746. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if the ongoing practice of temporary release is linked to prison overcrowding or capacity constraints; the current occupancy rate across the prison estate; and the measures being taken to address this without compromising community safety [63012/25]
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747. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if victims of crime are notified or consulted prior to the temporary release of offenders convicted of serious or violent crimes; and if he plans to introduce reforms to strengthen victims’ rights in the release decision process.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63013/25]
748. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will outline changes that have been made or are intended to be made regarding the means by which individual citizens take judicial reviews against planning decisions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63016/25]
749. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of vacancies which arose at principal officer level for the years 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025 in his Department and agencies under the aegis of his Department; the number of these vacancies filled between internal and external methods; the number of vacancies each year at principal officer level filled by mobility…
750. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of times a person seeking international protection initially claimed to be a child but who was subsequently found to be an adult for each year since 2021 to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63039/25]
751. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if a deportation order will be urgently reconsidered (details supplied). [63060/25]
752. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of non-national individuals who have entered the State who have a previous criminal conviction. [63093/25]
753. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the steps he takes to identify individuals entering the State to ensure a thorough background check is being carried out. [63094/25]
754. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the process which is carried out to confirm the identity of an individual who enters the State without identification. [63095/25]
755. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of international protection applicants who have not been offered accommodation on arrival in each month to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63126/25]
756. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of people who have been refused temporary protection in each month to date in 2025. [63127/25]
757. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of people from Ukraine who have applied for international protection to date in 2025. [63128/25]
758. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the support that is offered to a person who has applied for temporary protection but is refused due to having received temporary protection in another member state. [63129/25]
759. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total occupancy of IPAS accommodation compared to the total capacity. [63130/25]
760. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when a decision will be made on an application for citizenship (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63135/25]
761. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the national records that are available on the number of miscarriages, and/or stillbirths, which occurred due to acts of violent crime or accidents, from 2016 to 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63243/25]
762. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the protections against statelessness that his Department will put in place for naturalised Irish citizens, in the context of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956 (Revocation of Certificate of Naturalisation) (Prescribed Forms) Regulations 2025 (S.I. No. 122/2025); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63245/25]
763. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons with a Clare address who were given a penal sentence in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, per year, in tabular form; and the category of crimes for which they were imprisoned. [63304/25]
764. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons handed a penal sentence nationwide in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, by year, in tabular form; the of category of crimes for which they were imprisoned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63305/25]
765. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the measures in place for prisoners post-release to reduce the risk of reoffending; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63306/25]
766. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of prisoners who were imprisoned as reoffenders in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, by year, in tabular form. [63307/25]
767. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the average cost of imprisoning a prisoner per week; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63308/25]
768. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for the update position on a new build for a school (details supplied), funded by the Immigrant Investor Programme, handled by the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration. [63311/25]
769. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of e-scooters which were seized by An Garda Síochána across the country in 2024. [63333/25]
770. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of e-scooters which were seized by An Garda Síochána in Dublin in 2024. [63334/25]