Questions and answers published after July 2012 can be viewed here. Viewing by Government Department is possible by term or specific dates from March 2016 onwards. Written answers are published as received from departments. To see parliamentary questions published before July 2012, search in Dáil debates.
Questions and answers for specific dates
Page 3 of 30
Tue, 2 May 2017
written
Departmental Investigations
John McGuinness
125. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of reports and complaints made to her Department by a person (details supplied); if the reports and complaints were ever investigated and, if so, the outcome; if the same reports were investigated by the Department of the Taoiseach before being sent from that Department to her Department; if the person was ever interviewed by officials from her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19500/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
written
Wards of Court
John McGuinness
126. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the wards of court and their representatives will be given a comprehensive report on a regular basis on the way their funds are managed; the balance in each account; the way the funds were spent and administered; if she has received complaints from the representatives of the wards of court in relation to the absence of transparency and accountability in the current system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19501/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
written
Protected Disclosures Data
John McGuinness
127. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of protected disclosures received by her from serving and retired members of An Garda Síochána; the process applied to each one; if investigations have been completed in any of the cases; the dates on which each one was submitted to her or her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19502/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
written
Visa Applications
Fiona O'Loughlin
128. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will review the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19511/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
written
Garda Station Refurbishment
Tom Neville
129. Deputy Tom Neville asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the plans to upgrade Newcastlewest Garda station. [19512/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
written
Stardust Fire
Denise Mitchell
130. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the assessment of evidence has begun by an independent person in respect of the recent Dáil Éireann motion on the Stardust tragedy of 1981; if there is a timeframe as to when this will conclude; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19518/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
written
Garda Deployment
John Brassil
131. Deputy John Brassil asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if additional gardaí will be provided to the Killarney Garda area; if Barrduff Garda station will be provided with more garda hours in order to be opened and operational on a regular basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19531/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
written
Prisoner Health
Clare Daly
132. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of women in each of the years 2011 to 2016 who, upon receiving a custodial sentence and going to prison, have had entered on their medical record that due to pregnancy they require antenatal care; if there is an existing recording system for such data; and if she will set out a proposed timetable to remedy this. [19533/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
written
Prisoner Health
Clare Daly
133. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of pregnant women in prison nationally that required an escort from prison to the local maternity hospital in order to receive appropriate antenatal care in each of the years 2011 to 2016; and if no records are kept of these escorted antenatal visits, the reason for this lack of record keeping and her plans to address it. [19534/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
written
Court Accommodation Refurbishment
Stephen Donnelly
134. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide a commencement date for the refurbishments to Wicklow courthouse; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19537/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
written
Court Accommodation Refurbishment
Stephen Donnelly
135. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the rationale underpinning the allocation of funding to the refurbishment of courts under the Action Plan for Rural Development; the scoring system used; the results of this scoring system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19538/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
written
Crime Data
Maurice Quinlivan
136. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of thefts recorded in 2016; the number recorded per station; the number that were solved, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19562/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
written
Closed-Circuit Television Systems Provision
Brendan Smith
137. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 133 of 7 March 2017, when details will be published and applications sought in respect of the provision of financial assistance for CCTV systems; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19569/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
written
Direct Provision System
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
138. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the names of the new companies that have taken on contracts for direct provision centres in the past 24 months; and the names of the companies which they have taken over these contracts from. [19584/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
written
Garda Vetting Applications
Richard Boyd Barrett
139. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the delay in the Garda vetting process for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19589/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
written
Garda Operations
Michael Healy-Rae
140. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if DNA swabs for roadside drug testing which return negative are destroyed; if a record is kept of negative results; if the destruction of samples is supervised; if the destruction of samples will be transparent; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19609/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
written
Departmental Meetings
Alan Kelly
141. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of meetings her officials have had both internally and externally in relation to the financial management of Templemore training college, in tabular form. [19634/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
written
Departmental Correspondence
John McGuinness
142. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of correspondence from a person (details supplied); if the concerns raised have been dealt with; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19670/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
written
Immigration Status
Michael Healy-Rae
143. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of a visa renewal for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19672/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
written
Equality Issues
Noel Rock
144. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to introduce legislation which demands a mandatory statutory retirement age in the private sector; the timelines for enactment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19687/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
written
Garda Reserve
John Brassil
145. Deputy John Brassil asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will allow entry into the Garda Reserve to persons that had an exemption from languages in school; if this exemption will be allowed to stand and application to the Garda Reserve processed without meeting the two language criteria as outlined as part of the qualifying requirements for applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19713/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
written
Refugee Resettlement Programme
Clare Daly
146. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the specific outcomes and deliverables achieved by a charity (details supplied) since it was asked to co-ordinate public pledges of support under the Irish refugee protection programme; and the funding which has been provided to date to the charity for this purpose. [19779/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
written
Refugee Resettlement Programme
Clare Daly
147. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if, in view of the supports provided to programme refugees resettled here, any comparable model of support is offered to persons granted permission to remain here following relocation from Greece or Italy; and if so, the detail of those supports. [19780/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
written
Residential Institutions Redress Scheme
Thomas P. Broughan
148. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the payments due by religious orders to the various redress schemes; the steps taken to recoup moneys owed; when she expects outstanding payments to be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19781/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
written
Refugee Data
Brendan Ryan
149. Deputy Brendan Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of the 4,000 persons committed to under the Irish refugee protection programme who have arrived here to date; the number of such persons who have since successfully moved out of State accommodation; and the way in which the State plans to meet its commitments before the deadline expires. [19783/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
written
Closed-Circuit Television Systems
Niamh Smyth
150. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the body which is administering the community-based CCTV grant aid scheme; when the scheme will be open; the bodies which can apply; the closing date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19804/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
written
Child Abduction
Róisín Shortall
151. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the supports in place for families at risk of international child abduction; if she will review the supports in place and ensure that assistance is available to families at risk; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19826/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
written
Direct Provision Data
Róisín Shortall
152. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons currently living in each direct provision centre, in tabular form; the number of persons who have been granted leave to remain but are still residing in each direct provision centre; the process for housing former residents of direct provision once their applications are approved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19835/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
written
Criminal Law
Róisín Shortall
153. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to amend the law in relation to the defence of provocation in line with the Law Reform Commission's recommendations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19836/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
written
Criminal Law
Róisín Shortall
154. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps she is taking to address hate crime; her plans to introduce legislation on this matter; if the significant discrepancy between the number of incidents recorded by the European Network Against Racism and in the Garda PULSE system has been brought to her attention; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19837/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
written
Garda Station Closures
Catherine Murphy
155. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 43 of 2 March 2017, if she will provide a further update on the status of a pilot scheme for the reopening of Garda stations; if the six stations for reopening on a pilot basis in line with the commitment in the programme for a partnership Government have been identified to date or if a draft list has been circulated to stakeholders; the dates on which the identified stations will reopen; if the wider review being overseen by the Policing Authority has concluded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19899/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
written
Prison Building Programme
Thomas P. Broughan
156. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 75 and 76 of 30 March 2017, when the working group on the future of Thornton Hall will report; if major health, educational or other social infrastructure facilities in Fingal and north Dublin are being considered as future functions for Thornton Hall; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19903/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
written
Immigration Status
Bernard Durkan
157. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of an application for naturalisation by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19974/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
written
Garda Training
Noel Rock
158. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the percentage of Garda that have received counterterrorism training; the reason counterterrorism training is not required for first responders; the actions that have been taken since the attack on Stockholm to better prepare for the possibility of a terror attack; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19982/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
written
Stardust Fire
Denise Mitchell
159. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the review of evidence in the case of the Stardust tragedy; when a report on the matter is expected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19996/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
written
Land Issues
Jim Daly
160. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the legislation that protects the relationship between the sharers of boundaries and the overgrowth of trees along same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20009/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
written
Coroners Service
John Brassil
161. Deputy John Brassil asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a person (details supplied) in County Kerry can remain in their position beyond 70 years of age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20025/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
written
Court Accommodation Provision
Michael Healy-Rae
162. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of a new courthouse in Tralee, County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20121/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
written
Garda Civilian Staff Recruitment
Willie Penrose
163. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when a competition will take place for the appointment of three civilian managers for An Garda Síochána which has been promised in recent statements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20144/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
written
Road Traffic Accidents Data
Kevin O'Keeffe
164. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of fatal road accidents caused by farm machinery, by county, in each of the years 2014 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form. [20266/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
written
Road Traffic Offences Data
John Curran
165. Deputy John Curran asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prosecutions for breaches of the weight restrictions on Kennelsfort Road, Palmerstown, Dublin 20, between March 2016 and March 2017; the number of these breaches which were dealt with by fixed charge notices; the number of cases which resulted in penalty points being issued; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20281/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
written
Garda Strength
John Curran
166. Deputy John Curran asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí assigned to the traffic corps in March 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20282/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
written
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
written
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
written
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
written
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
written
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
written
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
written
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
written
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]