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Ken O'Flynn Written 7 May 2026 · to Justice
377. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current number of temporary protection beneficiaries accommodated in private accommodation supported by the Accommodation Recognition Payment, State-contracted commercial accommodation, the modular or rapid-build housing; and the average annual cost per person within each category. [33606/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 7 May 2026 · to Justice
378. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his Department has conducted or commissioned any formal assessment of housing availability, safety conditions, or regional stability in Ukraine for the purpose of informing Irish Government policy on return; and if so, to provide details of such assessments. [33611/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 7 May 2026 · to Justice
379. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his Department has undertaken any assessment of the consistency of support levels, accommodation provision, and financial assistance across different categories of protection applicants within the State; and if so, to provide details of such assessments. [33612/26]
Claire Kerrane Written 7 May 2026 · to Justice
380. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when the Coroner Report for 2025 will be published by his Department; the reason it has not been published to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33446/26]
Donna McGettigan Written 7 May 2026 · to Justice
381. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the High Visibility Policing Plan for Dublin city will be expanded into northside communities such as Cabra; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33466/26]
Catherine Callaghan Written 7 May 2026 · to Justice
382. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will provide a list of all capital projects including Garda stations, courthouses, prison and immigration-related infrastructure delivered under the remit of his Department, and bodies under its aegis, which have been completed on time and within budget in Carlow in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he …
Catherine Callaghan Written 7 May 2026 · to Justice
383. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will provide a list of all capital projects including Garda stations, courthouses, prison and immigration-related infrastructure delivered under the remit of his Department, and bodies under its aegis, which have been completed on time and within budget in Kilkenny in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if h…
Ciarán Ahern Written 7 May 2026 · to Justice
384. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of driving licence suspensions in each of the years from 2018 to 2025; the number of suspended driving licences received by the National Driver Licence Service in each year from 2018 to 2025; the number of fines collected in each of the years from 2018 to 2025, for the failure to surrender a driving licence following a cour…
Ken O'Flynn Written 7 May 2026 · to Justice
385. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current status of the proposed voluntary return scheme for beneficiaries of temporary protection from Ukraine; the estimated total cost of the scheme based on projected uptake; and the policy analysis underpinning the proposed payment levels. [33608/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 7 May 2026 · to Justice
386. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether the timing of the proposed voluntary return scheme has been aligned with the expected cessation of the EU Temporary Protection Directive in March 2027; and if so, to provide the policy basis for that alignment. [33610/26]
Emer Currie Written 7 May 2026 · to Justice
387. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will provide a list of all capital projects including Garda stations, Courthouses, prison and immigration-related infrastructure delivered under the remit of his Department, and bodies under its aegis, which have been completed on time and within budget in Dublin West in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he wil…
Aidan Farrelly Written 7 May 2026 · to Justice
388. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department or any bodies and agencies under his aegis use software and or products from a company (details supplied); and the duration and cost of the contract; and the services they avail of from the company. [33725/26]
Rose Conway-Walsh Written 7 May 2026 · to Justice
389. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when the provision to extend the limitation period for clinical negligence from two to three years, as set out in the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015, will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33732/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 7 May 2026 · to Justice
390. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 846 of 28 April 2026, given the procedures around naturalisation are not informed by the Gender Recognition Act 2015, if he will update his Department’s policy in relation to recognising names changed through gender recognition certificates to ensure that the ‘use and repute’ process is not used…
Colm Burke Written 7 May 2026 · to Justice
391. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the status of a join family visa application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33766/26]
Paul Murphy Written 7 May 2026 · to Justice
392. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the organisations currently represented in the Common Travel Area Forum; whether there are any human rights organisations involved in the forum; if so, which organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33780/26]
Barry Ward Written 7 May 2026 · to Justice
393. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will provide a list of all capital projects including Garda stations, courthouses, prison and immigration-related infrastructure delivered under the remit of his Department, and bodies under its aegis, which have been completed on time and within budget in Dublin in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make…
Emer Currie Written 7 May 2026 · to Justice
394. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of expected attestations of new Gardaí in 2026; the date for each of them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33892/26]
Colm Burke Written 7 May 2026 · to Justice
395. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide an update on the status of a citizenship application (details supplied) in view that it is over seven months since the application was first submitted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33915/26]
Duncan Smith Written 7 May 2026 · to Justice
396. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when an application for an Irish passport (naturalisation) will be approved for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33928/26]
Micheál Carrigy Written 7 May 2026 · to Justice
397. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of civil and public servants employed by his Department in each of the past ten years, in tabular form. [33956/26]
Michael Cahill Written 7 May 2026 · to Agriculture
398. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to give favourable consideration to a TB valuation appeal in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33482/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 7 May 2026 · to Agriculture
399. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total annual revenue generated by Coillte in each of the years 2020 to 2025, broken down by timber production, land transactions, renewable energy partnerships, and other commercial activities; and whether his Department has assessed the balance between commercial return and delivery of national climate and biodiversity objectives. [3…
Ken O'Flynn Written 7 May 2026 · to Agriculture
400. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated cost to the State, whether direct or indirect, of increasing the proportion of Coillte lands managed for biodiversity from 20% to 30% and the projected cost of achieving the long-term target of 50%; and the funding sources identified to support this transition. [33485/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 7 May 2026 · to Agriculture
401. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether any binding or enforceable targets have been set by his Department in respect of biodiversity outcomes, native woodland expansion, or land-use change on Coillte-managed lands; and if so, the nature of those targets and any consequences for non-compliance. [33486/26]