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Refugee Data
Richard Boyd Barrett
11. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the European Union-wide settlement programme for 160,000 refugees only delivering for 0.17%; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3040/16]
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Garda Reserve
Niall Collins
12. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality how the Garda Síochána Reserve can be better utilised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3023/16]
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Garda Investigations
Pádraig MacLochlainn
13. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice and Equality to establish an independent inquiry into the actions of all relevant State agencies related to the circumstances surrounding the death of a person (details supplied); and if she is aware of the deep distress caused to the family of the person in its experience with the independent review mechanism. [3043/16]
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Garda Deployment
Seán Kyne
14. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the assignment of new Garda Síochána recruits since the reopening of Templemore training college, by division; and if she will confirm the recruitment of suitable candidates for service in Gaeltacht communities. [3037/16]
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Refugee Data
Thomas Pringle
15. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her response to the low level of refugee applications to the State under the European Union's relocation plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2998/16]
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Communications Surveillance
Pádraig MacLochlainn
16. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to ensure that her proposed review of legislation will ensure the inclusion of independent judicial oversight over applications for data access or for ongoing surveillance by the relevant authorities, given that almost 62,000 applications for access to landline, mobile telephone and Internet data were made to companies providing services to the public by State authorities over a five-year period. [3042/16]
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Garda Promotions
Mick Wallace
17. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if her reform programme has been successful to date; if she is satisfied with the manner in which promotions in An Garda Síochána are handled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3024/16]
Wed, 27 Jan 2016
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Garda Station Closures
Niall Collins
18. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will reopen any of the Garda Síochána stations that were closed over the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3022/16]
Wed, 27 Jan 2016
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Garda Misconduct Allegations
Clare Daly
19. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the proposed actions of the independent review mechanism, with particular reference to the number of cases where follow-on action was recommended; the nature of the follow-on action. [3015/16]
Wed, 27 Jan 2016
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Prisoner Transfers
Thomas Pringle
20. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of an application for a transfer by a person (details supplied) detained in Maghaberry Prison in County Antrim; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2999/16]
Wed, 27 Jan 2016
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Military Aircraft Landings
Mick Wallace
21. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she has had discussions with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the Department of Defence or the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport in relation to any assessment of the risk to Ireland from a terrorist attack by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria due to the continued use by the military of the United States of America of Shannon Airport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3028/16]
Wed, 27 Jan 2016
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Stardust Fire
Terence Flanagan
22. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of her investigations into the Stardust tragedy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2845/16]
Wed, 27 Jan 2016
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Military Aircraft Landings
Mick Wallace
23. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she has discussed carrying out of an assessment of the risk posed to Ireland by publicity surrounding the use by the military of the United States of America of Shannon Airport with the Garda Commissioner; if she supplied the results of any such assessment to the Tánaiste prior to her comments in the Dáil during Leader's Questions on 17 December 2015, when the Tánaiste asked this Deputy if he understood what the consequences of his statements in regard to US military use of Shannon might be in terms of the safety of people in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3026/16]
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Migrant Integration
Pádraig MacLochlainn
24. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice and Equality to ensure the regularisation of undocumented migrants in the State through a fair and pragmatic system as outlined by the Migrant Rights Centre in a presentation to the Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality in 2015. [3045/16]
Wed, 27 Jan 2016
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Garda Misconduct Allegations
Mick Wallace
25. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the nature of the further investigations proposed into those cases selected from the independent review mechanism; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3027/16]
Wed, 27 Jan 2016
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Legislative Programme
Maureen O'Sullivan
26. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of legislation on community courts including progress to date and when she will introduce it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3003/16]
Wed, 27 Jan 2016
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Garda Strength
Terence Flanagan
27. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she is concerned at the number of gardaí leaving An Garda Síochána compared to the number of new recruits; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2846/16]
Wed, 27 Jan 2016
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Garda Misconduct Allegations
Pádraig MacLochlainn
28. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice and Equality to facilitate an appeals process to the independent review mechanism that has examined allegations of malpractice by An Garda Síochána. [3041/16]
Wed, 27 Jan 2016
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Garda Resources
Bernard Durkan
29. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her priorities for the expansion of recruitment to An Garda Síochána, the upgrading of the telecommunications equipment and training, and the provision of the necessary back-up in line with the requirements of a modern police force on par with the best in Europe, thus enabling An Garda Síochána to combat organised crime and possible terrorism; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3016/16]
Wed, 27 Jan 2016
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Garda Misconduct Allegations
Richard Boyd Barrett
30. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if it is acceptable that in the panel of a barrister's review of the case of a person (details supplied), the person was not interviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3039/16]