Parliamentary questions

1770. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for a list of Peace Commissioners in Offaly, with their contact details, as per the most up to date roll of peace commissioners maintained by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2386/26]

1771. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on the review of the role, function and appointment process of peace commissioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2387/26]

1772. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether the roll of peace commissioners will be made available online and accessible to the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2388/26]

1773. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on the project to establish the new statutory national security authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2389/26]

1774. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on the progress of the retail crime strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2390/26]

1775. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on the establishment of the 36 local community safety partnerships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2391/26]

1776. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the measures being considered by his Department to improve data sharing between retailers and Garda, as committed to in the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2392/26]

1777. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on his Department’s input to the development of the national security strategy; when the strategy is likely to be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2395/26]

1778. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide a list of the top ten capital or programme projects delivered by his Department or its agencies over the past three years which were completed on time and within the originally approved budget; the project name, location, delivery timeframe, original approved budget, final outturn cost, and delivery …

1779. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to detail the annual spend on external consultants by his Department and its agencies in each of the past three years; the number of consultancy contracts, the largest individual consultancy engagements by value, and whether internal capacity-building or cost-benefit assessments were undertaken prior to engagin…

1780. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide a list, for each of the past three years of the top ten projects per annum delivered by his Department or its agencies which were completed late and over the originally approved budget; the project name, location, original approved completion date, actual completion date, original approved budget, fi…

557. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the structural and-or senior personnel changes he has made, or that have been made, in his Department since he became Minister. [73277/25]

558. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if any urgent assistance is available to an individual (details supplied) to facilitate a return to Ireland in advance of the Christmas period. [73307/25]

559. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an itemised breakdown on Anti-Trafficking Expenditure for 2023, 2024, 2025 and funds disbursed to civil society agencies, academic institutes, training providers, service providers and all other organisations and-or agencies in the State and outside of the State for education, awareness raising, service delive…

560. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of employees, and budget, for each year since its inception to date of the National Cyber Security Centre, NCSC, in tabular form; to outline plans for future development of the NCSC; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73354/25]

561. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of probate applications lodged in a probate office (details supplied) and waiting over six months to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73384/25]

562. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the plans there are to significantly increase Garda recruitment and make a career in policing more attractive to the younger generation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73464/25]

563. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of gardaí stationed at Cabra Garda station in each of the years 2019 to 2025, inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73466/25]

564. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the key measures taken under the remit of his Department to control insurance costs during 2025; his priorities for 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73548/25]

565. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason ethnicity and nationality are not compulsorily recorded on the PULSE system, as in other EU member states; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73590/25]

566. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of those from Ukraine who entered the State as beneficiaries of the temporary protection directive in each month of the past three years and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73679/25]

567. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason there are requirements in law in relation to the competence of those providing Irish Sign Language interpretation for courts and public bodies but no such requirements in law in relation to the provision of other interpretation and translation in legal proceedings; and if he will make a statement on the m…

568. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current number of members of An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73681/25]

569. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the average processing time of applications for international protection in the years 2020 to date in 2025, by quarter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73682/25]

570. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on all discussions he has held with British authorities on the Implementation of the EU Migration and Asylum Pact and its impact on the common travel area, including the date of each engagement, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73683/25]