Parliamentary questions

1635. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for the number of Gardaí allocated to County Cork in the recent graduation from Templemore; to outline which stations they will be allocated to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45995/25]

1636. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason the processing for tourist visas from South Africa are experiencing substantial delays; his plan to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46010/25]

1637. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether there a difference in terms of treatment for categories of Irish citizens (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46034/25]

1638. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to confirm when a citizenship application for a person (details supplied) will be completed, in view that it is 28 months since the application (details supplied) was first lodged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46089/25]

1639. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total amount spent on IPAS accommodation in 2024; the amount spent each month to date in 2025; the total expenditure to date in 2025; the estimated total expenditure for 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46109/25]

1640. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total amount spent on Ukrainian TPD accommodation in 2024; the amount spent each month to date in 2025, the total expenditure to date in 2025; the estimated total expenditure for 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46110/25]

1641. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total amount spent on the Ukrainian accommodation recognition payment in 2024; the amount spent each month to date in 2025, the total expenditure to date in 2025; the estimated total expenditure for 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46111/25]

1642. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason his Department continued to lease accommodation for Ukrainian refugees from a company (details supplied) after it was found to have supplied fake Garda vetting clearances to Tusla; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46115/25]

1643. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he intends to seek any repayment of State monies paid to a company (details supplied) following revelations that the company was found to have supplied fake Garda vetting clearances to State agencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46116/25]

1644. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of minibuses available per Garda station for community policing in the Dublin metropolitan region, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46136/25]

1645. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current processing time for a long stay and join family visas; if his Department plans to publish dates for these visa categories in the same way as other categories; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46138/25]

1646. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his attention has been drawn to a case of a person (details supplied); if any discretion can be applied based on the specific circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46220/25]

1647. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 673 of 8 July 2025 and Parliamentary Question No.2073 of 29 July, if An Garda Síochána can now issue fixed charge notices (FCN’S) for registration plate offences; if the Garda authorities have finalised incorporating amendments from the Road Traffic and Roads Act 2023 into Gard…

1648. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardai in roads policing units to date in 2025, by Garda division; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46270/25]

1649. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total number of convictions in the District courts where a custodial sentence was imposed for each of years ended 31 December 2022, 2023 and 2024, and up to 30 June 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46338/25]

1650. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of convictions in the circuit courts where a custodial sentence was imposed for each of years ended 31 December 2022, 2023 and 2024, and up to 30 June 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46339/25]

1651. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total number of convictions in the central criminal court where a custodial sentence was imposed for each of years ended 31 December 2022, 2023 and 2024, and up to 30 June 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46340/25]

1652. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide an update on the total funding allocated to County Louth under this Department from 2023 to date, per year in tabular form. [46344/25]

1653. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when a member of the public applies for legal aid €8,000 is taken into consideration for mortgage payments, payments above €8,000 disqualifies persons from legal aid (details supplied); and if he will consider reforming and increasing the cap on this allowance. [46361/25]

1654. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department has completed its report into the practise of carrying out family court proceedings in camera; and his plans to reforms this practise and the timeframe. [46365/25]

1655. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the updated timeframe regarding the processing of an immigration application for a person (details supplied) submitted in 2022, given indicative processing timeframes have already passed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46383/25]

1656. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current number of safe homes available nationally for women fleeing domestic violence. [46401/25]

1657. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of women who have sought refuge or safe homes while fleeing domestic violence or addiction in the past five years; the number that were provided with accommodation; and the number that were turned away. [46402/25]

1658. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 208 of 9 April 2025, if he will outline the initial estimated cost and delivery timeframe of the unified case management system; the current estimated delivery timeframe; the current estimated total cost to completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46404/25]

1659. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will outline the criteria which hospitality accommodation providers must have met in order to apply to host beneficiaries of temporary protection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46406/25]