Parliamentary questions

Community Return Programme

Maureen O'Sullivan

218. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of offenders currently participating in prison specific community return schemes; the prisons they have been released from; the particular scheme; the prisons in which these schemes are available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23339/13]

Prisoner Releases

Maureen O'Sullivan

219. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide information on the availability of structured temporary release programmes in each prison; the number of offenders currently participating in these schemes in each prison; the number of offenders that have completed these programmes in each prison currently; the number of prisoners on unstructured temporary release within each prison in April 2012, October 2012, April 2013, the most recent figures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23340/13]

Prisoner Releases

Maureen O'Sullivan

220. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of offenders within each prison that are on temporary release at present, not including those on a community return scheme; the number of offenders within each prison that are on temporary release and participating in a community scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23341/13]

Prison Accommodation

Maureen O'Sullivan

221. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide the latest information on the implementation of the cell share risk assessment tool proposed as part of the Irish Prison Service's three year strategic plan; the location at which it is currently operational; if he will provide provide a copy of the policy document on cell share risk assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23342/13]

Community Return Programme

Maureen O'Sullivan

222. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which the successful implementation of the proposed structured community return programmes for offenders as outlined in the Irish Prison Service's three year strategic plan 2012-2015 is reliant on IPS staff accepting the latest public sector pay conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23343/13]

Prisoner Rehabilitation Programmes

Maureen O'Sullivan

223. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the date on which he expects the following strategies to be published: strategy for older prisoners, strategy for women prisoners, strategy for young prisoners, strategy for sex offenders and when he expects the strategy for prisoners requiring protection will be published; the extent to which the new assessment procedures will be catering for prisoners requiring protection; when this procedure will be operational in each prison; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23344/13]

Prison Accommodation

Maureen O'Sullivan

224. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the bed capacity of each prison in March 2012, December 2012, February 2013, March 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23345/13]

Immigration Status

Derek Nolan

457. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the opportunities for appeal or reconsideration of an application, either within his Department or through the courts, that exist for a person (details supplied) who has been issued with a deportation order; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22151/13]

Naturalisation Applications

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

458. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the delay in making a determination in the naturalisation application of a person (details supplied); and when a decision is likely as they have supplied all required documents. [22164/13]

Road Traffic Legislation

Michael McGrath

459. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the Road Traffic Acts apply and are enforced in areas controlled by certain commercial State companies (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22283/13]

Courts Service Properties

Andrew Doyle

460. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will outline what he envisages the future of the Green Street Courthouse will be, following the moving of the Special Criminal Court to the Criminal Courts of Justice in recent years; if he considers retaining the site in view of the role it has played in Irish history; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22288/13]

Immigrant Investor Programme

Derek Nolan

461. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will outline the facilities for acquiring visas or citizenship for persons from outside the EU who want to invest here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22320/13]

Road Traffic Offences

Thomas P. Broughan

462. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of drivers that have been summoned to court for failure to pay a fixed charge penalty notice within 56 days of receipt of the notice. [22335/13]

Road Traffic Offences

Thomas P. Broughan

463. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of drivers, who following failure to pay a fixed charge penalty notice within a period of 56 days of receipt of the notice were consequently summoned to court; and if these drivers received double the original number of penalty points on conviction in court in accordance with the Road Traffic Act 2010. [22336/13]

Road Traffic Offences

Thomas P. Broughan

464. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of drivers who received a fine in substitution for additional penalty points being imposed on their record following a failure to pay a fixed charge penalty notice within 56 days of receipt of the notice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22337/13]

Departmental Bodies Reports

Pearse Doherty

465. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 169 of 2 May 2013, if he will confirm the latest annual report and accounts laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas for the Irish Film Classification Office and if he has any concerns regarding late reporting by the organisation. [22375/13]

Deportation Orders

Bernard Durkan

466. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress made to date in determination of eligibility to residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22381/13]

Departmental Correspondence

Clare Daly

467. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the action he has taken in relation to allegations which have been brought to his attention, that a company (details supplied) issued invoices to another company for the procurement of alcohol which was distributed to members of An Garda Síochána on the company's behalf. [22395/13]

Departmental Records

Richard Boyd Barrett

468. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps he is taking to ensure that officials keep accurate visa statistics regarding the number of tourist visas being issued in the Beijing office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22418/13]

Visa Applications

Richard Boyd Barrett

469. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality under the MEI pilot programme, the number of visas that were issued to non-MEI schools; the exact number of visas issued and the number refused under the MEI pilot programme. [22419/13]

Garda Transport Expenditure

Joanna Tuffy

470. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on the transport fleets for an Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22461/13]

Prison Security

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

471. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will outline any representations received from the Prison Officers' Association since 9 March 2011 regarding gangs and criminality in prisons; and the steps he has taken to address concerns raised. [22476/13]

Garda Operations

Andrew Doyle

472. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if there is a written protocol that members of an Garda Síochána must follow in incidents of sudden death; if his attention has been drawn to any such protocols used by other police forces in other member states; if he considered implementing such practices here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22483/13]

Immigration Policy

Michael McGrath

473. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if Ireland currently has any restrictions in place to prevent persons with serious criminal records travelling here either for a holiday or for a longer vacation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22487/13]

Legislative Programme

Gerry Adams

474. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if there are any arrangements in place to provide for the expunging of minor convictions for persons who wish to take up offers of employment overseas. [22493/13]

Judicial Appointments

Andrew Doyle

475. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the method by which he proposes to appoint two new Supreme Court judges to alleviate the backlog of Supreme Court cases that are waiting to be heard; if he has considered the effects of the movement for eight to ten Supreme Court judges that it will have on constitutional jurisprudence; if upon a successful referendum for the set-up of the civic courts of appeal, if over time, he will consider the size of the Supreme Court to naturally fall back to eight members; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22497/13]

Visa Applications

Bernard Durkan

476. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress made to date in the determination of an application for family reunification in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 6; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22644/13]

Compensation Awards

John O'Mahony

477. Deputy John O'Mahony asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason the victims of crime are left waiting for long periods under the criminal injury compensation scheme; if he has any plans to improve this process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22658/13]

Compensation Awards

John O'Mahony

478. Deputy John O'Mahony asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason a person will not receive the payment awarded under the criminal injury compensation scheme for 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22705/13]

Compensation Awards

John O'Mahony

479. Deputy John O'Mahony asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of persons awaiting payment under the criminal injury compensation scheme; the length of time each person is waiting for payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22706/13]

Firearms Licences

Michael Lowry

480. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will confirm the timeframe it takes to process an application for a firearm certificate and the timeframe after the application has been lodged that it actually takes to issue the licence/certificate; if he will further confirm if out of date certificates are being issued in respect of applications which are taking in excess of 12 months to process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22742/13]

Charities Regulation

Derek Nolan

481. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the Charities Act covers the regulation of Irish charities' clothing banks; the way he intends to combat the increased amount of criminal activity connected to charity clothing collections and clothing banks; if the introduction of a charities regulatory authority could address this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22758/13]

Public Sector Staff Remuneration

Róisín Shortall

482. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of personnel in whole-time equivalent terms in his Department and in bodies under the aegis of his Department in each of the following earnings brackets: less than €20,000, €20,001 to €30,000, €30,001 to €40,000, €40,001 to €50,000, €50,001 to €60,000, €60,001 to €70,000, €70,001 to €80,000, €80,001 to €90,000, €90,001 to €100,000, €100,000 to €125,000, €125,001 to €150,000, €150,001 to €175,000, €175,001 to €200,000, €200,001 to €250,000, €250,001 to €300,000, €300,001 to €350,000, €350,001 to €400,000, €400,001 to €450,000, €450,001 to €500,000, and more than €500,000. [22793/13]

Garda Industrial Relations Issues

Dominic Hannigan

483. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the way he is engaging with the Association of Garda Sargeants and Inspectors in relation to the LRC revised pay proposals that are currently being negotiated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22841/13]

Departmental Expenditure

John McGuinness

484. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the individual amount of overtime paid in the case of each political-ministerial appointee for the period 2007 to date in 2013 relative to his office and the office of the Minister of State; if such payments were made to the Secretary General and advisers, and if so, the amounts for the same period. [22879/13]

International Time Zones

Andrew Doyle

485. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if any progress has been made or if any matters have recently arisen regarding changing the daylight saving time system here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22906/13]

National Identity Card

Andrew Doyle

486. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to introduce a national identity card; if officials in his Department have engaged with other Departments regarding this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22908/13]

Garda Operations

Sandra McLellan

487. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the cost incurred to the Irish State, if any, for the recent visit to Ireland by the Duke of Kent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23032/13]

Fuel Laundering

Brendan Griffin

155. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the Criminal Assets Bureau will start to seize lands where green diesel is being washed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21964/13]

Firearms Licences

Andrew Doyle

156. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will outline in tabular form, the number of new firearms' licences issued on a county-by-county and year-by-year basis from 2007 to present; the number that have been renewed and have lapsed during the same period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21903/13]

Deportation Orders

Bernard Durkan

157. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will reconsider the recently issued deportation order against a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21931/13]

Naturalisation Applications

Bernard Durkan

158. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the procedure to be followed in order to update Garda National Immigration Bureau Card which is due to expire on 13 June 2013 in the case a person (details supplied) in County Louth who has already submitted an application for naturalisation for which a decision is pending [21941/13]

Auctioneering Licences

Joe McHugh

159. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Justice and Equality with reference to the licensing of auctioneers who operate in livestock marts, if he will give due consideration to marts in Gaeltacht regions; his views on whether professional indemnity insurance requirements for such commercial operations should take into account the fact that marts do not provide advice to purchasers but instead facilitate sales and purchases; if he will try to identify a less bureaucratic way of securing tax clearance compliance than via the method currently envisaged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21974/13]

Courts Service Issues

Michelle Mulherin

160. Deputy Michelle Mulherin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider increasing and updating scale costs for District Court actions in view of the increase in the jurisdiction of the District Court which is proposed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21994/13]

Proposed Legislation

Michelle Mulherin

161. Deputy Michelle Mulherin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider increasing jurisdiction of District Court to €20,000 bearing in mind that the average value of an award for motor liability which comprises 75% of the total awards of the Injuries Board in 2012 was just over €20,000 and the District Court has the capacity to deal with cases more speedily; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21995/13]

Road Traffic Legislation

Finian McGrath

162. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will implement the banning of HGVs on Griffith Avenue, Dublin 9, between 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. which are school peak opening and closing times. [22016/13]

Garda Investigations

Finian McGrath

163. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on the delay of the cold case file given to the Garda Commissioner on 11 March in relation to the Fr. Niall Molloy case. [22017/13]

Legal Aid Applications

Finian McGrath

164. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the options available in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5 regarding legal support. [22018/13]

Ministerial Expenditure

John McGuinness

165. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the amount of travel and subsistence both foreign and domestic claimed by each junior Minister and Secretary General in his Department for the period 2007 to date in 2013; the number of staff appointed by each Minister and junior Minister in his Department or constituency office and their relevant cost including travel and subsistence in each case for the period 2007 to date in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22040/13]

Road Traffic Offences

Thomas P. Broughan

166. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of fixed penalty notices for drivers holding a mobile phone while driving that were issued in 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013. [22053/13]

Anti-Social Behaviour

Thomas P. Broughan

167. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will request An Gardaí Síochána to give additional attention to an area (details supplied) in Dublin 13, particularly at the weekends, to deal with underage drinking and anti-social behaviour; the number of complaints gardaí have received regarding this location in 2012 and to date in 2013; the amount of alcohol seized at this location in 2012 and to date in 2013; the number of arrests made at this location; and the number of minors dealt with under the juvenile diversion programme. [22054/13]

Judicial Appointments

Andrew Doyle

168. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he envisages the expansion in the number of members of the Judiciary due to the set-up of the Court of Appeal, should it pass a referendum; his views on the number of members of the Judiciary that will be required as a result of the new court being established; if the new court's judges will be at the same level of that as a current High Court judge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22067/13]

Prison Visiting Committees Issues

Andrew Doyle

169. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 182 of 2 May 2013, if he intends to seek public expressions of interest for appointment, as part of the Governments commitment to openness and transparency, to the Visiting Committee of Shelton Abbey Prison under the Prisons (Visiting Committees) Act 1925 and Prisons (Visiting Committees) Order 1925, where there is currently two vacancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22091/13]

Appointments to State Boards

Patrick Nulty

170. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to his announcement of 16 April 2013the names of 14 persons who are to serve as members of the board of the Equality Authority in the interim before the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission is established; the names of the two persons appointed by him on the nomination of representatives of employees as required by section 44(1)(a) of the Employment Equality Acts 1998-2011; the names of the two persons appointed by him on the nomination of representatives of employers as required by section 44(1)(b) of the Employment Equality Acts 1998-2011; the organisation or organisations representing employees and representing employers that made those nominations;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22106/13]

Garda Vetting Applications

Jack Wall

171. Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kildare has not received a Garda clearance certificate in view of the fact that they are not in a position to take two employment opportunities because of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22109/13]

Prisoner Transfers

Sean Fleming

150. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the arrangements in place between Ireland and Germany regarding Irish persons serving sentences in jail in Germany being transferred to complete their sentence here; the conditions and requirements that apply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21723/13]

Prisoner Transfers

Sean Fleming

151. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the arrangements in place between Ireland and Bavaria in Germany regarding Irish persons serving sentences in jail in Bavaria being transferred to complete their sentence here; the conditions and requirements that apply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21724/13]

Legal Aid Service Expenditure

Seán Kyne

152. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if additional resources will be made available to the Legal Aid Board to enhance the support, advice and information available to persons in financial difficulties such as mortgage arrears. [21817/13]

Property Registration Authority

Willie O'Dea

153. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to any concerns relating to the method of registering judgment mortgages by the Property Registration Authority of Ireland; if he will investigate a case where two judgment mortgages were registered against a folio (details supplied) in County Limerick, in 2003 and 2004, same orders were registered again against the same folio under a separate instrument number; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21598/13]

Child Abduction

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

154. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of times the Hague Convention on child abduction has been invoked in this State in each of the years 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21600/13]

Law Reform Commission Reports

Andrew Doyle

155. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the possible legislative changes to jury composition here in view of the Law Reform Commission's Report on jury service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21619/13]

Court Staff

Andrew Doyle

156. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will outline the role of the Master of the High Court; the way a person is appointed to the position; the salary of the position; the length of the term of office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21624/13]

Citizenship Applications

Derek Nolan

157. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding an application for citizenship in respect of a person (details supplied); the time-frame for conclusion of the same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21664/13]

Garda Operations

Luke 'Ming' Flanagan

158. Deputy Luke 'Ming' Flanagan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if Gardaí are required to issue a receipt upon seizing assets which may be used in a court case at a later date; the minimum requirements for such a receipt; if any such receipt must include date, place of seizure, estimated value and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21665/13]

Illegal Moneylenders

Tony McLoughlin

159. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if proposals to deal with illegal money lending in Ireland and persons involved in such practices will be regulated in any forthcoming legislation sponsored by him coming before the Houses of the Oireachtas in the next number of months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21668/13]

Civil Partnership Legislation

Peter Mathews

160. Deputy Peter Mathews asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he intends to extend the civil partnership legislation to incorporate (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21676/13]

Internet Safety Issues

Billy Kelleher

161. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the action he will take against websites that promote harmful and unhealthy behaviour such as promoting anorexia and bulimia and other eating disorders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21695/13]

Crime Statistics

Robert Dowds

162. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the criteria for recording of burglary offences for purposes of national crime statistics has been altered in the past four years; and if so, in what way have they been altered and the rationale for the alteration. [21703/13]

Garda Operations

Robert Dowds

163. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the 22% reduction in the number of Garda summonses in the first three months of 2013 compared to the first three months of 2012. [21704/13]

Insolvency Service of Ireland Issues

Michael McGrath

164. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the form the personal insolvency register will take; the information it will contain; if it will be published on the web and if persons remain on the register indefinitely. [21735/13]

Prison Accommodation

Clare Daly

165. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 416 of 26 March 2013, the reason for the delay in collating and issuing the information requested. [21739/13]

Child Abduction

Clare Daly

166. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will give details of the way that the Irish Central Authority dealt with a case (details supplied) under the Hague Convention; and the action, if any, he now intends to take. [21760/13]

Owners Management Companies

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

167. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to a practice (details supplied) in County Meath; if he will outline the rights of these residents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21779/13]

Owners Management Companies

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

168. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of cases taken before the courts of residents vs management companies in the years 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21780/13]

Garda Operations

Clare Daly

169. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will inquire of Garda authorities where the property of protestors involved in the occupy Dame Street movement was taken when the police removed the camp; and the action citizens can take to have their belongings returned, with particular reference to an expensive braille reader owned by one of the protestors who needs it to communicate with other blind persons. [21801/13]

Employment Rights Issues

Seán Kyne

170. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when it is envisaged that the newly constituted Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission will be in a position to examine and report on the effects of section 37 of the 1998 Employment Equality Act; and if he will indicate a timeframe for implementing the recommendations, if any, on legislative changes. [21876/13]

Garda Vetting Applications

Paudie Coffey

277. Deputy Paudie Coffey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when a Garda vetting clearance will be granted in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21122/13]

Personal Insolvency Act

Tom Hayes

278. Deputy Tom Hayes asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if a person and their spouse apply for insolvency, will entering into an insolvency agreement affect their spouse's qualified financial adviser qualification; and if it will affect other employment opportunities with AIB, Bank of Ireland or other State-owned banks or other companies. [21206/13]

Coroners Service

Brendan Griffin

279. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the results of a post mortem in respect of a person (details supplied) will be provided to their family without further delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21428/13]

DNA Database

Andrew Doyle

280. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the recent developments in the establishment of a DNA database; the date on which he expects legislation to be published regarding same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21098/13]

Garda Equipment

Andrew Doyle

281. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the variations of speed camera vans that are in use here require clear identification; if the vans are meant to be adequately marked; the regulations and guidelines surrounding the identification of the vans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21100/13]

Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Staff

Peadar Tóibín

282. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the legislation used in the appointment process to the recently announced Equality Board. [21104/13]

Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Staff

Peadar Tóibín

283. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the independent panel appointed to select commissioners and the chief commissioner has been stood down; and if this is the case the way he will ensure that the process to appoint the chief commissioner to the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission, IHREC, will be independent, transparent and compliant with the UN Paris principles. [21105/13]

Supreme Court Rulings

Andrew Doyle

284. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he intends to bring legislation forward to deal with the outcome of a Supreme Court case (details supplied) in view of the fact that the court stated that the Oireachtas could legislate if it was satisfied that measures with appropriate safeguards could be introduced. [21124/13]

Crime Statistics

Pearse Doherty

285. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to the broadcast of the Prime Time investigation entitled Riches from Rags on 25 April, 2013, which chronicled scores of alleged thefts from charitable clothes bins across the State, if he will confirm the number of individual crime reports that have been registered on the PULSE system and when the crime reports were registered on PULSE; and the way such alleged thefts are shown in crime statistics reported by the Central Statistics Office. [21187/13]

Crime Statistics

Pearse Doherty

286. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question 900 on 16 April, 2013, the way a member of the public who has reported a crime to An Garda Síochána can be confident that the crime has been entered onto the Garda PULSE system. [21188/13]

Courts Service Issues

Pearse Doherty

287. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of summonses issued at the behest of An Garda Siochana in each of 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; if there are any trends which are of concern to him; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21189/13]

Garda Corruption

Pearse Doherty

288. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prosecutions initiated against current or former members of An Garda Síochána under section 62 of the Garda Síochána Act 2005. [21190/13]

Departmental Properties

Dara Calleary

289. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his Department and agencies under its aegis, who own or rent property in commercial developments are in compliance with their responsibilities under the Multi Unit Development Act 2011; if he will outline those agencies who have representation on the boards of owners management companies; if he will provide a list of the agency, the relevant management company and its associated property but not the name of the individual representing the said agency; and his views on the implementation process of the Multi Unit Development act within his Department. [21249/13]

Garda Deployment

Dara Calleary

290. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the level of Gardaí currently servicing a station (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21254/13]

Garda Deployment

Dara Calleary

291. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when a Garda Sergeant will be appointed to a Garda Station (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21255/13]

Garda Districts

Dara Calleary

292. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will explain the proposed new County Mayo Garda Districts on a DED by DED basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21256/13]

Personal Insolvency Act

Charlie McConalogue

293. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has considered giving authorisation to persons other than solicitors and accountants who pass relevant exams to act as personal insolvency practitioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21264/13]

Citizenship Ceremonies

Pearse Doherty

294. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when a person (details supplied) in County Dublin, will be called to attend a citizenship ceremony [21330/13]

Charities Regulation

Alan Farrell

295. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on the implementation of the Charities Act 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21336/13]

Visa Applications

Eoghan Murphy

296. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide the number of persons that have applied for, and the number of persons that have received a visa under the visa investment scheme programme and the start-up visa scheme. [21337/13]

Asylum Applications

Nicky McFadden

297. Deputy Nicky McFadden asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will outline the way the Common European Asylum System will ensure that the European Union has a fair and effective system for processing asylum applications that is also robust and not open to abuse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21449/13]

Charity Clothes Bank Thefts

Noel Grealish

298. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the penalties that apply for those convicted of theft from charity bring banks; if he is considering strengthening the laws in this area, in view of the significant loss of revenue this theft causes to charities; if he intends to regulate charity collectors who call door to door to collect for charities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21458/13]

Garda Stations Closures

Michael Healy-Rae

299. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason the green man phone mechanism is being removed from all Garda stations, that is, not just Garda stations that are closed but stations that are still operational and are now seeing the green man being removed from the doors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21522/13]

Garda Equipment

Michael Healy-Rae

300. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if a directive has been issued telling Gardaí that they are no longer allowed to buy new batteries for their flash lamps which they need for their night patrols; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21523/13]