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Question· writtenPQ 437asked

437. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons that had penalty points imposed on them by the courts due to Garda error instead of being summonsed who have been contacted by An Garda Síochána; the number of persons who received convictions due to this error; the number of those convictions that were quashed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34904/17]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 July 2017

437. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons that had penalty points imposed on them by the courts due to Garda error instead of being summonsed who have been contacted by An Garda Síochána; the number of persons who received convictions due to this error; the number of those convictions that were quashed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34904/17]

Question· writtenPQ 436asked

436. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí in Dublin west involved in providing security for the Taoiseach and the Tánaiste; and if gardaí from the current cohort of gardaí stationed in Dublin west are allocated security duties on a regular basis. [34894/17]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 July 2017

436. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí in Dublin west involved in providing security for the Taoiseach and the Tánaiste; and if gardaí from the current cohort of gardaí stationed in Dublin west are allocated security duties on a regular basis. [34894/17]

Question· writtenPQ 92asked

92. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 will come into force; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32683/17]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 July 2017

92. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 will come into force; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32683/17]

Question· writtenPQ 89asked

89. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the Council of Europe’s anti-corruption body, GRECO’s report stating that Ireland had fully implemented just three of 11 recommendations included in a 2014 evaluation report; the reason the other recommendations have not been implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32686/17]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 July 2017

89. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the Council of Europe’s anti-corruption body, GRECO’s report stating that Ireland had fully implemented just three of 11 recommendations included in a 2014 evaluation report; the reason the other recommendations have not been implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32686/17]

Question· writtenPQ 86asked

86. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to introduce legislation to allow those seeking international protection the right to work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32685/17]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 July 2017

86. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to introduce legislation to allow those seeking international protection the right to work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32685/17]

Question· writtenPQ 65asked

65. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the date on which the wards of court office will be able to automatically provide statements to the committees of wards of court; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32684/17]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 July 2017

65. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the date on which the wards of court office will be able to automatically provide statements to the committees of wards of court; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32684/17]

Question· writtenPQ 301asked

301. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the Government's commitment to Better Outcomes, Brighter Futures, the national policy framework for children and young people 2014-2020 to ensure adequate access by children to an imprisoned parent in a child-friendly setting. [32288/17]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 July 2017

301. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the Government's commitment to Better Outcomes, Brighter Futures, the national policy framework for children and young people 2014-2020 to ensure adequate access by children to an imprisoned parent in a child-friendly setting. [32288/17]

Question· writtenPQ 300asked

300. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the Irish Prison Service facilitates evening and weekend visits to take into account the needs of children and families of prisoners. [32287/17]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 July 2017

300. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the Irish Prison Service facilitates evening and weekend visits to take into account the needs of children and families of prisoners. [32287/17]

Question· writtenPQ 298asked

298. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prisoners in the closed prison estate who have daily access to a minimum of seven hours of educational and vocational programmes from Monday to Friday. [32285/17]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 July 2017

298. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prisoners in the closed prison estate who have daily access to a minimum of seven hours of educational and vocational programmes from Monday to Friday. [32285/17]

Question· writtenPQ 297asked

297. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the access that prisoners held on restricted regimes have to training and education, specifically in Wheatfield place of detention and Mountjoy Prison. [32284/17]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 July 2017

297. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the access that prisoners held on restricted regimes have to training and education, specifically in Wheatfield place of detention and Mountjoy Prison. [32284/17]

Question· writtenPQ 296asked

296. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of hours and days per week that schools are currently open per prison; the number of prisoners attending school in each prison; and the extent to which staff shortages are resulting in school closures. [32283/17]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 July 2017

296. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of hours and days per week that schools are currently open per prison; the number of prisoners attending school in each prison; and the extent to which staff shortages are resulting in school closures. [32283/17]

Question· writtenPQ 295asked

295. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of fully designated integrated sentenced management officers per prison across the Prison Service; and the average caseload per ISM officer. [32282/17]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 July 2017

295. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of fully designated integrated sentenced management officers per prison across the Prison Service; and the average caseload per ISM officer. [32282/17]

Question· writtenPQ 294asked

294. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of incidents that the Irish Prison Service managed to de-escalate through conflict resolution techniques or restorative practices in 2016; and the number of such incidents per prison. [32281/17]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 July 2017

294. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of incidents that the Irish Prison Service managed to de-escalate through conflict resolution techniques or restorative practices in 2016; and the number of such incidents per prison. [32281/17]

Question· writtenPQ 293asked

293. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of recorded incidents in which control and restraint techniques were used by the Irish Prison Service in 2016; and the number of such incidents per prison. [32280/17]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 July 2017

293. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of recorded incidents in which control and restraint techniques were used by the Irish Prison Service in 2016; and the number of such incidents per prison. [32280/17]

Question· writtenPQ 292asked

292. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the therapeutic services and treatment programmes that are available for prisoners with addiction issues; the waiting lists for referrals to such services and treatments; and the number of drug free wings in prisons here. [32279/17]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 July 2017

292. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the therapeutic services and treatment programmes that are available for prisoners with addiction issues; the waiting lists for referrals to such services and treatments; and the number of drug free wings in prisons here. [32279/17]

Question· writtenPQ 290asked

290. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of beds allocated to the Irish Prison Service in the Central Mental Hospital in Dundrum; the number of beds that will be allocated to the Irish Prison Service in the new national forensic hospital in Portrane; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32277/17]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 July 2017

290. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of beds allocated to the Irish Prison Service in the Central Mental Hospital in Dundrum; the number of beds that will be allocated to the Irish Prison Service in the new national forensic hospital in Portrane; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32277/17]

Question· writtenPQ 289asked

289. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of sentenced prisoners currently held in Cloverhill Remand Prison; and the number of sentenced prisoners that are sharing cells with remand prisoners in that prison. [32276/17]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 July 2017

289. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of sentenced prisoners currently held in Cloverhill Remand Prison; and the number of sentenced prisoners that are sharing cells with remand prisoners in that prison. [32276/17]

Question· writtenPQ 288asked

288. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of remand prisoners who are mixed with sentenced prisoners across the prison estate; and the prisons in which this is occurring. [32275/17]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 July 2017

288. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of remand prisoners who are mixed with sentenced prisoners across the prison estate; and the prisons in which this is occurring. [32275/17]

Question· writtenPQ 287asked

287. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of category A complaints made to the Irish Prison Service in 2016; the number of these complaints that were upheld or dismissed; and the average length of time it took to complete the complaints process and communicate the outcome to prisoners. [32274/17]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 July 2017

287. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of category A complaints made to the Irish Prison Service in 2016; the number of these complaints that were upheld or dismissed; and the average length of time it took to complete the complaints process and communicate the outcome to prisoners. [32274/17]

Question· writtenPQ 285asked

285. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if inspection reports on individual prisons have been submitted to him by the Office of the Inspector of Prisons and are awaiting publication; and if so, the reason for the delay in publication. [32272/17]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 July 2017

285. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if inspection reports on individual prisons have been submitted to him by the Office of the Inspector of Prisons and are awaiting publication; and if so, the reason for the delay in publication. [32272/17]

Question· writtenPQ 284asked

284. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the unallocated spend within his Department for 2017; the expenditure allocated to programmes in 2017 which are due to cease in 2017; the funds that will become available within his Department's expenditure profile in 2018 due to changes in demand for services and goods and or changes to costs within his Department and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32250/17]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 July 2017

284. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the unallocated spend within his Department for 2017; the expenditure allocated to programmes in 2017 which are due to cease in 2017; the funds that will become available within his Department's expenditure profile in 2018 due to changes in demand for services and goods and or changes to costs within his Department and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32250/17]

Question· writtenPQ 140asked

140. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if wards of court and their representatives will be given a comprehensive report on a regular basis on the way their funds are managed and the balance in each account; the way the funds were spent and administered; the number of complaints received from the representatives of the wards of court in relation to the operation of the current system; the number of these complaints that have been addressed; the reason for the delay in providing statements of accounts to those persons in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31671/17]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 July 2017

140. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if wards of court and their representatives will be given a comprehensive report on a regular basis on the way their funds are managed and the balance in each account; the way the funds were spent and administered; the number of complaints received from the representatives of the wards of court in relation to the operation of the current system; the number of these complaints that have been addressed; the reason for the delay in providing statements of accounts to those persons in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31671/17]

Question· writtenPQ 297asked

297. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 859 to 861, inclusive, on 20 June 2017, the amount which was allocated in 2017 to deliver on recruitment; the amount allocated to the recruitment of 300 Garda reserves, 800 Garda recruits and up to 500 civilians; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31404/17]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2017

297. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 859 to 861, inclusive, on 20 June 2017, the amount which was allocated in 2017 to deliver on recruitment; the amount allocated to the recruitment of 300 Garda reserves, 800 Garda recruits and up to 500 civilians; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31404/17]

Question· writtenPQ 200asked

200. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health if representatives from his Department or the HSE have met with members of An Garda Síochána and discussed recent reports of heroin and cocaine in circulation that is laced with fentanyl; his plans to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30343/17]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 June 2017

200. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health if representatives from his Department or the HSE have met with members of An Garda Síochána and discussed recent reports of heroin and cocaine in circulation that is laced with fentanyl; his plans to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30343/17]

Question· writtenPQ 199asked

199. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health the way in which a pilot supervised injecting facility will open by the end of 2017; the date on which expressions of interest will be sought; the time that will be allocated to receive these; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30342/17]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 June 2017

199. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health the way in which a pilot supervised injecting facility will open by the end of 2017; the date on which expressions of interest will be sought; the time that will be allocated to receive these; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30342/17]

Question· writtenPQ 198asked

198. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health if he has confirmed with the HSE that a pilot supervised injecting facility will open in Dublin in 2017; and if so, the funding allocated to same. [30341/17]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 June 2017

198. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health if he has confirmed with the HSE that a pilot supervised injecting facility will open in Dublin in 2017; and if so, the funding allocated to same. [30341/17]

Question· writtenPQ 289asked

289. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the discussions which took place in his Department regarding the funding model in Templemore; and the dates on which these discussions took place and the participants. [29924/17]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 June 2017

289. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the discussions which took place in his Department regarding the funding model in Templemore; and the dates on which these discussions took place and the participants. [29924/17]

Question· writtenPQ 275asked

275. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí attached to the special detective unit; and the number of gardaí due to be appointed to this unit by the end of 2017. [29644/17]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 June 2017

275. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí attached to the special detective unit; and the number of gardaí due to be appointed to this unit by the end of 2017. [29644/17]

Question· writtenPQ 267asked

267. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the former Attorney General (details supplied) was absent from deliberations concerning her suitability for a position as a judge as per section 18 of the Courts and Court Officers Act 1995. [29535/17]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 June 2017

267. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the former Attorney General (details supplied) was absent from deliberations concerning her suitability for a position as a judge as per section 18 of the Courts and Court Officers Act 1995. [29535/17]

Question· writtenPQ 1566asked

1566. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health if there have been developments regarding the proposal to allow users of drugs in venues such as clubs to have them tested for potentially lethal ingredients. [28954/17]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 June 2017

1566. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health if there have been developments regarding the proposal to allow users of drugs in venues such as clubs to have them tested for potentially lethal ingredients. [28954/17]

Question· writtenPQ 1565asked

1565. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health the legal position of drug-testing kits that would allow MDMA ecstasy users to test drugs for their safety; if a person may be arrested for possession of these kits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28953/17]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 June 2017

1565. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health the legal position of drug-testing kits that would allow MDMA ecstasy users to test drugs for their safety; if a person may be arrested for possession of these kits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28953/17]

Question· writtenPQ 1472asked

1472. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the Central Mental Hospital waiting list on 12 June 2017; the length of time each person has been on the waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28690/17]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 June 2017

1472. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the Central Mental Hospital waiting list on 12 June 2017; the length of time each person has been on the waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28690/17]

Question· writtenPQ 869asked

869. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of new recruits the Garda College takes in each year; the dates on which this takes place; and the maximum number of recruits the Garda College can take in each of these intake periods. [28534/17]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 June 2017

869. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of new recruits the Garda College takes in each year; the dates on which this takes place; and the maximum number of recruits the Garda College can take in each of these intake periods. [28534/17]