Richard Boyd Barrett

People Before Profit-Solidarity · Dún Laoghaire

Activity on Justice and Equality — 174 events (28 lobbying · 146 questions · 0 votes) full profile →

• 2026-04-15
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  European Anti-Poverty Network Ireland Justice and Equality

  • On behalf of #Addthe10th Alliance, we contacted all the party leaders, the Minister for Children & Equality, her civil servants Una NiDhubhghaill & Catehrine Roe who have taken over responsibility for this legislation. Also spokespersons on Children & Equality, as well as the relevant commitment to raise the issue of the Equality Miscellaneous Provisions Bill not appearing on the Spring Legislative Programme
• 2026-01-22
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  Irish Council for Civil Liberties Justice and Equality

  • Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) (Amendment) Bill 2025
• 2026-01-21
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  BeLonG To Youth Services Ltd. Justice and Equality

  • Hate Speech and Hate Crime
• 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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  Doras Luimní Justice and Equality

  • Hate Speech and Hate Crime
• 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.
• 2026-01-21
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  LGBT Support and Advocacy Network Ireland CLG Justice and Equality

  • Coalition Against Hate Crime email/letter to party leaders, copying the Ceann Comhairle, in relation to statements from the Ceann Comhairle on the rise in hate, threats, and disinformation targeting members of the Oireachtas
• 2026-01-20
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  Montague Communications Ltd Justice and Equality

  • Reform of the Multi-Unit Development (MUD) Act
• 2026-01-20
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  Outhouse CLG Justice and Equality

  • Hate speech and hate crime
• 2026-01-20
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  Nasc Ireland Justice and Equality

  • Hate Speech and Hate Crime
• 2026-01-19
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  Transgender Equality Network Ireland 2 returns Justice and Equality

  • Invitation to AV Room briefing on legal gender recognition
  • Hate Speech and Hate Crime
• 2026-01-19
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  National Youth Council of Ireland Justice and Equality

  • Hate Speech and Hate Crime
• 2026-01-16
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  European Network Against Racism (ENAR) Ireland CLG Justice and Equality

  • Hate Speech & Hate crime
• 2026-01-08
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  European Anti-Poverty Network Ireland Justice and Equality

  • On behalf of the #Addthe10th EAPN Ireland circulated a letter from the UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme poverty & human rights to Minister Foley regarding the need to incorporate socio-economic disadvantage as a ground for discrimination in the Equality legislation currently before the Oireachtas, to all leaders of the opposition, party spokespersons, the committee on Children & Equality, along with the minister and Carol Baxter from the Department
• 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
• 2025-09-19
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  Outhouse CLG Justice and Equality

  • Shared key priorities and issues affecting the LGBTQ+ Community this Pride
• 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
• 2025-05-21
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  LGBT Support and Advocacy Network Ireland CLG Justice and Equality

  • Marriage Referendum +10 Conference
• 2025-05-21
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  National Federation of Voluntary Service Providers Supporting People with Intellectual Disability Justice and Equality

  • Oireachtas Disability Group - Sharing disability priorities for the next government
• 2025-05-16
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  Irish Council for Civil Liberties 3 returns Justice and Equality

  • Historic Human Rights Violations
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024
• 2025-03-13
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  Polio Survivors Ireland Justice and Equality

  • To flag challenges faced by migrants with disabilities
• 2025-01-21
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  Amnesty International Ireland Justice and Equality

  • Communications sent to political parties' leaders on key human rights commitments across many public policy areas we call on political parties to adopt in new Programme for Government and deliver, should they form next Government
• 2025-01-21
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  Irish Penal Reform Trust Justice and Equality

  • IPRT Pre-Budget Submission 2025 asks
• 2025-01-21
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  Montague Communications Ltd Justice and Equality

  • Reform of the Multi-Unit Development (MUD) Act
• 2025-01-20
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  Inclusion Ireland Justice and Equality

  • Manifesto
• 2025-01-20
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  The Irish Traveller Movement Justice and Equality

  • Budget 2025, Programme for Government. Safeguarding of programme. Hate Crime legislation advancement
• 2025-01-16
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  European Anti-Poverty Network Ireland Justice and Equality

  • Emails with attached letters sent to all political parties on behalf of the Add the 10th Alliance re inclusion of commitment to adding socio-economic ground in equality legislation in their election manifestos
• 2025-01-16
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  Pavee Point Traveller & Roma Centre Justice and Equality

  • Hate Crime Hate Speech legislation
• 2020-11-10
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice if there is a timescale for the implementation of the family courts Bill announced on 30 September 2020; when recommendations of the report of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice and Equality on the reform of the family law system, published on 25 October 2019, particularly recommendation 36 of the report, will be considered and-or implemented; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34545/20]
• 2020-07-28
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if spousal visas are being issued for the wives and husbands of persons with Irish citizenship; if not, the reason for not doing so; if there are limitations caused by Covid-19 to the issuing of spousal visas; if so, the limitations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18854/20]
• 2020-07-14
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the processing of family visit and spouse visas for those visiting loved ones here has returned to full functionality, that is, if they are being applied for and issued through the normal channels; if not, the estimated timeframe for returning to full functionality; if the time permitted for visits will be adjusted to account for 14 days of self-isolation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15723/20]
• 2020-06-16
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the direct provision centres here; the location, address and number of residents in each location by age and gender; the number of residents in each location who are victims of torture and trauma; the annual cost of each location by payments to the companies running the location and the different companies providing services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11556/20]
• 2020-06-16
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress of the key commitments in the Istanbul Convention ratified in July 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11561/20]
• 2020-06-09
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to end the direct provision system here in view of the recent events in the United States of America and increased awareness of the dangers of racism and discrimination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10421/20]
• 2020-06-03
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to extend maternity leave by three months for those currently on maternity leave; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9604/20]
• 2020-05-27
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the amounts spent by the Legal Aid Board on solicitors, barristers and personal insolvency practitioners for applications under the Personal Insolvency Act 2012 in each of the years 2016 to 2019 and to date in 2020, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7541/20]
• 2020-05-27
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the amounts paid by the Legal Aid Board to personal insolvency practitioners, solicitors and barristers under the PIA Review Legal Aid Service since its inception; the details of these payments; the companies and persons that received same; the amount received by each company and person; the amounts that have been incurred but are unpaid by the Legal Aid Board to personal insolvency practitioners, solicitors and barristers under the PIA Review Legal Aid Service since its inception; the details of these liabilities; the companies and persons to which they are owed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7950/20]
• 2020-05-20
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if maternity benefit will be extended for those that have had children born between January and March 2020 by three months in the interest of the healthy development of the children that have spent their first months amidst the Covid-19 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7013/20]
• 2020-03-05
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if there is a transgender drop-down option in the Garda PULSE system in order to record hate crimes against transgender persons; and if not, if the situation will be rectified. [3670/20]
• 2019-11-20
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will extend the right to work to all asylum seekers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47834/19]
• 2019-11-20
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of asylum seekers who would be eligible to work under the programme available to them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47833/19]
• 2019-11-19
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if universal accessibility and universal design and the creation of a special sub-committee on disability will be considered in view of commitments under the UNCRPD and in the interests of a holistic approach to disability. [41991/19]
• 2019-11-05
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if changes will be made to legislation to ensure that there is a clear and quick pathway to residency for up to 3,000 children and young persons growing up here undocumented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45091/19]
• 2019-10-15
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons employed in direct provision centres by the companies operating same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41655/19]
• 2019-10-01
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the way in which a person (details supplied) can regularise themselves when they cannot acquire either a Macedonian or Irish passport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39646/19]
• 2019-07-09
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the person or body responsible for inspecting direct provision centres; the regularity with which these inspections occur; the parameters for the inspections; if the reports have provoked action from his Department; if so, the details in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30029/19]
• 2019-07-02
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied); and if safeguards will be put in place. [27507/19]
• 2019-06-27
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the breakdown of costs to his Department for the visit of the President of the United States of America, Mr. Donald Trump; the number of gardaí dispatched; the number of overtime hours worked; the transportation and other associated costs involved in sending gardaí to County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27378/19]
• 2019-05-15
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the mental health and substance abuse supports in the Dóchas women's prison; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21054/19]
• 2019-05-14
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  Asked Taoiseach

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when Cabinet committee G, justice and equality, last met. [20545/19]
• 2019-05-08
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the process for two Cambodian citizens to apply for a holiday visa to visit their daughter and grandchildren, who are Irish citizens; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19338/19]
• 2019-04-18
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the way in which an Irish citizen who is in receipt of an invalidity pension can apply for a visa for a spouse from the Philippines in cases in which the marriage took place abroad and they have never resided here. [18093/19]
• 2019-02-26
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if a non-EU spouse who holds a stamp 4-EUFAM residency permit will be permitted to remain living with their spouse with British citizenship here post-Brexit (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9008/19]
• 2018-11-29
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the referendums he is planning after the blasphemy referendum of 26 October 2018. [43912/18]
• 2018-11-13
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason an application for naturalisation by a person (details supplied) has not been expedited in view of the fact that the person's residency permit will expire in January 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46527/18]
• 2018-10-02
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of marked and unmarked Garda jeeps that came into the fleet in 2017 and to date in 2018; and the number withdrawn during the same period. [39739/18]
• 2018-10-02
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of four-wheel drive vehicles available for use in each Garda district in Dublin as of 21 September 2018. [39740/18]
• 2018-10-02
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the initial cost of a Garda-controlled CCTV system; and the estimated annual cost of same. [39741/18]
• 2018-10-02
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda command-and-control vehicles purchased in 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018; and the number withdrawn during the same period. [39742/18]
• 2018-07-24
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the regulations in place in regard to counselling services for sexual offenders in respect of location of treatment facility, hours of treatment required, co-location of services with other services and other requirements in respect of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33377/18]
• 2018-07-24
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the avenues open to a project (details supplied) to access public funding when it has no permanent income stream of its own to be matched; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34090/18]
• 2018-07-24
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the amount his Department has paid for consultancy services from 2012 to 2017; the details of these payments; the companies that received same; the amount received by each company; the hourly rates that applied to each company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32991/18]
• 2018-07-24
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the amount his Department has paid for external legal services from 2012 to 2017; the details of these payments; the companies that received same; the amount received by each company; the hourly rates that applied to each company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32992/18]
• 2018-07-24
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the amount paid out as legal aid under criminal and civil legal aid schemes to external legal firms from 2012 to 2017; the details of these payments; the companies that received the payments; the amount received by each company; the hourly rates that applied to each company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32993/18]
• 2018-07-24
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if funding or grants are available for local refugee projects such as project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34091/18]
• 2018-07-24
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if there is a mechanism by which a person who has pleaded guilty to a crime he or she did not commit who wishes to vacate his or her guilty plea on the basis that his or her legal representation did not represent him or her adequately and advised him or her wrongly to plead guilty and wishes the case to be re-tried; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34491/18]
• 2018-07-24
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the procedure and requirements for obtaining a visa for a person married to an Irish citizen in circumstances in which the non-citizen has never resided here and in which the marriage took place outside the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34492/18]
• 2018-07-24
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  Asked Culture

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will meet a group (details supplied) with a view to her Department co-ordinating a cross-departmental task force including Departments such as the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection and the Department of Justice and Equality in regard to supporting a project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33410/18]
• 2018-07-05
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if a decision will issue on an application for naturalisation further to correspondence regarding a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29650/18]
• 2018-07-05
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  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the resettlement of persons (details supplied) currently in Turkey will be considered under the UN resettlement programme due to their particular vulnerability further to correspondence signed on a cross-party basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29649/18]
• 2018-07-03
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality to outline the programmes available for refugees here under the EU relocation programme for permanent housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28943/18]
• 2018-06-26
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if a stamp 4 application (detail supplied) will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27496/18]
• 2018-05-23
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will reconsider contacting the UNHCR in Turkey on behalf of persons (details supplied) with a view to offering them resettlement here as per the cross-party letter sent to his Department on 17 May 2018. [22639/18]
• 2018-05-23
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if a person (details supplied) will be assisted to renew their GNIB card in view of the circumstances. [22653/18]
• 2018-05-15
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  Asked Taoiseach

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when Cabinet committee G, justice and equality, last met. [21099/18]
• 2018-05-10
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on whether it is now time to examine the possibility of requiring Israeli citizens who reside in illegal settlements to undergo the same visa application process as that which Palestinians are subject to in order to enter here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20763/18]
• 2018-04-17
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if correspondence in relation to persons (details supplied) will be responded to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16368/18]
• 2018-04-17
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of an application by a person (details supplied) for naturalisation; the reason for the delay in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16369/18]
• 2018-03-20
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the process in place for a person that is of the view that An Garda Síochána has failed to investigate a potentially serious alleged crime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12237/18]
• 2018-02-20
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason it has taken in excess of four years to make a decision on the application of a person (details supplied) for naturalisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8279/18]
• 2018-02-07
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 96 of 7 December 2017, if he has received a full report into complaints his Department received on conditions at a location (details supplied); if so, if all appropriate actions to remedy the identified defects have been addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6229/18]
• 2018-02-06
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if persons (details supplied) will be allowed to resettle here. [5693/18]
• 2018-02-06
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if persons applying for naturalisation that are not decided upon within the six-month guideline will be provided with a detailed explanation as to the reasons for the delay including the provision to the person of additional information required to process the application in a timely manner. [5694/18]
• 2018-01-31
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on whether a register of interests should exist for judges, similar to that in place for politicians and that judges should be legally compelled to declare conflicts of interest, which may potentially arise in cases they are dealing with; if safeguards or guidelines exist in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4763/18]
• 2018-01-25
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 337 of 20 September 2017, when a reply will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3739/18]
• 2018-01-23
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the length of residency affects the cost of applying for citizenship; if there are fee waiver schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3103/18]
• 2018-01-23
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the body to which a member of the public can go with a complaint against An Garda Síochána when the complaint has been rejected by GSOC; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3257/18]
• 2018-01-16
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  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the threats or blocks to the status of British citizens living and working here in view of Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55049/17]
• 2017-12-07
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  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the conditions in which persons resident in a building (details supplied) are trying to exist; the way in which the building passed inspections carried out by the Reception and Integration Agency and a fire safety company hired by it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52404/17]
• 2017-12-06
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  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason a person (details supplied) who has lived here since the age of nine and has a number of naturalised siblings is still be waiting for a decision on their application for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52209/17]
• 2017-12-05
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the way in which he is satisfied that the Charleton tribunal will receive all the documents, memos, emails, letters and other communications relevant to its work (details supplied) in view of recent revelations that his Department withheld certain documents from the tribunal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51750/17]
• 2017-12-05
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the measures he is taking to deal with issues in his Department (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51749/17]
• 2017-12-05
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if there are restrictions on a person naturalised through marriage who subsequently divorces and naturalises another person through a second marriage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51544/17]
• 2017-12-05
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  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will extend the remit of services available for guilty prisoners on release to be made available to innocent persons on release in view of the fact that miscarriage of justice cases are not allowed access to post-prison services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51784/17]
• 2017-12-05
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to establish an independent criminal cases review commission similar to that in operation in Norway to examine cases in which prisoners have been exonerated; if he will acknowledge wrongful conviction mistakes and publicly declare innocence on the quashing of a case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51785/17]
• 2017-11-28
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of deportation orders which have been signed in each of the years 2000 to 2016, inclusive, and to date in 2017, on a yearly basis; the number of deportations that have been effected on a yearly basis in each of the years 2000 to 2016, inclusive, and to date in 2017; the cost for same for the same period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50311/17]
• 2017-11-28
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the top three nationalities deported in each of the years 2000 to 2016, inclusive, and to date in 2017; the number of persons who have been refused leave to enter the State in each of the years 2000 to 2016, inclusive, and to date in 2017; and according to nationality the number that were failed asylum applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50312/17]
• 2017-11-28
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the public contracts between his Department and companies (details supplied) in each of the years 2011 to 2016, inclusive; the value of each contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50405/17]
• 2017-11-16
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the avenue for complaint that exists for a naturalised citizen when they are constantly being stopped by immigration officers when coming through Irish airports (details supplied). [48481/17]
• 2017-11-15
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the average waiting times for processing of naturalisation applications according to country of origin, gender of applicant, marital status and familial relationship to other citizens; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48427/17]
• 2017-10-26
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he is satisfied that racial profiling is not taking place at immigration controls in the airports and ports; the guidelines that are provided to immigration officers as to the way in which persons are selected for questioning at passport control as against those that are simply waived; if figures or records are kept on the number of persons questioned; if a disproportionate number of those are naturalised immigrants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45388/17]
• 2017-10-19
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  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the blocks preventing the immediate ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44195/17]
• 2017-10-19
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  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to mark the United Nations' International Day of Persons with Disabilities on 3 December 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44196/17]
• 2017-09-20
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the application procedure for a prison officer post; the reason a person working in the prison service in the UK who has the relevant qualifications for the UK prison service cannot be afforded an interview here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39570/17]
• 2017-09-20
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason Garda vetting for a person (details supplied) has taken over one year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39730/17]
• 2017-09-20
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider including owners' management companies under the regulation of the PSRA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39732/17]
• 2017-09-20
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  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if an owners' management company for a multi-unit development and the management agent are allowed to have the same directors and effectively be the same company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39733/17]
• 2017-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to put measures in place to stop the extreme anti-social behaviour that occurs during periods of hot weather in the Forty Foot and Sandycove beach area, where a minority of persons are ruining this amenity for the majority and causing a public safety issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35861/17]
• 2017-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when the Parole Board will be put on a statutory footing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36206/17]
• 2017-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the communication his Department or An Garda Síochána have had with the 1,500 persons wrongly convicted of motor offences; if he will provide copies of communications sent to those wrongly convicted; the purpose of those communications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36673/17]
• 2017-07-12
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the commitments in the programme for Government on improving the lives of persons with disabilities. [29820/17]
• 2017-07-12
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when she plans to ratify the UNCRPD; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27657/17]
• 2017-06-27
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he is satisfied that prison authorities are taking seriously the problem of racism in prisons, whether directed at prisoners or prison officers, in view of the fact that there have been complaints by prison officers in this regard and at least one case is pending in the Equality Tribunal relating to this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29531/17]
• 2017-05-30
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will address a matter (details supplied) regarding a family reunification visa; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25511/17]
• 2017-05-23
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if refugees who come here as convention applicants will be provided with the same supports that are afforded to programme refugees, specifically in terms of key worker, financial and housing supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24344/17]
• 2017-05-23
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a visa application for a person (details supplied) can be processed, in view of the fact it is required by the person to start a course in Dublin in June 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24509/17]
• 2017-05-16
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the advice she would give to a person who is unsatisfied with works carried out by the management company to the roof of the apartment block in which they reside resulting in damage to the property; the steps they can take to seek redress; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22840/17]
• 2017-05-16
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if marriages that take place in Thailand between a citizen of the State and a Thai citizen are recognised here; the rights the Thai citizen has to reside with their spouse here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22845/17]
• 2017-05-02
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the delay in the Garda vetting process for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19589/17]
• 2017-03-21
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason the Registry of Deeds at Henrietta Street maintains a strict policy of no digital photos, which is contrary to the policy of the National Archives, the National Library, most universities and county council archives; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13733/17]
• 2017-03-21
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her position in relation to the challenge by a person (details supplied) to the standard contractual clauses for the transfer of data from the EU to non-EU locations such as the US; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14080/17]
• 2017-03-21
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the Data Protection Commissioner will be more vigilant than in the past regarding companies that use personal data for commercial purposes without consent, specifically taking into account the new regulatory context opened by the general data protection regulation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14081/17]
• 2017-03-21
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 113 of 23 February, if she will provide details with regard to each suspension in tabular form (details supplied). [14055/17]
• 2017-03-09
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the avenues available to persons outside of the EU wishing to seek asylum in the EU or a specific country in the EU; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12612/17]
• 2017-03-02
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the way in which a person with limited resources is able to defend themselves in civil matters against a publicly funded institution with its own publicly funded legal supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10979/17]
• 2017-03-02
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will consider putting a fund in place for persons and publicly funded institutions to apply for resources in civil legal cases where the same limits of funding would apply to both; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10980/17]
• 2017-03-02
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the way in which the independence of the legal services regulator is assured; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10981/17]
• 2017-03-02
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the new legal services regulator has a remit to examine cases retrospectively; if any statute of limitations applies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10982/17]
• 2017-03-02
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the travel visa requirements that apply to a person (details supplied). [10990/17]
• 2017-03-01
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide a re-entry visa for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10652/17]
• 2017-02-28
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the advice she would provide to a person (details supplied) who has made numerous complaints to An Garda Síochána between 2004 and 2013, which in the person's view were not investigated satisfactorily; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9656/17]
• 2017-02-23
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of employees in her Department and under its aegis who are suspended from work without prejudice and on full pay pending an investigation. [9722/17]
• 2017-02-21
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the income figures for the Property Services Regulatory Authority, PSRA, from property service licences per annum; if he will provide a breakdown of expenditure including staffing, operational costs and board members; if he will further provide a breakdown of the income and expenditure of the property services compensation fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8712/17]
• 2017-02-16
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with a Disability agreed by Ireland in 2007 will now be given a date for ratification; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4619/17]
• 2017-02-16
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide a progress report on the appointment of a person or body to review the preclearance at Dublin and Shannon airports. [7034/17]
• 2017-02-16
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will examine the case of persons (details supplied) and clarify the position; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7885/17]
• 2017-02-14
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason the processing of family reunification visa applications can take approximately 12 months to determine from the date they are received in the Dublin visa office. [7268/17]
• 2017-02-07
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Libyans, Syrians, Iranians, Iraqis, Yemenis, Sudanese and Somalis that have been issued with visas to Ireland in the past two years. [6011/17]
• 2017-01-25
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if all persons accused by persons (details supplied) with regard to allegations of abuse were interviewed; if all the locations of alleged abuse mentioned in the accounts were visited and investigated; if any of the institutions mentioned are still operating as facilities which care for children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3321/17]
• 2017-01-24
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the way in which a member of the public can bring forward information or make a submission to the Garda whistleblowers inquiry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3131/17]
• 2017-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will make the records, reports and minutes of the meeting of 12 December 2008 which discussed the first final report of a person (details supplied) with regards to the Stardust tragedy available to the families of the victims of the tragedy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41516/16]
• 2017-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to parliamentary question number 88 of 6 December 2016, if she will investigate further a case (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41635/16]
• 2016-12-13
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps being taken to ensure the PRSA is in a position to fully meet its statutory requirements in view of the fact that by its own admission it was unable to do so over the past years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40144/16]
• 2016-12-06
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her views on whether it is acceptable that in areas of the public service disclosures under the National Vetting Bureau relating to minor traffic offences such as driving without an NCT and road tax should be the basis for disqualifying persons from public service employment when those offences bear no relation to ensuring child protection as set out in the Child and Vulnerable Persons Act 2012; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38376/16]
• 2016-12-06
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the advice that can be given to a person (details supplied) looking for information on a High Court case that was taken against that person's company by the Central Bank in 1999 and 2000; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38548/16]
• 2016-11-29
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if traffic offences are taken into consideration for job applications requiring Garda vetting with local authority leisure centres; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37180/16]
• 2016-11-15
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the details of all companies involved in contracts for direct provision, including moneys paid to these companies each year over the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34854/16]
• 2016-11-15
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans for changing the system of direct provision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34853/16]
• 2016-10-25
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will grant visitation rights for a person (details supplied) to visit a prisoner in Wheatfield Prison in view of the fact access has recently been denied; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31581/16]
• 2016-10-18
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her Department will intervene in cases such as that of a person (details supplied) in view of the launch of the international education strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30413/16]
• 2016-10-04
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason a person (details supplied) has been waiting since 2013 for an application for naturalisation to be processed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28131/16]
• 2016-09-28
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality is she will report on the investigation into the death of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27374/16]
• 2016-09-28
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans in relation to new evidence recently presented to her by the Stardust families regarding the cause and origin of the Stardust fire; if a new independent inquiry into the tragedy must now be established; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27373/16]
• 2016-07-05
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if property management companies are regulated; if not, her plans to do so; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19204/16]
• 2016-06-22
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans regarding the system of direct provision, including a detailed timeline; if the human rights of asylum seekers are being vindicated under the current system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17148/16]
• 2016-06-14
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the advice she will provide in the circumstances of a case (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15555/16]
• 2016-05-31
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the length of time persons (details supplied) will be waiting for long-stay visa application in order that they can be reunited with their spouse and father. [13445/16]
• 2016-05-17
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to commit to a full-sworn commission of inquiry into allegations of rape and abuse made by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10148/16]
• 2016-05-17
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to acknowledge the new evidence that was presented to her before the dissolution of the Thirty-first Dáil in relation to the cause of the fire in the Stardust tragedy; to agree to the request of the Stardust families for a new commission of inquiry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10149/16]
• 2016-05-17
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015; if the regulator has been established, the name of the regulator; and the procedure for lodging a complaint. [9367/16]
• 2016-04-20
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if court appellants are being charged to acquire digital audio recordings of their original court hearings; if so, the reason, as such costs could potentially make it prohibitive for some persons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7765/16]
• 2016-04-14
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when she will ratify the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6766/16]
• 2016-01-28
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the details of applicants for asylum by country of origin, by successful and unsuccessful applications by country of origin for all applicants for 2014 and 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3744/16]
• 2016-01-28
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the details of deportation orders issued, by country of origin, by country of deportation to; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3745/16]
• 2016-01-28
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the procedure by which English language schools which have no external accreditation are permitted on the interim list of education programmes even though external accreditation is one of the main requirements of being listed on the register; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3752/16]
• 2016-01-27
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the European Union-wide settlement programme for 160,000 refugees only delivering for 0.17%; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3040/16]
• 2016-01-27
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if it is acceptable that in the panel of a barrister's review of the case of a person (details supplied), the person was not interviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3039/16]
• 2016-01-27
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of refugees Ireland has accepted to date as part of its commitment to take 4,000 refugees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3413/16]
• 2016-01-26
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality to ensure that the recent pardon in the name of a person (details supplied) be corrected to reflect their correct name (details supplied), this correct name being the name used on all other legal documents through the years. [2741/16]
• 2016-01-26
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the pardon in the name of a person (details supplied) be corrected to include the following: "And Whereas on 17 April 1941 the Attorney General refused him leave to appeal to the Supreme Court". [2742/16]
• 2015-12-01
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when a person (details supplied) will receive communication from the review panel of barristers regarding a case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42437/15]
• 2015-12-01
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will report on the emergency meeting of EU Justice and Interior Ministers in Brussels in Belgium on 20 November 2015 which discussed the European Union’s response to the terrorist attacks in Paris in France; the proposals the Irish Government made as being the most appropriate response to the tragic events there; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42436/15]
• 2015-10-20
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the barristers panel review of a case (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35282/15]
• 2015-10-20
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on the barristers panel review of all the cases it is dealing with; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35283/15]