Ken O'Flynn

1539. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide the number of incidents at facilities (details supplied); the number of Garda call-outs; the number of incidents resulting in arrests, charges; files submitted to the DPP; and the status of prosecutions including outcomes where available for the period 1 January 2025 to 31 August 2025, in tabular form. [45342/25]

1540. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of victims by cohort that were recorded, including residents, staff or contractors, members of the public, and members of An Garda Síochána, with confirmation of any recorded injuries at facilities (details supplied); the number of exclusion orders, evictions from the facilities, or transfer decisions arising from serious misconduct; and the number and outcome of any appeals for the period 1 January 2025 to 31 August 2025, in tabular form. [45343/25]

1541. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the policing and overtime costs attributable to facilities for the period 1 January to 31 August 2025, including the deployment of public order units; the total cost to his Department for security provision at the facilities; and the cost of contracted on-site security or supplementary security personnel (details supplied). [45345/25]

1542. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will confirm whether his Department's official figures for incidents at facilities (details supplied) in the period 1 January 2025 to 31 August 2025, match figures reported in public discourse; the reason for any variance including definitional or classification differences. [45346/25]

1551. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if she will publish the corrective action plan timelines for non-compliant IPAS sites (details supplied), the inspection cadence for Cork centres and a summary of resident safeguarding indicators now monitored in real time. [45421/25]

1552. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the projected ten-year whole-life cost for the State’s purchase and operation of a hotel and campus (details supplied), including capital upgrades, security, on-site health, education and transport supports; the current on-site headcount; the 2025 monthly operating cost; and the cost comparison with a counterfactual lease model presented to Cabinet. [45468/25]

1553. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if addresses (details supplied) in Cork are currently being used as accommodation under State contracts for the purposes of housing persons experiencing homelessness and/or persons seeking international protection; and, if so, the name of the company or organisation operating each facility under contract with the State. [45471/25]

1554. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the maximum accommodation capacity in each facility (details supplied); the current number of residents in each; and the breakdown of those residents, by category that is, homeless persons, persons seeking international protection, or other. [45472/25]

1555. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the duration of State contracts currently in place for each property (details supplied) in Cork; the date each contract commenced; and the anticipated date of expiry or renewal. [45473/25]

1556. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total cost to the State of the contracts relating to each property (details supplied) in Cork; the average monthly or annual payments made to each contractor or operator; and if value-for-money assessments have been carried out. [45474/25]

1557. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the monitoring and compliance arrangements in place for contracted accommodation facilities (details supplied) in Cork; the frequency of inspections; and the findings of any inspections conducted in the past 12-months. [45475/25]

1558. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if there are plans to extend, expand or alter the use of accommodation facilities (details supplied) in Cork; and, if so, the expected timelines and objectives. [45476/25]

1567. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the measures being taken to address the current overcrowding in Cork Prison, which is operating at 133% of its capacity with 98 prisoners without access to beds; and if he will confirm the contingency plans in place to ensure humane and safe treatment of all prisoners. [45531/25]

1568. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration in view of the fact the national prison system is accommodating almost 900 more inmates than its designed capacity, the Government’s strategic plan to resolve this overcrowding including whether it plans to expand existing facilities, construct new accommodation and increase the use of alternatives such as community sanctions. [45532/25]

1569. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the statistics on the proportion of the prison population held on remand pending trial compared with convicted prisoners; and the reforms being considered to reduce remand numbers particularly for non-violent offences, through measures such as bail reform or expanded use of community-based alternatives. [45533/25]

1570. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his Department has implemented in whole or in part, the recommendations of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice in respect of a decarceration strategy, and if so, the impacts to date on occupancy levels and recidivism. [45534/25]

1571. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he has commissioned or received evidence regarding increased assaults or risks to prison officers as a result of overcrowding in Irish prisons; and the measures being taken to safeguard the health, welfare, and safety of prison staff under such conditions. [45535/25]

1572. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his Department is examining international best practice in prison design and management, such as the adoption of normalisation models and architectural reforms that have been linked with improved rehabilitation outcomes; and if he intends to pilot such approaches in the State. [45536/25]

1573. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his plans to balance the Government’s aim of penal reform and reduction of prison overcrowding with the need to protect the public, safeguard victims of crime, and maintain public confidence in the justice system. [45537/25]

1574. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will provide the most recent figures on calls made to An Garda Síochána relating to domestic abuse incidents in 2024 and to date in 2025, by region; the measures that are being taken to address this reported surge in cases. [45541/25]

1575. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of prosecutions brought in 2023 and 2024 under domestic violence legislation; and whether the Department has identified gaps in the criminal justice process that contribute to under-prosecution or attrition in such cases. [45542/25]

1576. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current waiting times for victims of domestic abuse seeking access to refuge accommodation; and the plans his Department has to increase refuge capacity in line with recommendations from Safe Ireland and the Istanbul Convention obligations. [45544/25]

1577. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the training and support measures that are being put in place for gardaí handling domestic abuse calls, in particular in cases involving repeat incidents or high-risk victims, to ensure consistency of response across all Garda divisions. [45545/25]

1578. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of family reunification applications received; the number approved; the number of dependants admitted under the International Protection Act 2015 for each of the years since 2019; and if he will publish the internal business case referenced in documents released to RTÉ under freedom of information. [45556/25]

1579. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason records on additional staffing and funding for international protection applications were withheld until compelled by appeal under FOI; and if he will commit to ensuring that future asylum related data is published proactively and in full. [45557/25]