Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Private Security Authority

Michael Ring

302. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Justice the Private Security Authority protocol in place for events where there are a mixture of registered security personnel and volunteers for example, sporting events operating; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17228/23]

Courts Service

Mary Lou McDonald

303. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice if he is aware that the Courts Service is unable to confirm if there have been any convictions under the Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Act 2020 as prosecutors may use free text codes for which it is not possible for the service to run reports; the action he will take to rectify this serious matter. [18637/23]

Electoral Process

Carol Nolan

304. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice the number of complaints of alleged electoral offences which have been made to An Garda Síochána for each year from 2000 to date; the number of Garda investigations which have been conducted on foot of such complaints; the number of individuals against whom charges were brought; the number of convictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18640/23]

Prison Service

Carol Nolan

305. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice the current legal provisions which govern the establishment of women's prisons separate from men's prisons; the policy basis for housing male and female prisoners in separate facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18642/23]

An Garda Síochána

Ged Nash

306. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Justice if engagement has occurred between his Department and the Garda Commissioner in relation to the Sale of Alcohol Bill 2022, in particular the need for increased Garda resources resulting from the extension to the hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18652/23]

Departmental Consultations

Rose Conway-Walsh

307. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Justice the details of each time his Department, or public bodies under the aegis of his Department, enlisted the services of consultants in 2022; the purpose and value of each contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18736/23]

Missing Children

Joan Collins

308. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Justice if he will ensure that 116000, the EU missing children hotline number, will be on public display at airports and ports. [18754/23]

International Agreements

Joan Collins

309. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Justice when he plans to ratify the 2nd optional protocol on the UNCRC OPSC in 2023; and the specific legislative barriers that are preventing Ireland from ratifying the OPSC. [18755/23]

Departmental Programmes

Imelda Munster

310. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Justice if he will provide an update on the work of youth diversion programmes in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18793/23]

An Garda Síochána

Sorca Clarke

311. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice the number of sexual assaults reported in Irish hospitals in 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [18810/23]

Female Genital Mutilation

Mary Lou McDonald

312. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice if he is aware that the HSE has not put in place special support services required by victims and survivors of FGM as set out in Action 2.4.12 of the Department’s Third National Strategy on Domestic Sexual and Gender Based Violence Implementation Plan; and what actions he will take to address this matter. [18813/23]

Female Genital Mutilation

Mary Lou McDonald

313. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice if he is aware that the HSE has not completed the mapping of current FGM service provision and allocated funding as set out in Action 2.4.12 of the Department’s Third National Strategy on Domestic Sexual and Gender Based Violence Implementation Plan committed to be completed by Q4 2022; and what actions he will take to address this matter. [18814/23]

Citizenship Applications

Paul McAuliffe

314. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Justice the number of applications for citizenship currently being processed; the countries of origin of the applicants; and the number of applicants from each country, in tabular form. [18840/23]

Naturalisation Applications

Bernard Durkan

315. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice when a favourable decision in respect of residency and naturalisation is likely in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18875/23]

Naturalisation Applications

Bernard Durkan

316. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the extent to which consideration in respect of naturalisation is ongoing in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18900/23]

Private Security Authority

Michael Ring

82. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Justice the number of inspections carried out by the Private Security Authority on company records, and events, where registered companies were operative, in the past two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17226/23]

Private Security Authority

Michael Ring

83. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Justice the number of sanctions/prosecutions imposed on security companies arising out of these inspections by the Private Security Authority in the past two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17227/23]

Prison Service

Pa Daly

84. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice his plans in the area of sentencing reform and incarceration rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18408/23]

Prison Service

Ivana Bacik

85. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice the number of slop-out cases and in-cell sanitation cases taken by prisoners and former prisoners. [18420/23]

Prison Service

Ivana Bacik

86. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice the number of slop out cases and in cell sanitation cases taken by prisoners and former prisoners where they were legally represented. [18421/23]

Prison Service

Ivana Bacik

87. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice the number of firms instructed by the State to defend slop-out and in-cell sanitation cases; the amount in fees paid to such firms for their services; and the number of such cases assigned to each firm, in tabular form. [18422/23]

Prison Service

Catherine Murphy

88. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 139 of 15 February 2023, the total number of category ‘A’ complaints made by female prisoners in 2022 and their outcomes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18561/23]

Prison Service

Catherine Murphy

89. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the total number of committals to prison in 2022, by gender; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18562/23]

Prison Service

Catherine Murphy

90. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of remand committals to prison in 2022, by gender; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18563/23]

Prison Service

Catherine Murphy

91. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the average number of people in prison custody in 2022, by gender; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18564/23]

Prison Service

Catherine Murphy

92. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the total number of people who were committed to prison in 2022 as the result of the non-payment of a court-ordered fine, by gender; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18565/23]

Residency Permits

Bernard Durkan

93. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice when a renewed residence permit card will be issued to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18568/23]

Citizenship Applications

Bernard Durkan

94. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the progress to date in the determination of an application for citizenship in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18575/23]

An Garda Síochána

John Lahart

40. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice the personnel located in each of the Dublin Garda stations (and not to include regional personnel hosted in Tallaght); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18077/23]

Immigration Policy

Bríd Smith

41. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Justice if he can clarify, in cases where a Border Management Unit decides to refuse permission to an intending visitor to this State, and the visitor has all the appropriate documentation for such a visit, what rights to appeal or to question such decisions exists; how such refusals are recorded and documented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17653/23]

An Garda Síochána

Peadar Tóibín

48. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there has been a 345% increase in those leaving An Garda Síochána since 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17712/23]

An Garda Síochána

Paul McAuliffe

49. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Justice his plans to establish a dedicated public transport section of An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18115/23]

Probate Applications

Denis Naughten

50. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Justice the steps that are being taken to address delays in processing probate applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16891/23]

Prison Service

Mark Ward

52. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice the funding allocated to the prison service for mental health supports for both staff and the prison population; for an update on the prison service’s initiative to capture information on mental health and addiction of individuals within prison services; if initiatives for increased care will be considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18009/23]

Domestic Violence

Holly Cairns

53. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice the steps he is taking in response to the Joint Committee on Justice Report on Women’s Shelters and Domestic Abuse Refuges recommendation that ‘the commissioning of a comprehensive strategy for move-on or long-term accommodation for victims of domestic abuse needs to be developed and incorporated into future national housing strategies, this should include wraparound services including the provision of safe and transitional housing, emergency crisis housing, therapeutic supports, legal supports and welfare support'. [17926/23]

Immigration Policy

Robert Troy

54. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice the number of people who presented at Irish airports without a valid passport during each consecutive month since Covid restrictions were lifted; to outline the procedure in place to deal with such persons; and if such persons arrived from a country covered under the Dublin convention, as well as the number of people denied entry into Ireland under the Dublin convention since Covid restrictions were lifted. [18013/23]

An Garda Síochána

Alan Dillon

55. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Justice the plans for adequate resourcing of frontline gardaí in the context of the recent upsurge in criminal offences such as burglaries and assaults; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18060/23]

Control of Firearms

Aindrias Moynihan

56. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Justice the up-to-date position on plans to impose conditions on firearm certificate holders, and his level of consultation with stakeholders on these proposals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18080/23]

An Garda Síochána

Peadar Tóibín

57. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the steps his Department is taking to address the retention crisis in An Garda Síochána.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17713/23]

Courts Staff

Marc Ó Cathasaigh

58. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 69 of 6 December 2022, his Department's policy position in relation to the number of registrars that should be employed across the State, recognising the importance of the position of the County Registrar both in expediting the functioning of our courts system and in safeguarding the democratic legitimacy of our elections process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17854/23]

Immigration Policy

Bríd Smith

59. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Justice if he can clarify the procedure in relation to decisions by the Border Management Unit to refuse permission to board for visitors intending to come into the State, specifically if the Garda National Immigration Bureau keeps a record of such refusals; the reason for such refusals; and if he will detail the number of such refusals in the last year. [17652/23]

Probate Applications

Robert Troy

60. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice the actions that he has taken to deal with the prolonged delays in the probate office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18014/23]

Prison Service

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

61. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Justice to address the issue of prison overcrowding; if he is satisfied to have sufficient medium and long-term prison capacity to deal with the increase in the population and any other factors which would lead to an increase in demand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18114/23]

An Garda Síochána

James O'Connor

62. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Justice if he will outline the provision of further resources to An Garda Síochána to provide a safer system of policing public transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18134/23]

Data Protection

Denis Naughten

63. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Justice if he is considering legislating to allow families to avail of the digital right to be forgotten by erasing the social media profiles of a deceased person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16890/23]

An Garda Síochána

Aindrias Moynihan

64. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Justice the up-to-date position on implementing the new policing model in Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18079/23]

Crime Prevention

David Stanton

65. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Justice to outline the way Community Crime Prevention Programmes are promoted and encouraged under the Rural Safety Plan 2022-2024 published by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17487/23]

An Garda Síochána

Marc Ó Cathasaigh

66. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Justice the engagement of his Department in relation to the forthcoming new Garda Capital Investment Plan 2023-2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17862/23]

Proposed Legislation

Willie O'Dea

67. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Justice the timeline for defamation law reform. [18081/23]

Online Safety

James Lawless

68. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Justice the number of prosecutions that have been brought under Coco’s Law since it was enacted in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18064/23]