Questions

126. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to expediate the appeals students from Palestine have brought forward to challenge the decision of his Department to refuse visas for these students. [74683/26]

707. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to consider introducing flexibility for the income threshold for the temporary protection transition scheme when the person applying is a carer, a lone parent or is a person with disabilities. [73931/26]

767. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the timeline for the transfer of responsibility from his Department to the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage for all aspects of the Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011. [74731/26]

410. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his plans to ensure that students who have had their visas rejected coming from Palestine will have any appeals to this refusal looked at in as little time as possible. [67834/26]

805. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will supply a breakdown of the funding the various front-line organisations that support gender-based violence victims and survivors receive from his Department; and if he will consider a significant increase of the funding in view of the vital service they provide. [64182/26]

895. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to consider legislating for cases in which a person who has been resident in the State for higher education that these years residing in the State are counted when applying for citizenship. [65032/26]

897. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if under the Irish Nationality and Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2026, a person who has started the residency needed for citizenship which currently stands at five years, will have to wait for the new proposed time of eight years. [65030/26]

307. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will publish the advice that he has received in relation to the constitutionality of the ban of a use of counselling notes in a criminal trial as evidence; if the rights of complainants were considered in a balance with the rights to a fair trial; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53925/26]

443. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to expedite the join family visa of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41102/26]

8. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration considering the rights of victims and survivors of sexual offences, if he will consider a ban on the use of counselling records as evidence in criminal trials; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35579/26]

9. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will clarify that an applicant for naturalisation who has changed their name through a gender recognition certificate does not need to show use of that new name for two years in order to have the name appear on the certificate of naturalisation; if he will ensure the naturalisation process is informed by the Gender Recognition A…

15. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will consider changes in legislation in relation to the use of character references in sentencing hearings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35581/26]

47. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the measures he intends to make to protect the right of victims and survivors of sexual offences to access therapy with confidence, including that their counselling records will not be used in a trial; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35580/26]

52. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he would consider changes to protect the rights of non-verbal children in the legal process such as the automatic appointment of advocates to represent the child in any investigation or legal process and specialist training for gardaí and legal professionals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35572/26]

390. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 846 of 28 April 2026, given the procedures around naturalisation are not informed by the Gender Recognition Act 2015, if he will update his Department’s policy in relation to recognising names changed through gender recognition certificates to ensure that the ‘use and repute’ process is not used…

846. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 2174 of 14 April 2026, if he will outline where the requirement for evidence of two year usage of a name that has been changed with a gender recognition certificate is published to naturalisation applicants; if this two year's usage requirement is informed by the Gender Recognition Act 2015; if …

286. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason a person’s naturalisation process is taking so long (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27366/26]

2119. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 991 of 17 February 2026, to consider the implementation of real-time disclosure of safeguarding concerns after Garda vetting is given; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25814/26]

2134. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 1398 of 18 March 2026, if discretionary arrangements will be introduced for those waiting judicial reviews around their immigration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26182/26]

2136. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason a long stay (D) join family visa applications (details supplied) have taken a long time to process; the timeline for when the application will be processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26230/26]

2153. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will consider a review to legislation to restrict gambling advertising especially on social media and online platforms given the harms related to gambling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26507/26]

2154. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will introduce legislation to outlaw online gambling advertisements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26509/26]

2155. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his current plans to legislate against the current issue of women being recorded without their consent and footage being put up on social media (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26519/26]

2174. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will confirm that applicants for naturalisation who have recently changed their name in the process of obtaining a gender recognition certificate will have proofs of residence in their old name accepted as part of the application process; if any successful applicant for naturalisation who has a gender recognition certificate …

345. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to expediate an IRP application for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23129/26]