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Ken O'Flynn Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Justice
1377. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his Department has undertaken any analysis of the average cost per person associated with transporting international protection applicants within the International Protection Accommodation Service accommodation system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20385/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Justice
1378. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether transport costs associated with the movement of international protection applicants are included as separate line items within accommodation centre contracts funded by the State; and whether the Department holds aggregate data on these transport costs across the International Protection Accommodation Service system. [20386/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Justice
1379. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether transport expenditure associated with the movement of international protection applicants within the International Protection Accommodation Service system is reported separately in departmental accounts or programme expenditure reports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20387/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Justice
1380. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether transport expenditure within the International Protection Accommodation Service accommodation system has been subject to internal audit, value-for-money review, or examination by the Comptroller and Auditor General within the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20388/26]
Tom Brabazon Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Justice
1381. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of 999 calls from 2020 to 2025 which resulted in no Garda resource being dispatched, in tabular form. [20424/26]
Paula Butterly Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Justice
1382. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of members of An Garda Síochána who resigned, as opposed to retired for each year from 1 January 2022 to 4 January 2026, broken down by rank ,in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20426/26]
Paula Butterly Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Justice
1383. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of members of An Garda Síochána who were dismissed in each year from 2022 to 2026, with a breakdown by rank and by the reason for dismissal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20427/26]
Paula Butterly Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Justice
1384. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Garda members or Garda staff who have been accused of sexual assault and/or rape from 1 January 2019 to 1 March 2026; the rank or job title of each accused person; the number of cases investigated; the outcomes, including any disciplinary or criminal proceedings initiated, in tabular form; and if he will make a statem…
Paula Butterly Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Justice
1385. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration in respect of all allegations of sexual assault, rape or sexual harassment involving Garda members or staff between 2019 and 2026, the number that proceeded to disciplinary action, suspension, dismissal, criminal investigation, GSOC referral, prosecution, or other proceedings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20429/2…
Paula Butterly Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Justice
1386. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Garda members or staff investigated for criminal or disciplinary offences, broken down by the nature of the alleged offence, for each year from 2019 to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20430/26]
Erin McGreehan Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Justice
1387. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when he will publish a detailed timeline and action plan for the reform of the civil legal aid and advice scheme, in line with the recommendations of the review of the civil legal aid scheme, and in particular to address the barriers faced by women seeking access to justice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20477/26]
Erin McGreehan Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Justice
1388. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will remove the restrictive means test for access to civil legal aid in cases involving domestic violence, given the significant financial and safety barriers this creates for victims; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20478/26]
Erin McGreehan Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Justice
1389. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will extend civil legal aid to discrimination, harassment, sexual harassment, equal pay, and maternity and pregnancy protection cases; if not, the rationale for their continued exclusion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20479/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Justice
1390. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of family reunification applications that were granted in 2025; to provide a breakdown of those grants according to whether the sponsor was a person with refugee status or a person eligible for subsidiary protection; and the average number of family members granted permission per successful family reunification applicati…
Peadar Tóibín Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Justice
1391. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of convictions for human trafficking within the State over the past ten years; the number of victims identified and the age of each of the victims identified over the past ten years, in tabular form. [20546/26]
Emer Currie Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Justice
1392. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the cost of rolling out the nine new static cameras and three new average speed cameras across the road network, by camera; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20560/26]
Emer Currie Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Justice
1393. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of the 19,901 safety camera zones nationwide that are located in Dublin; the average cost of implementing a safety camera zone; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20562/26]
Peadar Tóibín Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Justice
1394. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the amount of carbon that will be emitted on all transport and related actions undertaken by him and all members of his staff during their St Patrick’s Day trips in 2026. [20612/26]
Peadar Tóibín Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Justice
1395. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the amount of carbon that will be emitted on all transport and related actions undertaken by all Junior Ministers in his Department and their members of staff during their St Patrick’s Day trips in 2026. [20630/26]
Peadar Tóibín Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Justice
1396. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he has paid to offset any of the carbon emitted due to St Patrick’s Day trips in 2026; and the amount paid. [20649/26]
Peadar Tóibín Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Justice
1397. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the amount of carbon that has been emitted by transport used by him, the Junior Ministers in his Department, and their staff for each of the past five years; if he has paid to offset any of the carbon emitted because of transport; and the amount paid in each year. [20667/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Justice
1398. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20684/26]
Ciarán Ahern Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Justice
1399. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of cases in which an individual was caught driving unaccompanied on a learner's permit in each of the past five years; the number of repeat offences; the number of these cases which resulted in the suspension of a license, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20698/26]
John Connolly Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Justice
1400. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the Galway Courthouse refurbishment project under the remit of the Courts Service; the progress made to date; the forthcoming stages of the project lifecycle; the expected timelines for those stages; the estimated cost range for the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20751/26]
Paul Donnelly Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Justice
1401. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total number of applications for an extension of student conditions (ESTC) received in each of the past five years to date; the total number of those specific applications that resulted in the granting of a Stamp 1 permission, allowing the holder to work without an employment permit; the specific criteria and exceptional grounds…