976. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the steps she has taken to ensure that citizenship applications are not facing disproportionate delays based on the applicant’s country of origin. [46881/24]
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977. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice the status of a citizenship application (details supplied); when it is likely that same will be completed as it is over 55 months since the application was first lodged; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46899/24]
978. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice for an update on the review of the family reunion policy, including timelines and salary thresholds. [46902/24]
979. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice if a list will be provided of all persons appointed to State or semi-State boards under her remit since 1 November 2024. [46932/24]
980. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the amount spent by An Garda Síochána on consultancy services, in total, for each of the past ten years and on what the money was spent. [1061/25]
981. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice how many Gardaí have been trained in response driving and pursuit driving for each of the past ten years and the percentage of Gardaí that are qualified to respond and pursuit drive currently. [1062/25]
982. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice for an update on the visa application for a person (details supplied) regarding family reunification; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1083/25]
983. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Justice the reason for the discrepancy in processing times for join family visas where the sponsor is an Irish citizen, in Category A or Category B, compared to where the sponsor is from another European Union Member State; and the steps being taken to decrease processing times. [1097/25]
984. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons listed on the Register of Specified Information, maintained by the Chief Bureau Officer of the National Vetting Bureau under section 10 of the National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012, as of 1 January in each of the years from 2010 to 2023, in tabular form. [1103/25]
985. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons under 18 years listed on the Register of Specified Information as of 1 January in each of the years from 2010 to 2023, in tabular form. [1104/25]
986. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice the annual number of new entries to the Register of Specified Information involving individuals under the age of 18 at the time of their entry in each of the years from 2010 to 2023, in tabular form. [1105/25]
987. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice whether she has engaged with her ministerial counterparts, or other relevant authorities, in the United Kingdom and in Northern Ireland regarding the possibility of persons involved in grooming or sexual exploitation of children in those jurisdictions travelling to, or applying for residence in Ireland; if not, if she will commit to doing so at the earliest possi…
988. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice if her Department has received a completed report from a judge (details supplied) into the operation of the Garda Youth Diversion Programme [1111/25]
989. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice if a family reunification application by a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [1112/25]
990. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Justice to detail the citizenship entitlements of a person (details supplied) and the alternatives to citizenship if that is not available. [1128/25]
991. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Justice when the permit for a person (details supplied) will be issued. [1130/25]
992. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Justice the timeline for the naturalisation of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1155/25]
993. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice the status of two citizenship applications (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1178/25]
994. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Justice if any review of the Courts of Justice Act 1924 will address the outdated language used in section 88(3)(d) of that Act; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1180/25]
995. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Justice to clarify any regulations surrounding an individual who has overstayed a visa in Ireland but has subsequently left the country, and who then applies for a visitor visa; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1185/25]
996. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice the number of individuals who have arrived in Ireland at any port of entry, including Dublin Airport, without valid travel documents for each year from 2018 to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1186/25]
997. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice to provide an update on the work her Department is conducting with respect to implementing the EU Asylum and Migration Pact; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1187/25]
998. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice to provide details of her Department’s engagements in 2024 on the issue of reducing the numbers of persons entering Ireland illegally with the European Border Management Agency FRONTEX; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1188/25]
999. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons processed by the Garda National Immigration Bureau following the discovery of such persons in transport vehicles of any description at Irish harbours and ports of entry from 2018 to date in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1189/25]
1000. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice the number of times gardaí have been called to the International Protection Office in Mount Street, Dublin in 2023 and 2024 in response to threatening or abusive behaviour from international protection applicants towards IPO staff members; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1190/25]