Parliamentary questions

763. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the rate of self-harm among female prisoners compared to male prisoners in the most recent Irish Prison Service self-harm assessment data. [14567/26]

764. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the protocols that are in place for comprehensive screening of mental health and self-harm risk at committal, including ADHD and autism; and how continuity of care is ensured for those who repeatedly self-harm or are transferred or released. [14568/26]

765. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of individuals engaged in repeated self-harm in the latest reporting period; and the specific support services (including psychological and counselling services) that are provided to support these prisoners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14569/26]

766. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí who applied for an extension to continue working after full service was completed in each of the past three years who were refused, by rank and division and by the reason they were refused, in tabular form. [14579/26]

767. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration in cases where an international protection applicant authorises their local TD to seek updates on an application on their behalf, the evidence of authorisation that is required in order to facilitate the request and ensure a reply is provided to the TD. [14589/26]

768. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of deportation orders currently unenforced, and the reasons; the length of time people typically remain after a final decision; the actions to decrease the number of appeals, while still protecting due process. [14591/26]

769. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether he has engaged at policy level with the Courts Service regarding the standardisation of offence classification and structured reporting of prosecutions and convictions for the purpose of criminal justice policy evaluation; and whether legislative amendment to the Courts Service Act 1998 is under consideratio…

770. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether the adequacy of data capture, offence classification, and structured reporting across the criminal justice system has been assessed within his Department; and if so, to outline any reform measures under consideration [14602/26]

771. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether he considers the current absence of centrally reportable conviction and sentencing data for offences under the Civil Liability and Courts Act 2004 compatible with evidence-based criminal justice policy development; and whether legislative or administrative reform is under consideration in this regard [14604/…

772. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí who have retired or left the force in Dublin DMR west in 2025, broken down by station, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14617/26]

773. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will simplify Garda vetting in order that once an individual is vetted their vetted status can be used by many organisations that require vetting, without the requirement for duplication of applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14618/26]

774. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if guidelines are in place in relation to the use of tasers on persons experiencing mental health crises, neurodivergent individuals, persons with intellectual disabilities, children and young people, older persons, and other vulnerable groups; if so, if he will publish such guidelines; and if he will make a stateme…

775. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of people who have been prosecuted under the Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023, which came into effect on 1 November 2023, and is designed to significantly toughen penalties for assaulting on-duty emergency workers, explicitly including hospital staff, nurses and doctors [1465…

776. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 431 of 17 July 2025, to provide a detailed progress update on the Programme for Government commitment to introduce amendments to modernise the Prohibition of Incitement to Racial Religious or National Hatred Act ,1989; if the Government is no longer including provisions on hate…

777. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will review correspondence (details supplied); the status of the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14747/26]

778. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of bicycles which were reported stolen in Dublin in each of the years 2023 to 2025; the number of prosecutions which were brought for bicycle theft in 2025; the number of stolen bicycles that were recovered, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14821/26]

779. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total amount of fees paid out annually by his Department to legal firms over the past four years and to date in 2026 on appeals made under the International Protection Appeals Tribunal; to list the legal firms that were paid out in fees in each such year, in tabular form. [14834/26]

780. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current status of the HAP25 Afghan Community Sponsorship Programme; whether the 50 places approved for Afghans in need of protection in 2026 have now been opened for applications; the reason for the delay; when the programme will formally open for 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14838/26]

781. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of prisoners currently in prison who have previously served time in prison. [14846/26]

782. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of children admitted to women's refuges in the State in each of the past ten years and to date in 2026. [14847/26]

783. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons arrested, prosecuted, and convicted of human trafficking in the State in each of the past ten years and to date in 2026. [14848/26]

784. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of reports of human trafficking received by An Garda Síochána in each of the past ten years and to date in 2026. [14849/26]

785. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if they have undertaken to examine the rate of child trafficking in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14850/26]

786. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department is aware of any instances of trafficking for organ harvesting in the State over the past decade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14851/26]

787. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Garda callouts to instances of domestic violence in each county in the State, in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [14852/26]