Parliamentary questions

Ministerial Appointments

Shane Ross

490. Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of appointees and the percentage of appointments made by him to all State agencies, commercial bodies and all other appointments made by him since taking office including the State owned banks and the Judiciary that were subject to a public applications process. [8154/13]

Capital Assistance Scheme Funding

Jim Daly

491. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if there is any funding available from his Department to assist a community group (details supplied) with the construction of a settlement of eight housing units for elderly persons to live independently. [8173/13]

Rental Accommodation Scheme Criteria

Sandra McLellan

492. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will have inspectors, independent of local authorities, inspect local authority houses to investigate the number that are up to the 2008 housing regulations and that a grant be made available to upgrade all stock; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8176/13]

Septic Tank Grants

Paul Connaughton

493. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if schools who have registered their septic tank or waste water treatment plant will receive a grant if their system requires an upgrade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8186/13]

Social and Affordable Housing Expenditure

Robert Troy

494. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will be giving county councils any money this year to purchase homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8200/13]

Water Charges Administration

Jerry Buttimer

495. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the measures he has taken to ensure that the application of water charges to those living in apartment blocks reflects their usage of water; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8221/13]

Merchandising of Coal

Joe McHugh

496. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on changes in the merchandising of all coals from 1 May 2013; the way these changes will impact on different merchants with different sized turnover and different distribution methodologies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8267/13]

Septic Tank Grants

Pat Deering

497. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if a commencement date has been set for the septic tank upgrade grant in view of the fact that the current situation is causing uncertainty resulting in very few tanks and systems been sold at this time with a knock on effect on suppliers. [8273/13]

Public Sector Staff Recruitment

Robert Dowds

498. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if there is any recruitment moratorium for fire and emergency services; and if so, whether it is possible to say at what point that moratorium will be brought to an end. [8280/13]

Local Authority Housing Provision

Dessie Ellis

499. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government in view of the Pullen and others versus Dublin City Council section 62 Judgement, when he intends to bring forward legislation to facilitate local authorities in refusing to house applicants who are involved in drug dealing and severe anti-social behaviour. [8293/13]

Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists

Dessie Ellis

500. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of persons currently on the housing waiting list for the Ballymun and Finglas area of Dublin city. [8295/13]

Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists

Dessie Ellis

501. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of persons currently on housing waiting lists for local authorities across the State; the reason they were assessed as having a housing need; and if he will provide a breakdown by local authority and the number of applicants currently waiting over five years and over ten years respectively. [8296/13]

Household Charge Purpose

Michael McCarthy

502. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will stipulate in percentage terms the amount of the revenue raised from the household charge that has gone directly to local authorities for the purposes of local services; if he will provide a breakdown of the total amount of revenue provided to each local authority in respect of the household charge only; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8305/13]

Wastewater Treatment Issues

Pádraig MacLochlainn

503. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the date on which Lough Foyle was first designated as coastal waters for the purposes of the EC Urban Waste Water Directive; and the guidelines that were used at the time. [8309/13]

Wastewater Treatment Issues

Pádraig MacLochlainn

504. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the identification of the outer limits of estuaries here was subject of a report by the Environmental Protection Agency to his Department in 1995 when UK guidelines were accepted in defining Lough Foyle as coastal waters; if his further attention has been drawn to the fact that in the UK this sea classification for the Severn and Humber estuaries was overruled in a judicial review in January 1996 against the UK DoE; and the reasons the EPA has not recategorised Lough Foyle as estuarine waters despite the repeated requests of local residents to do so. [8310/13]

Wastewater Treatment Issues

Pádraig MacLochlainn

505. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that if Lough Foyle is not reclassified as estuarine waters it will be subsumed into the Water Framework Directive in May of this year; the measures he will take to ensure this does not happen; and the measures he will take to ensure that this reclassification happens in a timely manner prior to final submission for inclusion in the WFD this coming May. [8311/13]

Wastewater Treatment Issues

Pádraig MacLochlainn

506. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if during discussions between the Irish and British Governments regarding the question of jurisdiction over the Foyle and Carlingford estuaries, if the rules of environmental protection are being built into any proposed agreement; and if any proposed agreement will protect against the use of estuaries for polluting discharges. [8312/13]

Wastewater Treatment Issues

Pádraig MacLochlainn

507. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on whether the Ramsar designation for the entirety of Lough Foyle based on the Ramsar Convention would be beneficial for the Lough and its surrounding communities; his plans to ensure this designation is awarded to Lough Foyle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8313/13]

Fire Safety

Dominic Hannigan

508. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will confirm that a risk assessment was undertaken to substantiate the new Critical Attendance Standard Policies within the Keeping Communities Safe Policy Document; if he will confirm that a copy of the risk assessment will be made publicly available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8314/13]

Housing Adaptation Grant Funding

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

509. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if it is possible for local authorities to recoup 100% of the grant aid made available to voluntary housing associations under the housing adaptation grant for people with a disability scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8343/13]

Fire Safety

Terence Flanagan

510. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will engage with union representatives to discuss their concerns regarding the Keeping Communities Safe document and the impact this will have on firefighter safety; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8351/13]

Prompt Payments

Alan Farrell

511. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to ensure that all local authority bodies achieve 100% compliance to pay outstanding bills and invoices within 15 days in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8428/13]

Property Taxation Collection

Terence Flanagan

512. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if moneys collected from the local property tax will be ring-fenced for each local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8437/13]

Local Authority Housing Maintenance

Jack Wall

513. Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding a request from Athy Town Council, County Kildare regarding a housing repair (details supplied). [8510/13]

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Catherine Murphy

514. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the measures which will be promoted during the Irish Presidency of the European Union to promote policies to keep the EU towards meeting its declared carbon reduction targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8591/13]

Regeneration Projects Funding

James Bannon

515. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on funding for a regeneration project (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8621/13]

Regeneration Projects Funding

James Bannon

516. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on funding for the regeneration plan for Granard, County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8622/13]

Commercial Rates Calculations

James Bannon

517. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to change the legislation in order to introduce a tiered system of rates, which is needed to help support small businesses, where the present system of percentage reductions in all council budgets, 2008 to 2012 favour the large ratepayers as much as the small ones; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8624/13]

Social and Affordable Housing Provision

Mattie McGrath

518. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of loans that have been provided to and agreed directly with approved housing bodies by the Housing Finance Agency in the provision of new finance for social housing; and the number of homes that have been completed with such finance to date in view of the fact that almost 100,000 households are in need of social housing. [8644/13]

Departmental Expenditure

Jim Daly

519. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 472 of 12 February 2013, if he will compile and present, in tabular form, the cost to each local authority in assessing the means of applicants for the various schemes administered by that local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8691/13]

Energy Conservation

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

520. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the eligibility criteria for attic house insulation has been changed. [8710/13]

Energy Conservation

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

521. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that persons who were due to have their attics insulated were told they were no longer eligible due to new legislation brought in stating that attics with sloping ceilings cannot be insulated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8711/13]

Homeless Persons Supports

Simon Harris

522. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the services and supports in place for homeless persons in an area (details supplied) in County Wicklow; the funding that has been provided by Government for such services in this area; if consideration will be given to making an outreach service providing hot food available to those who are unable or unwilling to attend a homeless centre of shelter; the Government policy in relation to tackling homelessness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8794/13]

Wastewater Treatment Issues

Michael McCarthy

523. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to an ongoing sewerage issue at a school (details supplied) in County Cork; the assistance being extended to rectify the problem; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8823/13]

Wastewater Treatment Issues

Joe McHugh

524. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the date on which Lough Foyle was first designated as coastal waters for the purposes of the EC Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive; and the guidelines that were used at that time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8833/13]

Wastewater Treatment Issues

Joe McHugh

525. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government with reference to the identification of the outer limits of estuaries in Ireland as a subject of a report by the Environmental Protection Agency to his Department in 1995 in which the UK guidelines were accepted in defining Lough Foyle as coastal waters, and with reference to the UK's sea classification for the Severn and Humber estuaries which was overruled in a judicial review in January 1996 against the UK Department of the Environment and ruled that the proposals were not within the spirit of the directive, the reason the EPA has not revised the classification of Lough Foyle from coastal waters back to the very proper and historically accepted estuarine waters, despite the requests of concerned residents in the Lough Foyle area to do so. [8834/13]

Wastewater Treatment Issues

Joe McHugh

526. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on whether, if the current classification of Lough Foyle as coastal waters is not revoked immediately and returned to estuarine/transitional waters, this contentious classification and therefore the looser environmental protection of the Foyle estuary associated with it, will be subsumed into the Water Framework Directive in May of this year; if he will outline the measures that he will take to ensure this will not happen; if he will ensure that the relevant officials take immediate action to reclassify Lough Foyle as estuarine waters, prior to final submission for inclusion in the WFD in May this year. [8835/13]

Wastewater Treatment Issues

Joe McHugh

527. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government with reference to the Ramsar designation for the entirety of Lough Foyle as a recognised and desired objective by the Ramsar Convention and its implications for such designation for both the Lough and its surrounding communities, the action he will take to assist in obtaining this designation for Lough Foyle. [8836/13]

Wastewater Treatment Issues

Joe McHugh

528. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government with reference to the ongoing discussions between the UK and Irish governments on the question of jurisdiction over the Foyle and Carlingford estuaries, if the communities around these Estuaries will be assured that rules of environmental protection are built in to any contemplated agreement which will protect against use of these estuaries for polluting discharges, when open water is adjacent, and in particular from diverting polluting discharges away from open water and into the estuarine waters under any circumstances. [8837/13]

Local Authority Housing Maintenance

Eoghan Murphy

529. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he is familiar with Dublin City Council's proposals to energy retrofit Glovers Court, Dublin 2; and his views on whether these proposals will come to fruition. [8838/13]

Water Charges Exemptions

Anthony Lawlor

530. Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if allowances will be made in terms of water charges for persons who suffer from a medical condition, bearing in mind that many persons need to use high volumes of water to deal with their condition; if a list has been compiled by his Department which outlines such medical conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8874/13]

Leader Programmes Funding

Seán Kyne

531. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the level of funding available to the LEADER programme from 2014-2020 in the context of the recent agreement of the EU's new Multi Annual Financial Framework; and if he will clarify the changes, if any, proposed in the funding model. [8985/13]

Property Management Companies

Shane Ross

532. Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 122 of 7 February 2013, if he will respond regarding management charges (details supplied) and the fact that even when property values have declined, management rates remain the same; his views on whether this is a matter of serious concern; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8776/13]

Prison Staff

Robert Troy

533. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when those who have been recruited for the Irish Prison Service will be called for training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8062/13]

Garda Transport Data

Shane Ross

534. Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of cars bought for An Garda Síochána in the past two years, 2011 and 2012 and January/February 2013; the model of each car; the cost of each car and the level/grade in the Garda to which each car was allocated; the number of cars that were allocated to gardaí on the beat; the number that were purchased for gardaí at senior level including Commissioner, Deputy Commissioners, all Assistant Commissioners, Chief Administrative Officer, Director of Communications, District Commissioner, Head of Garda Internal Audit, Head of Legal Affairs and Human Rights, Executive Director of Finance and Services, Executive Director ICT; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8084/13]

Garda Transport Provision

Shane Ross

535. Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Gardaí at any level that are entitled to the use of State purchased cars; the number of the Garda fleet that are specifically allocated to one person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8085/13]

Deportation Orders Re-examination

Bernard Durkan

536. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider a request to revoke a deportation order in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8103/13]

Prisoner Health

Bernard Durkan

537. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which the health condition of a person (details supplied) continues to be monitored; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8104/13]

Immigration Status

Bernard Durkan

538. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 162 of 17 January 2013, wherein the change of application for status was refused on the basis that the applicant had permission to be in the State on Stamp 3 conditions up to 17 February 2013 but had no entitlement to the change of status requested given that they had made their application in good time to enable the authorities to assess their application and having particular regard to the suggestion contained in the reply that they may apply again for change of status; if their circumstances have changed as their permission is due to expire soon; if he will further clarify entitlement to upgrade of status and/or eligibility for naturalisation in their case and that of their spouse (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8105/13]

Asylum Applications

Bernard Durkan

539. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will review the file in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8106/13]

Ministerial Appointments

Shane Ross

540. Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the details of all appointments made by him to all State agencies, commercial bodies and all other appointments made by him since taking office, including the State owned banks and the judiciary. [8123/13]

Ministerial Appointments

Shane Ross

541. Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the details of the qualifications of all the appointees made by him to all State agencies, commercial bodies and all other appointments made by him since taking office including the State owned banks and judiciary for the appointments they have accepted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8141/13]

Ministerial Appointments

Shane Ross

542. Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of appointees and the percentage of appointments made by him to all State agencies, commercial bodies and all other appointments made by him since taking office including the State owned banks and the Judiciary that were subject to a public applications process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8159/13]

Residential Institutions Issues

Robert Dowds

543. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on his consideration of issues relating to the Bethany Home and the redress issues surrounding that home, in view of the completion of the Magdalen Laundries report. [8203/13]

Employment Rights

Mary Lou McDonald

544. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice and Equality following the recently published Migrant Rights Centre Ireland Report December 2012 Part of the Family, which illustrates the way the unregulated au pair system is being used to facilitate cheap childcare and that leaves au pairs without basic protections, his plans to address the issue of au pairs here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8225/13]

Prison Committals

Ciara Conway

545. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide in tabular form the number of convictions that have resulted in citizens being jailed due to the non-payment of fines for 2008, 2009, 2010, 20011 and 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8274/13]

Prison Committals

Ciara Conway

546. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide in tabular form the number of convictions in the courts in Waterford City and county that have resulted in citizens being jailed due to the non-payment of fines for the years of 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8275/13]

Community Service Orders

Ciara Conway

547. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Justice and Equality in view of the fact that prisons are overcrowded and an expense on the State, the measures that are being taken to ensure that community service rather than jail as a viable option for convictions relating to non-payment of fines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8276/13]

Personal Insolvency Act

Ciaran Lynch

548. Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the way personal insolvency practitioners, required under the Personal Insolvency Act 2012, are to be selected and appointed; if any have been appointed to date; the standard of qualification and experience required of them; the way they will they be remunerated and on what scale; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8277/13]

Same-sex Marriage

Clare Daly

549. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to enable marriages between same sex couples. [8302/13]

Garda Stations Closures

Gerry Adams

550. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Justice and Equality in view of the recent announcement regarding Garda closures it includes the previously mooted closure of Harcourt Terrace Garda Station for which the State was forced to pay compensation to a builder (details supplied); if he will confirm if the Harcourt Terrace Garda Station is still a station that is to be closed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8328/13]

National Traveller-Roma Integration Strategy

Joan Collins

551. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the measures specific to the Roma to be included in the National Traveller Roma Integration Strategy in the four areas of education, employment, healthcare and housing; the mechanisms in place or planned to ensure Traveller and Roma active participation in the development and implementation of the strategy; and the steps being taken to introduce targets, timelines and budget for the implementation of Ireland's National Traveller Roma Integration Strategy. [8342/13]

Garda Transport Provision

Seán Kenny

552. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Justice and Equality of the 213 Garda vehicles purchased in 2012, the number of that were marked Garda cars, unmarked Garda cars and marked Garda vans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8352/13]

Garda Equipment

Seán Kenny

553. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the cost of the repairs to Garda mountain bikes for 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012; his plans to purchase new bikes in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8353/13]

Garda Resources

Seán Kenny

554. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to increase the number of horses in the Garda Mounted Unit; the number of horses that retired in 2012; the number that are due to retire in 2013; the date the unit last received a new horse; the cost of the unit for 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8354/13]

Anti-Social Behaviour

Finian McGrath

555. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will support a plan of action to deal with the anti-social activity (details supplied) in the Dublin 5 area. [8359/13]

Garda Stations Closures

Michael Healy-Rae

556. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Justice and Equality in view of the statement by the General Secretary of the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors that criminals have told the Garda that they are now targeting rural areas because there is no chance of meeting a garda, if he will re-consider his recent decision to close down Garda stations and re-open them without delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8362/13]

Garda Resources

Pat Breen

557. Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on the provision of a service (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8365/13]

Marriages of Convenience

Róisín Shortall

558. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when he intends to address the issue of marriages of convenience by way of legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8406/13]

Residency Permits

Bernard Durkan

559. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress made to date in the determination of an application for permission to remain the State in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8407/13]

Garda Strength

Joe McHugh

560. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the personnel strength of the Donegal Division of An Garda Síochána that obtained on 31 December in each of the years 2002-2012; if he will declare the distributions by station and District that obtained in the pertinent years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8416/13]

Road Safety Statistics

Thomas P. Broughan

561. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has received a breakdown per month and by district of the Garda statistics on the number of drivers that were and were not breath-tested after their involvement in a serious road collision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8419/13]

Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Issues

Alan Farrell

562. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will outline Garda initiatives aimed at curbing criminals who move into an area and target vulnerable persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8426/13]

Upward Only Rent Reviews

Stephen Donnelly

563. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 469 of 22 January 2013, if he will share all analysis and data referred to excluding any legal advice, which his Department considered before deciding not to proceed with legislation to address the issue of upward only rent reviews; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8434/13]

EU Directives

Dara Calleary

564. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to extend parental leave from 14 to 18 weeks. [8440/13]

Garda Strength

Frank Feighan

565. Deputy Frank Feighan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the current complement of gardaí working in the Longford Garda Division and the way in which that figure compares to figures from 2010, 2011 and 2012. [8592/13]

Garda Strength

Frank Feighan

566. Deputy Frank Feighan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the current complement of gardaí attached to the Roscommon part of the Roscommon/Longford Garda Division; and the way in which that figure compares to the figures in 2010, 2011 and 2012. [8593/13]

Garda Strength

Frank Feighan

567. Deputy Frank Feighan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the current complement of gardaí attached to Boyle Garda District; and the way in which that figure compares to the figures in 2010, 2011 and 2012. [8594/13]

Garda Strength

Frank Feighan

568. Deputy Frank Feighan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the current complement of gardaí attached to Castlerea Garda District; and the way in which that figure compares to the figures in 2010, 2011 and 2012. [8595/13]

Garda Strength

Frank Feighan

569. Deputy Frank Feighan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the current complement of gardaí attached to Roscommon Garda District; and the way in which that figure compares to the figures in 2010, 2011 and 2012. [8596/13]

Garda Transport Data

Frank Feighan

570. Deputy Frank Feighan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the date the new consignment of Garda vehicles for the Roscommon/Longford Garda Division is scheduled to arrive; the number of vehicles in this new consignment; and the current allocations for the Roscommon/Longford Garda Division on a county basis. [8597/13]

Garda Transport Data

Frank Feighan

571. Deputy Frank Feighan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the separate allocations in numerical terms of the new Garda vehicles allocated to Roscommon, Castlerea and Boyle Garda Districts. [8598/13]

Garda Transport Data

Frank Feighan

572. Deputy Frank Feighan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda vehicles currently attached to the Roscommon, Castlerea and Boyle Garda Districts; the breakdown for each of these Garda districts and the way in which these vehicle numbers compare to the figures in 2010, 2011 and 2012. [8599/13]

Garda Districts

Frank Feighan

573. Deputy Frank Feighan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to amalgamate Boyle and Castlerea Garda Districts. [8600/13]

Court Accommodation Refurbishment

Charles Flanagan

574. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the total amount of money expended in the past ten years in respect of renovation and refurbishment works at the Court House, Edenderry, Co. Offaly; and if having regard to such sum and to the large catchment area currently served by Edenderry District Court that every consideration will be given to its continued operation. [8635/13]

Sentencing Policy

Mattie McGrath

575. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the current indefinite detention of a person (details supplied); the circumstances of their detention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8674/13]

Prison Committals

Mattie McGrath

576. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of business persons jailed for contempt of court for each of the past five years. [8675/13]

Departmental Expenditure

Mattie McGrath

577. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the costs to the State of the jailing of persons for contempt of court. [8676/13]

Prison Committals

Mattie McGrath

578. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the circumstances of the detention last year of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8677/13]

Asylum Seeker Accommodation

Thomas Pringle

579. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 487 of 12 February 2013, if he will provide details in tabular form of those persons living in direct provision 36 months and over by year they entered direct provision. [8689/13]

Property Services Regulation

John McGuinness

580. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if there is a backlog of applications from auctioneers (details supplied) to the Property Services Regulatory Authority; and his plans to increase the staff numbers on a temporary basis to clear the backlog. [8697/13]

Citizenship Applications

Peter Mathews

581. Deputy Peter Mathews asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to lower the costs of citizenship for applicants who have applied for citizenship here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8716/13]

Asylum Applications

Mary Lou McDonald

582. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 556 of 29 January 2013, if the eight persons returned to their last port of departure from the State were Syrian nationals. [8722/13]

Penalty Points System

Thomas P. Broughan

583. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he received a submission from an organisation (details supplied) dated 7 February 2013 in relation to the penalty points system and Section 63 of the 2010 Road Traffic Act; his views on the submission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8725/13]

Garda Stations Closures

Shane Ross

584. Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the policing plan he has in place for the Stepaside area, if and when the closure of Stepaside Garda Station goes ahead; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8777/13]

Garda Stations Closures

Shane Ross

585. Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the numbers of community Gardaí he intends to assign to the Stepaside area, if and when the closure of Stepaside Garda Station goes ahead; the number of Garda cars that will operate in the area; the number of additional garda cars that will be allocated to the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8778/13]

Garda Deployment

Shane Ross

586. Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the costs involved in transferring both gardaí and their equipment radios, uniforms and so on, currently stationed at Stepaside Garda Station to surrounding Garda stations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8779/13]

Garda Stations Closures

Shane Ross

587. Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has decided on a date for the proposed closure of Stepaside Garda Station; his plans to notify locals in the area of this date in advance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8780/13]

Garda Vetting Applications

Thomas P. Broughan

588. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will explain the fee structure in relation to applications for vetting disclosures under the National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012; if a defined fee structure is in place for applications for vetting disclosures made to the newly established National Vetting Bureau; the reason for the imposition of charges on applicants; if these charges will be fixed in the longer term; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8814/13]

Drugs Seizures

David Stanton

589. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has estimates of the amount and value of prescription drugs seized by An Garda Síochána on an annual basis and the possible sources of the prescription drugs seized; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8822/13]