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Questions and answers for specific dates
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Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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School Patronage
Joan Burton
213. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Education and Skills the location of all schools under religious patronage that he expects to be divested in 2017 and 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31123/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Junior Cycle Reform
Joan Burton
214. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the roll-out of junior cycle reform process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31124/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Schools Property
Joan Burton
215. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the suggestions by a union (details supplied) that related capital investment will be necessary if the programme for Government commitment on having schools available for childcare services can be successfully implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31125/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Education and Training Provision
Joan Burton
216. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which he plans to progress the three areas in the education sector that he has identified as his core priority areas of focus in the sector including helping children with special needs, supporting schools and building a stronger bridge between education and the workplace; the reason he has prioritised these three areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31126/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Technological Universities
Joan Burton
217. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the Technological Universities Bill2015; the timeframe for it to return to Dáil Éireann; his planned changes to the draft legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31127/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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English Language Training Organisations
Joan Burton
218. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Education and Skills his legislative proposals to establish a learner protection fund for students of English language schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31128/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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School Textbooks
Joan Burton
219. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his officials are examining a charity's (details supplied) proposal in its 2018 pre-budget submission to tackle the cost of schoolbooks for families and students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31131/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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School Textbooks
Joan Burton
220. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his officials have examined the proposal by a charity (details supplied) in its 2018 pre-budget submission to increase funding of the book rental scheme by €15 million; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31144/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Student Assistance Fund
Joan Burton
221. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to expand eligibility to the student fund for those with disabilities, the student assistance fund and a maintenance grant for part time students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31145/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Schools Amalgamation
Bobby Aylward
222. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will grant an additional funding request made to the capital appraisals unit from a school (details supplied) to assist with the associated cost of the recent amalgamation process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31157/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Teacher Recruitment
Paul Kehoe
223. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education and Skills the criteria for a person (details supplied) who wants to apply for a teaching post in a primary school but who trained for secondary teaching; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31198/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Schools Refurbishment
Niall Collins
224. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider an appeal made by a school (details supplied) regarding the need to redevelop classrooms not fit for purpose; his views on the concerns of the school community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31207/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Schools Building Projects Status
Niall Collins
225. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for a building programme by a school (details supplied); his views on the urgency of the situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31208/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Brexit Data
Joan Burton
226. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Education and Skills if there is a senior official with designated responsibility for Brexit matters in his Department; if so, the grade of the designated official; the funding allocated to the said Brexit unit; the cost to date in 2017; the anticipated cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31271/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Student Grant Scheme Reform
Charlie McConalogue
227. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 111 of 25 May 2017, the status of his Department's review of the student grant scheme; when the review is expected to be completed; if the circumstances outlined in his reply are considered in the review of the special rate criteria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31299/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Special Educational Needs Service Provision
Fergus O'Dowd
228. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools in County Louth that have ASD units on site; the number of schools that are without an ASD unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31302/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Special Educational Needs Service Provision
John Brassil
229. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Education and Skills the provisions in place to increase the number of classrooms in national schools for children with special educational needs especially children with ASD; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31326/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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School Enrolments
Darragh O'Brien
230. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he is taking to help meet the need for primary school places in Swords, County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31334/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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School Services Staff
Dara Calleary
231. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Education and Skills the redundancy and pension scenarios for employees of a school employed directly by a board of management, for example, school secretaries, caretakers and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31355/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Student Grant Scheme Applications
Declan Breathnach
232. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a SUSI student grant application made by a person (details supplied). [31365/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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School Staff
Michael McGrath
233. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills the basis on which a primary school may appeal the mainstream teacher allocations for the 2017-18 school year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31372/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Student Grant Scheme Administration
Robert Troy
234. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 553 of 20 June 2017, his views on whether it would be fairer for SUSI to either pursue all overpayments or none at all rather than pick and choose which students should be liable for an overpayment (details supplied). [31398/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Schools Administration
Catherine Murphy
235. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the assessment which is carried out in respect of class sizes, school accommodation and other educational resources following the publication of the census of population; when such an assessment takes place, the way in which it is progressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31401/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Special Educational Needs Staff
Joan Burton
236. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Education and Skills when special needs assistants will be allocated to primary schools for the incoming school year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31408/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Schools Building Projects Status
Niamh Smyth
237. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the need for the new building for a school (details supplied) to be prioritised as a matter of urgency; the status of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31430/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Schools Building Projects Status
Pat the Cope Gallagher
238. Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding approving a new school building for a school (details supplied) since he last met with school management and teaching staff on the matter; the timeframe for the project delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31526/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Schools Building Projects Status
Pat the Cope Gallagher
239. Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding approving a new school building for a school (details supplied) since he last met the school authorities, management and staff on the matter; the timeframe for the project delivery in view of the fact that the new building is urgently required for the school due to school numbers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31527/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Emergency Works Scheme Applications
Pat the Cope Gallagher
240. Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding approving the school extension and improvement plan for a school (details supplied) since he last met teaching staff and school management; the timeframe for delivering this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31528/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Departmental Staff Data
Éamon Ó Cuív
241. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of civil servants in his Department that have requested a transfer to a location outside County Dublin; the number of civil servants in his Department that have requested a transfer from a location outside of Dublin into County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31777/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Brexit Negotiations
Thomas Byrne
242. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the Government will negotiate a special dispensation on the tariffs on exports to the United Kingdom as part of the Brexit negotiations in view of the additional responsibilities that the State will encounter as the only European Union country with a border with the United Kingdom. [30566/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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United Nations
Thomas P. Broughan
243. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on Ireland's position with regard to the proposed United Nations Parliamentary Assembly, UNPA; the stage the movement is at to create an UNPA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30880/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Good Friday Agreement
Micheál Martin
244. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans for a White Paper on the challenges that will have to be addressed before a referendum on a united Ireland is held; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30898/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Foreign Policy
Micheál Martin
245. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the most recent development in relations between the USA and Cuba following the statement from President Trump; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30899/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Northern Ireland
Micheál Martin
246. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the negotiations on the Northern Assembly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30900/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Human Rights
Darragh O'Brien
247. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the efforts being made at EU and international level to prevent the persecution of Christians; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30902/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Irish Prisoners Abroad
Micheál Martin
248. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has spoken with his counterpart in Egypt regarding the continuous cancellations of a court case in regard to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31022/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Syrian Conflict
Darragh O'Brien
249. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding the situation in Syria; the recent efforts made by the EU to resolve this conflict; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31025/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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EU Issues
Darragh O'Brien
250. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding the situation in Hungary; the efforts being made at EU level to address issues such as the curtailment of the media and violations of democratic norms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31026/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Conflict Resolution
Darragh O'Brien
251. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo; the efforts being made to bring peace to the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31027/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Undocumented Irish in the USA
Darragh O'Brien
252. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the recent efforts that have been made to address the situation of the undocumented Irish in the United States of America; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31028/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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EU Migration Crisis
Darragh O'Brien
253. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding the recent efforts being made at EU and international level to address the migration crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31029/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Humanitarian Aid Provision
Darragh O'Brien
254. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding the situation in South Sudan; the efforts being made to bring an end to the civil war and to address the emerging famine in the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31030/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Irish Prisoners Abroad
John Lahart
255. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the difference in approach that the Government is taking following the Taoiseach's comments in regard to a person (details supplied); his proposed changes in approach in securing the release of the person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31097/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Human Rights
Róisín Shortall
256. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 650 of 2 May 2017, if he will provide an update on the efforts of the Government to raise the detention of LGBT persons in Chechnya on both a bilateral and multilateral level; if concerns have been raised with the Russian embassy in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31237/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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North-South Ministerial Council
Micheál Martin
257. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the North-South Ministerial Council. [30193/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Good Friday Agreement
Micheál Martin
258. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the implementation of the Good Friday Agreement and outstanding issues regarding same. [30196/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Northern Ireland
Micheál Martin
259. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on recent discussions on forming the Northern Ireland Assembly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31253/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Brexit Data
Joan Burton
260. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if there is a senior official with designated responsibility for Brexit matters in his Department; if so, the grade of the designated official; the funding allocated to the said Brexit unit; the cost to date in 2017; the anticipated cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31274/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Middle East Issues
Clare Daly
261. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will raise the question of the curtailment of the electricity supply to Gaza with the Israeli authorities that as the primary actor are adding to the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza as a result of years of restrictions imposed by the Israeli Government. [31344/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Departmental Staff Data
Éamon Ó Cuív
262. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of civil servants in his Department who have requested a transfer to a location outside County Dublin; the number of civil servants in his Department who have requested a transfer from a location outside of Dublin to County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31779/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Court Accommodation Provision
Jackie Cahill
263. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the timescale for the delivery of additional accommodation at a building (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30919/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Garda Expenditure
Catherine Murphy
264. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 133 of 4 April 2017, the expenditure by An Garda Síochána on media training and consultancy services with a company (details supplied) and other providers for April, May, and to date in 2017, in tabular form; the sections and rank of personnel that availed of the same for the dates provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30785/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Courts Service Administration
Josepha Madigan
265. Deputy Josepha Madigan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason there are significant delays being experienced in the family district courts at the moment; and the next available court dates in the various courts. [30790/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Garda Operations
Thomas P. Broughan
266. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 73 of 25 of May 2017, if this report will be made available; the outcomes of that presentation in the way in which An Garda Síochána is planning to increase the numbers of summons served; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30817/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Garda Transport Data
Thomas P. Broughan
267. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of complaints or reports made to An Garda Síochána regarding rickshaws and rickshaw drivers in 2015, 2016, and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30818/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Garda Transport Data
Thomas P. Broughan
268. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of incidents An Garda Síochána have attended following reports or complaints regarding rickshaws and rickshaw drivers in 2015, 2016, and to date in 2017, by county and types of incidents and outcomes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30819/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Residency Permits
Bernard Durkan
269. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the procedure to be followed to regularise the residency status in the case of persons (details supplied); the documents received to date; if documentation is outstanding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30823/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Garda Station Closures
Bobby Aylward
270. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the garda stations closed in counties Carlow and Kilkenny in 2012 and 2013 are included in the six stations examined for reopening under the pilot programme report that was due to be furnished by the Garda Commissioner to his Department by the end of May 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30824/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Deportation Orders Data
Kevin O'Keeffe
271. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if situations have arisen whereby a person or persons who may have been suspected or charged with having links to a specific organisation would have used human rights laws to prevent them from being deported (details supplied). [30846/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Garda Reserve
John Lahart
272. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda Reserves in Dublin in each of the years 2010 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; the number of Garda Reserves on duty since the formation of the Government in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30857/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Garda Reserve
John Lahart
273. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda Reserves who have been recruited since the formation of the Government; the number who have left the force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30858/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Fines Data
John McGuinness
274. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will authorise an independent audit of the prison system relative to the methodology used to calculate fines and warrants for prisoners that served time in prison and were being released on payment of the fine imposed; the number of prisoners that were overcharged in the past due to the wrong calculation being made; the amount of overpayment; if the overpayments will be refunded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30865/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Visa Applications
Clare Daly
275. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when a decision will be made on the application for a visitors visa by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30881/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Garda Administrative Costs
Thomas P. Broughan
276. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will confirm the wording of the directive that states from 1 January 2017 bills from An Garda Síochána sent to persons and families of persons suffering serious injury due to road traffic collisions would be capped at €1,000 and for families bereaved due to fatal road traffic collisions fees would be waived for copies of road traffic collision documentation; if all Garda divisions are implementing this directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30936/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Garda Administrative Costs
Thomas P. Broughan
277. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if a directive was sent by Garda HQ to all Garda districts and superintendents informing them of the waiver of fees for copies of road traffic collision documentation for bereaved families from 1 January 2017; the date that the directive was sent out by Garda HQ; the wording of that directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30939/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Garda Data
Peter Burke
278. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 52 of 23 May 2017, the number of active gardaí stationed at Edgeworthstown garda station in the Roscommon-Longford district (details supplied); if this reduced number is considered safe or satisfactory by the Garda Commissioner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30974/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Garda Resources
John Brady
279. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will examine the issue of inadequate Garda numbers and Garda resources in County Wicklow; his plans to increase Garda numbers and Garda resources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30988/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Garda Data
Peadar Tóibín
280. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí in each Garda station in County Meath in 2016 and to date in 2017. [31011/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Refugee Data
Eoin Ó Broin
281. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the place finders service that was promised to assist programme refugees find private rented accommodation has been established; and if so, if he will allow the 399 persons with a form of status that reside in State provided accommodation to access the place finders service in order to find private rented accommodation. [31050/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Refugee Data
Eoin Ó Broin
282. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 855 of 20 June 2017, the number of adults and children who are part of the group of 399 persons with a form of status who reside in State-provided accommodation. [31052/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Garda Reorganisation
Jim O'Callaghan
283. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will report on the implementation of community policing teams as outlined in the An Garda Síochána modernisation and renewal programme 2016 to 2021; the estimated full year cost of such teams; the number and location of such teams; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31054/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Garda Reorganisation
Jim O'Callaghan
284. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will report on the reform of the computer crime investigation unit as outlined in the An Garda Síochána modernisation and renewal programme 2016 to 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31055/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Garda Reorganisation
Jim O'Callaghan
285. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will report on the establishment of a national crime prevention centre as outlined in the An Garda Síochána modernisation and renewal programme 2016 to 2021; the estimated full year cost of such a centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31056/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Garda Reorganisation
Jim O'Callaghan
286. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will report on the establishment of an economic crime bureau centre as outlined in the An Garda Síochána modernisation and renewal programme 2016 to 2021; the estimated full year cost of such a centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31057/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Garda Reorganisation
Jim O'Callaghan
287. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will report on the establishment of a road policing unit as outlined in the An Garda Síochána modernisation and renewal programme 2016 to 2021; the estimated full year cost of such a unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31058/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Garda Resources
Jim O'Callaghan
288. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of automatic number plate recognition units in operation; the cost per unit in tabular form; his plans for its expansion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31059/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Garda Administrative Costs
Jim O'Callaghan
289. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of late night leagues operated by An Garda Síochána in 2016; the cost of such leagues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31060/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Prisoner Transfers
Bobby Aylward
290. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if Irish citizens imprisoned in Northern Ireland can seek transfer to prisons here in order to be closer to their families; if not, the reason for this situation; the work being undertaken by his Department to address issues within the transfer system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31265/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Brexit Data
Joan Burton
291. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if a senior official has been designated with responsibility for Brexit matters in his Department; if so, the grade of the designated official; the funding allocated to the said Brexit unit; the cost to date in 2017; the anticipated cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31277/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Garda Transport Provision
Tom Neville
292. Deputy Tom Neville asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda cars that were scrapped in 2016 due to the fact that they exceeded 300,000 km mileage and-or exceeded ten years of age. [31288/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Legal Services Regulation
Róisín Shortall
293. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the monopoly that a college (details supplied) has on the training and accreditation of barristers; and his plans to open this up to competition. [31338/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Garda Reports
Róisín Shortall
294. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 48 of 18 May 2017, if he has received the promised report from the Garda authorities on this matter; if so, the conclusions of this report; the steps his Department and An Garda Síochána will take on foot of the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31340/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Road Traffic Accidents Data
Thomas P. Broughan
295. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 88 to 91, inclusive, of 24 May 2017, the number of collisions that involved just the Garda car and other vehicles; the number of vehicles that involved a pedestrian or cyclist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31361/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Road Traffic Accidents Data
Thomas P. Broughan
296. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 88 to 91, inclusive, of 24 May 2017, if any of the gardaí involved in these collisions received compensation as a result of the road traffic collision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31362/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Garda Reserve
Jonathan O'Brien
297. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 859 to 861, inclusive, on 20 June 2017, the amount which was allocated in 2017 to deliver on recruitment; the amount allocated to the recruitment of 300 Garda reserves, 800 Garda recruits and up to 500 civilians; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31404/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Census of Population Data
Catherine Murphy
298. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the policy response which is triggered within his Department further to the publication of the census of population; the sections of his Department involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31405/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Visa Agreements
Michael Healy-Rae
299. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason citizens from Peru are not entitled to a 90-day visa on arrival (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31434/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Valuation Office
Joan Burton
300. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the allocated budget for the Valuation Office’s pilot scheme under which an external partner is contracted to carry out the revaluations of Carlow and Kilkenny local authority areas. [31532/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Valuation Office
Joan Burton
301. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the allocated budget for the Valuation Office’s occupier-assisted valuation approach pilot scheme for revaluing businesses in the Laois local authority area. [31533/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Valuation Office
Joan Burton
302. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to evaluate the performance of the revaluation pilots conducted by the external partner and by occupier-assisted valuation; the timeframe for same; and if other local authority areas have already been identified for either of these approaches, including those subject to a second revaluation. [31534/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Valuation Office
Joan Burton
303. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans for subsequent revaluations after the conclusion of the Reval 2017 programme; the annual schedule; the local authority areas yet to undergo revaluation; and the areas due for a revaluation for a second time covering each of the years 2018 to 2021, respectively, in tabular form. [31535/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Departmental Staff Data
Éamon Ó Cuív
304. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of civil servants in his Department who have requested a transfer to a location outside County Dublin; the number of civil servants in his Department who have requested a transfer from a location outside of Dublin into County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31781/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Archaeological Sites
Micheál Martin
305. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if an archaeological assessment has been undertaken in Bantry Bay recently; if not, if one is planned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30798/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Early Childhood Care and Education
Peadar Tóibín
306. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the funding that has been allocated for 2017 to increase the provision of the Irish language preschool programme called Naíonraí in line with the recommendations proposed by the policy on Gaeltacht education 2017 to 2022. [31002/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Early Childhood Care and Education
Peadar Tóibín
307. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the funding that has been allocated for 2017 to increase the provision of training of qualified child care workers in the Irish language in line with the recommendations proposed by the policy on Gaeltacht education 2017 to 2022. [31003/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Departmental Titles
Gino Kenny
308. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if she will consider retaining the word Gaeltacht in the title of her Department when the reorganisation of her Department occurs. [31035/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Local Authority Funding
Dara Calleary
309. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if the commitment of additional funding made in relation to a project (details supplied) in County Cork remains; if her Department has engaged with Cork City Council on the issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31328/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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National Monuments
Seamus Healy
310. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the names and positions of those who attended a meeting between the National Monuments Service and officials of Tipperary County Council on 13 June 2017; the location in which the meeting was held; the duration of the meeting; the items on the agenda; the correspondence and documents that were provided to attendees; if she will provide a copy of the minutes of the meeting; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31388/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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National Monuments
Éamon Ó Cuív
311. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the date on which it is proposed to transfer responsibility for 14 to 17 Moore Street from her Department to the OPW; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30844/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Local Authority Funding
Seán Sherlock
312. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if she has received costings regarding a project (details supplied) from a local authority. [30854/17]