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Paul Lawless Written 19 May 2026 · to Justice
744. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of attachment of earnings orders have been applied for and granted in each of the past five years. [37576/26]
Paul Lawless Written 19 May 2026 · to Justice
745. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether the financial impact on custodial parents, who must repeatedly return to court to enforce maintenance orders, has been assessed. [37577/26]
Paul Lawless Written 19 May 2026 · to Justice
746. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether the operation of the family law system in relation to maintenance enforcement has been reviewed in recent years; and if so, the findings of that review. [37578/26]
Paul Lawless Written 19 May 2026 · to Justice
747. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether the impact of unpaid maintenance on children's welfare and access to education has been assessed at a national level. [37579/26]
Paul Lawless Written 19 May 2026 · to Justice
748. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if data is collected on the frequency of breaches of maintenance orders and the average duration of arrears. [37580/26]
Paul Lawless Written 19 May 2026 · to Justice
749. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the oversight that exists to ensure that repeated non-compliance with court orders does not occur without enforcement action. [37581/26]
Marie Sherlock Written 19 May 2026 · to Justice
750. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current staffing levels at the visa desk in the embassy in Pretoria; his views that staffing is sufficient to manage visa workload and the processing of visas within a timely manner; the current processing times for family reunification applications at that desk; his plans to address delays in processing particularly in relation…
Marie Sherlock Written 19 May 2026 · to Justice
751. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current staffing levels at the visa desk in the embassy in Abuja; his views that staffing is sufficient to manage visa workload and the processing of visas within a timely manner; the current processing times for family reunification applications at that desk; his plans to address delays in processing particularly in relation to…
Cathal Crowe Written 19 May 2026 · to Justice
752. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if, in relation to pub licensing laws, consideration has been given to circumstances where a rural pub closes and the licence is transferred or sold to another premises, the original pub is prevented from opening in the future; and if there are plans, including in any forthcoming amendments to licensing legislation, to provide protect…
Michael Murphy Written 19 May 2026 · to Justice
753. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí assigned to roads policing units in March 2026 and April 2026, by Garda division; the current number in roads policing to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37736/26]
Mairéad Farrell Written 19 May 2026 · to Justice
754. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if an individual who is resident in Ireland on Stamp 1 permission becomes incapacitated due to illness, if there is a pathway to regularise their status so that they can remain in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37738/26]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh Written 19 May 2026 · to Justice
755. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the status of a citizenship application (details supplied). [37748/26]
Thomas Gould Written 19 May 2026 · to Justice
756. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether planning permission is needed for the construction or expansion of a prison. [37809/26]
Thomas Gould Written 19 May 2026 · to Justice
757. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the progress of the works on the site of the Old Cork Prison to develop the proposed new prison. [37810/26]
Thomas Gould Written 19 May 2026 · to Justice
758. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether the Irish Prison Service has informed him of commitments made to the people of the Glen prior to the opening of the new Cork prison site. [37811/26]
Thomas Gould Written 19 May 2026 · to Justice
759. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the estimated cost of the proposed prison on the Glen. [37812/26]
Thomas Gould Written 19 May 2026 · to Justice
760. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether the proposed women's prison in the Glen will be co-located or will operate as a separate facility. [37813/26]
Thomas Gould Written 19 May 2026 · to Justice
761. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the overall spend in each of the past five years on the Old Cork Prison site respectively, in tabular form. [37814/26]
Niamh Smyth Written 19 May 2026 · to Justice
762. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will review the case of a family (details supplied); the status of the application in question; if the matter will be expedited given the circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37842/26]
Barry Heneghan Written 19 May 2026 · to Justice
763. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether any review is being undertaken of the current legal framework governing the sale, supply and misuse of nitrous oxide; the enforcement powers that are currently available to An Garda Síochána in relation to the unlawful sale or supply of nitrous oxide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37846/26]
Erin McGreehan Written 19 May 2026 · to Agriculture
764. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of live cattle shipments exported from Ireland to destinations outside the EU since January 2020; the number of these shipments on which a Department veterinary inspector was present for the duration of the voyage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36550/26]
Erin McGreehan Written 19 May 2026 · to Agriculture
765. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of cattle mortalities, serious illnesses, injuries, euthanasia incidents and premature births recorded on live export voyages to third countries in each of the past five years; and if he will provide the details, by shipment destination. [36551/26]
Erin McGreehan Written 19 May 2026 · to Agriculture
766. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the highest recorded temperature, humidity and ammonia levels documented on live export voyages to third countries in the past five years; the thresholds considered acceptable by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36552/26]
Erin McGreehan Written 19 May 2026 · to Agriculture
767. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the procedures in place to assess the fitness of cattle for long-distance transport outside the EU, particularly in relation to lameness, respiratory illness, ringworm and advanced pregnancy; and whether the Department intends to review these procedures. [36553/26]
Erin McGreehan Written 19 May 2026 · to Agriculture
768. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has investigated reports of pregnant dairy heifers giving birth during voyages to third countries; whether this raised concerns regarding compliance with gestation limits under Council Regulation (EC) No. 1/2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36554/26]