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Thu, 1 Feb 2018
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Departmental Operations
Clare Daly
148. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if legal privilege may attach to information regarding the names of persons sitting on a working group convened by a Department. [4990/18]
Thu, 1 Feb 2018
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Legal Services Regulation
Clare Daly
153. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 495 of 16 January 2018, his plans to establish the review committee under section 62 of the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5068/18]
Tue, 30 Jan 2018
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UN Conventions Ratification
Clare Daly
291. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the ratification by Ireland of the UN's Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture; and the timeframe for its ratification in view of the fact that Ireland signed OPCAT more than a decade ago. [4122/18]
Tue, 30 Jan 2018
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Proposed Legislation
Clare Daly
305. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if mechanisms will be included in the forthcoming coroners (amendment) Bill to allow for challenges to the scope of an inquest. [4238/18]
Tue, 30 Jan 2018
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Proposed Legislation
Clare Daly
306. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if mechanisms will be included in the forthcoming coroners (amendment) Bill that will require the coroner to publish his or her decision regarding the scope of an inquest. [4239/18]
Tue, 30 Jan 2018
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Proposed Legislation
Clare Daly
307. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to insert a requirement that all coroners have a medical qualification as part of the forthcoming coroners (amendment) Bill. [4260/18]
Tue, 30 Jan 2018
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Family Reunification Applications
Clare Daly
312. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons that arrived here as unaccompanied or separated children that had successful applications for family reunification in each of the years 2015 to 2017. [4357/18]
Tue, 30 Jan 2018
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Family Reunification Applications
Clare Daly
313. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons that arrived here as unaccompanied or separated children that did not have successful applications for family reunification in each of the years 2015 to 2017. [4358/18]
Tue, 23 Jan 2018
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Prisoner Data
Clare Daly
259. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of children born to women in custody in prisons in 2017. [3013/18]
Tue, 23 Jan 2018
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Asylum Applications
Clare Daly
260. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the avenues available to an Afghan refugee who is also an unaccompanied minor, and is currently in Greece and cannot return to Afghanistan for fear of being murdered on grounds of their religious and sexual orientation to seek asylum here. [3021/18]
Thu, 18 Jan 2018
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Naturalisation Applications
Clare Daly
126. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if it is standard practice to notify applicants for naturalisation that they will be issued with a certificate of naturalisation and for an invitation to a citizenship ceremony to issue only for that invitation to then be withdrawn and a person left waiting for 15 months for another decision on an application to issue such as in the case of a person (details supplied). [2415/18]
Thu, 18 Jan 2018
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Asylum Applications
Clare Daly
129. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the avenues available to an Afghan refugee in Greece who cannot return to Afghanistan for fear of being murdered to seek asylum here. [2580/18]
Tue, 16 Jan 2018
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Coroners Service
Clare Daly
475. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the procedure to arrange for a post-mortem on a body located here to be carried out abroad, for example in Northern Ireland or the UK. [2110/18]
Tue, 16 Jan 2018
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Legal Services Regulation
Clare Daly
495. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when the review committee of the Legal Services Regulatory Authority will be established and begin its work in view of the fact that the Authority was established over a year ago; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54396/17]
Tue, 16 Jan 2018
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Travel Documents
Clare Daly
511. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the procedure by which a legal guardian can establish their consent to their child has been given refugee status here applying for travel documents which have a requirement for the legal guardian to sign the form in the presence of a garda but the legal guardian lives in Iraq. [54594/17]
Tue, 16 Jan 2018
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Commencement of Legislation
Clare Daly
544. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when the Mediation Act 2017 will be commenced. [55012/17]
Tue, 16 Jan 2018
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Irish Prison Service
Clare Daly
545. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason the findings of an investigation (details supplied) initiated by a former Minister for Justice have not been provided to all parties as promised once civil litigation concluded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55024/17]
Thu, 14 Dec 2017
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Prisoner Data
Clare Daly
242. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 266 of 5 December 2017, if he will clarify that while the absolute numbers of prisoners on restricted regimes have decreased, the percentage of prisoners on restricted regimes has doubled between October 2013 and October 2017. [54017/17]
Wed, 13 Dec 2017
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Garda Data
Clare Daly
129. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí attached to each Garda divisional public order unit in each of the years 2015, 2016, and to date in 2017; and the number of vans attached to each divisional public order unit in each of the years 2015, 2016, and to date in 2017. [53355/17]
Wed, 13 Dec 2017
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Garda Operations
Clare Daly
138. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on whether it is normal practice for An Garda Síochána to monitor the activities of political parties (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53434/17]
Tue, 12 Dec 2017
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Irish Prison Service
Clare Daly
211. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if a final decision has been taken on the use of the former Mountjoy Prison training unit as a facility for older prisoners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52670/17]
Thu, 7 Dec 2017
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Wards of Court
Clare Daly
97. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason the annual report of the Accountant of the Courts of Justice does not contain information regarding the financial transactions in or by the Office of the General Solicitor for Wards. [52407/17]
Thu, 7 Dec 2017
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Wards of Court
Clare Daly
98. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if information in regard to the financial transactions, costs and charges related to the office of the general solicitor for wards will be included in the annual report of the Accountant of the Courts of Justice for 2017 and an addendum included to the 2017 annual report containing such information for all the years for which it has not been provided. [52408/17]
Thu, 7 Dec 2017
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Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Data
Clare Daly
104. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of section 102(1) referrals to GSOC from Garda headquarters in each of the years 2010 to 2016 and to date in 2017 relating to cases in which there was no death involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52493/17]
Thu, 7 Dec 2017
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Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Data
Clare Daly
105. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of section 83(2) complaints received by An Garda Síochána that were referred to GSOC in each of the years 2010 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52494/17]
Thu, 7 Dec 2017
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Deportation Orders
Clare Daly
122. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of times section 78 of the International Protection Act 2015 giving gardaí the power to access private property to effect deportation orders has been used by members of An Garda Síochána or immigration officers since the Act came into force. [52551/17]
Thu, 7 Dec 2017
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Legislative Measures
Clare Daly
123. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of times section 81 of the International Protection Act 2015 has been used by An Garda Síochána or immigration officers to refuse entry or leave to land since the Act came into force. [52552/17]
Thu, 7 Dec 2017
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Garda Operations
Clare Daly
124. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the annual breakdown of the staffing commitment of An Garda Síochána and the immigration services to Operation Gull since 2008. [52553/17]
Thu, 7 Dec 2017
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Garda Operations
Clare Daly
125. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the annual breakdown of the number and nationality of persons arrested or detained by An Garda Síochána or the immigration services as part of Operation Gull since 2008. [52554/17]
Thu, 7 Dec 2017
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Prisoner Data
Clare Daly
126. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number and nationality of persons detained in prisons here for breaches or suspected breaches of immigration regulations for each of the past five years. [52555/17]
Thu, 7 Dec 2017
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Immigration Data
Clare Daly
127. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number and nationality of persons detained here due to the fact that they have been deemed illegal immigrants, face deportation, are being transferred to another member state under the Dublin regulation or have been refused leave to land, with particular reference to the length and outcome of each detention since 2015. [52556/17]
Tue, 5 Dec 2017
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Protected Disclosures
Clare Daly
66. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he is satisfied with the protection provided to persons making protected disclosures in An Garda Síochána; the basis for his satisfaction, or not; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51707/17]
Tue, 5 Dec 2017
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Wards of Court
Clare Daly
112. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he is satisfied that the ward of court system is operating effectively for the benefit of wards; the progress on reform of the system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51706/17]
Tue, 5 Dec 2017
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Garda Operations
Clare Daly
225. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the remit of Operation Gull; the amount of Garda resources allocated to same; the number of persons that have been detained as part of its remit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51457/17]
Tue, 5 Dec 2017
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Coroners Service
Clare Daly
228. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of coroners who are registered medical doctors. [51476/17]
Tue, 5 Dec 2017
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Coroners Service
Clare Daly
229. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the instructions or advice provided to coroners in circumstances in which the coroner is not a medical doctor; and the person or body that provides advice for the management and conduct of a complex inquest. [51477/17]
Tue, 5 Dec 2017
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Coroners Service
Clare Daly
230. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the basis on which a decision is made for a non medical doctor to preside over a complex medical inquest in counties in which there is both a medical doctor registered as a coroner and a non medical doctor registered as coroner. [51478/17]
Tue, 5 Dec 2017
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Asylum Applications
Clare Daly
232. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if consideration will be given to a request for a transfer to individual accommodation for a person (details supplied) on medical grounds. [51521/17]
Tue, 5 Dec 2017
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Family Reunification Policy
Clare Daly
233. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the way in which the more than 500 family reunification cases recently announced to be accepted will work with regard to the locations from which the cases were selected; the location in which they will reside; the entitlements they will receive in terms of work and social welfare; and the timeframe for same. [51523/17]
Tue, 5 Dec 2017
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Prisoner Health
Clare Daly
265. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress made in relation to health care in prisons with particular reference to the action taken by each prison following the report carried out by the former inspector of prisons regarding the fact that each prison would conduct a staffing needs analysis and health care needs assessment of prisoners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51975/17]
Tue, 5 Dec 2017
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Inspector of Prisons Reports
Clare Daly
266. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to address points made in the Office of the Inspector of Prisons annual report 2015 and 2016 regarding concerns about the use of restricted regimes and the need to monitor same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51976/17]
Tue, 5 Dec 2017
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Protected Disclosures
Clare Daly
267. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to an allegation of senior gardaí in Blanchardstown perverting the course of justice as a result of the political connections of a person (details supplied) arrested under the Public Order Act 1994; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51986/17]
Thu, 30 Nov 2017
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Direct Provision System
Clare Daly
106. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to serious issues at a direct provision centre (details supplied); and the steps he will take to address same. [51322/17]
Thu, 30 Nov 2017
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Magdalen Laundries Report
Clare Daly
107. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his Department will accept the criticisms and recommendations in the Ombudsman's report entitled, Opportunity Lost - An investigation by the Ombudsman into the administration of the Magdalen Restorative Justice Scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51323/17]
Thu, 30 Nov 2017
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Magdalen Laundries Report
Clare Daly
108. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when he will implement the Ombudsman's recommendation to review applications that were refused on the grounds that they had been admitted to a training centre or industrial school located in the same building or attached the grounds of one of the laundries. [51324/17]
Thu, 30 Nov 2017
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Magdalen Laundries Report
Clare Daly
109. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on whether it is his Department's remit to oversee the development of robust guidelines on the operation of future restorative or redress schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51325/17]
Thu, 23 Nov 2017
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Policing Authority Administration
Clare Daly
115. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he is satisfied that the Policing Authority has the necessary staffing resources and expertise in place to fully carry out its role, in view of the fact that the authority spent €139,920 on an outside agency to conduct a report (details supplied) regarding mandatory intoxicant testing and the incorrect issuing of summonses by An Garda Síochána. [49695/17]
Thu, 23 Nov 2017
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Wards of Court
Clare Daly
118. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if a system exists whereby a personal and dedicated advocate for the welfare and needs of a ward of court whose committee is the general solicitor may be appointed in view of the fact that such wards are intensely vulnerable and their needs and welfare may not be adequately provided for in the absence of a dedicated advocate; and, if no such system exists, his plans to introduce same. [49708/17]
Tue, 21 Nov 2017
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Coroners Service
Clare Daly
275. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason local authorities pay for coroners in view of the fact the office of the coroner is under the remit of his Department; and if such costs are reimbursed. [48998/17]
Tue, 21 Nov 2017
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Commencement of Legislation
Clare Daly
290. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when section 14C of the Criminal Evidence Act 1992, as inserted by section 36 of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017, will be commenced. [49375/17]