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Wed, 12 Jul 2017
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Garda Investigations
Jonathan O'Brien
25. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will hold a public inquiry into the circumstances of the Jobstown trial; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33392/17]
Wed, 12 Jul 2017
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Migrant Integration
Jonathan O'Brien
42. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will establish a time bound scheme with transparent criteria to regularise the position of undocumented migrants here. [32687/17]
Wed, 12 Jul 2017
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Wards of Court
Jonathan O'Brien
65. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the date on which the wards of court office will be able to automatically provide statements to the committees of wards of court; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32684/17]
Wed, 12 Jul 2017
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Equal Opportunities Employment
Jonathan O'Brien
86. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to introduce legislation to allow those seeking international protection the right to work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32685/17]
Wed, 12 Jul 2017
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EU Agreements
Jonathan O'Brien
89. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the Council of Europe’s anti-corruption body, GRECO’s report stating that Ireland had fully implemented just three of 11 recommendations included in a 2014 evaluation report; the reason the other recommendations have not been implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32686/17]
Wed, 12 Jul 2017
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Assisted Decision Making
Jonathan O'Brien
92. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 will come into force; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32683/17]
Wed, 12 Jul 2017
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Wards of Court
Jonathan O'Brien
211. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of staff allocated to the Wards of Court office; and the job title of each. [33166/17]
Tue, 11 Jul 2017
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Departmental Expenditure
Jonathan O'Brien
284. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the unallocated spend within his Department for 2017; the expenditure allocated to programmes in 2017 which are due to cease in 2017; the funds that will become available within his Department's expenditure profile in 2018 due to changes in demand for services and goods and or changes to costs within his Department and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32250/17]
Tue, 11 Jul 2017
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Inspector of Prisons Reports
Jonathan O'Brien
285. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if inspection reports on individual prisons have been submitted to him by the Office of the Inspector of Prisons and are awaiting publication; and if so, the reason for the delay in publication. [32272/17]
Tue, 11 Jul 2017
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Prisoner Complaints Procedures
Jonathan O'Brien
286. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of complaints made by prisoners to the Irish Prison Service in 2016, by category of complaint per prison. [32273/17]
Tue, 11 Jul 2017
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Prisoner Complaints Procedures
Jonathan O'Brien
287. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of category A complaints made to the Irish Prison Service in 2016; the number of these complaints that were upheld or dismissed; and the average length of time it took to complete the complaints process and communicate the outcome to prisoners. [32274/17]
Tue, 11 Jul 2017
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Prisoner Data
Jonathan O'Brien
288. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of remand prisoners who are mixed with sentenced prisoners across the prison estate; and the prisons in which this is occurring. [32275/17]
Tue, 11 Jul 2017
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Prisoner Data
Jonathan O'Brien
289. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of sentenced prisoners currently held in Cloverhill Remand Prison; and the number of sentenced prisoners that are sharing cells with remand prisoners in that prison. [32276/17]
Tue, 11 Jul 2017
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Prison Medical Service
Jonathan O'Brien
290. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of beds allocated to the Irish Prison Service in the Central Mental Hospital in Dundrum; the number of beds that will be allocated to the Irish Prison Service in the new national forensic hospital in Portrane; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32277/17]
Tue, 11 Jul 2017
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Prisoner Health
Jonathan O'Brien
291. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of recorded self-harm incidents per prison in 2016. [32278/17]
Tue, 11 Jul 2017
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Prison Drug Treatment Services
Jonathan O'Brien
292. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the therapeutic services and treatment programmes that are available for prisoners with addiction issues; the waiting lists for referrals to such services and treatments; and the number of drug free wings in prisons here. [32279/17]
Tue, 11 Jul 2017
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Prisoner Discipline
Jonathan O'Brien
293. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of recorded incidents in which control and restraint techniques were used by the Irish Prison Service in 2016; and the number of such incidents per prison. [32280/17]
Tue, 11 Jul 2017
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Prisoner Discipline
Jonathan O'Brien
294. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of incidents that the Irish Prison Service managed to de-escalate through conflict resolution techniques or restorative practices in 2016; and the number of such incidents per prison. [32281/17]
Tue, 11 Jul 2017
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Prison Service Staff
Jonathan O'Brien
295. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of fully designated integrated sentenced management officers per prison across the Prison Service; and the average caseload per ISM officer. [32282/17]
Tue, 11 Jul 2017
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Educational Services for Prisoners
Jonathan O'Brien
296. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of hours and days per week that schools are currently open per prison; the number of prisoners attending school in each prison; and the extent to which staff shortages are resulting in school closures. [32283/17]
Tue, 11 Jul 2017
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Educational Services for Prisoners
Jonathan O'Brien
297. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the access that prisoners held on restricted regimes have to training and education, specifically in Wheatfield place of detention and Mountjoy Prison. [32284/17]
Tue, 11 Jul 2017
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Educational Services for Prisoners
Jonathan O'Brien
298. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prisoners in the closed prison estate who have daily access to a minimum of seven hours of educational and vocational programmes from Monday to Friday. [32285/17]
Tue, 11 Jul 2017
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Prisoner Data
Jonathan O'Brien
299. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of family visits requested in 2016; and the number of such visits refused in 2016. [32286/17]
Tue, 11 Jul 2017
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Prison Visiting Regulations
Jonathan O'Brien
300. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the Irish Prison Service facilitates evening and weekend visits to take into account the needs of children and families of prisoners. [32287/17]
Tue, 11 Jul 2017
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Prison Visiting Regulations
Jonathan O'Brien
301. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the Government's commitment to Better Outcomes, Brighter Futures, the national policy framework for children and young people 2014-2020 to ensure adequate access by children to an imprisoned parent in a child-friendly setting. [32288/17]
Tue, 11 Jul 2017
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Prisoner Privacy
Jonathan O'Brien
302. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if there have been prosecutions of prison staff since 2012 for breaching the privacy of prisoners. [32289/17]
Tue, 11 Jul 2017
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Prisoner Privacy
Jonathan O'Brien
303. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of investigations into breaches of privacy that have taken place since 2012. [32290/17]
Tue, 11 Jul 2017
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Prison Accommodation Provision
Jonathan O'Brien
304. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of independent living skills units currently available across the prison estate. [32291/17]
Tue, 11 Jul 2017
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Prisoner Data
Jonathan O'Brien
305. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prisoners across the closed prison estate who have access to communal dining. [32292/17]
Tue, 11 Jul 2017
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Garda Vetting Applications
Jonathan O'Brien
717. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the Garda vetting being processed by Tusla for a person (details supplied) seeking to foster. [32936/17]
Wed, 5 Jul 2017
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Wards of Court
Jonathan O'Brien
140. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if wards of court and their representatives will be given a comprehensive report on a regular basis on the way their funds are managed and the balance in each account; the way the funds were spent and administered; the number of complaints received from the representatives of the wards of court in relation to the operation of the current system; the number of these complaints that have been addressed; the reason for the delay in providing statements of accounts to those persons in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31671/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Garda Reserve
Jonathan O'Brien
297. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 859 to 861, inclusive, on 20 June 2017, the amount which was allocated in 2017 to deliver on recruitment; the amount allocated to the recruitment of 300 Garda reserves, 800 Garda recruits and up to 500 civilians; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31404/17]
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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Drug Treatment Programmes
Jonathan O'Brien
197. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health the progress towards establishing a supervised injecting facility in Dublin. [30340/17]
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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Drug Treatment Programmes
Jonathan O'Brien
198. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health if he has confirmed with the HSE that a pilot supervised injecting facility will open in Dublin in 2017; and if so, the funding allocated to same. [30341/17]
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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Drug Treatment Programmes
Jonathan O'Brien
199. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health the way in which a pilot supervised injecting facility will open by the end of 2017; the date on which expressions of interest will be sought; the time that will be allocated to receive these; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30342/17]
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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Substance Misuse
Jonathan O'Brien
200. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health if representatives from his Department or the HSE have met with members of An Garda Síochána and discussed recent reports of heroin and cocaine in circulation that is laced with fentanyl; his plans to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30343/17]
Tue, 27 Jun 2017
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Judicial Appointments
Jonathan O'Brien
267. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the former Attorney General (details supplied) was absent from deliberations concerning her suitability for a position as a judge as per section 18 of the Courts and Court Officers Act 1995. [29535/17]
Tue, 27 Jun 2017
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Garda Deployment
Jonathan O'Brien
275. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí attached to the special detective unit; and the number of gardaí due to be appointed to this unit by the end of 2017. [29644/17]
Tue, 27 Jun 2017
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Garda College
Jonathan O'Brien
289. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the discussions which took place in his Department regarding the funding model in Templemore; and the dates on which these discussions took place and the participants. [29924/17]
Tue, 20 Jun 2017
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Departmental Reports
Jonathan O'Brien
719. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the projected cost of implementing the outstanding recommendations from the working group on improvements to the protection process including direct provision and supports to asylum seekers. [26769/17]
Tue, 20 Jun 2017
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Juvenile Offenders
Jonathan O'Brien
720. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of children in adult prisons; and the projected cost of sending them to age-appropriate units instead. [26777/17]
Tue, 20 Jun 2017
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Prisoner Transfers
Jonathan O'Brien
779. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to parliamentary Question No. 114 of 30 May 2017, if he will clarify the meaning of operational grounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27368/17]
Tue, 20 Jun 2017
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Refugee Status Applications
Jonathan O'Brien
793. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when a decision will be made on the application for refugee status subsidiary protection by a person (details supplied). [27601/17]
Tue, 20 Jun 2017
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Garda Vetting of Personnel
Jonathan O'Brien
802. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the HSE Garda vetting unit has advised this Deputy that they will not be carrying out Garda vetting on transport providers or drivers in view of the fact that they are not direct employees of the HSE; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that it has advised that it is up to the transport providers to supply Garda vetting to the HSE when contracts are being signed; the options available to persons that will be working with the HSE but will not be direct employees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27928/17]
Tue, 20 Jun 2017
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Tribunals of Inquiry
Jonathan O'Brien
809. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has discussed the status of investigations by An Garda Síochána and the Director of Public Prosecutions into the findings of the Moriarty tribunal with the Garda Commissioner or with other persons in her Department in 2017; the stage these investigations are at; the timeframe for a decision to be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27945/17]
Tue, 20 Jun 2017
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Garda Reserve
Jonathan O'Brien
858. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the cost of recruiting additional Garda Reserve members (details supplied) in 2018; and the costs associated with training the additional Garda Reserve. [28523/17]
Tue, 20 Jun 2017
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Garda Reserve
Jonathan O'Brien
859. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of new Garda Reserve recruits expected to complete their training in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022, respectively. [28524/17]
Tue, 20 Jun 2017
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Garda Reserve
Jonathan O'Brien
860. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the projected number of Garda Reserve members in the force by the end of 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022, respectively. [28525/17]
Tue, 20 Jun 2017
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Garda Reserve
Jonathan O'Brien
861. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the recruitment number of Garda Reserve members in 2018 sufficient to meet the 2,000 target in the programme for Government. [28526/17]
Tue, 20 Jun 2017
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Garda Civilian Staff Recruitment
Jonathan O'Brien
862. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the cost of recruiting additional civilian Garda members (details supplied) in 2018. [28527/17]