Questions

446. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the proportion of family reunification grants made under the International Protection Act 2015 in 2025 where the sponsor was a minor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5607/26]

452. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current average processing times for short stay 'C' visas from submission to decision; the number of applications which were made in each of the years 2023, 2024 and 2025; the number granted in each year; his plans to assign more officials to the processing of C visas to reduce processing times; and if he will make a statement…

472. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons who arrived in the State through refugee family reunification in each of the years 2023, 2024 and 2025; the breakdown of persons, by age and by eligibility category, that is, spouses, minor children, parents of minor children, and siblings of minor children for each year. [5222/26]

1744. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on the progress and current timeline for the development of the Children's Court building on Hammond Lane; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1766/26]

563. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of gardaí stationed at Cabra Garda station in each of the years 2019 to 2025, inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73466/25]

498. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardai, by rank attached to the Garda band as of 5 December 2025, in tabular form. [71289/25]

499. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the amount spent on purchasing new Garda public order equipment in 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [71290/25]

255. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the budget that has been allocated by his Department to the Planning and Environmental Court for 2025; the projected budget for 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70450/25]

426. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on plans to transfer responsibility for the Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011 from the Department of Justice; Home Affairs and Migration to the Department of Housing; Local Government and Heritage as promised in the Programme for Government; if this will require primary legislation; the Department which will lead on t…

624. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department is drafting amending legislation for Guardianship of Infants (Amendment) Bill 2025; if so, when the proposed amendment will go to Cabinet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65312/25]

737. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on the progress of the construction of the new family court building at Hammond Lane, Dublin 7. [62843/25]

814. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if the analysis carried out by the Residential Tenancies Board on behalf of the Minister for Housing; Local Government and Heritage found that the accommodation recognition payment is having a significant impact on the private rental market; if data supporting this finding will be made available; and if he will make a statement on…

815. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when the findings of the analysis carried out by the Residential Tenancies Board for the Minister for Housing; Local Government and Heritage, on the impact of the accommodation recognition payment on the private rental market will be made available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63762/25]

702. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide a list of all reports from the office of inspector of prisons that he has received since 2020, listing the date received and the date published; the reason for publishing it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60996/25]

703. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the actions which were taken by his Department between receiving the Death in Custody Investigation Report on 18 July 2025 for a person (details supplied) on 12 January 2023, and its publication by the department on 30 October 2025. [60997/25]

704. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the action he will take to implement the recommendations in the Death in Custody Investigation Report for a person (details supplied). [60998/25]

705. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his Department's plans to redevelop the Old Cork Prison site as a new prison; if the interests of the Land Development Agency in terms of the site have been set aside; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61002/25]

706. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the approach that will be taken to the redevelopment of the Old Cork Prison with regard to architectural heritage; in particular with regard to those parts of the site that are included in the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage (viz. Cork Prison, Cork Prison: Prison Walls); and if he will make a statement on the matter. …

1273. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if the Gardaí or Courts Service have an in-house translation and interpretation function; the number of times a year the services of a translator or interpreter have been availed of in criminal investigations and court proceedings according to most recently available data; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58267/25]

1277. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the way in which the Government's relationship with the Judicial Council in terms of its sentencing guidelines function operates; if it is open to him as Minister, or to the Government, given the need to respect judicial independence, to bring the Judicial Council's attention to matters of concern which may be relevant to the dev…

1378. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of reports which have been made to date using the traffic watch online reporting portal on the Garda.ie website, which was introduced in August of 2024; and if this represents an increase in reporting when compared with the previous Garda traffic watch telephone service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. […

1379. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of incidents reported through the Garda traffic watch online reporting portal which have resulted in the complainant not being contacted by a member of An Garda Síochána within 107 days of the report which is the limit after which a fix penalty notice cannot be processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. …

1380. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of incidents reported through the Garda online traffic watch reporting portal which have been deemed inadmissible; the numbers which have resulted in a prosecution or have been dealt with in the way of a caution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59976/25]

579. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of new Garda road policing motorcycles that came into the fleet in 2024 and to date in 2025; and the number of motorcycles withdrawn during same period, in tabular form. [56745/25]

280. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he can provide an update on an ‘apparent lacuna in law’ relating to a case (details supplied); if he has engaged with the victim in this matter since coming to office; if his officials have prepared options in relation to changes in policy to address cases where victims are not afforded a right to information on the detention c…