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Peadar Tóibín Written 6 May 2026 · to Justice
601. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide a breakdown of the number of people, by occupation, granted a stamp 1 visa for the past five years. [31870/26]
Peadar Tóibín Written 6 May 2026 · to Justice
602. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether a cross-departmental review has been undertaken into the interaction between international education policy, migration pathways, labour market needs and housing supply; and whether the Government is satisfied that these policies are sufficiently aligned. [31892/26]
Peadar Tóibín Written 6 May 2026 · to Justice
603. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the original policy rationale and intended purpose of the stamp 1G immigration permission; and the way in which it is distinguished, in practice, from longer-term employment or residency permissions. [31893/26]
Peadar Tóibín Written 6 May 2026 · to Justice
604. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of stamp 1G permissions issued in each of the past five years, broken down by sector of qualification and permission category; and to indicate any notable trends identified by his Department. [31894/26]
Peadar Tóibín Written 6 May 2026 · to Justice
605. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the mechanisms in place to monitor compliance with the conditions of stamp 1G permissions, including the extent to which holders remain engaged in the purpose for which the permission was granted. [31895/26]
Peadar Tóibín Written 6 May 2026 · to Justice
606. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the proportion of stamp 1G holders who subsequently transitioned to other longer-term residency permissions; and to provide data for each of the past five years [31896/26]
Peadar Tóibín Written 6 May 2026 · to Justice
607. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether an internal or external review has been conducted into whether the stamp 1G route is functioning as originally intended; and if not, whether such a review is planned. [31897/26]
Peadar Tóibín Written 6 May 2026 · to Justice
608. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the circumstances under which holders of stamp 1G permissions may apply for family reunification; and to clarify the way in which this aligns with the temporary nature of the permission. [31898/26]
Peadar Tóibín Written 6 May 2026 · to Justice
609. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the safeguards in place to ensure that family reunification permissions granted to temporary permission holders of stamp 1 and stamp 2 visas do not create unintended long-term residency pathways. [31899/26]
Gary Gannon Written 6 May 2026 · to Justice
610. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on the work of the Joint Independent Expert on Paramilitary Group Transition to Disbandment, in particular if the August 2026 reporting deadline will be met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32014/26]
Paul Murphy Written 6 May 2026 · to Justice
611. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of ongoing internal inquires and suspensions in relation to staff members in the National Bureau of Criminal Investigation. [32062/26]
Paul Murphy Written 6 May 2026 · to Justice
612. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether there is a national Garda informant framework and a code of ethics for high-echelon intelligence sources; and if not, whether the production of such a framework and code of ethics will be prioritised. [32076/26]
Emer Currie Written 6 May 2026 · to Justice
613. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the measured being taken to speed up the processing of IRP renewal applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32102/26]
Emer Currie Written 6 May 2026 · to Justice
614. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of IRP renewal applications received by his Department; the number accepted, and the number rejected, per year from 2015 to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32103/26]
Emer Currie Written 6 May 2026 · to Justice
615. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of IRP renewal applications received by his Department; the number accepted, and the number rejected, per month to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32104/26]
Emer Currie Written 6 May 2026 · to Justice
616. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of IRP renewal applications received by his Department; the number accepted, and the number rejected, per month in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32105/26]
George Lawlor Written 6 May 2026 · to Justice
617. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of unmarked motorcycles currently attached to Garda roads policing unit fleet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32129/26]
Thomas Gould Written 6 May 2026 · to Justice
618. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of arrests recorded under the drive programme in Cork. [32137/26]
Thomas Gould Written 6 May 2026 · to Justice
619. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of reports of drug related intimidation received in each of the past five years respectively in Cork, in tabular form. [32138/26]
Thomas Gould Written 6 May 2026 · to Justice
620. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the actions he has taken to address drug related intimidation in Cork in the past 12 months. [32139/26]
Thomas Gould Written 6 May 2026 · to Justice
621. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether a specific offence exists for drug related intimidation; and whether he will consider introducing same. [32140/26]
Peadar Tóibín Written 6 May 2026 · to Justice
622. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide a breakdown of expenditure by the International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) in South Dublin for each of the past five years, including expenditure relating to accommodation centres located at locations (details supplied); and to indicate the costs associated with each location. [32184/26]
Peadar Tóibín Written 6 May 2026 · to Justice
623. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of IPAS accommodation centres that are currently operating in South Dublin, and to list the location of each centre. [32185/26]
Peadar Tóibín Written 6 May 2026 · to Justice
624. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the procedures in place where an individual is removed from an IPAS accommodation centre due to breaches of house rules or behavioural issues, including the alternative arrangements, if any, that are made for such individuals; and to indicate whether data is maintained on the number of removals for behavioural reasons in each of the …
Peadar Tóibín Written 6 May 2026 · to Justice
625. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the process that applies where an individual has been refused permission to remain in the State, including the steps taken from the point of refusal to deportation or voluntary return. [32187/26]