1719. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will intervene to ensure the immediate release of passports currently held at the Irish embassy in Moscow in respect of a family (details supplied), given the urgent need for one child to travel for specialist medical treatment abroad; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1221/26]
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1763. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of domestic abuse-related calls that were recorded by An Garda Síochána in 2025.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2172/26]
1764. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of reported incidents of gender-based violence recorded in 2025, broken down by month and by county. [2179/26]
1765. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of incidents of Gender-Based Violence reported in 2025 that have resulted in arrests, prosecutions and convictions; the average time taken for cases to progress through the criminal justice system, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2180/26]
1766. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding his Department’s work to develop a single unique identifier and standardising data categorisation across the justice sector which intends on facilitating better collation and sharing of data to support policy research and inform Domestic, Sexual, and Gender-Based Violence service development; and if he will mak…
327. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for a breakdown of Garda roads policing unit staffing levels in Longford-Westmeath. [72649/25]
720. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the status of an application (details supplied) for naturalisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72017/25]
497. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of unresolved cases that have been referred for peer review since 2022 to date in 2025; the number completed; the number reopened; and the number in which new investigative actions were taken. [71275/25]
265. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the measures being taken to address ongoing delays in the processing of immigration and residency applications; and the current processing times. [70611/25]
596. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the way in which incidents of gender-based violence (GBV) are recorded monitored and tracked across State agencies; if there is a centralised system for GBV data; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69194/25]
663. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the specific actions completed to date under each strategic objective in the third national strategy on domestic sexual and gender based violence; and the mechanism in place to monitor progress and accountability across relevant Departments and agencies. [69738/25]
683. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the legal basis under which his Department intends to introduce accommodation charges for applicants for international protection residing in IPAS centres; if a regulatory impact assessment has been carried out; and if he will publish the legal advice underpinning the proposed changes. [69929/25]
684. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the steps his Department will take to ensure that any IPAS or direct provision accommodation subject to resident charges meets the minimum housing standards set out in the Housing (Standards for Rented Houses) Regulations. [69930/25]
685. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if the proposed payment model will include a requirement that adults paying for State-provided accommodation will not be compelled to share bedrooms with unrelated adults; and if his Department intends to introduce privacy and occupancy standards similar to those applied to other forms of paid accommodation. [69931/25]
686. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department has established an appeals mechanism for residents who may be incorrectly assessed for payment or charged in error; and whether staff and administrative systems are in place to ensure the scheme is implemented fairly and transparently. [69932/25]
714. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current pathway of services and supports available to women in Ireland who are experiencing DSGBV; and the mechanisms in place to ensure coordinated access across emergency, health, legal and refuge supports. [70207/25]
715. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration her Department’s plans to establish a dedicated and specially trained national Garda unit for responding to DSGBV, to ensure that victims seeking help receive an equal and consistent standard of response regardless of where in the country they present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70208/25]
716. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current average waiting time for individuals who have lodged an appeal or request for revocation of a deportation order; the measures being taken to reduce delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70211/25]
420. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the average Garda response times to emergency and non-emergency calls for each Garda division; and the number of calls that were not responded to. [66794/25]
736. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of anti-social behaviour orders that have been sought by Gardai; and the number granted in the years of 2023 to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [62816/25]
282. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the most recent annual figures for reported Domestic Sexual and Gender-based Violence, by county, for the past five years; the number of incidents reported to the Gardaí, the number of prosecutions initiated, the number of convictions secured per county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60579/25]
138. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the action his Department is taking to address the root causes of racial attacks and ensure better protection and integration for migrant communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60227/25]
273. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the length of time a person with a conviction could be expected to be excluded from the PSA register; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54018/25]
392. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the mandatory training in place for staff in workplaces within his Department, or bodies under its aegis, that deal with the public, including the Garda, on recognising, responding to and supporting victims of sexually based violence, specifically, whether such training is mandatory; the content and format of the training and how freq…
411. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No.1560 from 8 September 2025, if he has received the necessary information in order to answer this question. [53355/25]