Parliamentary questions

448. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if private homes are leased for IPAS accommodation; the number of private homes leased for IPAS accommodation in tabular form; if this is part of the Government’s strategy regarding IPAS accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40667/25]

449. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will review the refusal of a Stamp 4 visa for a person (details supplied) in the light of other doctors in similar circumstances under the same scheme being provided with a Stamp 4 visa; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40989/25]

179. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of vetting applications processed by Garda National Vetting Bureau in the years of 2024 and 2025 in tabular form; and the average turnaround time for such applications. [39751/25]

180. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of marked and unmarked Garda cars and marked vans attached to Galway division as of 8 July 2025; if he will provide same figures as of 31 December 2022, in tabular form. [39752/25]

181. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the weekly actual and target average turnaround times for South African visa applicants, broken down by category of visa, for the past three months, in tabular form. [39817/25]

182. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is aware of an internal audit investigation into an incident (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39826/25]

183. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide an update on the previous commitments to deliver domestic violence refuges in each county, including Monaghan and Cavan; the number of refuge spaces now provided in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39827/25]

184. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of prisoners that have been unlawfully at large from prison in each of the past ten years. [39839/25]

185. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the estimated annual costs of removing point 2 on the Garda pay scale so that Gardaí would go from point one to point 3 on the pay scale; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39900/25]

186. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the estimated annual cost of removing point 5 on the Garda pay scale so that Gardaí would go from point 4 to point 6 on the pay scale; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39901/25]

187. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the most up-to-date figures in terms of the number of members of An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39902/25]

188. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to the Programme for Government commitment, the progress that has been made in transferring responsibility for property services and estate agents from the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; and if he will make a statement on the mat…

189. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the progress made in regulating service charges and sinking funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39980/25]

190. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will provide clarity for a person (details supplied) on the steps they can take to apply for citizenship; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40145/25]

191. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will engage with the Minister for Social Protection to consider the introduction of a dedicated 'safe fund', similar to the fleeing fund in the UK, to provide immediate financial assistance to victims of domestic, sexual and gender-based violence who need to leave abusive situations; if this measure can …

667. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his plans to legislate to facilitate civil proceedings by victims against unincorporated bodies, such as religious orders, and by providing a mechanism for recovering damages from the ‘associated’ lay-run trusts set up by these bodies, to which their assets have typically been transferred. [39033/25]

668. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when a visitor's visa application (details supplied), applied for through the Irish honorary consul in Belgrade and forwarded to our embassy in Athens on 2 June 2025, will be determined, as the applicants wish to visit family in Wexford during Fleadh Ceol Na hÉireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter.…

669. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will address concerns regarding the handling of visa applications (details supplied). [39473/25]

670. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on the work of the Dublin Family Courts project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39494/25]

671. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason there are consistent delays in processing South African visa currently; if he can outline his plans to address these delays, improve communication to existing applicants and Oireachtas members making representations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38663/25]

672. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on visa applications for a family who applied in August 2024 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38664/25]

673. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of detective sergeant posts filled within Meath-Westmeath Division, as of 7 July 2025, in tabular form. [38676/25]

674. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will detail the total number of CCTV cameras owned by his Department; the specific video file format used in the recording and dissemination of the recorded footage; the total number of CCTV cameras owned by bodies under the aegis of his Department; the specific video file format used in the recording and …

675. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on an application for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38699/25]

676. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 1014 of 10 June 2025, if he has received the necessary information from An Garda Síochána in order to answer this PQ; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38720/25]