Parliamentary questions

932. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide details of Ireland’s position regarding the EU's new chat control legislation, the Regulation to Prevent and Combat Child Sexual Abuse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48954/25]

933. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his Department engaged any external advice on the effectiveness of the automated scanning of messages and the feasibility of the technology proposed in relation to the EU's chat control legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48955/25]

934. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his Department engaged any external advice on the effects the EU's chat control legislation will have on an individual’s privacy rights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48956/25]

935. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of reported sexual assaults in Irish prisons, by prison and location of the reported assault in each prison such as cell, yard, landing, workshop, for each year 2022 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49012/25]

936. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the process for handling suspected and reported sexual assaults in Irish prisons; the number of instances of that process being instigated in each year from 2022 to 2024 and to date in 2025; the outcome of each instance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49013/25]

937. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 680 of 24 June 2025, the number of instances where a 23 or 24 hour restricted regime was in place for a period of 15 consecutive days or longer in each year 2022 to 2024 and to date in 2025; if this information is unavailable, the way in which he is satisfied, and the public ass…

938. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of complaints made by prisoners regarding alleged discrimination, in the years 2022 to 2024 and to date in 2025; the measures taken by the Irish Prison Service in 2024 and to date in 2025 to prevent discrimination within Irish prisons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49015/25]

939. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons who have been placed in prisons pending their deportation from the State since September 2024, by month and place of detention. [49016/25]

940. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if financial assistance in the form of legal aid is available for people going through the probate process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49087/25]

942. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No.333 of 27 March 2025, with regard to the four vacancies in the driving training school in a college (details supplied), if these posts have been filled; if not the reason; when is it intended that these posts be filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49266/25]

1445. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if she will outline the wraparound supports currently available to women accommodated in safe homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46403/25]

1446. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the timeline to transpose the NIS2 Directive; the number of operators of essential and important entities notified; the expected audit cadence; the supports in place for SMEs within supply chains to meet the new obligations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47198/25]

1447. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons who applied for international protection in each of the past five years who originally came to the State on a stamp 2 visa; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47941/25]

1448. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of court cases where it has been shown that the claimant has made a fraudulent claim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44475/25]

1449. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the measures he is taking in response to the wave of racially motivated attacks that have taken place in the past number of weeks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44478/25]

1450. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when the guidance document will be made available for local authorities following signing of regulations for the local community safety partnerships so they can establish taskforces to tackle anti-social behaviour; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44485/25]

1451. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the one year post release re-offending rates for prisoners and those in custody, broken down by those aged under 18; aged 18-24; 25 to 34-34 to 50; 50 -64; 65 and over, by gender, in each of the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44489/25]

1452. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of safe homes in county Roscommon and in county Galway. [44493/25]

1453. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his Department or Cuan will step in to provide greater assistance in cases where a county (detail supplied) is struggling to source a site for a domestic violence refuge, where his Department set a date of 2026 for a new refuge to be established, given significant efforts made to find a site have not bee…

1454. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he has plans to introduce mandatory sentences for those who assault members of An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44502/25]

1455. 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; the reason for the delay in processing said applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44513/25]

1456. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the protocol for next steps for his Department to make a final decision on citizenship applications meeting the 50% points in two categories of the new guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44581/25]

1457. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the protocol for the next steps for his Department to make a final decision on the application once an applicant for citizenship via Irish association meets the 50% points in two categories of the new guidelines; and the remaining information or actions needed to resolve the case promptly. [44582/25]

1458. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide the schedule of fixed charge notices and category of same issued in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025 issued in respect of road traffic offences to persons not ordinarily resident in this jurisdiction; the vehicles registered outside of this jurisdiction to include country of origin; and the number of fi…

1459. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his long-term plans for persons currently residing in Ireland under the temporary protection directive; if he will provide clarity on the current timeline for reviewing their status, including what is expected to happen to these persons upon the expiration or extension of their protection arrangements (details sup…