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Wed, 19 Apr 2023
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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]
Wed, 19 Apr 2023
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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]
Wed, 19 Apr 2023
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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]
Wed, 19 Apr 2023
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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]
Wed, 19 Apr 2023
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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]
Wed, 19 Apr 2023
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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]
Wed, 19 Apr 2023
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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]
Wed, 19 Apr 2023
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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]
Wed, 19 Apr 2023
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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]
Wed, 19 Apr 2023
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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]
Wed, 19 Apr 2023
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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]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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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]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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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]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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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]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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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]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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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]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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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]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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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]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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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]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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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]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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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]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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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]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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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]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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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]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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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]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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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]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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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]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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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]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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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]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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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]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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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]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Proposed Legislation
Willie O'Dea
67. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Justice the timeline for defamation law reform. [18081/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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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]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Cathal Crowe
69. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice how many applications were received for the Garda trainee competition 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17995/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Cathal Crowe
70. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice if his Department is on track to meet the target of 1,000 new gardaí this year, as provided for in Budget 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17996/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Drug Dealing
Bernard Durkan
71. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice to indicate, given the extent and growth of drug trafficking throughout the country in urban and rural areas, including the trafficking of drugs among school children, if he has in mind any particular measures to confront criminal gangs involved in drug trafficking; the extent to which he intends to take particular steps in the near future given the seriousness of the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18056/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Departmental Staff
Denis Naughten
72. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Justice the number of staff he has on secondment to the Department of Foreign Affairs in Brussels to assist with Ireland's work at EU Council and its engagement with the EU Commission; the corresponding number of staff on secondment on 23 June 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16892/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Mental Health Services
Maurice Quinlivan
73. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Justice the progress that has been made in establishing the trial 24-7 mental health de-escalation unit for Limerick that is due to be operated jointly with members of the HSE; if he will provide a commencement date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17866/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Crime Prevention
Pádraig O'Sullivan
74. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice if he will provide the number of knives seized by gardaí in Cork city and county in each of the years 2016 to 2022 and to date in 2023; if he will provide the most recent update on forum on anti-social behaviour which is examining the issue of knife crime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17888/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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International Protection
Brian Stanley
75. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Justice if he will provide a list of all countries from which people are entitled to apply for international protection status to Ireland. [15169/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Work Permits
Michael McNamara
76. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Justice if he will outline any plans to address, by legislation or otherwise, the situation whereby persons granted a work permit, based on their suitability to fill a position that an employer cannot otherwise fill, are subsequently refused a visa by his Department on the basis that they are not suitable for the post in question; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9421/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Paul McAuliffe
77. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Justice his plans to provide a greater policing presence for public transport including rail, bus and Luas. [17925/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Crime Prevention
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
78. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Justice to discuss crime prevention resources for the Blackrock area of Cork city. [18012/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Proposed Legislation
Ruairí Ó Murchú
79. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Justice if he will provide an update on any progress made on advancing duty of care legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18108/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Proposed Legislation
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
80. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Justice what progress he has made in progressing the offence of spiking as a stand-alone offence, consisting of administering a substance without consent for the purpose of facilitating a sexual offence, and punishable with a sentence of up to ten years imprisonment; and if he will support the campaign to recognise the need to separate such an offence from that of poisoning. [17927/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Crime Prevention
David Stanton
81. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Justice to outline the way animal crime is approached under the Rural Safety Plan 2022-2024 published by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17486/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Data Protection
Seán Haughey
82. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice to outline the next steps for the appointment of additional data commissioners; and to state what their principal focus will be. [18075/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Domestic Violence
Kathleen Funchion
83. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Justice if he can confirm a breakdown of the person or body who sits on the Carlow Refuge Development Advisory Group, and when he expects their recommendations; the person or body that is the lead organisation to develop the refuge; the person or body that has been identified as potential service providers; if a site has been located and any scoping work undertaken; if the refuge can be delivered in 2024 as previously committed too; if he will confirm when, if not 2024 he expects construction to begin on a Carlow refuge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18037/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Paramilitary Groups
Éamon Ó Cuív
84. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Justice the progress made to date by him and his Department in considering the most recent report of the Independent Reporting Commission in relation to paramilitary activity, and the means by which it might be reduced and eliminated; when it is hoped to action the recommendations in the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17284/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Sex Offenders Notification Requirements
Denis Naughten
85. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Justice the steps he is taking to stop convicted sex offenders from using the EU digital right to be forgotten to erase media reports of their convictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16888/23]