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Aidan Farrelly Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Justice
706. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide an update on the review of vetting legislation and provision for re-vetting; the timeline for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70166/25]
Alan Kelly Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Justice
707. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if recent statements by him and his Department regarding a person (details supplied) waiving their entitlement to a pension contribution of 18.4% of salary is confirmation that they did not or will not receive any pension arising from their employment as Garda Commissioner. [70167/25]
Alan Kelly Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Justice
708. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether, despite recent statements by him and his Department regarding a person (details supplied) waiving their entitlement to a pension contribution of 18.4% of salary, they did or will receive any pension arising from his employment in their former role; and if so, the precise amount of the pension and any gratuity paid to them or ye…
Alan Kelly Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Justice
709. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if a person (details supplied) will continue to hold an Irish passport, which was only sought and provided to him in advance of their employment as Garda Commissioner; and if not, if they will now return their Irish passport and revert to the British passport they held/used in advance of taking up the role of Garda Commissioner and Head…
Alan Kelly Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Justice
710. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if the career averaging pension scheme, as applied to all newly attested members of An Garda Síochána and other new entrants to the public/civil service since 2012, is applied in the precise same manner to ex-members of the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI)/Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) who joined and were attested to An Garda…
Máire Devine Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Justice
711. Deputy Máire Devine asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of electronic devices collected by An Garda Síochána for technical examination from witnesses/complainants in the course of criminal investigations under the Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Act 2020; the average length of time between collection of these devices and when technical analysis was begun;…
Alan Kelly Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Justice
712. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if the career averaging pension scheme, as applied to all newly attested members of An Garda Síochána since and other new entrants to the public/civil service since 2012, is applied in the precise same manner to any pension being provided to a person (details supplied), given that their employment with an Garda Síochána only took effect…
Alan Kelly Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Justice
713. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total costs of the additional security features implemented on a property prior to the occupancy and during the occupancy of a person (details supplied) in each of the years 2017 to 2025, in tabular form. [70195/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Justice
714. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current pathway of services and supports available to women in Ireland who are experiencing DSGBV; and the mechanisms in place to ensure coordinated access across emergency, health, legal and refuge supports. [70207/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Justice
715. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration her Department’s plans to establish a dedicated and specially trained national Garda unit for responding to DSGBV, to ensure that victims seeking help receive an equal and consistent standard of response regardless of where in the country they present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70208/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Justice
716. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current average waiting time for individuals who have lodged an appeal or request for revocation of a deportation order; the measures being taken to reduce delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70211/25]
Colm Burke Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Justice
717. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason a full-time student (details supplied) who was born in Ireland and is required to apply for an Irish residency permit was only issued with a permit for a period of six months, which expires on the 6 March 2026,; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70232/25]
Carol Nolan Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Justice
718. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the vetting processes which are applied during the naturalisation and citizenship process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70236/25]
Carol Nolan Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Justice
719. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if prior criminal convictions in another State prohibit being granted citizenship here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70237/25]
Carol Nolan Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Justice
720. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is aware of any complaints made about individuals in the citizenship process by persons who had knowledge of a person’s criminal background; if he clarify the way in which such complaints are handled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70238/25]
Carol Nolan Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Justice
721. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons with criminal convictions who have been granted citizenship, including naturalised citizenship, from 2010 to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70239/25]
Barry Ward Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Justice
722. 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, broken down by grade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70249/25]
Barry Ward Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Justice
723. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of employees currently employed in the Prison Services; the number of staff per year each year since 2015, broken down by grade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70250/25]
Barry Ward Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Justice
724. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of active members of An Garda Síochána, broken down per year in each year since 2015, by rank, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70251/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Justice
725. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the average time over the past six years it has taken to produce a stamped final bill in his Department from the time when his Department has received government approval for the general scheme and the heads of a bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70277/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Justice
726. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will provide a schedule of all funding and grant aid provided by heading and subhead to Kildare, Wicklow and Meath local authorities in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; the amount returned and or not expended over the same period. [70313/25]
John Lahart Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Justice
727. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide details of new migration arrangements (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70353/25]
Robert Troy Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Justice
728. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if the minimum funding level of €200,000 for the Stepping Out Programme Athlone will be increased for 2026 and for each year thereafter (details supplied). [70383/25]
Robert Troy Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Justice
729. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide an update on negotiations to provide additional funding to Stepping Out for the 2025 period (details supplied). [70384/25]
Barry Ward Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Agriculture
730. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the proposals to implement a positive messaging strategy and campaign to inform farmers about the importance and benefit of Ireland’s carbon emissions reduction targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70110/25]