Gary Gannon
Written
34. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of unaccompanied minors who arrived in the State in 2025 seeking international protection. [20844/26]
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Gary Gannon
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645
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
147,808
words spoken in the chamber
Across 475 contributions
389
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
109
topics asked about
Across 20 departments
From the Dáil chamber only: committee meetings are not in this archive.
What they ask about
The subject headings the Oireachtas filed their questions under.
Who they ask
The departments their questions were addressed to.
Month by month
Low months are usually recesses, when the Dáil does not sit. The archive runs to 22 October 2026.
Questions asked 645 in all
Dec 2024Oct 2026
Contributions to debates 475 in all
Dec 2024Oct 2026
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| Month | Questions | Contributions |
|---|---|---|
| December 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| January 2025 | 6 | 1 |
| February 2025 | 32 | 27 |
| March 2025 | 90 | 23 |
| April 2025 | 117 | 32 |
| May 2025 | 32 | 24 |
| June 2025 | 49 | 39 |
| July 2025 | 11 | 19 |
| August 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 15 | 9 |
| October 2025 | 38 | 17 |
| November 2025 | 28 | 22 |
| December 2025 | 10 | 7 |
| January 2026 | 40 | 35 |
| February 2026 | 23 | 45 |
| March 2026 | 15 | 31 |
| April 2026 | 5 | 27 |
| May 2026 | 9 | 16 |
| June 2026 | 35 | 26 |
| July 2026 | 23 | 39 |
| August 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 41 | 14 |
| October 2026 | 26 | 22 |
Debates they spoke in most
Plus 249 contributions in the regular slots, such as Leaders' Questions and Priority Questions. Speech from the chair is not counted.
Asked about similar topics
Worked out by computer from the subject headings of each TD's questions, giving more weight to headings few TDs use. It shows shared subjects, not shared views.
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- constituency Dublin Central 29 November 2024 to now
- party Social Democrats 29 November 2024 to now
Gary Gannon
Written
52. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will provide the number of arrests, charges and convictions under section 3 of the Misuse of Drugs Act in each of the past five years, by drug type. [20845/26]
Gary Gannon
Written
1239. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total expenditure by his Department in settlement payments, compensation, damages or negotiated payments arising from the repudiation, cancellation or termination of international protection accommodation contracts, including payments already made, payments legally committed to, and any financial provisions recorded in the Departm…
Gary Gannon
Written
1240. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total expenditure by his Department, for 2025, and to date in 2026, in settlement payments, compensation, damages or negotiated payments arising from the repudiation, cancellation or termination of international protection accommodation contracts, including payments already made, payments legally committed to, and any financial pr…
Gary Gannon
Written
427. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current processing times for family reunification applications under the International Protection Act 2015; the number of applications processing for over two, three and four years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15795/26]
Gary Gannon
Written
428. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the first instance and appeal recognition rates for international protection applications from Georgia, Brazil, and India for each month in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15796/26]
Gary Gannon
Written
429. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the first instance and appeal recognition rates for all international protection applications from designated safe country applicants for each month in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15797/26]
Gary Gannon
Written
430. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the first instance recognition rates for all international protection applications in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15798/26]
Gary Gannon
Written
431. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the appeal recognition rates for all international protection applications in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15799/26]
Gary Gannon
Written
208. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will provide details, broken down by month and Garda division of the number of times tasers have been used in the pilot for frontline Gardaí in Dublin City Centre and Waterford since its establishment on 18 December 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15604/26]
Gary Gannon
Written
209. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí seriously injured on the job since the start of the taser pilot on 18 December 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15605/26]
Gary Gannon
Written
780. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current status of the HAP25 Afghan Community Sponsorship Programme; whether the 50 places approved for Afghans in need of protection in 2026 have now been opened for applications; the reason for the delay; when the programme will formally open for 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14838/26]
Gary Gannon
Written
228. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reasons for the ongoing delays in the renewal of residence permits; the steps being taken to address the current processing backlog, given that applications are presently only being processed from mid-November; whether issues have arisen with the new online renewal system introduced to replace the GNIB process; the timeline for whe…
Gary Gannon
Written
286. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health when the Chairperson of the Cannabis Access Review Committee will be appointed; when the committee is expected to commence its work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13170/26]
Gary Gannon
Written
237. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons which have been accommodated in designated accommodation centres since the introduction of the 30-day accommodation policy on 10 November 2025. [10753/26]
Gary Gannon
Written
238. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons who have applied for temporary protection in Ireland since the introduction of the 30-day accommodation policy on 10 November 2025. [10754/26]
Gary Gannon
Written
239. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons who have cancelled their temporary protection in Ireland since the introduction of the 30-day accommodation policy on 10 November 2025. [10755/26]
Gary Gannon
Written
240. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department is tracking the accommodation pathways of beneficiaries of temporary protection leaving designated accommodation centres; and if so, the number of persons who have entered alternative accommodation in Ireland. [10756/26]
Gary Gannon
Written
241. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the purpose of the recently carried out document inspections at accommodation centres for beneficiaries of temporary protection; and the centres covered by this initiative. [10757/26]
Gary Gannon
Written
242. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the capacity of the State’s designated accommodation centres; and the current occupancy rate. [10758/26]
Gary Gannon
Written
323. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of vulnerability assessments (defined by regulation 8 of the European Communities (Reception Conditions) Regulations 2018) conducted; and the number of those assessments which resulted in a determination of vulnerability, in 2024 and 2025. [9076/26]
Gary Gannon
Written
324. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of international protection applicants not offered accommodation on arrival in each month in 2025 and to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9077/26]
Gary Gannon
Written
325. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total occupancy of IPAS accommodation compared to the total capacity. [9078/26]
Gary Gannon
Written
328. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the statutory and operational responsibilities of CUAN; its role in policy development, funding allocation, data collection, and oversight of domestic, sexual and gender-based violence services; and the functions which remain the direct responsibility of his Department. [9088/26]
Gary Gannon
Written
329. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the body which is responsible for setting guidelines of best practice in relation to the appropriate length of stay in women's refuges and domestic violence accommodation; whether such guidelines currently exist; and if so, to provide details of those guidelines, including when they were introduced; the evidence base on which they rely…