Parliamentary questions

645. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of applications to the Garda Reserves in 2024, 2025 and so date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45018/26]

646. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of applications to the Garda Reserves that were successful in 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45019/26]

647. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Garda Reserves that were attested in 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45020/26]

648. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Garda Reserves currently operational, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45021/26]

649. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will review the €360,000 statutory total prize cap applying to District Court-licensed lotteries, including house draw competitions; whether consideration will be given to increasing this cap in line with current housing market values and construction costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45…

650. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department has conducted an assessment since 2020 of attitudes towards LGBT persons among applicants for international protection and other recent arrivals to the State; if risks relating to anti-LGBT prejudice have been identified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45090/26]

651. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the information, training or orientation programmes provided to applicants for international protection and other new arrivals regarding Irish laws on equality, discrimination, same-sex relationships, marriage equality and LGBT rights; and if he will provide details of the content, delivery mechanisms and annual exp…

652. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department maintains, collects or reviews data on incidents involving anti-LGBT harassment, threats or violence in international protection accommodation centres or State-contracted accommodation facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45092/26]

653. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of individuals that the State has sought for extradition from other jurisdictions; to identify those jurisdictions; and the number that were subsequently extradited for each of the years 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45152/26]

654. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of individuals that were sought to be extradited from Ireland to other jurisdictions; to identify those jurisdictions; and the number that were subsequently extradited for each of the years 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026. [45153/26]

655. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether for procurement spend, a purchase order can be raised within his Department's financial management systems without reference to a contract, framework agreement, procurement process or other authorising arrangement; if so, the circumstances in which this may occur; and if he will make a statement on the matt…

656. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether an invoice can be paid by his Department without an associated purchase order having first been raised; if so, the circumstances in which this may occur; the number and value of payments made during quarter one of 2026 which were not associated with a purchase order; and if he will make a statement on the m…

657. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is aware of concerns regarding the potential misuse of interim protection orders within the Family Law Court system in the context of high-conflict parental disputes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45209/26]

658. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the legal threshold and evidential basis required for the granting of an interim protection order in the Family Law Courts; the safeguards in place to ensure such orders are proportionate and necessary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45211/26]

659. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether consideration has been given to introducing consequences or deterrents in cases where the Family Law Court process is found to have been knowingly misused, including through the making of false or misleading allegations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45213/26]

660. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the measures in place within the Family Law Court system to ensure that children are protected from the potential negative effects of prolonged or high-conflict parental disputes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45214/26]

661. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his Department is considering any review of the operation of interim protection orders or broader Family Law Court procedures to ensure an appropriate balance between safeguarding individuals and protecting parental relationships where safe to do so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45215/26]

662. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when he last formally met with the Chief Superintendent of Kildare-Carlow division; and the topics discussed. [45243/26]

663. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of unmarked Garda vans attached to each Garda division as of 9 June 2026, in tabular form. [45244/26]

664. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 617 of 6 May 2026, if he has received the relevant information from Garda authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45248/26]

665. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the community safety partnerships currently in effect and in planning, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45261/26]

666. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current waiting period for family reunification applications submitted by Critical Skills Employment Permit (CSEP) holders from countries (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45262/26]

667. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is satisfied that funding for implementing local Community Safety Plans will be available from his Department, or bodies under its aegis; the mechanisms that exist to ensure same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45297/26]

668. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the estimated cost to the State of enforcing and prosecuting breaches of Covid-19 public health regulations, including legal and administrative costs. [45303/26]

669. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he has any way to identify which Parliamentary Questions are AI generated; and the amount it costs, on average, to answer a Parliamentary Question. [45375/26]