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Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Immigration Status
Jim O'Callaghan
1235. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice when an application submitted to the IIP section by a club (details supplied) will be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39197/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Jim O'Callaghan
1236. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice whether she has given consideration to permitting Irish citizens who are working in police forces in other jurisdictions to be permitted to enter into An Garda Síochána without the necessity of training in Templemore on the basis that they have already qualified as police officers in other jurisdictions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39198/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Departmental Schemes
Mark Ward
1237. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice for an update on the rollout of the crisis de-escalation team in Limerick; when this will be in operation; to provide details on the make-up of the team, by funding and staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39272/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Catherine Murphy
1238. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice to provide, in tabular form, the number of professional youth workers currently employed in each county, as funded under the Garda youth diversion projects programme, with a separate breakdown to cover each Garda district. [39275/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Niall Collins
1239. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice to provide an analysis of data provided by An Garda Síochána for speed monitoring on national slow down day (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39295/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Alan Kelly
1240. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice if funding has been sought by the Garda Commissioner for the purchase of additional high powered unmarked Garda cars. [39301/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Alan Kelly
1241. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice if contract for the replacement of aircraft in the Garda air support unit has been put out to tender; and if so, the deadline for accepting tender offers for the provision of new aircraft in the Garda air support unit. [39302/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Brendan Smith
1242. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Justice the reason delays have arisen in the resumption of Garda services (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39303/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Drug Dealing
Brendan Smith
1243. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Justice if additional measures will be introduced to deal with the scourge of drugs throughout the country, impacting on every community; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39435/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Coroners Service
Sorca Clarke
779. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice what additional resources have been provided to the Coroner Courts to address the backlogs that bereaved loved ones are currently experiencing. [35610/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Private Security Authority
Holly Cairns
780. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice if her attention has been drawn to the use of tracking devices on private citizens by private investigators; to list any actions proposed by her Department to prevent this practice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35652/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Private Security Authority
Holly Cairns
781. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice the number of private investigators operating in the State. [35653/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Refugee Resettlement Programme
Michael Healy-Rae
782. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Justice the status of an application for a person (details supplied) who has made an application under the Afghan admission programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35658/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Immigration Status
Bernard Durkan
783. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the progress to date in the determination of an application to the undocumented scheme in the case of a person (details supplied) whose vetting was completed on 29 April 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35668/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Departmental Policies
Mark Ward
784. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice if there are plans to transfer grants for prison links from her Department to the HSE; for an update on these plans; the rationale behind them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35685/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Naturalisation Applications
Eoin Ó Broin
785. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice the current turnaround times for processing of a join family member of EU/EEA/Swiss citizen spouse visa application by the INIS; and what efforts her Department is making to ensure timely decisions for applicants. [35704/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Charitable and Voluntary Organisations
Fergus O'Dowd
786. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Justice if she will address the serious concerns raised by a charity (details supplied) in respect of a major threat to charity fundraising; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35709/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Inquiry into the Death of Mr. Shane O'Farrell
Mary Lou McDonald
787. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice further to the final terms of reference for the scoping exercise into the death of a person (details supplied), the reason she and her officials refused to provide a judge with the independent review mechanism report. [35723/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Inquiry into the Death of Mr. Shane O'Farrell
Mary Lou McDonald
788. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice if, further to the final terms of reference of the scoping exercise into the death of a person (details supplied), a judge requested the independent review mechanism report as required to fulfil the obligations of their appointment. [35724/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Inquiry into the Death of Mr. Shane O'Farrell
Mary Lou McDonald
789. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice if, further to the final terms of reference for the scoping exercise into the death of a person (details supplied), a judge was provided with the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission statutory section 101 report. [35725/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Inquiry into the Death of Mr. Shane O'Farrell
Mary Lou McDonald
790. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice if, further to the final terms of reference of the scoping exercise into the death of a person (details supplied), a judge requested the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission statutory section 101 report as required to fulfil the obligations of their appointment. [35726/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Inquiry into the Death of Mr. Shane O'Farrell
Mary Lou McDonald
791. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide the terms of reference for the independent review mechanism's review into the death of a person (details supplied); and if the terms of reference were provided to a person to enable them to fulfil the obligations of their appointment to conduct a scoping exercise. [35730/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Inquiry into the Death of Mr. Shane O'Farrell
Mary Lou McDonald
792. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice if, further to the many failures of An Garda Síochána, the judiciary, the Coroner's Office, the Courts Service and her own Department identified by a judge (details supplied) throughout the report of their scoping exercise into the death of a person, she will now establish an independent inquiry into the person's death as previously directed by the Members of Dáil and Seanad Éireann. [35731/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Inquiry into the Death of Mr. Shane O'Farrell
Mary Lou McDonald
793. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice to provide the dates on which a person (details supplied) met, exchanged emails or telephone calls with her officials from the date of appointment to conduct the scoping exercise into the death of a person to publication of the final report on the 3 July 2023. [35733/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Inquiry into the Death of Mr. Shane O'Farrell
Mary Lou McDonald
794. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice to provide the dates on which a person (details supplied) met, exchanged emails or telephone calls with her or former Ministers from the date of appointment to conduct the scoping exercise into the death of a person to publication of the final report on the 3 July 2023. [35734/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Inquiry into the Death of Mr. Shane O'Farrell
Mary Lou McDonald
796. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice the reason she or her officials did not inform a family (details supplied) that a judge was formerly a member of the Courts Service Board on their appointment to undertake the scoping exercise; and the dates on which the judge was a member of the Courts Service Board; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35743/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Prison Service
Mark Ward
797. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice the plans that are in place to address the long waiting list for persons in prison to access addiction services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35748/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Gino Kenny
798. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Justice how many residential properties seized by CAB are still under remit of CAB due to the property being sold by CAB or issued to a local authority by CAB. [35773/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Gino Kenny
799. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Justice how many years a residential property seized by CAB is left vacant; and his views on whether property seized for more than two years should be given to the local authority. [35774/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Human Trafficking
James Lawless
800. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Justice to clarify a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35775/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Paul Donnelly
801. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí, by rank, attached to each divisional criminal assets profiling unit, in tabular form. [35791/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Paul Donnelly
802. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of stinger courses held for gardaí within the DMR division in 2022 and to-date in 2023, in tabular form; and the duration of this course. [35792/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Paul Donnelly
803. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí, by rank, attached to each divisional criminal intelligence office, in tabular form. [35793/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Paul Donnelly
804. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice if a new contract for the supply of additional marked Garda cars and vans has been put out to tender. [35794/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Equality Issues
Michael Moynihan
805. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Justice the action her Department has taken to honour the programme for Government pledge to ensure that Government Departments and public bodies take positive steps, including the use of correct pronouns and, where possible, making improvements on official forms, to assist non-binary people. [35833/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence
Mary Lou McDonald
806. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice to provide, in tabular form, domestic, sexual and gender-based violence offences data for 2022, broken down by Garda district or station, to include, but not limited to, rape, sexual assault, domestic violence and coercive control. [35840/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Mary Lou McDonald
807. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice to provide, in tabular form, a breakdown of crime data for each of the Dublin metropolitan region divisions for the period of 2020-2023 to date. [35841/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence
Mary Lou McDonald
808. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice to provide, in tabular form, a breakdown of domestic, sexual and gender-based violence offences data, to include, but not limited to, rape, sexual assault, domestic violence and coercive control for the period of 2020-2023 to date in the Dublin north inner city and north-west inner city. [35842/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Prison Service
Pa Daly
809. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice if the Irish Prison Service Bill 2023 provides for any change to the Civil Service status of current Irish Prison Service staff; and when engagement with representatives of these staff will begin. [35856/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Visa Applications
Niamh Smyth
810. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Justice if a person’s work visa (details supplied) can be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35857/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Immigration Status
Thomas Pringle
811. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice whether a non-EU national with leave to remain in the UK and resident in Northern Ireland is permitted to work in the Republic of Ireland and-or apply for residency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35860/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Legislative Programme
Pa Daly
812. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice to provide an update on the criminal justice (community sanctions) Bill. [35886/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Paul Kehoe
813. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Justice whether she can request An Garda Síochana to reconsider a decision (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35897/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Passport Services
Ruairí Ó Murchú
814. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Justice if she will confirm that information requested by the Department of Foreign Affairs about a passport application (details supplied) has been received by her Department; if it has been processed and returned to the Department of Foreign Affairs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35924/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Immigration Policy
Paul Murphy
815. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 79 of 11 July 2023, the timeframe for the conclusion of the review of the immigration arrangements for non-EEA circus performers; and what stakeholders have been consulted in this review. [35930/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Immigration Policy
Paul Murphy
816. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 79 of 11 July 2023, to clarify the immigration arrangements which enable Irish circuses to engage the services of non-EEA national circus performers that have been in place since 2007. [35931/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Catherine Murphy
817. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí by rank attached to each community policing unit within each district within Dublin region as of 12 July 2023, in tabular form. [35945/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Departmental Contracts
Catherine Murphy
818. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of contracts to provide services and-or consultancy to her Department; the companies that were granted these contracts and the nature of the work involved; and the qualifying criteria that was applied to any company awarded such a contract in 2022 and to date in 2023. [35946/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Catherine Murphy
819. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of marked and unmarked Garda cars and vans attached to the Garda dog unit as of 12 July 2023; and if she will provide same figures as of 31 January 2022, in tabular form. [35947/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Departmental Reports
Verona Murphy
820. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of external consultant reports commissioned by her Department in each of the years 2020, 2021, 2022 and to-date in 2023; the cost of same; the company involved; the title and publication date, by report, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35971/23]