Questions

1302. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his views on plans to pay a researcher €270,000 to write a history of his Department; in particular if the appointed researcher will be given privileged access to an archive that is closed to all other researchers; if he is satisfied that academic independence and ethics can be upheld in such circumstances; and if he will make a state…

1303. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he has been furnished with a copy of the protocol for the taser pilot in an Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19258/26]

1304. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his attention has been drawn to the way in which the equivalent to the Garda vetting process is carried out in the UK, which includes a single live register, where individuals are continuously monitored and relevant organisations can check status in real time; if a similar system could be implemented in Ireland; and if he will make …

1305. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of probationer gardaí who have had their probation period extended in 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; and the number of probationer gardaí who resigned or were dismissed over the same time period. [19289/26]

1306. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of trainee gardaí who have had their initial trainee period extended in 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; and the number of trainee gardaí who resigned and were dismissed over the same time period. [19290/26]

1307. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of gardaí who resigned early and were dismissed in 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; and if rank can be included in the response. [19291/26]

1308. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons who were successful at all stages of the 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 recruitment campaigns for An Garda Síochána who have not been offered a contract to become a trainee to date. [19292/26]

1309. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons who were successful at all stages of the 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 recruitment campaigns for An Garda Síochána who have been informed that they will not be admitted to the trainee programme due to being deemed as generally unsuitable. [19293/26]

1310. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the measures his Department is taking to ensure international protection applicants are provided with accommodation so they are not forced to sleep rough, especially if deportation orders have been granted or deportation is pending and appeals are ongoing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19300/26]

1311. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of reported car thefts in the Dublin metropolitan region, per district; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19303/26]

1312. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the Garda numbers per capita in each county, in tabular form. [19328/26]

1313. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he has been furnished with a copy of the protocol for the taser pilot in an Garda Síochána; if he can confirm that protocol obliges that the pilot will be subject to an independent assessment and evaluate the impact of tasers on public trust, particularly among over-policed communities; and if he will make a statement on t…

1314. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to outline the current delays in immigration processing for international students in Ireland, the measures being taken to address the delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19409/26]

1315. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the expected processing time for a family reunification application (details supplied) submitted on 31 March 2025, in circumstances where the sponsor is an Irish citizen; and if, in light of the significant child welfare concerns associated with this case, the Minister will ensure that the application is examined as a matter of urgenc…

1316. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department or any body under it’s aegis made a disclosure under Revenue's recent disclosure opportunity to regularise misclassification of self-employment; if so, to provide details of the numbers of workers affected and the amount paid to Revenue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19501/26]

1317. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Garda members assigned to the Galway division as of each attestation in 2026, if further increases in Garda personnel for Galway are expected in upcoming Garda attestations in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19521/26]

1318. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether persons (details supplied) can attend an alternative citizenship ceremony on 14 and 15 April 2026, having been unable to attend their ceremony scheduled in December, if so when they can expect to be invited, whether attendance is mandatory; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19543/26]

1319. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to outline the current legal status of so-called “non-crime hate incidents” in Ireland and any recent changes made to policy in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19584/26]

1320. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his Department has undertaken any review of the adequacy of the current legal and regulatory framework governing the use by private sector organisations of facial biometric processing technologies for identification, verification, authentication, or database matching purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19…

1321. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether, following recent regulatory findings by the Data Protection Commission concerning the use of facial matching technology by public bodies, his Department has examined whether additional statutory safeguards, codes of practice, or legislative clarification are required in relation to the use of facial biometric technologies by …

1322. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his Department has engaged with the Data Protection Commission regarding the use of facial image capture or facial biometric processing technologies by private sector organisations, including financial institutions and retailers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19600/26]

1323. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether he will consider the introduction of policy measures or legislation to ensure that, where private sector organisations deploy facial biometric technologies, individuals are provided with clear prior information, meaningful choice including a non-biometric alternative where appropriate, and accessible complaint and redress mech…

1324. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding a stamp 4 visa application for a person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19628/26]

1325. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of vehicles detected by gardaí with non compliant number plates each month since October 2025, by county and Garda district; the number of fixed charge notices, FCNs, issued to drivers each month for this offence by county and Garda district; the number of drivers summoned to court for failure to pay the FCN; the penalties …

1326. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to confirm that a visa application (details supplied) has been received; the status of the application; when a decision will be reached; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19653/26]