Parliamentary questions

Public Procurement Contracts

Catherine Connolly

462. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice the number and value all procurement contracts that took place by way of negotiated procedure without prior publication in 2020 and to date in 2021; and the date, value and purpose of each negotiated procedure contract in tabular form. [49734/21]

Citizenship Applications

Holly Cairns

463. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice the steps she is taking to reduce the time applicants are waiting for the processing of their citizenship applications. [49865/21]

Citizenship Applications

Holly Cairns

464. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice the amount received by her Department in application fees for Irish citizenship by naturalisation annually since 1 January 2015; the way these amounts are spent annually for the same period; and the justification for these fees. [49866/21]

Proposed Legislation

Thomas Gould

340. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice when she will publish a gambling control Bill; and the reason for the delay given the commitments made by the Government that the Bill would be published by the end of quarter 3. [48792/21]

Residency Permits

Robert Troy

341. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice if she will address a matter in relation to a stamp three holder (details supplied). [48793/21]

Departmental Data

Patrick Costello

342. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the breakdown of fixed charge penalty notices issued for illegal parking offences issued in 2018, 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021 with a breakdown of such notices issued per offence in each period, for example, parking on a footpath, parking at a bus stop, parking on a cycle lane and so on. [48835/21]

Departmental Priorities

Neale Richmond

343. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Justice the steps she is taking to promote high-visibility policing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48853/21]

Cybersecurity Policy

Neale Richmond

344. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Justice if she will determine the steps the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau and the Garda National Cyber Crime Bureau are taking in conjunction with the relevant stakeholders in response to the rise in phishing over the past year and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48855/21]

An Garda Síochána

Neale Richmond

345. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Justice the amount and volume of drugs and cash seized by An Garda Síochána in each of the years 2015 to 2020 and to date in 2021, by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48856/21]

An Garda Síochána

Neale Richmond

346. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Justice if she has considered the examination by the Chief Justice of government spending on the courts and justice system; her views on whether the funding is sufficient; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48861/21]

Asylum Applications

Colm Burke

347. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice the current position in respect of the offices which were acquired by her Department in Cork city and county over two years ago to facilitate asylum applications; the reason the facility has not opened; when the premises are likely to be brought into use; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48893/21]

An Garda Síochána

Catherine Murphy

348. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of armed support unit raids there have been on family homes and dwellings in each of the years since 2015 to date. [48899/21]

An Garda Síochána

Catherine Murphy

349. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the amount her Department and An Garda Síochána have paid in compensation for damage caused during raids and searches in each of the years since 2015. [48900/21]

An Garda Síochána

Catherine Murphy

350. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of ASU warranted searches there have been on family homes and dwellings in each year since 2015. [48907/21]

An Garda Síochána

Catherine Murphy

351. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí by rank suspended in 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021. [48938/21]

An Garda Síochána

Catherine Murphy

352. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí dismissed from the service under a disciplinary sanction by rank in 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021. [48939/21]

An Garda Síochána

Catherine Murphy

353. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí disciplined by rank for abuse of information services within An Garda Síochána, that is phone communications, email and data recording systems such as PULSE in each of the years 2018 to 2020 and do date in 2021. [48940/21]

Judicial Appointments

Catherine Murphy

354. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of District Court judges appointed in County Kildare; the number of cases that are in a backlog to date in 2021; and the plans to increase the provision of judges at District Court level in 2021 and 2022. [48963/21]

Immigration Status

Bernard Durkan

355. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the progress to date that has taken place in the case of a person (details supplied); if a particular person or persons have been given the responsibility to restore the case to its previous status other than the repeated intention to deport which would be totally at variance with previously established humanitarian standards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49001/21]

Courts Service

Jim O'Callaghan

356. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice if she plans to ensure that the Courts Service is permitted to release photographs of persons convicted of murder and other serious offences; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49047/21]