Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Garda Resources

Jim O'Callaghan

208. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the modernisation of the PULSE system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53602/19]

Garda Training

Jim O'Callaghan

209. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí who have received specialist training to interview minors who have been victims of sexual abuse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53605/19]

European Arrest Warrant

Jim O'Callaghan

248. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of requests received under the European arrest warrant Act 2003 that sought the extradition of persons for human trafficking and or human smuggling offences in each of the years 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52557/19]

Ministerial Functions

Jim O'Callaghan

270. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the process upon which a scheme may be designated under section 2A(7) of the Landlord and Conveyancing Law Reform (Amendment) Act 2019; his plans to create regulations for the designation of such schemes; the number of schemes designated since the commencement of section 2A; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52792/19]

Child and Family Agency Data

Jim O'Callaghan

640. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of refuge places available by county in tabular form; her plans to increase the number in line with the obligations under the Istanbul Convention; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52718/19]

IBRC Investigations

Jim O'Callaghan

142. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance the number of occasions on which section 19 of the Criminal Justice Act 2011 has been invoked by IBRC; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51627/19]

Direct Provision Data

Jim O'Callaghan

240. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons that transitioned from direct provision to permanent homes in the community after being granted refugee status or subsidiary protection in 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51170/19]

Asylum Seeker Accommodation

Jim O'Callaghan

271. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the amount spent by the State on emergency accommodation for asylum seekers to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51626/19]

Closed-Circuit Television Systems

Jim O'Callaghan

280. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda CCTV cameras; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51680/19]

Garda Data

Jim O'Callaghan

281. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of new dogs that joined the Garda dog unit to date in 2019; the number of dogs withdrawn from the unit to date in 2019; the number of horses that joined the Garda mounted unit to date in 2019; the number of horses withdrawn from the unit to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51681/19]

Garda Data

Jim O'Callaghan

282. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí by rank attached to the Garda protective services unit in the DMR east, DMR south and Tipperary divisions in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51682/19]

Garda Accommodation

Jim O'Callaghan

283. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when the work will commence on the refurbishment of the Garda immigration facility at Rosslare Harbour; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51683/19]

Garda Transport Data

Jim O'Callaghan

284. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda vehicles attached to the Clare Garda division as of 31 December 2018 and 4 December 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51684/19]

Refugee Resettlement Programme

Jim O'Callaghan

259. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the community sponsorship initiative that resettles refugees; the steps he has taken to promote and to draw the attention of communities aware to the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49784/19]

Refugee Resettlement Programme

Jim O'Callaghan

260. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of community groups that have accessed the community sponsorship initiative; the supports in place for communities availing of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49785/19]

Pharmacy Services

Jim O'Callaghan

134. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the reason for the significant cuts to pharmacy funding proposed from 1 January 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49185/19]

Emergency Departments Waiting Times

Jim O'Callaghan

61. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the reason to date in 2019 more than 1,100 persons over 75 years of age have endured emergency department wait times of more than 24 hours at St. Vincent's University Hospital. [48774/19]

Garda Transport Data

Jim O'Callaghan

233. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda vehicles available in each Garda division in each of the years 2010 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48580/19]

Crime Data

Jim O'Callaghan

235. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons killed as a result of gangland violence in each of the years 2015 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48696/19]

Family Law Cases

Jim O'Callaghan

239. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide statistics for the delays in family law proceedings in each of the District and Circuit Courts and in the High Court; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48791/19]

Prison Accommodation

Jim O'Callaghan

245. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the additional number of prison places made available in each year to date since March 2011 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48917/19]

Departmental Reviews

Jim O'Callaghan

250. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the review of the administration of civil justice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49031/19]

Law Reform Commission Reports

Jim O'Callaghan

3. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if a response will issue to the call from the Law Reform Commission for a change in the way consent is considered in rape trials; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48027/19]

Asylum Seeker Accommodation

Jim O'Callaghan

5. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the fact that 35% of residents of direct provision centres have been there for more than two years will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47617/19]

Law Reform Proposals

Jim O'Callaghan

8. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the way in which he plans to respond to the report by the Oireachtas Committee on Justice and Equality calling for reform of the family law system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47616/19]

Law Reform Commission Reports

Jim O'Callaghan

19. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will respond to the call from the Law Reform Commission for a change in the way consent is considered in rape trials; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47613/19]

Departmental Staff Data

Jim O'Callaghan

43. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach the number of staff in his Department by gender and pay grade in tabular form. [47954/19]

Departmental Staff Data

Jim O'Callaghan

52. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of staff in his Department by gender and pay grade in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47944/19]

Departmental Staff Data

Jim O'Callaghan

64. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of staff in his Department by gender and pay grade in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47948/19]

Departmental Staff Data

Jim O'Callaghan

82. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance the number of staff in his Department by gender and pay grade in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47947/19]

Departmental Staff Data

Jim O'Callaghan

100. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of staff in his Department by gender and pay grade in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47952/19]

Departmental Staff Data

Jim O'Callaghan

120. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of staff in his Department by gender and pay grade in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47945/19]

Departmental Staff Data

Jim O'Callaghan

137. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of staff in his Department by gender and pay grade in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47951/19]

National Traveller-Roma Integration Strategy

Jim O'Callaghan

140. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of times the National Traveller and Roma Inclusion Strategy Steering Group has meet in 2018 and to date 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47995/19]

Departmental Staff Data

Jim O'Callaghan

164. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of staff in her Department by gender and pay grade in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47940/19]

Departmental Staff Data

Jim O'Callaghan

185. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of staff in his Department by gender and pay grade in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47949/19]

Departmental Staff Data

Jim O'Callaghan

229. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of staff in his Department by gender and pay grade in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47939/19]

Departmental Staff Data

Jim O'Callaghan

251. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of staff in his Department by gender and pay grade in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47942/19]

Departmental Staff Data

Jim O'Callaghan

276. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of staff in his Department by gender and pay grade in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47955/19]

Departmental Staff Data

Jim O'Callaghan

294. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of staff in her Department by gender and pay grade in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47941/19]

Departmental Staff Data

Jim O'Callaghan

306. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of staff in his Department by gender and pay grade in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47953/19]

Departmental Staff Data

Jim O'Callaghan

317. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of staff in her Department by gender and pay grade in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47946/19]

Departmental Staff Data

Jim O'Callaghan

335. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of staff in his Department by gender and pay grade in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47950/19]

Departmental Staff Data

Jim O'Callaghan

371. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of staff in her Department by gender and pay grade in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47943/19]

Garda Data

Jim O'Callaghan

252. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda attached to the Garda Economic Crime Bureau in each of the years 2013 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47238/19]

Court Accommodation Provision

Jim O'Callaghan

263. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the capital funding allocated between January 2020 and 2023 for the refurbishment of existing courthouses or the construction of new courthouses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47538/19]

Garda Data

Jim O'Callaghan

264. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of full-time digital forensic specialist posts in the Garda computer crime unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47539/19]

Garda Training

Jim O'Callaghan

265. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the estimated cost in 2020 if the training and development budget for An Garda Síochána increased by 17%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47540/19]

Garda Data

Jim O'Callaghan

266. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda by rank attached to each community policing unit in each Garda District in Dublin as of 8 November 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47541/19]

Garda Equipment

Jim O'Callaghan

267. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the issuing of body worn cameras to frontline gardaí; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47543/19]

Garda Resources

Jim O'Callaghan

268. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when the new divisional protective services unit for DMR north will be fully operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47544/19]

Garda Data

Jim O'Callaghan

276. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí by station as at 30 December 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47752/19]

Legislative Reviews

Jim O'Callaghan

142. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when his Department began examining legislating for hate crime; the reason for the delay in bringing forward legislation in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46850/19]

Legislative Reviews

Jim O'Callaghan

143. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 317 of 5 November 2019, the details of the review of the incitement to hatred legislation carried out by his Department or on behalf of his Department since 1989; when each review was commenced and concluded; the recommendations of each review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46853/19]

Human Trafficking

Jim O'Callaghan

234. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps he has taken on foot of correspondence from four special rapporteurs of the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights raising allegations of people trafficking and exploitation of migrant fishermen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46212/19]

Anti-Social Behaviour

Jim O'Callaghan

190. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if Irish Rail has a security programme in place to deter anti-social behaviour and crime on rail services; the amount spent by Irish Rail on security programmes on rail services in each of the years 2011 to 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45841/19]

Garda Accommodation

Jim O'Callaghan

185. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if funding will be made available without delay to ensure that remedial works can be carried out at Emyvale Garda station; the timeline for the expected completion of the works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45264/19]

Pupil-Teacher Ratio

Jim O'Callaghan

217. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) is being forced into a conflict of priorities between maintaining teaching posts and complying with health and safety legislation; the reason developing schools are required to have a higher pupil-teacher ratio than developed schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44492/19]

Garda Deployment

Jim O'Callaghan

288. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of staff assigned to the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau in each year since its establishment in 2015, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44205/19]

Garda Data

Jim O'Callaghan

289. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of times support has been sought from and provided under the drug-related intimidation reporting programme since it was established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44206/19]

Youth Services Expenditure

Jim O'Callaghan

291. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the breakdown of spending under the Irish Youth Justice Service community programmes budget for 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44223/19]

Criminal Assets Bureau

Jim O'Callaghan

294. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of legal professionals seconded to the Criminal Assets Bureau in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44389/19]

Immigration Status

Jim O'Callaghan

295. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if a pathway to residency will be introduced for children and young persons who are undocumented here and wish to secure residency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44397/19]

Garda Data

Jim O'Callaghan

296. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of inspectors appointed under the drug-related intimidation reporting programme to respond to the issue of drug related intimidation; the status of the programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44402/19]

Human Trafficking

Jim O'Callaghan

301. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the preventative measures in place at the main points of entry and exit to detect instances of migrant smuggling; and the planned changes or enhancements to same in view of the recent tragic death of 39 persons who travelled in a container from Bulgaria to the UK. [44468/19]

Human Trafficking

Jim O'Callaghan

302. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has met the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to discuss migrant smuggling and the preventative measures needed to detect same. [44469/19]

Immigration Controls

Jim O'Callaghan

303. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if a single point of contact on migrant smuggling has been appointed as per the EU Action Plan against migrant smuggling 2015-2020. [44470/19]

Garda Data

Jim O'Callaghan

307. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí by rank who have been subject to disciplinary proceedings in 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44519/19]

Garda College

Jim O'Callaghan

309. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if an investigation was commenced in 2017 by OLAF, the European Anti-Fraud Office, into spending at the Garda Training College, Templemore; if so, if the investigation has been completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44533/19]

Court Judgments

Jim O'Callaghan

310. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the impact a Court of Appeal decision (details supplied) will have on applicants whose applications were refused by him without him stating the reason the applications were insufficiently strong; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44559/19]

Legislative Reviews

Jim O'Callaghan

317. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the details of each review of the incitement to hatred legislation that has been carried out or commissioned by his Department in each year since 1989; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44623/19]

Garda Data

Jim O'Callaghan

324. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda attached to the human trafficking investigation and co-ordination unit in each year since 2014, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44784/19]

Legal Services Regulation

Jim O'Callaghan

369. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps being taken to tackle the lack of regulation of immigration consultants that purport to provide legal advice to persons seeking asylum or residency here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45470/19]

Garda Stations

Jim O'Callaghan

125. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda stations; the number that do not have access to the PULSE system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44133/19]

Garda Stations

Jim O'Callaghan

126. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda stations that do not have access to broadband; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44134/19]

Garda Stations

Jim O'Callaghan

127. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason some Garda stations do not have access to the PULSE system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44135/19]

Garda Recruitment

Jim O'Callaghan

128. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the first and full-year cost of hiring an additional ten members of An Garda Síochána; the cost of those members for the second, third, fourth and fifth year, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44136/19]

Garda Recruitment

Jim O'Callaghan

129. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the first and full-year cost of hiring an additional 100 members of An Garda Síochána; the cost of those members for the second, third, fourth and fifth year, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44137/19]

Garda Civilian Staff

Jim O'Callaghan

130. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the first and full-year cost of hiring an additional 100 civilian staff to An Garda Síochána; the cost of those staff for the second, third, fourth and fifth year, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44138/19]

Probation and Welfare Service Staff

Jim O'Callaghan

131. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of probation officers in each of the years 2008 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44139/19]

Probation and Welfare Service Staff

Jim O'Callaghan

132. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the first and full-year cost of hiring an additional probation officer; the cost of that officer for the second, third, fourth and fifth year, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44140/19]

Forensic Science Ireland Laboratory

Jim O'Callaghan

133. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of staff working in the forensic science laboratory in each of the years 2008 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44141/19]

Departmental Staff Data

Jim O'Callaghan

134. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of staff in his Department assigned to the office of Internet safety in each of the years 2008 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44142/19]

Departmental Staff Data

Jim O'Callaghan

135. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of staff working in the office of Internet safety in each of the years 2008 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44143/19]

Departmental Staff Data

Jim O'Callaghan

136. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of staff in his Department assigned to the victims of crime department in each of the years 2008 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44144/19]

Departmental Staff Data

Jim O'Callaghan

137. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of staff working in the victims of crime department in each of the years 2008 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44145/19]

Prison Service Data

Jim O'Callaghan

138. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the bed capacity of the Prison Service; the percentage that is single cell accommodation; the percentage that is double cell accommodation; the percentage housed in cells with three persons or more; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44146/19]

Garda Data

Jim O'Callaghan

139. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of protective service units operating here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44148/19]

Prison Mental Health Services

Jim O'Callaghan

140. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prisoners who sought psychological services to date in 2019; the percentage who were given access to those services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44149/19]

Prison Drug Treatment Services

Jim O'Callaghan

141. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prisoners who sought drug counselling services to date in 2019; the percentage who were given access to those services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44150/19]

Prison Service Data

Jim O'Callaghan

142. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prisoners without 24-hour access to in-cell sanitation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44151/19]

Departmental Data

Jim O'Callaghan

143. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the services for victims of crime provided by or funded by his Department; the level of such funding in 2017, 2018 and 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44152/19]

Garda Youth Diversion Projects

Jim O'Callaghan

144. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of young persons engaged with by Garda youth diversion programmes in 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44153/19]

Direct Provision System

Jim O'Callaghan

124. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the new standards for direct provision centres; when these standards will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43671/19]

Direct Provision System

Jim O'Callaghan

125. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the inspection process that will be implemented to ensure compliance with the new standards for direct provision centres and the consequences direct provision centres will face for failure to meet those standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43672/19]

Garda Strength

Jim O'Callaghan

126. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has carried out or commissioned research on the optimum number of sworn gardaí needed to effectively police the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43719/19]

Commission on the Future of Policing Membership

Jim O'Callaghan

95. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach the members of the implementation group on policing reform; and the role of each on the group. [43249/19]

Commission on the Future of Policing Membership

Jim O'Callaghan

96. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach the level of involvement and engagement by his officials with the implementation group on policing reform. [43250/19]

Human Rights

Jim O'Callaghan

131. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps being taken in respect of prisoners of conscience who are imprisoned in Bahrain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43247/19]

Garda Remuneration

Jim O'Callaghan

252. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if consideration has been given to the establishment of an independent pay review body for An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43213/19]