Parliamentary questions

61. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if consideration will be given to reopening visa and citizenship applications which were closed as a result of applicants being unable to submit a further information request from his Department, in view that applicants are being advised that further information is required to be submitted without clearly setting out …

62. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the steps he is taking to increase recruitment to An Garda Síochána. [53287/25]

63. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the way in which his Department is working with the Department of Health and other agencies through the DRIVE project to support families experiencing drug-related intimidation; if additional funding will be provided to expand this model nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53466/25]

64. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his Department’s plans to ensure there is an increase in the number of Gardaí recruited in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54219/25]

65. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the steps he is taking to tackle Garda recruitment and retention including Garda numbers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54118/25]

66. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will provide an update on the establishment and commencement of work of the community safety partnerships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53867/25]

67. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of successful applicants currently waiting to be called to begin training in Templemore Garda College; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54036/25]

68. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration given reports that the probation services worked with 17,000 people last year with about 500 staff, how his Department will expand community service orders without overwhelming probation and setting the policy up to fail; the additional funding, training and supports that are being ring-fenced; and the timeline for i…

69. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will provide an update on the new health diversion scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53734/25]

70. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for the up-to-date waiting times for applications for visiting visas from South Africa; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38295/25]

71. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if it is his or the Government’s intention to apply the border procedure under the Migration and Asylum Pact to families with children requesting international protection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54188/25]

72. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his views on the fact that Lisdoonvarna, County Clare has taken in more IPAS applicants and Ukrainian war refugees than any other town; if, on this basis, he will review ongoing accommodation arrangements in this town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54030/25]

73. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is satisfied with the safeguards contained in the EU's chat control proposal in respect of privacy and data protection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53733/25]

74. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of visits that remand prisoners are entitled per week, due to contradictory information; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54140/25]

75. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide details of the daily occupancy levels and the possibility of re-opening a hotel (details supplied) for tourists, as well as facilitating IPAS applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53439/25]

76. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration is there is a way to speed up the application process for short term visit visas, including for academics or for business conferences and meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54222/25]

77. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is concerned that the potential continued use of counselling notes in criminal trials under The Criminal Law and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025 will deter victims of sexual violence from accessing counselling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54201/25]

78. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration regarding the Garda drone evaluation project that concluded in 2023, if he has any plans to address the ‘legislative clarity’ required by An Garda Síochána to utilise drones for operations. [54185/25]

79. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration how he intends to address the prevalence of drugs in rural Ireland, and its consequences on community safety and criminality in rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54197/25]

80. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of An Garda Síochána vehicles taken out of service in each respective year from 2021 to 2024 inclusive, and to date in 2025; the reasons for their removal from service; the number of vehicles added in the same period; if there is a minimum number of Garda service vehicles required for each station; and i…

81. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the timeframe in which a domestic violence refuge centre will be opened in Cavan and Monaghan. [54044/25]

82. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his Department’s plans for the further recruitment of judges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54033/25]

83. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the specific measures he is taking as we enter the winter months, given reports in media outlets such as RTÉ that people are more likely to be burgled during this period; the measures in place to ensure the safety and protection of vulnerable people across rural Ireland in particular this winter; and if he will make …

84. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when Rush Garda Station will open on a full time basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53677/25]

85. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide an update on the number of convictions within the State for shoplifting in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54226/25]