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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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Barry Ward Written 26 May 2026 · to Justice
874. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the guidelines in place for immigration department officers operating within Irish Airports; the mechanism in place that deem it necessary to carry out passport checks on the runway for arriving aircraft; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40046/26]
Barry Ward Written 26 May 2026 · to Justice
875. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the criteria that must be met to require immigration department officers to carry out passport checks on the runway for arriving aircraft; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40062/26]
Barry Ward Written 26 May 2026 · to Justice
876. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration views on the merits of immigration department officers carrying out passport checks on the runway for arriving aircraft; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40048/26]
Barry Ward Written 26 May 2026 · to Justice
877. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration regarding a code of practice in effect for immigration department officers in relation to the way in which passport checks are carried out for passengers arriving in Irish airports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40063/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 14 May 2026 · to Justice
53. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is concerned that the recent International Protection Act’s two-year waiting period, and financial restrictions for family reunification, may be in breach of the Refugee Convention and of Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights regarding the right to family life; if he is planning any additional legislative m…
Barry Heneghan Written 14 May 2026 · to Justice
63. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of complaints received by his Department or An Garda Síochána relating to alleged immigration-related fraud, false enrolment documentation or non-refund of fees involving English language education providers or associated recruitment agents in each of the past five years, in tabular form; the number of investigations or en…
Matt Carthy Written 14 May 2026 · to Justice
75. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to outline his plans for managing work and education visas to ensure immigration numbers are sustainable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35607/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 12 May 2026 · to Justice
789. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to address matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); if his Department could offer guidance regarding such situations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34192/26]
Peadar Tóibín Written 6 May 2026 · to Justice
600. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether people on a stamp 1 visa are allowed to buy homes in Ireland; and if so, the reason. [31869/26]
Peadar Tóibín Written 6 May 2026 · to Justice
601. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide a breakdown of the number of people, by occupation, granted a stamp 1 visa for the past five years. [31870/26]
Peadar Tóibín Written 6 May 2026 · to Justice
603. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the original policy rationale and intended purpose of the stamp 1G immigration permission; and the way in which it is distinguished, in practice, from longer-term employment or residency permissions. [31893/26]
Peadar Tóibín Written 6 May 2026 · to Justice
604. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of stamp 1G permissions issued in each of the past five years, broken down by sector of qualification and permission category; and to indicate any notable trends identified by his Department. [31894/26]
Peadar Tóibín Written 6 May 2026 · to Justice
605. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the mechanisms in place to monitor compliance with the conditions of stamp 1G permissions, including the extent to which holders remain engaged in the purpose for which the permission was granted. [31895/26]
Peadar Tóibín Written 6 May 2026 · to Justice
606. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the proportion of stamp 1G holders who subsequently transitioned to other longer-term residency permissions; and to provide data for each of the past five years [31896/26]
Peadar Tóibín Written 6 May 2026 · to Justice
607. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether an internal or external review has been conducted into whether the stamp 1G route is functioning as originally intended; and if not, whether such a review is planned. [31897/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 6 May 2026 · to Justice
677. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his Department has conducted an assessment of introducing routine exit checks at Irish ports and airports for immigration-control purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32928/26]
Shane Moynihan Written 28 Apr 2026 · to Justice
871. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the systems in place to respond to ensuring availability for religious ministers and leaders, for faith communities and religions where there may be limited availability of locally trained clergy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30060/26]
Noel McCarthy Written 26 Mar 2026 · to Justice
348. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if there are any instances where the two-year cohabitation requirement for the purpose of applying for permission as a de facto partner of an Irish national is waived; if it is possible to prove evidence of a durable two-year relationship to his Department without providing a history of two-years cohabitation; and if he will make a s…
Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Justice
690. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is prepared to follow the example of countries such as Sweden, and publish anonymised annual statistics on the nationality and immigration status of persons convicted of sexual-related offences in Ireland, in the interests of transparency, objectivity and better-informed policy discussions; and if he will make a state…
Roderic O'Gorman Written 19 Mar 2026 · to Justice
26. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on the publication of the Migrant Integration Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20880/26]
Carol Nolan Written 19 Mar 2026 · to Justice
363. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide details of all stakeholders who have contributed to the formulation of the proposed new immigration strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21155/26]
Claire Kerrane Written 19 Feb 2026 · to Justice
436. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if a person residing in Ireland permanently on a Stamp 3 (details supplied) can apply for a Stamp 4 in order to enable her to access supports in her old age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13568/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 19 Feb 2026 · to Justice
440. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to opt into the EU Migration and Asylum Pact, his Department completed or commissioned any Ireland-specific written impact assessment, quantitative modelling exercise, or formal risk analysis examining the projected effect of participation in the Pact’s solidarity mechanism on the number of international protection applicants entering …
Ken O'Flynn Written 19 Feb 2026 · to Justice
441. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether, prior to the opt-in decision, his Department conducted any Ireland-specific analysis or modelling of potential secondary movements into the State from the United Kingdom, including movements across the Northern Ireland land border, arising from the implementation of the EU Migration and Asylum Pact; and if so, the methodology …
Ken O'Flynn Written 19 Feb 2026 · to Justice
442. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his Department prepared any written projections of international protection accommodation demand, reception capacity requirements, or associated public service pressures linked to Ireland’s participation in the EU Migration and Asylum Pact; and if so, the projected figures for the first three years of operation; and whether the…