Parliamentary questions

174. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Justice when the Register of Prohibited Publications will be updated to reflect the current legal position regarding the sale and distribution of publications that relate to abortion, specifically Abortion Internationally, banned in 1983; Abortion: Our Struggle for Control, banned in 1983; and Abortion: Right or Wrong, published in 1942; and if he wil…

175. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice the measures An Garda Síochána are taking to curb aggravated burglary and vehicle theft in residential premises in Dublin mid-west; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17712/25]

176. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice the support services, if any, available to victims of aggravated burglary and car theft in residential premises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17713/25]

177. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice the number of reported burglaries in Lucan, Clondalkin, Palmerstown, Rathcoole, Newcastle, Saggart and Brittas; and the number of burglaries that were investigated and solved in these areas in the past five years, in tabular form. [17714/25]

178. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Justice when he plans to uncensor the books that were supposed to be uncensored following the repeal of the eight amendment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17727/25]

179. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 1113 of 19 March 2025, the current number of community Gardaí in each Garda division, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17734/25]

180. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Justice if he will provide a detailed report in regard to a proposed Bill (details supplied) [17802/25]

181. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Justice the progress that has been made with transferring responsibility for multi-unit developments from his Department to the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; if the transfer will be completed by the end of Q2 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17804/25]

182. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice the number of section 56 family reunification applications on hand at the family reunification unit; the current processing times of applications; the number of FTE staff in the unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17817/25]

183. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice if he will consider expanding the scope of the Domestic Violence Act 2018 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17889/25]

184. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice if his Department has considered introducing a specific offence of coercive indoctrination or psychological subjugation, similar to France’s law criminalising mental manipulation by cults; if any assessment has been carried out of such a legislative approach; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17890/25]

185. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice if current legislation addresses cases where individuals are recruited into high control groups through manipulative tactics (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17891/25]

186. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice if his Department will consider establishing a new criminal offence targeting organisations that use psychological coercion to recruit and control members, in order to fill the current legislative gap between domestic coercive control and broader forms of psychological abuse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17892/25]

187. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice if he will consider introducing legislation to allow the High Court to issue dissolution orders for organisations, including cults, found to be engaging in coercion, fraud, hate speech or psychological abuse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17893/25]

188. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice if his Department has examined the legal frameworks used in other jurisdictions, such as France, which permit the dissolution of cults involved in criminal activity; and if so, whether similar powers could be introduced here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17894/25]

189. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice if he will consider amending the Criminal Justice Act 2006 to enable the courts to dissolve groups found to be operating illegally or engaging in systematic psychological manipulation of members; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17895/25]

190. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice if his Department will explore the introduction of legal prohibitions preventing individuals convicted of coercive or abusive practices from establishing or leading new organisations within the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17896/25]

191. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice the role of Garda occupational health in the assessment and approval of ill health retirements; if there is an appeal mechanism or oversight when reports or decisions are withheld from the applicant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17899/25]

192. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice the supports available for Gardaí who have been injured in the line of duty and diagnosed with PTSD, including access to rehabilitation, mental health supports, and clear retirement pathways; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17900/25]

193. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice the position regarding the number of EV charging spaces available at all court buildings, broken down by location, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17902/25]

194. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice the number of parking spaces available at all court buildings in the country, broken down by location; if the spots are open to members of the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17933/25]

195. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice the average waiting time for the processing and granting of long stay join family visas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17940/25]

196. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice when a visa application for a person (details supplied) will be processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17941/25]

197. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice if he has concerns regarding the awarding of the contract for the main ICT Infrastructure in the Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland to cover licencing of casinos and self-exclusion registers. [17961/25]

198. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice to provide an update on the implementation of the Irish Sign Language Act 2017 (ISL) within his Department and its associated public bodies, including details of any ISL strategies that have been developed; and if no ISL strategy has been developed to date, the details of plans his Department has to address this gap in the near future. [179…