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Tom Brabazon Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Justice
502. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of offences of poisoning under the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act 1997 recorded for 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, per county, in tabular form. [64704/25]
Tom Brabazon Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Justice
503. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of prosecutions for poisoning, under the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act 1997, for 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, per county, in tabular form. [64705/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Justice
508. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when his Department took the decision to outsource the printing of certificates of naturalisation; and the reason this decision was taken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64731/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Justice
509. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason for delays in receiving certificates of naturalisation following ceremonies; if the decision to outsource the printing of certificates is leading to a delay in individuals receiving their certificates within the recommended timeframes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64732/25]
Tom Brabazon Written 19 Nov 2025 · to Justice
192. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of prosecutions for bike theft, per county, in 2024 and so far in 2025, in tabular form. [64269/25]
Naoise Ó Cearúil Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Justice
802. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of visas issued to nationals of South Africa since the introduction of visa requirements in July 2024, by visa category; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63688/25]
Naoise Ó Cearúil Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Justice
803. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of visa applications from nationals of South Africa that have been received, granted and refused since July 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63689/25]
Paula Butterly Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Justice
777. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the statistics for convictions under the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Act 2010 by county; to provide a breakdown of such convictions between juvenile and adult offenders; the figures for these convictions for the past five years, and for the previous five years; and if he will make a statement on the m…
Mattie McGrath Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Justice
1270. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of accused and convicted offenders in Irish courts who are legal and illegal immigrants, respectively in comparison to the number of Irish-born such accused and offenders from 2015 to 2024 and to date in 2025, per capita percentage for each category. in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58217/…
Carol Nolan Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Justice
1297. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons with Somalian nationality that entered emergency accommodation from 2021 to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58861/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Justice
1320. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration given recent reports of serious disturbances outside asylum accommodation in the Dublin region, and criticism of Ireland’s implementation of immigration and asylum-policy controls, if he will provide the number of incidents recorded in 2024-25 where asylum-accommodation centres experienced public order disturbances; an assessment of t…
Johnny Guirke Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Justice
1384. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of safe homes in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60097/25]
Barry Ward Written 22 Oct 2025 · to Justice
118. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the number of Sudanese nationals currently living in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57638/25]
Barry Ward Written 22 Oct 2025 · to Justice
119. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the number of visa applications made by Sudanese nationals since 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57639/25]
Conor D McGuinness Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Justice
543. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if Ireland currently has, or is pursuing, any bilateral or informal arrangements with the United Arab Emirates for the recognition or enforcement of family maintenance or spousal support orders issued by the Irish courts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57273/25]
Conor D McGuinness Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Justice
544. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department has engaged, or intends to engage, with the authorities of the United Arab Emirates or other non-signatory states to the Hague Convention on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance, with a view to establishing practical channels for the enforcement of Irish maintenance…
Conor D McGuinness Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Justice
545. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the options or supports currently available to Irish citizens who are unable to enforce a maintenance or support order due to the fact that the liable person resides in a non-convention country such as the United Arab Emirates; and if he will outline any policy work underway to address this gap; and if he will make a statement …
Conor D McGuinness Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Justice
546. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department has engaged with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to address the gap in protections for maintenance recipients in cases where enforcement is not possible due to the absence of reciprocal arrangements with the country of residence of the liable person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. […
Brian Stanley Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Justice
547. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the other capital works on Garda Stations in Laois which will be funded in 2026, aside from Portlaoise Garda Station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56514/25]
Matt Carthy Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Justice
556. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of contracted bed days in IPAS centres which were unoccupied in each month of 2024, to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56535/25]
Matt Carthy Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Justice
557. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the mechanism by which he is aware when contracted IPAS beds are unoccupied; if there is an oversight mechanism to ensure that his Department is not paying for unoccupied beds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56536/25]
Matt Carthy Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Justice
558. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of contracted bed days in TPD accommodation which were unoccupied in each month of 2024, to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56537/25]
Matt Carthy Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Justice
559. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the mechanism by which he is aware when contracted TPD accommodation beds are unoccupied; if there is an oversight mechanism to ensure that his Department is not paying for unoccupied beds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56538/25]
Mattie McGrath Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Justice
566. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí available to Cahir Garda station; the number of Gardaí available to Clonmel Garda Station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56640/25]
Pat Buckley Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Justice
576. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether anyone has ever been prosecuted under the Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud) Offences Act 2001 specifically for the theft of an animal(s); and, if so, what animal(s). [56678/25]