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Tue, 20 Jun 2017
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Garda Civilian Staff Data
Jonathan O'Brien
863. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of new Garda civilian members expected to complete their training in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022, respectively. [28528/17]
Tue, 20 Jun 2017
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Garda Civilian Staff Data
Jonathan O'Brien
864. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the projected number of Garda civilian members in the force by the end of 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022, respectively. [28529/17]
Tue, 20 Jun 2017
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Garda Civilian Staff Data
Jonathan O'Brien
865. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the recruitment number of Garda civilian members in 2018 sufficient to meet the 4,000 target in the programme for Government. [28530/17]
Tue, 20 Jun 2017
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Garda Expenditure
Jonathan O'Brien
866. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the cost of recruiting additional Garda (details supplied) in 2018; and the costs associated with training the additional Garda. [28531/17]
Tue, 20 Jun 2017
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Garda Strength
Jonathan O'Brien
867. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of new Garda recruits expected to complete their training in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022, respectively. [28532/17]
Tue, 20 Jun 2017
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Garda Strength
Jonathan O'Brien
868. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the projected number of gardaí in the force by the end of 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022, respectively. [28533/17]
Tue, 20 Jun 2017
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Garda Strength
Jonathan O'Brien
869. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of new recruits the Garda College takes in each year; the dates on which this takes place; and the maximum number of recruits the Garda College can take in each of these intake periods. [28534/17]
Tue, 20 Jun 2017
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Garda Strength
Jonathan O'Brien
870. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the recruitment number of gardaí in 2018 sufficient to meet the 15,000 target in the programme for Government. [28535/17]
Tue, 20 Jun 2017
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Shooting Rights
Jonathan O'Brien
913. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the details of proposed changes to legislation that would ban the practice of night-time shooting and hunting. [27875/17]
Tue, 20 Jun 2017
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Mental Health Services
Jonathan O'Brien
1471. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 434 of 9 May 2017, the reason Portlaoise Prison is excluded from this information. [28688/17]
Tue, 20 Jun 2017
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Mental Health Services
Jonathan O'Brien
1472. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the Central Mental Hospital waiting list on 12 June 2017; the length of time each person has been on the waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28690/17]
Tue, 20 Jun 2017
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National Drugs Strategy
Jonathan O'Brien
1565. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health the legal position of drug-testing kits that would allow MDMA ecstasy users to test drugs for their safety; if a person may be arrested for possession of these kits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28953/17]
Tue, 20 Jun 2017
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National Drugs Strategy
Jonathan O'Brien
1566. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health if there have been developments regarding the proposal to allow users of drugs in venues such as clubs to have them tested for potentially lethal ingredients. [28954/17]
Tue, 20 Jun 2017
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Tribunals of Inquiry Recommendations
Jonathan O'Brien
2223. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the outstanding recommendations of the Mahon tribunal yet to be implemented, in tabular form. [28027/17]
Tue, 30 May 2017
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Tribunals of Inquiry Reports
Jonathan O'Brien
107. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the Charleton tribunal has presented a preliminary report to the Clerk of the Dáil; and the date on which this report will be made available. [25483/17]
Tue, 30 May 2017
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Prisoner Transfers
Jonathan O'Brien
114. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of a prison transfer application for a person (details supplied); if recent decisions have been made regarding their applications for transfer; and the rationale for decisions made. [25343/17]
Tue, 23 May 2017
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Inquiries into Garda Activities
Jonathan O'Brien
40. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of inquiries and tribunals into An Garda Síochána that have concluded or are still ongoing from 2012; if she will provide a summary of their interim findings and conclusions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24776/17]
Tue, 23 May 2017
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Refugee Data
Jonathan O'Brien
64. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the criteria used by her officials to determine whether a person is lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or questioning when the person is applying for asylum in circumstances in which that is a factor in the person's application. [23555/17]
Tue, 23 May 2017
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Garda Procedures
Jonathan O'Brien
67. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the action she has taken regarding the errors in Garda breath testing and reports provided on same. [23557/17]
Tue, 23 May 2017
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Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Investigations
Jonathan O'Brien
74. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to a case in which a member of An Garda Síochána filmed the arrest of a vulnerable person with mental health problems in Dublin city centre; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that this footage was subsequently circulated online to the distress of the person's family; if her attention has been further drawn to the fact that this person died in tragic circumstances after this footage was circulated; her views on gardaí using unofficial messaging apps to share information; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23556/17]
Tue, 23 May 2017
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Constitutional Amendments
Jonathan O'Brien
80. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to hold a referendum to repeal the constitutional provision concerning blasphemy. [23559/17]
Wed, 17 May 2017
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Services for People with Disabilities
Jonathan O'Brien
187. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the cost of installing a changing place facility for adults with disabilities in Áras an Uachtaráin; his plans to construct more of these facilities; the proposed locations of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23513/17]
Wed, 10 May 2017
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Migrant Integration
Jonathan O'Brien
93. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the first priority of the migrant integration strategy is that the basic values of society are respected by all; and the details of these values. [22277/17]
Wed, 10 May 2017
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Immigration Policy
Jonathan O'Brien
94. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to address the issue of undocumented migrants here. [22278/17]
Wed, 10 May 2017
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Migrant Integration
Jonathan O'Brien
95. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will refrain from imposing language tests as a criterion of citizenship. [22279/17]
Tue, 9 May 2017
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Refugee Data
Jonathan O'Brien
108. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons applying for refugee status that have applied on the grounds of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender status during each of the past five years; the number of those persons who were successful; the overall percentage success rate for refugee applications through the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service, INIS; the INIS criteria involved for people to prove they are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender; if there is an appeals process; the details of the appeals process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21670/17]
Tue, 9 May 2017
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Garda Investigations
Jonathan O'Brien
122. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of investigations by An Garda Síochána into alleged death threats made over the telephone against the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources on 18 October 2006; the number of statements that were taken by An Garda Síochána relating to this case; the number of persons who provided these statements; the number of persons who were questioned regarding their potential or constructive knowledge of the incident; if a file was sent to the DPP on this case; the prosecutions that arose in this case; the convictions that came as a result of this case; the current status of the investigation into this incident; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21537/17]
Tue, 9 May 2017
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Garda Reports
Jonathan O'Brien
131. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number and titles of all reports completed by the Garda internal audit unit during each year since 2008. [21760/17]
Tue, 9 May 2017
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Garda Procedures
Jonathan O'Brien
132. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will make available the programme of work currently in use by the Garda internal audit unit. [21761/17]
Tue, 9 May 2017
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Garda Data
Jonathan O'Brien
133. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the persons who are members of the Garda audit committee. [21762/17]
Tue, 9 May 2017
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Garda Reports
Jonathan O'Brien
134. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number and titles of all reports completed by the Garda professional standards unit during each year since 2008. [21763/17]
Tue, 9 May 2017
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Legal Services Regulation
Jonathan O'Brien
135. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the work of the Legal Services Regulatory Authority. [21764/17]
Tue, 9 May 2017
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Legal Services Regulation
Jonathan O'Brien
136. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the implementation of the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015 and outstanding provisions yet to be implemented. [21765/17]
Tue, 9 May 2017
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Garda Information and Communications Technology
Jonathan O'Brien
137. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the State's implementation of the Schengen information system, SIS, under Council Decision 2002/192/EC; the technical and legal preparations needed to connect to SIS; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21766/17]
Tue, 9 May 2017
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Inquiries into Garda Activities
Jonathan O'Brien
139. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the statutory inquiry under section 42 of the Garda Síochána Act 2005 concerning a person (details supplied). [21797/17]
Tue, 9 May 2017
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Prison Facilities
Jonathan O'Brien
140. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the closure of the training unit in Mountjoy Prison; if the activities which had taken place in the training unit will be relocated to another part of the prison; and if she will provide details of same. [21802/17]
Tue, 9 May 2017
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Garda Investigations
Jonathan O'Brien
145. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of investigations by An Garda Síochána into alleged criminal damage done on 10 November 2007 to the property of persons (details supplied) who supplied materials to a company in north County Mayo; the number of statements that were taken by An Garda Síochána on this case; the number of persons who provided these statements; the number of persons questioned on their potential or constructive knowledge of the incident; if a file was sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions, DPP, on this case; if there were prosecutions in relation to this case; if so, the convictions that came as a result of this case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22147/17]
Tue, 9 May 2017
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Mental Health Services
Jonathan O'Brien
434. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health the number of persons within the prison system that are receiving treatment for serious mental health conditions; the nature of the information held on these persons by the national forensic mental health service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21730/17]
Thu, 4 May 2017
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Domestic Violence Policy
Jonathan O'Brien
45. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to develop a multi-year public awareness strategy to target women experiencing domestic violence, perpetrators of domestic violence, the general public and statutory bodies. [21149/17]
Thu, 4 May 2017
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Domestic Violence Policy
Jonathan O'Brien
46. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to develop a domestic violence emergency response system in the event of high-risk violent offenders that may ignore barring or protection orders. [21150/17]
Thu, 4 May 2017
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Domestic Violence Policy
Jonathan O'Brien
47. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to introduce a system to ensure victims of domestic violence get priority access to legal advice and legal aid. [21151/17]
Thu, 4 May 2017
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Domestic Violence Policy
Jonathan O'Brien
48. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the rehabilitation programmes currently in place for perpetrators of domestic violence offences. [21152/17]
Thu, 4 May 2017
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Domestic Violence Policy
Jonathan O'Brien
49. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to establish a local inter-agency on domestic violence for a review of services and ensure cross-Border co-operation in Border regions. [21153/17]
Thu, 4 May 2017
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Domestic Violence Policy
Jonathan O'Brien
50. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the forthcoming national domestic violence strategy will have an all-Ireland dimension to co-ordinate responses to domestic and sexual violence. [21154/17]
Thu, 4 May 2017
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Garda Policing Plans
Jonathan O'Brien
51. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will include protection from domestic violence as a named priority in all policing plans. [21156/17]
Thu, 4 May 2017
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Garda Training
Jonathan O'Brien
52. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the continuing professional development training available to members of An Garda Síochána in dealing with domestic violence. [21157/17]
Thu, 4 May 2017
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Garda Procedures
Jonathan O'Brien
53. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the protocols in place for the way gardaí treat victims of domestic violence who enter Garda stations to make reports. [21158/17]
Thu, 4 May 2017
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Garda Procedures
Jonathan O'Brien
54. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to ensure standardisation and harmonisation of the way complaints of domestic violence are addressed by An Garda Síochána in order that women are not impeded from making complaints and cases brought forward are not undermined. [21159/17]
Thu, 4 May 2017
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Domestic Violence Policy
Jonathan O'Brien
55. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to ensure that digital photography is used to gather evidence in domestic violence cases. [21160/17]
Thu, 4 May 2017
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Domestic Violence Policy
Jonathan O'Brien
56. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to ensure that training on domestic violence is introduced for members of the Judiciary. [21161/17]