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2025-01-20

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2020-07-28

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Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the home delivery of alcoholic drinks, including draught beers, by pubs not licensed to serve food; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18516/20]

2020-06-30

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Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will extend maternity leave for mothers in view of the difficulties they experienced due to Covid-19; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12871/20]

2020-06-23

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Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when the processing of visa applications by the INIS will recommence; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the closure of the service is causing problems for the hospitality sector, in that chefs from non-EEA countries cannot get their visas on time even though they have been granted work permits; the way in which the backlog in the INIS will be dealt with in due course; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12159/20]

2020-05-20

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Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps that have been taken at EU level to protect migrants and asylum seekers from an outbreak of Covid-19, including those living in overcrowded reception centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6264/20]

2020-05-20

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Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the details of new arrangements put in place to protect those in direct provision during the Covid-19 crisis; if his attention has been drawn to particular concerns raised in respect of a centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6263/20]

2020-03-05

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Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider introducing legislation to facilitate mothers breastfeeding in the workplace, including adequate breaks for breastfeeding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3339/20]

2020-03-05

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Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the legislation introduced in recent years to give recognition to foreign divorces; if the provisions relating to UK divorces have been commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2714/20]

2020-03-05

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Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if suitable arrangements will be put in place to facilitate non-EU citizens married to UK citizens living here post Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3331/20]

2019-12-18

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Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if Ireland has fulfilled its commitment to accepting 4,000 refugees as part of the resettlement and relocation programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53533/19]

2019-12-17

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Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will review the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956 in order that applicants for certificates of naturalisation can travel abroad freely for reasons connected with their work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52842/19]

2019-12-11

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Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí by rank attached to CPU, Coolock Garda station, Dublin 5 as of 1 January 2019 and 2 December 2019, in tabular form; if the number of gardaí attached to the unit has decreased over the past 18 to 24 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51918/19]

2019-12-11

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Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of extra Garda public order unit vans allocated to the north Dublin metropolitan region, DMR, following the allocation of new public order unit vans early in summer 2019; the number of public order vans attached to DMR north as of 2 December 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51919/19]

2019-11-26

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Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if legislation will be introduced to make it illegal to sell scrap metal for cash in view of the fact that there has been an increase in the theft of catalytic converters from cars in the Dublin area; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013 was introduced in the United Kingdom in 2013 to help prevent thefts along these lines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49037/19]

2019-11-20

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Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda cars, jeeps and motorcycles attached to the Garda Dublin north roads policing unit as of 31 December 2018 and 12 November 2019, in tabular form; if the number of Garda vehicles allocated to the unit has decreased over the past few years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47979/19]

2019-11-05

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Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the cost of the direct provision system in each of the years 2014 to 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44428/19]

2019-11-05

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Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of asylum seekers granted refugee status in each of the years 2014 to 2018; the success rate in percentage terms relative to the overall number of applications in each of these years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44429/19]

2019-11-05

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Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider regularising the status of undocumented children and young persons here with a view to granting them residency and the right to work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44430/19]

2019-10-15

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Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if legislation to deal with hate crime will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41921/19]

2019-10-15

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Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when the post of Chief State Pathologist is to be filled on a permanent full-time basis in view of the fact two recent post holders have retired over the past few months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42123/19]

2019-10-01

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Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider an application for a certificate of naturalisation for a person (details supplied) under the provisions of section 15A (2) of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39516/19]

2019-10-01

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Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to threats by a group (details supplied) to shut down Dublin city centre for a week in October 2019; the action he plans to take in relation to this possibility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39730/19]

2019-09-17

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Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the circumstances in which he would invoke section 15A(2) of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956; if he will consider waiving some of the conditions in the case of a Palestinian from Gaza married to an Irish citizen who is recognised as a refugee with the United Nations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37540/19]

2019-09-17

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Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the divisions within the DMR that received new Garda public order vans; the number of Garda public order vans in each division within the DMR; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37581/19]

2019-09-06

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Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to introduce legislation to deal with the recent judgement of the High Court relating to continuous residency under section 15(1)(c) of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956 as amended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35018/19]

2019-07-23

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Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí by rank attached to each community policing unit in each station in DMR north as of 12 July 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33305/19]

2019-07-23

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Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if each deputy State pathologist and assistant State pathologist is supplied with a publicly funded car for work-related business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33306/19]

2019-07-23

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Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of forensic speech analysists working for An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33307/19]

2019-07-02

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Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason the 2019 budget for Garda training and development and incidental expenses is only €11.527 million compared with the 2018 budget which was €23.079 million; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28165/19]

2019-07-02

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Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí by rank attached to the warrants and summons unit in DMR north Garda division to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28166/19]

2019-07-02

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Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of drivers stopped for watching videos while driving; his plans to bring in stronger sanctions to prevent such activity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28167/19]

2019-06-25

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Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on recent changes made to the work permit regime by which a locum doctor can work 90 days in the State but must then leave the jurisdiction for 30 days before being permitted to apply for a new work permit after that; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that it takes up to 30 working days to process a new work permit application resulting in a situation in which a locum doctor ends up working much reduced days annually which puts pressure on general practitioner services generally; his plans to make changes to the work permit regime in view of these circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26470/19]

2019-06-11

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Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the details of his publicised meeting with An Garda Síochána in Coolock Garda station on 4 June 2019; the decisions taken at the meeting to tackle gangland crime in north Dublin; his plans to open a new Garda station at Northern Cross, Dublin 17, following the meeting as reported by the media; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24260/19]

2019-05-28

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Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if funding will be provided for the refurbishment of a facility (details supplied); when this work will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22859/19]

2019-05-28

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Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason the 2019 budget for Garda aircraft is only €1.050 million in view of the fact that the 2018 budget for the aircraft was €1.7 million; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22860/19]

2019-05-28

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Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the amount spent on repairs to equipment on the boards in the Garda water unit in each of the years 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22862/19]

2019-05-28

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Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the amount An Garda Síochána spent on improving poor quality CCTV camera images in each of the years 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019; if An Garda Síochána has its own resources to improve poor quality CCTV camera images; if this work must be outsourced; if so, the location it is outsourced to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22863/19]

2019-04-02

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Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the details of a recent grant of €60,000 provided to an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15223/19]

2019-03-26

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Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when sections 95 and 99 of the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 will be commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14082/19]

2019-03-26

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Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the estimated cost of having automatic number plate recognition installed in each remaining Garda roads policing unit vehicle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14078/19]

2019-03-26

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Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if funding will be provided for the replacement of riot shields for Garda public order units; when the shields were last updated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14079/19]

2019-03-26

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Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of shifts over which community gardaí in the R district Dublin are spread; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14080/19]

2019-03-26

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Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if funding will be provided for the development of property and evidence management stores in the Dublin metropolitan region north; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14081/19]

2019-01-23

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Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if funding has been made available in 2019 to purchase additional marked large vans for use by Garda public order units; if so, when the vans will come into the fleet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3114/19]

2019-01-23

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Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to provide funding for the purchase of additional high-powered unmarked vehicles to the Garda roads policing unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3115/19]

2018-11-06

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Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí by rank attached to a unit (details supplied); when this unit last received an increase in personnel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44687/18]

2018-11-06

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Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the estimated cost in 2019 of recruiting an extra 180 prison officers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44688/18]

2018-11-06

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Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the estimated amount it would cost to have a defibrillator installed in each Garda station that is open on a 24-7 basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44689/18]

2018-11-06

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Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has received a request from the Garda Commissioner for funding for the issuing of body cameras to each garda; if so, the details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44690/18]

2018-09-18

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Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda mountain bikes allocated to each Garda station in the Dublin region in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37824/18]

2018-09-18

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Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if funding will be provided to purchase replacement Garda prison trucks; the number of Garda prison trucks withdrawn in 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37825/18]

2018-09-18

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Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if funding for the replacement of aircraft in the Garda air support unit will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37826/18]

2018-09-07

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Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to increased concern about bicycle thefts in Dublin; the action he will take to deal with this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35854/18]

2018-07-24

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Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if funding for the refurbishment of the cell block of Malahide Garda station will be provided in view of the fact that the cells in the station are in need of refurbishment; when works on this project will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32854/18]

2018-07-24

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Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of additional gardaí allocated to each station in the Garda R and J districts following the most recent Garda graduation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32855/18]

2018-07-11

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Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will review the Garda districts in the northern division of the Dublin metropolitan region (details supplied); if opening up new Garda stations in this area has been considered; if he will increase the number of Garda personnel serving these districts in view of the volume of complaints regarding crime and anti-social behaviour in these estates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31412/18]

2018-07-10

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Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the backlog of Garda vetting applications for volunteers for an event (details supplied) will be addressed; if Garda vetting will be made specific to the person in all cases rather than to various organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30032/18]

2018-07-10

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Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to introduce legislation to address the issue of maternal deaths; the aims and objectives of the proposed legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30433/18]

2018-06-12

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Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of additional unmarked Garda vehicles that came into the fleet in each of the years 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018; the number of unmarked vehicles that were withdrawn during the same period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25663/18]

2018-06-12

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Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to issue each front-line garda with a Taser; the estimated cost of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25664/18]

2018-05-22

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Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to a serious incident which took place in Clongriffin DART station, Dublin 13, on 8 May 2018 whereby a number of youths vandalised a DART train as it arrived into the station and then proceeded to engage in other serious anti-social behaviour and accost members of the public; if this incident will be the subject of an official investigation by An Garda Síochána in conjunction with Irish Rail; if he is satisfied that Coolock Garda station has sufficient personnel and resources to deal with crime in the Clongriffin area and the district generally in view of the increasing population in the locality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22286/18]

2018-05-10

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Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of sergeants and inspectors in the Dublin north Garda division; the locations of the stations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20538/18]

2018-05-10

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Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí that undertook each category of Garda driving training course in each of the years 2016 to 2017 and to date in 2018; the frequency with which each category of driving test is held; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20539/18]

2018-03-28

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Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans for Garda youth diversion projects; if his attention has been drawn to plans by the Irish Youth Justice Service to examine the funding and service delivery model for these projects; his views on whether proposed new arrangements will result in the closure of youth diversion projects administered by independent youth services; if these projects are funded through the European Social Fund; if legal advice has been provided to put new arrangements in place for the funding of Garda youth diversion projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14342/18]

2018-02-20

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Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has received representations to facilitate infrastructure projects such as aviation fuel pipelines by changing property ownership legislation relating to cases in which some property owners have their lands registered to the centre of the road; his plans to amend existing legislation in this context; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8639/18]

2017-11-28

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Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to introduce measures to allow family members join refugees and asylum seekers here; the public policy implications of such measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50026/17]

2017-10-19

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Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí in each Garda station in the Dublin north central division and in the Dublin south central division as of 30 September 2017; and the number of new recruits assigned to each division since recruitment resumed in 2014. [44205/17]

2017-10-03

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Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the safe passage campaign by an organisation (details supplied) for the introduction of a humanitarian admission programme to reunite families fleeing conflict; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41566/17]

2017-09-20

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Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when the State will ratify the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39761/17]

2017-01-17

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Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will ensure that there is consistency in the prices published for houses on the property price register under the Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011; if the published prices include or exclude VAT in all cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41877/16]

2016-12-06

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Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her views on escalating fees being imposed by property management companies in private housing developments; her plans to phase out such fees following the introduction of the local property tax; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38565/16]

2016-10-25

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Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the Garda in Coolock have adequate manpower and resources to deal with an ongoing problem of anti-social behaviour in the Edenmore area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31487/16]

2016-09-16

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Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she is satisfied that the Garda in Ballymun, Dublin 11, has adequate manpower and resources, including patrol cars, to deal with the crime situation in the Santry area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25239/16]

2016-09-16

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Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress being made in resettling refugees here under the Irish Refugee Protection Programme in the context of the EU Agreement on this matter; if unaccompanied minors will be given a priority for resettlement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25915/16]

2016-06-23

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Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a motorist is entitled to receive photo and calibration details from the fixed-charge processing office of An Garda Síochána prior to any possible appeal to the courts in respect of an alleged offence that may involve the imposition of penalty points; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17641/16]

2016-05-26

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Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to promote and enact the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12322/16]

2016-05-17

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Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when she will introduce paternity leave; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9372/16]

2016-05-17

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Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the Prison Service will recruit staff in the near future and the procedures to be used; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9832/16]

2016-05-17

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Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the cost of refurbishing or upgrading equipment in Malahide, Howth and Raheny Garda stations in each of the years 2013 to 2016 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10437/16]

2016-05-17

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Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of members of An Garda Síochána who participated in the advanced driving courses in each of the years 2014 to 2016 to date; when the next course will commence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10438/16]

2016-05-05

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Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality to provide funding for the purchase of extra Garda Síochána command and control vehicles; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9253/16]

2016-05-05

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Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when the contract for the supply of fuel to the fleet of An Garda Síochána was last put out to tender; the length of time the contract was awarded for; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9254/16]

2016-04-26

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Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to reform the Lunacy Regulation Act; the progress made to date to enact an Assisted Decision Making Bill; if it is intended to abolish the provision prohibiting those with an intellectual disability from having sexual relations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8447/16]

2016-04-20

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Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the new information technology system in Garda capital headquarters is up-to-date to allow tax clearance certificates to be issued in the case of public service vehicles licence renewals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7515/16]

2016-04-20

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Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the Carriage Office received any reports regarding the cloning of taxi plates in the Dublin area between 2003 and 2006; if an investigation was carried out in this regard; the outcome of any such investigation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7772/16]