Parliamentary questions

588. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the estimated cost associated with the creation of a new appeals tribunal following the introduction of the EU Migration and Asylum Pact; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51446/26]

589. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the estimated first and full-year cost of a 10% increase in the funding for legal aid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51450/26]

590. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the estimated annual cost of increasing the funding to promote and assist the development of support services to victims of crime by 10%. [51453/26]

591. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the cost of running the Garda Training College for one year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51454/26]

592. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total budget allocated to the new Tribunal for Asylum and Returns Appeals (TARA); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51455/26]

593. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when a decision will be made on a visa application (details supplied) where an Irish work permit is already granted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51472/26]

594. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when a decision will be made on a visa application (details supplied) where an Irish work permit is already granted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51473/26]

595. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide the web link to his Department’s Q2 2026 published report of purchase orders/payments over €20,000, in line with the FOI model publication scheme requirements; to confirm the date on which this report was published; and, if it has not yet been published, the planned publication date. [51568/26]

596. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 591 of 30 June 2026, which did not address the specific matter raised regarding representations made (details supplied); if his Department received correspondence or a meeting request from or on behalf of this organisation; if so, the date on which it was received; the reason no…

597. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when he expects to issue a formal letter of confirmation from the International Investment Programme where funding was awarded to an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51659/26]

598. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to review a change of visa application and to confirm that the 12-week continuity provision applies to the case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51666/26]

599. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the measures being taken to address delays in the processing of re-entry visas (details supplied); the current average waiting time for applicants; the number of applications awaiting decision for more than three months; whether consideration is being given to reintroducing or expanding the use of travel certific…

600. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 306 of 21 May 2026, if he has received the relevant information from Garda authorities to answer this PQ. [51708/26]

601. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí, by rank attached to Garda Band as of 29 June 2026, in tabular form. [51709/26]

602. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on the proposed General Scheme of Sale of Alcohol Bill 2022; whether the Government intends to progress the legislation during the current Dáil Éireann term; the engagement that has taken place with stakeholders regarding the Bill; when it is expected that the legislation will be brought before the Ho…

603. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total cost of engagement with a company (details supplied) in each of the years 2020 to 2025, across his Department, by project, year and value; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51771/26]

604. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total cost of engagement with a company (details supplied) in each of the years 2020 to 2025, across his Department, by project, year and value; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51789/26]

605. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total cost of engagement with a company (details supplied) in each of the years 2020 to 2025, across his Department, by project, year and value; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51807/26]

606. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason that there has only been a small increase in the number of persons in direct provision under the responsibility of IPAS over the past year, in the order of 200 despite the fact that more than 13,000 new applications were made for International Protection in 2025, and several thousand more in the first hal…

607. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if persons whose applications for International Protection are still being assessed, are being accommodated in social housing or in State supported private rental accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51837/26]

608. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether consideration has been given to introducing a streamlined, centralised or transferable Garda vetting system for persons who require vetting for multiple employment or voluntary roles involving children and vulnerable persons; whether a centralised vetting model or "vetting passport" has been examined as a …

609. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number, and total value, of cash seizures made by An Garda Síochána in each of the years 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51867/26]

610. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of arrests made by An Garda Síochána in connection with human trafficking and in connection with prostitution offences respectively, in each of the years 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51868/26]

611. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total criminal legal aid expenditure in each of the past ten years; the number of practitioners undertaking criminal legal aid work in each year; and the average fee paid per criminal legal aid case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51891/26]

612. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the amount spent on Garda overtime in each of the past ten years; the amount that has been spent to date in 2026; the proportion of that expenditure which relates to vacancies that have not been filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51892/26]