Parliamentary questions

1259. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the turnaround time for naturalisation applications submitted in 2023; if further timeframes are provided in cases where applications have passed the indicated 19 month processing period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57881/25]

1260. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of learner permit holders, by county, who were disqualified in court in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; the number that surrendered their learner permit to the Road Safety Authority; the number who were prosecuted for failing to surrender their learner permit to the RSA; the number convicted of the offen…

1261. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the amount of funding granted to non-governmental organisations (NGOs) by his Department over the past five years; and if the relevant NGOs have submitted reports or other documentation outlining the way in which the funding has been spent, in tabular form. [57990/25]

1262. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total period in which a company (details supplied) was utilised for accommodation for IPAS and/or beneficiaries of TPD; the total cost of this contract; if full payment has been made by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58003/25]

1263. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question Nos. No. 301 of 3 July and 248 of 15 October 2025, if staffing levels in the Dublin visa office have declined since July 2025; the reason for this reduction given his replies to 86 Parliamentary Questions this year that “additional staff and resources have been assigned to the…

1264. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when part 5 of the Garda Síochána (Digital Recording Devices) Act, 2023, concerning authorisation for installation and operation of CCTV for the prevention, investigation and prosecution of crime will be commenced; when the required statutory code of practice for public CCTV schemes will be commenced; and if h…

1265. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the status of visa applications (details supplied); when a decision will be made on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58158/25]

1266. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the average processing times for tourist visa applications by Armenian citizens; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58163/25]

1267. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the average processing times for work visa applications by Armenian citizens; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58164/25]

1268. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide an update on the review of PPO legislation; and the timeframe for same. [58165/25]

1269. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 58 of 9 October 2025, the specific areas or Garda divisions that have been assigned the four dynamometer testing units deployed on a regional basis, with one unit allocated to each of the four Garda regions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58170/25]

1270. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of accused and convicted offenders in Irish courts who are legal and illegal immigrants, respectively in comparison to the number of Irish-born such accused and offenders from 2015 to 2024 and to date in 2025, per capita percentage for each category. in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on…

1271. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of IPAS applicants currently in the State who have been served with a deportation order; the reason they remain in the State; the consequences if a person served with a deportation order commits a violent or sexual offence in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58218/25]

1272. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when a citizenship application will be completed given it is 30 months since the application for a person (details supplied) was first lodged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58234/25]

1273. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if the Gardaí or Courts Service have an in-house translation and interpretation function; the number of times a year the services of a translator or interpreter have been availed of in criminal investigations and court proceedings according to most recently available data; and if he will make a statement on th…

1274. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to take urgent and immediate action to prevent any repeat of a serious incident (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58270/25]

1275. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if the forthcoming Reception Conditions Directive provisions, required under the EU Migration and Asylum Pact, will be fully set out in the text of the International Protection Bill 2025 when published; if so, if these provisions will include the full range of safeguards and conditions required under the Directive;…

1276. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when the Government intends to progress or reintroduce the Community Sanctions Bill 2014; if work is currently underway to update or develop the Bill further; and the expected timeline for its publication or inclusion in the legislative programme. [58273/25]

1277. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the way in which the Government's relationship with the Judicial Council in terms of its sentencing guidelines function operates; if it is open to him as Minister, or to the Government, given the need to respect judicial independence, to bring the Judicial Council's attention to matters of concern which may be…

1278. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his Department can confirm how an individual subject to a live deportation order was permitted to remain in the State and subsequently gain access to the Citywest campus when there are children housed there (details supplied); how a vulnerable child in the care of Tusla could be on the campus unknown to…

1279. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration how an individual who was not a resident of an IPAS facility, and who is believed to be subject to a deportation order, was able to gain access to the Citywest campus; and how a vulnerable child in the care of Tusla ended up there (details supplied); the perimeter or access-control procedures currently in place…

1280. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the status of so-called "Sharia Law" in Ireland; and whether his Department or any State agencies monitor attempts to enforce such practices on a local basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58370/25]

1281. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration in light of the recent violent disruption outside a hotel housing asylum seekers in Dublin (Citywest Hotel) and the serious implications for accommodation, public order and community confidence, the current national and regional accommodation capacity figures for asylum seekers and pending decisions, broken down by…

1282. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the steps his Department is taking to address the issue of knife crime, and the rise of knife-related injuries presenting in emergency departments (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58438/25]

1283. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will review the case of a person (details supplied); if he will address the concerns raised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58442/25]