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Pádraig Rice Written 30 Sep 2026 · to Justice
127. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason his Department does not fund the Cork City Coroners (details supplied). [69174/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 30 Sep 2026 · to Justice
128. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to identify the coroners services that are funded by his Department; and the corners services that are funded by local authorities. [69173/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 17 Sep 2026 · to Justice
286. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the timeline for the processing of a peace commissioner application for a person (details supplied). [66196/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 14 Jul 2026 · to Justice
583. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 359 of 2 July 2026, to respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53601/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Justice
359. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the details of the changes to the temporary protection scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50461/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Justice
692. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45575/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 12 May 2026 · to Justice
788. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is aware of issues associated with a website (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34191/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 12 May 2026 · to Justice
789. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to address matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); if his Department could offer guidance regarding such situations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34192/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Justice
2123. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is aware of an asylum application for a person (details supplied); if he will raise this with his European colleagues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25999/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Justice
1359. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if there will be any further extensions to the travel confirmation notice with respect to Irish residence permits (details supplied); the steps he is taking to permanently address the backlog; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20241/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Justice
1405. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his attention has been brough to the delays associated with the visa applications of a group of Iranian scholars (details supplied); if his Department has been in contact with these individuals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20796/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 24 Feb 2026 · to Justice
776. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 431 of 17 July 2025, to provide a detailed progress update on the Programme for Government commitment to introduce amendments to modernise the Prohibition of Incitement to Racial Religious or National Hatred Act ,1989; if the Government is no longer including provisions on hate speech to bring Ire…
Pádraig Rice Written 5 Feb 2026 · to Justice
297. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration how Ireland’s adoption of the IHRA definition of antisemitism aligns with the implementation of the current National Action Plan Against Racism; if he will provide details on the operationalisation of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9002/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 22 Jan 2026 · to Justice
473. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 267 of 10 December 2026, if he has approved the draft Circuit Court Rules (Donor Assisted Human Reproduction) 2025 and the equivalent District Court Rules, which would allow for the commencement of section 232 of the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024; if not, the timeline he is working…
Pádraig Rice Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Justice
709. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide an update on his Department’s drafting of the regulations for periodic payment orders indexation rates; if this work has been completed, given that it was due to be actioned by the end of 2025; the date at which these regulations will be operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4295/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Justice
747. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will respond to concerns regarding the resident permit renewals and critical skills employment permits for nurses (details supplied); if he will increase processing capacity for IRP renewals and critical skills permits, provide transparent timelines and communication for applicants awaiting approval; his plans to progress long-t…
Pádraig Rice Written 15 Jan 2026 · to Justice
463. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of offences recorded by An Garda Síochána under sections (details supplied); the number of prosecutions brought in each case; the number of convictions in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3192/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 15 Jan 2026 · to Justice
476. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of offences aggravated under section 8 of the Criminal Justice (Hate Offences) Act 2024 have been recorded in proceedings as per section 8(4) of the Act, to outline which protected characteristic or characteristics were recorded in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3311/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 10 Dec 2025 · to Justice
267. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration following approval of the Rules of Court for the District and Circuit Court by the relevant Committees, if he has approved the updated rules (details supplied); if not, the timeline for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70719/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 4 Dec 2025 · to Justice
372. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he plans to provide for the disregard of certain historic criminal convictions arising from consensual sexual activity between men, following comments by the Tánaiste (details supplied); the timeline for same; if he will support a Private Members Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68673/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Justice
655. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the percentage of acceptance rate for naturalisation, by country from 2020-2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65708/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Justice
656. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the average length of time, by number of weeks, for naturalisation applications to be approved for citizens from Egypt; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65709/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Justice
657. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the average wait time, by number of weeks for a naturalisation application to be approved for citizens from Morocco; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65710/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 14 Oct 2025 · to Justice
717. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to confirm the location of the facility where the certificates of naturalisation provided to new citizens are printed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55384/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Justice
402. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current status of an application by a person (details supplied); the expected timeline for a decision to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53144/25]