Questions

611. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of visas issued to Belarusian citizens in each of the years 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37118/25]

612. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his views on the calls from some of the families who lost loved ones in the Omagh bombing on 15 August 1998 for an independent public inquiry into bombing in the State; to include in his views the Government’s plan to cooperate with the existing Omagh Bombing Inquiry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37119/25]

613. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current situation around infrastructure to combat domestic violence in the State, including by providing the current number of emergency refuge spaces for victims of domestic violence; the shortfall between this level and the level that would allow Ireland to meet its obligations under the Istanbul Convention; and if he will mak…

614. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to estimate the capital cost of meeting Ireland’s obligations on refuge space as agreed under the Istanbul Convention (i.e., through building refuges) and the additional annual current spending necessary to operationalise the additional spaces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37157/25]

615. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the way in which a victim access the victims support unit through probation services (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37147/25]

616. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the way in which a victim engages with restorative justice, and who are the State providers of an easy accessed and supportive service to traumatised victims; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37148/25]

617. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the average waiting time for approval of long-stay (D) student visa applications from India, Nigeria, Brazil and China, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37205/25]

618. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the average processing time for employment-based visa applications; if he will provide a breakdown by visa office and region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37206/25]

619. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the average length of time taken to process visa appeals, broken down by visa type and region, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37207/25]

620. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the average processing time for short-stay (C) visa applications, broken down by application centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37208/25]

621. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the practical application envisioned by his Department for the recently adopted IHRA working definition of antisemitism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37215/25]

622. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the amount the State has paid to an organisation (details supplied) in each of the past five years; the nature of the contract the State has with the organisation; if the State is leasing buildings from the organisation; if these are homes subject to a section-5 referral; if the organisation is purchasing homes to provide to the Gove…

623. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of purchase orders processed by his Department in 2023 that were not included in the published reports of purchase orders over €20,000; the number of purchase orders excluded due to their value falling below the €20,000 threshold, and the total combined value of those purchase orders; and the number of purchase orders exclu…

624. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of e-scooters tests that have been completed in the Dublin metropolitan region, the number of seizures in this region, and the number of testing units available, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37252/25]

625. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Garda cameras installed across the Dublin metropolitan area; the share of whom are currently operational; and the average waiting time from when a camera becomes non-operational and the time when a lamp is fixed. [37257/25]

626. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of new Gardaí added to the force in County Carlow in 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; the number of Gardaí who have left the force in each of the years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37273/25]

627. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of new Gardaí added to the force in County Kilkenny in 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; the number of Gardaí that have left the force in each of the specified years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37274/25]

628. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí eligible to retire in 2025, 2026, 2027 and 2028, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37275/25]

629. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to previous Parliamentary Questions, to provide an update into the introduction of a national Garda vetting card to streamline the process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37276/25]

630. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the measures being taken to encourage greater female participation in An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37277/25]

631. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to confirm whether a property (details supplied) has been purchased by his Department, or by any agent, body or contractor acting on behalf of the State; if so, to specify the date of purchase, the purchase price and identity of the vendor; to detail how the property was originally sourced and made available to the Department; the tota…

632. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to outline the procurement process or property acquisition protocol that was followed in relation to a property (details supplied); whether a public tender, market valuation, or independent due diligence process was undertaken prior to any agreement for rental or purchase; whether any change in the designated use of the property, inclu…

633. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of people in prison who were on waiting lists to access psychology services, as of June 2025, by days waiting list, by prison; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37306/25]

634. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to outline mental health waiting lists within prisons, for a breakdown of these across prisons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37307/25]

635. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his knowledge of the circumstances of the appointment of a person (details supplied); the recruitment process which was undertaken; the number of other candidates who applied for the position; the steps taken to certify this persons qualifications and experience; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37322/25]