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Thu, 4 May 2017
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Probation and Welfare Service
Jonathan O'Brien
57. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the role the Probation Service has in family courts in producing safety reports and risk assessments to inform the courts' decisions. [21162/17]
Thu, 4 May 2017
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Crime Data
Jonathan O'Brien
60. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the errors in classifying and recording homicides by members of An Garda Síochána; and her plans to address this matter. [21189/17]
Thu, 4 May 2017
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Crime Data
Jonathan O'Brien
61. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of homicides which were recorded incorrectly by members of An Garda Síochána. [21190/17]
Thu, 4 May 2017
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Data Retention
Jonathan O'Brien
62. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the date on which she will publish the report by a person (details supplied) into the legislation behind the accessing of journalists' phones by GSOC. [21191/17]
Thu, 4 May 2017
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Prison Service Staff
Jonathan O'Brien
63. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans for recruitment in the Prison Service; the number of prison officers due to retire in 2017; and the number of prison officers due to be recruited in 2017. [21192/17]
Thu, 4 May 2017
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Prison Service
Jonathan O'Brien
64. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the funding allocated to open the violent and disruptive prisoner unit; the date on which it will open; the prison in which it will be located; the number of staff that will be allocated to the unit; the job titles of each; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21193/17]
Thu, 4 May 2017
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Commissions of Investigation
Jonathan O'Brien
65. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to set up a commission of investigation into the handling of complaints against a person (details supplied). [21194/17]
Thu, 4 May 2017
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Garda Deployment
Jonathan O'Brien
66. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí stationed at each airport here. [21195/17]
Thu, 4 May 2017
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Domestic Violence Services Funding
Jonathan O'Brien
262. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to fund a multilingual domestic violence helpline. [21155/17]
Wed, 3 May 2017
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Garda Operations
Jonathan O'Brien
120. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the internal review within An Garda Síochána into the organisation's knowledge of a person's (details supplied) movements and activities here between 2004 and 2006 following an earlier review completed in 2011. [21114/17]
Wed, 3 May 2017
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Garda Operations
Jonathan O'Brien
121. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will establish a public inquiry into the operation and actions of undercover police officers from outside this jurisdiction, including establishing the persons that authorised these undercover operations here; if An Garda Síochána hold files on persons monitored by external police operatives; and when those monitored will be given access to those files. [21115/17]
Wed, 3 May 2017
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Garda Operations
Jonathan O'Brien
122. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her views on foreign police officers having deceptive intimate relationships with women here, in violation of their human rights and bodily integrity. [21116/17]
Wed, 3 May 2017
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Garda Operations
Jonathan O'Brien
123. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if An Garda Síochána has a policy in place regarding the way undercover gardaí conduct themselves, including in relation to having intimate relationships with persons as part of their undercover work. [21117/17]
Wed, 3 May 2017
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Garda Operations
Jonathan O'Brien
124. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if no identities of deceased persons have been used to create undercover identities for members of An Garda Síochána. [21118/17]
Wed, 3 May 2017
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Garda Operations
Jonathan O'Brien
125. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the identities of deceased persons being used to create undercover identities for members of police forces of other jurisdictions either in the past or currently. [21119/17]
Wed, 3 May 2017
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Garda Operations
Jonathan O'Brien
126. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she has inquired as to whether identities of deceased persons are being used to create undercover identities for police agents of other jurisdictions or members of An Garda Síochána. [21120/17]
Wed, 3 May 2017
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Garda Operations
Jonathan O'Brien
127. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the grounds on which infiltration of organisations that are not proscribed organisations by undercover officers that are either members of An Garda Síochána or another policing body is authorised here; and the persons or body that provides such authorisation. [21121/17]
Wed, 3 May 2017
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Garda Operations
Jonathan O'Brien
128. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if An Garda Síochána has benefited from information received from foreign undercover officers operating here. [21122/17]
Wed, 3 May 2017
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Garda Operations
Jonathan O'Brien
129. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there is a protocol in place for the exchange of information between foreign police operatives undercover here and members of An Garda Síochána. [21123/17]
Wed, 3 May 2017
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Garda Operations
Jonathan O'Brien
130. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she has discussed with the Garda Commissioner undercover deployments of foreign police operatives here. [21124/17]
Wed, 3 May 2017
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Garda Operations
Jonathan O'Brien
131. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she has inquired as to the level of intrusion allowed into the lives of persons under surveillance by undercover agents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21125/17]
Wed, 3 May 2017
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Garda Operations
Jonathan O'Brien
132. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she has received reports regarding the work of undercover Garda operations; if so, the number of these reports; the dates they were received; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21126/17]
Wed, 3 May 2017
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Garda Operations
Jonathan O'Brien
133. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she has received reports regarding the work of undercover police agents operating here; if so, the number of these reports; the dates they were received; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21127/17]
Wed, 3 May 2017
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Garda Strength
Jonathan O'Brien
134. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí attached to the crime and security branch; and the ranks of each. [21128/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
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Garda Investigations
Jonathan O'Brien
167. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to establish an inquiry into the circumstances of the death of a person (details supplied); if so, the nature of this inquiry; and the date on which it will commence. [20311/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
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Garda Investigations
Jonathan O'Brien
168. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of times she discussed the circumstances of the death of a person (details supplied) and persons connected to it with the Garda Commissioner; and the dates on which this occurred. [20312/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
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Garda Investigations
Jonathan O'Brien
169. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the date on which her attention was drawn to the status of a person (details supplied) as a Garda informant. [20313/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
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Traveller Community
Jonathan O'Brien
170. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to launch a national Traveller and Roma inclusion strategy; and the resources that will accompany it for implementation. [20314/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
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Direct Provision System
Jonathan O'Brien
171. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will commission a nutritional audit of direct provision centres. [20315/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
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Direct Provision System
Jonathan O'Brien
172. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will increase the number of self-catering facilities for families in direct provision facilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20316/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
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Direct Provision System
Jonathan O'Brien
173. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will develop and implement a dedicated child protection strategy for direct provision accommodation. [20317/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
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Direct Provision System
Jonathan O'Brien
174. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to develop and introduce national standards for direct provision centres. [20318/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
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Direct Provision System
Jonathan O'Brien
175. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will develop an independent oversight mechanism for the inspection regime in direct provision. [20319/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
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Direct Provision System
Jonathan O'Brien
176. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the outstanding recommendations of the McMahon report yet to be implemented. [20320/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
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Ombudsman for Children Remit
Jonathan O'Brien
177. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to extend the remit of the Ombudsman for Children to include complaints from children in direct provision. [20321/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
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Youth Justice Strategy
Jonathan O'Brien
178. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the way in which the Council of Europe guidelines on child-friendly justice are implemented here. [20322/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
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Children's Rights
Jonathan O'Brien
179. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to establish a high-level interdepartmental group tasked with ensuring that the rights of children online are balanced and protected. [20324/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
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Garda Vetting of Personnel
Jonathan O'Brien
180. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to ensure that information on time spent outside of Ireland is sought and considered in the Garda vetting process. [20325/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
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Victim Support Services
Jonathan O'Brien
181. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to ensure that child victims of crime have immediate access to adequate, free and confidential supports services. [20326/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
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Victim Support Services
Jonathan O'Brien
182. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will consider establishing a children's house model providing multidisciplinary services to children in one location including social services, police and forensic medical experts to support and treat child victims of crime. [20329/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
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Driver Licences
Jonathan O'Brien
183. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she has discussed with the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport plans to improve the driving-related convictions being recorded on licences in courts. [20330/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
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Courts Service Administration
Jonathan O'Brien
184. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to link the Courts Service database to the national vehicle driver file. [20331/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
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Garda Operations
Jonathan O'Brien
185. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps being taken to rectify problems in the recording systems in breath-testing used by An Garda Síochána to identify drink-driving. [20423/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
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Garda Operations
Jonathan O'Brien
186. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she has met with the Garda Commissioner to discuss the issue of occupational stress faced by members of An Garda Síochána; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20424/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
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Garda Operations
Jonathan O'Brien
187. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the procedures in place to assist gardaí who have witnessed traumatic events; and if there is a facility in place for recording the numbers and details of these incidents. [20425/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
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Drugs Seizures
Jonathan O'Brien
189. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the value of drugs seized by An Garda Síochána in each of the years 2010 to 2016, broken down by type of drug and quantity in kilograms. [20433/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
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Drugs Seizures
Jonathan O'Brien
190. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the value of drugs that were held by An Garda Síochána for evidence or court purposes or other purposes in each of the years 2010 to 2016, broken down by type of drug and quantity in kilograms. [20434/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
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Drugs Seizures
Jonathan O'Brien
191. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the value of drugs that were destroyed by State agencies in each of the years 2010 to 2016, broken down by type of drug and quantity in kilograms; and the agency responsible for their destruction. [20435/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
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Garda Deployment
Jonathan O'Brien
194. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí attached to the public order unit in each division. [20463/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
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Garda Strength
Jonathan O'Brien
195. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí attached to various sections and divisions within An Garda Síochána (details supplied). [20464/17]