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Matt Carthy Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Justice
770. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of citizenship applications revoked in each of the past five years, by nationality, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61682/25]
Matt Carthy Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Justice
771. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if the period that an individual stays in the State under the provisions of the Temporary Protection Directive will count as a period of reckonable residence for applications for Irish citizenship; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61683/25]
Matt Carthy Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Justice
772. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of people granted Irish citizenship in the past ten years who had been living in the State for less than five years, by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61684/25]
Matt Carthy Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Justice
773. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total number of people granted Irish citizenship and the total number of citizenship ceremonies, respectively in each of the past ten years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61685/25]
Matt Carthy Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Justice
782. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 1309 of 4 November 2025, the reason that two contracts with a company (details supplied) were terminated in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61853/25]
Matt Carthy Written 5 Nov 2025 · to Justice
149. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the legislative proposals he plans in order to transpose EU Directive 2024/1385 on combating violence against women and domestic violence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60334/25]
Matt Carthy Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Justice
1262. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total period in which a company (details supplied) was utilised for accommodation for IPAS and/or beneficiaries of TPD; the total cost of this contract; if full payment has been made by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58003/25]
Matt Carthy Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Justice
1308. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of companies which have applied not to be named in the quarterly publication list of IPAS contracts in each of the past three years and to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58919/25]
Matt Carthy Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Justice
1309. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the details of all contracts that companies (details supplied) have or have had with his Department for the provision of IPAS accommodation or accommodation for Ukrainians since 2022, including when each contract commenced; the number of beds being provided; when each contract is due to expire; the amount paid on each contract to date…
Matt Carthy Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Justice
1382. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason his Department has advised councils to restrict media access to the new Local Community Safety Partnerships; if he will reverse this advice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60007/25]
Matt Carthy Written 22 Oct 2025 · to Justice
105. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the prisons that permit conjugal visits; the number of these which took place in each of these prisons in the past three years and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57449/25]
Matt Carthy Written 22 Oct 2025 · to Justice
112. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 720 of 30 September 2025, the timeframe in which he expects to conclude and make public his considerations regarding the Section 6 Review of the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57581/25]
Matt Carthy Written 22 Oct 2025 · to Justice
113. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current legal status regarding broadcasting of court proceedings and if there are proposals to advance such broadcasting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57582/25]
Matt Carthy Written 22 Oct 2025 · to Justice
114. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the targeted processing time for visas in the case where an applicant is married to an Irish citizen seeking to return home from abroad; the average processing time in each year from 2020 to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57583/25]
Matt Carthy Written 22 Oct 2025 · to Justice
116. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if 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 the Minister for State for Migration told the Dáil on 9 October 2025 has now ceased; and if he will make a s…
Matt Carthy Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Justice
556. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of contracted bed days in IPAS centres which were unoccupied in each month of 2024, to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56535/25]
Matt Carthy Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Justice
557. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the mechanism by which he is aware when contracted IPAS beds are unoccupied; if there is an oversight mechanism to ensure that his Department is not paying for unoccupied beds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56536/25]
Matt Carthy Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Justice
558. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of contracted bed days in TPD accommodation which were unoccupied in each month of 2024, to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56537/25]
Matt Carthy Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Justice
559. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the mechanism by which he is aware when contracted TPD accommodation beds are unoccupied; if there is an oversight mechanism to ensure that his Department is not paying for unoccupied beds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56538/25]
Matt Carthy Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Justice
560. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 57 of 9 October 2025, the timeframe in which he intends to progress legislation to amend eligibility criteria for the accommodation recognition payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56539/25]
Matt Carthy Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Justice
609. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the date on which the British Government notified his Department of plans to introduce a digital ID; the engagements he has had with British authorities regarding these plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57141/25]
Matt Carthy Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Justice
624. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if consideration has been given to adding Vietnam to the list of safe countries of origin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57426/25]
Matt Carthy Written 16 Oct 2025 · to Justice
299. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department expects the European Union’s new entry/exit system (ESS), which has now become operational in the Schengen area, to have implications for irregular migration to Ireland; if his Department will be monitoring the impact of the ESS on irregular migration to Ireland; if there are plans to introduce changes regarding entry…
Matt Carthy Written 15 Oct 2025 · to Justice
239. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the powers he has to issue removal orders to EU citizens who have been convicted of criminal acts or any other reasons; the number of such removal orders that have been issued in each year since 2019–2024, and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55876/25]
Matt Carthy Written 15 Oct 2025 · to Justice
240. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to outline how a victim of sexual violence can secure a protection order against a convicted perpetrator where that victim has reason to fear for their safety following the release of the perpetrator; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55918/25]