Parliamentary questions

876. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 573 of 25 March 2025, regarding the details of all new Garda stations planned to be commenced within the next five years, if the requested information is available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23682/25]

877. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 574 to 582 of 25 March 2025, regarding Garda recruitment, if the requested information is available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23683/25]

878. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 565 to 568, and No. 570 of 25 March 2025 regarding offences committed on bail, if the requested information is available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23684/25]

879. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Justice the number of Gardaí assigned to Santry Garda station, by grade, at the end of April 2025, or the latest date available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23695/25]

880. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí assigned to Ballymun Garda station, by grade, at the end of April 2025, or the latest date available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23696/25]

881. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice the number of custodial sentences that have been handed down for drug possession per year from 2020 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23697/25]

882. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice the number of people have served custodial sentences on foot of their third cannabis possession offence from 2020 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23698/25]

883. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Justice if he will review the significant visa processing delays being experienced by a group (details supplied), including many who hold formal offers from Irish universities and employers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23705/25]

884. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice if there is a complaints procedure available to bereaved families regarding the conduct of coroners; if no such procedure exists, to request that one can be put in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23737/25]

885. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice to provide a comprehensive list of all non-governmental organisations operating within the State under the aegis of his Department, focusing particularly on those that may overlap in their missions and areas of operation (details supplied). [23819/25]

886. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice for each non-governmental organisation under the aegis of his Department, to provide a detailed breakdown of its core activities, geographical areas of operation, target demographics, and the specific services or programs they provide (details supplied). [23837/25]

887. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice to specify the total amount of funding allocated to each of the identified non-governmental organisations (NGOs) under his Department’s aegis over the past five years, broken down by State funding directly administered through central government agencies, Departments, or any other public bodies; grants provided by local authorities or regional…

888. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice to provide a breakdown of the number of non-governmental organisations under his Department’s aegis that charge fees for their services, including membership fees, participation fees, or any other forms of charge to the public; to specify which of these organisations charge fees while also receiving public funding, and how this practice is mon…

889. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice to identify any existing oversight mechanisms or audits that are conducted to assess the effectiveness of funding allocated to non-governmental organisations under the aegis of his Department (details supplied). [23892/25]

890. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice to state whether any review or audit has been conducted to evaluate the effectiveness, redundancy, and administrative costs of State funding for non-governmental organisations (NGOs) under the aegis of his Department; if such a review has not yet been conducted, to request a detailed timeline and plan for implementing a comprehensive review of…

891. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice to provide a summary of any specific steps taken to streamline non-governmental organisations under the aegis of his Department, eliminate redundancies, and prevent the duplication of services where organisations may be competing for similar grants or operating in the same areas with little co-ordination (details supplied). [23928/25]

892. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice to outline the total administrative costs associated with non-governmental organisations under the aegis of his Department, including the overhead costs related to compliance, reporting, and auditing requirements; and to compare these costs to the overall financial aid allocated to the organisations, identifying whether the administrative expe…

893. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice to provide a full and detailed explanation of how his Department monitors and ensures transparency in the use of public funds by non-governmental organisations under his aegis (details supplied). [23964/25]

894. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice if he will provide a breakdown, by rank, of the number of officers stationed out of Kildare’s ASU base in Newbridge; and the number of unfilled posts at the base. [24175/25]

895. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Justice the reason the successful naturalisation application by a person (details supplied) did not proceed; the allowances made for persons with disabilities to attend citizenship ceremonies; if this application can be reinstated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24217/25]

896. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of competitions held for sworn gardaí to apply to join divisional collision forensic investigation units in 2024 and to date in 2025; and the number of gardaí who applied during each competition held, in tabular form. [24279/25]

897. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice the date of the last occasion on which the Garda dog unit kennels were upgraded. [24280/25]

898. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice the amount An Garda Síochána spent on purchasing anti-ram vehicle bollards in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [24283/25]

899. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice with regard to the Garda driver training unit at Garda HQ, the number of filled posts, the number of vacant posts; when will those vacant posts be filled, in tabular form. [24284/25]

900. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Justice the number of applications for naturalisation being processed by the citizenship division at present; the average wait time for processing a naturalisation application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24318/25]