Parliamentary questions

34. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 177 of 15 May 2025, to provide an update on the operation of the court service at Youghal, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36648/25]

35. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when he will sign the regulations to establish community safety partnerships, as provided for in the Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36601/25]

36. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of gardaí who have taken early retirement in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36230/25]

37. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will provide an update on the number of attacks on members of An Garda Síochána; the number of man hours lost consequently, for the years 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35408/25]

38. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when the replacement for joint policing committees will come into place, that is, local community care partnerships, nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36057/25]

39. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if, in view of the increasing prevalence of drugs throughout urban and rural Ireland, additional measures will be introduced to deal with the scourge of such illegal products, taking into account the awful damage and hardship being inflicted on individuals, families and communities; and if he will make a statement …

40. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for a detailed summary of moneys paid to the owners of a hotel (details supplied), in each year and to date in 2025, as it relates to contracts entered into for those fleeing the war in Ukraine and those seeking international protection. [35245/25]

41. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will stop deporting children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36515/25]

42. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will provide details on the capacity of drug units in each Garda division; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36297/25]

43. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to outline his engagement with the Garda Commissioner in light of the recent Women's Aid report on domestic violence to ensure future training on domestic violence is targeted at all areas of the Garda; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36628/25]

44. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will list the occasions when he met with the Garda Commissioner since he took office. [36229/25]

45. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his plans to review the process whereby international protection applicants may, at very short notice, be moved from the communities in which they have established connections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36346/25]

46. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will outline his plans to better integrate Garda-operated CCTV with other State-operated CCTV systems; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36166/25]

47. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is concerned about staffing levels within the legal aid service nationally, its ability to meet demand, and potential impacts of understaffing within the legal aid service on the wider courts system. [36626/25]

48. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his Department has considered the impact on victims of crime by those who are convicted by reason of insanity, in that they are not made aware of the person's release from incarceration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36676/25]

49. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the actions his Department has taken on foot of the US Department of State 2024 Trafficking in Persons report to seek to improve Ireland’s ranking; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36458/25]

50. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his Department is aware of properties being retrofitted or acquired for IPAS use in advance of planning or public notification; and whether he will commit to a register of sites under assessment, to be shared with local authorities and Deputies. [35227/25]

51. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the steps taken to address and suspend the use of unqualified, unregistered self-appointed experts on ‘parental alienation’, and the construct of parental alienation itself in family law cases, until the report of the review of experts into its role in the family law process is completed; and if he will make a …

52. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is aware of the serious problem of drug tourism, where people come to Limerick city to secure and use illicit drugs; the actions the Garda intends to take to deal with this problem; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36300/25]

53. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the steps his Department is taking to support those applying for a family reunification visa in conflict zones such as Gaza; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36584/25]

54. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will outline the plans for improving processing times for international protection applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35633/25]

55. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason a number of senior leadership positions within An Garda Síochána remain vacant; the impact this is having on operational effectiveness, including the requirement for members to act in higher ranks on a temporary basis; when these vacancies will be filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36…

56. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is aware that the moving of court proceedings from Youghal to Dungarvan will mean no gardaí will be in Youghal and Killeagh when the court is in session; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36666/25]

57. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the steps his Department is taking to ensure consistency, accountability and trauma-informed practice in the front-line Garda responses to domestic, sexual, and gender-based violence across all divisions, in light of the Women’s Aid 2024 report, which found that 44% of women who sought Garda support in such cases fo…

58. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide an update on funding for a new courthouse and services in Portlaoise, County Laois; to provide a timeframe around commencement and completion of the works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36566/25]