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Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Justice
1110. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí attached to the roads policing unit in Donegal in February 2025; and the number of those Gardaí who are active members, in tabular form. [11026/25]
Alan Kelly Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Justice
1111. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice if all persons that are recruited to work in his Department and all the related agencies of his Department are fully vetted before they are employed by his Department and or said agencies. [11088/25]
Matt Carthy Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Justice
1112. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice if he will consider introducing an annual victim survey, similar to the Crime Survey of England and Wales which records all types of crimes experienced by people, including those crimes that may not have been reported to An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11134/25]
Matt Carthy Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Justice
1113. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the number of community Gardaí in each Garda division in each of the past three years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11135/25]
Matt Carthy Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Justice
1114. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice his plans to introduce pre-action protocols and other tort reforms in order to reduce the time and financial cost of dealing with medical and clinical negligence claims; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11179/25]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Justice
1115. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice if his Department will return to publishing figures on its website on the number of Gardaí assigned to each divisional roads policing unit, with updates on a monthly basis, in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11230/25]
Ann Graves Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Justice
1116. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Justice if he will ensure that the funding for the role of community prison links worker with an organisation (details supplied) remains in place in order that the job vacancy can be filled as soon as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11236/25]
Peadar Tóibín Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Justice
1117. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of prisoners released on temporary release within 24 hours of them being sent to prison in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024. [11289/25]
Claire Kerrane Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Justice
1118. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Justice the number of Gardaí assigned to County Offaly, by rank, in each of the years from 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11303/25]
Carol Nolan Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Justice
1119. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice if he will establish a new permanent stakeholders forum for licensed firearms holders to ensure ongoing consultation and transparency in decision-making; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11348/25]
Carol Nolan Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Justice
1120. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice if he will take steps to ensure that there are no disproportionate restrictions on licensed firearms holders, ensuring that any policy changes are based on evidence, not arbitrary measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11349/25]
Carol Nolan Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Justice
1121. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice if he recognises the contribution of firearm owners to conservation and rural communities, by supporting policies that balance public safety with the needs of responsible gun owners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11350/25]
John Paul O'Shea Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Justice
1122. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Justice if he will consider facilitating local GNIB signing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11356/25]
Barry Ward Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Justice
1123. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 540 of 4 March 2025, if his attention has been drawn to concerns related to IT issues in the application process for non-EU residents applying for citizenship by naturalisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11364/25]
Niamh Smyth Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Justice
1124. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Justice if a process is in place for a naturalised citizen to amend their date of birth on official State identification documents in cases where an administrative error or incorrect information was recorded upon their entry into the country; and given that such discrepancies can cause complications when travelling, the steps that can be taken to rectify this issue and …
Matt Carthy Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Justice
1125. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice if he will outline the directives of the European Union which he is obliged but has not as of yet transposed into domestic law; the deadline for transposition; the consequences arising from not meeting the transposition deadline; the timeframe in which he intends to transpose, by directive, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11417/2…
Matt Carthy Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Justice
1126. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice if he will outline the directive of the European Union which Ireland is not obliged but which he intends to transpose into domestic law; the timeframe in which he intends to do so, by directive, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11418/25]
Matt Carthy Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Justice
1127. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the offences which are subject to a penalty on conviction of up to life imprisonment, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11419/25]
Matt Carthy Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Justice
1128. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the mechanism by which the allowances granted on which a person’s disposable income is calculated regarding applications for legal aid is calculated; the last time it was reviewed; if he intends to review this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11420/25]
Matt Carthy Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Justice
1129. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the public consultations his Department plans to conduct; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11424/25]
Paul Murphy Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Justice
1130. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if he will instruct his Department to examine issues surrounding the naturalisation process (details supplied); if reforms will be made to simplify the process for those applying; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11506/25]
Alan Kelly Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Justice
1131. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice for a list of all contracts that a company (details supplied) has with his Department. [11523/25]
Matt Carthy Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Justice
1132. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice in relation to a charter flight that departed to Georgia on 27 February 2025 to provide information (details supplied).; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11534/25]
Cian O'Callaghan Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Justice
1133. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the progress being made to ensure that peoples using e-scooters dangerously are fined appropriately, or the e-scooter confiscated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11545/25]
Cian O'Callaghan Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Justice
1134. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice if he will honour former Justice Minister Helen McEntee’s plans for a ban on the use of private counselling notes being used as evidence in cases of sexual violence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11546/25]