Parliamentary questions

UN Conventions Issues

Joanna Tuffy

556. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if and when he intends to introduce legislation which recognises the equal right of all persons with disabilities to live in the community as set out in Article 19 of the UN Convention which Ireland agreed to, in principal, in 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36398/13]

Judicial Appointments

Andrew Doyle

557. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he is considering a recommendation from the 2012 Annual Report of the Judicial Appointments Advisory Board, following on from their 2002 point that persons appointed to the Judiciary should undergo a medical examination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36401/13]

Legislative Process

Regina Doherty

558. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of amendments to legislation he proposed during Committee and Report Stages in Seanad Éireann in 2012; if he will provide in tabular form the number of his amendments accepted; and if he will indicate in tabular form the number of amendments accepted from Members of the Seanad, broken down by Senator. [36440/13]

Departmental Properties

Catherine Murphy

559. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide data on the offices either rented or owned by his Department and used for the work of probation officers stationed in the entire County of Kildare and other Counties individually; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36444/13]

Departmental Equipment

Catherine Murphy

560. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide data on the mobile technology equipment either rented or owned by his Department and used for the work of probation officers stationed in the entire County of Kildare and other counties individually; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36446/13]

Sex Offenders Notification Requirements

Catherine Murphy

561. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of sex offenders registered in the State broken down by Garda Division; if he will provide an outline of the way sex offenders within the Irish State and abroad are monitored and the services offered to them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36452/13]

Magdalen Laundries Issues

Ciara Conway

562. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide details in tabular form by county and demographic, the numbers of applications received so far under the Magdalen redress scheme; if he will provide an update on the status of the recommendations produced by Mr. Justice Quirke; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36457/13]

Ministerial Staff

Mary Lou McDonald

563. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the staffing levels of the private offices and constituency offices of Ministers and Ministers of State in his Department; the salary of each; the same figures for this time in 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36504/13]

Exchequer Savings

Mary Lou McDonald

564. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide the saving to the Exchequer if the pay of all his special advisers and those of his Ministers of State were capped at the first point on the principal officer pay scale. [36519/13]

Court Accommodation Provision

Niall Collins

565. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number and location of Courthouses that have been closed since March 2011; the number and location of planned closures; the costs of security and upkeep of closed courthouses; the current use of closed courthouses and future plans for their use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36523/13]

Court Orders

Róisín Shortall

566. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the frequency of the various orders available to the Courts under the terms of the operation of the Children Act, with breakdown of same. [36589/13]

Irish Prison Service

Jerry Buttimer

567. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the accommodation facilities provided for persons who are released from prison; if the Gardai monitor these facilities; if the Gardai receive notification of the persons occupying these premises; the period of time that former prisoners are entitled to reside in these premises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36592/13]

Immigration Policy

Robert Troy

568. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the procedure for dealing with unauthorised non-Irish nationals who have spent a considerable time frame here (details supplied). [36665/13]

Garda Vetting of Personnel

Robert Troy

569. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the actions he has taken to reduce the waiting time for Garda vetting to be carried out. [36666/13]

Residency Permits

Bernard Durkan

570. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will examine the possibility of extending stamp 2 to stamp 4 residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36694/13]

Residency Permits

Bernard Durkan

571. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the current and or expected residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 2; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36695/13]

Residency Permits

Bernard Durkan

572. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the current or expected residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36696/13]

Residency Permits

Bernard Durkan

573. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the current and or expected residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36697/13]

Residency Permits

Bernard Durkan

574. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the current or expected residency status and or procedures to be followed in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36698/13]

Residency Permits

Bernard Durkan

575. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the current or expected position in regard to residency status-eligibility for citizenship in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36699/13]

Residency Permits

Bernard Durkan

576. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the current and/or expected position in regard to residency-naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36700/13]

Naturalisation Applications

Bernard Durkan

577. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22, it can be noted that in respect of their naturalisation application, some of the correspondence from INIS has registered their name incorrectly; if this is likely to present any delay in the process of their application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36701/13]

Residency Permits

Bernard Durkan

578. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if all documentation required by his Department, which were sent by a person (details supplied) in Dublin 20 have been received in his Department notwithstanding the conflicting correspondence of the 31 May 2013, 18 June 2013 and 9 August 2013 regarding this application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36702/13]

Deportation Orders Re-examination

Bernard Durkan

579. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if notwithstanding his replies to previous parliamentary questions in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Waterford, if he will examine the details of the decision which forms the basis of his present status in view of the very considerable conflict of conclusions based on information submitted and what appears to be on overemphasis on drawing a negative conclusion when none was obvious having particular regard to the very considerable instability in his homeland at and since the time of decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36703/13]

Residency Permits

Bernard Durkan

580. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the current position in regard to stamp 4 update, residency status-eligibility for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36704/13]

Residency Permits

Bernard Durkan

581. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the current position in regard to the determination of residency-eligibility for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who is the spouse of an Irish national; if temporary travel documents might issue in the interim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36705/13]

Residency Permits

Bernard Durkan

582. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the current position in regard to residency-eligibility for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36706/13]

Naturalisation Applications

Bernard Durkan

583. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 551 of 2 July 2013, the current reckonable period of eligible residency calculable for eligibility for naturalisation and valid application in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36707/13]

Asylum Applications

Patrick Nulty

584. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps he will take to assist Mr. Edward Snowden in securing asylum in Ireland as requested by him on the basis that he is a whistleblower; if his attention has been drawn to Mr. Snowden's concerns that he would be unlikely to receive a fair trial if extradited in the United States for a number of reasons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36724/13]

Asylum Applications

Patrick Nulty

585. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will confirm Ireland's commitment to the universal right to seek and enjoy asylum as laid down in statutory international law; his views on whether potential asylum seekers should not be denied passage to a country that has offered safe harbour; if he will confirm that should Edward Snowden seek to transit Ireland's airspace or airports in order to avail of the grant of asylum by Venezuela or another country, that he will be allowed to do so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36729/13]

Proposed Legislation

Jerry Buttimer

586. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Justice and Equality in relation to the Family Relationships and Childrens Bill, if he will consider including providing legislative basis to recognise the rights of grandparents regarding access, particularly in cases of children in the care of the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36764/13]

Appointments to State Boards

Catherine Murphy

587. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the present gender balance of the total members of State boards under the aegis of his Department; if the ratio has changed significantly over the course of the present Government's term; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36793/13]

Defence Forces Personnel

Sean Fleming

588. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Defence if there is a mechanism in place whereby a person who is a member of the Defence Forces at private level has been granted a year's leave of absence but wishes to return after three months can be facilitated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35962/13]

Green Paper on Defence

Andrew Doyle

589. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Defence the discussions he has had with officials in his Department and the Irish Defence Forces regarding a policy review and a detailed discussion document of Irish defence policy; when he expects the new Green Paper on Defence to be published, followed by a White Paper on Defence; the number of meetings held to date and the date on which the meetings took place of the interdepartmental group comprising representatives from the Departments of Defence, Taoiseach, Foreign Affairs and Trade, Justice and Equality as well as the Defence Forces and An Garda Síochána regarding the paper; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35984/13]

Naval Service Vessels

Andrew Doyle

590. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide, in tabular form, the date and name of the vessel of the Irish Naval Service, of their patrols and visits to Rockall Island over the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36144/13]

Defence Forces Medicinal Products

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

591. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Defence the number of Malarone tablets that was issued by medical personnel to soldiers serving oversea since 2000. [36149/13]

Defence Forces Medicinal Products

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

592. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Defence if there was a distinction by ranks when dispensing Larium or alternative to soldiers and officers serving on missions in Liberia. [36150/13]

Defence Forces Medicinal Products

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

593. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Defence if the documents signed by COs, NCOs or other ranks assenting to taking the anti-malaria drugs whether it was Larium or in case or some Malarone, have been retained and if they are part of the individual soldier's medical file. [36151/13]

Public Sector Pensions Issues

Michael McGrath

594. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Defence in respect of each State agency and commercial State company under the aegis of his Department, if he will provide details of the name of each pension scheme; details of the salary percentage contributions made by the employer and the employees; the latest information on the funding position of the scheme; if any changes are planned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36369/13]

Ministerial Expenditure

Michael McGrath

595. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Defence the number of miles claimed for and the amount of travel expenses paid to him and each Minister of State in his Department in respect of their functions as a Minister in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36384/13]

Legislative Process

Regina Doherty

596. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide in tabular form the number of amendments to legislation he proposed during Committee and Report Stages in Seanad Éireann in 2012; if he will provide in tabular form the number of his amendments accepted; and if he will indicate in tabular form the number of amendments accepted from Members of the Seanad, broken down by Senator. [36433/13]

Ministerial Staff

Mary Lou McDonald

597. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Defence the staffing levels of the private offices and constituency offices of Ministers and Ministers of State in his Department; the salary of each; the same figures for this time in 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36497/13]

Exchequer Savings

Mary Lou McDonald

598. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide the saving to the Exchequer if the pay of all his special advisers and those of his Ministers of State were capped at the first point on the principal officer pay scale. [36512/13]

Defence Forces Personnel

Bernard Durkan

599. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Defence the total number of women in the Defence Forces; the extent to which this number has fluctuated in the last five years to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36599/13]

Defence Forces Personnel

Bernard Durkan

600. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Defence the total number of women who have received promotion in the Defence Forces, at all ranks, in each of the past five years to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36600/13]

Defence Forces Personnel

Bernard Durkan

601. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Defence the total number of women who have been promoted to senior positions within the Defence Forces in each of the past five years to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36601/13]

Defence Forces Personnel

Bernard Durkan

602. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Defence the total number of promotions, male and female, at all ranks, that have taken place within the Air Corps within the past three years to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36602/13]

Defence Forces Personnel

Bernard Durkan

603. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Defence the total number of promotions, male and female, at all ranks that have taken place within the Naval Service within the past three years to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36603/13]

Defence Forces Strength

Bernard Durkan

604. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the current total strength of the Army including the Army Reserve, male and female, the extent to which it is expected to maintain such numbers in the future having regard to trends in the past three years to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36604/13]

Overseas Missions

Bernard Durkan

605. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Defence the total number of the Defence Forces, Army, Navy and Air Corps, male and female, currently serving overseas on various missions, the extent to which such overseas deployment will continue in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36605/13]