Questions

363. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will consider establishing an independent review mechanism for historic or disputed cases of sudden or unexplained death, including those of (details supplied), to ensure transparency, accountability, and public confidence in the justice process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62366/25]

364. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his department has a formal process to support families who have long sought answers in unresolved cases, such as (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62367/25]

366. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will intervene in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62387/25]

378. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration given the forthcoming International Protection Bill 2025 and the pilot project which has processed over 300 decisions since July, the assessment that his Department has made of the current backlog in international protection appeals; the estimate that has been made of the additional resources required to meet the June 2026 EU processin…

708. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if persons applying for entry visas, residence permits, or international protection are required to undergo any form of medical examination or testing for infectious diseases or viruses; the categories of entrants, if any, for whom such testing remains mandatory; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61030/25]

709. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if consideration has been given to reintroducing or expanding medical screening for infectious diseases and viruses among persons entering or residing in the State; if any risk assessments or public health reviews have been undertaken in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61031/25]

722. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is aware of the IZA Institute of Labor Economics study (details supplied); if a comparable study has been conducted or commissioned in Ireland to assess the long-term fiscal impact of asylum seekers and family reunification migration; if not, whether his Department, in collaboration with the Department of Finance or the Central S…

301. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons and family units who have availed of the enhanced voluntary return scheme since its introduction on 28 September 2025, by nationality, family composition, and stage of the international protection process at which they opted for return; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60767/25]

302. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the safeguards in place to ensure that offers under the enhanced voluntary return scheme are not coercive in nature; the consultations or feedback received from non-governmental organisations, including organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60768/25]

303. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total expenditure to date on the enhanced voluntary return scheme, including payments to participants and administrative costs incurred through the International Organization for Migration; the projected full-year cost if current uptake levels continue; and the alternative policy measures under consideration if participation remain…

304. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí currently assigned to community policing and night patrols in the Shandon, Blarney Street, and north city centre areas; and the recorded number of public-order and anti-social behaviour incidents in the past six months. [60824/25]

305. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current number of Gardaí attached to Ballincollig Garda Station. [60825/25]

1240. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will consider establishing a national awareness campaign to address the impact of violent pornography on young people’s understanding of intimacy and relationships, as part of the National Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence 2022–2026. [59949/25]

1241. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if persons from Ukraine residing in Ireland under temporary protection who have entered employment remain eligible for full state-provided accommodation and associated supports; the criteria applied to determine continued eligibility where income is being earned; the total cost to the Exchequer to date; and if he will make a statement…

1242. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the Government’s plans to review the current temporary protection arrangements for persons from Ukraine; the timeframe for proposed changes; the length of time the State plans to continue funding full accommodation and related supports at current levels, given the cost to the taxpayer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5…

1243. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department conducts any oversight, audit, or verification of eligibility for State-provided accommodation and supports for persons from Ukraine residing in Ireland under the Temporary Protection Directive, particularly where individuals have entered employment; and if he will provide details of any reviews, compliance checks, o…

1245. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to outline the reporting obligations of higher education institutions and private colleges in respect of non-EEA students holding study visas; the means by which institutions are required to notify the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration or immigration service delivery where a student withdraws, fails to attend, or cease…

1246. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department has undertaken any audit or compliance review of reporting practices among education providers enrolling international students; and if measures are in place to ensure accurate data-sharing between institutions and the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration. [60126/25]

1281. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration in light of the recent violent disruption outside a hotel housing asylum seekers in Dublin (Citywest Hotel) and the serious implications for accommodation, public order and community confidence, the current national and regional accommodation capacity figures for asylum seekers and pending decisions, broken down by county; the criteri…

1317. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if IPAS centres are subject to the same notification and consultation requirements as other developments under the Planning Acts (details supplied). [59209/25]

1320. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration given recent reports of serious disturbances outside asylum accommodation in the Dublin region, and criticism of Ireland’s implementation of immigration and asylum-policy controls, if he will provide the number of incidents recorded in 2024-25 where asylum-accommodation centres experienced public order disturbances; an assessment of t…

1321. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if IPAS centres are subject to the same notification and consultation requirements as other developments under the Planning and Development Acts 2000 and 2025 and Planning and Development Acts 2024 and 2025. [59233/25]

1322. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration in light of the applicable provisions of the Integration and Reception (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 159 of 2025), if an environmental impact assessment, or an appropriate assessment of the then proposed development, as required by section 4(4) of the Planning and Development …

1351. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of civilian staff employed by An Garda Síochána in the wider Cork area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59804/25]

1352. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to set out, for each Garda district serving the Cork North-Central Dáil constituency, the number of sworn gardaí assigned on the last day of each year from 2019 to 2024 and on the most recent date available in 2025, in both headcount and whole-time equivalent terms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59813/25]