Questions

972. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of requests or complaints received by the Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) under Articles 17 and 19 of the GDPR (the "right to erasure / right to be forgotten") in each year from 2018 to date. [28995/25]

981. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration ; if he will provide an outline of engagements in his Ministerial diary and that of any Minister of State at his Department for the period 1 March 2025 to the week ending 28 March 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29155/25]

989. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to clarify if his department has conveyed any concerns to the Department of Health regarding the Assisted Human Reproduction Bill 2024, which includes provisions to allow domestic and international surrogacy, regarding the potential for human trafficking; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29213/25]

994. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of gardaí who are currently suspended from duty; if he will provide a breakdown of how long they have been suspended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29288/25]

995. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of applicants for protection that have been issued with a notice upon making their application advising them of the fact that may opt to voluntarily return at any stage before he refuses to give a refugee or subsidiary protection declaration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29289/25]

459. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice the reason most provided by the 948 applications for international protection from Ukrainian nationals from 1 March 2022 to 19 May 2025 as to why they did not choose to be treated under the process provided for under the EU Temporary Protection Directive (2001/55/EC); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28503/25]

460. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice the precise database that is accessed by Irish immigration officers to check the criminal status of persons seeking entry to the State’s international protection system, including at ports of entry; the number of responses received by immigration officers, including those officers at ports of entry, that have returned an indication of criminal status during the p…

461. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice the process that is implemented when immigration officers received an alert indicating a person seeking entry to the State is wanted for criminal purposes, specifically in the context of the international protection system; if he will confirm that such persons are allowed entry to the State even in circumstances where an alert indicating the person is wanted for …

456. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice if the State is intending to cease to pay for accommodation at a hotel (details supplied); if the reported purchase of another hotel is completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26859/25]

457. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice if a hotel (details supplied) will return to use as hospitality accommodation if the State proceeds with the reported purchase of another hotel for international protection purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26860/25]

458. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice if his Department has contracted or engaged any private consultation analysis on proposals to purchase a hotel (details supplied) for international protection purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26861/25]

676. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice if he or officials from his Department have met with their Northern Ireland counterparts to discuss measures designed to reduce or track the flow of persons travelling over the Border to access international protection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25571/25]

684. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice the number of emergency visits that members of the Gardaí, Fire Service or National Ambulance Service crews made to the temporary tented IPA facility in Lissywollen, Athlone, per each month of Q1 of 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25720/25]

685. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice the cost per year of transporting temporary protection applicants to accommodation centres from 2020 to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25728/25]

703. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 902 of 13 May 2025, if the numbers approved for Family Reunification under Section 56 of the 2015 Act from 2019, up to 7 May 2025 refers to the number of applications approved or the numbers of persons granted permission to enter and reside in the state; if the latter, the total number of persons to enter and reside for each …

902. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice to outline the current national policy in relation to family reunification for those granted asylum; the degree of familial relationship to which the policy applies; the number of individuals who have come to Ireland following the granting of such applications from 2019 to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24326/25]

310. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice to confirm that all Ministers of State within his Department have had their ministerial powers delegated to them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22136/25]

353. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 1506 of 29 April 2025, the number of those categorised as ‘Clandestine’ who subsequently applied for international protection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22765/25]

1499. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice if he is aware of private companies (details supplied) purporting to offer assistance to asylum seekers to submit applications for leave to remain, and charging them fees of over €2,000 for such assistance; and if his Department monitors or regulates the activities of such companies in any way; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18527/25]

1506. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 999 of 22 January 2025, if he is now in a position to provide data requested from the Garda Commissioner by his predecessor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18624/25]

1573. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice the way in which his Department or any agency under the aegis of his Department verifies that those subject to voluntary deportation orders have left the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19497/25]

1591. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice to provide data for the period 2020 to date on the number of international protection applicants who have made an application for protection at International Protection Offices without being in possession of valid or complete documentation; the number of those who made an application while being in receipt of false or invalid documentation during the same period…

1594. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice the number of flights facilitating deportation that have taken place in the last 12 months; the number he anticipates to take place by the end of 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20050/25]

1093. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice the status of an application for a funding from an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10682/25]

1119. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice if he will establish a new permanent stakeholders forum for licensed firearms holders to ensure ongoing consultation and transparency in decision-making; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11348/25]