Written answers
Tuesday, 8 July 2025
Department of Justice and Equality
- Departmental Expenditure
602. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his Department’s expenditure on hairstyling, make-up, personal grooming and general cosmetic expenses, in each of the... - Immigration Status
606. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current immigration status of a person (details supplied); when their application for the spouse of Irish national visa... - Departmental Data
607. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Belarussian citizens currently resident in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37114/25] - International Protection
608. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there are any Belarussian citizens currently seeking international protection in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on... - Departmental Inquiries
612. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the calls from some of the families who lost loved ones in the Omagh bombing on 15 August 1998 for an independent... - Domestic Violence
613. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current situation around infrastructure to combat domestic violence in the State, including by providing the current number... - Victim Support Services
615. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the way in which a victim access the victims support unit through probation services (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Visa Applications
617. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the average waiting time for approval of long-stay (D) student visa applications from India, Nigeria, Brazil and China, in... - Anti-Racism Measures
621. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the practical application envisioned by his Department for the recently adopted IHRA working definition of antisemitism; and if... - Departmental Contracts
622. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the amount the State has paid to an organisation (details supplied) in each of the past five years; the nature of the contract... - Departmental Expenditure
623. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of purchase orders processed by his Department in 2023 that were not included in the published reports of purchase... - Road Traffic Offences
624. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of e-scooters tests that have been completed in the Dublin metropolitan region, the number of seizures in this... - Closed-Circuit Television Systems
625. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda cameras installed across the Dublin metropolitan area; the share of whom are currently operational; and the... - An Garda Síochána
626. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of new Gardaí added to the force in County Carlow in 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; the number of... - Departmental Properties
631. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to confirm whether a property (details supplied) has been purchased by his Department, or by any agent, body or contractor... - Prison Service
633. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of people in prison who were on waiting lists to access psychology services, as of June 2025, by days waiting list,... - State Pathology Service
635. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his knowledge of the circumstances of the appointment of a person (details supplied); the recruitment process which was... - Citizenship Applications
636. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the actions his Department is taking to remedy delays in the processing of citizenship applications as of July 2025; and if he... - Visa Applications
638. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide data on the processing times for Stamp 4 visa applications as of July 2025; and if he will make a statement on the... - Prison Service
639. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to outline his plans to improve capacity issues in the Irish prison service given The Irish Penal Reform Trust has identified... - An Garda Síochána
640. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on the Programme for Government commitment to recruit at least 5,000 new Garda recruits and additional Garda... - Departmental Strategies
642. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on the Programme for Government commitment to publish a new Rural Safety Strategy, as of July 2025; and if he... - Personal Injury Claims
643. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason his Department wants to increase the personal injury guidelines by 16.7%; and if he will make a statement on the... - Immigration Status
644. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he is aware of any changes that have been made to the process for renewing registration permission; if he can provide any... - An Garda Síochána
645. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the estimated annual cost of recruiting 500, 1,000 and 1,500 gardaí; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37438/25] - Private Security Authority
646. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he is aware of the anomaly in the Private Security Authority guidelines (details supplied); if consideration has been given... - Cybersecurity Policy
647. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for details on the running costs of the cyber security centre, including staff, and details of future funding required to... - Departmental Funding
649. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide a detailed list of the supports available to a group in County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Family Reunification
650. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the application for reunification of persons (details supplied). [37597/25] - An Garda Síochána
651. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of candidates from the 2022/2023 recruitment campaign that are still waiting to be called for training in... - Visa Applications
652. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide an update on the status of visa applications for a sporting group (details supplied); the steps being taken by his... - Fines Administration
653. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of individuals issued fines for illegally parking in a disabled parking space from 2023 to date; the number of... - Citizenship Applications
655. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide a specific timeframe for when the backlog will be cleared and finished for the remaining old paper citizenship... - Deportation Orders
656. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if part of a hotel complex (details supplied) is now a holding and detention centre for those awaiting deportation; if a... - An Garda Síochána
659. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of simple possession searches for drugs undertaken in each Garda division for the years 2022, 2023 and 2024; the... - Citizenship Applications
660. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 582 of 1 July 2025, if he will clarify that checks into an applicant’s background... - Departmental Budgets
662. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide a detailed breakdown of the revised budgetary allocations now falling under the remit of his Department following... - Departmental Functions
665. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the oversight and accountability mechanisms his Department is putting in place to ensure transparent expenditure and effective... - Family Reunification
666. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his Department will communicate with a person (details supplied) in order that their passport be issued as soon as possible,... - International Protection
667. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the total spent by his Department on accommodation for international protection applicants in each of the past five years; the... - Drug Dealing
670. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the quantity, by weight and the economic street value, of cocaine seized by Gardaí in each of the past ten years, by... - Asylum Applications
671. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons who have claimed asylum in Ireland having arrived from Sweden in each of the past 10 years; if a... - Citizenship Applications
672. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider counting time spent residing in Northern Ireland as equivalent to time spent living in the Republic of... - Road Traffic Offences
673. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if fixed charge notices are currently being issued for the office of displaying illegal number plates; and if he will make a... - Legislative Reviews
674. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he has any plans to amend the Status of Children Act 1987 to allow for court-ordered DNA testing of individuals other than... - Departmental Programmes
675. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current status of the immigrant investor programme; if it is open or closed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - International Protection
677. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of households with status, including the number of children who are due to be transferred to alternative IPAS... - An Garda Síochána
678. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the annual resource allocation to the Garda National Immigration Bureau; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37870/25] - Airport Security
680. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of passport checks conducted at Dublin Airport in 2022, 2023, 2024 and the first half of 2025; and if he will make a... - Deportation Orders
684. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will intervene to reverse the deportation of a man who is facing grave danger since his deportation to Nigeria (details... - Immigration Status
685. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to examine the case of an urgent stamp 4 renewal (details supplied) given the time sensitive nature of their application. [37928/25] - International Protection
686. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to intervene to reverse the eviction of an individual resident (details supplied) at an IPAS centre. [37929/25]
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