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Wed, 20 Sep 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Darren O'Rourke
690. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Justice the number of sexual offences reported to gardaí within the Meath division in the years of 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [39973/23]
Wed, 20 Sep 2023
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Citizenship Applications
Maurice Quinlivan
691. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide an update on the case of a child (details supplied), whose parents applied for a citizenship application which was refused due to the child not having five years' residency at the time of application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39978/23]
Wed, 20 Sep 2023
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Immigration Policy
Michael Healy-Rae
692. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Justice if the Government will change the rules precluding refugees from working for six months (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39994/23]
Wed, 20 Sep 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Violet-Anne Wynne
693. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Justice the individual who is responsible for allocating specific Garda resources to an area on a given day; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40043/23]
Wed, 20 Sep 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Paul McAuliffe
694. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Justice if operational guidance has been issued to An Garda Síochána in relation to implementation of the Road Traffic and Roads Act 2023, in particular the new s.109A of the Road Traffic Act 1961. [40061/23]
Wed, 20 Sep 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Catherine Murphy
695. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if there are plans to have 1400cc motorcycles in use in the Garda fleet; and the number of moped bikes in the fleet. [40118/23]
Wed, 20 Sep 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Catherine Murphy
696. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of stables currently in use in the Garda mounted unit; and if there are any stables not being used but are available to be used in the Garda mounted unit. [40119/23]
Wed, 20 Sep 2023
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Citizenship Applications
Joe Flaherty
697. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Justice the status of a citizenship application (details supplied). [40132/23]
Wed, 20 Sep 2023
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Prison Service
Patrick Costello
698. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice how many prisoners have been granted probation, but due to an inability of community-based probation teams to facilitate early release, have instead remained in prison, by institution, in each the past ten years in tabular form. [40163/23]
Wed, 20 Sep 2023
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Peace Commissioners
John Brady
699. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Justice to provide an update on the status of an application for a Peace Commissioner by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40212/23]
Wed, 20 Sep 2023
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Departmental Strategies
Carol Nolan
700. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice to provide details on the measures her Department has taken to implement specific action points (details supplied) of the action plan to support the National LGBTI+ Inclusion Strategy 2019-2021. [40236/23]
Wed, 20 Sep 2023
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Immigration Status
Michael Healy-Rae
701. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Justice if an application by persons (details supplied) will be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40269/23]
Wed, 20 Sep 2023
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Family Reunification
Pauline Tully
702. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Justice the timeframe from application to issue of a long-stay (join family) visa under the International Protection Act 2015 for international protection beneficiaries. [40299/23]
Wed, 20 Sep 2023
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International Protection
Niall Collins
703. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice if a decision (details supplied) will be reconsidered, given that the reasons cited for refusal are incorrect; if she will confirm with this Deputy that this case is being reviewed as a result of the information being furnished; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40314/23]
Wed, 20 Sep 2023
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Departmental Reports
Peadar Tóibín
704. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice to provide a list of all studies, research and reports commissioned by her Department that were outsourced, in each year since the formation of this Government, in tabular form; the names of the companies to which each study, research and report was outsourced; the total cost for each; the number of reports finalised and presented to her that have yet to be released by her Department; the dates on which any such reports yet to be released were first provided to her; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40375/23]
Wed, 20 Sep 2023
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Crime Data
Paul Donnelly
705. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of aggravated burglaries reported to gardaí in the K district within the DMR in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [40395/23]
Wed, 20 Sep 2023
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Crime Prevention
Paul Donnelly
706. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice if she will report on Garda Operation Satailt; and the number of persons arrested and charged under this operation. [40396/23]
Wed, 20 Sep 2023
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Departmental Staff
Paul Donnelly
707. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of full-time staff, by grade, working in the border management unit of her Department as of 12 September 2023, in tabular form. [40397/23]
Wed, 20 Sep 2023
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Naturalisation Applications
Colm Burke
708. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice to clarify how those who made applications for Irish citizenship by naturalisation earlier in 2023 have received their decision and have now been invited to the next citizenship ceremony in Dublin on 2 October, while those with applications for Irish citizenship by naturalisation who applied prior to 2022 are still awaiting a decision; the reason this delay has occurred for earlier applications; the action that her Department is taking to improve the timeframe for applications such as these; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40421/23]
Wed, 20 Sep 2023
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Immigration Status
Colm Burke
709. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice if a person (details supplied) will be permitted to apply for citizenship in February 2024 rather than May 2024, as they arrived into Ireland in February 2021 where they were given the join spouse stamp at Dublin Airport and were told to register at Burgh Quay, which remained closed until May 2021 due to the pandemic, and given that if they had lived outside of Dublin, it would have been possible for them to register at their local Garda station immediately, rather than being delayed for three months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40445/23]
Wed, 20 Sep 2023
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Departmental Data
Catherine Murphy
710. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of Garda members in each roads policing unit, by Garda division, in 2022 and to date in 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40463/23]
Wed, 20 Sep 2023
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Visa Applications
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
711. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice if she will ensure that a visa application (details supplied) will be processed as a matter of urgency as the delay has cost the person their job and is having a very real and negative impact on their mental and physical health; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40552/23]
Wed, 20 Sep 2023
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Visa Applications
Bernard Durkan
712. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice to indicate if and when a visa is likely to issue in the case of a person (details supplied) who has been awaiting decision for a number of weeks, who is employment permit approved and whose employer requires their assistance as soon as possible; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40555/23]
Wed, 20 Sep 2023
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Family Support Services
Paul Murphy
713. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if she is aware of the huge financial burden placed on those using a service (details supplied) for supervised visits with their children; if she will provide the State support needed to ensure money is not a barrier for parents who want to see their children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40572/23]
Wed, 20 Sep 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Cian O'Callaghan
714. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of community gardaí in the DMR each year from 2020 to 2023, broken down by division; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40582/23]
Wed, 20 Sep 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Seán Crowe
715. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Justice if Operation Tombola will commence in September this year; whether additional resources will be allocated to police the sale and misuse of fireworks, particularly in built-up areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40598/23]
Wed, 20 Sep 2023
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Visa Applications
Matt Shanahan
716. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Justice to review a hardship case (details supplied) of a person whose travel plans faced significant disruption because of the sudden decision of the Department of Justice to implement a visa requirement for Bolivian nationals travelling to Ireland, effective 12 September 2023; if she will assess this particular situation and determine whether any exceptions or alternative solutions can be provided to mitigate the hardship faced by individuals caught unaware of this sudden change; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40644/23]
Wed, 20 Sep 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Alan Kelly
717. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice if there are plans to issue front-line gardaí with PAVA spray instead of CS spray. [40667/23]
Wed, 20 Sep 2023
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Prison Service
Alan Kelly
718. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of recruit prison officers recruited for the Irish Prison Service in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; and the number of prison officers who left the Irish Prison Service during this period, in tabular form. [40668/23]
Wed, 20 Sep 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Alan Kelly
719. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí and full-time civilian staff based in each of the four Garda National Cyber Crime Bureau satellite hubs as of 14 September 2023, in tabular form. [40669/23]
Wed, 20 Sep 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Alan Kelly
720. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of standard motorcycles held for gardaí within the Tipperary division in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [40670/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Peadar Tóibín
1065. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice how many drink driving arrests were made in each county or by Garda division in the country over the past ten years; how many drink driving tests were carried out in each county or Garda division in the past ten years; and how many convictions were achieved for drinking driving in each county or Garda division for the past ten years. [37184/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Peadar Tóibín
1066. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice how many speeding arrests were made in each county or by Garda division in the country over the past ten years; how many speeding checkpoints were carried out in each county or Garda division in the past ten years; and how many convictions were achieved for speeding in each county or Garda division for the past ten years. [37185/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Peadar Tóibín
1067. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the lowest number of gardaí on duty in each sub district overnight in Meath for each of the past five years; how many Garda stations in Ireland have no full-time garda; and if she will identify the stations. [37186/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Catherine Murphy
1068. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of drones in the Garda air fleet. [37241/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Peadar Tóibín
1069. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice to outline the shortest, median and longest response times to emergency calls in each Garda division against any designated response time target; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37243/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Statutory Instruments
Pa Daly
1070. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice if S.I. No. 17/2014 - District Court (Civil Procedure) Rules 2014 has been implemented; the reason for the delay of its implementation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37247/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Citizenship Applications
Pa Daly
1071. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice if new citizenship application processes have meant applications have been processed in non-chronological order; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37249/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Human Trafficking
Peadar Tóibín
1072. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons arrested, prosecuted and convicted of human trafficking in the State in each of the past ten years and to date in 2023. [37295/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Human Trafficking
Peadar Tóibín
1073. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of reports of human trafficking received by gardaí in each of the past ten years and to date in 2023. [37296/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Human Trafficking
Peadar Tóibín
1074. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice if she has undertaken to examine the rate of child trafficking in the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37297/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Human Trafficking
Peadar Tóibín
1075. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice if her Department is aware of any instances of trafficking for organ harvesting in the State over the past decade; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37298/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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An Garda Síochána
John Brady
1076. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí in County Wicklow; the stations in which they have been located in each of the years 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37315/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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An Garda Síochána
John Brady
1077. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Justice the number of Garda patrol vehicles in County Wicklow; the stations in which they have been located in each of the years 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37316/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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An Garda Síochána
John Brady
1078. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Justice the number of community gardaí in County Wicklow; the stations in which they have been located in each of the years 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37317/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Residency Permits
Alan Dillon
1079. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Justice to provide an explanation for the lack of review and adjustment of the IRP card fee since 2012, despite the considerable disparity between the cost to the State and the fee charged to migrants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37322/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Residency Permits
Alan Dillon
1080. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Justice if her Department will justify the current fee structure for the IRP card, particularly considering that most European countries offer similar services at notably lower costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37323/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Residency Permits
Alan Dillon
1081. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Justice if her Department is considering any initiatives to reduce the burden of IRP card fees on migrants, making the process more affordable and equitable; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37324/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Courts Service
Pa Daly
1082. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice her views on pre-trial hearings as established under the Criminal Procedure Act 2021, their functions, how often they have been used and any plans she has to review their effectiveness; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37348/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Domestic Violence
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
1083. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Justice to report on the interdepartmental group with responsibility for refuge provision in the State; if she can provide an update on the provision for a women's refuge in Carlow; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37356/23]