Written answers
Thursday, 3 July 2025
Department of Justice and Equality
- Prison Service
7. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will expand on the proposals for the use of the old prison site at Rathmore Road, Cork city; if he will engage with the... - Immigration Policy
16. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the projected annual cost for Ireland of participation in the EU Pact on Asylum and Migration for each of the next five years,... - An Garda Síochána
17. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on his work to permit the retrospective use of biometric technologies by the Garda; and if he will... - Prison Service
18. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps being taken to address overcrowding in prisons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36681/25] - Courts Service
19. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his Department will examine the current waitlists for Naas courthouse and assign more staff to deal with the current backlog... - An Garda Síochána
20. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the community response team in an area (detailed supplied) is being considered for permanent status; if he will provide data... - Misuse of Drugs
21. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if, in view of the serious damage being inflicted on increasing numbers of people, his Department, in conjunction with other... - Freedom of Speech
22. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he is concerned at the chilling effect the proposed Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2025 will have on... - An Garda Síochána
23. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will hit his target of 1,000 new Garda recruits this year; how he will reach 5,000 recruits over the lifetime of this... - Legislative Measures
24. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to outline the progress in establishing a new criminal justice international co-operation office; and if he will make a... - Local Community Safety Partnerships
25. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the local community care partnership will have an increasing role and input for elected representatives to improve policing... - Legal Aid
26. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will raise the threshold for eligibility for free civil legal aid to the same level as for free criminal legal aid; and if... - Road Safety
27. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he can clarify with whom the responsibility for the positioning of speed vans on national roads lies; and if he will make a... - International Protection
28. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a facility (details supplied) is still being considered to house applicants for international protection; and if he will make... - Legislative Reviews
29. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there are plans to introduce stronger bail laws; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36663/25] - Freedom of Speech
30. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he is concerned at the chilling effect the proposed Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2025 will have on... - An Garda Síochána
31. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on his work to increase the number of civilian staff in An Garda Síochána. [36665/25] - International Agreements
32. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the proactive action undertaken to ensure that if and when unnamed criminals depart from a country (details supplied), the arm... - Road Traffic Offences
33. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide data on the number of seizures, arrests and prosecutions related to the illegal use of electric bikes and... - Courts Service
34. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 177 of 15 May 2025, to provide an update on the operation of the court service at Youghal,... - Local Community Safety Partnerships
35. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when he will sign the regulations to establish community safety partnerships, as provided for in the Policing, Security and... - An Garda Síochána
36. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí who have taken early retirement in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the... - Local Community Safety Partnerships
38. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the replacement for joint policing committees will come into place, that is, local community care partnerships, nationally;... - Drug Dealing
39. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if, in view of the increasing prevalence of drugs throughout urban and rural Ireland, additional measures will be introduced to... - International Protection
40. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for a detailed summary of moneys paid to the owners of a hotel (details supplied), in each year and to date in 2025, as it... - Deportation Orders
41. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will stop deporting children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36515/25] - Drug Dealing
42. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide details on the capacity of drug units in each Garda division; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence
43. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to outline his engagement with the Garda Commissioner in light of the recent Women's Aid report on domestic violence to ensure... - Departmental Meetings
44. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will list the occasions when he met with the Garda Commissioner since he took office. [36229/25] - International Protection
45. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to review the process whereby international protection applicants may, at very short notice, be moved from the... - Closed-Circuit Television Systems
46. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will outline his plans to better integrate Garda-operated CCTV with other State-operated CCTV systems; and if he will make... - Legal Aid
47. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he is concerned about staffing levels within the legal aid service nationally, its ability to meet demand, and potential... - Victim Support Services
48. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality whether his Department has considered the impact on victims of crime by those who are convicted by reason of insanity, in that... - Human Trafficking
49. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the actions his Department has taken on foot of the US Department of State 2024 Trafficking in Persons report to seek to improve... - International Protection
50. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality whether his Department is aware of properties being retrofitted or acquired for IPAS use in advance of planning or public... - Family Law Cases
51. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps taken to address and suspend the use of unqualified, unregistered self-appointed experts on ‘parental... - Drug Dealing
52. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he is aware of the serious problem of drug tourism, where people come to Limerick city to secure and use illicit drugs; the... - Family Reunification
53. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps his Department is taking to support those applying for a family reunification visa in conflict zones such as Gaza; and... - International Protection
54. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will outline the plans for improving processing times for international protection applicants; and if he will make a... - An Garda Síochána
55. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason a number of senior leadership positions within An Garda Síochána remain vacant; the impact this is having... - Courts Service
56. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he is aware that the moving of court proceedings from Youghal to Dungarvan will mean no gardaí will be in Youghal and... - Court Accommodation
58. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide an update on funding for a new courthouse and services in Portlaoise, County Laois; to provide a timeframe around... - Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence
59. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if, given the notable increase in rape and sexual assault cases in the Louth-Cavan-Monaghan area, he will outline any planned... - EU Agreements
60. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of opt-ins under Article 3 and under Article 4 of Protocol 21 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union... - Prison Service
62. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the process in place within the Irish Prison Service system to co-ordinate services for the person being released, both in... - Employment Support Services
63. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide an update on the Building Pathways Together programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36682/25] - Prison Service
64. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the progression unit in Mountjoy Prison will reopen fully; if there are plans to open a similar facility elsewhere; and if he... - International Protection
66. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 1082 of 10 June 2025, the urgent steps he is taking to end the policy of not offering... - An Garda Síochána
68. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of serving gardaí and those had retired or resigned within the previous five years who were convicted of a crime... - Visa Applications
71. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to address delays in processing times for visa applications submitted to the South Africa visa desk; and if he will... - An Garda Síochána
72. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will establish an historical investigations unit to allow for independent police investigation into unresolved deaths and...
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