726. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to review the feasibility of replacing the current repeated Garda vetting process with a national registration and licensing system (details supplied); whether such a system will improve efficiency, data protection, and safeguarding outcomes while remaining self-financing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3663/26]
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727. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his attention has been drawn to the employment permit appeal by a person (details supplied); the actions he will take to ensure that it is processed in a timely and fair manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3664/26]
728. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current compulsory retirement ages which apply to members of the judiciary; and the changes which have been made to these retirement ages from 2000 to date in 2026. [3703/26]
729. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 669 of 25 November 2025, if he has received the relevant information in order to have this PQ answered. [3733/26]
730. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his plans to legislate for the explicit recognition of parental and family based control; the Garda protocols for non-partner abuse cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3755/26]
731. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on the review being carried out by his Department into a hotel (details supplied) following the outcome in the High Court; if he can confirm that there is full insurance on the property where there is no planning and no contract in place for IPAS; if he has reviewed the insurance in place for the property; and if he wi…
732. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardai, by rank attached to Clare-Tipperary Garda scenes of crime unit as of 9 January 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3848/26]
733. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide an up-to-date contact list for queries from Oireachtas members to agencies under his Department, in tabular form. [3876/26]
734. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons deported by the State; the number issued with a deportation order respectively, in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3890/26]
735. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide the number of live applications within An Garda Síochána for Garda transfers, and the number of transfers which took place, in 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form. [3941/26]
736. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of IPAS accommodation centres currently operating with the exempted development regulations set out in SI No. 605/2022, S.I. No. 376/2023, and section 181 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, with a breakdown by local authority area, exempted development type and number of people accommodated in each category. [3959/26…
737. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total number of Gardaí in the State at present, and in each of the years 2023, 2024 and 2025, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4006/26]
738. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Garda traffic enforcement operations carried out in the Carlow and Kilkenny region in each of the years 2023 to 2024 and to date in 2025; the number of Garda members assigned to dedicated traffic duties in each period, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4008/26]
739. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to urgently intervene in the case of a person (details supplied) and allow for accommodation in this genuine case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4047/26]
740. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of full-time Gardaí with drug-related intimidation training, by district in Cork. [4102/26]
741. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 714 of 16 December 2025, if the information requested can be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4156/26]
742. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of WTE staff, by job title working at the visa offices based in London, Abu Dhabi, Beijing, New Delhi and Ankara as of 12 January 2026; the number of those staff that are directly employed by his Department and those staff that are from local recruitment agencies respectively, in tabular form. [4181/26]
743. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if Approved Housing Bodies are providing accommodation for former residents of IPAS centres who have not yet been given leave to remain, and if he will provide statistics and other details of the numbers and the AHBs involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4214/26]
744. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if aTurkish national residing inTurkey can apply directly toIrish authorities under theTURA tomove toIreland and establish aservice provision business, without first holding employment here [4218/26]
745. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his plans to decrease the waiting list of people receiving their citizenship; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4221/26]
746. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to confirm when a citizenship application will be completed, in view that it is 19 months since the application (details supplied) was first lodged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4270/26]
747. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will respond to concerns regarding the resident permit renewals and critical skills employment permits for nurses (details supplied); if he will increase processing capacity for IRP renewals and critical skills permits, provide transparent timelines and communication for applicants awaiting approval; his plans to progress long-t…
748. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is aware of the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will outline the options available to that person following a redundancy in a job which was tied to their visa status. [4300/26]
749. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will clarify whether personal data held by his Department and its customer facing sections is subject to processing by artificial intelligence tools (details supplied). [4303/26]
750. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he and or his officials have conducted a data protection impact assessment with regards to the use of artificial intelligence tools, and, if so, the dates on which this assessment was conducted. [4308/26]