814. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the assessment that has been made of the expected impact of the EU–India free trade agreement on long-stay visa applications, residence permissions, renewals, and family reunification volumes; whether current visa and permission processing capacity is considered appropriate given housing and service constraints; whether throughput, pri…
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815. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether Ireland is participating in any EU-level mobility pilots or coordination mechanisms linked to the EU–India free trade agreement, including the proposed “Legal Gateway”; which Irish visa or residence permission pathways, if any, are designated as in scope for such participation; whether this participation is limited strictly to …
816. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is aware of any policy sanctioned by his or other Departments which allows for the confiscation of donations made to international protection applications; if he is aware of where these donated items are redirected to once confiscated; the body or person which has the authority to implement such a policy and the basis; if s…
817. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his views on the efficiency of the reliance on paper-based forms as part of the Garda vetting process; if an update to digital applications is under review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9807/26]
818. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will introduce mandatory sentencing for gender-based violence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9869/26]
819. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will introduce femicide as a separate criminal offence, carrying a mandatory sentence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9870/26]
820. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of members of An Garda Síochána currently suspended from duty; the number that have been suspended in each of the years from 2015 to date in 2026; the full number on suspension in each of those years; the number of those suspended that are on suspension on full pay; the shortest suspension period and longest suspension period…
821. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of new Garda recruits to the training college in the years 2024 and 2025, by intake and the number that attested; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9975/26]
822. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide a breakdown for 2024 and 2025 of the allocation of new attested Gardaí to division and station in those years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9976/26]
823. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of intakes which are projected to Templemore for new Garda training in 2026; the expected dates of those; the number currently in training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9977/26]
824. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of resignations and retirements respectively from An Garda Síochána in each of the years from 2015 to-date in 2026; the number projected to retire in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9978/26]
825. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí allocated to roads policing in each of the years from 2015 to-date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9979/26]
826. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will provide a list of the specialist units in An Garda Síochána; the number of Gardaí allocated to each of those units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9980/26]
827. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the amount of capital investment into new vehicles for An Garda Síochána in each of the past five years; the number of new vehicles bought each year; the breakdown of the type purchased; the total number of vehicles available to the force, by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9981/26]
828. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total number of dedicated community Gardaí in each of the years from 2015 to-date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9982/26]
829. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total number of dedicated community Gardaí from 2020 to-date in 2026 allocated to community policing teams; to provide a breakdown by division of the number in each CPT; the number of community support Gardaí in each division; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9983/26]
830. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Garda stations currently in operation; their public opening hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9984/26]
831. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Garda stations either newly opened, reopened or closed in each year from 2015 to-date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9985/26]
832. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of members of An Garda Síochána assigned to the Garda National Crime and Security Intelligence Service, in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9986/26]
833. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of members of An Garda Síochána assigned to the Criminal Assets Bureau, for the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9987/26]
834. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of members of An Garda Síochána assigned to each of the Mounted Support Unit; the Air Support Unit; the Dog Unit and the Water Unit, for each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9988/26]
835. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of members of An Garda Síochána assigned to the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau, for the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9989/26]
836. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of members of An Garda Síochána assigned to Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau, for the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9990/26]
837. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of members of An Garda Síochána assigned to Garda National Cyber Crime Bureau, for the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9991/26]
838. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Garda stations that currently open on a full-time and part-time basis, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9992/26]