756. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health the funding available for independent research and mapping on drug-related harms among children and young persons under the age of 18 including those who are homeless. [13546/16]
755. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health if he includes under-18s in bio-behavioural surveillance and studies conducted by his Department. [13545/16]
754. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health if he will conduct a rapid assessment to quickly estimate the situation and service needs of drug users who are under 18 years of age. [13544/16]
752. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health the number of needle exchange services in current operation; and the number of these services that cater to the needs of under 18s. [13542/16]
751. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health if his Department has examined the potential decriminalisation of small amounts of drugs for personal use as a harm-reduction approach to take a public health approach to chronic or recreational drug use. [13541/16]
749. 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. [13539/16]
690. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health the cost of opening supervised injection facilities in Dublin, Cork and Limerick. [12933/16]
643. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health the annual funding that was previously provided for the Barnardos and One Family pilot child contact centre which has since been withdrawn; and the cost of re-instating this at appropriate levels. [12577/16]
634. 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. [13512/16]
538. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of former Garda stations that have been disposed of or are expected to be disposed of by the end of 2016 and thereafter. [12561/16]
524. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will ratify the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. [12932/16]
506. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to provide mandatory and comprehensive anti-racism training to all of his Department's front-line staff. [13453/16]
288. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills to outline his plans to address the policy gap whereby sexual harassment in schools among students falls between his Department's action plan on bullying and Children First obligations; and if Children First is a secondary set of prevention actions that does not prevent sexual violence from happening. [12928/16]
230. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons currently serving custodial or suspended sentences for drug possession; and the total prison population. [13557/16]
229. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to amend the legislation on the taking of oaths and to make it fit for purpose. [13536/16]
217. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the Garda Commissioner has discussed the reasons for, and outcomes of, her visit to Washington in March 2016; if she informed the Minister whom she met there; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13354/16]
211. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will introduce legislation to allow small limited companies not to engage the services of solicitors and barristers when accessing the courts; if she is aware that the costs of such services are prohibitive for some; and her plans to implement a small claims intellectual property process in the courts. [12969/16]
210. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she is aware of an alleged speeding offence that was entered on the PULSE - police using leading systems effectively - system (details supplied) and of the circumstances in which it was not pursued but no justification was given for this decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12965/16]
208. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on the development of terms of reference for the inquiry into Garda misconduct allegations made by a person (details supplied). [12958/16]
206. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if any gardaí have ever been through disciplinary processes as a result of misuse of the covert human intelligence source scheme; and if so, the result of these processes. [12938/16]
204. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will reverse the increases in application fees for Irish citizenship. [12936/16]
202. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will ensure that civil legal aid is provided to borrowers or tenants in difficulty to ensure that they receive adequate legal advice and are supported in any legal proceedings which may result in repossession or eviction. [12931/16]
201. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will broaden the remit of the Legal Aid Board to include issues related to social welfare, housing and employment. [12930/16]
200. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the cost of ending the requirement for victims of domestic violence to make financial contributions for State-funded legal services provided by the Legal Aid Board. [12929/16]
199. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will fund research focusing on adolescent experiences and fear of sexual violence. [12927/16]
198. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the cost of commissioning a new sexual abuse and violence in Ireland study. [12926/16]
197. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will commit to funding a new sexual abuse and violence in Ireland study. [12925/16]
196. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the outstanding actions in the national strategy on domestic, sexual and gender-based violence including having a high-level research goal that is fit for purpose; and the agency or Department that is responsible for its implementation, set out in tabular form. [12924/16]
195. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the level of funding allocated to achieving the research goals of the national strategy on domestic, sexual and gender based violence. [12923/16]
194. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she is aware that the Rape Crisis Network Ireland has recommended establishing and resourcing a distinct and specialist primary prevention infrastructure and programme. [12920/16]
177. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prosecutions brought under the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 and the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act 1997 for fatalities and accidents at work since the enactment of these Acts; and the number of such prosecutions which resulted in convictions. [12738/16]
176. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to publish the regulatory impact analysis put together by the interdepartmental working group on proposed corporate manslaughter legislation. [12733/16]
174. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the Criminal Assets Bureau seizes assets acquired through white collar crime; and the level of such assets seized to date. [12702/16]
173. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the use of the equitable remedy of disgorgement as a supplementary measure to possible criminal penalties in white collar crime cases. [12701/16]
172. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the resources she has allocated to integrated sentence management in prisons to deliver prisoner centred rehabilitation. [12700/16]
171. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to extend diversion and inter-agency approaches to crime prevention to young persons up to 24 years of age. [12699/16]
170. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when she will introduce legislation to update the coroner system and to ensure mechanisms of investigation into deaths in prison custody are compliant with Ireland's international human rights obligations. [12698/16]
169. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she is aware of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights' concluding observations on Ireland under the July 2014 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights that expressed concern at the continuing operation and expansion of the remit of the Special Criminal Court; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12697/16]
168. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to prioritise Ireland’s human rights obligations by prioritising the development of smaller local prisons and open and low-security options in order to enhance the economic efficiency of the system and to allow the development of more effective and constructive regimes. [12696/16]
167. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she is aware of findings from the Law Reform Commission and the strategic review of penal policy that mandatory and presumptive sentencing does not achieve its aims; and her plans to repeal these laws. [12695/16]
166. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of committals for non-payment of fines in each of the years 2013 to 2016 to date; and the mechanism she is using to monitor the implementation of the Fines Act 2014. [12694/16]
164. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to extend expungement provisions in the Children Act 2001 to offences committed up to 21 years of age. [12681/16]