Questions

426. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Justice the number of inspections carried out by gardaí on licensed premises in the on-trade, to ensure full compliance with alcohol licensing legislation and the number of prosecutions brought in relation to the licence breaches (details supplied), from 2014 to 2024, by year, by county, and in tabular form. [3989/25]

427. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Justice the status of a visa application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4030/25]

428. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Justice for the status of a visa application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4034/25]

429. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice the total amount received in fees from applicants for a certificate of naturalisation as governed by the provisions of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 569 of 2011) for each year from 2011 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4078/25]

430. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice to publish the ministerial brief he received on commencing his role; and when and by what means it will be published. [4096/25]

431. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Justice if he can assist with a visa appointment/application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4113/25]

432. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Justice for an update on the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4181/25]

433. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Justice the status of a visa application for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4199/25]

434. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice the fines his Department or agencies under the aegis of his Department are paying to the EU for breaches of EU guidance, requirements, regulations, directives or laws. [4209/25]

435. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice in respect of each Bill for which his Department had responsibility and that was initiated in 2024, or that was enacted in 2024, to specify in which House of the Oireachtas the Bill was initiated; the number of ministerial or Government amendments submitted at each legislative Stage of the Bill; if the guillotine was used on the Bill in either House of the…

436. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice the position regarding the application process for a Palestinian national to apply for asylum, including the specific procedure for a person still resident in the occupied Palestinian territories; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4282/25]

437. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the salary scale that applies to the Secretary General of his Department; whether this scale has changed in the past year; whether there are proposals to change this scale in the coming period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4322/25]

438. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice the number of bench warrants outstanding in the Meath/Westmeath Garda division as of 4 February 2025. [4348/25]

439. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice his immediate plans to help address with the recruitment and retention issues of Gardaí. [4402/25]

440. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the timeline for an extradition treaty with the United Arab Emirates. [4405/25]

441. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Justice the estimated cost of increasing the number of Garda Síochána to 16,000 between now and end of 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4458/25]

442. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice if he will provide a schedule of expenditure relating to IT external service provision in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, including the company name and amount expended with them, in tabular form. [4477/25]

443. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice to detail the diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programmes being implemented in his Department and all agencies under the aegis of his Department; and the amount spent by his Department on implementing DEI policies in his Department and all agencies under the aegis of his Department in each of the past five years. [4539/25]

444. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Justice to examine the case of a passport application for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4543/25]

445. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Justice for the current processing times for join family visa applications; if there are any plans to review the process and reduce these application times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4544/25]

446. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Justice to outline the exact title of each Minister of State in his Department; to outline their delegated functions and attributable budget heading for each of these functions; the timeframe when such delegated functions will be formally notified to the Dáil; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4612/25]

447. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice when the suspension of re-entry visa requirements for children under the age of 16 years, who are travelling with legal parent or guardian, will be lifted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4638/25]

448. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice the steps an English national, who has been a long-time resident in Ireland, must take to apply for Irish citizenship. [4642/25]

449. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of Gardaí that attested from the Garda Training College in 2024. [4645/25]

450. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the plans he is making to incorporate the National Cyber Security Centre into his Department. [4647/25]