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Paul Lawless Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Justice
1629. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of deportation orders that have been issued to date in the State, in tabular form, for each of the past 10 years. [74117/25]
Paul Lawless Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Justice
1630. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total cost of deportations to the State, in tabular form, for each of the past 10 years. [74118/25]
Paul Lawless Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Justice
1631. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the steps taken after a deportation order is issued whereby the individual does not self deport. [74119/25]
Paul Lawless Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Justice
1632. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is aware of the location of all individuals in the State who have been issued with a deportation order and have not left the State. [74120/25]
Paul Lawless Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Justice
1637. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if the €2.1 million allocated in Budget 2026 for electronic monitoring relates solely to the 12-month pilot phase; and if so, the estimated annual cost of maintaining the system once fully operational. [74279/25]
Paul Lawless Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Justice
1638. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the expected duration of the pilot phase for electronic monitoring; the anticipated cost per monitored individual during the pilot; and the projected cost per monitored individual under a national rollout. [74280/25]
Paul Lawless Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Justice
1639. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the estimated number of offenders that will be subject to electronic monitoring under a full national rollout; and the projected annual expenditure required to sustain this level of monitoring. [74281/25]
Paul Lawless Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Justice
1640. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department has conducted a cost-benefit analysis comparing electronic monitoring with custodial sentences; and if he will publish the findings of this analysis. [74282/25]
Paul Lawless Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Justice
1641. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the anticipated capital and recurring costs associated with electronic monitoring over the next five years; and if he will provide a year-by-year breakdown of projected expenditure. [74283/25]
Paul Lawless Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Justice
1642. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total number of prisoners given a custodial short-term sentence under 18 months; and for a breakdown of the number of prisoners serving sentences under 18 months in the format under 3, under 6, under 9, 12 and under 18 months for each of the past five years, in tabular form. [74307/25]
Paul Lawless Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Justice
1675. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of domestic abuse refuge accommodation units currently available in each county; the number of family spaces and single-person spaces within those units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [75063/25]
Paul Lawless Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Justice
1676. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the annual funding allocated to domestic abuse refuges in each of the past five years, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [75066/25]
Paul Lawless Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Justice
1677. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of staff employed in domestic abuse refuges in each county; the number of specialist support workers available, including child support workers, trauma counsellors, and outreach workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [75067/25]
Paul Lawless Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Justice
1678. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the plans in place to increase refuge capacity nationwide; the counties identified as priority areas for new units; the expected timelines for delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [75068/25]
Paul Lawless Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Justice
1679. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of refuge spaces required for Ireland to meet the standards set out under the Istanbul Convention; the current shortfall; the steps being taken to close this gap; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [75069/25]
Paul Lawless Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Justice
1680. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of children accommodated in domestic abuse refuges in each of the past five years; the supports available to them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [75070/25]
Paul Lawless Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Justice
1681. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the counties that currently have no refuge provision; the number of victims from those counties who sought refuge elsewhere in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [75071/25]
Paul Lawless Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Justice
1685. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide details of accommodation at a centre (details supplied). [75119/25]
Paul Lawless Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Justice
719. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of prisoners who were granted temporary release in each of the past five years; of those, the number who committed a criminal offence while on temporary release; the breakdown of such offences by category for example, violent, property and drug-related; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71952/25]
Paul Lawless Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Justice
742. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number and percentage of persons who have been prosecuted for the offence of illegal entry to the State, in each of the past five years. [72212/25]
Paul Lawless Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Justice
743. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons currently in custody who are non-Irish nationals; the length of sentence being served by each; the offence category for which they were convicted; and the length of time each individual had been a resident in the State prior to committing the offence, for each of the past 5 years, in tabular form. [72213/25]
Paul Lawless Written 10 Dec 2025 · to Justice
250. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total number of prisoners currently in custody across the State; the number of prisoners serving short-term sentences (under 18 months); and for a breakdown of the number of prisoners serving sentences under 18 months, for each of the past five years, in tabular form. [70390/25]
Paul Lawless Written 10 Dec 2025 · to Justice
251. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the average monthly cost to the State of housing a prisoner. [70391/25]
Paul Lawless Written 10 Dec 2025 · to Justice
252. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current level of overcrowding in prisons; the percentage occupancy rate for each prison; and the measures being taken to address overcrowding. [70392/25]
Paul Lawless Written 10 Dec 2025 · to Justice
254. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current status of the electronic tagging programme; whether the procurement process has been completed and a contract awarded; the expected timeline for implementation and operational rollout; the estimated annual cost of introducing and maintaining electronic tagging; and the number of offenders expected to be subject to electron…