Parliamentary questions

703. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 578 of 18 February 2025, if he has received the necessary information from the Garda authorities in order to answer this question. [16867/25]

704. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice if he has spoken with the US Secretary of Homeland Security since his appointment as Minister. [16868/25]

705. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of new roads policing unit motorcycles that came into the fleet in the years of 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025; and the number or motorcycles that were withdrawn from the fleet during same period, in tabular form. [16869/25]

706. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Justice if consideration will be given to reducing the €300 immigration registration fee paid by international students in third level colleges (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16883/25]

707. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Justice when he plans to update the liquor licensing laws. [16899/25]

708. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Justice the current Garda guidelines for engaging with peaceful protests;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16905/25]

709. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Justice his plans to address the delays of processing immigration applications, in particular the join family visa; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16915/25]

710. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Justice the status of the case of a person (details supplied). [16916/25]

711. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Justice the steps he is taking to encourage more people to consider mediation as a means of resolving disputes outside of the court system and help reduce the backlogs; if he has considered introducing a family mediation voucher scheme to assist families meet the costs of mediation similar to the scheme introduced in the UK to help reduce the court…

712. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Justice the number of requests submitted by the Garda divisional officer within Dublin north division requesting approval for extra Garda vehicles be deployed to the Dublin north division in 2024 and to-date in 2025; and the number of those requests that have been approved in each of the years in question, in tabular form. [16995/25]

713. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Justice when funding will be provided for the new Court House in Portlaoise; and can he give an update on this. [17034/25]

714. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Justice the status of the provision of refuges for victims of domestic abuse in the nine counties that are without one including Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17041/25]

715. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice to provide a list with the job titles and salaries of all Ministerial staff, and Department private secretaries. [17059/25]

716. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of civilian clerks working in each Garda division for the last 10 years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17092/25]

717. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice to provide a schedule of the number of protected disclosures made to An Garda and GSOC from 1 January 2018 to date in in 2025; the number of these disclosures that were accepted by the mentioned competent authorities; the number of these disclosures that have had determinations made on; the number that remain open; and the number of disclos…

718. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of knives seized by Gardaí in each county in the State in each of the past ten years, in tabular form. [17136/25]

719. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the amount of cash, and economic value of assets, seized by the Criminal Assets Bureau in each of the past ten years, and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [17137/25]

720. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the amount returned to the exchequer by the Criminal Assets Bureau in each of the past ten years, and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [17138/25]

721. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of times Gardaí have been called to incidents involving people entering or seeking to enter the river Corrib in Galway City in each of the last ten years, in tabular form. [17139/25]

722. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of times Gardaí have been called to incidents involving people entering or seeking to enter the river Shannon in Limerick city in each of the last ten years, in tabular form. [17140/25]

723. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of times Gardaí have been called to incidents involving people entering or seeking to enter the river Liffey in Dublin city in each of the last ten years, in tabular form. [17141/25]

724. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons arrested for fraud offences in each of the past ten years, and to date in 2025. [17142/25]

725. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of family pets reported stolen in each of the past ten years, and to date in 2025. [17143/25]

726. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of Gardaí who have been assaulted while on active duty in each of the past ten years, and to date in 2025. [17144/25]

727. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of times Gardaí have been called to the scene of domestic violence in each of the past ten years, and to date in 2025. [17145/25]