Written answers
				Tuesday, 18 February 2025
  				
Department of Justice and Equality
				 
  - Departmental Correspondence 
 511. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to review the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5670/25]
- Visa Applications 
 512. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if any assistance is available to individuals who are frequently blocked from obtaining tourist visas due to sharing a name...
- Sentencing Policy 
 513. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he plans to recommend a sentencing review to address unduly lenient sentences. [6930/25]
- An Garda Síochána 
 514. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Gardaí, by rank, attached to the Meath serious crime hub. [5475/25]
- Citizenship Ceremonies 
 515. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there is an Irish citizenship ceremony planned for March 2025. [5476/25]
- Probation and Welfare Service 
 516. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of WTE probation officers, by grade, employed by his Department as of 10 February 2025. [5477/25]
- Road Traffic Offences 
 517. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of incidents in which a scrambler, quadbike or e-scooter was seized by Gardaí under The Road Traffic and Roads...
- Bench Warrants 
 518. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of bench warrants outstanding in each Garda division as of February 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a...
- Immigration Status 
 519. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of those from whom immigration status was revoked from as a result of a criminal conviction in each of the past...
- An Garda Síochána 
 523. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the nationality of all persons charged, summonsed and who receive an adult caution, is recorded on the Garda Pulse system....
- Citizenship Applications 
 524. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the continuous rejection of the citizenship application of a person (details supplied) since 2007; and if he...
- Sentencing Policy 
 527. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there are any planned legislative changes to Section 4 of the Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act 1994, for increased or...
- Departmental Funding 
 530. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his Department or bodies under the aegis of his Department received funding support for projects of any kind from the United...
- An Garda Síochána 
 531. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality whether noise level limits for car exhausts are being enforced by An Garda Síochána; and if she will make a statement...
- Abortion Services 
 533. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of reports of anti-abortion protests that have been reported outside medical centres, GP clinics or hospitals that...
- Official Engagements 
 534. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the details of all official engagements and meetings attended by him, and Ministers of State within his Department during the...
- Departmental Contracts 
 535. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the details of each time his Department or public bodies under the aegis of his Department, enlisted the services of...
- An Garda Síochána 
 536. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the total strength of An Garda Síochána, by region and division for each of the years 2011 to date, in tabular form;...
- Inquiry into the Death of Mr. Shane O'Farrell 
 538. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he has corresponded with the family of a person (details supplied) since his appointment; when he intends to meet with the...
- Departmental Reports 
 541. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on the research commissioned by his Department entitled "Ethnic Monitoring in the Criminal Justice...
- An Garda Síochána 
 542. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Gardai by rank attached to Kildare divisional drugs unit as of 10 February 2025; and if she will make a statement...
- Departmental Staff 
 543. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the gender breakdown of his Department in respect of principal officers, assistant secretaries and secretaries general,...
- Official Engagements 
 544. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he has spoken with the UK home secretary since his appointment as Minister. [5962/25]
- An Garda Síochána 
 545. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of interview rooms in each Garda station within the Dublin Metropolitan Region that currently have audio and video...
- Domestic Violence 
 547. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the total number of domestic abuse refuge beds, by county, in each of the years 2019 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular...
- Deportation Orders 
 548. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applications that have been made by persons seeking to have their deportation order revoked, pursuant to the...
- Departmental Administrative Arrangements 
 549. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality what specific policy areas of his department are to be covered under the remit of Home Affairs, and also Migration; and if she...
- Departmental Contracts 
 550. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide an update on his Department’s engagement with the Office of Government Procurement in respect of identifying...
- Visa Applications 
 551. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of immigration visas processed by his Department from 2022 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement...
- An Garda Síochána 
 553. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 198 of 6 February 2025, to provide additional clarity as to when precisely his Department...
- Departmental Inquiries 
 558. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the total number of DNA non-submissions, broken down by sample type, that is, intelligence, evidential or intimate samples,...
- Ministerial Responsibilities 
 559. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to clarify, regarding comments he made on a television programme (details supplied) on Monday, 12 February 2025 that parts of...
- Citizenship Applications 
 560. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if, in the case of a person who has dual British and Swiss citizenship and has applied as sponsor for a family member of a UK...
- Naturalisation Applications 
 561. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when persons (details supplied) can expect to receive an outcome to their naturalisation applications; and if he will make a...
- Residency Permits 
 562. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the options available to residents on a stamp 1G visa to legally remain in Ireland when their graduate work contracts fall...
- Citizenship Applications 
 563. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a paper form citizenship application can still be obtained; and if not, if all applications are required to go through the...
- International Protection 
 564. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of additional staff were hired by the International Protection Appeals Tribunal in 2023 and in 2024; the number...
- Asylum Seekers 
 569. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his Department is developing any proposals to assist in the relocation of Palestinian citizens to Ireland; if so, if he has...
- Control of Firearms 
 570. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on the establishment of a new permanent stakeholders forum for licensed firearms holders; and if he will make a...
- Citizenship Applications 
 571. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on a citizenship application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6176/25]
- Departmental Appointments 
 572. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of an application for re-appointment as a member of the Cork Prison visiting committee on behalf of a person...
- Proposed Legislation 
 573. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on the proposed extension of licensing laws as progressed by the previous Government; if his Department is...
- Departmental Properties 
 574. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide details of the empty buildings, by county, in his Department’s portfolio; the value of the property; the...
- An Garda Síochána 
 576. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the ages of the boats currently being used by Garda water unit; and the average lifespan of those boats in use, in tabular...
- Personal Injury Claims 
 582. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the date on which he plans to seek the approval of both Houses of the Oireachtas to amend the personal injuries guidelines,...
- Departmental Programmes 
 584. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on an application by a club (details supplied) for the immigrant investor programme funding and to urgently...
- Court Sittings 
 585. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the significant delays in the Donegal court system; if plans have been made to address this...
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