Parliamentary questions

1611. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Justice the number of Department funded youth division projects workers based in Limerick in 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [20252/25]

1612. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Justice if all IT systems used by his Department can utilise the síneadh fada; where this is not the case, to provide the list of systems which do not accept or facilitate the use of the fada, in tabular form; the steps being taken to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20305/25]

1613. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice to provide a list of all EU directives which are awaiting transposition in his Department; the date on which transposition is due; and the reasons for any delay in transposition, in tabular form. [20332/25]

1614. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice to provide a list of all properties his Department have rented from 2015 to date in 2025, including the length of tenancy; and the amount spent on rent on each property over this time period. [20350/25]

1615. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice whether an external company is contracted to provide cleaning services to his Department building; and if so, the name of the company and the value of the contract. [20368/25]

1616. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice whether an external company is contracted to provide security services to his Department building; and if so, the name of the company and the value of the contract. [20386/25]

1617. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the timeframe in which he intends to facilitate the establishment of community safety partnerships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20414/25]

1618. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Justice to provide an update on the provision of a new Courthouse and services in Tralee, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20466/25]

1619. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Justice the emergency supports currently available for victims of domestic violence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20479/25]

1620. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Justice if he will expedite an Irish descent citizenship application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20480/25]

1621. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice under the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956 if he would consider putting forward a person (details supplied) for citizenship of the State in recognition of his contribution to the Irish peace process. [20523/25]

1622. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice the status of a visa application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20550/25]

1623. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice if he will outline in detail the staffing resources of each Garda station in the Cork city divisions; and if he will contact the Garda Commissioner to ensure the required additional Gardaí are allocated from Templemore this June. [20571/25]

1624. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice to report on the typical waiting times for the granting of a short term stay visa for South African citizens; if he will outline the reasons for the length of the processing times; the measures he intends to take to improve processing times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20579/25]

1625. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Justice to provide an update on a stateless application made to his Department (details supplied); to provide direct contact details of an official in his Department who is dealing with this case; to provide the contact details of all supports available within his Department for the person making the application; and if he will make a statement on the …

1626. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice if he has received an interim report from the Recruitment and Training Capacity Group in respect of Garda recruitment; if he has received advance recommendations; the date on which it will finalise its work and report to him; if the group, or his Department, has utilised external consultancy in respect of the group's work; the cost of same…

1627. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Justice if he is aware of the difficulties faced by businesses in accessing information (details supplied); if changes can be introduced to have this information supplied; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20812/25]

1628. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Justice if he will expedite a visa application in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20834/25]

1629. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Justice the number of Gardai by rank attached to community policing units at both Coolock & Raheny Garda stations Dublin 5, as of 22 April 2025. [20844/25]

1630. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Justice the number of service users that have used the probation services at a location (details supplied), in each of the past three years and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [20845/25]

1631. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice if it has been brought to his attention that Section 144 of the Children Act 2001, while providing for the suspension of the whole or any portion of a period of detention, does not appear to provide a mechanism by which a suspended detention order can be reactivated in circumstances whereby an accused has breached the conditions of the suspen…

1632. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 1114 of 19 March 2025, the timeframe in which he intends to bring forward pre-action protocol regulations related to the Civil Liability and Courts Act 2004; the legislative mechanism he intends to use to implement such; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20848/25]

1633. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice if he will outline the timeframe in and amounts by which he intends to increase the level of funds which students seeking to study English in Ireland are required to prove; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20849/25]

1634. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Justice when his Department will issue instructions to Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council regarding the commencement of local community safety partnerships. [20860/25]

1635. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 455 of 11 February 2025, regarding his plans to bring forward legislation in response to the Independent Review Group into the Offences Against the State Acts, if his Department has now completed the consultation on the recommendations of that review; when he will bring forward a substantive response to t…