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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Closed-Circuit Television Systems (7 Oct 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: The Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Act 2023, which was signed into law in December 2023, provides for a new regime for the authorisation and operation of CCTV schemes. In order to introduce the new regime for CCTV, Part 5 of that Act must be commenced. There is a new requirement under that Act for the Garda Commissioner to develop a Code of Practice for CCTV which will set...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Personal Injury Claims (7 Oct 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: The possibility of introducing a no-fault insurance system in Ireland has been examined before by Government. The Second and Final Report of Personal Injuries Commission in 2018, commissioned by the then Minster for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, considered this issue and concluded that it would be difficult to envisage a no-fault system, such as exists in New Zealand, being applied in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (7 Oct 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: It is a central priority for me that Ireland’s immigration system is robust and rules based. The enforcement aspects of our laws, including deportation orders, are an essential requirement for the system to work effectively and to ensure that there is confidence in the application of our legislation in this area. Deportations are costly and complex to enforce. It is the preferred...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (7 Oct 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: The indicative cost for processing a standard procedure international protection application and supporting an applicant through this process is approximately €122,000 per person. This figure is based on 2024 applicant data, when the average processing time was 29 months to reach a second-instance decision. This comprises 18 months to first-instance decision for those in the standard...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (7 Oct 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 451 to 453, inclusive, together. The International Protection Appeals Tribunal (IPAT) closed around 3,100 appeals in 2024, compared to over 1,700 in 2023. There has been 10,782 International Protection Appeals accepted to date in 2025 (as of 28 September). The median processing time for all appeals determined by IPAT in 2024 was 10 months. The median...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (7 Oct 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 454 to 456, inclusive, together. It is a central priority for me that Ireland’s immigration system is robust and rules based. The enforcement aspects of our laws, including deportation orders, are an essential requirement for the system to work effectively and to ensure that there is confidence in the application of our legislation in this area. ...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Sex Offenders Notification Requirements (7 Oct 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: Keeping our communities safe is my foremost priority as Minister. While I cannot comment on individual cases, I would like to assure the Deputy that there are a range of provisions in law and in practice in relation to the management of sex offenders after they’ve been released from prison. The Sex Offenders (Amendment) Act 2023, which was commenced in 2023, strengthened our already...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (7 Oct 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: I am advised by An Garda Síochána that the below tables outlines the age profile of vehicles attached to the Garda dog unit as of 3 October 2025: AGE PROFILE NO. OF VEHICLES < 1 year 1 1 – 2 years 1 2 – 4 years 6 4 – 6 years 3 ...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (7 Oct 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 461, 462 and 464 to 466, inclusive, together. It has not been possible to collate the information requested by the Deputy in the time available. I will write to the Deputy directly once the information is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (7 Oct 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: I am advised the Irish Prison Service is seeking to increase staffing levels to meet the current demand on the service. Recruitment campaigns are put in place as required, and since 2016 the Irish Prison Service, in conjunction with the Public Appointments Service, has run eight Recruit Prison Officer campaigns. There have been annual campaigns since 2022. This year the Irish Prison...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (7 Oct 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: Public procurement is governed by EU and national rules and I can assure the Deputy that my Department ensures appropriate procedures are followed for procurement activity. As the Deputy may know, all Government Departments are obliged to ensure that public procurement is discharged in line with the standard accounting and procurement rules and that contract prices represent best value for...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (7 Oct 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: It has not been possible to collate the information requested by the Deputy in the time available. I will write to the Deputy directly once the information is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (7 Oct 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: The Irish Prison Service provides a range of accommodation types to assist in the management of sentences, to facilitate appropriate progression, and to support the transition from custody back into their community of people sentenced to a term of imprisonment. There are currently a number of ongoing short, medium and long term projects to be delivered in line with the commitments in the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (7 Oct 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: Since 2019 Ireland’s policing map has been redrawn to bring Garda districts and sub-districts under a streamlined Garda Operating Model. From the foundation of the State in 1922, the core policing structures used by An Garda Síochána had largely remained static. The service was modelled around smaller policing districts in which functions such as crime investigation and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (7 Oct 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: Regrettably it has not been possible for Garda authorities to provide the information in the time available. I will write to the Deputy once the information is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (7 Oct 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: In the interest of transparency, information in relation to the allocation of Probationer Gardaí by Division and Station, including for Limerick Division, is publicly available and can be found at the following link: www.garda.ie/en/about-us/our-departments/human-resources-and -people-development/garda-hr-directorate/garda-strength-brea kdown-2025/ The Deputy should select the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (7 Oct 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: In the interest of transparency, An Garda Síochána publishes data on the allocation of Gardaí by Division, Station and rank. This can be found at the following link: www.garda.ie/en/about-us/our-departments/human-resources-and -people-development/garda-hr-directorate/garda-strength-brea kdown-2025/ The Deputy should select the Garda Workforce figures for August 2025 (the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (7 Oct 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 474 to 477, inclusive, together. In the 2022 to 2024 period, the State had to move at pace to source accommodation during an intense surge of arrivals seeking international protection. During this period, over 45,000 additional international protection applicants arrived in Ireland. Prior to this, a typical 3-year period would have seen close to 8,000 or...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (7 Oct 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: The State is currently accommodating almost 33,000 people in 319 International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) centres around the country, over 9,500 of whom are children. At the moment, approximately 5,000 people in IPAS accommodation have a legal status allowing them to remain in Ireland. This is not a static number of people; approximately 10,000 people with status have moved...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (7 Oct 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: I have been provided with the following table by the Garda authorities which outlines the number of Gardaí assigned to Cork County and Cork City Divisions who have resigned and retired in each of the past 5 years. Figures include Voluntary, Compulsory, Cost Neutral Early Retirements, and Ordinary Resignations: Year Number 2020 16 ...