691. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of member training hours per annum that are allocated to core gardaí attached to the Dublin metropolitan region south division in each of the years 2009 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form. [32767/18]
690. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda Reserve members in the Dublin metropolitan region south division by division, district and sub-district in each of the years 2009 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form. [32766/18]
689. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí attached to the community relations unit in the Dublin metropolitan region south division in each of the years 2009 to 2017 and to date in 2018, by rank, in tabular form. [32765/18]
688. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí attached to the public order unit in the Dublin metropolitan region south division in each of the years 2009 to 2017 and to date in 2018, by rank, in tabular form. [32764/18]
687. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí attached to the traffic corps unit in the Dublin metropolitan region south division in each of the years 2009 to 2017 and to date in 2018, by rank, in tabular form. [32763/18]
686. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí attached to the operational support unit in the Dublin metropolitan region south division in each of the years 2009 to 2017 and to date in 2018, by rank, in tabular form. [32762/18]
685. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí attached to the special detective unit in the Dublin metropolitan region south division in each of the years 2009 to 2017 and to date in 2018, by rank, in tabular form. [32761/18]
684. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí attached to the emergency response unit in the Dublin metropolitan region south division in each of the years 2009 to 2017 and to date in 2018, by rank, in tabular form. [32760/18]
683. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí attached to the regional support unit in the Dublin metropolitan region south division in each of the years 2009 to 2017 and to date in 2018, by rank, in tabular form. [32759/18]
682. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda youth diversion projects in the Dublin metropolitan region south division in each of the years 2009 to 2017 and to date in 2018 and the areas in which they are located. [32758/18]
681. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of juvenile liaison officers attached to the Dublin metropolitan region south division in each of the years 2009 to 2017 and to date in 2018 by division, district and sub-district in tabular form. [32757/18]
680. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of civilian staff attached to the Dublin metropolitan region south division in each of the years 2009 to 2017 and to date in 2018 by division, district and sub-district in tabular form. [32756/18]
679. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the full complement of gardaí in the Dublin metropolitan region south division in each of the years 2009 to 2017 and to date in 2018, by district and sub-district. [32755/18]
678. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the weekly opening hours of each station in the Dublin metropolitan region south division in each of the years 2009 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in Tallaght, Rathfarnham, Terenure and Crumlin. [32754/18]
677. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number and type of Garda vehicles attached to the Dublin metropolitan region south division in each of the years 2009 to 2017 and to date in 2018 by division, district and sub-district in tabular form. [32753/18]
676. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí attached to the Dublin metropolitan region south division by rank in each of the years 2009 to 2017 and to date in 2018, broken down by rank, division, district and sub-district in tabular form. [32752/18]
675. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of core unit gardaí attached to the Dublin metropolitan region south division in each of the years 2009 to 2017 and to date in 2018, by division, district and sub-district in tabular form. [32751/18]
143. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the Cerrejón mine in the north east of Colombia (details supplied). [35076/18]
142. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the assassinations of political and community activists in Colombia, which have massively increased in recent months (details supplied). [35075/18]
141. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the new Bill passed by the Israeli Knesset defining the country as the nation state of the Jewish people (details supplied). [35074/18]
139. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the waiting times for a first passport and a passport renewal; if extra resources will be provided to the passport office during this busy holiday period; and if new changes to streamline the passport application process will be implemented. [34885/18]
70. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the public information campaigns his Department is running to advise of the current backlog regarding passport applications; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that many are currently unaware of the significant backlog and that many are complaining that they are unable to contact the Passport Office; and his plans to update the current communications systems in place in the Passport Office. [27902/18]
56. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to a report (details supplied); his views on the calls for the International Criminal Court to open a formal investigation into Israel’s actions in Palestine; and his further views on the demand for third countries to impose targeted sanctions against officials responsible for Israel’s ongoing serious human rights violations. [27899/18]
54. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has raised concerns with the Government of the United States of America regarding the separation of children from their parents and the detention of vulnerable children in cages at the US-Mexican border; his views on whether this violates children's and human rights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27900/18]
35. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention was drawn to the position of a person (details supplied) in the context of Turkey’s presidential and general election on 24 June 2018; his views on whether such dire and unbalanced elections go against the democratic principle of free and fair elections; and if he will call for the immediate release of the person. [27903/18]
32. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to clear the significant backlog that is delaying persons receiving a passport in a prompt and efficient manner, if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the current delays are causing significant hardship and if extra staff are being recruited or allocated to urgently deal with the issue. [27901/18]
370. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties experienced by married same-sex couples in getting both their names on their child's birth certificate and the difficulties they experience when applying for passports and other State documents in view of the fact that they have to apply as sole parents; the steps he will take to rectify the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27724/18]
91. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to a matter (details supplied) in relation to the security forces in Honduras and other issues in that country; and if he will raise the need for prosecutions against those involved in state violence and the release of the remaining political prisoners with his Honduran counterpart. [27909/18]
117. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the deteriorating human rights situation in Guatemala (details supplied); and if he will raise the issue with his Guatemalan counterpart. [26506/18]
62. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Bahraini Court of Appeal has upheld the five year sentence against a person (details supplied); his views on whether the person was simply peacefully expressing their opinions online and this should not be a crime; if he will speak out against their ongoing detention and the Bahraini authorities’ determination to squash the right to freedom of expression and silence peaceful criticism; and if he will discuss the case with his Bahraini counterpart and request the person's immediate release and for all charges against them to be dropped. [25750/18]
931. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the length of time a person (details supplied) is awaiting a dermatologist appointment in Tallaght University Hospital; if the waiting time is usual or excessive; the waiting time to see a dermatologist in the hospital; the number of persons awaiting an appointment with a dermatologist; the steps being taken to alleviate the waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25601/18]
72. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that an Israeli soldier (details supplied) convicted of manslaughter for killing an injured Palestinian was freed from prison on 8 May 2018; and his views on whether the original 18-month sentence was not appropriate and their early release demonstrates that there is immunity for Israeli soldiers who extrajudicially kill Palestinian civilians. [21082/18]
49. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on whether the British Government and the DUP have blocked legacy inquests (details supplied); and the steps he is taking to ensure families obtain an inquest into the death of their loved ones. [21085/18]
47. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the withdrawal of the USA from the Iran nuclear deal; his further views on whether the deal has been a success to date; his views on whether Iran has lived up to its obligations and that there is no convincing or credible information that Iran has violated the deal; his further views on whether the President Trump's decision is dangerous; his views on the deal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21083/18]
46. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the nearly 1 million Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh (details supplied); and the steps he is taking to assist these refugees in advance of the monsoons. [21086/18]
32. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to a report from the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan that found rockets and heavy machine guns fired from Afghan Government helicopters killed and wounded at least 107 boys and men attending a religious ceremony (details supplied); and his views on the concern of the UN with regard to the matter. [21084/18]
136. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans for a new Garda station in Tallaght; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there is overcrowding in the station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20682/18]
167. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied) awaiting spinal surgery in Tallaght University Hospital; the length of time they are waiting for the surgery; and if an appointment for same will be expedited. [19384/18]
55. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that four men in Bahrain were recently sentenced to death by a Bahraini military court on charges of trying to kill the head of the country’s armed forces (details supplied); if he will raise the cases with his Bahraini counterpart; and if he will request their release and for Bahrain to end the use of capital punishment. [19383/18]
54. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact the deadline for appealing a 20 March 2018 decision from a chamber of the European Court of Human Rights, ECHR, regarding the torture of persons (details supplied); and if he will support the request of these persons to appeal the 20 March 2018 decision to the Grand Chamber of the ECHR. [19382/18]
53. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the statement from a group (details supplied) in which the group apologised for the hurt caused to victims of its armed actions; his views on whether the statement from the group is an important contribution to peace and reconciliation; his plans to request the Spanish and French Governments to respond positively to this statement and to help build a fair, comprehensive and irreversible peace in the Basque country and to deal with the issue of political prisoners. [19381/18]
249. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) was informed in 2016, by staff from Chamber House in Tallaght, that an appointment for speech and language therapy would be available in March 2018 and it may now take another year; when the child will receive supports that now include occupational therapy and behavioural therapy; the reason for the delay; and the steps being taken to resolve the delay for children in this catchment area with special needs. [18717/18]
71. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the academic scholarships available for Palestinian citizens to study here; the courses that are covered by the scholarships; and the requirements in order to be considered for a scholarship. [18832/18]
80. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Libyan coast guard is aggressively stopping boats full of refugees in international waters (details supplied); his views on whether Libya is a safe country of origin; and the steps he is taking to request the Libyan coast guard to cease violating international law by returning refugees to a country which is not a safe country of origin. [18146/18]
79. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if funds from his Department are sent to Libya through European Union grants to help fund the Libyan coast guard, detention centres for migrants and refugees in that country, or both. [18145/18]
78. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on a series of matters (details supplied) relating to the plight of the Rohingya; and his plans to recognise 25 August as Rohingya remembrance day. [18144/18]
351. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the amount of funding being spent by Tallaght Hospital on dialysis services provided by a private hospital (details supplied). [17466/18]
349. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health if funding was approved for a new replacement dialysis unit in Tallaght Hospital in June 2017; if the funding was cancelled on 5 January 2018; the reason for this cancellation; the status of funding for the unit; and if the proposed unit is included in Project Ireland 2040 (details supplied). [17453/18]
266. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the community return programme is open to prisoners serving a five-year sentence but statutorily barred; the process for making such an application; and the criteria needed to get access to and be a successful applicant for the scheme. [17467/18]
344. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if funding provided by his Department to Kildare County Council to repair houses has been returned; and if so, the amount. [17191/18]