1227. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Social Protection the current number of persons in receipt of the contributory and non-contributory pension; and the projected numbers for same in ten years' time, 20 years' time and 30 years' time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20814/26]
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1228. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 228 of 3 March 2026, the actions he will take to address the specific staffing shortages in an embassy (details supplied) that is impacting on visa processing times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18988/26]
1229. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the remedies that are available to homeowners where an owners' management company does not appear to be functioning effectively, including where annual general meetings are not being held for multiple years and residents are unable to obtain information on governance structures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20…
1230. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his Department has compared the costs of Go Safe speed cameras cost versus average speed cameras and static camera locations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20556/26]
1231. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of dedicated Garda roads policing personnel currently deployed in the Dublin Metropolitan Region; the way in which this compares with 2014 levels; the number of speeding detections in the Dublin region in each of the past five years; whether the Government has assessed the impact of the 43% national decline in speeding d…
1232. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department will restore road policing to 2014 levels.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20990/26]
1233. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of new Garda community support vans that came into fleet in each of the years of 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; the number of those Garda community support vans that were withdrawn from the fleet during same period, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18231/26]
1234. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the operating hours and staffing levels of Cobh Garda station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18241/26]
1235. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether he has examined the adequacy of the current governance framework for public safety in Dublin City Centre; whether consideration is being given to legislative reform to provide for enhanced coordination between An Garda Síochána, local authorities and other relevant State agencies in the prevention of crime and anti-social …
1236. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether he has been briefed, in any capacity, on the operation or regulation of the exchange-of-duty system within the Irish Prison Service, including the review of that system referenced in organisational communications in November 2025. [18292/26]
1237. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his Department or the Irish Prison Service has conducted an internal audit, compliance assessment, or control review of exchange-of-duty practices involving unreciprocated exchanges or private financial arrangements between staff; and, if so, when such review commenced and whether its findings have been finalised. [18293/26]
1238. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to outline the Department's policy regarding reviews of protected disclosure assessment decisions, including whether reviewers are required to be independent of the original decision-maker; whether reporting persons are informed of the reviewer's role or title; and the standard timeframe applied for issuing review outcomes. [18295/26]
1239. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total expenditure by his Department in settlement payments, compensation, damages or negotiated payments arising from the repudiation, cancellation or termination of international protection accommodation contracts, including payments already made, payments legally committed to, and any financial provisions recorded in the Departm…
1240. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total expenditure by his Department, for 2025, and to date in 2026, in settlement payments, compensation, damages or negotiated payments arising from the repudiation, cancellation or termination of international protection accommodation contracts, including payments already made, payments legally committed to, and any financial pr…
1241. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 748 of 4 February 2026, if he has received the relevant information from Garda Authorities to answer this question. [18312/26]
1242. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 747 of 4 February 2026, if he has received the relevant information from Garda Authorities to answer this question. [18313/26]
1243. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if an application for a person (details supplied) for a student visa will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18314/26]
1244. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of meetings which have taken place between him or officials in his Department and an organisation (details supplied) or bodies which are members of the organization in 2025; to provide a list of those meetings; the dates on which they took place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18354/26]
1245. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide a list of maintenance contracts using public funds that his Department or his agencies has where a company (details supplied) carry out works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18357/26]
1246. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if having a GP visit card would have a negative impact on residency or a future naturalisation application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18378/26]
1247. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration under which Vote was the deposit paid for the purchase of Citywest in August 2025 charged; whether it was allocated to Vote 13, Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration; under which capital subhead it was funded; whether prior sanction was issued by the Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform a…
1248. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether a period of residence as an international protection applicant under the International Protection Act 2015 is or has been reckonable in an application for naturalisation. [18385/26]
1249. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether an organisation is a proscribed terrorist organisation in this State (details supplied); or if this organisation is free to recruit members and solicit funding here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18398/26]
1250. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide clarity on the legislative or regulatory frameworks that exist to address the use of online gaming platforms such as (details supplied) as vectors for child exploitation in Ireland; the oversight mechanisms which exist for such platforms operating in Ireland where children may be at risk; and if he will make a statement on …
1251. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide an update on the status of an application (details supplied) in view that it is over 24 months since the application was submitted which is beyond the standard processing timeframe for such application types; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18484/26]