205. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to outline the provision of youth diversion projects for Macroom; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6184/26]
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206. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is aware that there is currently no specific offence for drug-related intimidation. [6189/26]
207. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he, his Department and the Courts Service will ensure the inclusion of a new courthouse in Portlaoise on the National Development Plan, in order to fast-track it to the next stage so as to replace the current courthouse on Main Street, Portlaoise, which is inadequate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5966/26]
208. 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. [6083/26]
209. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when his Department will publish a new migration strategy for the country; the Government Departments is he consulting with; if he is consulting with State agencies; the scope for public consultation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6202/26]
210. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his Department's plans to address the need for a domestic abuse refuge centre in County Laois; to provide a timeline for such a centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5965/26]
211. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the status of the legislation needed to allow An Garda Síochána to use drones as part of their operations. [6164/26]
212. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on the commitment in the Programme for Government to introduce stronger laws to combat the spiking of drinks. [6089/26]
213. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the steps being taken to ensure the required security, land, sea and air are in place to protect Ireland in view of the EU Presidency in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72036/25]
214. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is satisfied that the current statutory powers available to An Garda Síochána and the courts to address anti-social behaviour are sufficient; the assessment, he has made has made of the effectiveness of anti-social behaviour orders in preventing repeat offending; if he intends to bring forward proposals to strengthen or am…
215. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he intends to introduce legislation which would ensure that responsibility for the prosecution of offences would be removed from the Gardaí so that all court proceedings would be conducted by legal professionals, as recommended in the report on the operation of bail in Ireland prepared by Senior Counsel Lorcan Staines entitled ‘An A…
216. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current strategy, and programmes, in place to address antisocial behaviour, including Garda-led initiatives; the way in which the effectiveness of these measures is being assessed; the additional actions or policy developments planned to tackle persistent antisocial behaviour, particularly in urban and rural communities such as Gal…
217. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the plans his Department has this year to deal with the scourge of drugs and drug-related crime, including drug debt intimidation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6076/26]
218. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach the amount his Department has spent on legal fees for each of the years 2020-2025, in tabular form. [5545/26]
219. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Taoiseach to provide a breakdown of expenditure by his Department and bodies, agencies or organisations under his remit on paid verification services on a platform (details supplied) or any other verified account products, for each of the years 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; the number of verified accounts held under each category; the annual cost per account; the total annual…
220. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Taoiseach the number of those under the age of 16 years-of-age in employment; the number of those aged 16 and 17 years-of-age, in each of the past ten years, in tabular form, in the workforce. [5922/26]
221. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Taoiseach the number of those under the age of 18 years-of-age earning the national minimum wage; the number of those aged 18 years-of-age earning the national minimum wage; the number of those agreed 19 earning the national minimum wage, for each of the past ten years, in tabular form. [5923/26]
222. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Taoiseach what his Department currently considers the total population of the State to be; and the estimated number who are Irish citizens, nationals of the UK or EEA, or nationals of countries outside the UK or EEA. [6150/26]
223. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Taoiseach to provide an update on the work of the offshore energy clearinghouse. [6159/26]
224. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Taoiseach for an update on the ongoing work of the child poverty unit. [6415/26]
225. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the amount her Department has spent on legal fees for each of the years 2020-2025, in tabular form. [5537/26]
226. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if her Department will run a recruitment campaign during Q1 seeking fluent English to Spanish translators and English to Italian translators for temporary positions within her Department for the duration of the Irish Presidency of the EU. [5559/26]
227. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the date each Irish ambassador and or consul general have been deployed to the current position; and when will each of those positions be next up for redeployment, in tabular form. [5560/26]
228. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her Department’s stance on the digital omnibus proposal, in its current form, as published by the European Commission; to outline any changes they will seek to the proposal or concerns they have on its contents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5597/26]
229. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the nature of EU sanctions that apply to those engaged in or contributing to Russian state sponsored media, including a network (details supplied); if such sanctions apply to any Irish citizen; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5617/26]