Questions

426. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when a decision can be expected in relation to an application submitted in July 2023 on behalf of an individual (details supplied). [31551/25]

427. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the status of the long-stay join family (D) visa applications of a person (details supplied); if the visa process can be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31624/25]

428. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the up-to-date position regarding the creation of a social impact fund under the Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland; the timelines in respect of the creation and distribution of the fund; the parties that will be eligible for receipt of funding; if it is intended that sporting organisations will benefit; the total amount of f…

429. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the Department’s progress on publishing its new Statement of Strategy. [31736/25]

430. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total number of staff currently employed under his Department. [31737/25]

431. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Ministerial Management Board Meetings he has attended since his appointment. [31738/25]

432. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of MinMAC Meetings he has attended since his appointment. [31739/25]

433. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of staff within his Department employed under the Civil Justice pillar. [31740/25]

434. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of staff within his Department employed under the Criminal Justice pillar. [31741/25]

435. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if the incoming transfer of functions for his Department has been completed. [31742/25]

436. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if the outgoing transfer of functions from his Department has been completed. [31743/25]

437. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to report on the work of his Department in reaching targets for Garda recruitment. [31744/25]

438. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to report on the work of his Department in increasing the number of Garda reserves. [31745/25]

439. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on the work of his Department to address overcrowding in prisons. [31748/25]

440. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of approved actions following the Prison Overcrowding Response Group’s report that have been successfully implemented to date in 2025. [31749/25]

441. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration how his Department plans to address the gap between the current plans to increase available prisoner spaces by 1,100 between 2024 and 2030 and the Programme for Government’s commitment to expand capacity by 1,500 spaces. [31750/25]

442. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he has met with each of the aegis bodies under his Department; and, if not, which bodies has he yet to meet with. [31752/25]

443. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his views on the need for investment in the Irish Prison Services ICT capabilities. [31756/25]

444. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of participants in the ACRES and ACRES-CP scheme who are awaiting payments for 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31346/25]

445. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when ACRES-CP payments will be issued to a farmer (details supplied) for 2023 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31347/25]

446. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update regarding farm related tax relief schemes currently available; schemes that he is considering; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31354/25]

447. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total estimated cost to the Exchequer associated with the recent renaming and rebranding of his Department including but not limited to cost categories (details supplied); the breakdown of the incurred or projected costs; and if a cost-benefit analysis or any assessment of public value was carried out prior to approving these changes.…

448. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the application for the farm succession grant for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31408/25]

449. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the Implementation Team established for developing the XL Bully Regulations is a sub group of the dog control stakeholder group; if not, the basis upon which it was formed; the rationale for setting up the implementation team given its purpose seems to duplicate what is covered in terms of reference for the dog control stakeholder grou…

450. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the results of his Department’s consultation on surgical artificial insemination in greyhounds will be made publicly available given that they were referenced in the September 2024 meeting minutes of the Advisory Council on Companion Animal Welfare (details supplied); and when the ban on surgical artificial insemination in greyhounds…