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Thu, 20 Jun 2013
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National Identity Card
Eoghan Murphy
179. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the official standing of Garda identification cards here; and the reason some Government agencies do not accept Garda cards as appropriate identification. [29852/13]
Thu, 20 Jun 2013
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Public Order Offences
Thomas P. Broughan
180. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of arrests made in respect of persons suspected of having committed public order offences that occurred in seaside resorts in Dublin (details supplied) from Thursday, 30 May to Sunday, 9 June 2013; and if there was an increase in the number of arrests for such offences in these areas when compared with the same period last year and other occasions in 2011 and 2012 when there was a spell of good weather. [29856/13]
Thu, 20 Jun 2013
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Public Order Offences
Thomas P. Broughan
181. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if there was an increase on a national basis in the number of persons apprehended on suspicion of having committed public order offences during the recent spell of good weather compared with other periods of good weather in previous summers. [29857/13]
Thu, 20 Jun 2013
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Garda Deployment
Brendan Griffin
182. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of traffic corps gardaí operating in each Garda division each year since its establishment; the current divisional numbers in tabular format; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29878/13]
Thu, 20 Jun 2013
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Garda Training
Brendan Griffin
183. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Gardaí trained in the deployment of stingers or other similar devices in each Garda division; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29879/13]
Thu, 20 Jun 2013
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Garda Equipment
Brendan Griffin
184. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on whether armed gardaí should be re-issued with Uzi sub-machine guns or similar weapons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29880/13]
Thu, 20 Jun 2013
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Residency Permits
Bernard Durkan
185. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the current and or expected residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare and their family; the procedures to be followed in respect of each family member in order to achieve naturalisation; if an interview with the Irish National Immigration Service can be arranged in respect of their spouse who is having difficulty with accessing information from their home country's embassy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29915/13]
Thu, 20 Jun 2013
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Naturalisation Applications
Bernard Durkan
186. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the current and-or expected position regarding a determination of eligibility for residency-naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29916/13]
Thu, 20 Jun 2013
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Naturalisation Applications
Bernard Durkan
187. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the determination of eligibility for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29917/13]
Thu, 20 Jun 2013
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Naturalisation Applications
Bernard Durkan
188. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress made to date in the determination of eligibility for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29918/13]
Thu, 20 Jun 2013
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Naturalisation Applications
Bernard Durkan
189. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding determination of eligibility for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29919/13]
Thu, 20 Jun 2013
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Naturalisation Applications
Bernard Durkan
190. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the determination of eligibility for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29920/13]
Thu, 20 Jun 2013
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Residency Permits
Bernard Durkan
191. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding residency status and the likelihood of eligibility for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29921/13]
Thu, 20 Jun 2013
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Residency Permits
Bernard Durkan
192. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will indicate, notwithstanding his replies to previous parliamentary questions, if provision can be made to facilitate work and study in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29922/13]
Thu, 20 Jun 2013
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Naturalisation Applications
Bernard Durkan
193. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding naturalisation entitlement in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29923/13]
Thu, 20 Jun 2013
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Residency Permits
Bernard Durkan
194. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the current and expected residency status and-or eligibility for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29924/13]
Thu, 20 Jun 2013
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Residency Permits
Bernard Durkan
195. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the current residency status and eligibility for naturalisation in the context of the Zambrano judgment in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 2; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29925/13]
Thu, 20 Jun 2013
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Residency Permits
Bernard Durkan
196. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps that can be taken to regularise residency in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29926/13]
Thu, 20 Jun 2013
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Naturalisation Applications
Bernard Durkan
197. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will set out the case to date regarding the determination of eligibility for naturalisation for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29927/13]
Thu, 20 Jun 2013
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Asylum Applications
Bernard Durkan
198. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding residency eligibility for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29928/13]
Thu, 20 Jun 2013
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Family Reunification Appplications
Bernard Durkan
199. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the current and-or expected status in the case of residency in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29929/13]
Thu, 20 Jun 2013
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Public Sector Staff Data
Peadar Tóibín
201. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons employed within the public sector by his Department or agency and by grade for each year of the five consecutive years for which the most recent data is available. [30458/13]
Wed, 19 Jun 2013
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Anti-Social Behaviour
Finian McGrath
155. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide advice to the residents (details supplied) regarding the options available to them regarding anti-social activities, in view of the fact that these residents are fearful of calling the Garda as they may suffer a backlash from this action; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29432/13]
Wed, 19 Jun 2013
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Asylum Applications
Bernard Durkan
156. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will indicate eligibility for long term residency/naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29462/13]
Wed, 19 Jun 2013
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Garda Deployment
Seamus Kirk
157. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he is prepared to review the Garda manning levels in County Louth in view of the disturbing crime figures in the county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29472/13]
Wed, 19 Jun 2013
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Immigration Policy
Derek Nolan
158. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his Department has ever carried out surveys, polling or information gathering, on the perception of the Irish immigration and asylum system in countries or places outside Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29474/13]
Wed, 19 Jun 2013
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Garda Operations
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
159. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of extra Gardaí that were drafted into Roscommon town for the funeral of Ruairí Ó Brádaigh last Saturday, and also for the removal the previous evening; the person who organised-managed the policing of the funeral; the amount this exercise cost in overtime and extra payments; what the Garda feel set off the disturbances in the graveyard; if the Garda had prior permission from the church to enter church grounds to film mourners; and his views on whether the size and approach of the operation was warranted in the circumstances. [29475/13]
Wed, 19 Jun 2013
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Equality Issues
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy
160. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to extend the protections of equality legislation enshrined in the programme for Government to the Irish transgender and intersex community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29480/13]
Wed, 19 Jun 2013
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Immigration Controls
Terence Flanagan
161. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will confirm the security checks that are in place for buses entering this country from the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29483/13]
Wed, 19 Jun 2013
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Garda Investigations
Finian McGrath
162. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will respond to the isues raised in correspondence regarding the destruction of a gun (details supplied). [29507/13]
Wed, 19 Jun 2013
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Garda Discipline
Clare Daly
163. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if there is a protocol to require members of An Garda Síochána to declare gifts they receive in the form of accommodation or refreshment in places of public resort; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29541/13]
Wed, 19 Jun 2013
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Data Protection
Clare Daly
164. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if there is a policy of monitoring the phone and e-mail records of residents here. [29542/13]
Wed, 19 Jun 2013
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Garda Strength
Alan Farrell
165. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will outline, in tabular form, the current strength of the Garda Síochána in the Balbriggan (Y) District, Dublin; the number of vehicles allocated; the number of Garda reserves present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29543/13]
Wed, 19 Jun 2013
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Garda Strength
Alan Farrell
166. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will outline, in tabular form, the current strength of the Garda Síochána in the Swords sub-district, Dublin; the number of vehicles allocated; the number of Garda reserves present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29544/13]
Wed, 19 Jun 2013
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Garda Strength
Alan Farrell
167. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will outline, in tabular form, the current strength of the Garda Síochána in the Malahide sub-district, Dublin; the number of vehicles allocated; the number of Garda reserves present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29545/13]
Wed, 19 Jun 2013
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Statute of Limitations
Joan Collins
168. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views regarding the lifting of the statute bar to allow for women who were victims of symphysiotomy. [29570/13]
Wed, 19 Jun 2013
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Data Retention
Andrew Doyle
169. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the concerns of the Vice-President of the European Commission and Commissioner for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship, Viviane Reding, regarding the PRISM surveillance programme run by the National Security Agency in the United States (details supplied); the ramifications it has for Irish and EU citizens data; if he has concerns that PRISM or similar programmes is aimed at Irish citizens; if this was raised at the EU-US Justice Ministerial meeting on 14 June and if Ireland was represented at this meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29604/13]
Wed, 19 Jun 2013
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Immigration Status
Paschal Donohoe
170. Deputy Paschal Donohoe asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on an application submitted by a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7 to extend their leave to remain here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29612/13]
Wed, 19 Jun 2013
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Garda Communications
Luke 'Ming' Flanagan
171. Deputy Luke 'Ming' Flanagan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will confirm that an inspector, acting on behalf of the superintendent at that Garda station (details supplied) in County Offaly, has instructed a member of the public in writing, on 10 May 2013, that in future all correspondence should be forwarded here through his or her solicitor; if this is acceptable practice; if he will undertake to investigate the circumstances surrounding this case and the reason a member of the public cannot address the gardaí directly; and if this request could impact on any subsequent legal case with regard to the statute of limitations. [29693/13]
Tue, 18 Jun 2013
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Judicial Council Legislation
Willie Penrose
357. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when the Judicial Council will be placed on a statutory footing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28935/13]
Tue, 18 Jun 2013
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Judicial Appointments
Andrew Doyle
358. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on whether there is scope for the appointment of more County Registrars following the reduction in numbers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29058/13]
Tue, 18 Jun 2013
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Stardust Fire Issues
Thomas P. Broughan
359. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will recommend the establishment of a commission of inquiry into the Stardust tragedy of 1981 due to new information having come to light following recent research carried out on behalf of the families. [29304/13]
Tue, 18 Jun 2013
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Anti-Social Behaviour
Seán Kenny
360. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the nature of the public order disturbance in Howth, County Dublin, on Saturday 8 June 2013; the action taken by An Garda Síochána; if there were any injuries during the disturbance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28629/13]
Tue, 18 Jun 2013
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Garda Operations
Derek Keating
361. Deputy Derek Keating asked the Minister for Justice and Equality following the criticism by the Chairman of the Road Safety Authority, if he is satisfied that enough Garda checkpoints, Garda personnel and the Traffic Corps are meeting the needs to ensure that all traffic regulations are being adhered to; if he is in agreement with the Chairman of the Road Safety Authority in relation to the number of checkpoints; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28644/13]
Tue, 18 Jun 2013
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Juvenile Offenders
Derek Keating
362. Deputy Derek Keating asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will outline, in tabular form for the years 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012, the number of children who were referred to the Children Court from Clondalkin, Lucan, Palmerstown, Newcastle, Saggart and Rathcoole areas of County Dublin; the number of children who were referred to the juvenile liaison officers' supervision programme in those areas; the top five youth offences categories during the four year period and the provision of services and funding for projects and crime diversion programmes for Clondalkin, Lucan, Palmerstown, Newcastle, Saggart and Rathcoole; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28645/13]
Tue, 18 Jun 2013
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Garda Vetting Applications
Colm Keaveney
363. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when a person (details supplied) in County Galway may expect the Garda vetting process to be completed in order that he or she may engage in an employment scheme dependent on the outcome of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28656/13]
Tue, 18 Jun 2013
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Gambling Sector
Terence Flanagan
364. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if a national gambling impact study has ever been carried out and his plans to carry out one soon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28659/13]
Tue, 18 Jun 2013
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Proposed Legislation
Finian McGrath
365. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason there was no reference to any legislation designed to place the interim Parole Board on a statutory basis in the document on his Department's website titled First Two Years of Government March 2011 – March 2013; the progress that has been on the Parole Board Bill; when he expects an independent body to replace the interim Parole Board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28753/13]
Tue, 18 Jun 2013
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Anti-Social Behaviour
Finian McGrath
366. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the action that was taken regarding the recent anti-social behaviour in Howth, County Dublin and on the number 17A bus over the weekend of 8/9 June, 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28754/13]
Tue, 18 Jun 2013
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Public Relations Contracts Expenditure
Billy Kelleher
367. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will detail, in tabular form, the names of all external public relations, communications consultants and organisations used by his Department since 9 March 2011; the details of the services supplied by each; the expenditure on each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28815/13]