795. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the steps his Department is taking to address the recruitment and retention challenges within An Garda Síochána; the targets set for increasing Garda numbers by the end of 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7844/26]
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796. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of reported incidents of burglaries, in each county for 2024 and 2025; the strategies implemented to combat these trends; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7845/26]
797. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is considering introducing mandatory minimum sentences for repeat offenders involved in public order disturbances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7846/26]
798. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current processing times for international protection applications from applicants originating from safe countries; the reforms planned to expedite these processes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7847/26]
799. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total number of deportation orders issued in 2025; the breakdown, by nationality; the enforcement mechanisms to ensure compliance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7848/26]
800. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the annual cost to the State of providing legal aid to international protection applicants for the period 2020-2025; the oversight measures to prevent abuse of this system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7849/26]
801. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of failed asylum seekers who have remained in Ireland beyond their appeal periods in the past two years; the actions taken to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7850/26]
802. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his views on the appointment, procurement basis and ongoing payments in respect of services provided by a company at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7881/26]
803. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his views on the decision taken in or around September 2022 to appoint a company to provide panelling, accommodation infrastructure or accommodation-related services at a site (details supplied); the criteria applied and the basis on which the company was deemed suitable, having regard to its registered business activities; and if …
804. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the procurement method used to appoint a company (details supplied); if the arrangement arose from an emergency procurement, direct award or other non-competitive process; the reasons such a method was considered appropriate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7883/26]
805. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the contractual basis under which a company (details supplied) has been paid a fixed monthly amount of €143,322.30 from September 2022 to date in 2026; the duration of the arrangement; the extension or continuation decisions; the status of the contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7884/26]
806. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reasons the arrangement with a company (details supplied) has been continued on a rolling monthly basis for multiple years, rather than being time-limited, competitively re-tendered, or transitioned to an alternative arrangement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7885/26]
807. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the basis on which payments originally described as "supply panelling" were subsequently reclassified as "temporary accommodation"; the criteria used to treat the infrastructure supplied as accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7886/26]
808. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reasons his Department elected to maintain a monthly rental model for the relevant infrastructure (details supplied) rather than purchasing or capitalising it; the value-for-money assessments undertaken in this regard with a company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7887/26]
809. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reasons payments to a company have continued after the State's acquisition of a complex (details supplied), rather than transitioning to State-owned infrastructure or a different contractual model; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7888/26]
810. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total amount paid to a company (details supplied) from September 2022 to date in 2026; the projected annual cost if the current arrangement continues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7889/26]
811. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether, prior to the State's purchase of a property (details supplied) a formal value-for-money assessment was undertaken; whether that assessment distinguished between the capital cost of the building and the ongoing operational costs associated with its use, including catering, security, staffing, transport and facilities manage…
812. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether he will publish the methodology and key assumptions underpinning any value-for-money assessment carried out in respect of the €148.2 million purchase of a property (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7893/26]
813. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if no distinction was made in the value-for-money assessment between the cost of acquiring a property (details supplied) and the cost of providing ongoing services at the site; the way in which the purchase is credibly described as representing value-for-money for the taxpayer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7894/2…
814. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí assigned to County Mayo in each year since the introduction of the new Garda operating model; the number of new recruits allocated to Mayo in each of those years; the current total Garda strength in the county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7914/26]
815. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Garda recruits assigned to County Mayo in each of the five years prior to the introduction of the new Garda operating model; the way this compares on a per capita basis nationally; the comparative change in annual recruitment levels before and after the model’s implementation; and if he will make a statement on the mat…
816. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his Department or any body under its remit has any contracts with an organisation (details supplied); or has contracted work from that organisation within the past two years. [7934/26]
817. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his Department or any body under its remit has any contracts with an organisation (details supplied); or has contracted work from that organisation within the past two years. [7952/26]
818. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will consider supporting a proposal to amend the firearms permit/licence renewal process to enable it to become a process similar to that of the online passport renewal service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8036/26]
819. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the way in which the national counter-radicalisation strategy is being adapted to address the evolving nature of ideological extremism, which can be rapidly propagated through digital algorithms and may exploit vulnerable individuals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8058/26]