112. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the intake of Garda Síochána recruits at Templemore College during each of the years 2012 to 2016 to date and the projected intake for the remainder of 2016. [12559/16]
111. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the cost of training of new members of An Garda Síochána. [12558/16]
110. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the full year cost of recruiting and training 100 additional members of An Garda Síochána in 2017. [12557/16]
109. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the cost of funding Travellers' initiatives by 10%; 20% and 25%. [12556/16]
105. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she is aware of other jurisdictions developing problem solving courts where judges review the progress of appropriate convicted offenders after sentence with the aim of imposing non-custodial sentences; and the potential for a similar pilot scheme here. [12524/16]
103. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the education or literacy needs of persons are assessed when they enter the custody of the Irish Prison Service. [12522/16]
102. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will publish an inquiry report by Mr. Justice Frank Clarke on how the Garda Ombudsman investigators conduct their work; the date on which it will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12521/16]
101. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of times she has had contact with the Garda Commissioner by telephone, in person or by any other method of communication since the publication of the O’Higgins report; the number of these communications that mentioned the report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12520/16]
100. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to expand on the programme for Government pledge to clamp down on potential abuses of the criminal legal aid scheme; the number of times this abuse has been detected during each of the years 2011 to 2016 to date; the definition of abuse of this scheme that her Department is using for the purposes of identifying abuse; and the legal remedies available when abuse is detected and proven. [12519/16]
99. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the details of the new regional support unit within An Garda Síochána, including the resources and the number of personnel she will allocate to it. [12517/16]
98. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the details of each suicide prevention group in operation within each prison in the Irish Prison Service. [12516/16]
97. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the measures she is taking to prevent the influx of drugs and alcohol into the prison system. [12515/16]
96. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the changes that have been made within the Irish Prison Service since the death of a person (details supplied) with regard to treating suicidal prisoners; and the status of the recommendations Judge Michael Reilly made in the aftermath of this. [12514/16]
95. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons who have taken their own lives while in prison in each of the years 2009 to 2016 to date. [12513/16]
94. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the implementation of recommendations set out in the report of an investigation by the Inspector of Prisons, Judge Michael Reilly, into the handling of the sentencing, release and post-release procedures in a criminal matter. [12512/16]
93. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the system in place for monitoring suicidal or vulnerable prisoners in the custody of the Irish Prison Service. [12511/16]
92. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons who have died while in the custody of the Irish Prison Service in each of the years 2011 to 2016 to date, including the cause of death; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12510/16]
91. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prosecutions and convictions for rape and sexual assault and the number of these convictions that resulted in a non-custodial sentence or in a fully suspended sentence in each of the years 2009 to 2016 to date, in tabular format. [12509/16]
90. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of the 29 victim requests for reviews of the Director of Public Prosecution’s decision not to prosecute since the implementation of the victims' directive, which resulted in the decision of the Director of Public Prosecutions being reversed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12508/16]
Bill entitled an Act to create the indictable offence of corporate manslaughter by an undertaking, to create the indictable offence of grossly negligent management causing death by a high managerial agent of the undertaking, and to provide for related matters
76. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the procedures she will follow in appointing Irish nominees to committees of the Council of Europe; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12004/16]
390. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health when he will commence sections 20 to 23, inclusive, of the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11852/16]
75. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to ensure that all ranks in An Garda Síochána are diligent in taking proper units, and that unit sergeants regularly monitor the performance of their unit members in this regard, as set out in the recommendations of the Commission of Investigation (Certain Matters relative to the Cavan/Monaghan Division of the Garda Síochána) Final Report. [11383/16]
65. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the funding and resources she will ring-fence in budget 2017 to ensure the full implementation of the Istanbul Convention, the second national strategy on gender-based violence and the victims' directive, as promised in the programme for Government. [11175/16]
1199. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, can fast-track applications by elderly persons who were adopted in childhood and who are seeking to access information regarding their birth family; and if she has examined the potential for this process to be put in place. [9627/16]
297. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills to change the policy under the reasonable accommodations scheme given the recent court decision on this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10119/16]
296. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he is aware that a person (details supplied) is being refused a reader for the leaving certificate examination in June 2016, despite having had a reader for the junior certificate; and to reverse this decision. [10118/16]
278. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills to review procedures for parents to access teachers under the July provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9718/16]
268. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills to set out the status of the review of the delivering equality of opportunity in schools scheme. [9697/16]
249. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills to set out the status of the Teaching Council's review of the Teaching Council (Registration) Regulations 2009 under the Teaching Council Acts; if draft regulations have been submitted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9382/16]
133. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to introduce a public defender system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10377/16]
45. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to introduce legislative provisions in the forthcoming legislation amending the powers of the Criminal Assets Bureau to direct moneys seized by the bureau back to the communities that are worst affected by crime. [10156/16]
42. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the processing times for European Union treaty rights visa applications for qualifying family members; and the steps she is taking to ensure compliance with the requirement to process such applications on the basis of an accelerated procedure. [10157/16]
5. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if taking a harm-reduction approach to drug law reform has a role in tackling organised crime. [10197/16]
2. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to implement the recommendations of the O'Higgins report. [10196/16]
442. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the introduction of a policy where landlords would provide a certificate confirming their compliance with rental accommodation standards, before registering with the Private Residencial Tenancies Board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8219/16]
441. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to amend legislation to compel private landlords to be responsible for the certification of compliance for each of their rental properties. [8218/16]
440. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the policy recommended in a report by a company (details supplied) that all rented accommodations should be certified. [8217/16]
376. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware that Quality and Qualifications Ireland, QQI, has been holding briefings on the new engagement process for validating new and existing awards; that all programmes must be renewed within five years of initial validation; that the fee for re-engagement is €5,000 per centre, with a possibility of a change to €2,000 thereafter; that these fees are due again in full if the original presentation is not found to be acceptable; if QQI examined the potential for a sliding scale for centres engaged in non-profit work; the total remuneration QQI is expected to receive from this process in 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8058/16]
647. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of the decision of the State Examinations Commission regarding a person (details supplied) in County Cork; why the commission delivers decisions on the closing date for appeals; if she will ensure this decision is reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5508/16]
88. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to support certification of all rented accommodation; to support legislation to make landlords responsible for certification; and to support the view that in order to register with the Private Residential Tenancies Board landlords must prove they have complied with the minimum standards and have a certificate to prove this. [4501/16]
465. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she has considered the submission for Louth Meath Education and Training Board and specifically O'Fiaich College in Dundalk, County Louth to expend the further education provision of that college; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4074/16]
278. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he is aware that some groups of Montessori teachers, who work in early years childcare, have been told by their employers that their Association Montessori Internationale qualification will no longer be acceptable to teach on the Early Childhood Care and Education preschool scheme; the reason for this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4073/16]
428. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of concerns raised by teaching staff regarding dual standards in the admissions process for students applying through the Central Applications Office and external applications. [2162/16]
427. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if an accreditation process is in place for the agencies used to recruit foreign students to third level institutions; the persons responsible for carrying out supplier reviews, approving legal contracts, and for ensuring student aftercare is at an acceptable standard. [2161/16]