Parliamentary questions

616. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide an update on the review of the enforcement of child maintenance orders which was published in January 2024; the number of the 26 recommendations have been implemented to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57325/25]

617. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to expedite the processing of a family spouse unification visa application in respect of (details supplied), this application has been unduly prolonged and it is putting a huge strain on this married couple, distance apart, etc; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57364/25]

618. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will consider amending the Child Trafficking and Pornography Act 1998 to ensure that persons found to be in possession of child pornography, irrespective of offence gravity or other circumstances, will be liable to a mandatory custodial sentence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57385/25]

619. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total payments made to a company in a relation to a site (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57388/25]

620. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will clarify the action needed regarding American citizenship for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57399/25]

621. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Garda vetting applications currently being processed for individuals living in County Cork. [57402/25]

622. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the average wait time for Garda vetting applications for individuals living in County Cork. [57403/25]

623. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of domestic violence refugee accommodation places in County Cork. [57404/25]

624. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if consideration has been given to adding Vietnam to the list of safe countries of origin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57426/25]

277. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the amount that An Garda Síochána spent on purchasing anti-spit hoods in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [56068/25]

278. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of new marked vans that came into the fleet to date in 2025; and the number of marked vans withdrawn from the fleet to date in 2025. [56069/25]

279. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if funding allocated to his Department in Budget 2026 has been ringfenced for the second phase of the Stardust redress scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56079/25]

280. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he can provide an update on an ‘apparent lacuna in law’ relating to a case (details supplied); if he has engaged with the victim in this matter since coming to office; if his officials have prepared options in relation to changes in policy to address cases where victims are not afforded a right to informatio…

281. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the timeframe for members of An Garda Síochána to be in a position to issue fixed charge notices from their mobility devices for non-compliant number plates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56116/25]

282. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when the Sale of Alcohol Bill 2022 will be progressed. [56149/25]

283. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on the Sale of Alcohol Bill 2022. [56150/25]

284. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total number of international protection applicants currently residing in IPAS accommodation centres in County Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56223/25]

285. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide an update on the work carried out to date to enable the establishment of a new Independent Human Rights Monitoring Mechanism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56224/25]

286. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of times An Garda Síochána have been deployed for protest management at Leinster House in 2024 and to date in 2025; the total expenditure incurred by An Garda Síochána for these deployments in both years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56225/25]

287. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the resources needed by his Department to implement the EU Migration and Asylum Pact in June 2026; the total estimated cost of implementing the EU Migration and Asylum Pact; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56226/25]

288. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department intends to allocate any funding to establish a domestic and gender-based violence refuge exclusively for male victims of domestic and gender based violence; if he accepts that the complete absence of any such refuge to date is not acceptable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56246/25…

289. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to clarify precisely what the Minister of State in his Department meant when he stated during a recent Dáil debate that “we are determined to reduce the overall number coming in” (details supplied); the steps being taken to reduce the overall number coming into the State; and if he will make a statement on the matte…

290. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if An Garda Síochána are in a position to issue summonses for registration plate offences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56302/25]

291. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 1622 of 8 September 2025, if a temporary permission (stamp 1) will be granted including the right to work to an individual who has worked legally in Ireland for many years and whose circumstances have changed, but is still the owner and operator of a business (details suppli…

292. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the specific oversight role he personally exercises in relation to Ireland’s engagement with the EU Entry/Exit System (EES); if he has appointed a senior official or taskforce within his Department to coordinate national readiness; and when he last received a departmental progress briefing on the matter. [56324/25]