240. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of unresolved or historic cases that have been referred for peer review since 2018; the number completed; the number reopened; and the number in which new investigative actions were taken. [66588/25]
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241. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current number of international protection appeals pending at the International Protection Appeals Tribunal; the average waiting time; and the number of appeals exceeding six months, nine months and twelve months. [66590/25]
242. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the Department’s estimate of the additional staffing, accommodation, ICT and operational resources required to meet the June 2026 deadlines under the EU Migration and Asylum Pact; and if he will provide the Department’s internal projections. [66591/25]
243. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the Department’s assessment of the impact that accelerated first-instance and appeal decisions will have on emergency accommodation demand in Cork city and Cork county; and if he will provide any modelling carried out since January 2024. [66592/25]
244. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department has developed a capacity plan for the International Protection Appeals Tribunal to clear legacy appeals before June 2026; and if he will outline the projected monthly clearance rate required to meet that target. [66593/25]
245. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if the Department has carried out any stress-testing of the accelerated border-procedure timelines introduced on 1 July 2025; and if he will publish the results, including any operational risks identified. [66594/25]
246. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of contracted emergency accommodation beds due to expire between January 2026 and June 2026; the proportion located in Cork; and the Department’s plan for replacement capacity. [66595/25]
659. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether a formal assessment has been carried out of the likely impact on Ireland of the asylum reforms announced by the UK Government; the expected changes in arrivals through Northern Ireland given the Common Travel Area and open land border; the modelling that has been done on pressures on international protection accommodation servi…
507. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department has undertaken a thorough and detailed survey of the educational and professional qualifications of all individuals residing in IPAS centres, including but not limited, to their levels of secondary and tertiary education, the presence of advanced degrees such as PhDs, professional qualifications in fields like medicin…
203. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to set out the Government’s position, prior to the enactment of the Private Security Services Act 2004, regarding the legal powers available to private security personnel in relation to the detention, restraint, or physical control of individuals; to clarify whether the Private Security Services Act 2004 provides any statutory power fo…
204. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to clarify whether private security personnel possess any statutory authority to detain, restrain, or physically control individuals under the Private Security Services Act 2004, or whether their powers are limited solely to those available to any member of the public under common-law citizen’s arrest. [64416/25]
205. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to outline the Government’s stated legal position prior to the enactment of the Private Security Services Act 2004 regarding the powers, if any, of private security personnel to detain or restrain members of the public. [64417/25]
206. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will state whether his Department recognises the practice of private security personnel “retaining and detaining” individuals as being outside the scope of lawful authority; and if so, what actions the Department is taking to address such practices. [64418/25]
207. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to set out the legal parameters governing the use of force by private security personnel, including proportionality, necessity, and the requirement for immediate handover to An Garda Síochána following any alleged citizen’s arrest. [64419/25]
208. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to detail the oversight mechanisms within the Private Security Authority (PSA) to identify, investigate, and sanction private security personnel or companies that exceed their lawful authority or engage in unlawful detention or excessive force. [64420/25]
209. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to list the number of cases in each of the past ten years where the Private Security Authority suspended, revoked, or refused licences due to allegations involving unlawful detention, assault, excessive force, or related misconduct. [64421/25]
210. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether the PSA has ever carried out or contributed to reviews into incidents involving private security personnel where serious injury or death occurred; and if not, whether the Minister will consider directing such a review. [64422/25]
211. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide the annual number of complaints received by the PSA relating to physical force, restraint, or alleged unlawful detention by private security personnel for each of the past ten years. [64423/25]
212. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to outline the number of on-site inspections the PSA has conducted annually for the past ten years, and the number of enforcement actions arising from those inspections. [64424/25]
213. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the minimum training standards required for licensing private security staff, including modules on lawful authority, use of force, restraint, and de-escalation. [64425/25]
214. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether private security training currently includes any accredited instruction on physical restraint; and if not, the assessment which has been made regarding the risks associated with untrained personnel attempting to physically restrain individuals. [64426/25]
215. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if private security licensing requires training on positional asphyxia, medical safety, or the dangers associated with multiple-person restraints; and if not, whether his Department will consider introducing such requirements. [64427/25]
216. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current vetting requirements for private security personnel; and whether his Department has assessed whether the existing regime adequately identifies individuals unsuitable for roles involving physical interaction with the public. [64428/25]
217. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether additional regulatory standards apply to private security personnel operating in nightclubs, bars, or late-night venues where interactions involving physical force are more likely. [64429/25]
218. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether private security personnel working in nightclubs are required to report incidents involving force or restraint to the PSA or An Garda Síochána; and if such mandatory reporting is monitored or enforced. [64430/25]