552. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on the visas for Gazan students who were due to study in Ireland; and the interventions his Department has taken to help them obtain their visas. [72160/26]
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27. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his views on the roll-out of high-visibility policing; and the impact it is having in the Dublin area. [70552/26]
75. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when there will be a roll out of a new youth justice strategy; and the priorities his Department will focus on. [70646/26]
439. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of times spiking was mentioned on the Garda PULSE system for the years 2021 to 2026. [66965/26]
272. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the remit of Operation Tombola; if it will be in operation this year; the start date; if an earlier start date will be considered; and the efficacy of this operation since 2020. [66009/26]
566. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on the bail supervision service since its transfer from the Garda to the probation service; the yearly cost for running the service; the counties in which the service is available; the number of young people who have used the service in 2025 and to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53354/26]
567. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons who have been convicted under the Criminal Justice (Psychoactive Substances) Act 2010 from 2019 to date in 2026, by year, in tabular form; the substances involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53356/26]
537. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of people who have been charged under the Criminal Justice (Psychoactive Substances) Act 2010 for the misuses of nitrous oxide; the number of people that have been charged under the same Act specifically for the sale, importation, exportation or advertisement of nitrous oxide in each of the years 2020 to date, by year, in tabu…
538. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the steps he will take in relation to nitrous oxide following the publication of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Drugs Use Final Report; his views on the report’s recommendations relating to nitrous oxide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50814/26]
5. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the impact the EU Presidency will have on the availability of the Garda fleet to service our communities, particularly DMR west; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49649/26]
72. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on "Grace's Law" in relation to scrambler use; how effective it is; if the incidents of scrambles driving recklessly in communities has decreased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49739/26]
350. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the estimated cost to his Department and each agency for which he is responsible arising from Ireland’s Presidency of the European Council; the line items or events for which a cost is expected to arise; the estimated cost for each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48363/26]
351. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he plans his own legislation to combat nitrous oxide misuse in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48391/26]
353. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if there are proposals to use a facility (details supplied) as a IPAS accommodation; and if he plans to engage with the local community about future plans for this facility. [48435/26]
509. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if funding for community prison links workers will be transferred from the Department of Justice; Home Affairs and Migration to the HSE; the timeline this will happen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47008/26]
1364. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when his Department will take over management and operations of a facility (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42579/26]
1365. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will establish a working group made up of resident groups (details supplied) and the community engagement team when his Department take over the running of the IPAS centre; the action been taken to increase engagement with local residents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42580/26]
1366. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to give an update on the plans for a facility (details supplied) to transition to a processing centre; when this will happen; to outline what this will mean for the facility; the processing times expected per person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42581/26]
1393. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of minibuses currently operational per Garda station for community policing in the Dublin metropolitan region, in tabular form; if there is funding for additional minibuses for the DMR to apply for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43036/26]
142. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of fines that have been issued by county/Garda division for non-compliance of the Road Traffic (Electric Scooters) Regulations, for the years 2024, 2025 and 2026 to date;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35556/26]
143. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of e-scooters that have been confiscated for non-compliance of the Road Traffic (Electric Scooters) Regulations, for the years 2024, 2025 and 2026 to date; by county/Garda division; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35557/26]
808. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of nitrous oxide cannisters that have been seized by an Garda Síochána in 2024, 2025 and to date 2026; the way they being stored; the way they are being disposed of; the cost associated with this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34308/26]
839. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the protocols in place for residents who are expelled from a facility (details supplied) that provides accommodation for people seeking international protection; if these residents are brought anywhere or linked in with any services; if his Department is notified that this has occurred; his Department’s response to these situations; and …
25. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of scramblers and high-powered e-scooters seized in 2025 and 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20881/26]
429. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 858 and 859 of 10 February 2026, the number of scrambler bikes sold by An Garda Síochána in each of the years from 2020 to date; the number of scramblers destroyed for the same period, by year; the monies raised in disposal of scrambler bikes, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the …