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Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Darren O'Rourke
1184. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí, by rank, attached to the Meath divisional drugs unit as of 24 August 2023; and if she will provide the corresponding figures as of 1 March 2022, in tabular form. [38431/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Alan Kelly
1185. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the Garda stations that currently have a defibrillator located within the station, in tabular form. [38476/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Family Law Cases
Cormac Devlin
1186. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Justice if she will commission a review of the operation of court ordered maintenance payments to assess if the current system is fit for purpose; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38489/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Citizenship Applications
Michael McNamara
1187. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Justice if she will waive the citizenship application fee in respect of a person (details supplied). [38492/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Pa Daly
1188. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the cost of training Garda recruits for the year 2023, including projected and actual figures, in tabular form. [38520/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Departmental Funding
Matt Shanahan
1189. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Justice to provide in tabular form the total amount of moneys allocated by her Department to Muintír Na Tíre over the past five years; to provide a breakdown by annual year and by individual county allocation of the dispersed budget per year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38535/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Departmental Funding
Matt Shanahan
1190. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Justice to outline any allocation of funding to Muintír Na Tíre over the past five years, which derived from capital seizures through the proceeds of crime legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38539/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Departmental Funding
Matt Shanahan
1191. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Justice to provide a breakdown in tabular form for the total amount of spending for the past five years recorded by Muintír Na Tíre to support community alert schemes, the report to provide a breakdown by county for each of the five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38540/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Visa Applications
Catherine Murphy
1192. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of visa applications processed in each overseas visa offices in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [38553/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Catherine Murphy
1193. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of unmarked vans assigned to the Garda collision forensic investigation unit as of 22 August 2023 and 1 June 2022, in tabular form. [38554/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Information and Communications Technology
Catherine Murphy
1194. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if her Department has taken advice in respect of the use of artificial intelligence (A.I.) within her Department; if any section of her Department currently makes use of A.I., and if she will outline the purposes it is utilised for and costs associated with same; and if she has consulted with any consultancy firms in respect of the use of A.I. [38571/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Citizenship Applications
Jim O'Callaghan
1195. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice to provide an update to date on the status in relation to the processing of a citizenship application on behalf of a person (details supplied) which was submitted almost two years ago; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38588/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Pauline Tully
1196. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Justice the number of horsebox vehicles currently assigned to the Garda mounted unit; and if she will provide the same figures as of 31 January 2021, in tabular form. [38599/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Humanitarian Access
Bríd Smith
1197. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Justice if she has responded to a plea for compassionate and humanitarian support addressed to her from a Sudanese refugee who is now an Irish citizen (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38636/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Citizenship Applications
Pádraig O'Sullivan
1198. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice when a person (details supplied) can expect to hear back on their citizen application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38645/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Sex Offenders Notification Requirements
Pádraig O'Sullivan
1199. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 444 which states that there are currently 1793 people recorded at the Sex Offenders Management and Intelligence Unit who are subject to Part 2 of the Sex Offenders Act 2001; if she will provide a breakdown of offenders originating from other jurisdictions, other than Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38646/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Sex Offenders Notification Requirements
Pádraig O'Sullivan
1200. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 444, if she can clarify a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38647/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Prison Service
Thomas Pringle
1201. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice the number of days education and training workshops in the Irish Prison Service were closed due to the unavailability of prison service staff other than teaching staff, from 1 January 2022 to date, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38675/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Prison Service
Thomas Pringle
1202. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice the number of days the gym facilities in the Irish Prison Service were closed due to the unavailability of prison service staff, from 1 January 2022 to date, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38684/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Kathleen Funchion
1203. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Justice the number of incidents the Garda air support unit was requested to attend in the years of 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [38716/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Kathleen Funchion
1204. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Justice the estimated cost in 2024 if 940 additional gardaí were recruited. [38717/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Citizenship Applications
Michael Healy-Rae
1205. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Justice the status of a citizenship application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38730/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Visa Applications
Joe Flaherty
1206. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Justice the status of a visa application by a person (details supplied). [38762/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Immigration Status
Niamh Smyth
1207. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Justice for an update on an application with INIS (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38766/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Paul Donnelly
1208. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of each category of firearms training courses provided to armed Garda personnel in 2022 and to-date in 2023, in tabular form; the frequency with which these courses are held; and the duration of each course. [38775/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Citizenship Applications
Matt Carthy
1209. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the number of applications for Irish citizenship received by INIS in each month from January 2019 to August 2023 inclusive, in tabular form; the number therein of those applications in each month where acknowledgement letters have been issued to the applicant, the applications have been processed, citizenship has been granted, the application was refused, the application remains undecided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38815/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Crime Prevention
Jim O'Callaghan
1210. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of cameras used in the Dublin City Council area that are capable of identifying drivers breaking red lights; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38820/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Jim O'Callaghan
1211. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the amount of cash that was seized by gardaí on suspicion of being the proceeds of crime and was returned to the Exchequer in the years 2022 to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38823/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Jim O'Callaghan
1212. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí by rank attached to each divisional drugs unit in tabular form; if any of these divisional drugs units received additional personnel in the past six months; if so, which division and the number of additional gardaí; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38824/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Jim O'Callaghan
1213. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the estimated cost in 2024 to double the number of dogs in the Garda dog unit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38825/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Jim O'Callaghan
1214. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of cases of arson that were reported to gardaí in the U district within DMR in the year 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38826/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Jim O'Callaghan
1215. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of full-time forensic accountants working in the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau in the year 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; if this number will be further increased; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38827/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Jim O'Callaghan
1216. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the Garda divisions that currently have a Garda community relations vans within their division, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38828/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Jim O'Callaghan
1217. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of road traffic collisions in each of the years 2020 to 2022 in each Garda district within Dublin; the number that resulted in a fatality or serious injury, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38829/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Jim O'Callaghan
1218. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons arrested and charged with driving while disqualified within Garda C district within DMR in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38830/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Darren O'Rourke
1219. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Justice the number of new Garda vehicles allocated to the Garda Technical Bureau to date in 2023; and the number of vehicles withdrawn from the Garda Technical Bureau to date in 2023. [38859/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Darren O'Rourke
1220. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Justice the number of vehicles seized by gardaí for having no insurance within Meath Garda Division in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [38860/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Niamh Smyth
1221. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí that have resigned from the Force in the past five years; if she can outline what divisions they left; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38863/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Passport Services
Alan Dillon
1222. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Justice if a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be reviewed and expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38868/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Catherine Murphy
1223. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons arrested and charged with dangerous driving within the Kildare Garda division in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [38945/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Catherine Murphy
1224. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of fixed penalty notices that gardaí within the Kildare division issued for driving a vehicle while holding a mobile phone in the years of 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [38946/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Catherine Murphy
1225. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if funding has been secured to replace the two patrol boats currently within the Garda water unit. [38947/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Catherine Murphy
1226. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if a fresh new recruitment campaign will be launched before the end of the year for persons to apply to join An Garda Síochána. [38948/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Pa Daly
1227. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice for a breakdown, in tabular form, of the number of projected retirements from An Garda Síochána in each of the years 2023 to 2029. [38969/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Paul McAuliffe
1228. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Justice if Santry Garda station is to be included in the Garda Capital Investment Plan 2022 – 2030. [39007/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Citizenship Applications
Bernard Durkan
1229. 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) whose spouse's Garda vetting has been approved but their own is still pending; when their application is expected to be finalised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39079/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Visa Applications
Bernard Durkan
1230. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the progress to date in the case of a person (details supplied) who has applied to have their spouse and child to join them in this jurisdiction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39080/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
1231. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Justice the amount spent by An Garda Síochána on replacement of ballistic shields in the years of 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [39097/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
1232. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí within the Carlow-Kilkenny division who are trained in each level of public order training, in tabular form. [39098/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Visa Applications
Michael Creed
1233. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Justice the current situation regarding a visa appeal/application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39186/23]