1. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of protected disclosures made by members and staff of An Garda Síochána, either directly to his Department or through internal Garda channels, and to Fiosrú, in each of the past five years; and the number upheld, dismissed or under examination. [70836/26]
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2. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to his previous evidence to the Oireachtas justice committee concerning the number of providers arising from the cancellation of pre-contract accommodation agreements, and in light of the Comptroller and Auditor General’s report identifying legal proceedings involving five providers, to account for the difference between those fi…
3. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of appeals currently pending before the International Protection Appeals Tribunal. [70838/26]
4. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the proposed process and timeline for the two new prisons in the Glen, Cork city. [70856/26]
6. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department maintains records of security expenditure on a centre-by-centre basis in respect of all International Protection Accommodation Service, IPAS, accommodation centres; and, if so, the name and location of each centre, the security provider engaged, and the total amount spent on security services at each centre for each o…
7. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the assessments undertaken by his Department and An Garda Síochána regarding the need for increased Garda resources and Garda visibility in rapidly growing constituencies, such as Kildare North. [70464/26]
9. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the way in which he plans to address the concerns of a campaign (details supplied) which has advocated for sentencing reform and victims’ rights in Ireland. [70447/26]
10. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Irish citizens and non-Irish citizens who are currently prisoners within the Irish prison system; and a breakdown of all prisoners' nationalities. [69742/26]
11. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if any amendments to SI 303 of 2026 have been made to bring his recently announced changes to the legal aid scheme into force. [70647/26]
13. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total expenditure incurred by the State on criminal legal aid in respect of persons aged under 18 years in each of the years 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; and the estimated amount of that expenditure attributable to juveniles who had previously been convicted of one or more criminal offences. [70303/26]
14. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will abolish the proposed extension of the residency requirement by three years for citizenship; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70618/26]
15. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department has assessed the impact of significant population growth in rural areas, including in County Galway, on policing requirements; and whether consideration has been given to the adequacy of current Garda numbers assigned to these areas in light of increased population levels and service demands. [70638/26]
16. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will provide an update on the operation and expansion of community CCTV schemes; the supports available to local communities and local authorities seeking to establish or expand CCTV in areas experiencing persistent antisocial behaviour and crime; and if barriers to the approval or implementation of such schemes are being addre…
17. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons diverted by An Garda Síochána to health services under the health diversion scheme since its commencement; the number of Garda members who received specific training on the operation of the scheme prior to its commencement and to date; and the number of occasions on which a person eligible for diversion was not ref…
18. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on the work of Cuan in County Louth. [70469/26]
19. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the status of the Civil Reform Bill 2025; and the expected publication date of the draft Bill. [70316/26]
20. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of deportation orders overturned by the Minister for persons who had failed in a judicial review they had taken against the International Protection Appeals Tribunal in each of the past ten years and to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69998/26]
21. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department has conducted a cost-benefit analysis of his proposals to make it harder for people to attain citizenship; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70622/26]
22. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Garda stations in County Galway which operate on a full-time basis. [69729/26]
23. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether, further to the provisions of the Children Act 2001, he will consider introducing legislation providing criminal liability for a parent or guardian where it can be established that a wilful or reckless failure to exercise reasonable care or control has contributed to antisocial or criminal behaviour by a child under 18 years. […
24. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to outline public information campaigns planned to raise awareness of NIS2, particularly for businesses and organisations impacted. [70356/26]
25. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the measures that have been implemented by An Garda Síochána to de-escalate incidents of young adults video-recording themselves driving the wrong way down motorways, as occurred recently. [70571/26]
26. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he plans to increase targeted allocations through the community safety fund to certain parts of the country, given the increase in gangland criminal activity in certain parts of the country in recent years. [70449/26]
27. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his views on the roll-out of high-visibility policing; and the impact it is having in the Dublin area. [70552/26]
28. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on the expansion of youth diversion programmes nationally; and the further measures being taken to intervene early with young people at risk of becoming involved in persistent antisocial behaviour and crime. [70450/26]