861. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current policy position of the Government in relation to the processing and approval of short term study visas for junior English language students under 18 years of age from countries (details supplied), who wish to attend short duration English language programmes in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1…
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862. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether there have been any changes in the past three years to visa processing procedures, approval criteria, documentation requirements or indicative processing timelines for short term study visa applications from junior English language students under 18 years of age from a countries (details supplied); and if he will make a stat…
863. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether applications for short term study visas for accredited English language programmes of between two and four weeks duration are currently being accepted and processed through VFS centres in countries (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10381/26]
864. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide the number of short term study visa applications under 90 days received, approved and refused in each of the past three years from applicants resident in countries (details supplied), by year and country, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10382/26]
865. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on a citizenship application (details supplied); the reason for delay in this application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10404/26]
866. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current number of Garda applicants who have passed the interview and medical but are awaiting vetting clearance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10468/26]
867. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the expected timeline for the next Garda reserve intake in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10469/26]
293. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether he has examined the use of discretionary house rules by apartment management companies, particularly in relation to pet ownership, where such rules indicate that permissions may be granted on a case by case basis but are applied in practice as blanket prohibitions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8942/26]
294. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his Department has considered the need for clearer policy or legislative guidance to ensure that house rules in managed apartment developments are applied transparently and in accordance with their stated terms, including where discretionary decision making is provided for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [894…
295. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether, in the context of increasing numbers of people living long term in apartment accommodation, he has assessed whether current regulatory frameworks provide sufficient clarity and accountability in relation to decisions made by apartment management companies that materially affect quality of life for renters; and if he will ma…
296. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of those on Stamp 2 permission registered in third level institutions in each of the past ten years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8966/26]
297. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration how Ireland’s adoption of the IHRA definition of antisemitism aligns with the implementation of the current National Action Plan Against Racism; if he will provide details on the operationalisation of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9002/26]
298. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his plans to introduce legislation to ensure that access orders for children will not be granted against the will and preference of the children where the parent in question has been found guilty of coercive control or similar offences (details supplied). [9165/26]
299. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if a review can be conducted to ensure that legislation respects, within reason, that where children who do not want to see a parent as a result of a case of abuse or intimidation, their rights are respected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8782/26]
300. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his attention has been drawn to a recent report from Canada in November 2025 that shows the extent of the failings of a mandatory pretrial disclosure system, and the significant psychological harm caused even by the possibility of disclosure; and to provide the reasoning for legislating for mandatory pretrial disclosure in the C…
301. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his views on the adequacy of the level of communication with persons due to be awarded Irish Citizenship; if the notification of the ceremony will be sent out with greater notice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8815/26]
302. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the timeline for the next Irish Citizenship ceremonies due to be held in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8816/26]
303. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the process whereby the locations for Irish Citizenship ceremonies are selected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8817/26]
304. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his views on the merits of providing for Irish Citizenship ceremonies to be held in individual local authorities, in order that attendees can be in their own community for the ceremony; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8818/26]
305. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Stamp 2 student permissions issued in each of the past ten years; and the number of those resident in the State in each of those years holding a Stamp 2 student permission, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8829/26]
306. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his Department will renew and extend the contract to use a hotel (details supplied) as an IPAS Centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8841/26]
307. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on a citizenship application submitted by a person (details supplied) in County Louth who is working as an anaesthesiologist since March 2023. [8848/26]
308. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the changes that have taken place between youth diversion (YDP) programme and the probation service, given that youths going through the YDP no longer access the probation service. [8859/26]
309. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 150 of 27 January 2026, if he is aware of the role that community support networks play in supporting those people arriving in Ireland under the Humanitarian Admissions Programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8873/26]
310. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 150 of 27 January 2026, if his attention has been drawn to the pleas of community groups that are supporting people under the Humanitarian Admissions Programme in relation to their capacity to support additional people and the potential to expand the numbers accepted on this programme; and if he wil…