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Rory Hearne Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Justice
962. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the status of a visa application appeal (details supplied); and when a decision on this application appeal will be made. [65876/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Justice
963. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 63286/26 of 7 September 2026, the number of cases since 7 April 2025, in which the revocation of a naturalised citizen's citizenship has been considered; the number in which the person had a criminal conviction; the number involving national security concerns; the number in which a notice of inten…
Ken O'Flynn Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Justice
964. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 63282/26, the number of persons who acquired Irish citizenship by naturalisation and who have subsequently been convicted of serious criminal offences, including offences involving firearms, terrorism, terrorism-related activity or organised crime, in each of the past ten years and to date in 2026…
Cathal Crowe Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Justice
965. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the status of a citizenship application (details supplied); if additional compliance documents submitted in February 2026 were successfully received and logged on the applicant's file; the steps being taken to resolve an ongoing technical error with the immigration service delivery portal that is locking the applicant out of their acc…
Joe Cooney Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Justice
966. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the amount spent by An Garda Síochána on purchasing specialist public order equipment to date in 2026. [65784/26]
Thomas Gould Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Justice
967. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether he is aware of work ongoing in the Cork Detention Barracks; the nature of the work; and the amount that has been spent in the past 12-months in the building. [65814/26]
Conor Sheehan Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Justice
968. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if any proposed changes to the timeline or eligibility requirements for Irish citizenship will apply to people who are resident in the State under a critical skills employment permit; and if individuals who have moved to Ireland on the basis of a critical skills employment permit and have established their careers and lives in the…
Donna McGettigan Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Justice
969. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to ensure that any new rules introduced by the Irish Nationality and Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2026 will not apply to existing applicants; and that they will continue to be processed according to the rules which existed when they applied. [66004/26]
John Lahart Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Justice
970. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration in the context of the recent Irish Nationality Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2026, whether the Bill will include transitional provisions for people already lawfully resident; the number of people currently working towards naturalisation would be affected by the change; the consultation with employers, the IDA and the Department of Enter…
Claire Kerrane Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Justice
971. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the impact of changes to citizenship requirements on spouses and parents unable to demonstrate financial independence due to caring responsibilities or lack of affordable childcare; if the impact on migrant women who interrupted their careers to raise children has been assessed; if transitional arrangements will be provided for fa…
Gary Gannon Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Justice
972. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the metrics, benchmarks and outcome indicators by which he intends to assess the success or failure of the proposed Irish Nationality and Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2026, given that no anticipated reduction in demand for housing, education, healthcare or other public services has been identified by him; whether such reductions form p…
Gary Gannon Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Justice
973. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration given the proposed Irish Nationality and Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2026 relates only to citizenship acquired through naturalisation and not to citizenship acquired through descent, if there are plans to amend the rules, eligibility criteria, or administrative processing of applications for registration in the Foreign Births Register…
Martin Kenny Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Agriculture
974. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the timeframe for his Department to draw down the funding from the EU fertiliser support scheme; and if the Government will co-finance it with €30 million. [64193/26]
Martin Kenny Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Agriculture
975. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the funds that were unspent as part of the fuel support scheme remains in his Department; and his plans for these funds. [64192/26]
Martin Kenny Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Agriculture
976. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will review the rules regarding the cut of dates and start dates for spreading fertiliser and slurry as the weather in recent years has not been compatible with the dates for spreading fertiliser and slurry. [64198/26]
Brian Brennan Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Agriculture
977. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he plans to provide additional funding to increase the number of applications approved under TAMS for solar panels on agricultural buildings. [64397/26]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Agriculture
978. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the Government is supportive of the Native Irish Honeybee Bill 2021. [64591/26]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Agriculture
979. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the independent scientific evidence from the National University of Ireland, Galway, regarding the Irish Honeybee and the Native Irish Honeybee Bill, 2021 will be published. [64592/26]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Agriculture
980. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether the Office of the Attorney General has undertaken scrutiny of the Native Irish Honeybee Bill 2021, in particular, for its compatibility with EU law. [64593/26]
John Paul O'Shea Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Agriculture
981. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a Social Farming Programme (details supplied) has not received funding in the recent allocation of funding. [64646/26]
Donna McGettigan Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Agriculture
982. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to ensure road repair budgets are provided by the Department of Transport when issuing felling licences under the Single Consent System in County Clare and throughout the State so that roads damaged in felling and transportation operations can be promptly repaired. [64829/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Agriculture
983. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of any contracts in place between his Department and agencies under his remit with a company (details supplied) known to have provided material support to the IDF in Gaza, which the Government considers to be guilty of genocide, since 2023. [64857/26]
Ryan O'Meara Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Agriculture
984. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of herdowners by county that have not carried out a TB test since 1 September 2024. [64906/26]
Paul Murphy Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Agriculture
985. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if media reports that Rásaíocht Con Éireann have settled a legal action being taken against them for defamation are true (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64930/26]
Denise Mitchell Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Agriculture
986. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider the creation of a strategic 90-day food reserve similar to the NORA model for fuel; his views on whether recent climate related disruption in the area of food production coupled with Ireland's reliance on imports for both food and livestock production that it is prudent to explore the feasability of such an approac…