2057. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he intends to engage with and meet groups representing parents and families of children conceived through surrogacy and assisted human reproduction, as part of the drafting process on the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction)(Amendment) Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42388/25]
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439. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason it took so long for the visa application for the 33 young players and 14 mentors for the Moataz Sarsour GAA club in the Palestinian Occupied Territories to be determined on and rejected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40472/25]
677. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department has given any consideration to the provision of emergency visas for people fleeing Gaza, similar to what was provided to people fleeing Afghanistan in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38731/25]
728. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will provide an update on efforts to ensure the site at Crooksling providing emergency international protection accommodation is fully structured, heated and serviced; when it is expected that tented structures may no longer be necessary at the site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39333/25]
49. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the actions his Department has taken on foot of the US Department of State 2024 Trafficking in Persons report to seek to improve Ireland’s ranking; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36458/25]
584. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason the majority off all join family visa applications are being sent to visa HQ in Dublin when several embassies hold powers to process in-house; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35950/25]
585. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the average processing time for join family visas processed in Dublin HQ given the 72-day processing time stated by him in previous parliamentary questions is not in line with processing times stated on the ISD website; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35951/25]
586. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason there is no ability to track when visa applications have been sent from an embassy abroad to visa HQ in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35952/25]
587. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason postal queries sent to visa HQ are taking upwards of six months for replies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35953/25]
588. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to clarify his Department’s new policy to not refuse visas in the first instance and instead RFI with a 15-day deadline, and the impact of such on processing times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35954/25]
589. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of staff in his Department are working on queries which are received through the new DCC portal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35955/25]
590. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if AI is being used to answer queries received through the DCC portal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35956/25]
591. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the way in which migrants with urgent queries should contact his Department, given queries submitted through the new DCC portal are taking 3-6 weeks for replies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35957/25]
592. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when the review of the non-EEA join family policy document will be completed. [35958/25]
1077. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to deal with the parental rights for those convicted of killing their partners or a parent of their child, often referred to as Valerie’s law; when he expects the draft Bill to proceed to pre-legislative scrutiny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30622/25]
453. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice whether, in light of a case on guardianship rights over children (details supplied), he plans to make any changes to this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28422/25]
125. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice for an update on the review taking place of family reunification policy, and whether this review will examine the difference in treatment between migrant workers who hold a critical skills permit and those who hold a general skills permit; when this review will be complete; if legislative change will be brought forward on foot of it; and if he will make a st…
133. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice whether he will bring forward policy changes regarding the right of migrant workers with work permits to reunify with family members here in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24872/25]
146. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice the number of applications made in the last 12 months for permission to remain under the reactivation employment permit scheme; the average processing time for applications made over this period; the number of successful and unsuccessful results issued during this period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24889/25]
147. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice to outline the membership of the strategic migration policy unit located within his Department; when it was established; how often has it met; its terms of reference; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24890/25]
148. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice the average waiting time for decisions on naturalisation applications; the shortest time in which a positive decision has been given within the last five years; the longest time a decision has taken within the last five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24891/25]
149. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice to outline the steps that are taken in making a determination on a naturalisation application; whether these steps are taken with respect to every single naturalisation application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24892/25]
150. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice whether his Department has statistics for average waiting times for decisions on naturalisation applications by original nationality of the application, if so, to provide the names and time periods of the five countries with the longest waiting time and the five countries with the shortest waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24893/…
333. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice if a kosher food option is available to residents in international protection. [22458/25]
112. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice whether international protection applicants who are experiencing faster processing times are at risk of not getting access to legal aid due to delays in the provision of legal aid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21355/25]