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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (25 Jun 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: I can advise the Deputy that the application referred to was created on 28 May 2024. The application and supporting documentation was received in the Tehran office on 26 June 2024. The application was received in the Dublin Visa Office on 12 July 2024 where it awaits examination and processing. My Departments business target for join family visa applications is 12 months. It must be made...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Schemes (25 Jun 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: I can assure the Deputy that I am acutely aware of the grave humanitarian crisis in Gaza and my Department has worked closely with colleagues in the Department of Foreign Affairs to ensure a coordinated national response to this volatile and evolving situation. I can advise the Deputy that citizens of the Palestinian National Authority are visa required and must have a valid Irish entry visa...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Middle East (25 Jun 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: I understand that officials from my Department have contacted the Deputy directly and the matter is being examined.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (25 Jun 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: I am informed by the Garda authorities, based on information received as of 10 June 2025, that the Garda National Community Engagement Bureau reports that a total of 49 new official Garda mountain bikes were allocated to the Dublin Metropolitan Region (DMR) in 2024 and to date in 2025. The breakdown of these figures is set out in the table below: Year Bikes Allocated ...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service (25 Jun 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: I am assured that An Garda Síochána execute warrants as expeditiously as possible, giving priority to the execution of warrants relating to serious crimes. The execution of warrants, including bench warrants, can be impeded by persons actively seeking to evade detection and where limited identification information might be available to support enforcement. I am informed by the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (25 Jun 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: I am advised by An Garda Síochána that the current age profile of the Garda vehicle fleet within the DMR North division is broken down in the table below: Fleet Age Profile No. of vehicles Less than 1 year 8 1 – 2 years 4 2 – 4 years 17 4 – 6 years ...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (25 Jun 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: I understand that Parliamentary Question No. 659 of 20 May 2025 sought: "the number of Gardaí within Dublin metropolitan region that have been trained in the use of Garda command and control vehicles, in 2024 and to-date in 2025; and the duration of these courses, in tabular form." As outlined to you in the response issued by my office of 17 June 2025, the Garda Commissioner is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (25 Jun 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: I am advised by the Garda authorities that the current age profile of the Garda vehicle fleet within the Sligo-Leitrim division is broken down in the table below: Fleet Age Profile No. of vehicles Less than 1 year 13 1 – 2 years 8 2 – 4 years 7 4 – 6 years ...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (25 Jun 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: I understand that the Deputy’s question refers to people born outside the State, whose great-grandparent was born on the island of Ireland. Neither parents or grandparents were born on the island of Ireland. A person can become an Irish citizen if one of their parents was an Irish citizen at the time of their birth, even though they were not born on the island of Ireland, or...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service (25 Jun 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: The Review of the Enforcement of Child Maintenance Orders, completed by officials in my Department, was published on 8 January 2024. It was one of the actions contained in the “Supporting Children” goal of the Family Justice Strategy. The Review made 26 recommendations focused on generating maximum compliance with child maintenance orders, to ensure security and stability for...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (25 Jun 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: My Department's International Protection Procurement Service (IPPS) has not received an offer of accommodation at this site and is not examining it for use as international protection accommodation.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (25 Jun 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 145, 146 and 147 together. Providing reception conditions – accommodation and other basic supports – to people seeking international protection is part of Irish and EU law. The State is providing accommodation to almost 33,000 people who have applied for international protection, in over 320 centres nationwide. Over 90% of this...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (25 Jun 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 148 and 150 together. As Minister for Justice, it is not open to me to comment or intervene in any way in relation to how particular court proceedings are conducted, or on the outcome of those proceedings. These are matters entirely for the presiding judge. The Irish Prison Service must accept into custody all people committed to prison by the courts....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (25 Jun 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: The Minister and the Department are acutely aware of capacity restraints in our prisons and have committed to increasing capacity of our prisons by 1,500 under the Programme for Government. This work has already commenced. It can be necessary to detain people in advance of deportation to prevent absconding. Alternatives to detention are widely used where they are deemed appropriate. ...

Select Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána (Revised)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
Vote 44 - Data Protection Commission (Revised)
Vote 24 - Justice (Further Revised) (24 Jun 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank the Chairman and members. I am very pleased to be here to seek the committee's approval for the Revised and Further Revised Estimates for the justice Vote group. The Chairman will be aware that investment across all the areas of justice, home affairs and migration is significant. It reflects the commitment the Government set out in the programme for Government and what my...