07/07/2015

265. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the current number of prison spaces available for both male and female prisoners throughout the prison system; the extent to which overcrowding exists; if the provision of extra spaces is contemplated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27616/15]

07/07/2015

266. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality The number of prisoners incarcerated for various serious crimes who have been released on completion of their sentence, or otherwise, in the past six years to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27617/15]

07/07/2015

267. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí injured in the course of their duties in the past eight years to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27618/15]

07/07/2015

268. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of promotional positions that are vacant, or waiting to be filled, at all ranks throughout An Garda Síochána; when such positions are likely to be filled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27619/15]

07/07/2015

269. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the current number of women members of An Garda Síochána; the number who have retired, or left the force, in the past five years; the extent to which they have been replaced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27620/15]

07/07/2015

26. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality in view of the passage of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013 through Dáil Committee Stage, her views on the ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; if she will report on the work of her Department on the Interdepartmental Committee dealing with the Convention's ratification; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27073/15]

27. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to amend the law to provide that court proceedings relating to the result of a referendum are given priority hearings and appeal hearings to avoid delays in enacting legislation to give effect to the will of the people, as expressed in the referendum; her views on the publishing of a marriage equality Bill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27019/15]

07/07/2015

270. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the total number of burglaries and-or other crimes reported in each Garda district or division throughout County Kildare, in the past five years to date; the extent to which the number of reported criminal incidents has fluctuated in the period in question; the action proposed to combat any increase in such incidents of crime; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27621/15]

272. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of criminal incidents reported to An Garda Síochána in each Garda district and division in County Kildare in the past five years to date; the extent to which deployment of extra and necessary resources is contemplated to deal with any issues arising; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27623/15]

277. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which she and her Department continue to monitor the levels of break-ins to private households and-or commercial premises in County Kildare; the degree to which the number of such crimes has fluctuated in each of the past five years to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27628/15]

07/07/2015

271. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which the total number of gardaí available for duty throughout each Garda Síochána division and district in County Kildare continues to be adequate to meet the demand, with particular reference to particular locations of increased criminal activity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27622/15]

07/07/2015

273. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which free legal aid remains available in respect of criminal cases to those who have re-offended while on bail; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27624/15]

07/07/2015

274. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which adequate resources remain available to a dedicated section within An Garda Síochána in respect of missing persons; the total number of persons reported missing in the past four years to date; the numbers still outstanding; the numbers deemed to have been found; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27625/15]