209. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the status of legislation to overturn historical convictions for homosexuality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31463/26]
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210. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding any proposals in relation to the provision of redress to persons convicted of crimes related to homosexuality in the past; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31464/26]
211. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the number of people that were convicted of crimes related to homosexuality in the past, by offence; the approximate dates of those offences by decade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31465/26]
212. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the actions he will take to ensure that minority groups are protected from hate speech and incitement of hatred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31466/26]
213. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the actions he will take to ensure that members of the LGBTQ+ community are protected from hate speech and incitement of hatred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31467/26]
214. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding any plans to make legislative provision to tackle hate speech and incitement to hatred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31479/26]
215. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his views on whether there is a requirement for updated legislation in relation to tackling hate speech and incitement to hatred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31480/26]
837. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 1953 of 14 April 2026, if his attention has been drawn to significant delays since Q3 2025 for visitor visa to Ireland applications by Russian citizens; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30182/26]
838. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the average processing time in 2026 to date, for visitor visa to Ireland applications by Russian citizens; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30183/26]
861. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if there are solar panels in place on the rooftop or within the grounds of his Department building; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30701/26]
862. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department has a solar panel policy in place in relation to the installation of solar panels on all buildings operated and owned by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30719/26]
863. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department has a solar panel policy in place in relation to the installation of solar panels on all buildings operated and owned by agencies under the control of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30739/26]
864. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his views on the merits of installing solar panels on all buildings operated and owned by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30756/26]
865. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his views on the merits of installing solar panels on all buildings operated and owned by agencies under the control of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30776/26]
868. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding any buildings operated and owned by his Department that have solar panels in place to support the energy demands of the building; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30847/26]
443. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the number of prosecutions in the past five years specifically related to sulky racing and related offences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29523/26]
158. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the flexible working and remote working policies in place for civil servants in this Department; if there is any discrepancy in these policies based on seniority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28924/26]
159. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the flexible working and remote working policies in place for staff that work for any agencies under the remit of his Department; if there is any discrepancy in these policies based on seniority; if this policy is under the control of the agency itself or if it is directed by the Department; and if he will make a …
160. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if any review is ongoing in relation his Department’s policy on flexible working and remote working for civil servants in his Department, particularly in the context of increased fuel prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28960/26]
161. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding any engagement he has with the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality in relation to the delays in processing Garda vetting application for new hires in childminding facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29104/26]
162. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his views on the merits of creating a priority scheme under Garda vetting for new hires in childminding facilities; if this is something that is under review, if he will engage with the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality on this proposal to reflect the serious impact that processing delays are having on the childcare sector;…
163. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the average processing times for Garda vetting applications, by month, for each of the years 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29108/26]
618. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the number of mobile speed cameras in operation on a weekly basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27942/26]
619. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of speed enforcement notices, in the form of fixed charge penalty notices that have been issued from mobile speed cameras in Ireland in each of the years 2024, 2025 and to-date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27943/26]
620. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the number of non-manned stationary speed cameras in operation across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27946/26]