Parliamentary questions

504. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of orders granted under Rule 59 of the Prison Rules in 2024 and 2025; whether a circular or other guidance document exists regarding the procedure for the enhanced remission process under Rule 59, by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46948/26]

505. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the policy in place to ensure fair procedures and consistency across the prison estate for the decision-making process under Rule 59 of the Prison Rules; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46949/26]

506. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the information provided to the applicant where he makes a negative decision under Rule 59 of the Prison Rules, having considered the matters contained in subparagraph (f); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46950/26]

507. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the appeals mechanism that exists following a decision made under Rule 59 of the Prison Rules; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46951/26]

508. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to review matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46952/26]

509. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if funding for community prison links workers will be transferred from the Department of Justice; Home Affairs and Migration to the HSE; the timeline this will happen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47008/26]

510. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the measures being taken to reduce Garda vetting application waiting times and support local clubs (details supplied) who are experiencing difficulties due to volunteers awaiting vetting approval; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47027/26]

511. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if the previous discretionary process whereby applicants for naturalisation have residency reckoned from their date of arrival in the State, instead of the date they were granted status, will apply to persons who applied for naturalisation before 8 December 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. […

512. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his attention has been drawn to the fact that refugees who applied for citizenship prior to 8 December 2025 have been sent a letter from the citizenship unit advising them to submit "compelling reasons"; the reason the previous practice of refugees applying for citizenship three years from the date of their …

513. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason the GSOC Report made under Section 102(5) of the Garda Síochána Act 2005 by the former Minister for Justice in April 2014, has not yet been provided to a family (details supplied); if he will commit to releasing this report in the public interest; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47180…

514. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of nationals of countries outside the UK, EU or EEA who were resident in the State and who were naturalised as Irish citizens in each of the years from 2011 to 2025 and to date in 2026. [47215/26]

515. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of asylum applications which were granted in each of the years from 2011 to 2025 and to date in 2026. [47216/26]

516. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total number of asylum applications in each of the years from 2011 to 2025 and to date in 2026. [47217/26]

517. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons whose deportation from the State has been confirmed and carried out in each of the years from 2011 to 2025 and to date in 2026. [47218/26]

518. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason for the delay in a citizenship application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47301/26]

519. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason Government funding for the Garda community text alert system (details supplied) ceased in or around 2022; if he recognises the importance of this service in helping to protect vulnerable people and local communities; if there are plans to restore funding for the system nationwide; and if he will make a st…

520. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current status of the recommendations of the 2023 Study on Familicide and Domestic and Family Violence Death Reviews; and to outline the work conducted by his Department to date to implement the recommendations. [47349/26]

521. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide an update on the publication of the final report on the Study on Familicide, Domestic and Family Violence; to provide a reasoning for the delay in publication; and to provide a timeline for the publication of the final report. [47356/26]

522. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to expedite and approve an application for the renewal of an Irish residence permit on behalf of an individual (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47391/26]

523. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of each category of firearm training courses for armed garda personnel in either Garda Headquarters or the Garda Training College in 2025 and to date in 2026; and the duration of each of those courses, in tabular form. [47420/26]

524. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he would consider bringing the National Lottery under the remit of the Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland to ensure standardisation of the regulatory framework and a level playing field with other licensed operators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47441/26]

525. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration in light of concerns raised by experts in gambling addiction, if the strict advertising regime which will apply to all gambling companies under the Gambling Regulation Act will also be applied to the National Lottery; if not, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47442/26]

526. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration following last year's ESRI report identifying lotteries and scratch cards as among the most widely used gambling products, if he would now consider extending oversight of the National Lottery to the Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47443/26]

527. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to clarify the position in relation to a non-EU spouse coming to live and work in Ireland (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47450/26]

528. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of members of An Garda Síochána that have been trained in mountain bike use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47458/26]