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TDs ask ministers questions to get answers on the record, most of them in writing. Here is every one asked in the 34th Dáil, by the department it went to and the subject heading it was filed under. How questions work

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Ken O'Flynn Written 29 Jan 2026 · to Justice
351. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to outline the policy rationale, projected fiscal impact, and anticipated savings associated with proposals to require international protection applicants who are in employment to make a contribution towards the cost of their accommodation; the estimated annual savings arising from this measure; the safeguards envisaged to ensure propo…
Naoise Ó Cearúil Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Justice
201. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide an update on the work underway to develop and implement the Voice of the Child Report Template and accompanying guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6092/26]
William Aird Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Justice
756. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the progress which has been made in implementing the Justice, Home Affairs and Migration Statement of Strategy 2025–2028, specifically regarding recruitment of additional Gardaí and expansion of prison capacity; the way progress will be measured and reported to the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if he will make a statement on the matte…
Cathy Bennett Written 17 Dec 2025 · to Justice
322. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the criteria applicable to the composition of his new firearms forum; the basis of said criteria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72595/25]
Cathy Bennett Written 17 Dec 2025 · to Justice
323. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his response to concerns that his new firearms forum excludes certain stakeholders (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72596/25]
Ryan O'Meara Written 17 Dec 2025 · to Justice
324. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to set out the issues to be addressed by the new Firearms Forum established by his Department; how the forum is expected to reach agreement and make recommendations to the Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72604/25]
Ryan O'Meara Written 17 Dec 2025 · to Justice
325. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to advise if minutes of the Department's new Firearms Forum are to be published on the Department's website, as happens with many other stakeholder fora established by Government departments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72605/25]
Carol Nolan Written 17 Dec 2025 · to Justice
329. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide a detailed explanation of the selection process and underlying rationale for the membership of the recently established Firearms Forum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72712/25]
Carol Nolan Written 17 Dec 2025 · to Justice
330. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason the membership of his Department's Firearms Forum excludes certain sectors (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72713/25]
Emer Currie Written 17 Dec 2025 · to Justice
332. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the Government's implementation plan for the five key recommendations contained in the 2025 national cyber risk assessment; and, in particular, to detail what new investments are planned to strengthen national cyber resilience, including funding for skills, infrastructure, and indigenous cybersecurity capability. [72745/25]
Joe Neville Written 17 Dec 2025 · to Justice
333. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the names of the members of the new Firearms Forum; the organisation/sector they each represent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72801/25]
Joe Neville Written 17 Dec 2025 · to Justice
334. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the Terms of Reference and work programme of the new Firearms Forum established by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72802/25]
Catherine Callaghan Written 17 Dec 2025 · to Justice
338. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide a list of persons appointed to the newly-formed Firearms Forum, including the groups, sectors or interests each member represents. [72854/25]
Catherine Callaghan Written 17 Dec 2025 · to Justice
339. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the mandate, objectives and proposed schedule of work for the Firearms Forum recently convened by his Department. [72855/25]
Catherine Callaghan Written 17 Dec 2025 · to Justice
340. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the matters the new Firearms Forum will be tasked with examining; and the mechanisms through which the Forum is expected to develop consensus and issue recommendations to his Department. [72856/25]
Catherine Callaghan Written 17 Dec 2025 · to Justice
341. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether the minutes or agreed notes of meetings of the new Firearms Forum will be made publicly available on his Department’s website. [72857/25]
Cian O'Callaghan Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Justice
693. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide an update on the Criminal Law and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025; if his Department intends on proceeding with the Bill’s current provisions to prohibit sex for rent exploitation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71491/25]
Carol Nolan Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Justice
607. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason he announced recent significant changes to immigration policy at a press conference with the media, rather than on the floor of Dáil Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69341/25]
Erin McGreehan Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Justice
640. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he intends to introduce statutory safeguards governing the home delivery of alcohol, including requirements for delivery staff to refuse delivery where a person is visibly intoxicated or incapacitated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69612/25]
Erin McGreehan Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Justice
641. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the steps his Department has taken to assess the public health, addiction and safeguarding risks associated with home alcohol delivery services; if these risks are informing the development of the Sale of Alcohol Bill 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69613/25]
Erin McGreehan Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Justice
642. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will clarify whether licence holders will be legally responsible for alcohol supplied via home delivery in the same manner as alcohol served on-premises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69614/25]
Erin McGreehan Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Justice
643. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will commit to a health impact assessment on the provisions of the Sale of Alcohol Bill 2022, with particular reference to the regulation of home and online alcohol deliveries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69616/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Justice
665. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will be prepared to seek a presidential pardon for the Catalpa Six ahead of next year’s 150th anniversary of the rescue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69759/25]
Gary Gannon Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Justice
687. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to the recommendation included in the European Commission's 2025 Rule of Law Report for Ireland (details supplied), the steps being taken to address this recommendation; the expected timeline for the completion of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69986/25]
Gary Gannon Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Justice
688. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to a recommendation (details supplied) included in the European Commission's 2025 Rule of Law Report for Ireland, the steps taken to address this recommendation; the expected timeline for the completion of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69989/25]