386. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration To ask the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if the Department, or any agency under the Department's aegis, funds, part-funds, or reimburses driving lessons, driving instructor fees, or driving test fees for asylum seekers or refugees; if so, the name of the scheme, its eligibility criteria, the total spend in each year…
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387. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of incidents of criminal damage, arson and threats to kill or cause serious harm recorded in the Cork City division in each of the years 2021 to 2025 and to date in 2026 that were assessed as connected to the collection or enforcement of drug-related debts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67945/26]
388. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of reports made under the Drug Related Intimidation Reporting Programme in each of the years 2021 to 2025 and to date in 2026, by Garda division, with a specific breakdown for the Cork City and Cork/Kerry divisions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67937/26]
389. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons refused leave to land at each airport in the State outside Dublin Airport in 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67936/26]
390. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current whole-time-equivalent strength of the divisional drugs units in the Cork City and Cork/Kerry divisions in each of the years 2021 to 2025 and to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67944/26]
391. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the arrangements in place to ensure that every arriving international flight at airports outside Dublin is met by an immigration officer; the number of arriving international flights at Kerry Airport in 2025 and to date in 2026 that were not met by an immigration officer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67934/26]
392. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Garda National Immigration Bureau immigration officers assigned to each airport in the State outside Dublin Airport, namely Cork, Shannon, Kerry, Knock and Donegal; if each of these airports has immigration officer coverage for all arriving international flights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67933/26]
393. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of nominated Garda Inspectors currently assigned to the Drug Related Intimidation Reporting Programme in the Cork City and Cork/Kerry divisions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67942/26]
394. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of cases referred by An Garda Síochána to the Criminal Assets Bureau arising from drug-related debt enforcement and intimidation in each of the years 2021 to 2025 and to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67948/26]
395. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to set out the process by which the Special Rapporteur on Racial Equality and Racism was appointed; the term of the appointment; and whether the role is established on a statutory or an administrative basis. [67966/26]
396. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration which Department and Minister currently hold responsibility for the Office of the Special Rapporteur on Racial Equality and Racism; and to set out the reporting and oversight arrangements that apply to the role. [67965/26]
397. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the declaration of interest and conflict of interest safeguards that apply to the Special Rapporteur on Racial Equality and Racism, having regard to any concurrent professional, commercial or advocacy activities of the office holder in the area of anti-racism training and consultancy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [679…
398. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide a county by county breakdown of the payments made to barristers in criminal legal aid payments for the individual months of May, June, July and August this year; and the amount paid out in criminal legal aid payments by county to barristers for the corresponding four months in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a …
399. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether a code of conduct, terms of reference or standards of office apply to the Special Rapporteur on Racial Equality and Racism; and the procedure by which a member of the public may raise a concern or complaint regarding the office. [67968/26]
400. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total cost to the Exchequer of the Office of the Special Rapporteur on Racial Equality and Racism in each year since its establishment, including any fees, expenses or supports paid to the office holder; and the source of that funding. [67967/26]
401. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to urgently issue visas to Gaza students (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67882/26]
402. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will provide a grandfather clause in the Irish Nationality and Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2026 to ensure that marriages entered into before 2025 remain subject to the existing three-year residency requirement for spouses of Irish citizens. [67762/26]
403. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide a county by county breakdown of the payments made to solicitors in criminal legal aid payments for the individual months of May, June, July and August this year; and the amount paid out in criminal legal aid payments by county to solicitors for the corresponding four months in 2025, in tabular form; and if will make a sta…
404. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total amounts that have been paid out to barristers in criminal legal aid payments for the individual months of May, June, July and August this year; and the amount paid out in criminal legal aid payments to barristers for the corresponding four months in 2025, in tabular form; and if can make a statement on the matter. [67889/2…
405. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total amounts that have been paid out to solicitors in criminal legal aid payments for the individual months of May, June, July and August this year; and the amount paid out in criminal legal aid payments to solicitors for the corresponding four months in 2025, in tabular form; and if will make a statement on the matter. [67886/…
406. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will consider and reply to correspondence from an organisation regarding the points relevant to his Department (details supplied). [67977/26]
407. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when the outstanding visa appeals for Palestinian nationals seeking to study in Ireland will be processed, given that third-level courses have already commenced for the current academic year and students risk losing their placements; and the specific criteria or differentiating factors that distinguished the 46 applications from Pale…
408. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he has considered the suspension of visa free travel for Israeli citizens; and the mechanisms by which he ensures that individuals who may have committed war crimes in Gaza in the course of Israel's genocide do not pose a risk to the safety of Irish communities. [67866/26]
409. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of arrests made for public order offences within Galway city in each month for 2025 and to date in 2026. [67842/26]
410. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his plans to ensure that students who have had their visas rejected coming from Palestine will have any appeals to this refusal looked at in as little time as possible. [67834/26]