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Claire Kerrane Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Justice
974. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when a response will issue to a query (details supplied). [29034/25]
Colm Burke Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Justice
975. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if consideration would be given to the provision of a mechanism to afford flexibility in certain visa cases, in particular for family members of skilled workers who are seeking a visa, in view that many of these skilled workers do not have a family support network in the country especially during difficult or urgent circumstances; and i…
Niamh Smyth Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Justice
976. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if a naturalisation application for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29097/25]
Paul Murphy Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Justice
977. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is aware of a case (details supplied) in which a death certificate has not been issued to the family of the deceased over a year after their passing, if he will instruct his Department to investigate what has caused the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29098/25]
Mattie McGrath Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Justice
978. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if EU nationals who arrive in Ireland and stay beyond three months are checked to ensure they have not overstayed their three-month allocation, and, that if they decided to stay after three months, they are working, have enough resources that they or their dependents do not become a burden on the social system and that they have com…
Charles Ward Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Justice
979. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí, by rank, attached to the Donegal roads policing unit as of 20 May 2025; if he will provide the corresponding figures as of 30 June 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29138/25]
Charles Ward Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Justice
980. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of juvenile liaison officers within the Donegal Garda division as of 20 May 2025; if he will provide the corresponding figures as of 30 June 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29139/25]
Carol Nolan Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Justice
981. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration ; if he will provide an outline of engagements in his Ministerial diary and that of any Minister of State at his Department for the period 1 March 2025 to the week ending 28 March 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29155/25]
Paul Donnelly Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Justice
982. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 1639 of 29 April 2025, if he has received the necessary information from the Garda Authorities to answer this PQ. [29177/25]
Paul Donnelly Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Justice
983. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of public order instructor courses held for Gardaí within the DMR region in the years of 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [29178/25]
Paul Donnelly Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Justice
984. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of inspections Gardaí within the R district of the DMR carried out on pubs, clubs, restaurants, and so on, within this district to ensure full compliance with alcohol licensing laws in 2024 and to date in 2025; the percentage of these premises that were found in breach of legislation in each of the years in question; and t…
Paul Donnelly Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Justice
985. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of applications and approvals for student visa from students in Australia in each of the years 2021 to date in 2025, in tabular form. [29180/25]
Paul Donnelly Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Justice
986. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the amount of funding provided towards Garda airport liaison officers in the years of 2024 and 2025, in tabular form. [29181/25]
Paul Donnelly Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Justice
987. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 268 of 3 April 2025, if he has received the necessary information from the Garda Authorities to answer this PQ. [29182/25]
Emer Currie Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Justice
988. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí attached to roads policing units to date in May 2025 by division; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29195/25]
Carol Nolan Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Justice
989. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to clarify if his department has conveyed any concerns to the Department of Health regarding the Assisted Human Reproduction Bill 2024, which includes provisions to allow domestic and international surrogacy, regarding the potential for human trafficking; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29213/25]
Michael Fitzmaurice Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Justice
990. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of fatal road accidents involving a HGV vehicle that occurred in the years 2022, 2023 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29232/25]
Michael Fitzmaurice Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Justice
991. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration of the fatal road accidents involving a HGV vehicle which occurred in 2022, 2023 and 2024, the number of drivers who held licences not issued in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29234/25]
Michael Fitzmaurice Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Justice
992. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration of the fatal road-traffic accidents involving a HGV vehicle in 2022, 2023 and 2024, the number of those vehicles that were travelling in excess of the permitted speeds for a HGV; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29236/25]
Peadar Tóibín Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Justice
993. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if there are any plans or actions being undertaken to provide IPAS accommodation at a location (details supplied). [29283/25]
Carol Nolan Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Justice
994. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of gardaí who are currently suspended from duty; if he will provide a breakdown of how long they have been suspended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29288/25]
Carol Nolan Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Justice
995. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of applicants for protection that have been issued with a notice upon making their application advising them of the fact that may opt to voluntarily return at any stage before he refuses to give a refugee or subsidiary protection declaration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29289/25]
Matt Carthy Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Justice
996. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to confirm the protocol under which Ireland opted out of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO); and the protocol and process involved should the Government decide it wants to join the EPPO, including confirmation of whether a Dáil resolution would be required. [29300/25]
Matt Carthy Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Justice
997. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when the general scheme of the Bill to reform the coroners service will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29301/25]
Matt Carthy Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Justice
998. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if there are plans for the Sentencing Guidelines and Information Committee of the Judicial Council to examine the sentencing guidelines for those found in possession of child abuse imagery to ensure that the punishment reflects the gravity of the crime in these cases and to ensure there is consistency in sentencing; and if he will make…