1307. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his views regarding policing and the use of drone technology as an aid to police work. [58914/25]
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1341. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the plans to establish a national will register; if there are any plans to progress with the legislation necessary to put it in place; the reason the Bill proposed in 2011, again in 2016, and again in 2021 was never progressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59566/25]
427. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 111 of 9 July 2025, how the progress in reduced probate processing times outlined (and any more up-to-date figures) have been achieved; if he has any information on the minimum and maximum probate processing times; if the Government restarted accepting probate applications from non-solicitors; if h…
302. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will outline the secured funding for the courts service to facilitate the development and delivery of the eProbate project, which is expected to lead to a faster process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49325/25]
889. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the latest information on the re-direction of proceeds of crime into community endeavours and projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48423/25]
890. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the powers available to An Garda Síochána to deal with underage/juvenile crime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48424/25]
891. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the steps he has taken to prohibit attacks on minority communities; and the progress that has been made in relation to the vicious and unprovoked attack on an Indian person in Kilnamanagh, Dublin 24. [48425/25]
188. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to the Programme for Government commitment, the progress that has been made in transferring responsibility for property services and estate agents from the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39978/25]
189. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the progress made in regulating service charges and sinking funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39980/25]
348. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to outline the current rules governing the migration of South African citizens to Ireland, specifically in relation to eligibility and requirements for obtaining work visas; pathways available for transitioning from work visas to permanent residency; any bilateral or special arrangements in place between Ireland and South Africa regard…
643. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position in relation to the proposed State purchase of a hotel (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32696/25]
653. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice the average cost to keep a prisoner in custody; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25225/25]
654. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice to outline any plans he has in relation to attempting to reduce the prison population size; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25226/25]
150. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice if there will be any changes regarding the rationalisation of Garda stations to reflect growing population centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24833/25]
368. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice if he has considered a surcharge/tax on the profits that the largest operators of IPAS centres have been making for redistribution among the wider local community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23003/25]
1533. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice the number of vehicles that were confiscated by Gardaí at the roadside for non-display of road tax in 2024; and the normal protocol for dealing with a driver with an out-of-date or non-display of a motor tax disc. [18958/25]
533. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice the protocols for Garda when a member of the public can track their stolen items to a specific location as a consequence of GPS or mobile tracking of devices (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15014/25]
119. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice to provide an update on the Garda numbers of Tallaght and Rathfarnham Garda stations, for the years 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12943/25]
162. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice considering the challenges faced by non-EU family members seeking emergency visitor visas in urgent circumstances, such as family bereavement, if there are plans to review the current processing procedures to ensure that genuinely urgent cases are facilitated as swiftly as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12942/25]
325. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice the number of EVs within the Garda fleet at present; if he will outline how the numbers have grown in the past two or three years; the number of Garda stations fitted with EV charging facilities in the time prior to his own appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10286/25]
327. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice with regard to the operation of the immigrant investor programme, what the status is of those applications which had been lodged with the Department in advance of the termination of the programme. [10314/25]
255. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice if he will introduce legislation to deport people who commit a criminal offence in Ireland; the present position in relation to same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5342/25]
170. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice the alternative arrangements available for Cuban nationals applying for an Irish visa, given that the current process requires online payment, reliable postal services, and the ability to travel to Mexico for an interview, none of which is feasible for most applicants in Cuba; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3630/25]
171. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice for an update in respect of the Stardust redress scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3643/25]
1026. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice to consider measures to facilitate emergency visitor visas for grieving non-EU family members in the event of the death of a migrant or an Irish citizen with family overseas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1656/25]