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Pa Daly Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Justice
1051. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice to provide a breakdown of the number of Garda officers, by rank, attached to all Kerry Garda stations in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; the number of Garda officers who retired from Meath east Garda stations in the same period, in tabular form. [1934/25]
Pa Daly Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Justice
1052. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice if she has ever sought a review of the Garda resource allocation model to ensure a fair distribution of Gardaí across the State; if so, the date on which this was requested; the terms of the review and the date on which it was or will be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1935/25]
Pa Daly Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Justice
1053. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the measures taken to roll out the voluntary restorative justice programme; what additional measures, if any, will be taken as part of the new Programme for Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1936/25]
Holly Cairns Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Justice
1054. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice to provide details on the Government's proposals to legislate for the removal of guardianship rights from guardians who have murdered their child's parent; whether this is intended to be a standalone Bill or as part of larger reforms; and to provide a timeline for such reform. [1963/25]
Pa Daly Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Justice
1055. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice to provide an update on the latest intake into the Garda reserve. [2000/25]
Pa Daly Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Justice
1056. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice to provide an updated timeline for the Civil Legal Aid Review; and when she expects it to be concluded and the report published. [2003/25]
Jerry Buttimer Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Justice
1057. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Justice to provide an update on the review of the Old Cork Prison in Rathmore road, Cork. [2016/25]
Holly Cairns Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Justice
1058. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice the current level of gardaí and Civil Service staff in each Garda station, by rank, in tabular form. [2027/25]
Holly Cairns Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Justice
1059. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice to provide details of any public contracts in her Department provided to companies or individuals who do not pay tax in Ireland, including the names of the contractor, value of the contract and purpose of the contract, in tabular form. [2039/25]
Holly Cairns Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Justice
1060. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice to provide details of any public contracts issued to a company (details supplied) over the past ten years, including the value of the contract and the purpose of the contract, in tabular form. [2057/25]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Justice
1061. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice if a person who is on Stamp 1G critical skills permit is allowed a grace period if made redundant or dismissed after six months' employment; the length of time that is the applicable grace period for the applicant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2084/25]
Pa Daly Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Justice
1062. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the current waiting times for citizenship applications in the years 2019 to date, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2097/25]
Barry Ward Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Justice
1063. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons trafficked into Ireland in each year for which figures are available since 2015; her views on whether these figures are an accurate reflection of the amount of human trafficking in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2108/25]
Barry Ward Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Justice
1064. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice her views on the estimation by An Garda Síochána of the market value of the most commonly found substances prohibited by regulations made under the Misuse of Drugs Acts 1977-2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2109/25]
Mark Wall Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Justice
1065. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Justice the up-to-date position with funding for a project in Kildare South (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2124/25]
Barry Ward Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Agriculture
1066. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider the acquisition of large tracts of mountain land, by the State, with a view to afforesting them, particularly with slow-growing, bio-diverse, indigenous, deciduous woodland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2008/25]
Brian Stanley Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Agriculture
1067. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps being taken to connect the schemes of payment between ACRES and organic subsidy schemes, as some farmers are having difficulty receiving payments. [46175/24]
Robert Troy Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Agriculture
1068. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason his Department ran new technical agricultural officer competitions in 2024, when there were existing candidates on the 2023 panel who had not been offered a position; and whether, when a new competition is launched in this way, candidates who have previously been placed on a panel receive consideration. [46182/24]
Michael Fitzmaurice Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Agriculture
1069. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of civil servants in his Department, and in agencies under the aegis of his Department, who were on career break in 2023 or 2024, by month and grade, and by length of career break; the number of civil servants in his Department and in agencies under the aegis of his Department who were on career break for longer than f…
Michael Fitzmaurice Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Agriculture
1070. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of vacancies, by month and by grade, in his Department, and in agencies under the aegis of his Department, in 2023 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46202/24]
Michael Fitzmaurice Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Agriculture
1071. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an assurance that no civil servant has had their career break extended beyond five years where there is a suitable vacancy in their home Department or agency; to provide an assurance that, where a civil servant has had their career break extended beyond five years on account of there being no suitable vacancy in their …
Michael Lowry Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Agriculture
1072. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if allowances are available to a person (details supplied); if allowances are given in such circumstances for minor discrepancies; if this case will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46279/24]
Michael Lowry Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Agriculture
1073. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if allowances are available to a person (details supplied); if allowances are given in such circumstances for minor discrepancies; if this case will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46280/24]
Alan Kelly Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Agriculture
1074. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated WTE costs to recruit two additional senior archaeologists grade 1 to his Department. [46295/24]
Carol Nolan Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Agriculture
1075. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications made to the climate action performance payment (CAPP) scheme; the number of disallowed or refused applications and the amount paid out in total since the CAPP scheme was opened; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46339/24]