174. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when community safety partnerships will be established; if he is aware that the delay is impacting communities where task forces on antisocial behaviour are unable to be established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36318/25]
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175. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on his Department’s engagement with, and contribution to, the Government’s position on the EU proposal for a ban on lead in ammunition and fishing tackle under the reach regulation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36348/25]
176. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration how a person (details supplied) can go about getting a visa refund given the long delays in processing times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36357/25]
177. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his plans to introduce legislation that will criminalise individuals who use artificial intelligence to produce and distribute deepfake images and videos; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36381/25]
178. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the timeframe for processing of Irish citizenship applications via Irish association, in particular those who submitted additional requested documentation as per the new guidelines published by his Department in April 2025, taking into account that no timeframe has been given and many applicants have been waiting over five years for a d…
179. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current average processing time for join family visa applications made by non-EU spouses of Irish citizens; and his Department’s plans to address current backlogs. [36442/25]
180. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 147 of 25 June 2025, if he will provide the information which was not provided regarding the highest rate per-bed per-day paid for accommodation in IPAS accommodation in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36456/25]
181. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration how his Department intends to rebuild trust among victims and survivors of domestic, sexual and gender based violence who may be reluctant to seek support again due to previous negative experiences with An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36499/25]
182. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration how his Department is engaging with organisations such as women’s aid to ensure that victim-survivor feedback informs Garda training and policy development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36500/25]
183. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for a timeline on legislation to implement the recommendations of the disregard scheme in relation to a mechanism to formally clear the names of those with historical convictions for consensual same sex activity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36581/25]
184. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of gardaí who have retired, by year and by rank, in each county, from 2020 to 26 June 2025, in tabular form. [36594/25]
185. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the way his Department determines an applicant’s country of origin in cases where no identification is presented at the time of application; and the way his Department ensures that an applicant has not travelled from a country designated as safe while seeking asylum under the UN Refugee Convention; and if he will make a statement on th…
186. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of applicants for asylum or for a protection order that have been convicted for the destruction of identity documents prior to, or during, the application process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36651/25]
187. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the number of certificates of miscarriage of justice that have been issued since the establishment of the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36656/25]
188. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration of any opportunity arising within his Department that could provide additional support to the Galway Rape Crisis Centre to complete the development of their new support centre at the Claddagh in Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36671/25]
542. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide a county-by-county breakdown of the number of fixed charge notices/parking fines issued for parking in disabled parking bays over the past two years, in tabular form. [36068/25]
543. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when the SAVI 2 report, originally commissioned in 2018 by the then-Minister for Justice to provide updated national data on sexual abuse and violence in Ireland, is due to be published (details supplied); the reasons for the prolonged delay; if she will commit to publishing an interim statement or summary of the progress to date; a…
544. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if there are any instances whereby an international protection applicant would be considered for early labour market access ahead of the six-month eligibility period, such as sponsorship by a prospective employer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35202/25]
545. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the assessment that is made of the socio-economic impact of placing large-scale, single-gender IPAS centres in smaller communities; and whether local schools, GP practices and Gardaí are consulted in advance of such placements. [35229/25]
546. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide an update on the current backlog of asylum applications in Ireland; the average processing time; and the steps being taken to expedite decisions while preserving the integrity of the system. [35230/25]
547. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his views on recent figures showing significant early resignations within An Garda Síochána; the analysis his Department has conducted on morale within the force; and whether targeted retention and support measures are being developed. [35231/25]
548. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether emergency planning powers or Ministerial discretion have been used in the past 12 months to bypass public consultation in the approval of accommodation for international protection applicants; and whether he will publish a record of such interventions. [35232/25]
549. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether he accepts there has been a marked deterioration in public safety and street-level crime in major cities such as Dublin, Cork, and Limerick; and whether the current community safety partnership model is fit for purpose. [35233/25]
550. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the safeguards in place to ensure a balanced gender and age profile in IPAS centres, particularly in smaller towns; and whether his Department has assessed the community impact of accommodating large cohorts of single adult males. [35234/25]
551. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when the 2025 rounds of the International Protection Fund, the National Integration Fund and the Community Integration Fund will each be opened for applications; the amounts that will be available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35249/25]