282. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the action his Department is taking to resolve technical issues with the INIS online portal being experienced by visa and citizenship applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54163/25]
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432. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when a citizenship application for a person (details supplied) will be completed, in view that it is almost 30 months since the application was first lodged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53560/25]
124. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of paper applications for naturalisation by Irish association received by his Department in each of the years 2017 to 2023, inclusive, in tabular form and the number of these applications which have been finalised and a decision reached; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50787/25]
125. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of staff currently on the designated team in the citizenship division responsible for processing citizenship applications via Irish association, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50788/25]
1483. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total number of staff currently in the citizenship division; the total number of staff in the designated team responsible for processing citizenship applications via Irish association given that the 1,500 pending applications have an excess of 30-months minimum processing time, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on th…
1484. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the measures his Department is taking to reduce the backlog of citizenship applications via Irish association to prevent any further delay, in view that the 1,500 pending applications have an excess of 30-months minimum processing time in comparison to thousands of other applicants who have an eight-month processing time; and if he wil…
1633. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to confirm when a citizenship application for a person (details supplied) will be completed, in view of the fact that it is 36 months since the application was first lodged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45956/25]
1634. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to confirm when a citizenship application for a person (details supplied) will be completed, in view of the fact that it is 24 months since the application was first lodged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45957/25]
1638. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to confirm when a citizenship application for a person (details supplied) will be completed, in view that it is 28 months since the application (details supplied) was first lodged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46089/25]
1649. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total number of convictions in the District courts where a custodial sentence was imposed for each of years ended 31 December 2022, 2023 and 2024, and up to 30 June 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46338/25]
1650. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of convictions in the circuit courts where a custodial sentence was imposed for each of years ended 31 December 2022, 2023 and 2024, and up to 30 June 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46339/25]
1651. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total number of convictions in the central criminal court where a custodial sentence was imposed for each of years ended 31 December 2022, 2023 and 2024, and up to 30 June 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46340/25]
1678. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of cases dealt with by the Criminal Court of Appeal where the custodial sentence imposed by the lower court was confirmed, including reduced or increased, for each year ended 31 December 2022, 2023 and 2024, and up to 30 June 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46696/25]
1695. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to clarify the approximate timescale when a decision will be made on an application which is currently pending for an investor under the Immigrant Investor Programme for an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47038/25]
8. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the action taken by his Department to monitor the progress of young people who leave the youth diversion programme after their supervision period ends; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36372/25]
62. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the process in place within the Irish Prison Service system to co-ordinate services for the person being released, both in respect of their housing needs and the financial aid they require from the Department of Social Protection to ensure they have adequate supports in place when released; and if he will make a statement on the matter. …
177. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his plans to introduce legislation that will criminalise individuals who use artificial intelligence to produce and distribute deepfake images and videos; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36381/25]
178. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the timeframe for processing of Irish citizenship applications via Irish association, in particular those who submitted additional requested documentation as per the new guidelines published by his Department in April 2025, taking into account that no timeframe has been given and many applicants have been waiting over five years for a d…
552. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the status of a citizenship application (details supplied) and when it is likely that same will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35305/25]
641. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of visa applications submitted to the South African visa desk in the Dublin Visa Office, for each month, from July 2024 to 31 May 2025; the number of applications which have been processed in the same timeline, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34218/25]
642. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the action his Department is taking to ensure that target processing times of visa applications to the South African visa desk in the Dublin Visa Office are being met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34219/25]
975. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if consideration would be given to the provision of a mechanism to afford flexibility in certain visa cases, in particular for family members of skilled workers who are seeking a visa, in view that many of these skilled workers do not have a family support network in the country especially during difficult or urgent circumstances; and i…
1084. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the status of a citizenship application; when it is likely that same will be completed, in view that it is over 28 months since the application (details supplied) was first lodged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30699/25]
123. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice for the up to date position on the roll-out nationally of distinct family law courts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24868/25]
157. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice if he plans to introduce legislation making it an offence to document and-or distribute video footage and-or images of fatal accidents, in view that this is becoming more prevalent with the use of smartphones and other devices with camera features; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24867/25]