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Ken O'Flynn Written 6 Nov 2025 · to Justice
302. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the safeguards in place to ensure that offers under the enhanced voluntary return scheme are not coercive in nature; the consultations or feedback received from non-governmental organisations, including organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60768/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 6 Nov 2025 · to Justice
303. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total expenditure to date on the enhanced voluntary return scheme, including payments to participants and administrative costs incurred through the International Organization for Migration; the projected full-year cost if current uptake levels continue; and the alternative policy measures under consideration if participation remain…
Ken O'Flynn Written 6 Nov 2025 · to Justice
304. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí currently assigned to community policing and night patrols in the Shandon, Blarney Street, and north city centre areas; and the recorded number of public-order and anti-social behaviour incidents in the past six months. [60824/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 6 Nov 2025 · to Justice
305. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current number of Gardaí attached to Ballincollig Garda Station. [60825/25]
Michael Murphy Written 6 Nov 2025 · to Justice
306. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of drivers listed in court for penalty point offences, by District Court, from 2022 to date in 2025 which resulted in the case being struck out/dismissed due to the driver making a contribution to the court poor box. [60828/25]
Michael Murphy Written 6 Nov 2025 · to Justice
307. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will provide a breakdown, based on each District Court, of the number of drivers in each month from 2022 to date in 2025, who were before the District Court for offences under the road traffic Acts, incurring penalty points but who avoided convictions and penalty points as they agreed to make a donation to a charity via the co…
Michael Murphy Written 6 Nov 2025 · to Justice
308. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if the Courts Service publish annual reports that show which charities benefited from court poor box donations. [60830/25]
Michael Murphy Written 6 Nov 2025 · to Justice
309. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he plans to fast track reform of the court poor box system. [60831/25]
Carol Nolan Written 6 Nov 2025 · to Justice
310. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will provide data on the number of e-scooters seized under the Road Traffic Act 1994 (Detention of Powered Personal Transporters) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 223 of 2024) from 2024 to date; the number of e-scooters sized, by county or Garda division during this time period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60839/25]
Ged Nash Written 6 Nov 2025 · to Justice
311. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for information on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60841/25]
Eoin Ó Broin Written 6 Nov 2025 · to Justice
312. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the plans for the reopening of facilities at a location (details supplied) for the use of the local community relying on the services; if a date is available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60890/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 5 Nov 2025 · to Justice
137. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Garda cars and vans that are attached to Louth, Cavan and Monaghan Garda division as of 28 October 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60366/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 5 Nov 2025 · to Justice
138. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the action his Department is taking to address the root causes of racial attacks and ensure better protection and integration for migrant communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60227/25]
Ann Graves Written 5 Nov 2025 · to Justice
139. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the capital budget allocation for the Court Services in 2024, 2025 and 2026, in tabular form. [60248/25]
Ann Graves Written 5 Nov 2025 · to Justice
140. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the nature of refurbishment works that were carried out at Swords District Court in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [60249/25]
Eoin Ó Broin Written 5 Nov 2025 · to Justice
141. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of people living in IPAS accommodation with status, broken down by county, and by nationality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60255/25]
Eoin Ó Broin Written 5 Nov 2025 · to Justice
142. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of successful move-ons of people with status from IPAS accommodation to date in 2025; his Department’s definition of a successful move-on; the follow-up that is carried out on those who have moved-on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60256/25]
Eoin Ó Broin Written 5 Nov 2025 · to Justice
143. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason the number of IPAS accommodation centres under HIQAs remit has fallen from 51 to 35 centres; which centres are now under HIQAs remit; if there are plans to expand HIQA's remit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60257/25]
Eoin Ó Broin Written 5 Nov 2025 · to Justice
144. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of inspections of IPAS centres not under HIQA's remit have been carried out by an independent inspectorate to date in 2025; the number of centres covered by those inspections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60258/25]
Mairéad Farrell Written 5 Nov 2025 · to Justice
145. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Mairéad Farrell den Aire Dlí agus Cirt, Gnóthaí Baile agus Imirce Imirce an féidir le bean a sloinne a athrú go leagan Gaeilge de shloinne a fir céile tar éis pósadh di mura n-úsáideann seisean an leagan Gaeilge é féin, agus más é an leagan galldaithe de shloinne a fir céile atá luaite ar an teastas pósta; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [60279/25]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 5 Nov 2025 · to Justice
146. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to clarify the reasons for the delay in obtaining a first-time registration appointment for a Stamp 4 visa for a person (details supplied), given the requirement to complete a first-time registration within 90-days of arrival; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60280/25]
Gary Gannon Written 5 Nov 2025 · to Justice
147. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of doorstep operations carried out per month to date in 2025; the number of people refused leave to land per month as a result of those operations; the number of those removed from the State; the number detained pre-removal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60283/25]
Gary Gannon Written 5 Nov 2025 · to Justice
148. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of international protection applications made by nationals of Brazil, Georgia and India in the months of June to October 2025; the median processing times of those applications to first instance and appeal; the number of those applicants who have received a vulnerability assessment; and if he will make a statement on the mat…
Matt Carthy Written 5 Nov 2025 · to Justice
149. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the legislative proposals he plans in order to transpose EU Directive 2024/1385 on combating violence against women and domestic violence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60334/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 5 Nov 2025 · to Justice
150. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide an update on consideration of the establishment of a second Garda training college. [60348/25]