Parliamentary questions

UN Conventions Ratification

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

348. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide a clear and unambiguous deadline for ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities beyond the general outline in the roadmap to ratification of the convention she has provided. [41789/15]

UN Conventions

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

349. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the nature of the reservation to Article 27(a) of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities; the legal arguments that led to that decision. [41790/15]

Prison Committals

John Halligan

350. Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prisoners sentenced to a custodial term who were collected and transported to jail by members of An Garda Síochána and who were then processed, given a train or bus ticket and released on the same day due to overcrowding in each of the years 2013 to 2015 to date; the number of gardaí who engage in such activities on a daily basis, thereby taking them off the streets they are employed to protect; the cost to the State if this situation is permitted to continue; if judges are aware, when passing sentence, that there is no room to facilitate convicts; if a strong system of monitored community service should be implemented where sentences of three months or less have been handed down in order to alleviate the strain on the prison system and the needless waste of taxpayers' money; the system in place to either accommodate these prisoners or to facilitate their rehabilitation and the completion of their sentence elsewhere; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41792/15]

Garda Compensation

Bobby Aylward

351. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda Síochána compensation claims from gardaí either previously or at present stationed in County Kilkenny or residing there, which have been under assessment by her Department for at least 24 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41796/15]

Garda Compensation

Bobby Aylward

352. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda Síochána compensation claims that are under assessment within her Department from gardaí either previously or at present stationed, or residing, in County Kilkenny, which have been with her Department for at least 12 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41797/15]

Seirbhísí trí Ghaeilge

Éamon Ó Cuív

129. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Dlí agus Cirt agus Comhionannais cén uair a chuirfear ar fáil an tuarascáil a lorgaíodh ó údaráis an Gharda Síochána maidir le saincheisteanna oibríochta a ardaíodh i dtaca le cur i ngníomh Ionstraim Reachtúil Uimh. 398 de 2015, na Rialacháin fán Acht um Thrácht ar Bhóithre, 2010 (Alt 13) (An Fhoirm Fhorordaithe agus an Modh Forordaithe maidir le Ráitis), 2015, arna síniú ina dlí le gairid ag an Aire Iompair, Turasóireachta agus Spóirt; an bhfuil baol ann idir an dá linn go dteipfidh ar chúiseanna a thógfar in aghaidh tiománaithe de bharr gan tairiscint ghníomhach de cháipéisí a bheith ar fáil i nGaeilge i ngach cás le linn don Ionstraim Reachtúil seo a bheith á feidhmiú; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [40909/15]

Garda Deployment

Niall Collins

130. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí in the Garda Síochána emergency response unit, by location. [40914/15]

Garda Misconduct Allegations

Lucinda Creighton

131. Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will investigate the litany of leaks regarding sensitive Garda Síochána criminal investigations to national media outlets; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40917/15]

Gender Balance

Niall Collins

132. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the gender breakdown in each rank in the Garda Síochána, in tabular form. [40921/15]

Garda Training

Niall Collins

133. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of members of An Garda Síochána who have been supported to learn a foreign language in each of the past three years and in 2015 to date, given that census 2011 indicated that more than 500,000 residents speak a language at home other than English or Irish. [40926/15]

Garda Training

Niall Collins

134. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of members of An Garda Síochána who can speak French, Spanish, German, Polish, Latvian, Lithuanian, Estonian, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Chinese (Mandarin), Arabic, Urdu, Pashto, Somali and Farsi. [40927/15]

Road Traffic Offences

Thomas P. Broughan

135. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the implementation of section 22 of the Road Traffic Act 2002, in which it is an offence to not produce one's licence in court; if summonses will be amended to include this requirement by drivers; the number of prosecutions to date of drivers who have not produced their licence in court; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40938/15]

Prisoner Data

Éamon Ó Cuív

136. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prisoners in custody on remand while awaiting trial in the Special Criminal Court for one year plus to two years, for two years plus to three years, and for three years plus; the steps she is taking to ensure that hearings in this court are heard in a timely manner; if lack of capacity in the court system to deal with cases is the reason for the delay in hearing cases in this court; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40947/15]

Community Alert Programme

Pearse Doherty

137. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the funding allocated to the community and text alert and neighbourhood watch schemes in 2015 to date. [40957/15]

Garda Remuneration

Michael Healy-Rae

138. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 133 of 12 November 2015, if she will address same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40983/15]

Migrant Integration

Eric J. Byrne

139. Deputy Eric Byrne asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of a proposal (details supplied) regarding racism; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40997/15]

Garda Deployment

Robert Troy

140. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she is satisfied that the Garda Síochána station in Edgeworthstown in County Longford is adequately staffed, given that in October 2015, one female garda was left to attend an aggravated burglary; that this garda could have been assaulted, overpowered or had an accusation made against her; if she considers this to be best practice; her views on this and on the number serving this district; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41022/15]

Victim Support Services

Finian McGrath

141. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will support a victim (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41028/15]

Departmental Funding

Finian McGrath

142. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will support a matter (details supplied) regarding funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41029/15]

Commissions of Investigation

Finian McGrath

143. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 423 of 8 April 2014, for an update on same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41030/15]

Garda Misconduct Allegations

Ruth Coppinger

144. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she is aware of video footage from a protest (details supplied) in Gorey in County Wexford which indicates excessive use of a baton by a member of An Garda Síochána; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41042/15]

Personal Insolvency Act

Michael McGrath

145. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of occasions to date in which a bank veto in a personal insolvency case has been overturned by the courts since the passing of legislation earlier in 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41063/15]

Deportation Orders

Bernard Durkan

146. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the residency, long-term residency and eligibility for naturalisation of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41066/15]

Naturalisation Applications

Bernard Durkan

147. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 145 of 1 October 2015, and the case of a person (details supplied) in County Galway, the extent to which that person's correspondence has been processed given that the person did not receive a letter as indicated at that time; if further information is outstanding; if a temporary travel document will issue to the person to facilitate a compassionate visit to the person's homeland in the interim; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41068/15]

Naturalisation Applications

Bernard Durkan

148. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 130 of 8 October 2015, the extent to which an original passport from a person's homeland will be waived in the context of an application for naturalisation by a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41069/15]

Residency Permits

Bernard Durkan

149. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality notwithstanding previous correspondence on the matter, if the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will be reviewed on humanitarian grounds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41070/15]

Residency Permits

Bernard Durkan

150. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality arising from the reply to a previous parliamentary question, if favourable consideration will be given to the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41073/15]

Naturalisation Applications

Bernard Durkan

151. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the examination of an application for naturalisation by a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41074/15]

Asylum Applications

Bernard Durkan

152. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if an application for refugee status and residency by a person (details supplied) in County Laois will be reappraised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41079/15]

Data Protection

Catherine Murphy

153. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality for details of all instances from 1 January 2000 to 2015 to date where legislation introduced by her or on her behalf, which is enacted and still in force, contains a provision amending the Data Protection Acts to allow for the transfer of personal or other data collected, retained and processed by the State for a particular purpose towards another specific purpose, in tabular form; the financial cost of creating and administering such databases, in tabular form; the projected financial cost for databases not yet complete; the specific legislative provision which enabled such data transfers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41141/15]

Community Alert Programme

Willie Penrose

154. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps she will take to review the cost structures which apply to texts in relation to community alert text schemes, which are a considerable cost to communities which are playing a crucial role in preventing and in detecting crime, particularly in rural communities; and if in the context of correspondence (details supplied), if she will consider providing funding to these schemes. [41145/15]

State Bodies

Sean Fleming

155. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of new State bodies and agencies under her remit that have been established since February 2011; the number of such bodies subject to a sunset clause; the number of new public bodies currently being planned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41273/15]

Child Care Costs

Robert Troy

103. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if her Department has considered extending parental leave for parents of older children, for example, up to 12 years of age; and the cost of this. [40820/15]

Garda Overtime

Mattie McGrath

104. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda Síochána overtime hours, by county, from 2011 to 2015, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40753/15]

Garda Overtime

Mattie McGrath

105. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of overtime hours accumulated by the Tipperary Garda division, for the years 2011 to 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40754/15]

Garda Corruption

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

106. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she can establish whether any member of An Garda Síochána accepted hospitality at home or abroad from any media outlet or establishment over the past 15 years; if so, if she will publish the details; and if An Garda Síochána has a code of conduct or register of interests in this regard. [40755/15]

Community Alert Programme

Thomas P. Broughan

107. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the budget allocation for neighbourhood watch schemes, Garda text alert schemes and any other community-based alert schemes, in each of the years 2013 to 2015 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40757/15]

Garda Data

Thomas P. Broughan

108. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of knives recovered by An Garda Síochána in 2014 and in 2015 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40758/15]

Legislative Process

Thomas Pringle

109. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when the Spent Convictions Bill 2012 will be brought before Dáil Éireann; if Government amendments will seek to amend the Bill to such a degree that would warrant the Bill going back to Committee Stage for effective debate; if Opposition Members will be given adequate time to review those amendments and make their own proposals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40768/15]

Garda Compensation

Bobby Aylward

110. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Justice and Equality for a comprehensive update on the status of a Garda Síochána compensation claim for a person (details supplied), which this Deputy initially raised with her on 12 September 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40798/15]

Garda Compensation

Bobby Aylward

111. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda Síochána compensation claims that are currently under assessment within her Department; the year in which each of these was received; the current stage of assessment of each; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40799/15]

Garda Compensation

Bobby Aylward

112. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason so many Garda Síochána compensation claims due to medical reasons or otherwise, some of which have been with her Department for at least two years, have not progressed through the application process in a timely manner; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40800/15]

Garda Vetting Applications

Jack Wall

113. Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will receive Garda Síochána clearance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40803/15]

Garda Recruitment

Barry Cowen

114. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when An Garda Síochána will begin its next round of recruitment; and if applicants for the last round will automatically be considered for a place, or if it is necessary for them to re-apply. [40812/15]

International Summits

Ruth Coppinger

115. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will report on her participation in the Valetta Summit on migration held in Malta on 11 and 12 November 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40813/15]

International Summits

Ruth Coppinger

116. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will report on any bilateral meetings she had with representatives from other European states and from African states that participated in the Valetta Summit on migration held in Malta on 11 and 12 November 2015. [40814/15]

Asylum Seeker Accommodation

Ruth Coppinger

312. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will rule out using shipping units for the accommodation of refugees and asylum seekers from the Middle East and from north Africa; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40060/15]

Garda Complaints Procedures

Brendan Griffin

313. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if a copy of a statement given to An Garda Síochána by a person (details supplied) will be made available to that person; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40066/15]

Crime Prevention

Timmy Dooley

314. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the additional funding that has been allocated to the text alert scheme as part of the recently announced national anti-crime strategy - Operation Thor; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40075/15]

Courts Service Data

Thomas P. Broughan

315. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 511 of 14 of July 2015, relating to the number of drink driving cases before the courts between January 2013 and May 2015, if she has requested the Garda Síochána's figures for the same District Courts; if the figures listed on the police using leading systems effectively, PULSE, system are in accord with those provided to her Department by the Courts Service; if not, if she has clarified the figures with the Garda Síochána and the Courts Service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40131/15]

Garda Reserve

Thomas P. Broughan

316. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if some of the new intake places in An Garda Síochána will be set aside for members of the Garda Reserve; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40138/15]

Departmental Correspondence

Niall Collins

317. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she has reviewed the case of a person (details supplied) in County Offaly; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40158/15]

Visa Applications

Robert Troy

318. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will grant an appeal for a visitor's visa for a person (details supplied). [40166/15]

Industrial Relations

Sean Fleming

319. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of industrial processes established in her area through side deals concluded with trade unions in parallel with the Lansdowne Road talks in May 2015; the details of any agreements concluded to date on foot of such processes; and the costs, including anticipated costs in future years, of any agreements reached. [40222/15]

Anti-Social Behaviour

Eoghan Murphy

320. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to address anti-social behaviour, including drug-taking, aggressive behaviour and violence in the Temple Bar area of Dublin 2; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40225/15]

Crime Levels

Niall Collins

321. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the concerns of the community in Kilnamanagh in Tallaght, Dublin 24 regarding the recent increase in crime there; on the efforts of the local neighbourhood watch scheme in dealing with matters in conjunction with An Garda Síochána; her plans to provide resources to the Garda station in Tallaght to allow for effective action to be taken in respect of these matters; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40232/15]

Proposed Legislation

Willie Penrose

322. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the level of progress in terms of legislative proposals to accommodate pre-nuptial agreements to enable them to be enforced by the courts; if any consideration has been given to the report of the study group on pre-nuptial agreements in 2007; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40233/15]

Crime Prevention

Michelle Mulherin

323. Deputy Michelle Mulherin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of text alert schemes that will be supported by the increased funding provided in budget 2016; the amount allocated for text alert schemes in each Garda division; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40238/15]

Cycling Policy

Finian McGrath

324. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of cyclists using pavements; the action that is being taken to implement this offence; her views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40274/15]

Direct Provision Expenditure

Brian Walsh

325. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the amounts paid to companies or persons running direct provision centres in each year since the system was introduced in 1999 by recipient and by direct provision centre. [40282/15]

Closed-Circuit Television Systems Expenditure

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

326. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the funding streams and grants she provides for the installation of closed-circuit television systems by community and resident groups and by local authorities. [40294/15]

Garda Reserve

Niall Collins

327. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when the next complement of Garda Síochána reserves will be called up and trained; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40395/15]

Migrant Integration

Finian McGrath

328. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding a regularisation scheme for undocumented migrants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40396/15]

Garda Deployment

Seán Kenny

329. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the Garda Síochána districts in Dublin that received additional gardaí following the recruiting of extra gardaí in 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40411/15]

Court Accommodation Refurbishment

Seán Kenny

330. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to refurbish Swords District Court in County Dublin; the estimated cost of making it fully wheelchair-accessible; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40412/15]

Sexual Offences Data

Denis Naughten

331. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of sex offenders released from prison in 2014; the number of these prisoners who participated in the Building Better Lives programme; the number due to be released in 2015; the corresponding participation rates; her plans to implement the recommendation of her Department's 2009 review of the management of sex offenders, which recommends that sex offenders should not be eligible for early release if they fail to participate in such courses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40463/15]

Prisoner Transfers

Thomas Pringle

332. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when an application by a prisoner (details supplied) in Maghaberry Prison in Northern Ireland to complete his sentence here will be concluded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40472/15]

Court Accommodation Refurbishment

Gabrielle McFadden

333. Deputy Gabrielle McFadden asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when the contract to refurbish Mullingar Courthouse in County Westmeath will be signed; when construction will commence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40481/15]

Legal Aid Applications

Jerry Buttimer

334. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the supports available to help single and separated fathers access legal aid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40482/15]

Criminal Law Review

Catherine Murphy

335. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if, in so far as it falls within her remit, she has undertaken an impact analysis of reforming the present criminal penalties for prostitution towards adopting the models utilised in Sweden and Northern Ireland; if she is aware of the projected impact in terms of Garda Síochána resources which would be required to implement such a reform; if she has access to research on the enforceability of similar models used in other jurisdictions; if she will share the results of this research; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40554/15]

Legislative Programme

Robert Troy

336. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to bring forward legislation to deal with persons who damage or remove lifebuoys, defibrillators or other safety devices from public places; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40578/15]

Garda Transport Data

Sean Fleming

337. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Justice and Equality in relation to the new vehicles being purchased for An Garda Síochána, if she will provide details in the tender document issued regarding the use, servicing, maintenance and guaranteeing the future safety of these vehicles beyond a certain level of kilometres, or age of vehicle; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40625/15]

Naturalisation Applications

James Bannon

338. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of an application by a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40638/15]

Legal Aid Service Expenditure

Brian Stanley

339. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the cost of free legal aid in 2014. [40664/15]

Judicial Appointments

Thomas P. Broughan

340. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of judges at each level from District Court to Supreme Court; the salary scales at each level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40669/15]

Garda Complaints Procedures

Michael McNamara

341. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the review of the death of a person (details supplied) by the independent review mechanism; and when the family may expect to be informed as to the outcome of the review. [40673/15]

Garda Complaints Procedures

Michael McNamara

342. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the original Garda Síochána file on the investigation of the death of a person (details supplied) still exists, or if it has been archived; and if the file will be released to the family of the deceased. [40674/15]

Legal Aid Service Expenditure

Michael Healy-Rae

343. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on a matter (details supplied) regarding free legal aid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40684/15]

Judicial Council Legislation

Thomas P. Broughan

344. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to introduce legislation to establish a register of interests for court judges; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40711/15]

Direct Provision System

Brian Walsh

119. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans for the implementation of recommendations arising from the recent working group report on the direct provision system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39800/15]

Garda Stations

Michael Healy-Rae

120. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Justice and Equality who is responsible for a Garda Síochána station (details supplied) in County Kerry that is closed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39871/15]

Domestic Violence Policy

Ruth Coppinger

121. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice and Equality given the signing of the Istanbul convention, if she will publish a timeframe for ratification of the convention; and her plans to implement the measures contained in it. [39797/15]

Rights of People with Disabilities

Ruth Coppinger

122. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to sign the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39798/15]

Irish Prison Service

Clare Daly

123. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the development of a code of ethics for the Irish Prison Service, against the backdrop of the signing of the Council of Europe code of ethics for prison staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39811/15]

Citizenship Applications

Tom Fleming

124. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will examine and expedite an application for citizenship by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39829/15]

Garda Deployment

Gerry Adams

125. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the additional 25 members of An Garda Síochána recently announced for County Louth will be retained permanently in the county; and if not, the duration of their deployment in County Louth. [39832/15]

Garda Transport Provision

Gerry Adams

126. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda Síochána vehicles currently in operation in County Louth; and the number of vehicles which were operative in the county for each of the years 2011 to 2014. [39833/15]

Family Law Cases

Brendan Griffin

127. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the recourse available to a person who is denied the right to see an elderly mother who is in the care of another sibling; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39834/15]

Prison Accommodation Provision

Clare Daly

128. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality given the findings of the inspector of prisons that the vast majority of adult male prisoners, and all female prisoners, are accommodated in closed medium-security prisons, with only 8% of males in semi-open or open low-security accommodation, her plans to convert some of the existing accommodation to lower security arrangements. [39835/15]

Citizenship Applications

Bernard Durkan

129. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the procedure to be followed by a person (details supplied) in County Cork in applying for citizenship, which person has lived and worked here for ten years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39838/15]

Prison Investigations

Clare Daly

130. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps that have been taken in relation to the standard operating procedures, and governors' or chiefs' orders, operating in the Irish Prison Service, following on from the reports into prison deaths commissioned by the Inspector of Prisons in June 2014; and the deficits outlined in the same. [39840/15]

Disability Support Services Provision

Shane Ross

131. Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the process undertaken by the National Disability Authority for the provision of the employer helpline service, as recommended by the comprehensive employment strategy for people with disabilities; when this helpline service will be operational; the organisation that will be responsible for its provision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39901/15]

Traveller Community

Ruth Coppinger

132. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the establishment of a Traveller agency to drive and monitor the implementation of policies in relation to the Traveller community; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39902/15]

Garda Remuneration

Michael Healy-Rae

133. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will address a matter (details supplied) regarding a pay increase in September 2017 for members of An Garda Síochána (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39925/15]

Deportation Orders

Bernard Durkan

134. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which favourable consideration on humanitarian grounds will be provided in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11 in respect of whom the strong suggestions of trafficking have been established, notwithstanding the fact that this was not upheld by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner, and given that the person arrived here in the company of a person unknown some 15 years ago and was subsequently moved from one location to another in less than transparent circumstances; if this case will be urgently re-examined, given the person's impending deportation, with a view to setting aside the order; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39935/15]

Residency Permits

Bernard Durkan

135. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent of any progress in the context of regularisation of residency in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow who has lived and worked in this jurisdiction for more than five years, during the course of which this person paid the relevant taxes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39937/15]

Residency Permits

Bernard Durkan

136. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if and when updated stamp 4 will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Carlow who previously had stamp 4 status for up to 15 years, during which time he was in full-time legitimate employment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39938/15]

Residency Permits

Bernard Durkan

137. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if her Department has received the information sought by way of correspondence dated 5 November 2015 which would appear to indicate that the information referred to, which was already submitted some months previously, has not been received in the case of a person (detail supplied) in Dublin 24; if the matter will be reviewed with some urgency, given the person's responsibility to the person's child; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39939/15]

Residency Permits

Bernard Durkan

138. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which her Department has received the required correspondence from a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39942/15]

Naturalisation Applications

Bernard Durkan

139. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will set out and clarify the progress to date in determining an application for naturalisation by a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24 who has lived in this jurisdiction for almost 20 years, and all of whose children are Irish citizens; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39943/15]