Written answers

Tuesday, 30 September 2025

  • An Garda Síochána
    669. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda cars and vans attached to Limerick Garda division as of 19 September 2025; If he will provide same figures...
  • Anti-Racism Measures
    671. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on the implementation of the National Action Plan Against Racism; and the steps being taken to...
  • Departmental Regulations
    672. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the timeline of the implementation of regulations for periodic payment orders indexation rates (details supplied); and if he...
  • Visa Applications
    673. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps his Department are taking to alleviate the backlog in visa applications, particularly for de facto partners of Irish...
  • Departmental Projects
    674. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the estimated cost per modular unit at the time of project initiation in June 2022; the revised estimates subsequently adopted;...
  • Visa Applications
    675. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the average waiting time for a join family visa (category B), by month, from January 2019 to August 2025 for those whose family...
  • Departmental Strategies
    678. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on the development of a new family justice strategy to succeed the current strategy, which concludes in 2025; and...
  • Naturalisation Applications
    679. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his Department is aware of the current delays associated with new citizens receiving their certificates of naturalisation;...
  • Court Procedures
    680. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of files referred to the Director of Public Prosecutions regarding individuals involved in the disorder in Dublin...
  • Departmental Data
    681. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the amount expended on cloud storage solutions in the past five years and to date in 2025; and if he will provide the data...
  • Prison Service
    682. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason the modern, state of the art courtroom and facilities at Castlerea prison continue to lie idle and unused, resulting...
  • Cybersecurity Policy
    683. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of members of An Garda Síochána involved in cyber-crime prevention and detection; and if he will make a...
  • Artificial Intelligence
    684. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of members of An Garda Síochána that have formal training in relation to criminal activity through means...
  • Departmental Equipment
    685. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his Department uses and/or has purchased products developed by a company (details supplied); if he will provide a schedule...
  • Work Permits
    686. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
  • Asylum Seekers
    687. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to examine issues with the States labour market access permission system for asylum seekers outlined in correspondence (details...
  • Departmental Correspondence
    688. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will review correspondence (details supplied); if he will outline options available; and if he will make a statement on...
  • Legal Aid
    689. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the status of the criminal legal aid fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51512/25]
  • Departmental Meetings
    695. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will meet with the family of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51528/25]
  • An Garda Síochána
    696. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number and rank of Garda officers that retired and resigned from An Garda Síochána in 2023, 2024 and to date in...
  • EU Regulations
    701. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 932 of 17 September 2025, if he will list all the domestic and international stakeholders...
  • International Protection
    702. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the details of the rate card for IPAS accommodation which he referenced in the meeting of the Oireachtas Committee on Justice,...
  • Probation and Welfare Service
    703. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of funded positions in young person’s probation; the number of filled positions in young person’s...
  • International Protection
    704. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons who, having already been granted international protection or leave to remain, continue to reside in...
  • Prison Service
    709. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the total sum, inclusive and exclusive of VAT, paid by the Irish Prison Service to the presenters of a podcast (details...
  • An Garda Síochána
    718. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 706 of 20 May 2025, if he has received the necessary information from the Garda...
  • Road Traffic Offences
    719. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the online portal to submit video evidence of road traffic offences will become operational. [51862/25]
  • Legal Services Regulation
    720. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will outline the cadence of when the Legal Services Regulatory Authority is obliged to publish a review of the operation...
  • Departmental Policies
    721. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his Department maintains a policy on the purchase of data from companies engaged in real-time bidding on location data of...
  • Crime Prevention
    722. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the need to address crime and antisocial behaviour in the southeast inner city. [51869/25]
  • Work Permits
    723. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the average processing time for employment based visa applications, by different categories such as short stay visit, short...
  • Prison Service
    724. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality following a ruling from the Civil Service Arbitration Board in May 2025 (details supplied); if he intends to adjust salaries of...
  • Dublin Airport Authority
    725. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he has received a report on the bomb scare incident in Dublin airport; if he is happy with the contents of this report; if...
  • Housing Provision
    726. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the way in which barring and exclusion orders are communicated to housing authorities, and whether protocols exist to ensure...
  • Domestic Violence
    728. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if consideration has been given to amending domestic violence legislation to strengthen links with tenancy law, ensuring that...
  • Antisocial Behaviour
    729. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a report was published by the knife crime sub-group of the anti-social behaviour forum; and if he will make a statement on...
  • Visa Applications
    731. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the concerns of a member of a community (details supplied) in relation to delays in...
  • Antisocial Behaviour
    732. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will report on his engagement with the retail sector in relation to the impact of criminal activity and anti-social...
  • Schools Building Projects
    733. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason construction works of the new school building at a school (details supplied) is currently paused; when he expects...

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