Questions

1990. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the way in which the closure of the Visitors Centre in Mountjoy Prison, which previously operated a family and child-friendly visiting space, aligns with the commitment in Young Ireland: the National Policy Framework for Children and Young People 2023 - 2028 to "establish a child-friendly visiting space in every prison in Ireland, and…

1991. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 1302 of 18 March 2026, if he will confirm the process for applying to view records; if that process is publicised online; and the number of researchers that have been facilitated under the scheme in the past ten years. [24209/26]

1992. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his plans to amend Stamp 3 restrictions on working to enable persons who are required to undertake a paid internship as part of a further or higher education course; the position of such persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24210/26]

2169. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if a person (details supplied) will be facilitated to sit their State examinations; if he has discussed the matter with the Minister for Education and Youth, as it pertains to the individual concerned and more generally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26936/26]

1263. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding claims of discrimination for refusal of entry or service against a licenced premises and recourse to the Workplace Relations Commission in respect of same under the Intoxicating Liquor Act 2003; and his views on broadening access for persons who may suffer discrimination but do not wish to go to the District Cou…

1302. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his views on plans to pay a researcher €270,000 to write a history of his Department; in particular if the appointed researcher will be given privileged access to an archive that is closed to all other researchers; if he is satisfied that academic independence and ethics can be upheld in such circumstances; and if he will make a state…

745. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No 210 of 20 January 2026, the position regarding the use of a historical investigation unit for the investigation of troubled-related cases; the reason the relevant Garda division was determined to be ‘the most appropriate and effective approach in this jurisdiction’; and his views on the way in which…

842. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position of refugees who submitted applications for naturalisation before 8 December 2025, whose applications were based on three years residency from date of entry into the State, as opposed to date of refugee declaration; if the position favours approving such applications in circumstances where refugee status is declaratory in n…

738. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of visa applications that were live as of 31 December 2025, by type and expressed as a whole number; the number of these that had been determined by 31 December 2025; the number of these that had been granted by 31 December 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5905/26]

116. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his views on his Department’s Bill to enable the taking of oral testimony for the purposes of the Omagh Bombing Inquiry; the rationale for only applying the Bill to retired officials with their advance written consent; the provision for access to records, in addition to the oral questions provided for, subject to vetting; and when he e…

1636. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to clarify the position of citizenship applicants who had achieved the requisite three years residency but who have fallen short of the five years required under the new regime; to clarify the position of persons who had not yet commenced the process of applying for citizenship; his plans to provide for legal pathways to immigration a…

412. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if an update will issue regarding a person (details supplied). [67702/25]

437. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of English-language students in Ireland, distinct from the overall number of persons with a stamp 2 permission; if his Department maintains a breakdown of persons in English-language programmes by school or organisation; the importance of maintaining accurate data on stamp 2 visa holders, higher education students and Englis…

713. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 495 of 23 September 2025, if he will address specific concerns raised (details supplied). [61077/25]

735. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide details of the work reported to be undertaken by his Department on the issue of pet theft; the evidence-based recommendations he is seeking for an amendment to criminal legislation; the nature of the collaborative work his officials are doing; if that relates also to the work of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Ma…

686. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will address the impact of issuing certificates of naturalisation, after naturalisation ceremonies for persons who have acquired citizenship, but will miss the voter registration deadline; and his plans to ensure that future such cohorts are not deprived of the opportunity to vote. [54747/25]

409. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his views on departmental reviews of the temporary release of persons convicted of certain offences and section 29 of the Judicial Council Act 2019. [53301/25]

721. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department maintains a policy on the purchase of data from companies engaged in real-time bidding on location data of Irish citizens by its agencies; details of the policy, if it exists; and if his Department, or agencies under its auspices, have engaged with, or purchased data from, companies engaged in real time bidding on loc…

722. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his views on the need to address crime and antisocial behaviour in the southeast inner city. [51869/25]

469. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his plans to tackle theft and damage of life-saving equipment in public places; and his views on the need to ensure that good samaritans are not penalised for using such equipment in good faith. [49897/25]

483. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the progress to roll out restorative justice service provision as promised in the Programme for Government; his plans to provide year-on-year additional funding to ensure all counties have community-based restorative justice programmes; his plans to increase referrals through the restorative justice system; and if he will make a statem…

484. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his plans to progress the Criminal Justice (Promotion of Restorative Justice) Amendment Bill. [50262/25]

495. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his views on the need to prioritise international protection applicants who are sleeping rough; his plans to prioritise provision of accommodation for single male international protection applicants who have not been granted accommodation since December 2023; his views on the adequacy of processes currently in place for proving such pe…

929. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of thefts of companion pets reported to An Garda Síochána in each of the past three years and to-date in 2025. [48869/25]

930. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his plans to create a stand-alone offence to deal with the theft of companion pets; his plans to create new laws to consider the theft of a companion pet an aggravating factor in sentencing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48870/25]