Questions

618. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when the new family courts complex is expected to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65201/25]

667. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he has initiated an immediate review of the Legal Aid Board’s capacity to administer the current civil legal aid scheme, as recommended by the Review of Civil Legal Aid; when he expects this review to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65870/25]

686. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the average processing time of applications for international protection in the years 2020 to date in 2025; by quarter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66175/25]

687. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of applications for international protection in the years 2020 to date in 2025; by quarter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66176/25]

688. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the average processing times for appeals to the International Appeals Protection Tribunal in the years 2020 to date in 2025; by quarter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66177/25]

689. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of appeals to the International Appeals Protection Tribunal in the years 2020 to date in 2025; by quarter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66178/25]

523. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if the Irish Prison Service is in the process of shutting down the bakery workshop in Mountjoy; the reason for this; the projected annual costs of buying bread for the prisons from another source; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65064/25]

197. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of incidences of students holding an immigration stamp 2 permission that have been found to be in breach of the restrictions on working hours (20 hours per week during term time) for each of the past five years, and in 2025 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64306/25]

198. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Irish immigration residence permissions issued to students pursuing educational courses in the State in 2025 to date, and in each of the past five years, by type of educational course, university or English language school, and by country of origin, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64307/25…

199. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Irish immigration residence permissions issued to students pursuing educational courses which have been terminated in 2025 to date, and in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64308/25]

200. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of inspections carried out of English language schools by immigration officials in 2025 to date, and in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64309/25]

201. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the details of all reviews and assessments that have been carried out by his Department into the quality and standard of courses provided by English language schools in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64310/25]

202. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of inspections carried out by immigration inspectors of compliance with minimum standards of English for students applying for Irish immigration residence permissions in 2025 to date, and in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64311/25]

734. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the steps he intends to take in relation the continued use by some District Courts of charity donations to allow motorists to avoid convictions for penalty point offences, including in cases of those driving at speeds significantly in excess of speed limits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64249/25]

368. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the timeframe to introduce legislation to place the Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal on a statutory footing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62436/25]

369. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the timeframe in which he expects to receive a report of the Law Reform Commission regarding the Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal; the timeframe for when it will be published; the format and timeframe of arising stakeholder consultation in relation to the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62437/25]

370. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 272 of 9 October 2025, the timeframe for when he expects to hear the considerations of the High Court following on from the judgement of the Court of Justice of the European Union of 2 October 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62438/25]

371. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 272 of 9 October 2025, and the judgement of the Court of Justice of the European Union of 2 October 2025, if individuals will now be entitled to compensation from the Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal for pain and suffering; the basis upon which access to such will be i.e. the 2004 EU directi…

380. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 268 of 9 October 2025, if the information regarding the current average duration of employment of staff in each of the agencies involved in the end-to-end asylum process; the current number of vacancies in each of the agencies involved in the end-to-end asylum process, in tabular form is now availa…

381. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 116 of 22 October 2025, if the response to the question regarding whether a company which operates international protection accommodation at a site (details supplied) are facing legal proceedings under the Fire Services Act in relation to taking water by tanker from a fire hydrant, a practice which…

386. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 699 of 14 October 2025, regarding the number of Gardaí in each of the past five years and to date in 2025 who applied to rejoin the Gardaí, the number who were accepted back, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62682/25]

387. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 1548 of 8 September 2025, if the information regarding the average time in each of the past five years between application to join An Garda Síochána and attestation is now available, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62683/25]

388. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 1688 of 8 September 2025, if the information requested regarding the number of planned physical interventions that is, incidents of planned use of force that took place in the years 2022 to date, by prison and location of the intervention in each prison for example, cell, yard, landing, workshop an…

768. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the steps being taken to address the backlog in citizenship applications over the past five years; the timeframe for the backlog to be cleared; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61680/25]

769. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of citizenship applications granted in each of the past five years, by nationality, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61681/25]