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Road Traffic Offences
Paul Donnelly
235. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of fixed penalty notices (FPNs) gardaí issued for parking on a footpath in 2023; the percentage of those FPNs that were paid within the first 28 days of penalty notices being issued in 2023; the percentage that were paid within the subsequent 28-56 days of the penalty notices being issued in 2023; the percentage of those FPNs issued in 2023 for parking on a footpath that have yet to be paid, in tabular form; if An Garda Síochána intends to issue FPNs to persons via registered post; and if not, why not. [20975/24]
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An Garda Síochána
Jim O'Callaghan
236. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the most recent figures for the number of appointed detectives in each Garda division, in tabular form. [21005/24]
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Prison Service
Patrick Costello
237. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice to list, in tabular form, all of the progression units in the Irish prison system; and the number of prisoners in each as a percentage of the overall population of each institution. [21035/24]
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Passport Services
Duncan Smith
238. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Justice if she is aware of an issue whereby documentation is being returned to passport offices despite not being correctly completed by gardaí, thereby delaying passport applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21069/24]
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Health Services Staff
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
239. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice if she has engaged with her colleague the Minister for Foreign Affairs on what can be done to assist medical professionals working in our health service who have family back home in Sudan, by way of humanitarian assistance; and if she has received requests for humanitarian visas for family members of these medical professionals. [21076/24]
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Sentencing Policy
Cian O'Callaghan
240. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 535 of 30 April 2024, if she will review the legislation for sexual offences against children where a perpetrator lives very close to the child in question, regardless of whether the crime was a first offence, and where the child is likely to see the perpetrator; if she will work to increase the protections for children in these cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21082/24]
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Legislative Measures
Michael Healy-Rae
241. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Justice if she would consider reducing the amount of time required for legal separation, which currently stands at one year (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21092/24]
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Citizenship Ceremonies
Bernard Durkan
242. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice when a person (details supplied) whose application was granted in December 2023 will be invited to a citizenship ceremony; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21093/24]
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Citizenship Applications
Bernard Durkan
243. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice when a final decision in respect of an application for citizenship will issue in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21097/24]
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Visa Applications
Eoin Ó Broin
244. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice for an update on a visa application for an individual (details supplied); the processing times for applications of this nature; and a timeframe for decision. [21102/24]
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An Garda Síochána
Catherine Murphy
245. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice in view of the Government’s recent endorsement of the Joint Statement on Efforts to Counter the Proliferation and Misuse of Commercial Spyware, if she will now clarify whether An Garda Síochána makes use of commercial spyware and, if so, what oversight, transparency and redress processes are in place. [21109/24]
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Departmental Expenditure
Neasa Hourigan
246. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Justice the awards made both with and without a tender process to management consultancy firms (details supplied) by her Department and bodies under the aegis of her Department for each of the years 2019 to 2024, in tabular form and classed by firm; the purpose and a brief description of the awards; the value of the awards and the total amounts paid; the timeline or timeframe of the contracts; and the desired or completed output. [21171/24]
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Departmental Funding
Paul Murphy
247. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of money farming organisations receive in core funding from his Department; and the basis on which funding is allocated. [21023/24]
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Agriculture Industry
Paul Murphy
248. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of money generated from the EIF levy; and the basis on which funding is allocated. [21024/24]
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Fishing Industry
Johnny Mythen
249. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider a fuel subsidy for the fishing industry, as is the case in other EU member states; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21028/24]
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Agriculture Supports
Claire Kerrane
250. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration can be given to providing farmers under financial pressure advance payments of direct farm payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21029/24]
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Departmental Priorities
Claire Kerrane
251. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide further details on the announced action plan on ash dieback; when such detail will be published on each of the measures included in the plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21043/24]
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Departmental Priorities
Claire Kerrane
252. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide further details on the climate action performance payment measure, including required actions, eligibility criteria, payment terms and timeframes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21044/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Departmental Priorities
Claire Kerrane
253. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of the recommendations made in the independent review of the Government's response to addressing ash dieback that have been specifically addressed in the announced action plan on ash dieback; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21045/24]
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Departmental Expenditure
Neasa Hourigan
254. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the awards made both with and without a tender process to management consultancy firms (details supplied) by his Department and bodies under the aegis of his Department for each of the years 2019 to 2024, in tabular form and classed by firm; the purpose and a brief description of the awards; the value of the awards and the total amounts paid; the timeline or timeframe of the contracts; and the desired or completed output. [21167/24]