556. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of accused persons his Department anticipates will be unable to secure legal representation in the District Court following the introduction of the single set-fee model on 1 July 2026; the modelling underlying that estimate; and, if no such estimate has been made, the reason no assessment was undertaken prior to the introduc…
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557. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether any review, evaluation or value-for-money analysis of the Criminal Legal Aid Scheme has been published since the IGEES review completed in 2018; whether the internal review of 350,000 District Court cases from 2022 and 2023 repeatedly referenced by the Minister in communications on this topic was externally validated or peer-re…
558. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to the refusal to publish the internal review of 350,000 District Court cases from 2022 and 2023 on the grounds that the underlying dataset contains personal information, whether he will publish the aggregated and anonymised findings, neither of which constitutes personal data for the purposes of the General Data Protection Reg…
559. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether he will publish the terms of reference, methodology, data sources and assumptions used in the review of 350,000 District Court cases, including how “unnecessary adjournments” were defined and measured; if the review analysed had any difference in the nature; the extent of adjournments sought by the prosecution in cases with cri…
560. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 201 of 25 March 2026, which did not state the proposed fee, the precise set fee to be paid per defendant under the reformed District Court Criminal Legal Aid scheme; the reduced fee payable where a matter is sent forward or returned for trial; whether any appearances beyond those notionally covered…
561. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether the review’s comparison of legally-aided cases (313 days, 5 appearances) with non-aided cases (133 days, 3 appearances) controlled for charge seriousness, indictable versus summary disposal, plea, contested status, employment and homeless status of the accused, the existence of mental health issues that might reasonably be fore…
562. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the projected additional cost arising from adjournments, appeals and judicial review proceedings brought by or on behalf of unrepresented accused following the reform, net of any efficiency gain, given his statement that the reform is “not intended to reduce the cost to the State”; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48947/…
563. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether the Office of the Attorney General was consulted in relation to the compatibility of the proposed reforms with Article 38.1 of the Constitution and Article 6 ECHR; whether any constitutional or legal concerns were raised during the development of the proposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48951/26]
564. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether any assessment has been carried out of the impact of staffing allocations and redeployments on processing times for Irish residence permit registrations, renewals and Stamp 4 permissions; and if so, to provide details of the findings of that assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48952/26]
565. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the average processing time and the number of applications awaiting decision for Irish residence permit registrations and renewals, including Stamp 4 applications, at the end of each quarter from 1 January 2023 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48953/26]
566. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of whole-time equivalent staff assigned to the Irish residence permit (IRP) registration and renewal system, including first-time registrations, renewals and Stamp 4 processing, for each year from 2020 to date and, where available, by quarter from 1 January 2023 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on th…
567. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of whole-time equivalent staff assigned to the International Protection Office and to immigration permission and registration functions respectively for each year from 1 January 2023 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48955/26]
568. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the details of any staff redeployments, temporary assignments or transfers from immigration registration, residence permission or Irish residence permit processing functions to the International Protection Office, the International Protection Accommodation Service, or any function related to the implementation of the EU Migration and A…
569. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the breakdown of all organisations that received funding under the probation service capital grant scheme in 2024 and 2025; the amount awarded to each organisation; the county in which each organisation is based; the purpose for which the funding was awarded, and the type of project or works funded in each case, in tabular form; and if…
570. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on an application to renew an Irish residence permit (details supplied); the current status of the application; the reason for the delay in processing the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48958/26]
571. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when a decision will issue in respect of a person in County Louth (details supplied). [48963/26]
572. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the status of an Irish residency permit renewal application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48966/26]
573. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to respond to correspondence received (details supplied) in relation to Irish Residence Permit applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48969/26]
574. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of enforcement actions, seizures, or prosecutions taken by An Garda Síochána against unlicensed gaming activity in licenced premises (public houses) in each of the years 2024 and 2025; whether his Department has assessed the competitive and economic impact of unlicensed gaming in pubs on licensed bookmakers and turf accounta…
575. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will provide a specific date for the commencement of gaming licensing and regulation under the Gambling Regulation Act 2024, given that betting licensing commenced on 3 February 2026; the current staffing and resourcing levels of the Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48992/2…
576. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the status of the implementation of Regulation (EU) 2024/2847 also known as the Cyber Resilience Act; when the notifying authority will be in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49045/26]
577. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the status of any ongoing negotiations to resolve the withdrawal of legal services over the civil legal aid fee in the Courts Services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49058/26]
578. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 10 of 9 October 2025, if there has been any update on the provision for the relocation of Portlaoise Courthouse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49059/26]
579. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when an application for citizenship by a person (details supplied) will be finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49060/26]
580. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when a decision is expected on a visa (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49061/26]