301. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his views on the adequacy of the level of communication with persons due to be awarded Irish Citizenship; if the notification of the ceremony will be sent out with greater notice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8815/26]
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302. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the timeline for the next Irish Citizenship ceremonies due to be held in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8816/26]
303. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the process whereby the locations for Irish Citizenship ceremonies are selected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8817/26]
304. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his views on the merits of providing for Irish Citizenship ceremonies to be held in individual local authorities, in order that attendees can be in their own community for the ceremony; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8818/26]
305. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Stamp 2 student permissions issued in each of the past ten years; and the number of those resident in the State in each of those years holding a Stamp 2 student permission, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8829/26]
306. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his Department will renew and extend the contract to use a hotel (details supplied) as an IPAS Centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8841/26]
307. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on a citizenship application submitted by a person (details supplied) in County Louth who is working as an anaesthesiologist since March 2023. [8848/26]
308. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the changes that have taken place between youth diversion (YDP) programme and the probation service, given that youths going through the YDP no longer access the probation service. [8859/26]
309. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 150 of 27 January 2026, if he is aware of the role that community support networks play in supporting those people arriving in Ireland under the Humanitarian Admissions Programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8873/26]
310. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 150 of 27 January 2026, if his attention has been drawn to the pleas of community groups that are supporting people under the Humanitarian Admissions Programme in relation to their capacity to support additional people and the potential to expand the numbers accepted on this programme; and if he wil…
311. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration given his Department has stated it is processing citizenship applications via Irish association in chronological order, to clarify the date of such applications currently being processed for a decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8885/26]
312. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the plans he has to increase Cuan funding to the Rape Crisis Centre Midwest, appreciating that the organisation currently has a waiting list of 80 people who are awaiting counselling services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8935/26]
313. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the location of the proposed site for a service (details supplied). [8936/26]
314. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 118 on 28 January 2026, if An Garda Síochána will explain what they mean when they say they have access to National Vehicle and Driver File data, including data that ‘indicates' whether a licence or permit has been surrendered upon disqualification; what it meant by ‘indicates; and if he will make …
315. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the rationale for requiring an individual to undergo repeated Garda vetting when changing employment within the same regulated sector, including the school transport sector; whether his Department has examined options to allow Garda vetting to attach to an individual for a defined period irrespective of employer; and if he will make a…
316. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide details including the make of all electric vehicles currently in use by An Garda Síochána, and the Garda Division and station from which each vehicle operates, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9009/26]
317. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide the number and location of all electric charging points in Garda stations, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9010/26]
318. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to a statement of the Taoiseach in the Dáil on Wednesday, 28 January 2026 regarding the acquittal of four serving Gardaí and one retired Garda superintendent of perverting the course of justice, and the need for a review of the case, the form that review will take; who will conduct the review; and when the terms of reference wil…
319. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the dates and attendees of all meetings between the assistant secretary of policing in his Department and the Garda Commissioner and/or either deputy Commissioners from 1 January 2025 to 29 January 2026, by date, in tabular form. [9032/26]
320. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the dates and attendees of all meetings between either of his two advisors in his Department and the Garda Commissioner and/or the deputy Commissioners from 1 January 2025 to 29 January 2026, by date, in tabular form. [9030/26]
321. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the plans to extend the accommodation recognition payment beyond 31 March 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9046/26]
322. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 571 of 18 December 2025, and Parliamentary Question 114 of 14 January 2026, if the information requested regarding the number of crimes recorded where the suspected offenders were on bail, by county and category of offence, in 2025, in tabular form is now available; and if he will make a statement …
323. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of vulnerability assessments (defined by regulation 8 of the European Communities (Reception Conditions) Regulations 2018) conducted; and the number of those assessments which resulted in a determination of vulnerability, in 2024 and 2025. [9076/26]
324. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of international protection applicants not offered accommodation on arrival in each month in 2025 and to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9077/26]
325. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total occupancy of IPAS accommodation compared to the total capacity. [9078/26]