Questions

246. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department’s Budget 2026 allocation has provided for an increase in the daily expense allowance for children in the international protection system, or any other financial measures to alleviate child poverty amongst children in the system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56000/25]

685. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the proportion of applications to join An Garda Síochána that are responded to within three months; the current average processing time of applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54740/25]

17. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his views on whether the powers available to An Garda Síochána are adequate to address instances of domestic, sexual and gender-based violence at present; if data available to him suggests that there may be a lacuna in law at present whereby, during the time in which it takes to issue and serve a barring order, there is a heightene…

20. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will indicate how An Garda Síochána are responding to an apparent increase in vigilantism coordinated through social media which targets minorities; if he can provide information on what new or changed policing approach is being adopted as a result of the novel methods now being employed to undertaken criminal harassment and/…

23. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he has met with the special rapporteur for the Action Plan Against Racism; if he can provide an update on the implementation of the Action Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54191/25]

71. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if it is his or the Government’s intention to apply the border procedure under the Migration and Asylum Pact to families with children requesting international protection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54188/25]

393. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to consider the creation of a statutory offence or a defined sub-offence under sexual assault specifically addressing sibling sexual abuse, to reflect the unique betrayal and coercion dynamics present in intra-familial abuse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53067/25]

344. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is aware that, in relation to visa decisions, wait times for the spouse of an Irish citizen has grown from less than one year, in 2023, to over two years now; the steps being taken to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52643/25]

719. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when the online portal to submit video evidence of road traffic offences will become operational. [51862/25]

910. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the arrests, prosecutions and confiscations that have been made under the provisions of the Roads Traffic and Roads Act 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48541/25]

919. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of cases the Dublin west divisional protective services unit has dealt with in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [48655/25]

920. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the amount An Garda Síochána spent purchasing no parking cones in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [48656/25]

1476. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of citizenship applications received from Moroccan nationals in 2023 and 2024 and the number of these applications that have been processed to date. [44801/25]

1477. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of citizenship applications received from Pakistan nationals in 2023 and 2024 and the number of these applications that have been processed to date. [44802/25]

1478. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of citizenship applications received from Syrian nationals in 2023 and 2024 and the number of these applications that have been processed to date. [44803/25]

1501. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether he is aware of recent attacks targeting members of the Indian/South Asian community in different locations around the country; if he has engaged with An Garda Siochana to ascertain if there is any coordinated aspect to these attacks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45071/25]

1502. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will provide an update on the implementation of the National Action Plan Against Racism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45072/25]

1503. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the measures that have been or are proposed to be funded under the National Action Plan Against Racism in 2025; the overall budget for the Action Plan in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45073/25]

1504. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he has received a report from the special rapporteur on racism yet; the timeframe for when it be brought to Cabinet, and when will it be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45074/25]

1505. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether he has met with the special rapporteur on racism and or the advisory committee on racial equality and racism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45075/25]

1506. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether An Garda Síochána or other State intelligence are actively monitoring online activity by far-right organisations where that activity is linked to potential hate crimes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45076/25]

1524. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he intends to expand the remit of the IRPP to include Rohingya refugees unable to return to Myanmar; if there are criteria under which a person from the Rohingya group may access the IRPP programme; if so, if his officials may communicate this with individuals from this community who are awaiting information; and if he will ma…

1525. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the status of an applications for long stay (D) join family visas which have not been processed for 13 months, longer than the maximum typical processing time an applicant may expect (details supplied); if he will request his officials to provide this update directly to the applicants in terms of how long more they can expect to …

1712. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the estimated number of illegal immigrants in the State; broken down by cause for illegal status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47512/25]

1713. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his views on the meaning of the term ""illegal immigrant"; his views on how prevalent an issue he believes illegal immigration to be in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47513/25]