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TDs ask ministers questions to get answers on the record, most of them in writing. Here is every one asked in the 34th Dáil, by the department it went to and the subject heading it was filed under. How questions work

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Darren O'Rourke Written 9 Oct 2025 · to Justice
26. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí serving in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52991/25]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 9 Oct 2025 · to Justice
27. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí assigned in each district of Cork north central constituency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53636/25]
Joe Cooney Written 9 Oct 2025 · to Justice
28. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department intends to conduct a full review of the judicial review process and its effects on the delivery of major infrastructure projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54046/25]
Brian Stanley Written 9 Oct 2025 · to Justice
29. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if provision will be made for TDs to be part of the new community safety partnerships that are now replacing JPCs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54141/25]
Mairéad Farrell Written 9 Oct 2025 · to Justice
30. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide an update on the roll-out of local community safety partnerships (LCSPs); the reason that there has been no Joint Policing Committee or LCSP in Galway city for the past 18 months; when this will be reinstated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53535/25]
Thomas Gould Written 9 Oct 2025 · to Justice
31. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he intends to continue with his plans to reopen the Old Cork Prison site; and the level of engagement he has undertaken with the local community on this matter. [53204/25]
Colm Burke Written 9 Oct 2025 · to Justice
32. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the action his Department will take to resolve issues with the INIS online portal being experienced by visa and citizenship applicants, in view that applicants are being advised that further information is needed to be submitted in relation to their application without clearly setting out the information that is required, taking into acc…
Mark Ward Written 9 Oct 2025 · to Justice
33. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the steps he is taking to increase the number of community Gardaí; the number of community Gardaí at the start of 2025; the target number; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54119/25]
Ann Graves Written 9 Oct 2025 · to Justice
34. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the action the Government is taking to increase the number of community Gardaí. [53795/25]
Paula Butterly Written 9 Oct 2025 · to Justice
35. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will consider the introduction of a Garda vetting card which, once initially approved, could be reviewed and renewed on an annual basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52723/25]
Shane Moynihan Written 9 Oct 2025 · to Justice
36. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the statutory or regulatory changes required to allow Garda members to make contemporaneous notes using AI transcription tools in place of handwritten records; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53828/25]
Brendan Smith Written 9 Oct 2025 · to Justice
37. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the progress that has been made to date in increasing Garda numbers in 2025; the expected recruitment numbers for 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54198/25]
Thomas Gould Written 9 Oct 2025 · to Justice
38. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the actions Cuan is taking to prevent the housing crisis from impacting on person’s ability to leave abusive relationships. [53203/25]
Grace Boland Written 9 Oct 2025 · to Justice
39. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will consider legislative reform to strengthen protections for families who are coerced into repaying drug debts or engaging in illegal activity under threat; if such cases are currently being prosecuted under coercion or extortion laws; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53467/25]
Naoise Ó Cearúil Written 9 Oct 2025 · to Justice
40. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the progress made in developing and delivering a modern courts infrastructure, including the move to digitalisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54136/25]
Louise O'Reilly Written 9 Oct 2025 · to Justice
41. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is aware of the impact that the housing crisis is having on victims of domestic abuse; to provide an update on the engagement he has had with his Department regarding this issue; if he understands that victims and survivors are losing time, spent on waiting lists, because they cannot return to the place where their abuser live…
Darren O'Rourke Written 9 Oct 2025 · to Justice
42. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the measures he is taking to reduce the spend on IPAS accommodation made to private landlords; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52992/25]
Erin McGreehan Written 9 Oct 2025 · to Justice
43. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on the youth diversion programmes in place in County Louth. [54054/25]
Aindrias Moynihan Written 9 Oct 2025 · to Justice
44. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aindrias Moynihan den Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration cad iad na hiarrachtaí faoi leith atá ar siúl chun breis Gaeilgoirí mhealladh isteach sna Gardaí; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [54151/25]
Pa Daly Written 9 Oct 2025 · to Justice
45. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the measures he is taking to encourage greater use of restorative justice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53689/25]
Barry Ward Written 9 Oct 2025 · to Justice
46. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the retail crime strategy; the timeline for its publication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49135/25]
Naoise Ó Cearúil Written 9 Oct 2025 · to Justice
47. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the measures his Department is taking to improve the efficiency of court proceedings, which currently take 1.5 times longer than the European average; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54135/25]
Peadar Tóibín Written 9 Oct 2025 · to Justice
48. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons who have applied for asylum in the State in each of the past ten years and to date in 2025. [53288/25]
Catherine Connolly Written 9 Oct 2025 · to Justice
49. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of additional refuge units delivered to-date under the zero tolerance strategy; the locations of same; to provide an update on the delivery of the promised refuge units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54231/25]
Matt Carthy Written 9 Oct 2025 · to Justice
50. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will establish a historical investigations unit to allow for independent police investigation into unresolved deaths and incidents of torture or ill treatment, as proposed by the Irish Council for Civil Liberties and the Committee on the Administration of Justice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54042/25]