Parliamentary questions

1695. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the enforcement, monitoring, and oversight arrangements which are planned in respect of breaches of electronic tagging conditions; the way in which inter-agency responsibility between his Department, the Irish Prison Service, and An Garda Síochána will be structured; and the measures in place to ensure public safet…

1696. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to examine a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [75186/25]

1697. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the salary scale that applies to the Secretary General in his Department and to the head of each agency for which they are responsible; whether this scale has changed in the past two years or whether there are proposals to change this scale in the coming period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [75200…

1698. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the amount expended on advertising and promotion in his Department, and within each agency for which he is responsible, for 2022 to 2024, by year and budgeted for 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [75218/25]

1699. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of press, media or communications staff currently employed in his Department and within each agency for which he is responsible; the cost of these staff for 2025 and the expected cost for 2026; whether there are proposals to increase the number of such staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter…

1700. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the estimated cost to his Department and to each agency for which they are responsible arising from Ireland’s presidency of the European Council; the line items or events for which a cost is expected to arise and the estimated cost for each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [75254/25]

1701. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the priorities of his Department and each agency for which they are responsible for, in respect of Ireland’s presidency of the European Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [75272/25]

1702. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his Department has been formally notified, directly or via international partners, of allegations contained in recently released United States federal documents associated with investigations (details supplied) which reference Ireland as a destination in an alleged human trafficking context; and if he will …

1703. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to outline the State’s current policy and legal framework for cooperation with United States law enforcement agencies in cases of alleged international human trafficking where Ireland is referenced; and if he will detail the statutory instruments, memoranda of understanding, or bilateral mechanisms in place to faci…

1704. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration what oversight structures exist within his Department to assess allegations of international human trafficking that emerge through foreign judicial or law-enforcement disclosures; and how such information is evaluated at policy level to determine whether further inter-agency or inter-governmental action is required…

1705. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the supports, protections, and referral pathways available under current State policy for victims of international human trafficking where allegations involve Ireland; and whether any review of these frameworks is underway in light of emerging patterns of transnational trafficking identified by international partne…

1706. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether he is satisfied that existing national anti-trafficking strategies and inter-departmental coordination mechanisms are sufficient to respond to allegations of high-level or transnational trafficking networks; and if he will indicate whether any updates or policy reviews are planned. [1006/26]

1707. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of disqualified driver offences recorded caught driving while under a driving ban in 2024. [1061/26]

1708. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of detections, arrests and prosecutions broken down for the offence of driving while disqualified in the past five years. [1063/26]

1709. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of people arrested and prosecuted for the offence of driving while disqualified in the past five years. [1064/26]

1710. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for a breakdown of offences that led to driving disqualification in 2024 (details supplied). [1065/26]

1711. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the policy rationale underpinning the current level and structure of court fees applicable in the superior courts; and how this rationale reflects the constitutional right of access to the courts, particularly in cases involving alleged breaches of constitutional rights. [1071/26]

1712. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the basis on which the State and State bodies are exempt from certain court fees under S.I. No. 492/2014; and whether consideration has been given to the impact of these exemptions on equality of arms between the State and private litigants. [1072/26]

1713. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether S.I. No. 492/2014 (Supreme Court, Court of Appeal and High Court (Fees) Order 2014) is currently under review; and if not, whether he intends to initiate a review having regard to access to justice considerations. [1073/26]

1714. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether consideration has been given to introducing reduced or waived court fees in the Superior Courts for proceedings that raise bona fide constitutional or public-interest issues; and if so, to outline the options examined. [1074/26]

1715. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his Department has assessed the potential chilling effect of court fees and adverse costs exposure on individuals seeking to vindicate constitutional rights; and if so, to provide details of any such assessment. [1075/26]

1716. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his Department has examined how other common-law jurisdictions address court fees and costs in constitutional or public-interest litigation; and whether any such models are being considered in an Irish context. [1076/26]

1717. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardai assigned to roads policing units each month in 2025, by Garda division; the total number of Gardai currently working in roads policing units by division. [1141/26]

1718. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the procedure used by the Courts Service to inform drivers of the requirement to surrender their licence to the Road Safety Authority following a court disqualification; the procedure used to identify a driver to contact, when their unique driver number has not been captured in court. [1142/26]

1719. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will intervene to ensure the immediate release of passports currently held at the Irish embassy in Moscow in respect of a family (details supplied), given the urgent need for one child to travel for specialist medical treatment abroad; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1221/26]