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George Lawlor Written 6 May 2026 · to Justice
617. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of unmarked motorcycles currently attached to Garda roads policing unit fleet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32129/26]
Thomas Gould Written 6 May 2026 · to Justice
618. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of arrests recorded under the drive programme in Cork. [32137/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 6 May 2026 · to Justice
649. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his Department has received any briefing from An Garda Síochána concerning the policing of the recent Whitegate refinery protests in County Cork, including public safety planning, use of force, deployment scale and inter-agency coordination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32752/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 6 May 2026 · to Justice
650. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total cost, if available to his Department, of the Garda policing operation associated with the recent Whitegate refinery protests in County Cork, including overtime, transport, logistics, catering, subsistence and accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32757/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 6 May 2026 · to Justice
651. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his Department has requested or received any post-operation assessment from An Garda Síochána concerning the policing of the recent Whitegate refinery protests, including the adequacy of planning, medical preparedness, proportionality of enforcement action and use of force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32769/…
Sorca Clarke Written 6 May 2026 · to Justice
653. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of unmarked Garda Public Order Unit Vans currently within the Garda Fleet. [32828/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 6 May 2026 · to Justice
654. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of method-of-entry courses that were held within the Meath-Westmeath Division in 2025 and to-date in 2026; the number of Gardaí that participated in each of those courses, in tabular form. [32829/26]
John Paul O'Shea Written 6 May 2026 · to Justice
684. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current average processing time for Garda vetting applications; the number of applications currently outstanding with the National Vetting Bureau; the number of applications pending for more than four, eight and 12 weeks; the length of time for which Garda vetting disclosures are considered valid; the measures being taken to r…
Alan Kelly Written 6 May 2026 · to Justice
686. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the amount spent on purchasing firearms and accessories for firearms for armed Garda personnel in 2025 and to-date in 2026, in tabular form. [33084/26]
Alan Kelly Written 6 May 2026 · to Justice
687. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of gardaí, by rank attached to the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau. [33085/26]
Alan Kelly Written 6 May 2026 · to Justice
688. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of van-personnel carrier courses that were held for Gardaí within DMR north division in 2025 and to-date in 2026; and the number of Gardaí that underwent each of those courses, in tabular form. [33086/26]
Alan Kelly Written 6 May 2026 · to Justice
689. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of gardaí, by rank, attached to the Garda National Cyber Crime Bureau. [33087/26]
Paul Donnelly Written 30 Apr 2026 · to Justice
379. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of competitions, by rank that were held for sworn Gardaí to apply to join the Garda National Immigration Bureau in 2025 and to-date in 2026; and the number of Gardaí, by rank, that applied in each competition. in tabular form. [31800/26]
Aidan Farrelly Written 29 Apr 2026 · to Justice
197. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he plans, in conjunction with the Garda Commissioner, to develop a driving permit specific to members of An Garda Síochána who drive service vehicles in the course of their duties, similar to the Defence Forces AF154 permit system.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31013/26]
Aidan Farrelly Written 29 Apr 2026 · to Justice
199. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí, by rank attached to each divisional drugs unit as of 20 April 2026, in tabular form. [31021/26]
Aidan Farrelly Written 29 Apr 2026 · to Justice
200. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of new and model of unmarked Garda roads policing unit vehicles that came into the fleet in 2025 and to-date in 2026; and the number of those vehicles withdrawn from the fleet during same period, in tabular form. [31022/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 29 Apr 2026 · to Justice
201. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will confirm where the monetary revenues arising from fines for driving and parking fines issued by An Garda Síochána are returned to; the way in which this money is accounted for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31026/26]
Emer Currie Written 28 Apr 2026 · to Justice
801. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 2178 of 14 April 2026, the most recent figures available for the number of Gardaí deployed to in roads policing, by Garda division; the number who are on active duty, by Garda division; and the number included in the overall figures but are currently on long-time sick leave, suspended and the numbe…
Louis O'Hara Written 28 Apr 2026 · to Justice
809. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the amount spent by An Garda Síochána on purchasing specialist public order equipment in each of the years of 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [29687/26]
Shane Moynihan Written 28 Apr 2026 · to Justice
810. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of calls answered on the Garda Victim Service Office line; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29734/26]
Emer Currie Written 28 Apr 2026 · to Justice
811. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí assigned to roads policing units, by Garda division; and the change in those numbers since 2019. [29753/26]
Eoin Hayes Written 28 Apr 2026 · to Justice
812. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of fixed charged notices issued by the Gardaí each year since 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29779/26]
Paula Butterly Written 28 Apr 2026 · to Justice
821. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will consider establishing a scheme within An Garda Síochána that would allow retiring Garda members to continue serving on a part-time or reduced hours basis, similar to the arrangements available to retired teachers who may return as substitute or fixed term teachers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30048/26]
Emer Currie Written 28 Apr 2026 · to Justice
847. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 2178 of 14 April 2026, the most recent figures available for the number of Gardaí deployed in roads policing, by Garda division; the number who are on active duty, by Garda division; the number that are included in the overall figures but are currently on long-term sick leave; the number suspended;…
Roderic O'Gorman Written 28 Apr 2026 · to Justice
848. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will consider the establishment of a new role within An Garda Síochána, namely community support Gardaí, modelled on the Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) in the United Kingdom (details supplied); if he will consider empowering such officers with limited enforcement abilities; and if he will make a statement on the m…