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Emer Currie Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Justice
637. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current number of vehicles assigned to roads policing units by Garda divisions; and the number of additional vehicles added to the RPU fleet in October and to date in November 2025. [65381/25]
Eoin Ó Broin Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Justice
638. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current processing time for join family visa applications submitted via the Abu Dhabi office; if updated processing timeframes are provided to those who have surpassed the initial indicated timeframe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65412/25]
Alan Kelly Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Justice
639. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of occasions to date in 2025 where Garda members have requested the assistance of the Garda water cannons. [65449/25]
Alan Kelly Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Justice
640. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of competitions held in 2024 and to-date in 2025 for sworn Gardaí to apply to join the divisional protective services bureau; and the number of Gardai, by rank that applied in each competition to join the bureau, in tabular form. [65450/25]
Alan Kelly Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Justice
641. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of new Garda cars and vans that were added to the Garda fleet in the Sligo-Leitrim division in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025; and the number of Garda cars and vans withdrawn from this division in the same period, in tabular form. [65451/25]
Alan Kelly Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Justice
642. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Garda cars and motorcycles attached to DMR north roads policing unit as of 18 November 2025; and if he will provide same figures as of 30 November 2022, in tabular form. [65452/25]
Alan Kelly Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Justice
643. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the Garda divisions that currently have forensic collision investigation unit marked vans within their fleet, in tabular form. [65453/25]
Peadar Tóibín Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Justice
644. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí currently assigned to road policing in each district, in each of the past five years. [65518/25]
Peadar Tóibín Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Justice
645. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons who have been arrested for drink driving and drug driving, by district in each of the past five years. [65519/25]
Peadar Tóibín Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Justice
646. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons who have been arrested for speeding, by district, in each of the past five years. [65520/25]
Peadar Tóibín Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Justice
647. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons who have been before the courts for drink driving, and drug driving, by court district, in each of the past five years. [65521/25]
Gary Gannon Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Justice
648. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is aware that all longer-term supported transitional housing options for victims and survivors of domestic, sexual and gender-based violence have been removed, including the previous 18-month Sonas model; if he will outline when, the reason and by whom this decision was taken; and how this aligns with the commitment under Pillar …
Gary Gannon Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Justice
649. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department has carried out any assessment of the impact that limiting accommodation supports to short stays in refuges and 12-week “safe home” placements will have on the ability of victims and survivors, particularly women with children, to safely exit abusive situations; and if he will publish any risk or policy assessments in…
Gary Gannon Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Justice
650. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he has considered evidence from frontline domestic sexual and gender-based violence providers that the removal of transitional housing is deterring victims from leaving abusive partners due to the heightened risk of homelessness; and the immediate actions he will take to address this risk and support safe exits. [65582/25]
Carol Nolan Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Justice
651. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to list all written or oral representations made to the Government by or on behalf of the European Commission from 1 January 2025 to date calling on the State to adopt so-called "hate-speech" legislation; to summarise the contents of those representations and any responses which were issued; and if he will make a statement on the matte…
Carol Nolan Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Justice
652. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to state the number of Ukrainian men between the ages of 18 and 30 who have applied for temporary protection in Ireland in each month from January 2025 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65597/25]
Carol Nolan Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Justice
653. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to state the total number of prosecutions taken, and the total number of convictions secured, for alleged breaches of Section 137 of the Electoral Act 1992 since its commencement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65598/25]
Gary Gannon Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Justice
654. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether any woman has been required to leave a domestic violence specialised refuge or safe accommodation placement after a period of 12-weeks due to Government accommodation policies; if so, the number affected in the past 12-months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65599/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Justice
655. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the percentage of acceptance rate for naturalisation, by country from 2020-2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65708/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Justice
656. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the average length of time, by number of weeks, for naturalisation applications to be approved for citizens from Egypt; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65709/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Justice
657. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the average wait time, by number of weeks for a naturalisation application to be approved for citizens from Morocco; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65710/25]
Michael Cahill Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Justice
658. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if an application to the IIP scheme by a county board (details supplied) will be approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65722/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Justice
659. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether a formal assessment has been carried out of the likely impact on Ireland of the asylum reforms announced by the UK Government; the expected changes in arrivals through Northern Ireland given the Common Travel Area and open land border; the modelling that has been done on pressures on international protection accommodation servi…
Robert O'Donoghue Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Justice
660. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his position on signing up to the European Prosecutor's Office; to outline the work and steps being taken to sign up to this office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65803/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Justice
661. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if there are any plans to extend existing test-purchase powers under section 14 of the Intoxicating Liquor Act 2008 to include situations where alcohol has been purchased online and delivered to a home address; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65808/25]