Parliamentary questions

1560. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardai, by rank attached to Meath-Westmeath divisional protective services bureau, in tabular form. [45491/25]

1561. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí and their rank, in all stations in County Louth, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45495/25]

1562. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí currently detailed for community policing in Dundalk, Drogheda and Ardee stations, respectively. [45496/25]

1563. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí who have resigned and retired in each of the past 15 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45500/25]

1564. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he has received the report of the recruitment and training capacity group regarding recruitment to An Garda Síochána which he indicated he would receive in mid-2025; if he will outline the main findings of that report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45501/25]

1565. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if there are any impediments to five intakes of trainee Gardaí per annum at the Garda Training College, Templemore; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45502/25]

1566. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the National Integration Strategy; if this is under review within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45513/25]

1567. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the measures being taken to address the current overcrowding in Cork Prison, which is operating at 133% of its capacity with 98 prisoners without access to beds; and if he will confirm the contingency plans in place to ensure humane and safe treatment of all prisoners. [45531/25]

1568. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration in view of the fact the national prison system is accommodating almost 900 more inmates than its designed capacity, the Government’s strategic plan to resolve this overcrowding including whether it plans to expand existing facilities, construct new accommodation and increase the use of alternatives such as communit…

1569. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the statistics on the proportion of the prison population held on remand pending trial compared with convicted prisoners; and the reforms being considered to reduce remand numbers particularly for non-violent offences, through measures such as bail reform or expanded use of community-based alternatives. [45533/25]

1570. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his Department has implemented in whole or in part, the recommendations of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice in respect of a decarceration strategy, and if so, the impacts to date on occupancy levels and recidivism. [45534/25]

1571. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he has commissioned or received evidence regarding increased assaults or risks to prison officers as a result of overcrowding in Irish prisons; and the measures being taken to safeguard the health, welfare, and safety of prison staff under such conditions. [45535/25]

1572. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his Department is examining international best practice in prison design and management, such as the adoption of normalisation models and architectural reforms that have been linked with improved rehabilitation outcomes; and if he intends to pilot such approaches in the State. [45536/25]

1573. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his plans to balance the Government’s aim of penal reform and reduction of prison overcrowding with the need to protect the public, safeguard victims of crime, and maintain public confidence in the justice system. [45537/25]

1574. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will provide the most recent figures on calls made to An Garda Síochána relating to domestic abuse incidents in 2024 and to date in 2025, by region; the measures that are being taken to address this reported surge in cases. [45541/25]

1575. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of prosecutions brought in 2023 and 2024 under domestic violence legislation; and whether the Department has identified gaps in the criminal justice process that contribute to under-prosecution or attrition in such cases. [45542/25]

1576. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current waiting times for victims of domestic abuse seeking access to refuge accommodation; and the plans his Department has to increase refuge capacity in line with recommendations from Safe Ireland and the Istanbul Convention obligations. [45544/25]

1577. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the training and support measures that are being put in place for gardaí handling domestic abuse calls, in particular in cases involving repeat incidents or high-risk victims, to ensure consistency of response across all Garda divisions. [45545/25]

1578. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of family reunification applications received; the number approved; the number of dependants admitted under the International Protection Act 2015 for each of the years since 2019; and if he will publish the internal business case referenced in documents released to RTÉ under freedom of information. [4555…

1579. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason records on additional staffing and funding for international protection applications were withheld until compelled by appeal under FOI; and if he will commit to ensuring that future asylum related data is published proactively and in full. [45557/25]

1580. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether family reunification rights under the International Protection Act 2015 are being applied more broadly than the statutory definition in view of recent court rulings; and if he will set out his Department’s position on this matter. [45558/25]

1581. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will review the legislative framework on family reunification in view of the fact that approvals now average 2.5 dependants per applicant, effectively doubling asylum intake numbers. [45559/25]

1582. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his Department has considered introducing thresholds or conditions, such as financial capacity, housing availability, or integration requirements, before family reunification rights can be exercised. [45560/25]

1583. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of deportation orders issued, executed, and left unenforced in each of the years since 2020; and whether the suspension of deportations during and after the COVID-19 pandemic has contributed to increased asylum applications. [45561/25]

1584. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether persons that arrived in the State without identification documents are subsequently permitted to exercise family reunification rights; and if so, the way in which identity verification of family members is conducted in such cases. [45562/25]