Parliamentary questions

728. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of prisoners who have died in the State in each of the past ten years, and to date in 2025. [17146/25]

729. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice whether the confidentiality provisions of the International Protection Act 2015 allow individual international protection applicants to grant public representatives formal permission to submit queries related to their applications for international protection; whether the Act allows any Department services to answer queries related to…

730. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of juvenile liaison officers in the State, by Garda division. [17279/25]

731. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of instances in which a juvenile liaison officer has utilised the restorative justice mechanism with a case in 2024 and to date in 2025; and the Garda district in which this option was utilised. [17280/25]

732. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Justice when his Department will issue instructions to local authorities regarding the commencement of local community safety partnerships. [17298/25]

733. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the allocation to the criminal injuries compensation scheme from 2015 to date; the number of payments made; the date by which the allocation was fully dispersed, by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17344/25]

734. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice his proposals to ensure financial stability for the criminal injuries compensation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17345/25]

735. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the timeframe in which he intends to progress the criminal injuries compensation Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17346/25]

736. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice the number of crimes that were recorded where the suspected offenders were minors on bail in each of the past three years, by county and category of offence, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17351/25]

737. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the average processing time of applications to the criminal injuries compensation scheme in the years 2015 to date, by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17368/25]

738. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Justice the details of the number of anti-social behaviour orders, broken-down by adult and minor orders, for each district in the Dublin metropolitan region, for the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17380/25]

739. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Justice the amount spent on purchasing additional Garda public order equipment in 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [17393/25]

740. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice if his Department will provide advice and information to two elderly Palestinians (details supplied) who arrived in Ireland in March 2025 and who are currently temporarily accommodated in a hotel; if they will be granted residency status and access to healthcare given their age and medical conditions; the next steps in their immigrati…

741. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the number of outstanding applications to the criminal injuries compensation scheme which, since the point of initial application, have been processing for less than six months, between six and 12 months, between 12 months and 24 months, between 24 months and 36 months, between 36 months and 48 months and over 48 months; and the status of said…

742. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the number of complaints received regarding the operation of the criminal injuries compensation scheme since 2015; the aspect of the scheme to which the complaint related, by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17399/25]

743. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Justice the status of plans to improve his Department’s online system for the submission of additional documents for naturalisation applicants (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17419/25]

744. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Justice if he will review a case of a young woman (details supplied) who has been resident in Ireland for most of her life, has earned university qualifications in this country and is unable to work due to lack of progress on her application for Stamp 4 status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17451/25]

745. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Justice if his Department has any vacant or derelict buildings in Dublin-Rathdown; to provide the addresses of these buildings and details on the length of time they have been derelict, in tabular form; and his plans to bring any vacant or derelict buildings back into use. [17482/25]

746. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of fixed charge notices issued to motor vehicle owners in respect of motor vehicles registered outside of the State in 2024 and to date in 2025; the name of the jurisdiction in which each vehicle is registered; the county in which each notice was issued; the offence for which the fixed charged notice was issued, in tabular form; …

747. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Justice when he intends to publish the second Bill arising from the General Scheme of the Sale of Alcohol Bill 2022, specifically dealing with the regulation of distance selling of alcohol; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17646/25]

264. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice the position regarding the progression of the Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024, as committed to in the Programme for Government; how this will provide safeguards against strategic lawsuits against public participation suits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16362/25]

265. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice to examine the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16384/25]

266. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice the amount currently still owed to An Garda Síochána in respect of policing non-public duties events in 2024 as of 28 March 2025. [16493/25]

267. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice when the last competition was held for sworn Gardaí to apply to join the Garda band; and the number of Gardaí that have applied to join the band. [16494/25]

268. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice with regard to Garda Public Order instructors posts in either Templemore Training College and Garda Headquarters, the number of posts filled; the number of vacant posts; and when those vacant posts will be filled, in tabular form. [16496/25]