Parliamentary questions

654. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice to outline any plans he has in relation to attempting to reduce the prison population size; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25226/25]

655. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Justice when will a decision be made on a citizenship application by a person (details supplied). [25264/25]

656. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice to provide the detailed expenditure and oversight by his Department on the contract for services for accommodation of persons at a centre (details supplied) for April 2025; and the expected costs for May 2025. [25298/25]

657. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Justice the status of the compensation scheme for survivors of the Stardust fire; the timeline for the expected delivery of a compensation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25321/25]

658. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice the total number of D19 applications submitted by members of An Garda Síochána to Garda management; and the breakdown of the current locations of applicants and the locations requested, in tabular form. [25325/25]

659. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí within Dublin metropolitan region trained in the use of Garda command and control vehicles, in 2024 and to date in 2025; and the duration of these courses, in tabular form. [25365/25]

660. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the budget allocation for Criminal Assets Bureau in 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form. [25366/25]

661. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of vehicles seized by gardaí for having no insurance in each Garda division, in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [25367/25]

662. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of new Garda mountain bikes allocated to Dublin metropolitan region in 2024 and to date in 2025; and the number of these mountain bikes withdrawn from the fleet during same period, in tabular form. [25368/25]

663. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí, by rank, attached to Dublin crime response team. [25369/25]

664. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice if urgent action will be taken to ensure that a family (details supplied) is moved to appropriate accommodation. [25406/25]

665. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the annual allocation to the victim support at court service in each of the past five years; the numbers of victims supported in each of those five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25408/25]

666. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice if he has considered putting victims support at court services in place on a statutory basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25409/25]

667. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the number of officers assigned to each of the 28 victim service offices within an Garda Síochána in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25410/25]

668. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the annual allocation in each of the past five years to victim support services (details supplied), in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25411/25]

669. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice if he will review the operation of Section 8 'Information Regarding Investigations and Criminal Proceedings' of the Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Act 2017 to ensure that the rights of victims under this section are applied in a consistent manner and to ensure that the provisions meet the needs of victims; and if he will make a statement …

670. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice in respect of his responsibility for equality policy the details of engagements between his Department and the ICCL and other civil liberties groups ahead of the Government's adoption of the IHRA working definition of antisemitism and since the adoption of the definition. [25426/25]

671. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice in respect of his responsibility for equality policy the reason there was no public consultation ahead of the Government's adoption of the IHRA working definition of antisemitism as there was ahead of the adoption of the National Action Plan Against Racism. [25427/25]

672. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice to confirm the current Garda numbers at Westport and Claremorris Garda stations, given their frequent role in covering calls for Castlebar. [25437/25]

673. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice if, under the proposal brought forward by the EU Commission on 16 April for an EU list of safe countries of origin, member states will be able to maintain their own list of safe countries of origin which is different to those designated by the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25477/25]

674. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the number of practitioners on the District Court Family Law panel in each county in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25478/25]

675. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice if he is aware of the difficulties facing many of those seeking to secure protection orders and barring orders in securing legal representation under civil legal aid entitlements; given these difficulties are preventing victims of domestic violence from securing such orders; if he will introduce changes to the legal aid fees payable to solicit…

676. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice if he or officials from his Department have met with their Northern Ireland counterparts to discuss measures designed to reduce or track the flow of persons travelling over the Border to access international protection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25571/25]

677. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons, and of what nationality, who have been deported in the past six years as a result of an alert on Sharing Information System, SIS, II, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25590/25]

678. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice to outline, by year and nationality, the number of persons who have been subject to an entry ban in line with the EU Returns Directive in the past six years, and how many bans have been issued by the Government, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25591/25]