Parliamentary questions

1016. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if there are plans or proposals to introduce legislation relating to spent convictions in this Dáil term. [29588/25]

1017. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will introduce minimum sentencing laws for sex crimes involving children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29597/25]

1018. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if consideration is being given to minimum custodial sentencing for sexual offences committed against children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29598/25]

1019. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on the second phase of the compensation scheme for survivors of the Stardust fire; when he expects payments to begin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29635/25]

1020. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when a decision will be made on an application for an entry visa under the critical skills programme for a person (details supplied) who submitted their application on 23 November 2024; the maximum timeframe for processing an entry visa application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29666/…

1021. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when a decision will be made on an application for a spousal visa for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29667/25]

1022. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when the regulations which were drafted in February 2022 for dealing with apartment service charges and sinking funds will be put in place; and if will be before the end of 2025. [29669/25]

1023. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if issues regarding a passport renewal for Irish residents who are citizens of Myanmar has been drawn to his attention; and if he would provide guidance on the matter (details supplied). [29674/25]

1024. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the date the current Garda Commissioner's term ends officially. [29724/25]

1025. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the dates and attendees of all his physical or virtual meetings with the Bar Council since he took office. [29740/25]

1026. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if all applicants applying for asylum or protection in Ireland are required to provide a birth certificate and photo identification. [29748/25]

1027. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current status of recommendations 5 and 6 of the breaking down barriers implementation plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29749/25]

1028. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department is accepting affidavits as identification for naturalisation. [29758/25]

1029. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to support an application by a football club (details supplied) under the immigrant investor programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29918/25]

1030. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to expedite Irish visitor visas in respect of a family (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29920/25]

1031. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will meet with the family of a person (details supplied) to discuss how best to assist them in their search for truth and justice. [29956/25]

1032. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 1517 of 29 April 2025, the reason he did not make available the draft report of the Review of Part 4 of the Sexual Offences Act 2017 in his reply, nor indicate where it could be accessed, nor deal with the reason it was not published; if he will outline the difference in…

1033. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will provide an update on the citizenship application made by a resident of County Clare (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30035/25]

1034. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when a person (details supplied) will receive a date for a citizen ceremony. [30191/25]

1035. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his views on the motion passed by Donegal County Council in December 2024 calling for an independent statutory judicial public inquiry into the Creeslough explosion that led to the deaths of ten people on 7 October 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30203/25]

1036. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if prisons or places of detention are defined in any way under the Constitution; and if not, whether there are any constitutional principles or provisions that shape or influence how prisons operate in the State. [30216/25]

1037. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the constitutional rights that apply to individuals in prison or detention under Irish law; and how these rights are balanced with the State's penal policies. [30217/25]

1038. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration how the constitutional provisions under Article 40.4, relating to personal liberty, are interpreted in the context of the management and oversight of Irish prisons. [30218/25]

1039. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he has plans to introduce constitutional or legislative reforms that would more explicitly define the role, function, or limitations of the prison system in line with human rights obligations. [30219/25]

1040. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will provide an overview of his Department's responses to recommendations made in the report of the Citizens' Assembly on Drugs Use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30237/25]