239. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the specific safeguards in place to ensure that parties in childcare proceedings, particularly parents and guardians, can effectively participate in and understand the process, given the restrictions imposed by the in camera rule. [30965/25]
240. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department has engaged with legal rights groups, court reporters or family support services on the effect of the in camera rule on access to justice and public accountability; and if he will publish any submissions received. [30966/25]
1036. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if prisons or places of detention are defined in any way under the Constitution; and if not, whether there are any constitutional principles or provisions that shape or influence how prisons operate in the State. [30216/25]
1037. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the constitutional rights that apply to individuals in prison or detention under Irish law; and how these rights are balanced with the State's penal policies. [30217/25]
1038. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration how the constitutional provisions under Article 40.4, relating to personal liberty, are interpreted in the context of the management and oversight of Irish prisons. [30218/25]
1039. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he has plans to introduce constitutional or legislative reforms that would more explicitly define the role, function, or limitations of the prison system in line with human rights obligations. [30219/25]
1061. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the mandatory training judges, court-appointed assessors, and legal practitioners receive on domestic violence, particularly coercive control and post-separation abuse. [30506/25]
1062. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will review and revise current safeguards against the misuse of “parental alienation” claims, which according to new research conducted by organisations (details supplied) are frequently used to discredit legitimate safety raised in Irish family courts. [30508/25]
1065. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of family reunification sponsor applications made to date in 2025; the number of these applications made by minors under the age of 18, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30537/25]
1066. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his views on the delays in processing family reunification applications, noting that the average processing time is currently 18 months, despite previous Government commitments to process such applications within 12 months; the reasons for these delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30538/25]
1067. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if the Department has a system in place to fast-track family reunification applications in emergency or high-risk situations, such as for Afghans in Pakistan or Iran, or Eritreans at risk; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30539/25]
1068. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the top five nationalities of applicants who have successfully secured family reunification in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30540/25]
1069. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the average refusal rate for family reunification applications in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30541/25]
1070. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the main grounds on which family reunification applications are refused; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30542/25]
1071. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if there are still currently 13.5 staff members working in the family reunification unit; to provide a year-by-year breakdown of staffing levels in this unit for 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30543/25]
1072. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of applications for Irish citizenship received so far in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30544/25]
1073. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the average processing time for applications for Irish citizenship; how this compares with average processing times in 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30545/25]
1074. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of staff currently working in the Citizenship Unit of the Department of Justice; how this compares with staffing numbers in 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30546/25]
254. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the process being put in place to fulfil the Programme for Government commitment to "Examine ways to facilitate people who are on work permits to move jobs more easily and legally, while protecting the integrity of the immigration system"; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27573/25]
448. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice to outline the current policy and operational procedures governing the detention of individuals pending deportation via chartered flights. [26717/25]
449. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice whether individuals subject to deportation orders are being detained in prisons while awaiting such flights. [26718/25]
450. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice to provide a breakdown of the number of individuals detained pending deportation via chartered flights; the specific prison or detention facilities in which they were held; the number of nights each individual spent in detention prior to deportation, to date 2025. [26719/25]
639. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice if he is aware of the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25244/25]
119. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice in light of the worsening crisis of prison overcrowding, where over 350 people are reportedly sleeping on floors and prison numbers are at a record high, the steps he is taking to implement meaningful decarceration policies, including non-custodial sentencing and investment in community supports. [24597/25]
127. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice to provide an update on the number of gardaí who have resigned from the force in each of the past three years, broken down by rank; if his Department has conducted any analysis into the reasons behind the increase in resignations; if it is intended to introduce specific retention initiatives, to stem attrition and retain experienced members of An Garda Síochána; …