1579. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason records on additional staffing and funding for international protection applications were withheld until compelled by appeal under FOI; and if he will commit to ensuring that future asylum related data is published proactively and in full. [45557/25]
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1580. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether family reunification rights under the International Protection Act 2015 are being applied more broadly than the statutory definition in view of recent court rulings; and if he will set out his Department’s position on this matter. [45558/25]
1581. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will review the legislative framework on family reunification in view of the fact that approvals now average 2.5 dependants per applicant, effectively doubling asylum intake numbers. [45559/25]
1582. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his Department has considered introducing thresholds or conditions, such as financial capacity, housing availability, or integration requirements, before family reunification rights can be exercised. [45560/25]
1583. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of deportation orders issued, executed, and left unenforced in each of the years since 2020; and whether the suspension of deportations during and after the COVID-19 pandemic has contributed to increased asylum applications. [45561/25]
1584. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether persons that arrived in the State without identification documents are subsequently permitted to exercise family reunification rights; and if so, the way in which identity verification of family members is conducted in such cases. [45562/25]
1585. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the way in which Ireland’s family reunification provisions compare with those in other EU member states in terms of categories of relatives admitted and the average numbers approved per application. [45563/25]
1586. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department has conducted a national capacity assessment to determine the sustainable intake level under asylum and family reunification combined, given constraints in housing, health, and education services. [45564/25]
1587. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the additional funding allocated since 2022 to manage the increase in asylum and family reunification applications; and the projected expenditure for 2025 to 2027. [45565/25]
1588. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the assessment made of the cost implications for healthcare provision associated with family reunification; and whether his Department has commissioned a service impact study on this matter. [45567/25]
1589. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department has prepared an inter-departmental strategy, in cooperation with the Departments of Justice, Housing, Health and Education, to coordinate the arrival and integration of family reunification beneficiaries; and if not, if she will bring forward such a plan. [45568/25]
1590. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of garda members, by rank, assigned to a location (details supplied) as of August 2025. [45591/25]
1591. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of operational garda vehicles attached to a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45592/25]
1592. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the statistics on average garda response times to incidents within a location (details supplied) between August 2024 and July 2025. [45594/25]
1593. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if the Personal Insolvency Acts with specific reference to the high proportion of over-50s now seeking debt solutions will be reviewed; and his plans for a dedicated insolvency track for older borrowers whose income capacity is structurally diminished as they approach retirement. [45599/25]
1594. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether a new recruitment campaign to join An Garda Síochána will be launched before end of the year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45628/25]
1595. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of new marked garda roads policing cars that came into the fleet in 2024 and to-date in 2025; the number of marked roads policing cars withdrawn from fleet during same period, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45629/25]
1596. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí who have resigned in each of the last five years who were under 25; aged 25 to 30; aged 30 to 35; aged 35 to 40; aged 40 to 50 and aged over 50, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45643/25]
1597. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí who resigned within five years of joining An Garda Síochána in each of the past 10 years and to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45644/25]
1598. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí who have left the force over the past five years; the number of Gardaí recruited in the same period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45645/25]
1599. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí who had previously resigned and rejoined the Gardaí in each of the last 10 years and to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45646/25]
1600. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the percentage of garda trainees in the past five years who were from disadvantaged, very disadvantaged or extremely disadvantaged backgrounds as measured by the Pobal deprivation index, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45647/25]
1601. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide details of the garda personnel on leave from duty; the total number of members absent and a categorisation of their leave type; the details, the number and percentage of garda members on leave; and to provide a breakdown of the length of leave by categorisation. [45656/25]
1602. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his attention has been drawn to updated user requirements of a social media platform (details supplied), which requires users to upload age verification to use the platform; if this requirement is in line with data protection laws; if his Department has engaged with this company regarding this; and if he will make a statement on the…
1603. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for confirmation of whether he plans to expand the use of a premises (details supplied), as a centre under the international protection accommodation services; and if so, for details of the scope and nature of such plans. [45721/25]