Parliamentary questions

248. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of cases involving the seizure of scrambler bikes or quad bikes that resulted in a prosecution file being prepared by An Garda Síochána in each of the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10818/26]

249. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to list the youth diversion or community-based prevention programmes currently in place to address the antisocial use of scrambler bikes and quad bikes; the locations in which these programmes operate; the annual funding allocated; and the Garda divisions where no such programme is currently available. [10819/26]

250. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether he is considering any legislative proposals around home burglaries (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10828/26]

251. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the latest update on the establishment and functioning of LCSPs in Dublin west; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10843/26]

252. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 749 of 16 December 2025, if he has received the necessary information in order to have this PQ answered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10950/26]

253. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of fixed penalty notices that Gardaí issued for parking on double yellow lines (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10951/26]

772. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the process for a UK citizen who is a long-term resident of Ireland to gain an Irish passport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9753/26]

773. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the cost associated with a UK citizen who is a long-term resident of Ireland to gain an Irish passport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9754/26]

774. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether he will guarantee that Irish data will never be shared with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials (details supplied). [9797/26]

775. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding any engagement she has had with her EU counterparts in relation to a proposed data sharing agreement (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9864/26]

776. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if her attention has been drawn to concerns related to the proposed data sharing agreement (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9865/26]

777. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration her views on whether the proposed data sharing agreement (details supplied) is in compliance with our own data sharing laws; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9866/26]

778. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if the proposed data sharing agreement (details supplied) will be discussed at the forthcoming EU Council meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9867/26]

779. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will address matters raised in correspondence (details supplied). [9139/26]

780. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the measures taken by his Department, or agencies under the aegis of his Department, to establish if those seeking international protection in Ireland have already been granted ’Indefinite Leave to Remain’ (ILR) status in countries like the UK, Germany, Portugal and other EU member states; the number of instances wh…

781. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide an update on the application for citizenship for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9177/26]

782. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will outline the pathways that are available to Ukrainians, currently living in Ireland under Stamp 4 Temporary Protection, to get Irish citizenship for both adults and children; the criteria that will be considered for these applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9192/26]

783. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether he or his Department have considered any legislative proposals aimed at strengthening sentencing outcomes for offences involving assaults on members of An Garda Síochána, in light of conviction and sentencing trends recorded by the Courts Service for the years 2021 to 2025; and if not, the reasons no such po…

784. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if there are any grounds on which citizenship applications can be expedited; and if so, the process for applicants. [9224/26]

785. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will consider seeking a constitutional change to ensure that counselling notes will be inadmissible in all court cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9281/26]

786. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to set out the Department’s current projections for the annual cost of accommodating international protection applicants over the next five years, including any internal estimates indicating expenditure of up to €1.5 billion per annum referenced in briefing material prepared for Government; and if he will make a sta…

787. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to outline the governance, compliance, and enforcement framework applying to private providers contracted to supply accommodation for international protection applicants, including the number of providers found to be non-compliant since 2022, the total contract value involved, and the sanctions applied; and if he wi…

788. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to detail the State’s reliance on emergency accommodation for international protection applicants, including the average nightly cost, average duration of stays, and total annual expenditure on emergency accommodation for each year since 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9386/26]

789. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether an impact assessment has been completed on the expected effect of the EU Migration and Asylum Pact on the number of international protection applications to Ireland from 2027 onwards, including any projections in the range of 22,000 to 24,000 applicants per annum, and the associated accommodation and budgeta…

790. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his Department operates a defined accommodation capacity threshold for international protection applicants; if not, the rationale for the absence of such a threshold; the way in which intake levels are aligned with available accommodation capacity and public expenditure limits; and if he will make a statemen…