151. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the plans to introduce a standard structured form of consultation with communities in relation to the location of IPAS centres; his plans for the introduction of criteria to ensure IPAS centres are not located in areas already lacking in services or experiencing deprivation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24763/25]
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152. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Justice the proposals he has to address the prevalence and scourge of drugs in rural Ireland, and its consequences for community safety and resulting criminality in rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24820/25]
153. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Justice the outcome of his discussions with his counterpart in the Northern Ireland Executive; if the issues pertaining to cross-Border crime were discussed; if so, if it is proposed to implement additional measures or provide additional specific resources to enhance security on both sides of the Border; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24821/25]
154. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Justice the assistance provided by the Government to the Omagh inquiry taking place in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15428/25]
155. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Justice whether he has plans to ensure there are measures in place so that An Garda Síochána can issue confidential warnings to persons who may be at risk in an intimate relationship. [24565/25]
156. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice his plans to reduce recidivism among young offenders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24601/25]
157. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice if he plans to introduce legislation making it an offence to document and-or distribute video footage and-or images of fatal accidents, in view that this is becoming more prevalent with the use of smartphones and other devices with camera features; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24867/25]
158. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Justice the expected timeline for publishing a new rural safety strategy, to expand successful approaches to tackling rural crime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24737/25]
159. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice the reason he declined to attend the annual Garda Representative Association, GRA, conference; if he acknowledges his responsibility to hear the concerns of those in the GRA, especially considering the 2023 vote of no confidence in the Garda Commissioner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24170/25]
160. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Justice to outline the funding provided through his Department for the operation of youth diversion projects in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24786/25]
161. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice if he will provide an update on the overcrowding at Cork Prison; the steps being taken to address the capacity issues on site at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24538/25]
162. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice his plans to review the process whereby international protection applicants may, at very short notice, be moved from the communities in which they have established connections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24441/25]
163. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí who have left the force over the past five years; and the number of gardaí recruited to the force in the same period. [24061/25]
164. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice if he will provide detail on the age of the Garda fleet of vehicles available to the Clare side of the Clare-Tipperary Garda division; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24443/25]
165. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice if he is aware of the Chief Inspector of Prisons Annual Report for 2023, specifically the poor staff-prison dynamics and overly punitive sanctions at the Dóchas Centre, leading to a substantial adverse effect on the day-to-day life of the women prisoners there; the steps he is taking to address this; to outline when the report of the investigation into the Dóchas Cen…
166. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the detail of any reviews or reports into the impact of the accommodation recognition payment on the private rental sector that he has sought or received since the transfers of functions in relation to migration to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24762/25]
167. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice given there were only 700 community gardaí in the State at the end of 2024, compared with 1,113 at the end of 2011, despite an increase in the population over the same period, what plans are in place to increase the number of community gardaí; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24761/25]
168. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Justice his assessment of the operation and impact of the Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Act 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24785/25]
169. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice to outline the rationale for closing the progression unit in Mountjoy Prison; the action taken to accommodate the rehabilitation of prisoners who were resident in Mountjoy Prison; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24600/25]
170. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Justice the number of An Garda Síochána personnel currently serving in the Fermoy and Midleton districts in County Cork, by rank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24850/25]
171. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number and estimated cost per child of deporting children from the State, in each of the past five years, to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24605/25]
172. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if he intends that forthcoming legislation on facial recognition technology, Garda body cameras and prohibiting the wearing of face coverings at protests will be used in combination to prosecute protesters for public order offences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24604/25]
173. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Justice for his response to the increasing incidence of retail crime, including theft, assaults on retail workers and antisocial behaviour in town centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24662/25]
174. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Justice his views on organised crime in Limerick city, the resources needed by the Garda and the additional steps that can be taken to interrupt drug gang activities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22421/25]
175. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice to provide an update on his Department’s consultations on the recommendation of the review group on the Offences Against the State Act 1939; when he will bring forward legislation based on the recommendations of that review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24764/25]