187. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the most up-to-date figures in terms of the number of members of An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39902/25]
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722. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the projected average cost, per day, per bed, of IPAS accommodation in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39233/25]
724. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration with regard to District Court waiting processing times the reason for a 491-week processing time for juvenile charge sheets in the Criminal Courts of Justice as outlined in the Courts Service Annual Report for 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39255/25]
725. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration with regard to District Court waiting processing times the actions he will take to address the fact that four district courts have a processing time of over 100 weeks regarding childcare family law cases as outlined in the Courts Service Annual Report for 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39256/25]
731. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of exit interviews carried out with members of An Garda Síochána to date in 2025; the issues highlighted in those exit interviews; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39370/25]
732. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he has yet brought a proposal to Government with the name of a person to be appointed by his as the new Garda Commissioner; if not, when he will be in a position to do so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39372/25]
733. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of members of An Garda Síochána with 20 years, or more, of service; the number of members of An Garda Síochána with 25 years or more of service; the number of members of An Garda Síochána who have 30 years or more of service, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39373/25]
734. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for each intake to the Garda training college since 2022, the number of trainee Gardaí who were between the ages of 18 and 25; the number that were between the age of 25 and 30; the number that were between the age of 30 and 35; the number that were between the ages of 35 and 50, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the …
747. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of trainees who were rejected from Garda Training College after entry for 2025 and the previous two years; the grounds for which they were removed by category, and the intake to which they belonged, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39500/25]
748. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of incidents where a member of an Garda Síochána arranged the importation of firearms parts in an official capacity in each of the past five years; the number of cases where it was subsequently determined to be for private use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39501/25]
754. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will establish a stakeholder forum for licenced firearms holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39567/25]
765. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of prisoners in each prison; the number of whom therein that are serving sentences of 0-3, 3-6, 6months – 1 year, 1-2, 2-3, 3-5, 5-10, more than 10 years and life sentences, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39631/25]
766. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the average number of women held on remand annually in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39632/25]
767. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the average the number of pregnant women held in prison in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39633/25]
768. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of births in Irish prisons in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39634/25]
769. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the breakdown of the category of offences for which female prisoners have been imprisoned in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39635/25]
770. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of infants under the age of 12 months housed in prisons in the state in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39636/25]
771. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his plans to expand the bail supervision scheme; if he is considering expanding it to include women facing charges in relation to non-violent crimes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39637/25]
772. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if there are separate units for mothers with babies in each relevant prison; if there have been incidents of babies housed in general population; if separate risk assessments are carried out in such instances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39638/25]
284. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of applicants currently waiting for their application to be processed at each stage in the asylum process; the average duration which they have been waiting at each stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38560/25]
285. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of negative decisions in the international protection system; the number of those that received a negative decision who left voluntarily; the number who were subject to a deportation order; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38561/25]
286. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of those subjected to deportation orders whose departure from the State was confirmed; the number whose whereabouts is unknown, for the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38562/25]
645. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the estimated annual cost of recruiting 500, 1,000 and 1,500 gardaí; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37438/25]
667. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total spent by his Department on accommodation for international protection applicants in each of the past five years; the average cost per night of accommodating an international protection applicant in private accommodation and State-owned accommodation in each of the past five years; the highest rate and lowest rate paid per nig…
668. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total number of staff in the International Protection Office and International Protection Appeals Tribunal; if his Department has any plans to increase the number of staff in each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37749/25]