Questions

354. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when the formal transfer of responsibility for the regulation of Owner Management Companies and the Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011 to the Department of Housing, Home Affairs and Migration will be fully completed; the specific reason for the prolonged timeline given that the necessary legislative amendments have already been enacted…

754. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when responsibility for the Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011 will be transferred from his Department to the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. [74127/26]

551. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when the contract for emergency accommodation to house Ukrainian refugees (details supplied) will conclude. [72119/26]

562. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Garda community relation vans currently within the Limerick garda division as of 7 October 2026, in tabular form. [72133/26]

563. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of bench warrants that are over 18 months old and that are currently outstanding in each Garda Division, in tabular form. [72132/26]

447. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the timeline for introducing revised qualifying and eligibility criteria for individuals seeking access to both civil and criminal legal aid schemes; if his Department plans to amend the financial means-assessment thresholds to ensure greater access to justice; and the current progress of any draft regulations or legislation regardin…

468. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the accommodation centres under the remit of the Office of the Chief Inspector of Asylum Border Procedures; the way in which the Chief Inspectors role interacts with and differs from that of HIQA; and the new designated asylum border facilities that are planned. [70668/26]

469. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if the National Standards on Accommodation offered to people in the International Protection process are being reviewed and updated in line with recent legislative and policy changes; the status of any such work; the person or body leading it; and the stakeholders are being consulted. [70667/26]

470. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of accommodation centres currently under the remit of HIQA, the number of accommodation centres not under the remit of HIQA; and the accommodation centres that do and do not come under the remit of HIQA, in tabular form. [70679/26]

472. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if Garda vetting is required for staff working in designated accommodation centres for beneficiaries of temporary protection; the complaints process in place in these centres; and the safeguarding measures in place in these centres. [70672/26]

474. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if the National Standards on Accommodation offered to people in the International Protection process apply to all accommodation centres for international protection applicants, including those living in so called "emergency centres" and designated border facilities as proposed under the newly adopted International Protection Act 2026…

543. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if the Government will consider protecting, either fully or partially, Temporary Protection Residence accumulated before the commencement of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2026. [68270/26]

544. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current statutory basis for treating residents under Temporary Protection as non-reckonable, given the proposed amendment to section 16A and the wording in the general scheme that it will move Temporary Protection time from being reckonable residence. [68268/26]

407. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when the outstanding visa appeals for Palestinian nationals seeking to study in Ireland will be processed, given that third-level courses have already commenced for the current academic year and students risk losing their placements; and the specific criteria or differentiating factors that distinguished the 46 applications from Pale…

413. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will urgently review the high rate of study visa refusals issued to Palestinian students from Gaza who have secured fully funded university scholarships at third-level institutions in Ireland; if his Department will establish an accelerated, fast-track process for processing these visa appeals before the 17 September 2026 deadl…

276. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he agrees that an Irish child should have the same rights for a parent to be resident in Ireland as a child who is citizen of another EU member state under the Zambrero judgment; the administrative mechanism that exists in Ireland through which that asserted EU-law right is determined; and where in the completed refusal or review …

914. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will include transitional protections and measures in the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Amendment Bill 2026 specifically in relation to the issue of spousal visas for the naturalisations of spouses of Irish citizenships and the proposal to increase the residency requirement from three to five years [65131/26]

927. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will consider introducing legislative amendments to the upcoming Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act, 1956 to provide a pathway to citizenship for the non-EEA spouses and civil partners of Irish citizens residing abroad outside the jurisdiction, in cases where the marriage or partnership has been of long duration exceeding fi…

938. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the way in which the Irish Nationality and Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2026 has been reconciled with enterprise and IDA policy, which depends on Ireland being credible when it competes internationally for skilled workers. [65473/26]

939. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the evidence base for increasing reckonable residence from five years to eight years under the Irish Nationality and Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2026. [65472/26]

942. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if the Irish Nationality and Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2026 will include a fair transitional provision protecting people who were already legally resident in Ireland and accumulating reckonable residence before this proposal was announced. [65471/26]

968. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if any proposed changes to the timeline or eligibility requirements for Irish citizenship will apply to people who are resident in the State under a critical skills employment permit; and if individuals who have moved to Ireland on the basis of a critical skills employment permit and have established their careers and lives in the…

489. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department will review the net income thresholds required for non-EEA family reunification, specifically for category C sponsors holding general employment permits in the health and social care sector; if he recognises the systemic barrier created when the State accepts a healthcare assistant's salary as sufficient for an esse…

490. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will consider amending the non-EEA family reunification policy to grant immediate family reunification rights to general employment permit holders working in essential healthcare and home care roles, bringing their entitlements into alignment with critical skills employment permit holders; and if he will make a statement on the…

491. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current average processing time for join-family visa applications sponsored by general employment permit holders; the steps being taken by ISD to expedite applications involving minor children separated from a parent working in the Irish care sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52696/26]