Questions

1353. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide, for each Garda district serving the Cork North-Central Dáil constituency, the number of sworn gardaí newly assigned to those districts in each year from 2019 to 2025 to date, identifying those assigned on first posting on attestation and those transferred in from other divisions; and if he will make a statement on the matt…

1354. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to detail, for each Garda district serving the Cork North-Central Dáil constituency, the number of sworn gardaí who left those districts in each year from 2019 to 2025 to date, disaggregated by reason (retirement, resignation, dismissal, transfer to another division, death in service); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5…

1355. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide the sanctioned strength for sworn gardaí versus the actual strength on the latest date available in 2025, for each Garda district serving the Cork North-Central Dáil constituency, and the net change in actual strength since 1 January 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59817/25]

1356. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to previous replies on Garda resources, to provide the net recruitment balance for each Garda district serving the Cork North-Central Dáil constituency in 2024 and 2025 to date, defined as new assignments and transfers in minus retirements, resignations, dismissals and transfers out; and if he will make a statement on the matt…

1361. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will outline the measures being taken to address the growing link between gender-based violence and the widespread exposure of children and young people to violent or degrading online pornography; whether his Department is coordinating with the Department of Education and Youth and the Department of Children, Disability and Equa…

1362. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the specific actions being taken to address the relationship between exposure to violent online pornography and the prevalence of gender-based violence; if his Department is working with Coimisiún na Meán to strengthen age verification and content moderation under the Online Safety and Media Regulation Act; and if he will make a state…

1363. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if persons residing in Ireland under international protection or temporary protection who are convicted of a crime and sentenced to a custodial term are entitled to continue residing in the State once the sentence has been served; the legal basis for this entitlement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59934/25]

1364. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if persons under international protection or temporary protection who are serving custodial sentences are allowed to continue processing their applications to remain in the State while in prison; if any measures are in place to facilitate access to documentation, interviews, or legal representation; and if he will make a statement on …

1365. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the criteria under which international protection or temporary protection status can be revoked or refused to persons who have committed crimes while residing in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59936/25]

1366. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if persons residing in Ireland under international protection or temporary protection are permitted to travel to their country of origin or to other countries while their protection status is in place; the rules and limitations on such travel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59937/25]

1367. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if travel by persons under international protection or temporary protection to their country of origin could affect their protection status or eligibility for State supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59938/25]

1368. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration how his Department verifies or monitors travel undertaken by persons under international protection or temporary protection; if there have been cases where such travel has raised concerns about the legitimacy of the protection claim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59939/25]

1369. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if persons under international protection or temporary protection who travel abroad continue to be entitled to State supports, including accommodation, while away; and his views on the fairness and cost to the taxpayer. [59940/25]

1370. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration in view of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade travel advise warning Irish citizens, particularly women, about safety and security risks in certain countries, how the Government reconciles allowing entry and residence for individuals from those countries, including asylum seekers with the advice given to its own citizens; and …

1371. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to detail the total annual cost of providing free legal services to asylum seekers and persons seeking international protection through the Refugee Legal Service under the Legal Aid Board; the source of this funding; if he will outline how this expenditure is justified when many Irish citizens are unable to access similar free legal r…

1372. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of asylum seekers or persons seeking international protection who received free legal advice or representation through the Legal Aid Board, in each of the past five years; and the total expenditure on same in each year. [59943/25]

1373. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he has considered extending similar access to free legal representation for Irish citizens facing significant personal, housing, or social challenges, in the interest of equality of access to justice. [59944/25]

1374. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the extent to which the EU, or other international funding, contributes to the cost of legal services provided to asylum seekers; and if his Department will provide a breakdown of national versus external funding sources. [59945/25]

1375. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total annual cost of providing free legal services to asylum seekers and persons seeking international protection through the Refugee Legal Service under the Legal Aid Board; the source of this funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59946/25]

1376. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of asylum seekers and persons seeking international protection who have received free legal advice or representation through the Legal Aid Board in each of the past five years; the total expenditure in each of those years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59947/25]

1377. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if EU or other international funding contributes to the cost of legal services provided to asylum seekers; the proportion of national versus external funding; if he will consider extending similar access to free legal representation for Irish citizens who face significant social, housing, or family-related legal challenges, to ensure …

1387. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to outline the systems currently in place to monitor compliance with departure conditions for non-EEA nationals who enter the State on student visas; how his Department determines whether such individuals have left the State on expiry of their permission to remain; whether his Department is developing an exit-tracking or data-sharing …

117. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration in view of growing opposition to State proposals for mandated encryption backdoors, if he will publish the legal advice received on privacy, cybersecurity, and constitutional implications; arrange for an independent impact assessment involving civil society and tech experts; and commit to maintaining end-to-end encryption standards for…

548. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his plans to bring forward the necessary statutory regulations or amending legislation to implement the recommendations of the 'Periodic Payment Orders Indexation Rate-Report of the Inter-Departmental Working Group' accepted by him in July 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56524/25]

549. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current status of the implementation process for the revised indexation mechanism for periodic payment orders under part IV of the Civil Liability (Amendment) Act 2017; and to specify the expected commencement date for the new framework. [56525/25]