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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (30 Apr 2025)

Gary Gannon: 125. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prisoners sleeping on mattresses on floors on each day since 1 January 2024, broken down by prison. [21477/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (30 Apr 2025)

Gary Gannon: 126. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality how overcrowding has affected rates of prisoner on prisoner and prisoner on staff assaults in 2023 and Q1 2025; and whether an independent safety audit will be commissioned. [21478/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (30 Apr 2025)

Gary Gannon: 127. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prisoners unable to access education, vocational workshops or drug treatment programmes due to capacity constraints in 2024; and the percentage shortfall relative to assessed need. [21479/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (30 Apr 2025)

Gary Gannon: 128. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his response to the Prison Officers' Association statement that overcrowding has passed the point at which prisons can be safely operated; and what additional staffing or overtime resources will be provided in budget 2026. [21480/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (30 Apr 2025)

Gary Gannon: 129. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of confirmed drone related contraband drops detected in each prison in 2023 and to date in 2025; and the measures being taken to counter drone incursions. [21481/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (30 Apr 2025)

Gary Gannon: 130. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider installing comprehensive drone defence systems and netting in exercise yards, as recommended by staff representatives; and the estimated cost. [21482/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (30 Apr 2025)

Gary Gannon: 131. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current utilisation rate of structured temporary release, broken down by offence category, compared with 2020 to 2024; and the reoffending rate for persons released under this scheme. [21483/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Sentencing Policy (30 Apr 2025)

Gary Gannon: 132. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the timeline for introducing legislation to expand community sanctions and to implement electronic monitoring, as committed to in the Programme for Government. [21484/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (30 Apr 2025)

Gary Gannon: 133. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the average daily number of people on community based restorative justice programmes in 2024; the target numbers for 2025; and the budget allocated. [21485/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (30 Apr 2025)

Gary Gannon: 134. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the breakdown of the €53 million capital allocation for 2025 by project and prison; the projected number of additional bed spaces each project will deliver; and on what timeline. [21486/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (30 Apr 2025)

Gary Gannon: 135. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when he last consulted the Inspector of Prisons and the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission regarding compliance with the UN Mandela Rules; and if he will publish any correspondence since January 2024 relating to overcrowding. [21487/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (30 Apr 2025)

Gary Gannon: 136. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps being taken to address the 48% overcrowding in Limerick Women's Prison; and whether any female prisoners have been transferred abroad or to Garda stations due to lack of capacity. [21488/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (30 Apr 2025)

Gary Gannon: 137. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality whether his Department has benchmarked Irish prison population rates against comparable EU jurisdictions; to provide that data; and to outline any best practice models being considered to curb unsentenced and short sentence committals. [21489/25]

Guardianship of Infants (Amendment) Bill 2025: First Stage (29 Apr 2025)

Gary Gannon: I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to provide for the suspension of the powers, responsibilities and entitlements of guardianship in certain circumstances and for that purpose to amend the Guardianship of Infants Act 1964 and to provide for related matters. The Social Democrats wish to introduce this Bill for the simple reason that there exists what the...

Guardianship of Infants (Amendment) Bill 2025: First Stage (29 Apr 2025)

Gary Gannon: I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Apr 2025)

Gary Gannon: President Higgins rightly warned this week against the outrageous abuse of antisemitism accusations to silence criticism of Israel and its genocidal actions in Gaza. Yet, the Government continues to endorse the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance, IHRA, definition despite it being internationally discredited for its chilling effect on free speech and legitimate condemnation of...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Apr 2025)

Gary Gannon: Why have it, then?

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Apr 2025)

Gary Gannon: Why have it?

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Apr 2025)

Gary Gannon: I understand and appreciate that later this week we will have statements on the Farrelly commission report but given the gravity of the failures Grace has had to endure, perhaps words alone will not be enough in this instance. After nearly a decade and a cost of €13 million, basic questions still have not been answered. If the Government wants to take action and do something...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Air and Water Pollution (10 Apr 2025)

Gary Gannon: 89. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the measures that are being implemented to monitor and mitigate air pollution in identified hotspots within Dublin central, where recent studies have shown nitrogen dioxide levels exceeding World Health Organisation guidelines; the timeline for these interventions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18245/25]