Parliamentary questions

914. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to outline the path to residency status for a person (details supplied) who is currently in the State through temporary protection [12453/26]

915. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if, following the expiry of the temporary protection directive he would consider granting more lenient residency conditions for Ukrainian beneficiaries who are blind or vision impaired, given the additional challenges in securing employment or third-level education on foot of their impairment; if he intends to give d…

916. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will clarify comments in respect of compliance with the required standard for each resident to have 4.56 sq.m of space (details supplied) when that obligation was only met by a diversion of the Department’s own requirements in relation to the use of bunk beds, as borne out by official inspections (most rece…

917. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the expected timeline for the legislative transposition of the NIS2 Directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12569/26]

918. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if it is intended that there will be lead-in or transitional period applied before enforcement in respect of the legislative transposition of the NIS2 Directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12570/26]

919. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he maintains data on the number of international protection applicants who are bound to present at the International Protection Office, Timberlay House, 78-83 Lower Mount Street, Dublin 2, D02 ND99 in order to formally seek international protection and that are forced to rough sleep until an offer of accommod…

920. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if an application for citizenship will be reviewed (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12630/26]

921. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will commit to publishing annual reports on the effectiveness of the measures introduced by the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) (Amendment) Act 2021 in preventing money laundering; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12643/26]

922. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will establish the total number of suspicious transaction reports received by the Financial Intelligence Unit Ireland since the commencement of the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) (Amendment) Act 2021, with a breakdown by sector where available; and if he will make a statement on th…

923. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the measures in place to support small and medium-sized designated persons, such as credit unions and solicitors, in meeting their obligations under the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) (Amendment) Act 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12648/26]

924. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the details of any guidance issued to obliged entities on conducting enhanced due diligence for high-risk third countries as required under the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) (Amendment) Act 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12650/26]

925. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of prosecutions initiated for offences under the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Acts 2010 to 2021 since the 2021 amendments came into effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12651/26]

926. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total cost to the Exchequer of implementing the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) (Amendment) Act 2021, including resources for the Central Bank and the Companies Registration Office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12653/26]

927. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether any review of the operation of the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) (Amendment) Act 2021 has been undertaken or is planned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12655/26]

928. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the measures in place to address potential undue regulatory burden on credit unions arising from the requirements of the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) (Amendment) Act 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12657/26]

929. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will clarify the guidance, advice, or direction his Department has issued to Local Community Safety Partnerships (LCSP) regarding media access to their meetings; if he will confirm whether the decision to exclude members of the press from the majority of meetings is a national policy, a matter for local discr…

930. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will outline the reasons for the change in practice from the former Joint Policing Committees, which operated with full media access as standard, to the new Local Community Safety Partnerships where media attendance has been significantly restricted; if he will clarify whether this shift reflects a policy cha…

931. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he recognises that public confidence in policing and community safety structures requires transparency; if he accepts that many of the issues raised at Local Community Safety Partnership meetings, such as crime trends, antisocial behaviour, and resource deployment, are clearly in the public interest; and if he w…

932. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he acknowledges the vital role played by independent local media in scrutinising policing and community safety matters; if he has evaluated the impact of excluding journalists from Local Community Safety Partnership meetings on public information and oversight; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [126…

933. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will direct Local Community Safety Partnership Chairs to hold meetings in public session as the default, in keeping with long established practice under the former Joint Policing Committees; if he will confirm that private sessions should be limited strictly to sensitive matters involving personal data or ope…

934. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to clarify the precise guidance conveyed by his Department at the recent briefing for newly elected Chairs of Local Community Safety Partnerships in Dublin; if any recommendation was made to limit or prohibit media attendance; and if he will publish the formal terms of reference and national protocols issued to the…

935. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he agrees that while there may be occasions where sensitive Garda or personal information requires a private session, imposing a blanket ban on media attendance at Local Community Safety Partnerships is neither necessary nor proportionate; if he will intervene to prevent such a blanket prohibition; and if he wil…

936. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will outline the measures his Department is taking to safeguard democratic oversight within Local Community Safety Partnerships; if he has assessed the risk that removing media access will erode transparency and weaken public accountability; and if he will commit to reviewing national guidance to restore publ…

937. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current status of the regulations required to implement a functional periodic payment order framework; the reasons the anticipated Q4 2025 timeline has not been met; the revised timeline for signature and commencement of the regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12700/26]

938. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his attention has been drawn to specific delays in the Dublin regional office related to processing times for visitor visas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12719/26]