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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí (Atógáil) - Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (25 Jun 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: I express my condolences and those of the Government to the family of the disability campaigner, Jacqui Browne. I appreciate that the Deputy, as a man, has identified that this is predominantly a men's issue because violence against women is perpetrated by men. He is right in his identification that the influences on young men at present are considerably different from when he was a...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí (Atógáil) - Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (25 Jun 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: It is important to emphasise the role of Coimisiún na Meán. In October 2024, it adopted Ireland's first online safety code, which obliges designated platforms to protect people, especially children, from harmful video and associated content. People spend far too much of their lives looking at social media. We need to tell young people, and adults, that what they see on social...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Jun 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: Domestic violence against women is taken extremely seriously by the Government. I outlined some of the measures in my response to the Deputy but more are ongoing. I did not mention the fact that we are going to amend the Guardianship of Infants Act 1964, which will ensure greater rights for the families of children whose mother, generally, has been murdered by the father of the child. We...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí (Atógáil) - Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (25 Jun 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank the Deputy. I never heard anyone say, "Ah, it’s only a domestic." I do not see how anyone could say that when reflecting on the level of violence, homicides and killings of women that, regrettably, have taken place on the island. It is simply an unacceptable aspect of violence in this country that a significant amount of the violence is targeted against women. Of course,...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí (Atógáil) - Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (25 Jun 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: I hope that some of the measures she called for are already being acted upon by me, such as the counselling notes, guardianship of infants and the issue in respect of a disclosure system to reveal individuals who have been convicted of domestic abuse previously. I have no difficulty with that. I will speak to the new Commissioner, and I have spoken to the current Commissioner as well, in...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Jun 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank the Deputy for raising the Women's Aid report. At 11 o'clock this morning, I was down on Wood Quay and I launched that report. I commend Women's Aid on the excellent work it has done for 51 years in Ireland in identifying the unacceptable behaviour of abuse against women. The Deputy raised a number of issues, which Government is dealing with, and I will identify a few of them....

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. ...