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Ken O'Flynn Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Justice
646. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 313 of 25 September 2025. if he will confirm whether his Department has established quality-control procedures or pre-issue checks for Parliamentary Question responses involving financial information; if so, the way these checks are carried out; who is responsible for sign-off; and whether these pr…
Ken O'Flynn Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Justice
647. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide a corrected and consolidated soft-copy version of all financial allocations to NGOs operating in the areas of migration, asylum and integration for the years covered by Parliamentary Question No 313 of 25 September 2025, in a single landscape-format document with page numbering, a clear index, and consistent data tables. [69…
Ken O'Flynn Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Justice
648. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department has carried out any review of its procedures for assembling, collating and releasing financial datasets to ensure accuracy and integrity; if so, to publish the findings; and if not, the reason such a review has not yet been undertaken given the need for clear and transparent reporting of Exchequer expenditure. [69637/…
Ken O'Flynn Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Justice
649. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his Department's policy on record-keeping and document management for NGO funding allocations; the systems used to ensure that data are complete, traceable and maintain internal coherence; and whether these systems were applied in preparing the materials issued in response to Parliamentary Question No. 313 of 25 September 2025. [69638/…
Ken O'Flynn Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Justice
650. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will detail the standard expected of his Department when providing information to the Oireachtas concerning public expenditure; and whether he intends to issue updated guidance or instructions to ensure that all financial releases meet basic standards of clarity, accuracy and usability. [69639/25]
Paul Murphy Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Justice
651. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration in relation to three asylum seekers who have been targeted for physical attack, if they will be moved to a new location to ensure that they are not targeted again given the circumstances (details supplied). [69673/25]
Mattie McGrath Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Justice
652. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if Fiosrú is meeting its statutory obligations under the Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 in relation to timely initial assessment of complaints; the average time taken by Fiosrú to complete initial screening and allocation decisions on complaints received since its establishment; the measures in place to ensure comp…
Claire Kerrane Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Justice
653. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the specific legal or resource barrier that currently prevents the Department from mandating a four-week timeline for initial child contact assessments, mirroring the EU-based Danish family law system (Pillar 1); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69702/25]
Barry Ward Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Justice
654. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is satisfied with the level of mental health support available for those seeking international protection upon arrival, particularly for those fleeing war zones and other highly traumatic situations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69709/25]
Barry Ward Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Justice
655. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is satisfied with the level of physical health assessment available for those seeking international protection upon arrival, particularly for those coming from countries where the level of healthcare is not at the same standard as we have in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69711/25]
Barry Ward Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Justice
656. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is satisfied with the level of ongoing health supports for those living in international protection centres, particularly for people suffering with long term illnesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69713/25]
Barry Ward Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Justice
657. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is satisfied with the level of mental health support available for those living in international protection centres, particularly for those fleeing war zones and other highly traumatic situations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69715/25]
Peadar Tóibín Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Justice
658. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of gardaí who have been employed in the roads policing unit in each county, in each of the past ten years. [69717/25]
Peadar Tóibín Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Justice
659. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí employed in Co Meath; and the corresponding figure for each of the past fifteen years. [69720/25]
Peadar Tóibín Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Justice
660. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of burglaries reported in each county, in each of the past ten years, in tabular form. [69721/25]
Peadar Tóibín Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Justice
661. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí who have retired in each county in the State in each of the past five years; and the number of new Gardaí who have been employed in each county during that time period. [69722/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Justice
663. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the specific actions completed to date under each strategic objective in the third national strategy on domestic sexual and gender based violence; and the mechanism in place to monitor progress and accountability across relevant Departments and agencies. [69738/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Justice
664. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 677 of 25 November 2025, the timeframe in which he expects to receive the pending legal advice; the timeframe in which he expects to be able to publish the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69757/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Justice
665. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will be prepared to seek a presidential pardon for the Catalpa Six ahead of next year’s 150th anniversary of the rescue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69759/25]
John McGuinness Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Justice
666. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the status of an application for a person (details supplied). [69766/25]
Mark Wall Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Justice
667. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardai allocated to the Kildare Garda Division, by station, for each of the past five years; the number of retirements for the Kildare Garda Division over the same 5 years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69770/25]
Mark Wall Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Justice
668. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of community Gardai operating in the Kildare Garda Division, by station, for each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69771/25]
Matt Carthy Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Justice
669. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of those who entered the State as international students who have applied for asylum in 2025 and in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69785/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Justice
670. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the actions his Department is taking to establish a standardised and comprehensive data-recording framework for drone-related contraband incidents across the prison estate, including the development of specific incident classifications or codes for use by both the Irish Prison Service and An Garda Síochána, so that investigations, arre…
Ken O'Flynn Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Justice
671. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will direct the Irish Prison Service to publish an annual statistical report on drone incursions into prisons, including institution-level incident numbers, contraband recovered, and associated outcomes notified to his Department by An Garda Síochána, in a manner that does not compromise operational security; and if he will make …