Parliamentary questions

801. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of failed asylum seekers who have remained in Ireland beyond their appeal periods in the past two years; the actions taken to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7850/26]

802. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his views on the appointment, procurement basis and ongoing payments in respect of services provided by a company at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7881/26]

803. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his views on the decision taken in or around September 2022 to appoint a company to provide panelling, accommodation infrastructure or accommodation-related services at a site (details supplied); the criteria applied and the basis on which the company was deemed suitable, having regard to its registered business…

804. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the procurement method used to appoint a company (details supplied); if the arrangement arose from an emergency procurement, direct award or other non-competitive process; the reasons such a method was considered appropriate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7883/26]

805. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the contractual basis under which a company (details supplied) has been paid a fixed monthly amount of €143,322.30 from September 2022 to date in 2026; the duration of the arrangement; the extension or continuation decisions; the status of the contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7884/26]

806. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reasons the arrangement with a company (details supplied) has been continued on a rolling monthly basis for multiple years, rather than being time-limited, competitively re-tendered, or transitioned to an alternative arrangement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7885/26]

807. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the basis on which payments originally described as "supply panelling" were subsequently reclassified as "temporary accommodation"; the criteria used to treat the infrastructure supplied as accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7886/26]

808. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reasons his Department elected to maintain a monthly rental model for the relevant infrastructure (details supplied) rather than purchasing or capitalising it; the value-for-money assessments undertaken in this regard with a company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7887/26]

809. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reasons payments to a company have continued after the State's acquisition of a complex (details supplied), rather than transitioning to State-owned infrastructure or a different contractual model; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7888/26]

810. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total amount paid to a company (details supplied) from September 2022 to date in 2026; the projected annual cost if the current arrangement continues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7889/26]

811. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether, prior to the State's purchase of a property (details supplied) a formal value-for-money assessment was undertaken; whether that assessment distinguished between the capital cost of the building and the ongoing operational costs associated with its use, including catering, security, staffing, transport a…

812. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether he will publish the methodology and key assumptions underpinning any value-for-money assessment carried out in respect of the €148.2 million purchase of a property (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7893/26]

813. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if no distinction was made in the value-for-money assessment between the cost of acquiring a property (details supplied) and the cost of providing ongoing services at the site; the way in which the purchase is credibly described as representing value-for-money for the taxpayer; and if he will make a statement on…

814. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí assigned to County Mayo in each year since the introduction of the new Garda operating model; the number of new recruits allocated to Mayo in each of those years; the current total Garda strength in the county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7914/26]

815. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Garda recruits assigned to County Mayo in each of the five years prior to the introduction of the new Garda operating model; the way this compares on a per capita basis nationally; the comparative change in annual recruitment levels before and after the model’s implementation; and if he will make a …

816. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his Department or any body under its remit has any contracts with an organisation (details supplied); or has contracted work from that organisation within the past two years. [7934/26]

817. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his Department or any body under its remit has any contracts with an organisation (details supplied); or has contracted work from that organisation within the past two years. [7952/26]

818. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will consider supporting a proposal to amend the firearms permit/licence renewal process to enable it to become a process similar to that of the online passport renewal service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8036/26]

819. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the way in which the national counter-radicalisation strategy is being adapted to address the evolving nature of ideological extremism, which can be rapidly propagated through digital algorithms and may exploit vulnerable individuals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8058/26]

820. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí assigned to Gaeltacht regions; the number assigned to each station; the number who are fluent in Irish in each year since 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8124/26]

821. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if the contract with a company (details supplied) for the provision of asylum accommodation will be extended in March 2026 in view of the fact that it has no planning permission and is subject to an enforcement order from Kildare County Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8133/26]

822. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department has carried out an assessment as to whether the mobility framework associated with the EU-India Free Trade Agreement, upon which negotiations concluded on 27 January 2026, will form part of the trade proposal that the Commission will bring to the Council, and therefore be subject to qualified major…

823. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total number of sick days taken by staff in his Department for each of the years 2022 to 2025; the average days lost per employee for each year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8162/26]

824. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if a new recruitment campaign for An Garda Síochána will be launched before Easter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8185/26]

825. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of new marked Garda cars and vans that were allocated to the Kildare-Carlow Garda Division during 2025; the number of those vehicles that were withdrawn from the division during same period, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8186/26]