342. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the way In which the extension of the reckonable residence requirement to five years for citizenship applications by those granted international protection under the International Protection Bill 2026 will deter non-genuine claims and support sustainable integration limits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7121/26]
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749. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total cost to date of the Victims Charter advertising campaign which is currently under way on television; to clarify that the Charter applies to Irish citizens as well as foreign nationals; and the reason eight of the nine actors who feature in the television advertisements for the campaign appear to be foreign nationals or from a…
728. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current compulsory retirement ages which apply to members of the judiciary; and the changes which have been made to these retirement ages from 2000 to date in 2026. [3703/26]
743. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if Approved Housing Bodies are providing accommodation for former residents of IPAS centres who have not yet been given leave to remain, and if he will provide statistics and other details of the numbers and the AHBs involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4214/26]
770. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason his Department transferred a question (details supplied) to the Minister for Housing; Local Government and Heritage for reply given his Department is engaging with the issue under discussion as noted in the response from the Minister for Housing; Local Government and Heritage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. […
1611. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total number of gardaí in the State at present; the total number who are permitted to retain a firearm in their personal possession; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73914/25]
1670. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of instances to date where a contract with providers of accommodation for people fleeing the war in Ukraine has been terminated where a breach of contractual obligations was identified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74909/25]
329. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide a detailed explanation of the selection process and underlying rationale for the membership of the recently established Firearms Forum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72712/25]
330. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason the membership of his Department's Firearms Forum excludes certain sectors (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72713/25]
342. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if the companies involved in the ownership and development of a site (details supplied) have been in contact with his Department regarding the provision of accommodation for asylum seekers or others under IPAS or temporary protection or any other form of State directed or State assisted accommodation; and if he will make a statement on…
607. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason he announced recent significant changes to immigration policy at a press conference with the media, rather than on the floor of Dáil Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69341/25]
608. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 351 of 2 October 2025, if he is now in a position to provide an answer (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69342/25]
609. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 286 of 16 October 2025, if he is now in a position to provide the reply (details supplied); the reason a reply has not been forthcoming from Garda authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69343/25]
718. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the vetting processes which are applied during the naturalisation and citizenship process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70236/25]
719. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if prior criminal convictions in another State prohibit being granted citizenship here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70237/25]
720. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is aware of any complaints made about individuals in the citizenship process by persons who had knowledge of a person’s criminal background; if he clarify the way in which such complaints are handled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70238/25]
721. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons with criminal convictions who have been granted citizenship, including naturalised citizenship, from 2010 to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70239/25]
370. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide an update on the number of instances from 2022 to date where a service provider or potential service provider for temporary accommodation to beneficiary of temporary protection payment was not the outright owner of the property and had not obtained permission from the owner before making an offer to his Department; and if he…
398. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether he will support legislation to summarily dismiss any application for asylum received from persons who had arrived in Ireland via the United Kingdom, or to prohibit any such individuals from submitting an application, since by definition they are in breach of the Dublin Convention and are not entitled to asylum in Ireland; and i…
226. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of international protection applicants who have come from the UK before applying for international protection in Ireland for each of the years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022,2023, 2024 and to date 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66351/25]
227. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of inadmissible international protection decisions made under Section 21 of the International Protection Bill 2015 made by the IPO and IPAT for international protection applicants, by reason of having come from the UK for each of the years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date 2025; and if he will make a statement o…
228. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the average processing time for inadmissible international protection decisions made under section 21 of the International Protection Bill 2015 by both the IPO and IPAT for applicants by reason of having come from the UK for each of the years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the…
229. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of inadmissible international protection decisions made under section 21 of the International Protection Bill 2015, by reason of having come from the UK that have “timed out” because the Department did not transfer or act on the decision within the time frame for removal permitted by law for each of the years 2019, 2020, 202…
230. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Dublin III transfer decisions made by the IPO and IPAT for international protection applicants each of the years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66355/25]
231. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the average processing time for Dublin III decisions from initial application to the IPO to IPAT decision for international protection applicants for each of the years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66356/25]