Parliamentary questions

Civil Legal Aid

Jonathan O'Brien

140. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 119 of 15 November 2016, the number of persons that applied for civil legal aid for legal services in connection with domestic violence remedies during each of the past five years; the number of those persons that had the financial contribution waived; and the total amount of contributions made during those years. [36072/16]

Traveller Projects Funding

Jonathan O'Brien

141. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the funding allocated to Traveller programmes in 2016. [36140/16]

National Traveller-Roma Integration Strategy

Jonathan O'Brien

142. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the consultation process on the national Traveller and Roma inclusion strategy has concluded; if she has submitted the draft strategy to the Government; and the date on which the new strategy will be published. [36143/16]

Animal Welfare

Jonathan O'Brien

487. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of convictions in respect of animal health or abuse since the 2013 Animal Health and Welfare Act was enacted, by county, in tabular form; and the comparison incline and decline in convictions for 2011 to 2013 prior to the enactment of the Act. [35784/16]

Proposed Legislation

Jonathan O'Brien

26. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the date on which she will publish the equality/disability (miscellaneous provisions) Bill, which is necessary for the ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. [35195/16]

Traveller Community

Jonathan O'Brien

65. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason she has not introduced legislation to provide legal recognition of the Traveller community as an ethnic group in law. [34826/16]

Garda Investigations

Jonathan O'Brien

71. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the investigation into the disappearance of a person (details supplied). [34828/16]

Brexit Issues

Jonathan O'Brien

78. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she has considered the implications for cross-Border co-operation in justice and policing matters in the context of Brexit. [34825/16]

Garda Industrial Relations

Jonathan O'Brien

81. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the funding stream that will be used to make additional payments to Garda as a result of recent industrial action; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34824/16]

Legal Aid

Jonathan O'Brien

119. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the fact that persons at risk of domestic violence or who are victims of such violence must also pay contributions for legal aid and that victims of domestic violence may have avoided, or may be avoiding, the civil legal aid scheme for economic reasons; if her attention has been further drawn to the fact that victims of domestic violence may need to make recurring applications for legal aid which can be very costly, especially in view of the increase in required financial contributions; and her plans to end the practice of requiring contributions from victims of domestic violence. [34827/16]

Driver Licence Data

Jonathan O'Brien

314. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that persons receiving new driving licences who were born in Northern Ireland have country of birth noted as UK on them; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that this is a deviation from the previous practice where Ireland would be indicated in this case; and his plans to rectify this matter. [34165/16]

Garda Industrial Relations

Jonathan O'Brien

61. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if any of her departmental staff or members of An Garda Síochána suggested or mentioned using members of the Defence Forces in a peacekeeping capacity, or any other capacity, potentially or otherwise, during any talks concerning industrial action by An Garda Síochána; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33955/16]

Visa Applications

Jonathan O'Brien

93. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to a matter (details supplied) regarding a visa. [33495/16]

Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service Administration

Jonathan O'Brien

100. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the fact that there is at present an eight-week delay for an appointment at Burgh Quay under the new INIS registration system and that there is no provision to request an emergency appointment; if her attention has further been drawn to the fact that as a consequence, many persons are finding themselves unable to take up work or re-entry visas as they cannot get a stamp in their passport; the steps she will take to address this backlog; and if, in the interim, she will allow Dublin-based migrants to register outside Dublin, where far earlier appointments are available. [33590/16]

Patient Data

Jonathan O'Brien

298. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health where records from a nursing home (details supplied) are currently stored. [33308/16]

Garda Investigations

Jonathan O'Brien

70. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the work of the Garda review team currently working on the investigation of the disappearance of a person (details supplied). [32541/16]

Legislative Programme

Jonathan O'Brien

72. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the date on which she plans to publish the criminal justice (corruption) Bill; the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32556/16]

Schools Site Acquisitions

Jonathan O'Brien

149. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of efforts to secure permanent school buildings for a school (details supplied). [32872/16]

UN Conventions Ratification

Jonathan O'Brien

100. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the Government's ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. [31603/16]

Domestic Violence Policy

Jonathan O'Brien

110. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she has liaised with the Minister for Social Protection on the matter of victims of domestic violence who are required to contact their abuser regarding payment of maintenance and the lack of guidance or protocol in this area. [31627/16]

Domestic Violence Policy

Jonathan O'Brien

111. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of her plans to introduce specialist Garda units to investigate sexual and domestic crimes. [31640/16]

Cyber Security Policy

Jonathan O'Brien

112. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the development of a cybercrime unit within An Garda Síochána. [31647/16]

Garda Inspectorate Reports

Jonathan O'Brien

134. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the recommendations made by the Garda Inspectorate in its previous reports that have not yet been implemented, in tabular form; and the timeframe in which she expects to deal with them. [31733/16]

Garda Operations

Jonathan O'Brien

135. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda stations that have no access to PULSE. [31736/16]

Ombudsman for Children Remit

Jonathan O'Brien

372. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the date on which he will publish legislation to extend the remit of the Office of the Ombudsman for Children to include cases concerning children residing in direct provision. [32061/16]

Ombudsman for Children Remit

Jonathan O'Brien

36. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the date on which she will publish legislation to extend the remit of the Office of the Children's Ombudsman to include cases concerning children residing in direct provision. [31000/16]

Garda Reports

Jonathan O'Brien

149. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will make public the Garda report on mismanagement of public funds by the Garda Training College in Templemore; the recipients of rental income from Dromad farm land between 2009 and 2013 and if the recipients will be directed to repay rental income to the OPW as legal owner of the land. [30235/16]

Garda Reports

Jonathan O'Brien

150. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she has discussed with the Garda Commissioner the report on mismanagement of public funds by the Garda Training College in Templemore; if her attention has been drawn to the Commissioner’s plans to ensure implementation of the recommendations within the report; the timeframe of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30236/16]

Cross-Border Co-operation

Jonathan O'Brien

157. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reasons for the current delays in her Department, as well as the Chief State Solicitor's Office, furnishing the Coroner's Court in Belfast with requested documentation relevant to the inquest of a person (details supplied); the reason for delays with An Garda Síochána furnishing the Coroner's Court in Belfast with the requested documentation relevant to the same inquest; if she has discussed this matter with representatives of An Garda Síochána; and the date on which the documentation requested will be supplied to the Coroner. [30483/16]

Judicial Council

Jonathan O'Brien

175. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the date on which she will publish legislation to establish a judicial council; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30900/16]

Asylum Applications

Jonathan O'Brien

176. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the European Court of Human Rights judgment in B.A.C. v. Greece, which held unanimously that there had been a violation of Articles 3, 8, and 13 of the European Convention on Human Rights due to authorities' failure to determine the applicant's asylum application; if she has discussed this matter with her Department officials; her plans to address delays in the Irish asylum processing system as a result; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30956/16]

School Transport Expenditure

Jonathan O'Brien

42. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the review of the school transport scheme; and if his Department will consider increasing funding to the scheme in line with the recommendation by a charity (details supplied) of €5 million resulting in an abolition of fees for parents. [30028/16]

Peace Commissioners

Jonathan O'Brien

2. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding peace commissioners charging fees for their services; if she will clarify the matter and notify the appointed peace commissioners of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29978/16]

Probate Applications

Jonathan O'Brien

35. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number and grade of staff allocated to the Probate Office; and the number of individual probate applications they have dealt with during each of the past five years. [29608/16]

Bus Éireann Staff

Jonathan O'Brien

581. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to a section in Bus Éireann's articles of association that does not allow for a transfer of staff to another company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29375/16]

Prisoner Transfers

Jonathan O'Brien

20. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the guidelines in place for gardaí and members of the Irish Prison Service transferring prisoners to court; the length of time a prisoner can be left in a van for; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24485/16]

Departmental Reviews

Jonathan O'Brien

21. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she has received the recommendations of a person (details supplied) on the changes which might be needed to the powers of gardaí, the Revenue Commissioners, the Defence Forces and the Garda Ombudsman, GSOC, to access journalists’ phone records without warrant; if she has published these recommendations; and if she plans legislative change to implement those recommendations. [24486/16]

Policing Co-operation

Jonathan O'Brien

23. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to her reply to Parliamentary Question No. 118 of 19 July 2016, if her attention has been drawn to a German Government request that the Pitchford inquiry be extended to cover UK undercover police who operated in Germany; if it is open to the Government to make a similar request regarding UK undercover police who operated here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24530/16]

Policing Co-operation

Jonathan O'Brien

24. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she has been briefed on the UK undercover police operating here and the dates on which she has been briefed. [24531/16]

Policing Co-operation

Jonathan O'Brien

25. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her views on whether it is reasonable that the public be assured that the gardaí had knowledge of whether foreign undercover police officers were operating here. [24532/16]

Policing Co-operation

Jonathan O'Brien

26. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a person (details supplied) was given official permission from an authorised person to operate here. [24533/16]

Policing Co-operation

Jonathan O'Brien

27. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to her reply to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 116 to 118 of 19 July 2016, to clarify if she is stating that foreign undercover police may operate here without official permission or clearance from an authorised person. [24534/16]

Policing Co-operation

Jonathan O'Brien

28. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the procedures a foreign undercover police officer must engage in if they wish to operate here. [24535/16]

Policing Co-operation

Jonathan O'Brien

29. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she is aware of any foreign undercover police operating here currently. [24536/16]

Legal Services Regulation

Jonathan O'Brien

30. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the Legal Services Regulatory Authority will have a role in the drafting of the new criminal legal aid legislation she is proposing; if the authority will be consulted on its contents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24549/16]

Courts Service Administration

Jonathan O'Brien

31. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the persons tasked with providing expert child welfare and safety assessments to the courts in family law matters to assist the courts in making custody and access determinations in circumstances of domestic violence. [24551/16]

Passport Applications

Jonathan O'Brien

824. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a person must produce their birth certificate when having a passport application form stamped in a Garda station when they have lost a passport. [24386/16]

Misuse of Drugs

Jonathan O'Brien

988. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health the legislative provision under which a person may be prosecuted under for possession of a drug testing kit (details supplied). [24494/16]

Respite Care Services Provision

Jonathan O'Brien

1445. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Headway facility located at a location (details supplied) has ceased taking patients for respite care following an investigation by HIQA that took place on 7 January 2016; when this service may be restored; and the referrals the HSE are making to families who previously availed of this service and still are in need of it. [26178/16]

Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Investigations

Jonathan O'Brien

111. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, GSOC, investigation into the case of a person (details supplied); when the GSOC investigation will conclude; if she is aware of the allegation by the family of the person of serious failures of the Garda across numerous geographical divisions to enforce suspended sentences that, if enacted, would have meant that the perpetrator was in custody at the time the person was killed. [21967/16]