202. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the process through which a judgment can be removed from or marked as satisfied in the High Court register of judgments in circumstances where the debt has been discharged through an insolvency service debt settlement arrangement or a personal insolvency arrangement; the equivalent process if the judgment creditor does not co-operate; if she will simplify the process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3795/16]

Ministerial Allowances

Michael McGrath

203. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the expenses claimed, including the amount of mileage and the amount claimed, by her and Ministers of State of her Department, by calendar year, during the current Dáil Éireann, in tabular form. [3814/16]

Departmental Expenditure

Michael McGrath

204. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the amount she spent on media clipping and media monitoring services in each calendar year from 2011 to 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3829/16]

Road Traffic Offences

Thomas P. Broughan

205. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 135 of 19 November 2015, regarding the implementation of section 22 of the Road Traffic Act 2002, if this information is now to hand; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3855/16]

Garda Data

Thomas P. Broughan

206. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 108 of 18 November 2015, regarding the number of knives recovered by An Garda Síochána in 2014 and 2015, if she will provide an update on this matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3856/16]

Naturalisation Applications

Bernard Durkan

207. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when an update of Stamp 3 to Stamp 4 residency status might be offered as a prelude to naturalisation for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3857/16]

Deportation Orders

Bernard Durkan

208. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if a review of the circumstances and proposals to deport might be undertaken in the respective cases of persons (details supplied) all of whom have lived in this jurisdiction for several years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3860/16]

Naturalisation Applications

Bernard Durkan

209. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of an application for stamp 4 and naturalisation the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3861/16]

Leave to Remain

Bernard Durkan

210. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will expedite a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3866/16]

Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission

Niall Collins

1. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when she will review the powers of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3202/16]

Garda Inspectorate Reports

Pádraig MacLochlainn

2. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the commentary in the Garda Inspectorate's report, Changing Policing in Ireland, that there has been a repeated failure by An Garda Síochána to implement recommendations for change from its previous reports and from other reviews and inquiries; and the actions she is taking to ensure the recommendations in the Changing Policing in Ireland report and previous Garda Síochána Inspectorate reports will be implemented. [3053/16]

Surveillance Operations

Mick Wallace

3. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the legislation regulating State surveillance measures, such as data retention, interception of communications and the use of surveillance and tracking devices, is sufficient to protect the privacy rights of Irish citizens; if she intends to strengthen this legislation in favour of citizens; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3182/16]

Garda Inspectorate Reports

Niall Collins

4. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the action she will take further to the recent Garda Inspectorate's report on policing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3203/16]

White Collar Crime

Pádraig MacLochlainn

5. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice and Equality to strengthen the performance of the criminal justice system in tackling white collar crime. [3044/16]

Surveillance Operations

Michael McNamara

6. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if permission was granted for the telephone surveillance or phone tapping of any Member of the 31st Dáil Éireann during the lifetime of this Dáil Éireann; if so, of which Member or Members; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3009/16]

Criminal Law Review

Clare Daly

7. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality to review the Interception of Postal Packages and Telecommunications Messages Act 1993 and the Criminal Justice (Surveillance) Act 2009 to protect the privacy and human rights of citizens. [3014/16]

Garda Operations

Seán Kyne

8. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress of Operation Thor; if she has provided additional resources or sanction for the allocation of resources to facilitate it in fulfilling its objectives; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3034/16]

Sexual Offences Data

Niall Collins

9. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her response to the year-on-year increase in sexual offences; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3020/16]

Paramilitary Groups

Helen McEntee

10. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her efforts to combat criminality by paramilitary organisations in the Leinster and Ulster Border region, further to the agreement of A Fresh Start - The Stormont House Agreement and Implementation Plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45028/15]

Refugee Data

Richard Boyd Barrett

11. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the European Union-wide settlement programme for 160,000 refugees only delivering for 0.17%; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3040/16]

Garda Reserve

Niall Collins

12. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality how the Garda Síochána Reserve can be better utilised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3023/16]

Garda Investigations

Pádraig MacLochlainn

13. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice and Equality to establish an independent inquiry into the actions of all relevant State agencies related to the circumstances surrounding the death of a person (details supplied); and if she is aware of the deep distress caused to the family of the person in its experience with the independent review mechanism. [3043/16]

Garda Deployment

Seán Kyne

14. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the assignment of new Garda Síochána recruits since the reopening of Templemore training college, by division; and if she will confirm the recruitment of suitable candidates for service in Gaeltacht communities. [3037/16]

Refugee Data

Thomas Pringle

15. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her response to the low level of refugee applications to the State under the European Union's relocation plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2998/16]

Communications Surveillance

Pádraig MacLochlainn

16. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to ensure that her proposed review of legislation will ensure the inclusion of independent judicial oversight over applications for data access or for ongoing surveillance by the relevant authorities, given that almost 62,000 applications for access to landline, mobile telephone and Internet data were made to companies providing services to the public by State authorities over a five-year period. [3042/16]

Garda Promotions

Mick Wallace

17. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if her reform programme has been successful to date; if she is satisfied with the manner in which promotions in An Garda Síochána are handled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3024/16]

Garda Station Closures

Niall Collins

18. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will reopen any of the Garda Síochána stations that were closed over the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3022/16]

Garda Misconduct Allegations

Clare Daly

19. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the proposed actions of the independent review mechanism, with particular reference to the number of cases where follow-on action was recommended; the nature of the follow-on action. [3015/16]

Prisoner Transfers

Thomas Pringle

20. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of an application for a transfer by a person (details supplied) detained in Maghaberry Prison in County Antrim; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2999/16]

Military Aircraft Landings

Mick Wallace

21. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she has had discussions with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the Department of Defence or the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport in relation to any assessment of the risk to Ireland from a terrorist attack by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria due to the continued use by the military of the United States of America of Shannon Airport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3028/16]

Stardust Fire

Terence Flanagan

22. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of her investigations into the Stardust tragedy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2845/16]

Military Aircraft Landings

Mick Wallace

23. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she has discussed carrying out of an assessment of the risk posed to Ireland by publicity surrounding the use by the military of the United States of America of Shannon Airport with the Garda Commissioner; if she supplied the results of any such assessment to the Tánaiste prior to her comments in the Dáil during Leader's Questions on 17 December 2015, when the Tánaiste asked this Deputy if he understood what the consequences of his statements in regard to US military use of Shannon might be in terms of the safety of people in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3026/16]

Migrant Integration

Pádraig MacLochlainn

24. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice and Equality to ensure the regularisation of undocumented migrants in the State through a fair and pragmatic system as outlined by the Migrant Rights Centre in a presentation to the Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality in 2015. [3045/16]

Garda Misconduct Allegations

Mick Wallace

25. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the nature of the further investigations proposed into those cases selected from the independent review mechanism; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3027/16]

Legislative Programme

Maureen O'Sullivan

26. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of legislation on community courts including progress to date and when she will introduce it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3003/16]

Garda Strength

Terence Flanagan

27. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she is concerned at the number of gardaí leaving An Garda Síochána compared to the number of new recruits; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2846/16]

Garda Misconduct Allegations

Pádraig MacLochlainn

28. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice and Equality to facilitate an appeals process to the independent review mechanism that has examined allegations of malpractice by An Garda Síochána. [3041/16]

Garda Resources

Bernard Durkan

29. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her priorities for the expansion of recruitment to An Garda Síochána, the upgrading of the telecommunications equipment and training, and the provision of the necessary back-up in line with the requirements of a modern police force on par with the best in Europe, thus enabling An Garda Síochána to combat organised crime and possible terrorism; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3016/16]

Garda Misconduct Allegations

Richard Boyd Barrett

30. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if it is acceptable that in the panel of a barrister's review of the case of a person (details supplied), the person was not interviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3039/16]

Garda Misconduct Allegations

Mick Wallace

31. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the recommendations of the independent review mechanism into historic cases of malpractice by An Garda Síochána, with particular reference to the number of cases where follow-on action was proposed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3025/16]

Crime Prevention

Bernard Durkan

32. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which she continues, through An Garda Síochána, to combat gun crime, drug gangs, the intimidation of witnesses, people trafficking and other criminal activities; if she will provide the necessary resources to An Garda Síochána; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3017/16]

Visa Applications

Éamon Ó Cuív

103. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when an application for a visa by a person (details supplied) will be processed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3352/16]

Departmental Properties

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

104. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the Office of Public Works will make the former Garda Síochána station at Ballitore, County Kildare available for community use; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3359/16]

Departmental Staff Retirements

Jack Wall

105. Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on a submission (details supplied); if she will reply to the requests in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3291/16]

Garda Vetting Applications

Éamon Ó Cuív

106. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when Garda Síochána clearance will issue to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3333/16]

Gambling Legislation

Colm Keaveney

107. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans, including the introduction of a gambling commission, to counter the epidemic of gambling, including gambling addiction, among amateur and professional sports persons given the consequences of such unregulated and unmonitored behaviour for persons and their families, interventions or supports in this area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3358/16]

Property Registration Authority

Clare Daly

108. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the core business of the Property Registration Authority involves examining applications for title registrations; if the State, as custodian of the public interest, is bound to indemnify persons who suffer loss through a mistake made in the Land Registry; her understanding of the internal quality control measures used by the authority to guarantee that its technical determinations are not distorted or undermined when dealings are issued by solicitors. [3362/16]

Northern Ireland Issues

Finian McGrath

109. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality to support a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3371/16]

Garda Vetting of Personnel

Finian McGrath

110. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality why voluntary workers need separate Garda Síochána vetting for each organisation in which they are involved, given the length of time it takes for vetting and increasing duplication of work for An Garda Síochána; if she will develop a more efficient and volunteer-friendly policy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3372/16]

Migrant Integration

Richard Boyd Barrett

111. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of refugees Ireland has accepted to date as part of its commitment to take 4,000 refugees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3413/16]

Road Traffic Offences

Robert Dowds

112. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Justice and Equality since 1 August 2015, the number of cyclists on a pedal cycle convicted of cycling without reasonable consideration, having no front lamp or rear lamp lit during lighting-up hours, and failing to stop for a school warden sign, proceeding into a pedestrianised street or area, past traffic lights when the red lamp is illuminated, past cycle traffic lights when the red lamp is lit, and beyond a stop line, barrier or half barrier at a railway level crossing, swing bridge or lifting bridge, when the red lamps are flashing. [3418/16]

Garda Resources

Bernard Durkan

113. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if adequate resources are available to An Garda Síochána to enable it to combat all aspects of modern crime; if extra resources are required in any sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3436/16]

Garda Strength

Bernard Durkan

114. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the strength of An Garda Síochána will increase over the next five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3437/16]

Garda Resources

Bernard Durkan

115. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if An Garda Síochána has access to the most modern forensics to facilitate the fight against crime, including state-of-the-art telecommunications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3438/16]

Garda Strength

Bernard Durkan

116. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the strength of An Garda Síochána as at 31 December in each of the past ten years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3439/16]

Organised Crime

Bernard Durkan

117. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of members of criminal gangs apprehended, prosecuted and incarcerated in each of the past eight years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3440/16]

Criminal Assets Bureau

Bernard Durkan

118. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the Criminal Assets Bureau has successfully prosecuted and convicted various criminal elements over the past eight years; if funds have been recovered for the taxpayer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3441/16]

Crime Levels

Bernard Durkan

119. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the number of crimes reported to An Garda Síochána has fluctuated over the past eight years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3442/16]

Garda Strength

Bernard Durkan

120. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide the necessary resources to increase Garda Síochána strength at the various Garda Síochána stations including in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3443/16]