Parliamentary questions

221. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if the visit visa is used for tourists entering the country; and the category of people it serves. [13024/26]

222. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the funding allocated to NGOs by his Department in 2025; the funding allocated to NGOs by agencies and bodies under the remit of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13090/26]

223. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will enact the recommendations relevant to his Department outlined in the Joint Committee on Drugs Use Interim Report published on 22 October 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13120/26]

224. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of new gardaí allocated to the Tipperary division for each of the years 2020 to 2025, and to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13131/26]

225. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if a South African national who is legally a resident of Spain is allowed to travel to Ireland using their residency permit or must they apply for a holiday visa; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13159/26]

226. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will provide statistics for the delays in family law proceedings in Letterkenny Circuit Court; if there are plans to reduce waiting times for contested cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13160/26]

227. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if an application for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13166/26]

228. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reasons for the ongoing delays in the renewal of residence permits; the steps being taken to address the current processing backlog, given that applications are presently only being processed from mid-November; whether issues have arisen with the new online renewal system introduced to replace the GNIB process; …

229. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if a person and their child (details supplied) can be transferred to an IPAS centre closer to their child’s creche in Swords. [13180/26]

230. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to clarify whether the Government instructed Mayo Local and Community Safety Partnership to hold its meetings in private, away from the media; the rationale behind the instruction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13187/26]

231. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his attention has been drawn to a report (details supplied) that compares our justice system with those of other EU countries, the actions he is taking to address the specific statistics in relation to the significantly high rate of sexual offences in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13206/…

232. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding any review within his Department in relation to a report published by the Law Society of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13207/26]

233. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the actions he will take to address any of the concerns related to crime levels in Ireland outlined in a report published by the Law Society of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13208/26]

234. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his attention has been drawn to the case of an international protection applicant (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13209/26]

235. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the policies in place in the event that a resident in an IPAS centre commits an offence in breach of their reception conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13210/26]

236. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 861 to 864, inclusive, of 10 February 2026, to confirm that all relevant staff involved in this process are appropriately trained and fully informed regarding the requirements and criteria for short-term study visas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13405/26]

237. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 861 to 864, inclusive, of 10 February 2026, the number of received, approved and refused application rates for the months of October, November, December 2025, January 2026, and to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13406/26]

881. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the measures being developed to support businesses affected by retail crime, including legislative reforms and anti-theft support schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12810/26]

882. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of new unmarked Garda vans that came into the fleet during 2025 and to-date in 2026; the number of unmarked Garda vans withdrawn from the fleet during this period, in tabular form. [11603/26]

883. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardai by rank attached to DMR West Divisional Drugs Unit as of 9 February 2026; if he will provide same figures as of 31 December 2023, in tabular form. [11604/26]

884. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his approach to pet theft; whether pet theft is currently considered to be property theft; if the theft of domestic animals and pets is specifically legislated for; and if he is considering reform of legislation on pet theft [11623/26]

885. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the percentage increase in Garda numbers in the Dublin Metropolitan Region North over the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11626/26]

886. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 774 and 775 of 4 February 2026, whether his Department is aware of a matter (details supplied); and if this will be taken into account in his Department's decision on whether the contract should be renewed, in line with his commitment to continue to improve governance and comp…

887. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide an update on the IPAS accommodation centre at Kippure, County Wicklow; the full breakdown of costs on an annual basis since it was first used; if he will report on the recent planning decision that refused an application for the retention of works at the site and its impact on the future use of the site; a…

888. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to outline the process undertaken by his Department when an IPAS accommodation centre is subject to planning enforcement action; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11656/26]