Parliamentary questions

424. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will report on the work of the Voice of the Child working group; the timeframe in which he expects Voice of the Child guidelines will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53392/25]

425. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is aware that a person seeking employment which requires a disclosure from the National Vetting Bureau is obliged to make individual applications in the case of each position applied for; if he has considered reviewing the potential for improved efficiencies for the applicant and relevant agencies; and if he w…

426. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to detail, per venue and by county, the number of beds for accommodating Ukrainians in receipt of temporary protection which the State has contracted for in each month of 2025 to date, and the corresponding occupancy number for each of those venues for each month listed, in tabular form; and if he will make a statem…

427. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to detail, per venue and by county, the number of beds for accommodating international protection applicants which the State has contracted for in each month of 2025 to date, and the corresponding occupancy number for each of those venues for each month listed, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the…

428. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will outline the recourse available to a person under the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015 with regard to making a complaint in respect of legal practitioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53459/25]

429. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the progress of developing a new National Cyber Security Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53494/25]

430. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the counties in which the bail supervision service operates; the number of persons which have been able to access the service, by county, for each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53537/25]

431. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the amount of money the State spent in 2024 and 2025 on taxi journeys for International protection applicants; and the details of the most expensive taxi journey. [53553/25]

432. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when a citizenship application for a person (details supplied) will be completed, in view that it is almost 30 months since the application was first lodged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53560/25]

433. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is aware of the fact his Department has spent €4.6 million on court cases brought by citizenship applicants due to long waiting times (details supplied), the means by which his Department will address these waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53578/25]

434. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his plans to ensure international students on stamp 3 visas can work to support themselves during university; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53587/25]

435. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the steps being taken by his Department to process and address the long delays being experienced by practitioners in the discharge of outstanding legal aid payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53596/25]

436. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total amount in payments outstanding to practitioners under the legal aid scheme in the district court and circuit court; the length of time, on average, practitioners are awaiting the payment of claims for professional services provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53597/25]

437. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the interest that is accruing on the late payments of legal aid fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53598/25]

438. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of applications for Irish citizenship on grounds of "Irish Associations" under Section 16 (1) (a) of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956 approved to date in 2025, and separately in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53599/25]

439. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the counter unmanned aerial vehicle capabilities that An Garda Síochána possess currently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53602/25]

440. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of knives seized by Gardai in 2024 and for the first nine months of 2025, in tabular form. [53615/25]

441. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Garda public order unit vans attached to Meath/Westmeath Division as of 1 October 2025; if he will provide same figures as of 1 October 2021, in tabular form. [53616/25]

442. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he has spoken formally with the President of Interpol since his appointment as Minister; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53626/25]

443. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of probationary Gardaí allocated to each Garda station, in each county, by division, in tabular form. [53651/25]

444. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will outline the recommendations of the report of the Garda Vetting Review Group; his response to the recommendations; the time frame in which he intends to implement such; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53702/25]

445. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when the Community Safety Partnership will be finalised and implemented for County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53727/25]

446. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when the long awaited Community CCTV extension that was awarded for Letterkenny, County Donegal will be approved by the Garda Commissioner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53728/25]

447. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department has any plans to legislate on the issue of the lack of compensation for persons injured in non-negligent accidents on public transport, in which liability cannot be assigned to any party; if he believes that there is a role for the Motor Insurance Bureau of Ireland in such cases; and if he wil…

448. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will examine a case (details supplied) in which an applicant is experiencing significant delays in their de facto partner visa application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53766/25]