Ken O'Flynn (Cork North-Central, Independent Ireland Party)
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275. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide the most recent figures available from the central statistics office or his Department setting out, on a proportional basis, the number of recorded sexual assault offences across the State by the nationality of persons convicted or charged with such offences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54437/25]

Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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The collation and publication of crime stats are a matter for the Central Statistics Office (CSO). The CSO is the national statistics agency, established under the Statistics Act 1993. Under section 13 of the Statistics Act 1993, the Central Statistics Office (CSO) is fully independent in its role of publishing statistics, and the standards applied to these statistics.

Further to this, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána under section 33 of the Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024. This includes all operational policing and security matters, including the analysis of crime trends. Furthermore, under section 34(1) of the Policing Security and Community Safety Act 2024, the Garda Commissioner is independent in the performance of his functions. I have no responsibility in relation to these independent functions.

The CSO has confirmed that it does not currently receive any nationality data on victims or suspected offenders within the quarterly PULSE extract that it receives from An Garda Síochána.

I am advised by the Garda authorities that they are currently aligned with the CSO position whereby PULSE data regarding nationality and ethnicity are not considered suitable for publication.

Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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276. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the projections that have been carried out by his Department regarding the number of Ukrainians likely to come to Ireland as a result of the decision by Ukrainian authorities to scrap the ban on males aged 18 to 22 years leaving the country; the number of these projections estimated to arrive in the State between now and the end of 2025 as a result of this change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54507/25]

Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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In recent weeks Ireland has seen an increase in arrivals from Ukraine. One of the factors contributing to this rise appears to be a Ukrainian regulation allowing men aged 18 to 22 to leave the Ukraine once again. The highest number of temporary protection beneficiaries in Ireland continues to be women and children. My Department continues to monitor all trends carefully, but cannot predict with any certainty the numbers of persons from any demographic subgroup who may travel to Ireland in the coming months. We will also continue to work with relevant authorities across the EU to monitor trends.

On 15 July 2025, the Justice and Home Affairs Council unanimously agreed to extend Temporary Protection by a year until March 2027. As a result, those who have been granted temporary permission in Ireland will continue to benefit from the Directive. This permission is renewable on an annual basis for as long as the Directive remains in force.