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

Jim O'Callaghan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 709 to 716, inclusive, together. As the Deputy will understand, there is a requirement on the Irish Prison Service 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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (30 Sep 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: An Garda Síochána (30 Sep 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: I understand that Parliamentary Question No 706 of 20 May 2025 sought the number of occasions that An Garda Síochána have hired out an external forensic archaeologist to carry out work on its behalf, in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. I can confirm that the reply to the Deputy's follow on Parliamentary Question, No 646 of 24 June 2025, has issued from my office to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences (30 Sep 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: I am advised by the Garda authorities that Traffic Watch is a partnership approach to reducing the number of road collisions and fatalities. It brings road users, An Garda Síochána, the Road Safety Authority and other stakeholders together in a united and sustained effort to improve safety on our roads. As part of An Garda Síochána’s ongoing commitment to road...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Services Regulation (30 Sep 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: The Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) is an independent body responsible for the regulation of the legal professions under the provisions of the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015. Subject to the 2015 Act, the Authority is independent in the performance of its functions. Under Section 6 of the 2015 Act, the LSRA is required to periodically carry out a review of the Act and,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Policies (30 Sep 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: My Department does not engage in transactions for the purchase of such location data. I would note that the sale of data by real-time bidding platforms is not illegal, but all parties involved in such transactions must abide by all of their legal responsibilities, including those set out in Data Protection legislation. While I am not aware of any instances in which an agency in the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (30 Sep 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: The Government is committed to ensuring that communities are safe. Tackling anti-social behaviour is an important part of that commitment. The Government is taking a number of ongoing actions to ensure safer communities and public spaces, including:Getting more Gardaí on our streets through increased recruitment.Introducing Community Safety Partnerships around the country, to develop...

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

Jim O'Callaghan: I can advise the Deputy that the Irish Prison Service has accepted the ruling of the Civil Service Arbitration Board in relation to this matter, including the backdating of pay adjustments. I am further advised that clarification has been sought from the Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation on the implementation of the ruling and a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Dublin Airport Authority (30 Sep 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: As the Deputy will appreciate it would not be appropriate for me to comment on the detail of communications with An Garda Síochána in relation to specific incidents or operations. Moreover aviation security matters are highly confidential and are not put into the public domain for that reason. That said, the protection of the travelling public is the first priority of airport...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Housing Provision (30 Sep 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 726 and 727 together. It is important to note that, given the sensitive nature of the information involved, domestic violence applications are heard "otherwise than in public" in accordance with section 23 of the Domestic Violence Act 2018. Given the sensitive nature of the information involved, section 19 of the Act sets out the persons on whom copies...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence (30 Sep 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: The Government and I recognise the serious impact that domestic abuse can have on housing security for victims of such heinous behaviour. Current legislation provides, under the Domestic Violence Act 2018, that the court shall not make a barring order in respect of the place where the applicant resides where the respondent has a legal or beneficial interest in that place and the applicant...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Antisocial Behaviour (30 Sep 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 729 and 730 together. I strongly condemn the use of knives to threaten, intimidate or harm others. The Government is committed to ensuring that the problems that we have seen in neighbouring jurisdictions do not repeat themselves here. In 2021, a sub-group of the Anti-Social Behaviour Forum, chaired by then Minister of State James Browne, was established...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Antisocial Behaviour (30 Sep 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: The Programme for Government commits to publishing a Retail Crime Strategy with targeted actions to reduce retail crime and support affected businesses. Work has already commenced on preparing this Strategy. I met with, and heard from, the retail community earlier this year on this matter. My Department will shortly hold a targeted stakeholder engagement event with members of the Retail...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Schools Building Projects (30 Sep 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: At the outset, it is important to note that, as Minister, I do not comment on individual Immigrant Investor Programme (IIP) applications. Since the closure of the programme, my Department has continued to process and submit applications to the Evaluation Committee for consideration and recommendation. My Department is committed to ensuring that all applications will be examined on their...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Expenditure (25 Sep 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: Due to the volume of information requested, my Department has been unable to provide a response to this question within the prescribed timeframe. A response will issue directly to the Deputy in the coming days.

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

Jim O'Callaghan: It is the aim of the Irish Prison Service to provide safe and secure custody, dignity of care and rehabilitation to prisoners for safer communities and to provide health, mental health and psychological services to those on an equivalent basis to that available to those eligible for General Medical Services in the community. In data from Kennedy et al.'s work published in the early 2000s,...

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

Jim O'Callaghan: Management of the courts, operational matters and logistical functions are the responsibility of the judiciary and Courts Service, which are independent in exercising their functions under the Courts Service Act 1998 and given the separation of powers in the Constitution. As such, it would be inappropriate for me, as Minister, to comment on any category of cases or the management of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (25 Sep 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: Legislative Measures (25 Sep 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: The Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011 (MUDs Act) was enacted with the primary objective of reforming the law relating to the ownership and management of common areas of multi-unit developments, and facilitating the fair, efficient and effective management of owners' management companies (OMCs). While my Department has had responsibility for the Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011 since its...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (25 Sep 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.