Alan Kelly

Labour Party · Tipperary North

Activity on Justice and Equality — 202 events (27 lobbying · 175 questions · 0 votes) full profile →

• 2026-03-27
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  ActionAid Ireland Justice and Equality

  • Follow up request to attend an event focused on challenges facing lone parents in direct provision.
• 2026-01-22
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  Irish Council for Civil Liberties Justice and Equality

  • ICCL Legal Observers Report
• 2026-01-21
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  ActionAid Ireland Justice and Equality

  • Research launch invite sent to relevant politicians who cover either housing or migration in their brief
• 2026-01-21
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  Immigrant Council of Ireland Justice and Equality

  • Alan Kelly TD was contacted on behalf od the Coalition on EU Migration Pact in relation to the upcoming legislative process on the International Protection Bill 2025
• 2026-01-21
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  Nasc Ireland Justice and Equality

  • Changes to naturalisation requirements for refugees
• 2026-01-21
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  Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC) Justice and Equality

  • Review of the Scheme of Civil Legal Aid
• 2026-01-21
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  Irish Red Cross Justice and Equality

  • Seeking engagement on policy changes in foreign reception for International Protection Applicants (IPAs). There were several different engagements on this matter which are detailed further below in the section on how the lobbying was carried out.
• 2026-01-20
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  Rockwood Consulting ULC Justice and Equality

  • Firearms policy
• 2026-01-20
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  Hume Brophy Justice and Equality

  • Raise awareness about NOffLA's concerns about unregulated online sellers of alcohol
• 2026-01-19
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  Transgender Equality Network Ireland Justice and Equality

  • Invitation to AV Room briefing on legal gender recognition
• 2026-01-19
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  Alcohol Action Ireland Justice and Equality

  • Operation Encompass
• 2026-01-16
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  Irish Council for International Students (ICOS) Justice and Equality

  • Wrote to Members of the Oireachtas to request meeting and discuss the Criminal Law and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025
• 2026-01-15
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  SAFE Ireland National Social Change Agency CLG T/A SAFE Ireland Justice and Equality

  • General Scheme of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences, Domestic Violence and International Instruments) Bill 2025
• 2026-01-14
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  National Women's Council of Ireland Justice and Equality

  • Committee’s Report on ‘Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Criminal Law and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025’.
• 2026-01-05
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  Ruhama Justice and Equality

  • Invitation to Ruhama's upcoming international conference on combatting pornography, sexual exploitation and sexual violence
• 2025-12-19
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  Polio Survivors Ireland Justice and Equality

  • Wrote to the Joint Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to express urgent concern regarding the challenges faced by persons with disabilities living within the Direct Provision system.
• 2025-09-20
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  Irish Council for Civil Liberties 2 returns Justice and Equality

  • Offences Against the State Act Renewal
  • Defamation (Amendment) Bill
• 2025-09-19
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  Dublin Rape Crisis Centre Justice and Equality

  • Extend an invitation to attend the launch of Dublin Rape Crisis Centre's annual report
• 2025-09-18
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  Age & Opportunity Justice and Equality

  • Pre-budget Submission (for 2026 Budget)
• 2025-09-18
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  Ruhama Justice and Equality

  • Invitation to Ruhama's upcoming international conference on combatting pornography, sexual exploitation and sexual violence
• 2025-09-11
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  The Psychological Society of Ireland Justice and Equality

  • Circulation of PSI Press Release to Oireachtas Members (opposition TDs) Calling for an End to the Use of Therapy Notes in Rape and Sexual Assault Cases
• 2025-08-22
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  Polio Survivors Ireland Justice and Equality

  • Wrote to the Joint Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
• 2025-08-08
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  Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) Ireland Justice and Equality

  • In June 2025, JRS Ireland was a joint signatory to a policy paper submitted to the Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration, containing a series of recommendations regarding the General Scheme of the International Protection Bill 2025 and Ireland's implementation of the EU Pact on Asylum and Migration.
• 2025-05-20
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  Alcohol Action Ireland 3 returns Justice and Equality

  • alcohol and domestic, sexual and gender-based violence
  • Worker safety in the nighttime economy report from AAI
  • Alcohol and crime
• 2025-05-16
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  Irish Council for Civil Liberties 5 returns Justice and Equality

  • Historic Human Rights Violations
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024
  • Body-Worn Cameras
  • Defamation (Amendment) Bill
• 2025-04-30
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  European Network Against Racism (ENAR) Ireland CLG Justice and Equality

  • Concern over the IHRA definition of antisemitism.
• 2025-01-15
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  The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA Justice and Equality

  • Crime in Rural Areas
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the estimated cost of the purchase of a new Garda car for the Minister for Foreign Affairs (details supplied); the estimated cost of the new car and two Garda drivers; and the way this is going to be replaced in the budget of An Garda Síochána. [19628/20]
• 2020-07-30
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she, her Ministers of State and or advisers have ever used private email for any form of official Government use since the formation of the Government; and if so, if she will publish all such emails and corresponding documents immediately. [19641/20]
• 2020-07-30
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the meetings she and her Ministers of State have had since the formation of the Government by date, in tabular form (details supplied). [19658/20]
• 2020-07-30
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide details of her advisers and those of the Ministers of State; the remuneration packages of same; and the date of commencement in their role. [19675/20]
• 2020-07-30
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the actions she will take following receipt of correspondence from a person (details supplied) regarding the Irish Prison Service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19688/20]
• 2020-07-30
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí placed on sick leave due to stress or mental illness in each of the years 2015 to 2019 and to date in 2020; the proportion the number represented of the number of gardaí in each year, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19860/20]
• 2020-07-30
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí who died by suicide while still in the employment of the State in each of the years 2015 to 2019 and to date in 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19861/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when there will be a new Garda station in Cashel, County Tipperary. [20099/20]
• 2020-07-30
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the volume and cost of private properties or temporary structures being hired by An Garda Síochána by Garda district in each of the years 2018 to 2020, in tabular form. [20100/20]
• 2020-07-30
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if her Department has carried out advertising campaigns to promote policies or programmes being implemented by same; if so, if she will provide the details of the campaign or relevant programme; the cost of advertising in publications, broadcast advertising, outdoor advertising; the cost of consultancy or production costs in each of the past two years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21032/20]
• 2020-07-28
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the extra resources being put in place nationwide to help, facilitate and make welcome the 46 new Syrian families moving to County Tipperary in the coming weeks and months across housing, health, education, social protection and so on in tabular form. [18677/20]
• 2020-07-14
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when the former Tánaiste ceded his State car and Garda driver; the reason this was not done automatically when he ceased to be Tánaiste; the cost per annum of such services for the Taoiseach, Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality; and the figures for each of the years 2018, 2019 and 2020. [15157/20]
• 2020-07-14
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide a copy of the departmental briefings received by her and each Minister of State in her Department upon taking up each individual role; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14807/20]
• 2020-06-23
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if extensions will be granted to licences for community facilities that run bingo and social dancing in view of the fact that they have not been used for a number of months due to Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11958/20]
• 2020-06-23
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if a copy of all briefing documents provided to Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and the Green Party for their programme for Government negotiations will be provided. [12153/20]
• 2020-06-09
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason the decision has been made to move the office of the Inspector of Prisons from Nenagh, County Tipperary to Dublin; when the move is due to take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9779/20]
• 2019-11-26
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of a naturalisation application by a person (details supplied); when the application will be finalised; if the application will be expedited in view of the recent Court of Appeal judgment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48574/19]
• 2019-11-12
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the date his Department was first informed by An Garda Síochána of its new regional and divisional headquarters as part of the latest restructuring programme under its new operating model; if his Department was provided with previous iterations of the regional and divisional headquarters prior to this; if so, the dates concerned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46379/19]
• 2019-11-05
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of computers in his Department that still use an operating system (details supplied), in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44715/19]
• 2019-11-05
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his Department will not be forced to pay additional premium payments to a company (details supplied) once support for an operating system expires in January 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44730/19]
• 2019-11-05
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to protect his Department in the event of a malware attack or security risks as a result of the failure to upgrade computers from an operating system (details supplied) in his Department and the agencies under his remit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44746/19]
• 2019-10-23
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of a naturalisation application by a person (details supplied); when the application will be finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43744/19]
• 2019-10-16
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of a naturalisation application by a person (details supplied); when the application will be finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42507/19]
• 2019-10-16
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his progress in addressing the issues raised by the High Court judgment in respect of time spent outside the State in terms of applications for naturalisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42626/19]
• 2019-10-03
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the cost of becoming an Irish citizen for asylum seekers claiming refugee status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40236/19]
• 2019-06-11
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if a reference number will be issued to an applicant for naturalisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23753/19]
• 2019-05-28
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the percentage of employees employed by each State agency and local authority who meet the requirements of section 47(1) of the Disability Act 2005, in tabular form (details supplied). [22382/19]
• 2019-05-21
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if an application for naturalisation by a person (details supplied) sent by post from Dáil Éireann on 28 March 2019 has been received; when they can expect to receive the return of their British passport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22125/19]
• 2019-04-09
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 285 of 18 December 2018 and 244 of 26 January 2019, if the application will be finalised for the naturalisation ceremony due to take place at the end of April 2019 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16149/19]
• 2019-03-26
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if there has been a change in the visa policies and procedures rules for ministers of faith from various different denominations coming here from outside the State. [13640/19]
• 2019-02-26
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 285 of 18 December 2018, when a decision will issue in relation to the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9152/19]
• 2018-12-18
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of a naturalisation application by a person (details suppled); if all required documentation has been received; when the person will be contacted by the INIS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53370/18]
• 2018-10-11
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the dates and meetings he or his officials have had with An Garda Síochána regarding concerns he or his officials have regarding the statistics and-or information An Garda Síochána has been providing to the Central Statistics Office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41632/18]
• 2018-10-09
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the allocation of gardaí to Nenagh divisional district and the rank of each in 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40724/18]
• 2018-10-09
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if there is a policy regarding ministerial use of private email for Government business in his Department; and if so, if it will be published. [41527/18]
• 2018-10-09
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he and or officials in his Department attended the 2018 Ryder Cup; if so, the reason they attended; the days on which they attended; the officials they met from a Ryder Cup organisation or the European Tour; and the costs for each individual's attendance. [41539/18]
• 2018-09-25
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the crime statistics and information being provided by An Garda Síochána to the Central Statistics Office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38560/18]
• 2018-09-25
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if Ministers, ministerial advisers or officials in his Department have ever used private email to communicate on departmental issues between one another or with other persons or organisations; if so, the reason; if so, if he will publish these emails; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38564/18]
• 2018-09-18
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the political advisers being used by senior and junior Ministers in his Department since the commencement of this Government; the commencement dates of the employment of each; and the cessation dates of same employment in cases in which that applies. [36702/18]
• 2018-07-03
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prosecutions for possession of a mobile device by prisoners in the Midlands Prison in 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29261/18]
• 2018-07-03
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when construction of the F wing will begin in the Midlands Prison; the number of prisoners it will accommodate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29302/18]
• 2018-06-28
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when Stepaside Garda station will open and will be providing a full 24 hour service; the number of full time gardaí and Garda vehicles that will be assigned to the station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28517/18]
• 2018-06-12
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the INIS has access to an ink stamp to appropriately endorse a passport allowing a person to remain in the State (details supplied) on a stamp 1 basis and seek employment without the requirement for an employment permit; if not, if it will be supplied with same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24937/18]
• 2018-05-29
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the actions that have been taken as a result of the 2012 Garda professional standards report into the Bray district, which found serious failings; when the actions were taken; the person who took the actions; if assurances will be given that the district is not operating in a similar fashion at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23644/18]
• 2018-05-29
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if there are two different ethics training programmes being conducted internally in An Garda Síochána for rank and file members and management, respectively; his views on whether this is appropriate in view of the apparent void between both that is outlined in the recent Garda Cultural Audit Report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23682/18]
• 2018-05-03
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the investigations that have been carried out by An Garda Síochána into the operations of Bray Garda station over the past ten years; the findings of these investigations; the consequences of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19331/18]
• 2018-05-03
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if a civil servant in his Department made contact with a member of An Garda Síochána in connection with the events of 23 and 24 June 2017 when a civil servant in the Department of An Taoiseach was arrested outside Cabra Garda station; and if so, the details of the contact between 23 June 2017 and to date in 2018. [19332/18]
• 2018-04-17
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he is satisfied that his Department provided full information to and co-operated fully with the O’Higgins commission and the O’Neill report into Garda whistleblower claims; and if he has asked his officials for assurances regarding same. [16448/18]
• 2018-04-17
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the procedure in his Department for logging all contact and communications with senior management in An Garda Síochána; if procedures have changed in recent times; and if so, when and the way in which this happened. [16447/18]
• 2018-04-17
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if there is a policy in his Department regarding the use of non-departmental or personal email for departmental or Government business; if so, when this policy was put in place; if it will be published; if a review of the senior management in his Department has been carried out to ensure that senior officials have never used non-departmental or personal email for departmental business; if not, the reason therefor; his plans to undertake a review of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16446/18]
• 2018-04-17
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on whether the number of cases referred to the Garda youth diversion programme in each year since 2010 is accurate; his further views regarding the review into the programme that is being carried out; and when the report will be published. [16445/18]
• 2018-04-17
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the amount of expenditure on consultancy by An Garda Síochána in each of the years 2015 to 2017; the number of consultants engaged by his Department in these years; the names of the consultancy companies awarded contracts; and the steps which have been taken to reduce the expenditure on consultancy and the reliance on consultants by his Department in these years and for the future. [15188/18]
• 2018-04-17
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the amount of expenditure on consultancy by his Department in each of the years 2015 to 2017; the number of consultants engaged by his Department in those years; the names of the consultancy companies awarded contracts; and the steps which have been taken to reduce the expenditure on consultancy and the reliance on consultants by his Department in these years and for the future. [15195/18]
• 2018-02-13
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding the effect of an allowance on payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7039/18]
• 2018-02-06
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason there has been more than several dozen boxes of documentation provided to the Charleton tribunal by his Department and An Garda Síochána since November 2017; and the actions he is he taking over the perceived non-co-operation with the tribunal. [5413/18]
• 2018-02-06
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the way in which homicides are classified by An Garda Síochána in view of the fact that the CSO is refusing to accept data from An Garda Síochána and the Policing Authority is waiting for a report on this matter. [5389/18]
• 2018-02-06
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the date he was informed by An Garda Síochána that there were issues with the way in which it categorised homicides; the format in which he was informed; and the person who informed him. [5390/18]
• 2018-02-06
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 43 of 19 October 2017, if An Garda Síochána has concluded its comprehensive review of all youth referrals between 2010 and 2017; if the report has been sent to the Garda Commissioner; if not, when it will be sent to him; and when it will be published. [5410/18]
• 2018-01-23
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when personal superannuation fund statements for 2015 and 2016 as provided for under the Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012 are required to be issued to prison officers recruited since 2012; when they will be issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2769/18]
• 2018-01-18
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the selection procedure he plans to use to select a suitable person for nomination by Ireland as an advocate general of the Court of Justice of the European Union in 2018; and the timeframe for same. [2416/18]
• 2018-01-16
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if all documents, departmental emails, private emails, phone call logs, text messages and all other communications that relate to the terms of reference of the Charleton tribunal from his former predecessor, their two advisers, their private secretary, the retired Secretary General and the current and retired staff in the policing division have been sent to the Charleton tribunal in view of the request of An Taoiseach for a trawl to be conducted in his Department and his subsequent comments in Dáil Éireann on 6 December 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54367/17]
• 2018-01-16
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if phone calls of this Deputy or other telecommunications have ever been intercepted by An Garda Síochána. [54395/17]
• 2018-01-16
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if all members of An Garda Síochána are in compliance currently and historically with SIPO requirements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54598/17]
• 2018-01-16
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the retirements in An Garda Síochána from the rank of superintendent up to Commissioner since 1 January 2016 by name, rank, role and location. [54679/17]
• 2018-01-16
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will request the acting Garda Commissioner to confirm that all senior management in An Garda Síochána have complied fully and historically with SIPO legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54682/17]
• 2018-01-16
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on whether the statistics provided in 2013 to 2017 by An Garda Síochána to the RSA for its road safety campaigns were accurate; his further views on whether the RSA should be refunded some of the costs that An Garda Síochána charged for the campaigns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54688/17]
• 2018-01-16
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the dates and purposes of all meetings between his officials and associations (details supplied) since 1 January 2015. [54690/17]
• 2018-01-16
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if this Deputy's phones or communications records or data in any format have been requested from licensed providers or service providers to this Deputy by An Garda Síochána over the last five years. [54704/17]
• 2017-12-13
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to the trawl of documentation in his Department that was ordered by An Taoiseach in response to the O'Higgins commission, the reason only seven email accounts of departmental officials were trawled through; his views on whether this was appropriate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53382/17]
• 2017-12-07
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when personal superannuation fund statements for 2015 and 2016, as provided for under the Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012, are required to be issued to gardaí recruited since 2012; when they will be issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52431/17]
• 2017-12-06
  PQ
  Asked Taoiseach

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach the reason, during Leaders' Questions on both 14 and 15 November 2017, he stated the Department of Justice and Equality was informed of the legal strategy of the then Garda Commissioner at the O'Higgins commission after the cross-examination of a person (details supplied) had taken place, in view of the fact that this cross-examination took place on 18 May 2015 and the former Minister for Justice and Equality informed the House on 21 November 2017 that she became aware of the legal strategy in general terms through an email on 15 May 2015, the same day the attention of the person was drawn to the legal strategy. [50205/17]
• 2017-12-05
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason his Department did not provide full disclosure of all relevant documentation and emails to the disclosures tribunal; if he is satisfied that all such documentation and knowledge of other communications such as phone calls and private emails has now been provided; if an inquiry into the reason the tribunal disclosure order was not complied with will be set up in view of the fact that it was a legal requirement. [51601/17]
• 2017-12-05
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the operation of the Charleton liaison committee; his further views on whether it should continue to operate and that it is functioning in a fair manner for all; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51906/17]
• 2017-12-05
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on a matter relating to answers to parliamentary questions (details supplied); and if he plans to make changes to those replies. [51907/17]
• 2017-12-05
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the date and the ways in which his attention was drawn to the concerns expressed regarding the operation of the Charleton liaison committee at the Committee of Public Accounts on 23 November 2017; the actions he took regarding these concerns as a result; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51908/17]
• 2017-12-05
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the Garda Commissioner communicated concerns regarding the operation of the Charleton liaison committee recently; if so, when he will act on such concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51909/17]
• 2017-11-28
  PQ
  Asked Taoiseach

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach the person who sent him or presented him with the email from the Department of Justice and Equality he referred to on Leaders' Questions on 21 November 2017; the time it was presented; and the format in which it was presented. [50411/17]
• 2017-11-28
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the date and time in May 2015 the then Minister received the email referred to in Leaders' Questions on 21 November 2017. [50414/17]
• 2017-11-28
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the email from his Department referred to by the Taoiseach during Leaders' Questions on 21 November 2017 was found on 16 July 2017 by his Department or was sent to the Government from outside a government Department. [50419/17]
• 2017-11-28
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason the email from his Department referred to by the Taoiseach during Leaders' Questions on 21 November 2017, to which the Government's attention was drawn on 16 July 2017, was not sent to the Disclosures Tribunal until 21 July 2017. [50420/17]
• 2017-11-28
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when and the way in which the attention of the then Minister's personal staff or advisers was drawn to the email from his Department referred to by the Taoiseach during Leaders' Questions on 21 November 2017; and the actions they took in regard to same. [50421/17]
• 2017-11-28
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the time of the email from his Department referred to by the Taoiseach during Leaders' Questions on 21 November 2017; the person it was addressed to; the persons it was copied to; the location from which it originated; and if the attention of persons in his Department was drawn to the contents of the email previously. [50422/17]
• 2017-11-28
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the date of the conversation referred to in the email from his Department referred to by the Taoiseach during Leaders' Questions on 21 November 2017. [50423/17]
• 2017-11-28
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the meaning of the Taoiseach’s comment during Leaders' Questions on 21 November 2017 regarding the search for an email (details supplied); and the reason his Department was looking for the email referred to by the Taoiseach. [50413/17]
• 2017-11-28
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the times and formats of all communications between the Secretary General of his Department and the then Minister on 15 May 2015. [50417/17]
• 2017-11-16
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the previous Minister for Justice and Equality gave information or documentation to an inquiry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48591/17]
• 2017-11-16
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if persons in his Department gave information or documentation to an inquiry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48592/17]
• 2017-11-15
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the Secretary General of his Department and-or any of the officials in his Department have provided information to the tribunal or engaged with it in any way following on from the request for information from Mr. Justice Charleton as part of the disclosures tribunal; if not, the reason therefor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48424/17]
• 2017-11-14
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when his Department signed off on the expenditure of hiring persons (details supplied) to work as part of the Charleton liaison committee; the amount both persons have cost to date; if the positions were advertised; if the positions went through a public procurement process; if not, the reason therefore; if the human resources division of An Garda Síochána was consulted on the hiring of both persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47652/17]
• 2017-11-14
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the Policing Authority was consulted or its attention drawn to at the time of the hiring of persons (details supplied) to work as part of the Charleton liaison committee; if not, the reason therefore; if the attention of the Policing Authority was drawn to or if it was consulted on these appointments; his views on whether they should have been under the legislation in which they were established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47653/17]
• 2017-11-14
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when the Secretary General of his Department met with a person (details supplied); the dates and purpose of those meetings; the other persons that attended; if his attention and that of his predecessor were drawn to these meetings; if so, the date on which their attention was drawn to the meetings; the times and dates of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47844/17]
• 2017-11-14
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when the Secretary General of his Department met with persons (details supplied); the dates and purpose of those meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47845/17]
• 2017-11-14
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when the Secretary General of his Department met with a person (details supplied); the dates and purpose of those meetings; the other persons that attended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47846/17]
• 2017-11-14
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if counsel for the Garda Commissioner and colleagues met in the Garda press office with the director of communications of an Garda Síochána to discuss the findings of the O’Higgins Commission final report prior to the publication of the final report; if so, the nature of the meeting; his views on whether this meeting was appropriate; if the attention of his Department was drawn to this meeting; if members of his Department were present at the meeting; if there was verbal, written or electronic communication with his Department regarding this meeting afterwards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47890/17]
• 2017-11-14
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 536 to 539, inclusive, of 7 November 2017, if representatives of the State Solicitors Office attended some or all of these meetings; the number of meetings that took place; the persons that attended; when the meetings were held; if minutes or notes were taken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47941/17]
• 2017-11-14
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if an official or officials from his Department dined at a restaurant (details supplied) with a member or members of An Garda Síochána senior management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48138/17]
• 2017-11-14
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the purpose of the telephone call from the then Garda Commissioner to the Secretary General of his Department on 15 May 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48139/17]
• 2017-11-14
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the logs, notes and diary entries in his Department regarding the phone call between the then Garda Commissioner and the Secretary General of his Department on 15 May 2016 will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48140/17]
• 2017-11-14
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when the former Minister for Justice and Equality was informed of the phone call and-or details of the phone call between the then Garda Commissioner and the Secretary General of his department on 15 May 2016 [48141/17]
• 2017-11-14
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when the attention was drawn to persons in his department of the decisions taken at the meeting of senior Garda management in Garda headquarters on 15 May 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48142/17]
• 2017-11-08
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality whether his Department officials ever dined in a restaurant (details supplied) with a member of An Garda Síochána senior management; if so, the amount it cost; the purpose of the dinner; the person or body that paid for it; the departmental or Garda budget line from which the expenditure came; his views on whether it was acceptable expenditure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47222/17]
• 2017-11-07
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the Valuations Office has decided on a rateable value for ground mounted solar farms. [47023/17]
• 2017-11-07
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent of consultation that a person (details supplied) had with his Department prior to giving instructions to their legal team representing them at the O’Higgins commission. [46678/17]
• 2017-11-07
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent of meetings and communications that a person (details supplied) had with his Department prior to them giving instructions to their legal team representing them at the O’Higgins commission; the dates and times of meetings; the communication type; and the attendance and agendas. [46679/17]
• 2017-11-07
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if persons in An Garda Síochána made a complaint to his Department regarding the manner in which a person (details supplied) gave instructions to their legal team representing them at the O’Higgins commission; and if so, the way in which this is being dealt with by his department. [46680/17]
• 2017-11-07
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the contact, meetings, correspondence a person (details supplied) or their senior officials had with another person (details supplied) or their senior staff or advisers prior to them giving instructions to the legal team representing them at the O’Higgins commission; and the dates and times of meetings, communications type, attendance and agendas. [46681/17]
• 2017-10-26
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the persons from his Department who are attending the chiefs of police conference 2017 in Philadelphia; his views on whether the number of persons attending is excessive; the costs for same; if other persons are attending at a cost to the exchequer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45507/17]
• 2017-10-19
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on whether the Charleton liaison committee should continue to be funded; and his further views on whether the liaison committee is working equally in the best interests of all gardaí involved in the disclosures tribunal. [44293/17]
• 2017-10-19
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the professional standards unit of An Garda Síochána is carrying out a review of or a report on the juvenile diversion programme; if the volume and details of cases recorded manually match those recorded in PULSE; if so, when his attention was drawn to this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44294/17]
• 2017-09-28
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of arrests and convictions that were recorded in the recent Operation Thor carried out by An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41161/17]
• 2017-09-26
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on whether members of the Policing Authority or the policing commission should stand aside from their position on either organisation if they are applying for the job of Garda Commissioner. [40657/17]
• 2017-09-26
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on whether it would be appropriate for a member of the Policing Authority or the policing commission to be a candidate for the post of Garda Commissioner. [40658/17]
• 2017-09-26
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on whether members of the Policing Authority should be part of the process of preparing the competition for the new Garda Commissioner post if they are actually intent on applying for the post. [40659/17]
• 2017-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 62 of 1 June 2017, the date on which and the format in which the Garda Commissioner consulted with his Department regarding the creation of the Charleton liaison committee. [35375/17]
• 2017-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 62 of 1 June 2017, the meaning of the phrase "The Commissioner subsequently sought formal sanction to retain the services of a small number of individuals"; and the way the Commissioner could sanction to retain persons if they had not been formally sanctioned by his Department, the Policing Authority and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. [35376/17]
• 2017-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 62 of 1 June 2017, the meaning of the phrase "The Commissioner subsequently sought formal sanction to retain the services of a small number of individuals"; and the way the Commissioner could seek to sanction to retain persons to work on the Charleton liaison committee in view of the fact that this was a new committee that did not actually exist before. [35377/17]
• 2017-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 62 of 1 June 2017, if the Garda Commissioner employed persons as part of the Charleton liaison committee before getting formal sanction from his Department, the Policing Authority or the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. [35378/17]
• 2017-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 62 of 1 June 2017, if his Department was consulted on the persons that would be hired by the Garda Commissioner as part of the Charleton liaison committee prior to their selection by the Commissioner. [35379/17]
• 2017-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 62 of 1 June 2017, the names of the persons that the Garda Commissioner has hired to be part of the Charleton liaison committee; and the length of their contract and commencement dates of each. [35380/17]
• 2017-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 62 of 1 June 2017, if he will provide full evidence that all the persons who have been hired by the Garda Commissioner to form part of the Charleton liaison committee were employed following a full public procurement process; and if he will supply the details of same. [35381/17]
• 2017-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 62 of 1 June 2017, if any of the persons who are now hired by the Garda Commissioner to form part of the Charleton liaison committee commenced work prior to the Garda Commissioner getting formal approval for those persons to commence work from his Department, the Policing Authority and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. [35382/17]
• 2017-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 62 of 1 June 2017, when approval was given by his Department for the Garda Commissioner to engage a solicitor as part of the Charleton liaison committee. [35383/17]
• 2017-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 62 of 1 June 2017, when he was consulted by the Garda Commissioner regarding the hiring of a solicitor as part of the Charleton liaison committee. [35384/17]
• 2017-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 62 of 1 June 2017, the reason his Department is of the view it was necessary for the Garda Commissioner to hire a solicitor to be part of the Charleton liaison committee in view of the fact that the An Garda Síochána already has an in-house legal team. [35385/17]
• 2017-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 62 of 1 June 2017, the detail of the procurement process that took place for the solicitor that was hired as part of the Charleton liaison committee by the Garda Commissioner. [35386/17]
• 2017-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 62 of 1 June 2017, the contact details, commencement date and remuneration details of the solicitor that was hired by the Garda Commissioner to be part of the Charleton liaison committee. [35387/17]
• 2017-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the purpose of the Charleton liaison committee that is based An Garda Síochána; the location the committee is based; the number of persons that work in it; the reporting lines of every person based in the committee; the persons that have access to the work of the committee; and the budget of the committee. [35388/17]
• 2017-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if all gardaí irrespective of rank or title who are referenced in the disclosures tribunal have equal access to the Charleton liaison committee, equal use of its resources and equal access to its information and data as it pertains to their individual modules. [35389/17]
• 2017-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if all the persons that have been hired by the Garda Commissioner to form part of the Charleton liaison committee were sanctioned by his Department and employed following a full public procurement process; and if so, the details of same. [35390/17]
• 2017-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if Government approval was received for the setting up of the Charleton liaison committee; and if so, the date on which. [35391/17]
• 2017-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the persons he sanctioned within the Garda Síochána to take over the duties of the Garda Commissioner while she was or is on leave in 2016 and in 2017; the dates of those sanctions to those persons; and the format in which they made. [36428/17]
• 2017-07-11
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will ensure that no Member of the current Houses of the Oireachtas has had their phone calls or other forms of personal or business communications listened to, copied or intercepted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32492/17]
• 2017-07-11
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if permission has been sought under the appropriate legislation by the Garda Commissioner to listen to, copy or intercept phone conversations or other form of personal or business communications belonging to Members of the current Houses of the Oireachtas. [32493/17]
• 2017-07-11
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the appropriate legislation and processes in place to facilitate requests by An Garda Síochána to intercept persons' telecommunications. [32494/17]
• 2017-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the organisational breakdown of the policing division of his Department; and the personnel changes that have taken place in the division from assistant principal officer to assistant secretary level since 2005. [27326/17]
• 2017-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the Policing Authority was consulted in advance by the Garda Commissioner regarding the hiring of all persons that are now employed as part of the Charleton liaison committee. [27328/17]
• 2017-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to parliamentary Question No. 62 of 1 June 2017, the date on which and the format in which the Garda Commissioner consulted with his Department regarding the creation of the Charleton liaison committee. [27329/17]
• 2017-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to parliamentary Question No. 62 of 1 June 2017 (details supplied), the meaning of the phrase "the Commissioner subsequently sought formal sanction to retain the services of a small number of individuals"; and the way in which the Commissioner sought sanction to retain persons if they had not already been formally sanctioned by her Department, the Policing Authority and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. [27330/17]
• 2017-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to parliamentary Question No. 62 of 1 June 2017, the way in which the Garda Commissioner sought sanction to retain persons to work on the Charleton liaison committee in view of the fact that this was a new committee that did not exist beforehand. [27331/17]
• 2017-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to parliamentary Question No. 62 of 1 June 2017, if the Garda Commissioner employed persons as part of the Charleton liaison committee before getting formal sanction from his Department, the Policing Authority or the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. [27332/17]
• 2017-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to parliamentary Question No. 62 of 1 June 2017, if his Department was consulted regarding the persons that would be hired by the Garda Commissioner as part of the Charleton liaison committee prior to their selection. [27333/17]
• 2017-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to parliamentary Question No. 62 of 1 June 2017, the names of the persons that the Garda Commissioner has hired to be part of the Charleton liaison committee; the length of their contract; and the commencement date of each person. [27334/17]
• 2017-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to parliamentary Question No. 62 of 1 June 2017, if all the persons that have been hired by the Garda Commissioner to form part of the Charleton liaison committee were employed following a full public procurement process; and if so, the details regarding same. [27335/17]
• 2017-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to parliamentary Question No. 62 of 1 June 2017, if the persons that are now part of the Charleton liaison committee commenced work prior to the Garda Commissioner obtaining formal approval from the his Department, the Policing Authority and the Department of Public Expenditure. [27336/17]
• 2017-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to parliamentary Question No. 62 of 1 June 2017, the date on which approval was given by his Department for the Garda Commissioner to engage a solicitor as part of the Charleton liaison committee. [27337/17]
• 2017-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to parliamentary Question No. 62 of 1 June 2017, the date on which consultation was made by the Garda Commissioner regarding the hiring of a solicitor as part of the Charleton liaison committee. [27338/17]
• 2017-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to parliamentary Question No. 62 of 1 June 2017, the reason it was felt necessary for the Garda Commissioner to hire a solicitor to be part of the Charleton liaison committee in view of the fact that An Garda Síochána already has an in house legal team. [27339/17]
• 2017-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to parliamentary Question No. 62 of 1 June 2017, the details of the procurement process that took place for the solicitor that was hired as part of the Charleton liaison committee by the Garda Commissioner. [27340/17]
• 2017-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to parliamentary Question No. 62 of 1 June 2017, the contact details, commencement date and remuneration of the solicitor that was hired by the Garda Commissioner to be part of the Charleton liaison committee. [27341/17]
• 2017-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the purpose of the Charleton liaison committee that is based in An Garda Síochána; the location in which the committee is based; the number of persons that work in the committee; the reporting structures of persons based in the committee; the persons that have access to the work of the committee; and the budget available to it. [27342/17]
• 2017-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if all gardaí irrespective of rank or title that are referenced in the Charleton commission have equal access to the Charleton liaison committee, equal use of its resources and equal access to its information and data as it pertains to their individual modules. [27343/17]
• 2017-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he received Government approval for the setting up of the Charleton liaison committee; and if so, the date on which. [27345/17]
• 2017-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of contracts for the procurement of information technology products and or services that were signed by An Garda Síochána for values greater than €15,000 between 1 October and 31 December 2015. [27494/17]
• 2017-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of individual information technology and information technology service tenders advertised by An Garda Síochána for values greater than €15,000 between 1 October and 31 December 2015. [27495/17]
• 2017-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the purpose, value and time line associated with each information technology contract and tender signed or issued by An Garda Síochána for 2015. [27496/17]
• 2017-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of contracts signed by An Garda Síochána with a company (details supplied) in 2015 for a contractual value of greater than €15,000. [27497/17]
• 2017-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the dates on which each of the 2015 contracts with a company (details supplied) were signed; the person that signed them; and the purpose and value of each of the contracts signed with the company by An Garda Síochána in that period of time. [27498/17]
• 2017-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if there was a full procurement process in respect of each of the contracts with a company (details supplied) in 2015; and the names of the underbidders in the competitions held at the time. [27499/17]
• 2017-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the amount of money that has been paid by An Garda Síochána to a company (details supplied) and or its value added resellers from the Garda vote in the financial years 2015, 2016, and 2017. [27500/17]
• 2017-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if every member of An Garda Síochána that is required to make an annual declaration under SIPO legislation has done so since the legislation has required them to do so; and the details of this by individual year, rank and name, in tabular form. [28326/17]
• 2017-06-01
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her Department approved of the establishment of a company (details supplied); if so, the date on which this happened; the person upon whose request this was made; and the circumstances under which this was made. [26515/17]
• 2017-06-01
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when and the way in which her Department's attention was first drawn to the fact that lands owned by the OPW were being rented out by the Garda College. [26516/17]
• 2017-06-01
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she or her Department was consulted regarding the creation of the Charleton liaison committee that was set up by An Garda Síochána in respect of the disclosures tribunal. [26517/17]
• 2017-05-02
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to introduce legislation which demands a mandatory statutory retirement age in the private sector; the expected timelines for enactment of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19148/17]
• 2017-05-02
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of meetings her officials have had both internally and externally in relation to the financial management of Templemore training college, in tabular form. [19634/17]
• 2017-04-06
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the details of communications, orally or written, her Department has had with An Garda Síochána on audit reports into Templemore Garda College. [17232/17]
• 2017-04-06
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when her attention was first drawn to the audit report published on 29 March 2017 into Templemore Garda College. [17233/17]
• 2017-04-06
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the attention of her Department was first drawn to the audit report published 29 March 2017 into Templemore Garda College. [17234/17]
• 2017-03-23
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the refurbished Garda College swimming pool and gym could be made open to members of the public residing in Templemore and surrounding areas on allocated hours on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. [14643/17]
• 2017-03-21
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her Department or the Garda has any claim to the ownership in full or part to a golf club (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12812/17]
• 2017-03-21
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of a sports club (details supplied); if it has individual financial accounts; the way in which the club is financially accountable within the Garda; if she is satisfied with the way in which the club has been run; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12828/17]
• 2017-03-21
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the property and land the Garda owns in an area (details supplied); if the property and land have been rented or sold; and if so, the source of the funds received within the Garda accounts. [12829/17]
• 2017-03-21
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will confirm that, in line with the one person, one salary principle, no public servant who is a member of a State board or agency under the control of her Department is currently in receipt of remuneration in the form of board fees and, if any such remuneration is being paid, that such payment will be discontinued and payments that were wrongfully paid be reclaimed. [13321/17]
• 2017-03-21
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will confirm that no Minister or Minister of State under her remit since 2011 has claimed overnight expenses for staying in Dublin. [14568/17]
• 2017-02-15
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of trips outside the State taken by either her or her Minister of State in tabular form; the locations they were to; the purpose of each trip; the duration of each trip; the officials who accompanied any Minister on each trip; and the costs of flights, accommodation and any other expenses incurred per person on each trip. [7732/17]