1026. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice to consider measures to facilitate emergency visitor visas for grieving non-EU family members in the event of the death of a migrant or an Irish citizen with family overseas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1656/25]
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1027. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Justice if she, or any officials in her Department, have received any official reports or briefings from agencies of the State since 2015 outlining concerns about any members or former members of the Oireachtas being engaged in espionage or activities that could be deemed to compromise the security of the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1660/25…
1028. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice if a decision will be made on an application by a person (details supplied) for international protection before April given the circumstances pertaining to the request. [1662/25]
1029. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice if a stamp 1G extension application can be approved for a person (details supplied). [1666/25]
1030. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice the current number of Gardaí for Cork city and county in January 2024; the number of Gardaí in Cork city and county for January 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1672/25]
1031. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Justice the number of Gardaí currently available in the Cahir, Clonmel Garda district; the grades and unit the Gardaí are assigned to; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1693/25]
1032. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the reasoning for hiring an additional 5,000 Gardaí in the draft Programme for Government; her views on whether this will be adequate to fulfil the State’s policing requirement; if consideration was given to hiring 6,000 Gardaí; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1724/25]
1033. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the timeline for a decision on the establishment of a second Garda training college; the factors to be considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1725/25]
1034. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice if her proposal to ban face coverings at protests will be an outright ban, as per the proposal in the draft Programme for Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1728/25]
1035. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice for an update on the proposal contained within the draft Programme for Government to ‘consider’ a ban on protests outside private homes; the factors that will be used to determine the decision; to outline the timeline for decision; if there are plans to introduce new legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1736/25]
1036. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice for an update on the proposal contained within the draft Programme for Government to “review the sentences for those involved in the supply of drugs to ensure that the punishment imposed reflects the destruction and devastation that those in drugs in drugs impose on our communities”; if and how sentences will be increased and or decreased under this proposal; and if…
1037. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice for an update on the proposal contained within the draft Programme for Government to “expand existing prison capacity by 1,500 spaces”; her views on whether this will be sufficient capacity over the lifetime of this Government; how this increase will be staged; and the additional/alternative measures that were considered in addition to increase prison capacity and o…
1038. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice for an update on the proposal contained within the draft Programme for Government to enact legislation to establish a modern, fit-for-purpose coronial system and ensure that all coronial appointments are made following a public recruitment process; to outline a timeline for delivery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1742/25]
1039. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice to provide a timeframe for the recruitment of additional reservists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1743/25]
1040. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Justice the full address and Eircode of each property that is directly occupied by An Garda Síochána where that address is located in Dublin; the full address and Eircode of each property that is used as a prison or place of detention where that address is located in Dublin, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1755/25]
1041. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Justice the full address and Eircode of each property that is directly occupied by her Department where that address is located in Dublin, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1768/25]
1042. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Justice to provide the number of Garda cars and vans attached to Laois Garda Division as of 9 January 2025; and a comparable figure for 9 January 2022. [1803/25]
1043. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice if she will take steps to create a dedicated court for serious sexual trials so that trials can be "specially fixed", thereby reducing unpredictability and delays for victims, witnesses and accused persons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1816/25]
1044. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice if she will give a timeline for the full reinstatement of criminal legal aid fees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1817/25]
1045. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice to provide a schedule of all foreign travel undertaken by her and her accompanying officials in 2023 and 2024, including flight, hotel, transfers and other miscellaneous costs. [1865/25]
1046. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice the status of an application by a person (details supplied). [1879/25]
1047. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice number of domestic abuse refuge beds in Kerry in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [1884/25]
1048. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the number of juvenile liaison officers, by rank, attached to the Kerry Garda division in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1931/25]
1049. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the number of Gardaí in Kerry who have left the force in each year since 2020, in tabular form. [1932/25]
1050. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the number of Gardaí, by county, who have left the force in each year since 2020, in tabular form. [1933/25]