365. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the average proportion of a custodial sentence actually served in prison by persons who self-identify as Irish nationals compared with non-Irish nationals, in each of the years 2023, 2024 and 2025 and to date in 2026; and whether these figures can be provided by sentence length, offence category and type of early release; in tabular fo…
448. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health the number of publicly funded DEXA scans carried out in each of the years 2023, 2024 and 2025 and to date in 2026; and the current waiting times for access to such scans, by hospital; in tabular form. [75052/26]
116. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide an update on the drafting of the Civil Reform Bill 2025; the intended publication date of the Bill; when his Department will fulfil its commitment to hold a symposium in relation to the Bill; whether that symposium and/or any other consultation in relation to the contents of the Bill will be held prior to its publication; an…
645. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he plans to meet with groups (details supplied) and other relevant stakeholders to discuss proposed civil legal aid reforms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73470/26]
646. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to detail the changes which will be made to the financial eligibility criteria for civil legal aid in line with the commitment contained in Budget 2027 to “reform the financial eligibility criteria for civil legal aid, including for increases to the income thresholds and the allowances provided for to assess an applicant’s means”; and …
647. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if a full review of the financial eligibility criteria for civil legal aid will be carried out as recommended in the civil legal aid review majority report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73468/26]
648. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his commitment to implement “key civil legal aid reforms” will include the establishment of community law centres in areas of deprivation; if it will include the establishment of targeted law centres for groups which experience discrimination and disadvantage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73467/26]
657. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the “key civil legal aid reforms” which will be implemented in light of the €14.5m allocated in Budget 2027 to commence the implementation of the recommendations arising from the civil legal aid review; whether he intends to publish a reform plan and implementation plan; whether an implementation group will be established, and if he wi…
662. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his commitment to implement “key civil legal aid reforms” will include the expansion of the functions of the Legal Aid Board; whether its functions will be expanded to include the provision of legal information, public legal education and raising awareness of legal rights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73465/2…
663. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his commitment to implement “key civil legal aid reforms” will include the expansion of the scope of the scheme of civil legal aid to cover areas such as housing, homelessness, discrimination, social welfare and employment law; whether the blanket ban on the provision of legal aid for cases heard by tribunals will be removed in…
665. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his commitment to implement “key civil legal aid reforms” will include the removal of the means test for victims of domestic violence applying for civil legal aid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73461/26]
2. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to his previous evidence to the Oireachtas justice committee concerning the number of providers arising from the cancellation of pre-contract accommodation agreements, and in light of the Comptroller and Auditor General’s report identifying legal proceedings involving five providers, to account for the difference between those fi…
11. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if any amendments to SI 303 of 2026 have been made to bring his recently announced changes to the legal aid scheme into force. [70647/26]
17. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons diverted by An Garda Síochána to health services under the health diversion scheme since its commencement; the number of Garda members who received specific training on the operation of the scheme prior to its commencement and to date; and the number of occasions on which a person eligible for diversion was not ref…
47. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department has assessed the potential impact of the proposed changes to citizenship eligibility on Ireland’s ability to attract and retain migrant workers; the evidence base that was used to show that increasing the residence requirement for citizenship from five to eight years will improve integration outcomes; and if he will ma…
240. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason her Department refused to release the funds required to accommodate necessary works for the additional autism class at a school (details supplied) in Summer 2026. [70331/26]
433. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of people from Ukraine who have applied for international protection to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70071/26]
434. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of people who have been refused temporary protection in each month to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70070/26]
435. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of people referred to the border procedure; the nationalities of those applicants; the reason for each application of the border procedure under the Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70064/26]
436. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of family reunification applications on hand under the International Protection Acts 2015 and 2026; the number of applications waiting over 1, 2, 3, 4 , 5, and 6 years; and the number of decisions issued each month from 2021 to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70069/26]
437. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of implicit withdrawals under the International Protection Act 2026; the reason for the decisions; the number of appeals; the outcomes of those appeals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70063/26]
438. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the legal basis for the issuing of a labour market access permit to an international protection applicant under the international protection act 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70068/26]
439. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number applicants under the AMMR strand of the International Protection Act 2026; the number of appeals under AMMR; the outcomes of those appeals; the number transferred to another member State under AMMR; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70062/26]
440. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of people referred to the accelerated procedure; the nationalities of those applicants; the reason for each application of the accelerated procedure under the Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70065/26]
441. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of people found to have special procedural needs; a breakdown of the identified needs; the number who have received special procedural conditions as a result of an assessment; the number of applicants who have not been referred to accelerated or border procedures due to their special procedural needs; and if he will make a s…