Parliamentary questions

851. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice if he will outline the information considered by Government when making a decision (details supplied); if the governor of the prison provided a recommendation and supporting documentation in support of the decision made; if due process was followed and if he will outline how it was applied in this case; if all of the information relative t…

852. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 539 of 5 July 2022 if he will review the information that was “not suitable for release by the Irish Prison Service” relative to an attempted escape from Portlaoise Prison on 18 May 1988 and determine if this information can be released now 37 years after the event; and if he will make a statement on t…

853. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice if he will outline the process by which applications are considered under a Court of Justice of the European Union ruling (details supplied); the average timeframe for a final decision on such applications; the number of applications currently under consideration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23379/25]

854. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice if he will provide the current number of Gardaí assigned to Waterford Garda Division, broken down by rank and station, and to detail how these figures compare to staffing levels in 2011 and 2020. [23410/25]

855. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice the number of community Gardaí currently deployed in Waterford. [23411/25]

856. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice if he will provide a detailed update on the protective services unit in Waterford, including current staffing numbers, ranks and specialisms, and to report on gender- and sexual-based violence, coercive control and non-consensual sharing of intimate images reported in the division over the past three years, as well as the response meas…

857. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Justice to provide an update on the progress made in the provision of domestic violence refuges for the counties currently without one; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23420/25]

858. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Justice the capacity for refuge in County Wicklow for women fleeing domestic abuse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23421/25]

859. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Justice to provide a breakdown of the number of refuges for women fleeing domestic abuse, and the capacity of each of these, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23422/25]

860. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Justice to outline the services in County Wicklow to support women experiencing domestic abuse and coercive control; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23423/25]

861. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Justice if he intends to continue using a building (details supplied) as an IPAS centre, or if it will return to providing accommodation for individuals fleeing domestic abuse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23424/25]

862. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Justice if he intends to continue using a building (details supplied) as an IPAS centre, or if it will return to providing emergency homeless accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23425/25]

863. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Justice if his Department has conducted a needs analysis in County Wicklow to determine the need for increased capacity for women’s refuges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23426/25]

864. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 118 of 29 April 2025 and following the transfer of Integration to his Department if he will review the contract singed to provide international protection accommodation at a location (details supplied) in light of the concerns expressed by the local community; and if he will make a statement on the matter…

865. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice the status of an application made by a prisoner serving a sentence in the UK (details supplied) for permission to complete the sentence in Ireland; if he will give a timeframe for the process to be completed. [23446/25]

866. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 900 of 9 April and 347 of 8 October 2024, If he will give an indicative timeframe for the transfer of a prisoner and expedite the matter, considering the applicants deteriorating health. [23447/25]

867. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Justice to provide a cost of providing security on a monthly basis at an accommodation centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23448/25]

868. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of whole-time and part-time prison chaplains working in each prison, in tabular form. [23478/25]

869. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of vacant chaplain posts in each prison, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23479/25]

870. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice if he is aware of drone-related contraband drops into prisons; the measures he is taking to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23542/25]

871. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of vacant IPAS accommodation beds under paid contract with the State; the location of these vacant IPAS beds; the total cost to the State of these vacant beds. [23543/25]

872. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of IPAS accommodation beds under paid contract with the State that have been vacant for each of the past five years; the location of these vacant IPAS each of the past five years; and the total cost to the State of these vacant beds for each of the past five years. [23544/25]

873. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice if the immigrant investor scheme was utilised in connection with a factory (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23546/25]

874. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Justice the number of Gardaí, by rank, attached to the Garda Immigration Bureau based at Shannon Airport as of 2 May 2025. [23665/25]

875. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí, by rank, attached to Clare-Tipperary divisional drugs unit as of 2 May 2025. [23666/25]