2077. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if an ombudsman will be appointed to observe the current state of prisons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42878/25]
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2078. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the options available to a Palestinian family living in Egypt without legal residency to seek asylum in Ireland; and if the State will support them in the process. [42938/25]
2079. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of gardaí by rank in each station in the DMR south division for each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42964/25]
2080. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason the total funding amount allocated to the Ireland Against Racism fund has decreased from €1.1 million in 2024 to 1 million in 2025. [42972/25]
2081. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the capital allocations his Department has planned in the Dublin Bay South constituency as part of the updated national development plan. [42973/25]
2082. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is aware that a person born in Ireland after 2004 to non-Irish parents (one of whom is now a citizen) has to apply for citizenship to obtain a passport; if he can provide details of any supports that are in place to help with the financial cost of obtaining citizenship; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43052/2…
2083. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if An Garda Síochána can use footage captured by road users, including motorists and cyclists, using dash cameras or any similar video recording equipment in investigating traffic offences and road collisions; if so, is this discretionary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43125/25]
2084. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of IPAS accommodation contracts that were terminated in 2025 and in each of the past five years; the reason for termination, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43130/25]
2085. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if an application has been submitted to establish an IPAS centre at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43131/25]
2086. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the details of the capital funding programmes or grants which his Department or any body under his aegis has responsibility, for which sporting organisations are eligible to apply for; the details of any funding programme or grant that is currently open or the date when a subsequent prospective funding programme or grant is schedu…
2087. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the details of capital funding programmes or grants which his Department or any body under his aegis has responsibility, for which community organisations are eligible to apply for; the details of any funding programme or grant that is currently open or the date of when a subsequent prospective funding programme or grant is schedu…
2088. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí, by rank, attached to the community policing unit in each Garda district within Kildare-Carlow division, as of 23 July 2025. [43200/25]
2089. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he has been contacted in relation to an Irish citizen seeking the evacuation of his father from Gaza; and if he will address the matters raised (details supplied). [43205/25]
2090. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if there are any plans to increase the number of judges, and associated administrative personnel, servicing the Kildare area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43221/25]
2091. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the additional resources that have been redirected within his Department to assist the South African applicants who now need a short term visa to visit Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43258/25]
2092. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of applications for short term visas received by his Department from South African citizens since the need for a visa to visit Ireland was introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43259/25]
2093. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of applications for short term visas submitted by South African citizens that were successful; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43260/25]
2094. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of applications for short term visas submitted by South African citizens that were unsuccessful; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43261/25]
2095. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current turnaround time to process short term visa applications from South African citizens; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43262/25]
2096. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of short-term visa applications from South African citizens processed within the advertised turnaround times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43263/25]
2097. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to coordinate with his counterpart at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to ensure that a family connected with Irish citizens are evacuated from Gaza (details supplied). [43283/25]
2098. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to work with his counterparts at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to ensure that the family of a Palestinian individual living in Ireland (details supplied) are evacuated from Gaza. [43286/25]
2099. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the status of plans to place the Irish Prison Service on a statutory footing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43330/25]
2100. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the status of the implementation of the recommendations of the high level task force to consider the mental health and addiction challenges of those who come into contact with the criminal justice sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43331/25]
2101. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of prisoners transferred to the Central Mental Hospital from each prison in 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 to date, in tabular form; the average wait time for transfer each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43332/25]