Parliamentary questions

120. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number and nature of complaints received by his Department, or by agencies reporting to it, in respect of accommodation operated by an organisation (details supplied), or its subsidiaries or affiliates, under IPAS contracts in each of the past three years; and to outline the steps taken by his Department to addr…

121. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current processing time for family reunification applications under S.56 International Protection Act; the FTE staffing levels of the family reunification unit in each of the years 2024 and 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52255/25]

122. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of reported attacks, knife attacks, and thefts that have been logged by the Garda across Dublin city, by district from 2020 to date in 2025, on a quarterly basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52287/25]

123. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to explain the 'final immigration checks' of a S56 family reunification application; who carries out these checks; the average processing time of these checks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52308/25]

124. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of S.56 family reunification cases that have been open for longer than two years, by nationality and number of beneficiaries included on applications, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52309/25]

125. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of deportation orders which have been signed in respect of persons who have been refused International Protection in 2025; the number of persons who have been refused international protection and who left the State independently after being issued a deportation order, as well as those who were esco…

126. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the situation regarding an applicant for an EU1 treaty rights application whose Irish residence permit has expired and whose application is currently under review; if such a person is permitted to travel to their country of origin on holiday while awaiting a decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. […

127. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of full-time and part-time staff currently employed by the Data Protection Commission; the numbers of staff centrally employed and those employed under short-term contracts or through agencies; to provide a breakdown of salary levels of all staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52358/25]

128. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to outline his knowledge of the case of a person (details supplied); and whether he is aware of claims that this individual is in fact much older and has sought asylum in other countries under variations of the same name. [52360/25]

129. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department has carried out an assessment of the potential impact on migration into the State of the proposed introduction of mandatory digital identity cards for workers in the United Kingdom; and if he will publish the details of same [52412/25]

130. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if contingency planning has been undertaken by his Department to address the risk of increased irregular migration into the State via the land border with Northern Ireland arising from changes in UK immigration enforcement policy; and if he will set out the measures considered. [52413/25]

131. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department has consulted with the Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade regarding the diplomatic and legal implications for Ireland of potential secondary migration flows into the State following UK immigration policy changes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52415/25]

132. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether he has directed his officials to develop protocols with the Police Service of Northern Ireland to monitor and address irregular migration across the land border arising from prospective changes in UK immigration enforcement; and if he will outline those protocols. [52416/25]

133. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether he has commissioned any legal analysis on the compatibility of existing Common Travel Area arrangements with the introduction of mandatory digital identity cards in the UK; and if he will publish that legal advice. [52417/25]

134. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will provide details of any interdepartmental discussions his Department has held with the Department of Social Protection and the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, regarding the possible impact on asylum accommodation and welfare services of migration pressures linked to UK immigration ref…

135. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether he intends to seek support or assistance at European Union level in the event that the State experiences a disproportionate increase in asylum or migration applications as a result of UK policy changes; and if he will set out the form such support might take. [52419/25]

136. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his Department has updated its risk assessments of international protection applications to account for the likelihood of individuals relocating from the United Kingdom into this jurisdiction in anticipation of stricter UK immigration enforcement; and if he will provide the findings. [52420/25]

137. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether he will report to Dáil Éireann on the preparedness of the State’s immigration, border management and asylum systems to address any displacement of irregular migrants from the UK to Ireland following the introduction of mandatory digital identity cards in Britain. [52421/25]

138. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if proposals are under consideration for citizenship to automatically be granted to residents who live in Ireland for over twenty years (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52456/25]

139. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons with status living in IPAS accommodation, by family status, number of adults, and number of children, in tabular form; the length of time a person is permitted to remain in IPAS accommodation after receiving status; the number of people with status who have received a transfer letter in the pa…

140. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the plans to introduce psychological or psychiatric assessments for parents seeking to assert custody rights over minor children. [52463/25]

141. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of retirements and transfers in and out of An Garda Síochána, in all stations in the Limerick district in 2020 to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52486/25]

669. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Garda cars and vans attached to Limerick Garda division as of 19 September 2025; If he will provide same figures as of 30 September 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51118/25]

670. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of additional Gardaí assigned to Cork city and county since January 2024, by station. [51164/25]

671. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will provide an update on the implementation of the National Action Plan Against Racism; and the steps being taken to ensure its impact is felt at community levels. [51245/25]