634. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is satisfied that licensing laws adequately prevent the sale of alcohol outside of the hours permitted by the vendor’s license, given the prevalence of online delivery apps being used to sell alcohol; if he is considering any changes to address the issue of alcohol being sold after legal closing hours on these platforms; and …
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635. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No 1990 of 14 April 2026, if he has sought a timeline for a return to full operation of the visiting space; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28598/26]
636. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is aware of the delays in Garda vetting; if he will examine ways in which the backlog can be reduced, and review the delays in the system and work with AGS to introduce a faster process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28603/26]
637. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will expedite a residency permit renewal for a person (details supplied). [28604/26]
638. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the preparatory work underway to transpose the EU Directive on Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence, particularly provisions relating to technology-facilitated violence. [28609/26]
639. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of active Gardaí deployed in roads policing in March and April 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28631/26]
640. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the progress made on each of the individual Programme for Government commitments assigned to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28662/26]
641. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the rationale for categorising children trafficked for the purpose of criminal exploitation primarily as victims of grooming rather than as victims of human trafficking; if the new national referral mechanism will contain specific guidelines to ensure that children exploited by criminal gangs are legally recognised as trafficking …
642. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the plans in place to transpose the three new categories of human trafficking into domestic law to ensure compliance with the July 2026 deadline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28681/26]
643. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the actions in place to manage the significant Irish Residence Permit card renewal delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28720/26]
644. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the agri-climate rural environment scheme (ACRES) payments for a farm partnership (details supplied); the reason for the continued delay in issuing the full 2024 scheme year payment and the 2025 payment to date; if he will address the technical issue where the ACRES application is not visible on the partnership's Agfood …
645. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will support the introduction of salary bands for veterinary nurses (details supplied); and if he will support Government funding to support practices employing registered veterinary nurses enabling fair pay without passing the entire cost onto pet owners and farmers. [28022/26]
646. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding any product or service purchased from the United Arab Emirates by his Department in 2025, by description and amount paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28265/26]
647. Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to a matter (details supplied); and if he has had discussions with this office regarding same. [28300/26]
648. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of WTE staff, by job title employed by his Department that are based at each regional veterinary office as of 13 April 2026, in tabular form. [28429/26]
649. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applicants declaring commonage lands in the Knockmealdown Mountains, County Waterford, under the basic income support for sustainability and preceding area-based schemes in each of the past ten years, in tabular form. [28618/26]
650. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of applications received in respect of commonage lands in the Knockmealdown Mountains, County Waterford, under area-based schemes in each of the past ten years, in tabular form. [28619/26]
651. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total value of payments issued in respect of commonage lands in the Knockmealdown Mountains, County Waterford, under BISS and all other relevant area-based schemes in each of the past ten years, broken down by scheme, in tabular form. [28620/26]
652. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine both the average payment and the median payment per applicant in respect of commonage lands in the Knockmealdown Mountains, County Waterford, in each of the past ten years, in tabular form. [28621/26]
653. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of registered flock numbers associated with commonage lands in the Knockmealdown Mountains, County Waterford, in each of the past ten years, in tabular form. [28622/26]
654. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the prescribed or recommended stocking density levels applicable to commonage lands in the Knockmealdown Mountains, County Waterford; and how such levels are determined, in tabular form. [28623/26]
655. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether stocking density requirements for commonage lands in the Knockmealdown Mountains, County Waterford, have changed in the past 20 years; and, if so, to provide details. [28624/26]
656. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of inspections carried out on commonage lands in the Knockmealdown Mountains, County Waterford, in each of the past ten years, in tabular form. [28625/26]
657. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress made on each of the individual Programme for Government commitments assigned to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28650/26]
658. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the data available to his Department on salary levels for registered veterinary nurses in Ireland; whether he accepts that current pay levels do not reflect the qualifications, clinical responsibilities, and regulatory requirements of the profession; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28683/26]