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Thomas Gould Written 19 Mar 2026 · to Justice
71. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of community Gardaí currently stationed in each Cork station. [20917/26]
Colm Burke Written 19 Mar 2026 · to Justice
72. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his Department's progress to date in establishing a single application process for employment permits and visa applications; the progress that has been made to date by the interdepartmental group established to review this process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19246/26]
Naoise Ó Cearúil Written 19 Mar 2026 · to Justice
73. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to detail the staffing and resource assessments undertaken for court-related DSGBV supports in high demand counties such as Kildare; whether additional support for organisations providing court accompaniment locally is under consideration (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20826/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 19 Mar 2026 · to Justice
74. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if the Garda Commissioner and his leadership teams in the Gardaí have provided him with the policy on the use of tasers; if he can detail any relevant data relating to their use, such as, the number of times they have been drawn; the number of times they have been used, and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2…
Emer Currie Written 19 Mar 2026 · to Justice
75. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the Programme for Government commitment "provide funding to recruit at least 5,000 new Garda recruits and additional Garda Staff over the next five years"; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19471/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 19 Mar 2026 · to Justice
76. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the legislative measures now required to address the misuse by AI enabled products, platforms or services of any individual's image, likeness or voice for malign purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20537/26]
Johnny Mythen Written 19 Mar 2026 · to Justice
354. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total number of criminal investigations opened under the Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Act 2020 including offence name in each of the years 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026 in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21273/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 19 Mar 2026 · to Justice
355. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of public servants recruited since 2013 in fast accrual professions including An Garda Síochána and the Prison Service who are members of the Public Service Single Pension Scheme; the estimated income gap that arises between retirement age for these professions and the age of eligibility for the State pension; and if he will…
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 19 Mar 2026 · to Justice
356. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration in view of recent events and his comments, whether he and the Government plan to bring the process for Ireland to become a signatory to the council of Europe’s Saint-Denis convention that spearheads a Europe-wide approach for an integrated safety, security and service approach at football matches and other sporting events; and i…
Catherine Callaghan Written 19 Mar 2026 · to Justice
357. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the scope that is available to allow for the extension of working holiday authorisations for Australian nationals visiting Ireland past the current maximum stay of 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1634/26]
Rose Conway-Walsh Written 19 Mar 2026 · to Justice
358. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if the Government intends to strengthen parliamentary scrutiny and democratic oversight of national security operations carried out by security services answerable to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20913/26]
Donna McGettigan Written 19 Mar 2026 · to Justice
359. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 673 of 16 December 2025, if the relevant information has been supplied to him from Garda Authorities for him to answer this PQ. [21050/26]
Donna McGettigan Written 19 Mar 2026 · to Justice
360. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the ages of the vehicle fleet currently attached to Garda Water Unit. [21051/26]
Donna McGettigan Written 19 Mar 2026 · to Justice
361. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of occasions in 2025 and to date in 2026 where Garda personnel have requested the assistance of Garda Water Cannons, in tabular form. [21052/26]
George Lawlor Written 19 Mar 2026 · to Justice
362. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of recorded crime incidents, by category, in Galway Garda Division, for each year since 2020 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21140/26]
Carol Nolan Written 19 Mar 2026 · to Justice
363. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide details of all stakeholders who have contributed to the formulation of the proposed new immigration strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21155/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 19 Mar 2026 · to Justice
364. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether offences under section 14A of the Protected Disclosures Act 2014, as inserted by the Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022, are recorded under a distinct offence code within the Garda crime-recording system or any successor national crime statistics framework; the number of such offences recorded, investigated, and referre…
Ken O'Flynn Written 19 Mar 2026 · to Justice
365. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of complaints or reports made to An Garda Síochána alleging offences under section 14A of the Protected Disclosures Act 2014, as inserted by the Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022, in each year since that provision commenced; and the number of investigations initiated, files submitted to the Director of Public Prosec…
Roderic O'Gorman Written 19 Mar 2026 · to Justice
366. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the amount of cryptocurrency the Criminal Assets Bureau has seized in the past ten years; the amount accessible and sold; to whom seized cryptocurrencies are sold to; to detail the way in which disposal of cryptocurrency takes place and the oversight mechanisms that are in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [212…
Aidan Farrelly Written 19 Mar 2026 · to Justice
367. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 710 of 16 December 2025, if he has received the relevant information from the Garda Authorities in order to answer this PQ. [21286/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 19 Mar 2026 · to Justice
368. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his plans to ensure that all international protection accommodation, including short-terms and emergency accommodation, is inspected and highest standards of care provided for asylum seekers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21367/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 19 Mar 2026 · to Justice
369. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his plans to ensure that asylum seekers have appropriate permanent accommodation while their status is being processed and reduced reliance on emergency accommodation services (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21368/26]
Barry Ward Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Justice
1228. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 228 of 3 March 2026, the actions he will take to address the specific staffing shortages in an embassy (details supplied) that is impacting on visa processing times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18988/26]
Robert O'Donoghue Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Justice
1229. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the remedies that are available to homeowners where an owners' management company does not appear to be functioning effectively, including where annual general meetings are not being held for multiple years and residents are unable to obtain information on governance structures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20…
Emer Currie Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Justice
1230. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his Department has compared the costs of Go Safe speed cameras cost versus average speed cameras and static camera locations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20556/26]