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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (8 Sep 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: The need for accommodation for people affected by the war in Ukraine has reduced from the significant level of demand seen in preceding years. As a result of this, my department is not currently accepting offers of accommodation from new providers in respect of the provision of commercial accommodation to Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection. When the portal for offers of commercial...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (8 Sep 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1660 and 1661 together. Under the European Communities (Reception Conditions) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 230 of 2018), people are eligible to apply for labour market access permission if:They are an international protection applicant; andThey have waited at least 5 months from their “Application Received” date for their first instance...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (8 Sep 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: I have requested the information sought by the Deputy from the Garda authorities. Regrettably, it has not been possible to compile the information in time and I will write to the Deputy once the information is available.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (8 Sep 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: In reference to his Parliamentary Question no. 748 of 15 July, 2025, the Deputy will recall that I committed to responding to this question once the relevant information had been received from An Garda Síochána. I can confirm that the Firearms Unit in my Department processes applications for all importation licences of firearms and ammunition and export licences to EU Member...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (8 Sep 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: I have requested the information sought by the Deputy from the Garda authorities. Regrettably, this was not available in time and I will write to the Deputy once the information is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (8 Sep 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: I am advised by the Garda authorities that the following table outlines the number of Gardaí who voluntarily retired with full pension in each of the past five years, and to date in 2025, upon reaching 30 years of service as of 30 June 2025. A total of 190 Gardaí voluntarily retired with full pension after 30 year's service in this period. Year Voluntary...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Properties (8 Sep 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: Property directly occupied by any Department or Office of State is not rateable under the Valuation Act 2001, Part IV, Section 15: “Property, being a building or part of a building, land or a waterway or a harbour directly occupied by the State (including any land or building occupied by any Department or Office of State, the Defence Forces or the Garda Síochána or used as a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (8 Sep 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: The accommodation centre at Dundrum House Hotel, Co Tipperary, has been providing accommodation since 2022 for a peak capacity of over 270 people fleeing the war in Ukraine. Since the numbers of Ukraine residents reduced over the last year or more, the property has also been accommodating just over 50 international protection applicants for the past nine months. I understand that...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (8 Sep 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: I am committed to ensuring that An Garda Síochána has the resources it needs to fight crime and a strengthened, well-resourced Garda organisation is central to this policy. 599 Gardaí attested from the Garda College across 2024. 423 have attested so far in 2025 with a further attestation scheduled for later this year. The table below outlines the number who attested in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (8 Sep 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: It is a priority for my Department to have recommendations made on all international protection applications as soon as possible. This gives status to those who are entitled to international protection to rebuild their lives here, while also ensuring faster decision making in respect of those who do not meet the criteria. There has been a significant increase in investment into the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (8 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: Departmental Meetings (8 Sep 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: I can confirm that my office has received the pre-budget 2026 submission and associated position paper referred to by the Deputy and an acknowledgement has been issued to the organisation. Neither I nor any officials of my Department have met the organisation in question regarding this submission. The Deputy may be aware that the Digital Transition Fund, under the remit of Enterprise...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Judgments (8 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. The collation of data on cases dealt with by the courts is a function of the courts. The Courts Service has a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (8 Sep 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: I refer to Parliamentary Question 986 of 10 June 2025 where you sought: "To ask the Minister for Justice the amount of funding provided towards Garda airport liaison officers in the years of 2024 and 2025, in tabular form." As you will recall, I sought the information from the Garda authorities and undertook to contact you again once the information was to hand. I am informed by the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (8 Sep 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: The Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and administration of Garda business, including the allocation of the Garda fleet throughout the State, under Section 33 of the Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024. As Minister, I have no role in these independent functions. An Garda Síochána publishes information on the Garda fleet. This can be found at the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Seekers (8 Sep 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: Under EU and Irish law, the State provides reception conditions – basic accommodation and supports – to international protection applicants. The State is currently accommodating over 32,000 people in 321 International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) centres around the country, over 9,000 of whom are children with their families. IPAS centres are located in every...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (8 Sep 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: The Irish Prison Service does not have the option of refusing committals and must accept all people committed by the courts. I am advised by my officials in the Irish Prison Service that a committal risk assessment process has been built into the Prisoner Information Management System (PIMS). This process alongside existing information contained on Prisoner Information Management...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (8 Sep 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: I am advised by the Irish Prison Service that the number of prisoner-on-prisoner DPA's (direct physical assaults) for 2024 by prison location is available on the Irish Prison Service website. www.irishprisons.ie/wp-content/uploads/documents_pdf/Table-o f-assults-on-prison-staff-and-prisoners-2023-2024.pdf. A further breakdown of this data is provided in the table below for 2024. I am...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (8 Sep 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1688 and 1689 together. I propose to take PQs 46961/25 and 46962/25 together. All Recruit Prison Officers complete ‘Control and Restraint’ and ‘Communications and De-Escalation’ training in Semester 1 (12 weeks in the Irish Prison Service College). Both of these topics have significant cross-over as effective and assertive...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (8 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.