Questions

742. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons currently residing in State-provided international protection accommodation who have received a final refusal decision; and the average length of time such persons remain in accommodation after refusal. [74262/26]

743. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he believes it is necessary to introduce new legislation making it a specific criminal offence to engage in drug debt related intimidation. [74261/26]

744. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the measures his Department is taking in collaboration with An Garda Síochána and the Criminal Assets Bureau to target the financial assets of criminal gangs engaged in the illegal drug trade. [74260/26]

759. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether any organisation whose members or associates are assessed by law enforcement agencies as being involved in organised criminal activity would be permitted to participate in the transition mechanism proposed by the Independent Report on Paramilitary Group Transition to Disbandment; and if he will outline the safeguards that would…

760. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether officials of his Department have held, or intend to hold, direct or indirect discussions with representatives of any loyalist or republican paramilitary organisations arising from the recommendations of the Independent Report on Paramilitary Group Transition to Disbandment; the organisations concerned. [74154/26]

761. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether he accepts in principle the recommendation contained in the Independent Report on Paramilitary Group Transition to Disbandment that the Irish and UK Governments establish an independent, time-bound transition mechanism to engage with paramilitary organisations. [74153/26]

466. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his views on the latest report from the Comptroller and Auditor General which found that with respect to asylum and IPAS accommodation “no value” had been secured from the money paid out, which represented “a substantial loss to taxpayers"; and to provide the details of the total amount lost to taxpayers from these contracts. [70511/26…

815. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the extent to which he has implemented the recommendations of the Comptroller and Auditor General’s 2024 report on IPAS contracting, particularly regarding proof of ownership, fire certification, insurance documentation, and planning compliance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64240/26]

816. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the measures he has introduced to prevent the awarding or renewal of IPAS contracts to companies whose directors or beneficial owners have been associated with criminal gangs, including those implicated in the Drogheda feud; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64239/26]

817. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of IPAS contracts currently under review or terminated due to concerns relating to ownership structures, undisclosed overseas funding sources, or links to organised criminality, as highlighted in recent media reporting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64238/26]

818. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the steps he is taking to ensure that companies awarded International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) contracts are subject to full criminal background and financial probity checks, in view of recent reports that contracts were previously issued to entities linked to individuals investigated by the Criminal Assets Bureau and th…

819. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of legacy IPAS contracts that have been renewed despite documented lapses in planning permission, fire safety certification, or insurance compliance; the rationale for allowing such renewals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64241/26]

831. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of accommodation contracts between IPAS and private companies that have been withdrawn or terminated since 1 January 2025; if he will provide a list of the companies concerned; the centres which they operated; and the reasons for the withdrawal or termination. [64498/26]

959. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons who have been issued with a deportation order that are currently in IPAS accommodation; and the number being housed in private rental or State owned residential accommodation. [65528/26]

501. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the steps his Department is taking to address organised immigration crime along the eastern and southern seaboard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52741/26]

502. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of incidents recorded in each of the past three years involving suspected smuggling vessels intercepted off the Irish coast; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52742/26]

503. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the progress made in establishing enhanced data sharing arrangements with UK authorities under the common travel area to address cross Border illegal migration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52743/26]

504. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the measures being taken to strengthen identity verification processes during the international protection screening procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52744/26]

505. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the extent of cooperation between his Department, An Garda Síochána, the Naval Service and the Irish Coast Guard in monitoring coastal activity linked to illegal migration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52745/26]

506. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if any return orders have been issued under the return border procedure since the commencement of the International Protection Act 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52746/26]

581. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total number of arrests made, prosecutions mounted and convictions secured under the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) (Safe Access Zones) Act 2024 in each month since its commencement in October 2024; the number of warnings issued and recorded by members of An Garda Síochána under section 4 of the Act in each month s…

151. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the date and month on which a person (details supplied) applied for Irish citizenship; the date and month when their application was approved by one of his predecessors; the reason the person who appeared to have been out of work for many years and suffering from serious health problems qualified for consideration for Irish citizenship…

164. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department or the International Protection Office collects data on the number of instances where a person is found to have made a false and/or misleading statement on their application for international protection; if so, the number of such instances from 2020 t to 2025 and to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the…

570. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the rationale underpinning the proposed introduction of a flat-fee model for payments under the criminal legal aid scheme in the District Court; the evidence base used to support the proposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51249/26]

571. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will provide a detailed assessment of how the proposed flat-fee model for criminal legal aid will ensure that access to justice is not undermined for defendants with complex or vulnerable circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51250/26]