Written answers

Tuesday, 18 February 2025

  • 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 To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of those from whom immigration status was revoked from as a result of a criminal conviction in each of the past...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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