Parliamentary questions

751. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of vehicles seized by Gardaí within Mayo, Roscommon and Longford division for having no insurance in 2025, in tabular form. [7419/26]

752. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide an update regarding a citizenship application for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7428/26]

753. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the measure in place for Ukrainians being housed by local families given that his Department is due to cease monthly payments on 26 March 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7459/26]

754. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 468 of 29 May 2025, the position regarding a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7462/26]

755. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of convictions since new legislative measures were announced in February 2021 to tackle the illegal anti-social misuse of scramblers, quad bikes and similar off-road mechanically propelled vehicles on public roads, paths, parks and in the public space domain; and to include the number of seizures and con…

756. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when a decision will be reached in respect of a stamp 4 visa renewal application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7468/26]

757. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the progress made on coronial reform, including the preparation of Heads of Bill; his plans to establish formal agreements between his Department, the HSE, and coroners to ensure sustainable provision of medicolegal autopsies and prevent further service cessations in hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the…

758. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his attention has been drawn to the visa application by a family (details supplied); if the specific circumstances can be taken into consideration as the process progresses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7587/26]

759. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the timeline for the progress of a family visa application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7588/26]

760. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he plans to designate a unit within An Garda Síochána to act as the verifying authority in the State for the purpose of Article 6 of the Eurodac Regulation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7619/26]

761. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí employed in the Garda National Immigration Bureau in each of the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7620/26]

762. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the qualification or language competencies a cultural mediator will be required to have under the International Protection Bill 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7622/26]

763. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of scrambler bikes and quad bikes seized by An Garda Síochána in each of the past three years, by Garda division; the number of related prosecutions initiated; and the number resulting in convictions. [7629/26]

764. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of prosecutions initiated and convictions secured for insurance fraud and fraudulent personal injury claims in each of the last five years; the average sentence imposed in such cases; and whether this data is collated and published by his Department.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7654/2…

765. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether he intends to review existing fraud and sentencing legislation to ensure penalties for deliberate insurance fraud appropriately reflect the seriousness of the offence and its impact on insurance costs and public confidence in the justice system. [7658/26]

766. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total amount of public funds paid by his Department and by the Irish Prison Service since 2020 in respect of podcasts, audio programmes, or similar broadcasting or digital media outputs; and the annual breakdown of that expenditure, by year. [7669/26]

767. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of podcasts, audio series, or broadcasting projects funded in whole or in part by the Irish Prison Service since 2020; the duration and format of each project; and the total number of episodes or outputs produced under each arrangement. [7670/26]

768. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the procurement or commissioning mechanisms used by the Irish Prison Service when engaging external providers to produce podcasts, audio programmes, or digital media content; whether competitive tendering was undertaken in each case; and where competition was not used, the justification for same. [7671/26]

769. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the policy basis under which funding is provided by the Irish Prison Service for podcasts, broadcasting, or audio media projects; the objectives such projects are intended to achieve; and how these initiatives align with current Irish Prison Service strategy and rehabilitation policy. [7672/26]

770. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the governance, oversight, and value-for-money controls applied by the Irish Prison Service to publicly funded podcasts or broadcasting projects; whether performance metrics or deliverables are set in advance; and how compliance is monitored and reported to his Department. [7673/26]

771. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether any formal evaluation, impact assessment, or cost-effectiveness review has been conducted in respect of podcasts or broadcasting projects funded by the Irish Prison Service since 2020; and if so, to outline the findings. [7674/26]

772. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the breakdown of the Garda fleet (details supplied) in each Garda station at the end of 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7689/26]

773. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the criteria used to select EU nationals who were recently deported under the Free Movement Directive; if any of those deported had Irish citizen spouses or children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7706/26]

774. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his attention has been drawn to the unacceptable use of bunk beds in an IPAS centre (details supplied); if his attention has been drawn to an official inspection report dated 13 May 2025 that management at the centre attributed responsibility for this shortcoming to the contracting Department at that time; whethe…

775. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if, arising from his Department’s appearance before the Public Accounts Committee on 23 October 2025, the Department has asked An Garda Síochána to investigate the unauthorised extraction of significant volumes of water from an emergency hydrant to service an IPAS Centre (details supplied) being funded by the Depart…