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Barry Ward Written 28 Jan 2026 · to Justice
136. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons currently living in Ireland under the Temporary Protection Directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6941/26]
Barry Ward Written 28 Jan 2026 · to Justice
137. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons that have been accommodated in Ireland under the Temporary Protection Directive since this scheme was established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6942/26]
Barry Ward Written 28 Jan 2026 · to Justice
138. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons accommodated in Ireland under the Temporary Protection Directive which have since formally left the State and withdrawn from this support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6943/26]
Barry Ward Written 28 Jan 2026 · to Justice
139. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the locations of all the IPAS centres currently in operation in the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6946/26]
Barry Ward Written 28 Jan 2026 · to Justice
140. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the locations of all the IPAS centres currently in operation in the country; the breakdown of the number of people living in each centre, by gender, nationality and whether they are adults or children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6947/26]
Barry Ward Written 28 Jan 2026 · to Justice
141. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the number of international protection applicants in Ireland in 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6948/26]
Barry Ward Written 28 Jan 2026 · to Justice
142. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of international protection applicants in Ireland, by the country the applicants are from, in 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6949/26]
Barry Ward Written 28 Jan 2026 · to Justice
143. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the number of international protection applicants that have been granted international protection status, by the country the applicants are from in 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6950/26]
Barry Ward Written 28 Jan 2026 · to Justice
144. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the number of international protection applicants that have been refused international protection status, by the country the applicants are from in 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6951/26]
Barry Ward Written 28 Jan 2026 · to Justice
145. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the number of international protection applicants that have been refused international protection status in 2023, 2024 and 2025, that are currently under appeal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6952/26]
Barry Ward Written 28 Jan 2026 · to Justice
146. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the number of international protection applicants that are currently awaiting a decision on whether they have been granted international protection status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6953/26]
Barry Ward Written 28 Jan 2026 · to Justice
147. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the average length of time an international protection applicant had to wait to get a decision on their application in 2023, 2024 and 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6954/26]
Barry Ward Written 28 Jan 2026 · to Justice
148. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the number of staff that are employed in the international protection office, broken down by grade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6955/26]
Barry Ward Written 28 Jan 2026 · to Justice
149. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the financial cost of operating the international protection office in 2023, 2024 and 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6956/26]
Barry Ward Written 28 Jan 2026 · to Justice
150. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the number of IPAS centres that are currently operating in the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6957/26]
Matt Carthy Oral 27 Jan 2026 · to Justice
141. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he proposes to introduce new legislation in relation to the interpretation and translation in legal proceedings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6115/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Justice
142. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will reconsider introducing a three-year wait for family reunification for those with refugee status in the new migration legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6546/26]
Matt Carthy Oral 27 Jan 2026 · to Justice
143. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of English language schools that were subject to inspection by immigration officials in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6116/26]
Maurice Quinlivan Oral 27 Jan 2026 · to Justice
144. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will report on his engagements in relation to organised crime activities in Limerick; the initiatives being undertaken by his Department to ensure public safety; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6117/26]
Tom Brabazon Oral 27 Jan 2026 · to Justice
145. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he plans to introduce legislation to regulate nitrous oxide. [6635/26]
Paul Lawless Oral 27 Jan 2026 · to Justice
146. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the measures his Department will take to address and reduce domestic violence, including prevention initiatives, supports for victims, improvements in interagency co-operation; the actions being taken to strengthen law enforcement responses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5985/26]
Pa Daly Oral 27 Jan 2026 · to Justice
147. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his plans to simplify the administrative burden placed on volunteers through Garda vetting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6085/26]
Cathy Bennett Oral 27 Jan 2026 · to Justice
148. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current number of domestic violence refuge spaces within the State; and the number he intends to have in place by the end of 2026. [6174/26]
Gary Gannon Oral 27 Jan 2026 · to Justice
149. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total number of people who were granted permission to enter the State under the family reunification scheme, where the sponsor held refugee or subsidiary protection status, in 2025. [6121/26]
Barry Ward Oral 27 Jan 2026 · to Justice
150. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the humanitarian admissions programme; if he will commit to accepting future applicants in the coming years under this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5993/26]