Written answers
Wednesday, 19 March 2025
Department of Justice and Equality
- Immigration Policy
1087. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his position on the European Commission's proposal to create 'return hubs' through agreements with third countries; and how he... - Citizenship Applications
1088. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will, on the grounds of the age of the applicant, the fact that they have lived in Ireland continuously for 51 years,... - Direct Provision System
1089. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the action that can be taken to assist a person (details supplied) to renew their permission to continue to stay in Ireland;... - Legislative Programme
1090. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he plans to bring the heads of a bill to Government this year to provide for a promised disregard scheme for criminal... - Visa Applications
1091. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the visas available to a Thai citizen seeking to move to Ireland. [10618/25] - Coroners Service
1092. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will examine the case of a person (details supplied) who died in custody in Mountjoy Prison on 3 January 2022 and... - Departmental Funding
1093. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of an application for a funding from an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Departmental Expenditure
1094. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the total cost for the fixed speed camera on the R772 to date, providing a full breakdown of costs including installation fee,... - Paramilitary Groups
1095. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the recent report of the Independent Reporting Commission; if he will outline the Government’s views on... - Visa Applications
1096. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will grant a performance visa to a person (details supplied) in light of his active support and involvement in the... - An Garda Síochána
1097. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number and value of claims by Gardaí who were injured during the course of their duties pre-2023 that were processed... - Data Protection
1099. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide a schedule of fines issued to his Department and the Irish Immigration Service in respect of breaching... - Ministerial Appointments
1100. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when he will announce a new strategic policy committee member; if there is any guarantee that the application of a person... - Citizenship Applications
1102. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to expedite an application for citizenship in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Naturalisation Applications
1103. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will review concerns with the naturalisation portal (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Court Accommodation
1104. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if we will address an ongoing issue in relation to plans for a new courthouse in County Kerry (details supplied); and if he... - Ministerial Responsibilities
1105. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will meet with a group either in Leinster House, or the locality, in relation to a serious matter (details supplied);... - Personal Injury Claims
1106. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the Judicial Council’s recommendation to increase personal injury awards by 17 per cent; and if he will... - Visa Applications
1108. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on the join-family visa applications of a person (details supplied); and if he will provide an... - An Garda Síochána
1109. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí in Roads Policing Units, by division, in January and February 2025; the number of additional... - Departmental Staff
1111. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if all persons that are recruited to work in his Department and all the related agencies of his Department are fully vetted... - Departmental Surveys
1112. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider introducing an annual victim survey, similar to the Crime Survey of England and Wales which records all... - An Garda Síochána
1113. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of community Gardaí in each Garda division in each of the past three years, in tabular form; and if he will... - Legislative Measures
1114. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to introduce pre-action protocols and other tort reforms in order to reduce the time and financial cost of dealing... - Departmental Data
1115. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his Department will return to publishing figures on its website on the number of Gardaí assigned to each divisional... - Departmental Funding
1116. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will ensure that the funding for the role of community prison links worker with an organisation (details supplied)... - Departmental Data
1117. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prisoners released on temporary release within 24 hours of them being sent to prison in each of the past ten... - An Garda Síochána
1118. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Gardaí assigned to County Offaly, by rank, in each of the years from 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if... - Control of Firearms
1119. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will establish a new permanent stakeholders forum for licensed firearms holders to ensure ongoing consultation and... - An Garda Síochána
1122. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider facilitating local GNIB signing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11356/25] - Naturalisation Applications
1124. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a process is in place for a naturalised citizen to amend their date of birth on official State identification documents in... - EU Directives
1125. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will outline the directives of the European Union which he is obliged but has not as of yet transposed into domestic... - Sentencing Policy
1127. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the offences which are subject to a penalty on conviction of up to life imprisonment, in tabular form; and if he will make a... - Legal Aid
1128. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the mechanism by which the allowances granted on which a person’s disposable income is calculated regarding... - Departmental Consultations
1129. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the public consultations his Department plans to conduct; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11424/25] - Departmental Contracts
1131. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for a list of all contracts that a company (details supplied) has with his Department. [11523/25] - Departmental Data
1132. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality in relation to a charter flight that departed to Georgia on 27 February 2025 to provide information (details supplied).; and... - Electric Vehicles
1133. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress being made to ensure that peoples using e-scooters dangerously are fined appropriately, or the e-scooter... - Court Procedures
1134. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will honour former Justice Minister Helen McEntee’s plans for a ban on the use of private counselling notes being... - Stardust Fire
1135. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status and timelines of the exceptionality phase of the redress scheme for survivors of the Stardust tragedy, as committed... - An Garda Síochána
1136. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of probationer Garda officers assigned in each station in Kildare, Laois, Offaly, Meath and Wicklow for the years... - Legal Aid
1141. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality regarding the withdrawal by the Legal Aid Board of legal aid on the basis of alleged breaches of the in-camera rule, if he... - Family Law Cases
1142. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he is aware of cases where the in-camera rule has been applied in a manner that restricts parents from raising legitimate... - Departmental Reviews
1143. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his Department will conduct an independent review into cases where children have been removed from their primary caregiver... - Departmental Programmes
1144. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the timeline for the rollout of the children’s court advocate pilot programme; and if children in complex custody... - Family Law Cases
1148. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the way his Department is ensuring that the proposed reforms on parental alienation under the family justice strategy do not... - Visa Applications
1150. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the sources of income and means that are considered in the means assessment for a stamp 0 visa, a retiree applying as an... - Irish Prisoners Abroad
1155. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of an Irish citizen currently incarcerated in a French prison (details supplied); and the status of transferring... - Visa Applications
1156. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the visa requirements for missionaries visiting Ireland to proselytise; and to provide a breakdown of the number of visas... - An Garda Síochána
1157. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda vehicles, by type, assigned to each station in Donegal; the number of these vehicles that have gone above... - Family Reunification
1158. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he is aware of delays in the processing of family reunification visa applications for workers in the health care system on... - Passport Services
1159. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the way a person in County Kildare (details supplied) can qualify for a passport given their current status; and if he will... - Naturalisation Applications
1160. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the request for final documentation and a certificate fee will issue to an applicant (details supplied) after their... - An Garda Síochána
1161. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of outstanding bench warrants and that remain unexecuted in each of the years 2020 to 2024, inclusive, in tabular... - Ministerial Staff
1162. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the annual amount claimed by special advisers attached to him or his Department outside of their regular salary, since 1 March... - Departmental Properties
1163. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to list the buildings occupied or vacant or land in Dublin 8, 10 or 12 which his Department owns or is leasing, and have been... - Legislative Measures
1164. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he intends to proceed with the proposal to abolish juries in defamation actions in the High Court, given the opposition of... - Prison Service
1165. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the capacity of Limerick prison; the number of persons currently incarcerated; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Family Reunification
1166. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to expedite a family spouse unification visa application for a person (details supplied) considering the recent worrying... - An Garda Síochána
1167. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Gardaí attached to Mayo, Roscommon and Longford roads policing unit as of 10 March 2025, by rank, in... - Citizenship Applications
1168. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the way a person (details supplied) can obtain a copy of citizenship certificate. [11871/25] - Prison Service
1169. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number and percentage of the overall prison population who are serving a sentence of less than three months; three months... - An Garda Síochána
1170. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of new Gardaí assigned to each station in County Cork, following the recent assignment of Gardaí, in... - Citizenship Applications
1172. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on a citizenship application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - State Bodies
1175. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to other State agencies and if his own Government Department have used any of the same IT... - Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence
1176. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the refusal rate for both women's refuges in county Wexford and in Bray, each year from January 2020 to date in 2025, in... - An Garda Síochána
1177. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the amount spent on the recent Garda recruitment campaign. [12087/25] - Family Reunification
1181. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the website for those tracking their application for join family (sponsor is an Irish citizen or is in category A) will be... - Appointments to State Boards
1183. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of members of boards in each body under the aegis of his Department who have a professional accounting... - An Garda Síochána
1187. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Gardaí in each division for Enniscorthy/Gorey and for County Wicklow over the past five years, in tabular... - Immigration Policy
1191. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his Department has plans to put in place a pathway towards longer-term visas for spouses of Irish citizens who are non-EU... - Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence
1192. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he is aware of Operation Encompass as an early intervention strategy to provide immediate support for children impacted by... - Court Procedures
1193. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the court fees waived for on-trade liquor licences 2014 to 2024, in tabular form. [12258/25] - An Garda Síochána
1194. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide the annual spend in 2021, 2022 and 2023 by An Garda Síochána on the rental and leasing of... - Citizenship Applications
1195. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will request his officials to examine the file relating to person (details supplied) who submitted an appeal of a... - Revenue Commissioners
1196. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the plans in place to advertise the position of city sheriff in Cork city in view of the fact that the existing sheriff is due... - Visa Applications
1197. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress made to date in respect of having a single application process for employment permits and visa applications; the... - Citizenship Applications
1199. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applications received for citizenship in 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024; the number of applications received in the... - An Garda Síochána
1200. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Gardaí in community policing in the Dublin Metropolitan North Central area from 2018 – 2025, per... - Ministerial Responsibilities
1202. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will meet the family of (details supplied). [12495/25] - An Garda Síochána
1203. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of reports made to An Garda Síochána in 2024 regarding breaches of protection orders, safety orders, and... - Court Judgments
1204. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update of the number of convictions under 'Fagins Law' since it was adopted in tabular form. [12543/25] - Crime Prevention
1205. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plan to expand the youth diversion programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12551/25] - An Garda Síochána
1206. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to report on the current Garda staffing numbers as of 17 February 2025 at Dundrum, Stepaside and Cabinteely stations; and if... - Legal Services Regulation
1208. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality regarding medical negligence cases, the reason the three key recommendations by a judge (details supplied) Pre-Action... - Legislative Measures
1209. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he intends to bring forward legislation to change the legal liability of unincorporated associations. [12623/25] - Prison Service
1210. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current status of plans to erect a new prison in Thornton Hall, as stated in the Programme for Government, acknowledging... - Legal Aid
1211. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the timeline for the restoration of criminal legal aid fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12798/25] - Departmental Consultations
1212. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he intends to establish a stakeholders forum for licenced firearms holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - An Garda Síochána
1214. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of instances of visa fraud identified from 2020 to date in 2025, by visa category, by year; and if he will make a... - Family Reunification
1216. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will outline the reason join family visa applications take considerably longer to process than other categories; and if... - Citizenship Applications
1217. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when a decision will be made on the application for naturalisation for a person (details supplied) who applied to the... - Prison Service
1220. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current operational capacity of each prison in Ireland, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - An Garda Síochána
1221. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if an assessment has been conducted on the impact of criminal feuds on community safety in the areas affected in Dublin; the... - Sentencing Policy
1222. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the evidence framework that was utilised in the decision to increase sentences for knife crimes. [12852/25] - Social Media
1223. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide an update on ongoing or upcoming legislative measures aimed at improving the regulation of social media platforms,... - Immigration Policy
1224. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of individuals who were refused leave to land; the number that received a refusal at each border or port in 2024;... - Information and Communications Technology
1225. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to identify specific examples where artificial intelligence has been adapted for the operation of his Department and each body...
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