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John Connolly Written 18 Feb 2026 · to Justice
216. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department intends to publish a Death in Custody Report (details supplied); the timeline for same; the date of the publication of the report as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12995/26]
Barry Ward Written 18 Feb 2026 · to Justice
217. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding any actions he is taking to reduce processing times for applications for Irish citizenship by naturalisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13014/26]
Barry Ward Written 18 Feb 2026 · to Justice
218. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the average waiting time for applications for Irish citizenship by naturalisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13015/26]
Barry Ward Written 18 Feb 2026 · to Justice
219. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his attention has been drawn to the concerns of members of a community (details supplied) in relation to delays in processing visa applications; the actions he will take to address these concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13016/26]
Peadar Tóibín Written 18 Feb 2026 · to Justice
220. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 224 of 11 February 2026, to include all visa application figures that have been granted for the past ten years including applications that were subsequently granted at appeal, business visas, conference visas, medical visas, and any other visa category that have been issued. [13023/26]
Peadar Tóibín Written 18 Feb 2026 · to Justice
221. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if the visit visa is used for tourists entering the country; and the category of people it serves. [13024/26]
Sean Fleming Written 18 Feb 2026 · to Justice
222. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the funding allocated to NGOs by his Department in 2025; the funding allocated to NGOs by agencies and bodies under the remit of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13090/26]
Liam Quaide Written 18 Feb 2026 · to Justice
223. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will enact the recommendations relevant to his Department outlined in the Joint Committee on Drugs Use Interim Report published on 22 October 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13120/26]
Alan Kelly Written 18 Feb 2026 · to Justice
224. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of new gardaí allocated to the Tipperary division for each of the years 2020 to 2025, and to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13131/26]
Cathal Crowe Written 18 Feb 2026 · to Justice
225. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if a South African national who is legally a resident of Spain is allowed to travel to Ireland using their residency permit or must they apply for a holiday visa; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13159/26]
Pearse Doherty Written 18 Feb 2026 · to Justice
226. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will provide statistics for the delays in family law proceedings in Letterkenny Circuit Court; if there are plans to reduce waiting times for contested cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13160/26]
Niamh Smyth Written 18 Feb 2026 · to Justice
227. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if an application for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13166/26]
Gary Gannon Written 18 Feb 2026 · to Justice
228. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reasons for the ongoing delays in the renewal of residence permits; the steps being taken to address the current processing backlog, given that applications are presently only being processed from mid-November; whether issues have arisen with the new online renewal system introduced to replace the GNIB process; the timeline for whe…
Duncan Smith Written 18 Feb 2026 · to Justice
229. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if a person and their child (details supplied) can be transferred to an IPAS centre closer to their child’s creche in Swords. [13180/26]
Rose Conway-Walsh Written 18 Feb 2026 · to Justice
230. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to clarify whether the Government instructed Mayo Local and Community Safety Partnership to hold its meetings in private, away from the media; the rationale behind the instruction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13187/26]
Barry Ward Written 18 Feb 2026 · to Justice
231. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his attention has been drawn to a report (details supplied) that compares our justice system with those of other EU countries, the actions he is taking to address the specific statistics in relation to the significantly high rate of sexual offences in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13206/26]
Barry Ward Written 18 Feb 2026 · to Justice
232. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding any review within his Department in relation to a report published by the Law Society of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13207/26]
Barry Ward Written 18 Feb 2026 · to Justice
233. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the actions he will take to address any of the concerns related to crime levels in Ireland outlined in a report published by the Law Society of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13208/26]
Barry Ward Written 18 Feb 2026 · to Justice
234. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his attention has been drawn to the case of an international protection applicant (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13209/26]
Barry Ward Written 18 Feb 2026 · to Justice
235. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the policies in place in the event that a resident in an IPAS centre commits an offence in breach of their reception conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13210/26]
Barry Heneghan Written 18 Feb 2026 · to Justice
236. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 861 to 864, inclusive, of 10 February 2026, to confirm that all relevant staff involved in this process are appropriately trained and fully informed regarding the requirements and criteria for short-term study visas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13405/26]
Barry Heneghan Written 18 Feb 2026 · to Justice
237. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 861 to 864, inclusive, of 10 February 2026, the number of received, approved and refused application rates for the months of October, November, December 2025, January 2026, and to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13406/26]
Grace Boland Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Justice
881. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the measures being developed to support businesses affected by retail crime, including legislative reforms and anti-theft support schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12810/26]
Paul Donnelly Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Justice
882. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of new unmarked Garda vans that came into the fleet during 2025 and to-date in 2026; the number of unmarked Garda vans withdrawn from the fleet during this period, in tabular form. [11603/26]
Paul Donnelly Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Justice
883. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardai by rank attached to DMR West Divisional Drugs Unit as of 9 February 2026; if he will provide same figures as of 31 December 2023, in tabular form. [11604/26]