Written answers
Tuesday, 7 October 2025
Department of Justice and Equality
- Departmental Offices
389. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality whether employment opportunities will become available in the near future with the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and... - Local Community Safety Partnerships
390. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the date by which he will appoint the members of the new South Dublin Local Community Safety Partnership so they may meet and... - Citizenship Applications
391. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on a citizenship application submitted by a person (details supplied) in County Louth who is working as an... - Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence
392. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the mandatory training in place for staff in workplaces within his Department, or bodies under its aegis, that deal with the... - International Protection
394. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if any engagement took place with local representatives, NGOs, schools, healthcare providers, or community groups in relation... - Crime Prevention
399. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the measures his Department is taking in response to the reported 13 percent increase in overall crime in Cork city in the past... - An Garda Síochána
400. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide a comparison of Garda personnel strength in the Cork city division in 2020 versus 2025. [53129/25] - Departmental Administrative Arrangements
401. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the total value of payments made by the Department of Children, Disability and Equality on behalf of his Department since 1 May... - Immigration Status
402. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current status of an application by a person (details supplied); the expected timeline for a decision to be completed; and... - An Garda Síochána
403. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 2071 of 29 July 2025, if he has received the necessary information from the Garda... - Domestic Violence
404. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide figures on the number of domestic violence victims presenting to services under the umbrella of Cuan in 2024. [53161/25] - Prison Service
405. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the average percentage of bed capacity used in Irish prisons, by male and female, in 2024; and if he will make a statement on... - Immigration Policy
406. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plan to ensure that people living here on stamp 3 visas are supported to go to university; access work; and if he will make... - An Garda Síochána
407. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of probationer Gardaí and other additional Gardaí assigned to Cork, by rank, in each of the past five... - Departmental Reviews
409. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on departmental reviews of the temporary release of persons convicted of certain offences and section 29 of the... - Immigration Policy
410. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality in relation to the proposed payments to asylum seekers to leave the State, the protections in place to prevent re-entry by... - An Garda Síochána
411. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No.1560 from 8 September 2025, if he has received the necessary information in order to... - Youth Services
413. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of juvenile liaison officers across each Garda district for each of the years 2020 to 2025. [53370/25] - Probation and Welfare Service
415. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to list the location of each probation service team across the country, and the staffing allocation per grade, for each service... - Sentencing Policy
417. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the share of offenders that are offered restorative justice/practice as part of their sentencing in 2024, and to date in 2025.... - Historical Conflicts
418. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the actions he intends to take regarding concerns that there was never a proper and thorough investigation into the 1975... - Family Law Cases
420. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the timeframe for when he expects to receive guidelines from the Judicial Committee established in July 2024, further to a... - Rights of the Child
424. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will report on the work of the Voice of the Child working group; the timeframe in which he expects Voice of the Child... - An Garda Síochána
425. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he is aware that a person seeking employment which requires a disclosure from the National Vetting Bureau is obliged to make... - International Protection
426. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to detail, per venue and by county, the number of beds for accommodating Ukrainians in receipt of temporary protection which... - Legal Services Regulation
428. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will outline the recourse available to a person under the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015 with regard to making a... - Cybersecurity Policy
429. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress of developing a new National Cyber Security Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53494/25] - Youth Services
430. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the counties in which the bail supervision service operates; the number of persons which have been able to access the service,... - International Protection
431. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the amount of money the State spent in 2024 and 2025 on taxi journeys for International protection applicants; and the details... - Citizenship Applications
432. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when a citizenship application for a person (details supplied) will be completed, in view that it is almost 30 months since the... - Legal Aid
435. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps being taken by his Department to process and address the long delays being experienced by practitioners in the... - Citizenship Applications
438. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applications for Irish citizenship on grounds of "Irish Associations" under Section 16 (1) (a) of the Irish... - An Garda Síochána
439. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the counter unmanned aerial vehicle capabilities that An Garda Síochána possess currently; and if he will make a... - Official Engagements
442. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he has spoken formally with the President of Interpol since his appointment as Minister; and if he will make a statement on... - An Garda Síochána
443. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of probationary Gardaí allocated to each Garda station, in each county, by division, in tabular form. [53651/25] - Local Community Safety Partnerships
445. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the Community Safety Partnership will be finalised and implemented for County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on... - Closed-Circuit Television Systems
446. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the long awaited Community CCTV extension that was awarded for Letterkenny, County Donegal will be approved by the Garda... - Personal Injury Claims
447. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his Department has any plans to legislate on the issue of the lack of compensation for persons injured in non-negligent... - Visa Applications
448. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will examine a case (details supplied) in which an applicant is experiencing significant delays in their de facto partner... - Deportation Orders
449. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of individuals under the age of 18 in the State who are subject to a deportation order, broken down by age cohort... - International Protection
450. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to his Department’s statement that it costs an average of €122,000 per person to process an international... - Deportation Orders
454. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the total cost of the deportation flight to Pakistan on 23 September 2025, which carried 24 people on board; and if he will... - Sex Offenders Notification Requirements
459. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the procedures in place to ensure full compliance with the sex offenders register, in particular when an offender fails to... - An Garda Síochána
460. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the age profile of the vehicles currently attached to the Garda dog unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53850/25] - Prison Service
461. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the payments made by the Irish Prison Service to podcasts, influencers, or media outlets since 1 January 2020; the recipient in... - An Garda Síochána
470. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide an account of the new Garda districts and sub-districts set up in the past ten years; and if he will make a... - International Protection
474. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to his statement at the Joint Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration on 23 September 2025, in which he... - An Garda Síochána
479. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Gardaí who have retired or left the force; and the number of probationary or additional Gardaí assigned...
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