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Sinéad Gibney Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Justice
1257. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide the names of all vendors assisting in the use of AI chatbots by his Department; and the amount they have each received for their services, in tabular form. [57803/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 24 Sep 2025 · to Justice
99. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the discussions his Department has had with the Data Protection Commission regarding protecting citizens from the misuse of their location data being sold online; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50540/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 24 Sep 2025 · to Justice
100. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the action his Department will take regarding the investigation carried out by RTÉ (details supplied) which show that the data of people in Ireland can be used to track the movements of individuals, presenting a threat to their personal safety and right to privacy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50541/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 24 Sep 2025 · to Justice
101. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department or bodies under his aegis plan to issue guidance on preventing the tracking of location data to women's refuges to ensure the safety of their service users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50542/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 18 Sep 2025 · to Justice
304. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether he has had any engagement with An Garda Síochána on the Crowe Report; the way in which the issues raised within the report are being addressed to ensure a high standard of roads policing, with the ultimate goal of reducing illegal behaviour and making roads safer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49354/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Justice
2036. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department is aware of Palestinian students being refused student visas as their scholarships provided through public third level students are not “official Government scholarships”; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42296/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Justice
2037. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his Department’s position on the denial of visas to Palestinian students as their scholarships, which are funded by public universities, are not “official Government scholarships”; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42297/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Justice
2038. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department has examined the wider impact of the Communications (Interception and Lawful Access) Bill on privacy of individuals; if the infringement of privacy, including proposals which may lead to an end to encrypted messaging, is proportional to the public policy aims; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42298/2…
Sinéad Gibney Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Justice
2039. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department is examining the expansion of family reunion schemes for Palestinian refugees in Ireland similar to current schemes applied to Syrian and Afghan refugees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42299/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Justice
2121. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of full time equivalents directly employed by his Department, broken down by grade, in tabular form. [43664/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Justice
2122. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his Department has a policy or goal of better insourcing of IT requirements and needs of the Department for better cybersecurity, autonomy, and crisis management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43682/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Justice
2125. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his position on the requirement for nightclubs to apply for a special exemption order for each night they are operating at great direct and legal costs to their business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43958/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Justice
2144. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration given significant concerns regarding EU plans for third country deportation, the steps he is taking to assess the consequences of such measures as well as the historical issues associated with such programmes before choosing to opt-in; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44266/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Justice
442. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 292 of 10 July 2025, the amount his Department spent on external services from a company (details supplied) to deliver the Digital Contact Centre project. [40562/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Justice
443. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 292 of 10 July 2025, the total budget for the Digital Contact Centre project; if the project was subject to any cost overruns or delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40563/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Justice
444. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the amount his Department spent on a verification service in the past 12 months (details supplied). [40564/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Justice
445. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his attention has been drawn to issues with users being unable to verify their documents with a service and being unable to get an adequate response from (details supplied) to resolve the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40565/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Justice
447. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he has considered introducing a law to make it an offence to use a person’s features to produce artificial intelligence deepfakes, similar to proposals in Germany and Denmark, particularly in relation to the use of this technology to create revenge porn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40642/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 16 Jul 2025 · to Justice
181. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the weekly actual and target average turnaround times for South African visa applicants, broken down by category of visa, for the past three months, in tabular form. [39817/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 10 Jul 2025 · to Justice
292. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide an update on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in his Department; the AI technologies the Department uses, the purpose and function of said technology in the context of the work of the Department, and the associated costs of the licensing or use of AI by the Department in the past 12 months, in tabular form. [38622/2…
Sinéad Gibney Written 8 Jul 2025 · to Justice
621. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the practical application envisioned by his Department for the recently adopted IHRA working definition of antisemitism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37215/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 3 Jul 2025 · to Justice
53. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the steps his Department is taking to support those applying for a family reunification visa in conflict zones such as Gaza; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36584/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Justice
1507. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Justice if his Department has engaged with representatives of prison officers since January 2024 on the issues with the fast accrual (uniformed) single public service pension scheme for uniformed services recruited after 2013; the dates of those engagements; if his Department has taken any action as a result of these engagements; and if he will make a statement on the…
Sinéad Gibney Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Justice
1508. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Justice if his Department has engaged with representatives of an Garda Síochána since January 2024 on the issues with the fast accrual (uniformed) single public service pension scheme for uniformed services recruited after 2013; if he will provide the dates of those engagements; if his Department have taken any action as a result of these engagements; and if he will m…
Sinéad Gibney Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Justice
1563. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Justice the number of contracts currently held by his Department with a company (details supplied); the details of contracts currently held by the Department with the company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19349/25]