Gary Gannon

179. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Transport the actions contained in the National Policy Framework for Unmanned Aircraft Systems published in August 2025 which have been implemented to date; the actions which remain outstanding; the target implementation date for each outstanding action; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48993/26]

180. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Transport whether the Government intends to introduce a statutory mechanism whereby residents, residents' associations and local authorities may make submissions on, object to, or seek operational restrictions in respect of routine commercial drone delivery operations over residential areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48994/26]

181. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Transport the statutory rights residents currently possess to seek exclusion zones, geofenced areas or operational restrictions where routine commercial drone delivery operations give rise to concerns relating to residential amenity, noise, privacy or environmental impact; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48995/26]

556. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of accused persons his Department anticipates will be unable to secure legal representation in the District Court following the introduction of the single set-fee model on 1 July 2026; the modelling underlying that estimate; and, if no such estimate has been made, the reason no assessment was undertaken prior to the introduction of the reform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48937/26]

557. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether any review, evaluation or value-for-money analysis of the Criminal Legal Aid Scheme has been published since the IGEES review completed in 2018; whether the internal review of 350,000 District Court cases from 2022 and 2023 repeatedly referenced by the Minister in communications on this topic was externally validated or peer-reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48942/26]

558. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to the refusal to publish the internal review of 350,000 District Court cases from 2022 and 2023 on the grounds that the underlying dataset contains personal information, whether he will publish the aggregated and anonymised findings, neither of which constitutes personal data for the purposes of the General Data Protection Regulation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48943/26]

559. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether he will publish the terms of reference, methodology, data sources and assumptions used in the review of 350,000 District Court cases, including how “unnecessary adjournments” were defined and measured; if the review analysed had any difference in the nature; the extent of adjournments sought by the prosecution in cases with criminal legal aid compared to those without, given that this material does not contain personal data and was not addressed by the publication refusal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48944/26]

560. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 201 of 25 March 2026, which did not state the proposed fee, the precise set fee to be paid per defendant under the reformed District Court Criminal Legal Aid scheme; the reduced fee payable where a matter is sent forward or returned for trial; whether any appearances beyond those notionally covered by the set fee will attract no further payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48945/26]

561. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether the review’s comparison of legally-aided cases (313 days, 5 appearances) with non-aided cases (133 days, 3 appearances) controlled for charge seriousness, indictable versus summary disposal, plea, contested status, employment and homeless status of the accused, the existence of mental health issues that might reasonably be foreseen to cause additional delays, and custody risk, given that legal aid is granted precisely where loss of liberty is at risk; what definition of “outcomes” was applied in concluding that outcomes are “similar”; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48946/26]

562. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the projected additional cost arising from adjournments, appeals and judicial review proceedings brought by or on behalf of unrepresented accused following the reform, net of any efficiency gain, given his statement that the reform is “not intended to reduce the cost to the State”; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48947/26]

563. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether the Office of the Attorney General was consulted in relation to the compatibility of the proposed reforms with Article 38.1 of the Constitution and Article 6 ECHR; whether any constitutional or legal concerns were raised during the development of the proposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48951/26]

564. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether any assessment has been carried out of the impact of staffing allocations and redeployments on processing times for Irish residence permit registrations, renewals and Stamp 4 permissions; and if so, to provide details of the findings of that assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48952/26]

565. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the average processing time and the number of applications awaiting decision for Irish residence permit registrations and renewals, including Stamp 4 applications, at the end of each quarter from 1 January 2023 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48953/26]

566. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of whole-time equivalent staff assigned to the Irish residence permit (IRP) registration and renewal system, including first-time registrations, renewals and Stamp 4 processing, for each year from 2020 to date and, where available, by quarter from 1 January 2023 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48954/26]

567. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of whole-time equivalent staff assigned to the International Protection Office and to immigration permission and registration functions respectively for each year from 1 January 2023 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48955/26]

568. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the details of any staff redeployments, temporary assignments or transfers from immigration registration, residence permission or Irish residence permit processing functions to the International Protection Office, the International Protection Accommodation Service, or any function related to the implementation of the EU Migration and Asylum Pact or the International Protection Act, from 1 January 2023 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48956/26]

569. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the breakdown of all organisations that received funding under the probation service capital grant scheme in 2024 and 2025; the amount awarded to each organisation; the county in which each organisation is based; the purpose for which the funding was awarded, and the type of project or works funded in each case, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48957/26]

570. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on an application to renew an Irish residence permit (details supplied); the current status of the application; the reason for the delay in processing the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48958/26]

588. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of subject access requests received by his Department relating to immigration and international protection matters in each of the years from 2020 to 2025 and to date in 2026; the number completed within the statutory one-month timeframe; the number for which an extension was applied; the average processing time for completed requests, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49234/26]

227. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of prosecutions directed and convictions secured under the Criminal Justice (Engagement of Children in Criminal Activity) Act 2024 since its commencement on 23 May 2024, broken down by year and by the relevant section of the Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47977/26]

228. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of files submitted to the Director of Public Prosecutions by An Garda Síochána recommending charges under the Criminal Justice (Engagement of Children in Criminal Activity) Act 2024 since commencement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47978/26]

229. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department or An Garda Síochána records, in cases prosecuted under the Criminal Justice (Engagement of Children in Criminal Activity) Act 2024; whether the child concerned was in the care of, or known to, Tusla at the time of the offence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47979/26]

553. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide a breakdown of the current average actual delivery times for IRP cards, rather than the stated 15 day target; the steps being taken to bridge the gap; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47792/26]

554. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his plans to review the current 15-day SLA in light of the Department’s inability to meet the SLA to reflect a more realistic timeline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47793/26]

555. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to consider implementing a digital card that visa holders would be able to store in their mobile wallets to reduce the reliance on the delivery of a physical card therefore allowing successful visa applicants to maintain their work arrangements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47794/26]