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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]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Work Permits
James Lawless
1084. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Justice to examine a delay in a person (details supplied) receiving an employment permit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37367/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Visa Applications
Michael Healy-Rae
1085. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Justice the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37393/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Legal Aid
Michael Healy-Rae
1086. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Justice with regard to the withdrawal of professional service by criminal barristers which with occur on 23 October 2023 (details supplied), if she would support the call to confirm that the Government will establish a meaningful, independent and time-limited mechanism to determine the fees paid to barristers by the Director of Public Prosecutions and under the criminal justice legal aid scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37395/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Pa Daly
1087. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice for a breakdown, in tabular form, of the number of Garda vetting applications which solely return convictions more than 30 years old; and if she will make statement in relation to any legislative reforms she has planned to the Garda vetting process.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37406/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Road Traffic Accidents
Neasa Hourigan
1088. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Justice when the review of procedures in relation to the sharing of collision data as referenced in Parliamentary Question No. 229 of 25 July 2023, commenced; when that review is expected to complete; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37424/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Student Visas
Éamon Ó Cuív
1089. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Justice the reason foreign language students in Ireland on six-month courses are limited to working a maximum of 20 hours per week as well as attending their course under the terms of their visas; whether she would consider changing this for all such students as long as there is adequate proof that they are attending the language course fully; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37431/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Visa Applications
Matt Carthy
1090. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the targeted processing time for visas; the average processing time in the years 2019 to 2022 and to date in 2023; the number of applications; the average processing time for a child, by visa type; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37454/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Departmental Records
Patrick Costello
1091. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 1107 of 21 March 2023, if her Departmental files relating to the High Court, Supreme Court and European Court of Human Rights cases in relation to proposals for gay law reform which resulted in a landmark judgement and decriminalisation thirty years ago are going to be made publicly accessible; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37463/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Departmental Expenditure
Rose Conway-Walsh
1092. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Justice the reason for capital expenditure running €34 million behind profile, as outlined in the Mid-Year Expenditure Report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37476/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Catherine Murphy
1093. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if she has consulted with or has been engaged by the Garda Commissioner in respect of plans by an organisation (details supplied) to ballot members of the organisation regarding its views on his ability to fulfil his role as commissioner. [37489/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Jim O'Callaghan
1094. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice how many gardaí were suspended from the force in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37495/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Jim O'Callaghan
1095. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice how many gardaí are currently suspended from the force and/or are on sick leave; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37496/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Jim O'Callaghan
1096. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice her plans to expand the use of the Garda Reserve in order to ensure a greater presence of gardaí or Garda Reserve members on our streets; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37500/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Departmental Expenditure
Patrick Costello
1097. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice for an itemised breakdown of the allocation and spending to date for the year 2023 of the Youth Justice funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37536/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Departmental Expenditure
Patrick Costello
1098. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice for an itemised breakdown of the allocation and spending for the past five years of the Youth Justice funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37537/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Prison Service
Patrick Costello
1099. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice for an update on the number of the 100 proposed additional prison officers who have been hired for the Irish Prison Service; the prisons to which they are assigned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37538/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Patrick Costello
1100. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice for a breakdown, in tabular form, for the past ten years, of the total number of community gardaí; where they were located, by division and Garda station; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37539/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Departmental Expenditure
Patrick Costello
1101. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice for an update on the allocations of the 2023 community safety innovation fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37540/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence
Patrick Costello
1102. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice for an update on the breakdown, in tabular form over the past ten years, by county, of safe refuge accommodation places for victims of domestic, sexual and gender-based violence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37541/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence
Patrick Costello
1103. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice if, given the recent CSO data which outlined only "12% of people who experienced child sexual abuse disclosed it to gardaí" and only "5% of adults who experienced sexual violence as an adult and disclosed to gardaí", she will outline the measures she is taking to encourage victims of sexual violence to disclose details of these experiences to gardaí; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37542/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence
Patrick Costello
1104. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice for a breakdown of the numbers of domestic, sexual and gender-based violence cases reported to gardaí over the past ten years which have led to a successful court prosecution; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37543/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence
Patrick Costello
1105. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice for a breakdown, in tabular form, of the number and rank of gardaí assigned to the divisional protective service units (DPSUs) in each of the 28 Garda divisions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37544/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence
Patrick Costello
1106. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice for a breakdown, in tabular form, of domestic, sexual and gender-based violence offences data for the past ten years, broken down by Garda station, to include, but not limited to: coercive control; breach of interim barring order; breach of protection order; breach of barring order; breach of safety order; domestic - no offence identified; breach of emergency barring order; and any incident type with a recorded motive of 'domestic abuse'; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37545/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Road Traffic Offences
Patrick Costello
1107. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice for an update on the breakdown, in tabular form, over the past ten years by Garda station and division, of the number of road traffic offences such as, but not limited to, speeding; careless driving; dangerous driving; using your mobile phone while driving; drink driving; drug driving;and dangerously defective driving; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37546/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Road Traffic Offences
Patrick Costello
1108. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice for an update on the number of breath tests that were recorded on An Garda Síochána's Pulse computer system; the number of alcohol testing devices used each month for the years 2018 to 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37547/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Patrick Costello
1109. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice for an update on the breakdown, in tabular form, over the past ten years, of the number of speed vans operated by a company (details supplied) on behalf of An Garda Síochána, by Garda station and division; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37548/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Patrick Costello
1110. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice for an update on the breakdown, in tabular form, over the past ten years, of the number of An Garda Síochána vehicles fitted with Puma automatic number plate recognition detection equipment, by Garda station and division; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37549/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Road Traffic Accidents
Patrick Costello
1111. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice for an update on the breakdown, in tabular form, over the past ten years, by Garda station and division, for the number of road traffic deaths; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37550/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Prison Service
Patrick Costello
1112. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the latest status of the unpublished Dóchas prison reports by the Inspector of Prisons; when such reports will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37578/23]