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Ruth Coppinger Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Justice
948. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to consider the creation of a reporting mechanism for family law proceedings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12844/26]
Carol Nolan Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Justice
949. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 800 of 4 February 2026, if he will request the Legal Aid Board to provide the number of internal audits conducted since 2020 with respect to its centres at locations (details supplied); if in the interest of transparency the Legal Aid Board will publish these audits; and if he will make a statement…
Carol Nolan Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Justice
950. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 800 of 4 February 2026, to confirm that there is no specific reference to international protection or prevention of abuse of the system of any part of the legal aid provision in either the Performance Delivery Agreement 2025 or the Oversight Agreement 2023-2025; and if he will make a statement on t…
Carol Nolan Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Justice
951. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 800 of 4 February 2026, the number of international protection applications to the Legal Aid Board for each of the past five years; the number of applicants who paid a contribution as required under the Legal Services International Protection and Permission to Remain application document and as out…
Catherine Callaghan Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Justice
952. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current number of Garda Reserve applicants who have passed the interview and medical but are awaiting vetting clearance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12852/26]
Maurice Quinlivan Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Justice
953. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his plans to amend the Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 to make provision to allow TDs to be part of the new community safety partnerships that are being established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12853/26]
Maurice Quinlivan Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Justice
954. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his plans to amend SI 279/2025, the Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (Section 114) (Safety Partnership) Regulations 2025 to allow TDs to be part of the new community safety partnerships that are being established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12854/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Justice
955. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide an update on the implementation of the NIS2 directive. [12919/26]
William Aird Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Justice
956. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons granted Irish citizenship by association under Section 16(1)(a) of the Citizenship Act 1956, for each year for the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12928/26]
Pat Buckley Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Agriculture
957. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is satisfied with the current enforcement of legislation to protect animals through arrests and animal seizures; if he has considered establishing a specific unit within his Department to combat animal cruelty; if he has considered establishing a specific unit within An Garda Síochána to combat animal cruelty. [12865/26]
Pat Buckley Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Agriculture
958. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware of vacant sites being used as horse stables in Dublin 8; if he is concerned over the abuse of horses at these sites. [12866/26]
Paul Donnelly Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Agriculture
959. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of sanitary and phytosanitary checks which were carried out at designated border control posts here on imports covered by common health entry documents for products of animal origin by country of origin in the years 2024, 2025 and to-date in 2026 [11597/26]
Paul Donnelly Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Agriculture
960. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of common health entry documents for products of animal origin that were processed by his officials by designated border control posts of entry for the years of 2024, 2025 and to-date in 2026, in tabular form. [11598/26]
Barry Ward Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Agriculture
961. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the total level of Exchequer funding spent by his Department on funding NGOs, by organisation, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11790/26]
Barry Ward Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Agriculture
962. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the total level of Exchequer funding spent on funding NGOs by his Department, in each of the years since 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11808/26]
Barry Ward Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Agriculture
963. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the assessments that are carried out to determine the level of Exchequer funding that any NGO receives from his Department on an annual basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11826/26]
Barry Ward Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Agriculture
964. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding any direct lobbying he has received from any NGO in relation to his annual funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11846/26]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Agriculture
965. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the projects, if any, which he has designated under s.20 of the Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund Act 2024; the dates of their designation; and to supply a copy of the designations. [11889/26]
Jennifer Whitmore Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Agriculture
966. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on the public consultation on the management of the crayfish fishery held in 2021 by his Department; if any report was finalised following that consultation; if so, the reason it was never published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11907/26]
Jennifer Whitmore Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Agriculture
967. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of the number of submissions received by his Department as part of the public consultation on the management of the crayfish fishery; to provide a summary of those submissions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11908/26]
Jennifer Whitmore Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Agriculture
968. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the work being carried out to support the development of sustainable conservation measures for the crayfish fishery inside 12NM between Mizen Head and Loop Head; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11909/26]
Jennifer Whitmore Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Agriculture
969. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will, in light of the recent Marine Institute study on bycatch in the crayfishery, introduce tangle net exclusion zones from critical shark habitats; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11910/26]
Jennifer Whitmore Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Agriculture
970. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will introduce a payment scheme to support inshore fishers in the crayfishery, as a just transition mechanism, and as part of robust management measures to protect critically endangered species currently at risk from tangle nets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11911/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Agriculture
971. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the systems in place to agree performance metrics of Chief Executives of agencies within the aegis of his Department; the way in which these are measured; the person or body that carries out the assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11951/26]
Colm Burke Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Agriculture
972. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when decision letters will issue to applicants of the third window for non-productive investments (NPI) available to participants in the co-operation approach of ACRES which commenced on 5 August 2025 and closed on 17 October 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12025/26]