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Michael Collins Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Justice
394. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if any engagement took place with local representatives, NGOs, schools, healthcare providers, or community groups in relation to the use of facilities (details supplied) prior to the establishment of the Community Engagement Team in 2023; and if he will publish minutes or summaries of the eight stakeholder meetings and seven inform…
Michael Collins Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Justice
395. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if any portion of the associated land at a location (details supplied) is intended for use in developing modular homes or additional accommodation blocks in future; and if consultation has taken place with South Dublin County Council or other planning authorities regarding land-use. [53086/25]
Michael Collins Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Justice
396. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if the Comptroller & Auditor General or an independent external auditor has reviewed the value-for-money assessment underpinning the €148m purchase of a facility (details supplied); and to publish the detailed methodology used to support the claim that the purchase price will be recouped within four years.; and if he will make …
Michael Collins Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Justice
397. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if legal advice was sought from the Attorney General in relation to proceeding with the use of facilities (details supplied) without planning permission; and whether any monitoring mechanism has been put in place to ensure that the exempted development provisions of S.I. 605 of 2022 and S.I. 376 of 2023 are properly applied in this…
Michael Collins Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Justice
398. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration given that 134 submissions were received under the 2024 Expression of Interest process for potential international protection accommodation, the reason the purchase of facilities (details supplied) proceeded before assessments of these submissions were completed; and if this indicates that the decision to purchase the facilities wa…
Ken O'Flynn Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Justice
399. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the measures his Department is taking in response to the reported 13 percent increase in overall crime in Cork city in the past year, with particular reference to the 23 percent rise in thefts and shoplifting. [53126/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Justice
400. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide a comparison of Garda personnel strength in the Cork city division in 2020 versus 2025. [53129/25]
Carol Nolan Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Justice
401. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total value of payments made by the Department of Children, Disability and Equality on behalf of his Department since 1 May 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53133/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Justice
402. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current status of an application by a person (details supplied); the expected timeline for a decision to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53144/25]
Donna McGettigan Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Justice
403. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 2071 of 29 July 2025, if he has received the necessary information from the Garda Authorities to answer this Parliamentary Question. [53147/25]
Gary Gannon Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Justice
404. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide figures on the number of domestic violence victims presenting to services under the umbrella of Cuan in 2024. [53161/25]
Mark Ward Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Justice
405. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the average percentage of bed capacity used in Irish prisons, by male and female, in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53193/25]
Jen Cummins Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Justice
406. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his plan to ensure that people living here on stamp 3 visas are supported to go to university; access work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53199/25]
Thomas Gould Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Justice
407. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of probationer Gardaí and other additional Gardaí assigned to Cork, by rank, in each of the past five years. [53269/25]
Thomas Gould Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Justice
408. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí by station in Cork city. [53270/25]
Ivana Bacik Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Justice
409. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his views on departmental reviews of the temporary release of persons convicted of certain offences and section 29 of the Judicial Council Act 2019. [53301/25]
Mattie McGrath Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Justice
410. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration in relation to the proposed payments to asylum seekers to leave the State, the protections in place to prevent re-entry by those who have received payment to leave the State; the protections in place to avoid this payment being used as a draw to the State, encouraging more asylum seekers to travel here to receive this payment; if su…
Sorca Clarke Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Justice
411. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No.1560 from 8 September 2025, if he has received the necessary information in order to answer this question. [53355/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Justice
412. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of unmarked cars and vans attached to the Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB) as of 30 September 2025; the number of new cars and vans added to GNIB fleet in 2024 and to-date in 2025; and the number of cars and vans withdrawn from GNIB fleet during the same period, in tabular form. [53356/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Justice
413. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of juvenile liaison officers across each Garda district for each of the years 2020 to 2025. [53370/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Justice
414. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the name, location and staffing allocation in each youth diversion project in the country in 2025. [53371/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Justice
415. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to list the location of each probation service team across the country, and the staffing allocation per grade, for each service in 2025. [53372/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Justice
416. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to list the location of each probation service team in Dublin, and the staffing allocation per grade, for each service in 2020 to 2025. [53373/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Justice
417. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the share of offenders that are offered restorative justice/practice as part of their sentencing in 2024, and to date in 2025. [53374/25]
Matt Carthy Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Justice
418. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the actions he intends to take regarding concerns that there was never a proper and thorough investigation into the 1975 bombing of Dublin airport (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53380/25]