Marc MacSharry

Fianna Fáil · Sligo-Leitrim

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• 2025-01-20
  LOBBY
  Institute of Professional Auctioneers and Valuers Justice and Equality

  • Delivered a cover letter outlining the benefits of the SLP and a document containing letters of support for the SLP Bill from over 100 auctioneers and estate agents.
• 2020-06-03
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider extending maternity leave and maternity benefit to all those on maternity leave since the outbreak of Covid-19 in view of the restrictions on access to childcare and other services for mothers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8522/20]
• 2019-12-05
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if An Garda Síochána will be seeking to emulate the successful informational campaign that was carried out by police forces in the UK following the introduction of safe passing distance legislation. [51074/19]
• 2019-12-05
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his Department or agencies within his remit plan to purchase additional safe passing mats as donated by a company (details supplied) to An Garda Síochána in 2019. [51075/19]
• 2019-11-05
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if a single point of contact on migrant smuggling has been appointed as per the EU Action Plan against migrant smuggling 2015-2020. [44467/19]
• 2019-11-05
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the preventative measures in place at ports here to detect instances of migrant smuggling; and the planned changes or enhancements in view of the recent tragic death of 39 persons who travelled in a container from Bulgaria to the UK. [44473/19]
• 2019-11-05
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of staff employed to provide security checks on ships and lorries entering at each port, in tabular form. [44474/19]
• 2019-11-05
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of staff employed to detect possible human smuggling at ports here, in tabular form. [44475/19]
• 2019-11-05
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if staff members at ports and airports here have received training and guidance on the detection of possible migrant smuggling. [44478/19]
• 2019-11-05
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he or representatives of his Department have met with Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency to discuss measures to prevent migrant smuggling. [44479/19]
• 2019-11-05
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has met the Minister for Justice and Equality to discuss migrant smuggling and the preventative measures needed to detect same. [44477/19]
• 2019-10-03
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has engaged with the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport with regard to the considerable loopholes that exist within the penalty point system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40156/19]
• 2019-10-01
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 1623, 1624, 1625 and 1626 of 6 September 2019, the number of times he has met the Minister for Justice and Equality in relation to a no-deal Brexit and contingency planning for this eventuality; and the number of times he has met the Minister for Defence and-or the Minister of State with special responsibility for defence in relation to a no-deal Brexit and contingency planning for this eventuality; the number of times he or his officials have met representatives from the Department of Justice and Equality in relation to planning for a no-deal Brexit; and the number of times he or his officials have met representatives from the Department of Defence in relation to a no-deal Brexit. [39493/19]
• 2019-09-06
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of times he has met with the Minister for Justice and Equality in relation to a no-deal Brexit and contingency planning for this eventuality, in tabular form. [36364/19]
• 2019-09-06
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of times he or his officials have met with representatives from the Department of Justice and Equality in relation to a no-deal Brexit and contingency planning for this eventuality, in tabular form. [36366/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of convictions for each fixed-charge motoring offence in the past three years; and the number of licences on which penalty points were recorded in each of the past three years in tabular form. [32720/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of capital projects within the remit of his Department; the amount spent on each project to date; and the anticipated completion date. [34206/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has met with the Minister for Justice and Equality in order to discuss the process by which drivers guilty of fixed-charge motoring offences such as speeding or mobile phone usage receive penalty points; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32714/19]
• 2019-07-11
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of FTE members of the Garda traffic corps or equivalent division in each of the past six years. [31185/19]
• 2019-07-11
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of full-time equivalent members of the Garda traffic corps or equivalent division in each of the past six years. [31164/19]
• 2019-03-26
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the precise purpose of the governor's discretional account within each prison in the Irish Prison Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13005/19]
• 2019-03-26
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the source from which the governor's discretional account within each of the prisons in the Irish Prison Service is funded; if there are multiple sources; if so, the sources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13006/19]
• 2019-03-26
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the full list of purposes or items from which payments can be made from the governor's discretional account within the Irish Prison Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13007/19]
• 2019-03-26
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if payments made from the governor's discretional account are subject to their absolute discretion; if not, if there is a governance approval structure which requires notification and-or sanction by a higher authority within the Irish Prison Service headquarters in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13008/19]
• 2019-03-26
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the administration, governance, funding and oversight or supervision of the governor's discretional account has changed since 2012; if so, the changes made; the reason they were made; when and, if more than one suite of changes were made, the details of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13009/19]
• 2019-03-26
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of tuck shops in operation across the 12 prisons in the Irish Prison Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13010/19]
• 2019-03-26
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the turnover, profit and loss of each tuck shop operated across all 12 prisons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13011/19]
• 2019-03-26
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if each tuck shop in the Irish Prison Service is audited with the benefit of stocktaking on an annual basis; if so, the person or body that audits same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13012/19]
• 2019-03-26
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the products stocked and sold in the tuck shops in the 12 prisons in the Irish Prison Service are sold at recommended retail prices; if there is subsidisation of the products being sold; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13013/19]
• 2019-03-26
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if a fire (details supplied) was due to the failure of the safety system; the number of requests for maintenance lodged by staff over the past three years; the number acted upon; when maintenance was last carried out on the fire safety systems; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13173/19]
• 2019-03-12
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the qualification criteria for the immigrant investment programme; the turnaround time and number of applications for participation in the programme, which were determined and given approval or refusal within periods (details supplied) in each year since the programme was introduced; the number of staff exclusively dedicated to assessment and decision-making in respect of the applications; the Civil Service grade of such persons; the specialist professional expertise and qualifications they hold; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12247/19]
• 2019-02-12
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to details relating to a complaint made by a member of An Garda Síochána (details supplied) providing evidence of alleged assault, bullying and intimidation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7006/19]
• 2019-02-12
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason no action was taken in the case of a person (details supplied); the reason suspensions have not taken place; the attempts that have been made to rehabilitate the career of the person; his plans to compensate the person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7007/19]
• 2019-02-12
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will address a matter relating to a posting on social media (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7008/19]
• 2019-01-24
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will address matters (details supplied) in relation to issues raised at the meeting of the Oireachtas Standing Committee of Public Accounts on 17 January 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3587/19]
• 2019-01-24
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will address matters (details supplied) in relation to issues raised at the meeting of the Oireachtas Standing Committee of Public Accounts on 17 January 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3588/19]
• 2019-01-22
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the planning construction and delivery timeline for the provision of the new Garda station at Caltragh, County Sligo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2466/19]
• 2018-10-17
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí and reservists in each Garda station in counties Sligo and Leitrim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42417/18]
• 2018-05-30
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the relevant section of legislation which deals with the issue of pub and hotel licences in cases in which if they have not been trading for a period of five years, if the licence expires or if there are procedures in place to revalidate the licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23904/18]
• 2018-04-24
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda retirements from each Garda station in counties Sligo and Leitrim in each of the years 2014 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18084/18]
• 2018-04-17
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of new Garda recruits assigned to each Garda station in counties Sligo and Leitrim in each of the years 2014 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16565/18]
• 2018-04-17
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if a passport scheme exits whereby a person making a very substantial investment here by way of an enterprise or community project is granted an Irish passport in return for said investment; if such a scheme exists, the qualification criterion for the scheme; the number which availed of such a scheme; the investment projects which were the subject of such a scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15841/18]
• 2018-02-27
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the 2017 Garda overtime spent on operation Thor for the Sligo Leitrim Garda division compared to other divisions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9828/18]
• 2018-02-27
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the 2017 Garda overtime spent on operation Thor for the Sligo Leitrim Garda division, by rank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9829/18]
• 2018-02-27
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the 2017 Garda overtime spent on operation Thor for the Sligo Leitrim division on front line operational duty for crime prevention versus administration duty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9830/18]
• 2018-02-27
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if provision has been made in budget 2018 for essential renovations to a Garda station (details supplied) in County Sligo in view of the fact that funding was originally allocated for the renovations in budget 2017 and the work did not commence that year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9908/18]
• 2018-01-23
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when a person (details supplied) will have a decision in regard to their application for compensation in view of the time that has elapsed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2859/18]
• 2017-12-05
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí in each Garda station in counties Sligo and Leitrim as of 1 November 2017; the number of community gardaí in the division; and the number of Garda Reserve and new recruits assigned to the division since recruitment resumed in 2014. [51651/17]
• 2017-11-28
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason no remedial works have been carried out at Sligo Garda station as committed to by Garda management in October 2016; the timeframe for remedial works to commence and be completed; if these works will be immediately commenced; the process and status of the site acquisition and construction of a new regional Garda station in Sligo in view of previous statements (details supplied); his views on whether following the action of an organisations members on 20 November 2017, there is no functioning regional Garda Headquarters in Sligo or the Border counties. [50625/17]
• 2017-10-19
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when Stepaside Garda station will reopen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44071/17]
• 2017-10-10
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to recent legislation passed which provides for craft brewers licenced to sell their products to brewery visitors between certain times, if the licence is a saleable asset; if it is transferable; if they can be converted to full licences in time; if the licence will expire if a business closes down; the way in which it is proposed to police the operating hours which apply to the licence; the way in which it is proposed to police limiting the sale of products manufactured on the premises as the only alcohol products sold; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42819/17]
• 2017-07-12
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí in each Garda station in counties Sligo and Leitrim as of 30 June 2017; and the number of new recruits assigned to the division since recruitment resumed in 2014. [32863/17]
• 2017-05-23
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her views on an ICSA, Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association, report that suggests that two thirds of farming families have been affected by crime relating to their farming enterprise; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24352/17]
• 2016-12-14
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the names of all Garda stations within urban centres with populations in excess of 20,000 persons which are not capable of holding prisoners due to the cells being condemned and below legal standards within the regulations which govern persons in custody. [40202/16]
• 2016-12-13
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the fact that an independent engineers report has condemned the existing Garda station in Sligo town. [40198/16]
• 2016-12-13
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the fact that on arrest prisoners in County Sligo must be taken to the south County Sligo Garda station of Ballymote as the prisoner facilities in Sligo town have been condemned. [40199/16]
• 2016-12-13
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide all examples of entire units that have been recentralised to Dublin from within her Department; her Department's rationale for such moves; and if Cabinet approval was sought and given in each case. [40480/16]
• 2016-11-23
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the action being taken to combat human trafficking in the north west of Ireland which, in view of its proximity to the Border, has the highest rate of human trafficking per capita here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36454/16]
• 2016-11-23
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the financial support avenues that are open to organisations (details supplied) in carrying out their mission to educate society as to the degrees of human trafficking and, in particular, to raise awareness of the warning signs that may help identify instances of human trafficking; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36455/16]
• 2016-11-23
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the additional financial supports and resources to deal with the issue of human trafficking that have been or will be provided to An Garda Síochána, particularly in the north west; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36456/16]
• 2016-11-23
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when it is proposed to enact legislation to criminalise the purchase of sex services from victims of sex trafficking; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36457/16]
• 2016-09-27
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when a company (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect to have a site owned by them registered by the Property Registration Authority; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26622/16]
• 2016-05-17
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the members of An Garda Síochána in Sligo town will have a new station; her plans to reconfigure Garda resources in west County Sligo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9996/16]
• 2016-05-17
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of a Garda Síochána investigation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9997/16]