554. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on the report of the Garda Vetting Review Group, established in April 2021; the changes proposed; and the implementation of those changes. [72180/26]
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123. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration in relation to the 2024 report commissioned by his Department, entitled ‘A Review of the Processing of Sexual Offences in Ireland: Stakeholder Experiences’, the steps he has taken to address the under-resourcing of the criminal justice system identified in the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69105/26]
124. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration in relation to the 2024 report commissioned by his Department, entitled ‘A Review of the Processing of Sexual Offences in Ireland: Stakeholder Experiences’, his views of the finding that under-resourcing in the criminal justice system was the primary cause of adjournments, and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69104/26]
101. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his plans to commission an independent review of the relocation process for residents (details supplied), to include consideration of medical evidence, disability and accessibility needs, continuity of education, provision of individual reasons and the availability of an effective appeal procedure; and if the findings will be published…
102. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number and type of supported and accessible accommodation placements currently available for older persons, disabled persons and persons undergoing serious medical treatment who are being relocated from a location (details supplied), in tabular form; and the arrangements in place to provide suitable accommodation within reasonable …
103. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the procedures in place to ensure that his Department, the Ukraine Crisis Temporary Accommodation Team and accommodation providers are immediately notified and comply with court orders or decisions affecting the transfer or discharge of residents from State accommodation; and the steps being taken to prevent relocation or discharge not…
104. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the instructions that have been issued to management and staff of a location (details supplied) regarding communication with residents identified for relocation during the relocation process; if staff are permitted to inform residents that they will lose all accommodation or state supports in the event that they do not relocate by a sp…
110. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the type and extent of accessibility assessments that are carried out prior to relocating a blind or visually impaired person, a person with reduced mobility, or person requiring hospital treatment from a location to other accommodation; if the proposed route for the person to sanitary, dining and transport facilities is assessed; and …
111. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of school-age children relocated from a location (details supplied) who did not have a confirmed school place or school transport arrangement at the date of the relocation; the way in which continuity of education and the best interests of the child are assessed before relocation; and the steps being taken to ensure that chi…
112. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the way in which continuity of hospital and specialist treatment is protected when relocating residents from a location (details supplied) particularly persons receiving dialysis, cancer treatment, pre-operative or post-operative care; if transport medication storage, dietary requirement and proximity to the treating hospital are asses…
113. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if a formal review or appeal procedure is available to Ukrainian persons who consider that proposed alternative accommodation is unsuitable for their medical, disability or family needs; the procedure, applicable deadline, decision-maker and expected response time; whether relocation is suspended pending the outcome; and where the proc…
115. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the legal and policy basis upon which a resident who does not accept a particular accommodation offer may be treated as having refused State accommodation or may be discharged from the accommodation system; the safeguards that apply where the resident has serious medical, disability or family needs; and whether non-transfer will be sus…
116. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the individual assessment procedure used when deciding if proposed alternative accommodation is suitable for a resident of a location (details supplied); whether medical, disability, accessibility, family and educational needs are assessed; the person or body that conducts these assessments; whether appropriately qualified healthcare p…
117. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his plans to pause the transfer or discharge from State-provided accommodation of medically vulnerable residents of a location (details supplied) including persons undergoing cancer treatment, dialysis, surgery or hospital treatment, persons with disabilities, older persons and families with children until an individual needs and suita…
486. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to outline the role the Public Dance Halls Act 1935 continues to fulfil in the regulation of night-life; and his plans to repeal or amend this legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52630/26]
499. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will undertake a review of the legislation governing the role and functions of peace commissioners, with particular regard to the range of documents they are authorised to certify and witness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52734/26]
618. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will instruct his Department to examine a case (details supplied) and engage with the family. [49634/26]
520. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current status of the recommendations of the 2023 Study on Familicide and Domestic and Family Violence Death Reviews; and to outline the work conducted by his Department to date to implement the recommendations. [47349/26]
521. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide an update on the publication of the final report on the Study on Familicide, Domestic and Family Violence; to provide a reasoning for the delay in publication; and to provide a timeline for the publication of the final report. [47356/26]
798. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on his Departments implementation of any of the recommendations contained in the April 2025 report An Evidence Review on Ethnic Monitoring in the Criminal Justice System; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34294/26]
799. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his Department accepts the April 2025 report An Evidence Review on Ethnic Monitoring in the Criminal Justice System finding that minority ethnic and migrant groups are disproportionately represented in the criminal justice systems of Canada, Australia, New Zealand and England & Wales; if he will publish disaggregated crime,…
800. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he has considered the April 2025 report An Evidence Review on Ethnic Monitoring in the Criminal Justice System warning that the absence of ethnic monitoring allows agencies to “escape accountability” for disparities; the steps his Department is taking to collect and publish data on the over-representation of foreign nationals and no…
801. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the way in which the Government intends to address the April 2025 report An Evidence Review on Ethnic Monitoring in the Criminal Justice System identified risks of stigmatisation when publishing ethnic crime data, while ensuring that the Irish public can have a transparent debate on any links between mass immigration, specific migrant …
802. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether the findings in the April 2025 report An Evidence Review on Ethnic Monitoring in the Criminal Justice System on the extreme over-representation of Indigenous and migrant-descended groups in the criminal justice systems of comparator countries have prompted any review of Ireland’s immigration policy; if he will confirm whether f…
803. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if has examined the April 2025 report An Evidence Review on Ethnic Monitoring in the Criminal Justice System evidence that self-identification combined with officer perception is used successfully in England & Wales and New Zealand to capture accurate ethnicity data at the point of stop-and-search and arrest; if he will commit to i…