Written answers
Tuesday, 21 October 2025
Department of Justice and Equality
- Departmental Data
543. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if Ireland currently has, or is pursuing, any bilateral or informal arrangements with the United Arab Emirates for the... - Statutory Instruments
548. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to bring forward the necessary statutory regulations or amending legislation to implement the recommendations of the... - Departmental Data
556. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of contracted bed days in IPAS centres which were unoccupied in each month of 2024, to date in 2025, in tabular... - Legislative Measures
560. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 57 of 9 October 2025, the timeframe in which he intends to progress legislation to amend... - Naturalisation Applications
561. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for a general overview of the current average processing times for naturalisation applications; the specific measures being... - Prison Service
562. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his Department, and the Prison Service, will consider extending the mandatory retirement age for prison officers beyond the... - Departmental Appointments
563. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if it is the practice of the Minister to issue a warrant or letter of appointment in relation to the appointment of a person... - Departmental Data
566. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Gardaí available to Cahir Garda station; the number of Gardaí available to Clonmel Garda Station; and... - Visa Applications
567. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of a visa application for a person (details supplied); the reason for the delay; when the person's application will... - Programme for Government
568. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on the Programme for Government commitment to consider the establishment of a second Garda training college; and... - Legislative Measures
571. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on the Programme for Government commitment to enact legislation to combat anti-social behaviour, including... - Departmental Funding
572. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on the Programme for Government commitment to increase the CCTV fund to enable local authorities to install new... - Programme for Government
573. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on the Programme for Government commitment to ensure Gardaí have sufficient powers to tackle the misuse of... - Legislative Measures
575. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on the Programme for Government commitment to enact legislation to extend the use of community sanctions, in... - Departmental Data
576. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality whether anyone has ever been prosecuted under the Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud) Offences Act 2001 specifically for the... - Departmental Contracts
577. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the amount that has been spent by his Department to conduct tendering processes for public infrastructure projects in 2020,... - Departmental Data
578. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on any research his Department has carried out into the merits of making parental alienation a legal offense; and... - Emigrant Support Services
584. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on the work being done by his Department, and agencies under its remit, to facilitate, in line with the... - International Protection
585. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the amount spent by immigration services and his Department on the transfer of International Protection Applicants in the first... - Departmental Data
586. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of convictions regarding the offence of poisoning or endangerment under the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person... - Visa Applications
587. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update regarding visas for Palestinians in Gaza seeking resettlement in Ireland following the agreement of a ceasefire... - Prison Service
588. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason the 1 percent pay increase has not been paid to prison staff that was due on 1 September 2025; if staff working in... - Departmental Data
589. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of juvenile liaison officers based within Kildare-Carlow division as of 13 October 2025; if he will provide the same... - International Protection
590. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if an IPA repatriation request (details supplied) will be expedited. [56926/25] - Departmental Data
591. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of community Gardaí stationed in the east Cork constituency from 2020 to date in 2025. [56935/25] - Departmental Inquiries
592. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to examine the case of a person (details supplied) needing special accommodations; and if he will make a statement on the... - Departmental Data
593. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the full and final cost of a housing site (details supplied) including all site preparation, ancillary and constructions costs,... - Deportation Orders
598. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of deportation orders issued to Afghan citizens in each of the years since 2021 and to date in 2025, by gender and... - Departmental Data
600. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of people who have been prosecuted for racing sulkies on a public road in a manner that is a danger to other road... - Citizenship Applications
601. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider reopening citizenship applications (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56994/25] - Departmental Inquiries
602. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on the evacuation of a person and their family (details supplied); and if he will make a statement... - Citizenship Applications
603. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reasons a citizenship application was refused for a person (details supplied) despite the applicant providing evidence that... - Departmental Inquiries
604. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide an update on a commitment he made to this Deputy during Questions on Promised Legislation on 1 October 2025... - An Garda Síochána
605. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality cad iad na hiarrachtaí faoi leith a rinneadh chun breis Gaeilgeoirí a mhealladh isteach sna Gardaí le linn an... - Deportation Orders
606. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of deportation flights chartered and otherwise that have occurred every year from Ireland since 2021; the associated... - Departmental Expenditure
607. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the amount spent by his Department on tackling racism each year since 2000; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Vacant Properties
608. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the details of the vacant buildings owned by his Department or by agencies under the remit of his Department in Dublin 2, 4, 6,... - Departmental Communications
609. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the date on which the British Government notified his Department of plans to introduce a digital ID; the engagements he has had... - An Garda Síochána
610. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Gardaí stationed in DMR west in each of the years, 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025; the number of... - Departmental Reports
612. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the details of all reports, including consultancy reports commissioned by his Department from 1 January 2024 to date in 2025,... - An Garda Síochána
614. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the Garda numbers in Anglesea Street and Ballincollig Garda Stations, broken down per rankings (details supplied) per station,... - Court Orders
616. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide an update on the review of the enforcement of child maintenance orders which was published in January 2024; the... - Family Reunification
617. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to expedite the processing of a family spouse unification visa application in respect of (details supplied), this application... - Child Protection
618. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider amending the Child Trafficking and Pornography Act 1998 to ensure that persons found to be in possession of... - Departmental Inquiries
619. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the total payments made to a company in a relation to a site (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Citizenship Applications
620. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will clarify the action needed regarding American citizenship for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a... - An Garda Síochána
621. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda vetting applications currently being processed for individuals living in County Cork. [57402/25] - Domestic Violence
623. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of domestic violence refugee accommodation places in County Cork. [57404/25] - Foreign Policy
624. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if consideration has been given to adding Vietnam to the list of safe countries of origin; and if he will make a statement on...
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