Gary Gannon

347. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the recognition rate, including appeals, for all international protection applicants; and the recognition rate, including appeals, for applicants from designated safe countries of origin, to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52688/25]

122. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the status of the independent external review of the chaplaincy service within the Irish Prison Service; the timeframe for the implementation of the review's recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50720/25]

301. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration in view of a recent media report regarding An Garda Síochána’s Security and Intelligence Section payment to a company (details supplied), if he will clarify the nature of the technology, software or services that were purchased; if this procurement included spyware; the legal basis upon which An Garda Síochána is using this company's surveillance technologies and the safeguards and oversight mechanisms in place regarding the use of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49312/25]

869. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of committals to prison in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, by sentence length; and the number of individuals committed to prison in 2023, 2024, and to date in 2025 who have served or are serving their first custodial sentence in Ireland. [48160/25]

870. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total number of people remanded to custody in 2024 and to date in 2025. [48161/25]

871. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of people remanded to custody who did not receive a sentence of imprisonment, either through no conviction or through receiving a sentence less than imprisonment in 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48162/25]

872. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of people remanded to custody and sentenced to prison, and who were released immediately due to having already served their sentence on remand in 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48163/25]

873. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of instances where a prisoner held solely on remand shared a cell with a convicted prisoner in 2022, 2023 and to date in 2025 by prison, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48164/25]

874. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the average amount of time that prisoners, not including those on restricted regimes, could spend outside of their cells each day, by prison, by quarter in 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48165/25]

689. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will review the legal metrology (intoxicating liquor) regulations that restrict licensed premises to serving draught beer and cider only in imperial pint (568ml) and half-pint (284ml); if he will consider amending the regulations to allow CE-marked metric quantities such as 150ml, 300ml, and 400ml in line with EU practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45799/25]

690. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether the current prohibition on serving draught beer and cider in smaller metric volumes is solely a matter of domestic law enforced by the NSAI; the steps he will take to bring the State's practice into line with EU Directive 80/181/EEC on metrication and Directive 2009/34/EC on measuring instruments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45800/25]

691. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he has engaged with small breweries and independent hospitality businesses regarding the impact of restrictions on draught serving measures; if he will consider their requests for greater flexibility in the interest of both fairness and responsible alcohol service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45801/25]

2139. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to ensure the sustainability of trauma informed, peer led family addiction support services such as FASN in the North East; and if core funding or targeted investment will be provided to organisations like FASN that deliver a vital service that not only reduces the pressure on statutory services, but improves the lives of families affected by addiction. [44837/25]

2393. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health if her Department has assessed the public health implications of requiring high strength beers often 10-12% ABV to be served only in imperial pint (568ml), half-pint (284ml) rather than smaller quantities such as 150ml, which may better align with safe consumption guidelines; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45802/25]

2394. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health if she will support amending the legal metrology (intoxicating liquor) regulations to allow smaller CE-marked metric serving sizes of draught beer and cider, in order to promote safer alcohol consumption in line with the national drugs strategy's aim of reducing alcohol harm; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45803/25]

2395. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health if she will engage with the Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment on ensuring that metrology regulations relating to draught beer and cider are consistent with both EU law and Ireland's public health objectives. [45804/25]

737. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the percentage of female prisoners in the Dóchas prison who were pregnant on committal between 2021 and 2024, including the 22 pregnant women recorded in 2024 and the 12 to date in 2025; and if he will outline any measures being taken to divert pregnant women charged with non-violent offences from custodial settings. [39462/25]

738. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if she will state clearly whether women with children are currently being held in the general female prison population alongside other prisoners; and if so, how this aligns with the rights of the child under the UN convention on the rights of the child. [39463/25]

739. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if she will commit to expanding the availability of community-based sentencing, specifically tailored for mothers with dependent children; and his any plans to introduce gender-responsive, family-sensitive alternatives to prison for women who do not pose a risk to public safety. [39464/25]

740. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the percentage of pregnant women in custody who are on remand; the number of these cases that involve non-violent offences; and whether he will consider issuing revised guidelines to reduce the use of custodial remand for pregnant women, particularly in cases involving minor or survival-related offences. [39465/25]

741. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to confirm the number of babies born to women in custody between 2021 and 2024; and to provide details on the supports available to pregnant women and mothers in custody, including whether all births took place in hospital settings. [39466/25]

742. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the specific measures being taken to address the health and safety of pregnant women in custody, in light of persistent overcrowding in the Dóchas Centre, operating above its 105-bed capacity and Limerick Prison's female wing, which has been reported as running at over 150% of its stated capacity; and whether pregnant women are currently being accommodated in cells without adequate medical access or privacy. [39467/25]

743. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether she will commit to prioritising the use of non-custodial measures, such as bail supports, or community-based alternatives, for pregnant women; and whether any portion of the upcoming prison system expansion or penal reform strategy will be ring-fenced for the protection of pregnant or postpartum women in conflict with the law. [39468/25]

292. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when Ireland will finally ratify and implement the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention Against Torture, given Ireland’s long-standing commitment and repeated calls from civil society and international monitoring bodies; if he will provide a clear timeline for establishing the national preventive mechanism; and to outline the barriers that remain to enabling independent, unannounced inspections across all places of detention, including Garda stations, direct provision centres, and Oberstown. [36739/25]

293. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the steps being taken to ensure Ireland’s prison system complies fully with the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (the Mandela Rules), particularly regarding the use of solitary confinement, access to healthcare, contact with the outside world and access to rehabilitation supports; and if he will commit to publishing an audit of current compliance levels and a timeline for achieving full alignment with these international standards. [36740/25]