464. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of solicitors on the criminal legal aid panel and the number of solicitors from the panel who did not receive any legal aid fees in 2025. [70573/26]
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473. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of criminal legal aid certificates granted since 01 July 2026 without an application by a defence solicitor. [70671/26]
152. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if consideration will be given to the creation of a joint intelligence centre tasked with producing integrated national security threat assessments, amongst other functions, to report to the National Security Authority or directly to the National Security Committee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52082/26]
54. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on the work being undertaken to establish a National Security Agency that can provide high-level vetting and security clearance services, amongst other functions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49367/26]
62. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on his work to combat online fraud and cyber threats, and to bring Ireland in line with the NIS2 Directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49368/26]
596. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of motorists caught exceeding the speed limit on a static camera at locations (details supplied), since 18 December 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49423/26]
645. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of applications to the Garda Reserves in 2024, 2025 and so date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45018/26]
646. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of applications to the Garda Reserves that were successful in 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45019/26]
647. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Garda Reserves that were attested in 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45020/26]
648. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Garda Reserves currently operational, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45021/26]
45. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is fully confident that an Garda Síochána and his Department are fully and properly prepared to respond to any cyber or hybrid attack or potential attack that may occur during our Presidency of the European Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35476/26]
50. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on his work to date in the area of home affairs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35475/26]
382. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will provide a list of all capital projects including Garda stations, courthouses, prison and immigration-related infrastructure delivered under the remit of his Department, and bodies under its aegis, which have been completed on time and within budget in Carlow in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he …
383. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will provide a list of all capital projects including Garda stations, courthouses, prison and immigration-related infrastructure delivered under the remit of his Department, and bodies under its aegis, which have been completed on time and within budget in Kilkenny in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if h…
36. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is fully confident that An Garda Síochána, and his Department, are fully and properly prepared to respond to any cyber or hybrid attack or potential attack that may occur during our presidency of the EU Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20920/26]
50. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration given that primary responsibility for drone-related national security lies with An Garda Síochána and his Department, if he is fully confident that an Garda Síochána is fully and properly resourced to provide air defence for the entirety of Ireland’s presidency of the EU Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2…
357. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the scope that is available to allow for the extension of working holiday authorisations for Australian nationals visiting Ireland past the current maximum stay of 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1634/26]
952. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current number of Garda Reserve applicants who have passed the interview and medical but are awaiting vetting clearance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12852/26]
866. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current number of Garda applicants who have passed the interview and medical but are awaiting vetting clearance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10468/26]
867. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the expected timeline for the next Garda reserve intake in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10469/26]
156. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on the provision of post-mortem services at Waterford University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4903/26]
161. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his views on changing the laws on trespassing so that in criminal cases, the burden of proof lies with the defendant to prove that they had a right to be on the land in question, with regard to the challenges that the current law poses for farming communities in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6207/26…
338. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide a list of persons appointed to the newly-formed Firearms Forum, including the groups, sectors or interests each member represents. [72854/25]
339. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the mandate, objectives and proposed schedule of work for the Firearms Forum recently convened by his Department. [72855/25]
340. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the matters the new Firearms Forum will be tasked with examining; and the mechanisms through which the Forum is expected to develop consensus and issue recommendations to his Department. [72856/25]