Questions

277. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the status of plans to provide for an online list of peace commissioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38472/25]

278. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason for the delays in issuing visas for the siblings of children set to be evacuated to Ireland for medical treatment; if he is aware of the time sensitive manner of these evacuations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38473/25]

279. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to urgently examine a 90-day visitor application (details supplied); if assistance will be provided in this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38487/25]

280. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will be allocating additional funding for the roll-out of public CCTV systems nationally, as while issues around data management seem to be largely addressed, much-needed new CCTV schemes in towns and cities will not be rolled out unless funding is made available for local authorities. [38513/25]

281. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the details for the past three years and the current year funding allocated or paid out for Departmental employees for legal study programmes including EU law in the past three years, detailing the course title, the course provider, the course fees, grade of employee supported, whether course was in person or online and name of the sch…

282. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will confirm the status of an accommodation centre (details supplied), if it is the intention of the Department to use this accommodation centre into the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38556/25]

283. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is aware of IT issues with the Irish Immigration Portal in April 2025, whereby citizenship applicants were requested to resubmit documentation already uploaded, including a second payment of the €175 fee; if he will examine a specific case where an applicant (details supplied) was requested to restart the process from scratch; …

284. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of applicants currently waiting for their application to be processed at each stage in the asylum process; the average duration which they have been waiting at each stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38560/25]

285. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of negative decisions in the international protection system; the number of those that received a negative decision who left voluntarily; the number who were subject to a deportation order; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38561/25]

286. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of those subjected to deportation orders whose departure from the State was confirmed; the number whose whereabouts is unknown, for the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38562/25]

287. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason for the high rate of 'pending' visa applications from Iranian citizens in 2024, at 37% compared to, for example, 17% for applications from Afghanistan and 7% for citizens from the Russian Federation, which also have greater absolute numbers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38573/25]

288. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his views regarding the refusal of student visas for all the applicants for the joint undergraduate accounting programme established between colleges (details supplied), which has been in preparation since 2O21, with this first group of students set to complete two semesters, commencing in the summer of 2025. [38574/25]

289. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when data will be available on knife crime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38590/25]

290. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the protocols in place to document and assess an international protection applicant's medical condition and level of disability once they arrive in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38596/25]

291. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí linked to the Wexford/Wicklow roads policing unit, by rank, as of 4 July 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38599/25]

292. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide an update on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in his Department; the AI technologies the Department uses, the purpose and function of said technology in the context of the work of the Department, and the associated costs of the licensing or use of AI by the Department in the past 12 months, in tabular form. [38622/2…

293. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a review of a penalty imposed on a person (details supplied) can be authorised given that all non-compliant measures have been rectified since the last inspection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38372/25]

294. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to intervene and expedite an aquaculture licence application in respect of a person (details supplied) and ensure that jobs are secured with this shovel ready project, if he accepts that these ongoing delays in the processing of licences is not acceptable, prevents local companies from expanding, costs jobs and is detrimental to the lo…

295. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details for the past three years and the current year funding allocated or paid out for Departmental employees for legal study programmes including EU law , detailing the course title, the course provider, the course fees, grade of employee supported, whether course was in person or online and name of the scheme providing the support;…

296. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in light of the recent launch of the ABP Young Farmer Academy, which aims to support young beef farmers through financial and advisory measures, if he will outline the direct role the Department will play in monitoring or supporting this initiative; to consider integrating other schemes into national policy to enhance generational r…

297. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in his Department; the AI technologies the Department uses, the purpose and function of said technology in the context of the work of the Department, and the associated costs of the licensing or use of AI by the Department in the past 12 months, in tabular form. [38610/25]

298. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will advocate for an increase in the fostering allowance in line with the cost of living for budget 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38336/25]

299. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to confirm receipt of correspondence from a childcare provider in Dublin mid-west (details supplied); if she is aware of the issue outlined by the childcare provider; if the matter is being investigated with a view to ensuring a comprehensive reply and route of resolution is provided to the provider; and if she will make a statement on …

300. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide a breakdown of crèches, by county, in tabular form. [38376/25]

301. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she has any plans to reduce crèche fees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38377/25]