Questions

1277. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the way in which the Government's relationship with the Judicial Council in terms of its sentencing guidelines function operates; if it is open to him as Minister, or to the Government, given the need to respect judicial independence, to bring the Judicial Council's attention to matters of concern which may be relevant to the dev…

1278. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his Department can confirm how an individual subject to a live deportation order was permitted to remain in the State and subsequently gain access to the Citywest campus when there are children housed there (details supplied); how a vulnerable child in the care of Tusla could be on the campus unknown to security; the lengt…

1279. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration how an individual who was not a resident of an IPAS facility, and who is believed to be subject to a deportation order, was able to gain access to the Citywest campus; and how a vulnerable child in the care of Tusla ended up there (details supplied); the perimeter or access-control procedures currently in place at IPAS and any Tus…

1280. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the status of so-called "Sharia Law" in Ireland; and whether his Department or any State agencies monitor attempts to enforce such practices on a local basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58370/25]

1281. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration in light of the recent violent disruption outside a hotel housing asylum seekers in Dublin (Citywest Hotel) and the serious implications for accommodation, public order and community confidence, the current national and regional accommodation capacity figures for asylum seekers and pending decisions, broken down by county; the criteri…

1282. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the steps his Department is taking to address the issue of knife crime, and the rise of knife-related injuries presenting in emergency departments (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58438/25]

1283. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will review the case of a person (details supplied); if he will address the concerns raised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58442/25]

1284. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department and bodies under his aegis have made tax settlements with the Revenue Commissioners in the past five years to date; and if so, the amount in each case. [58461/25]

1285. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of employees currently in his Department; the number of staff per year each year since 2015, by grade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58497/25]

1286. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of employees in each of the agencies under his Department's remit; the number employed per year each year since 2015, by grade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58515/25]

1287. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of minors currently residing in the IPAS centre at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58540/25]

1288. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his views on the information provided to him regarding an assault on the owner of a restaurant (details supplied) by an unidentified security person, now working at the State owned IPAS centre; the reason the company responsible for site management has refused to supply the victim with the information they are legally entitled to acco…

1289. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on his intention to bring forward the Garda Síochána (powers) Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58599/25]

1290. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current processing times for visa appeal decisions specifically related to Long Stay (D) Join Family applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58714/25]

1291. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the plans to purchase a facility (details supplied) for use as IPAS accommodation; the number that may be accommodated if the complex is purchased; and if he plans to engage with the local community about future plans for this facility. [58830/25]

1292. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when the domestic violence Garda register will be introduced; if it will include all previous offenders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58835/25]

1293. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the level, occurrence and frequency of engagement with listed stakeholders regarding a facility (details supplied) [58854/25]

1294. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department has access to airline databases to monitor the departure of Ukrainians who were in temporary protection and who have decided to leave the State; if he will provide details of such movements between 1 January 2024 to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58857/25]

1295. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the numbers of persons referred by his Department or agencies under the aegis of his Department to a service (details supplied) from 2021 to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58858/25]

1296. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department provides funding to assist the work of a service (details supplied); the amount provided from 2021 to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58859/25]

1297. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons with Somalian nationality that entered emergency accommodation from 2021 to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58861/25]

1298. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to confirm if the vast majority of Somali nationals living in Ireland that have been granted international protection have previously been resident in Sweden, with many having Swedish citizenship; if he will accept that this constitutes an abuse of the international protection process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5…

1299. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if the person that has been arrested for a murder (details supplied), was an adult at the time of the alleged killing; if so, the reason they were located in a Tusla run residence; and the reason child protect guidelines were not in place. [58882/25]

1300. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department is engaging with the Minister for Children,Disability and Equality with respect to the working group established to look at institutional and organisational abuse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58885/25]

1301. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide for the inclusion of local TDs in the community-engagement process regarding the establishment of IPAS and Refugee/Asylum Centres, close to their constituencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58890/25]