Parliamentary questions

269. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of unmarked Garda cars and vans attached to the Garda National Immigration Bureau as of 28 March 2025; and if he will provide same figures as of 31 March 2022, in tabular form. [16497/25]

270. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice if An Garda Síochána plans to introduce measures (details supplied). [16498/25]

197. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice the means by which the Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland protect children from gambling exposure in greyhound stadia, under the new Gambling Regulation Act, 2024; if he will amend the act to ban children from that environment as in other betting venues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15858/25]

198. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Justice the way in which he is facilitating and supporting the Omagh Inquiry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15453/25]

199. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice following the publication of the brief on Ireland’s National Implementation Plan for the EU Migration and Asylum Pact, to outline the number of additional International Protection Office caseworkers, translators, and healthcare staff he expects will need to be hired to support the implementation of the new international protection procedures; …

200. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice following the publication of the brief on Ireland’s National Implementation Plan for the EU Migration and Asylum Pact, to outline the protocols that will be in place to ensure that unaccompanied minors are not inappropriately routed through accelerated or inadmissible procedures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16010/25]

201. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice following the publication of the brief on Ireland’s National Implementation Plan for the EU Migration and Asylum Pact, if all unaccompanied minors be referred to Tusla immediately upon arrival under the new screening process; how this will be monitored; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16011/25]

202. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice following the publication of the brief on Ireland’s National Implementation Plan for the EU Migration and Asylum Pact, to outline the oversight mechanisms that will be in place to ensure that asylum and migration management regulation returns or deportations are not carried out in breach of Ireland’s non-refoulement obligations; and if he will…

203. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice following the publication of the brief on Ireland’s National Implementation Plan for the EU Migration and Asylum Pact, the budget that will be allocated to fund State-assisted voluntary returns under the revised system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16013/25]

204. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice following the publication of the brief on Ireland’s National Implementation Plan for the EU Migration and Asylum Pact, if his Department has sought legal advice on the compatibility of the asylum and migration management regulation procedure and border procedures with the European Convention on Human Rights and the EU Charter of Fundamental Ri…

205. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice following the publication of the brief on Ireland’s National Implementation Plan for the EU Migration and Asylum Pact, how his Department plans to ensure ongoing compliance with Article 18 of the EU Charter (Right to Asylum) and international protection obligations under the 1951 Refugee Convention; and if he will make a statement on the matte…

206. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice following the publication of the brief on Ireland’s National Implementation Plan for the EU Migration and Asylum Pact, if his Department will publish regular statistics on the number of applicants processed through each stream (standard, accelerated, inadmissible, border), and the outcomes of those procedures; and if he will make a statement o…

207. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice following the publication of the brief on Irelands national immigration plan for the EU Migration and Asylum Pact, how his Department intend to ensure that the seven day screening process allows for adequate legal support and medical-vulnerability assessments, particularly for traumatised applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matt…

208. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice following the publication of the brief on Irelands national immigration plan for the EU Migration and Asylum Pact, the steps being taken to ensure that vulnerable applicants, including victims of trafficking, torture, or LGBTQ+ individuals, are not incorrectly streamed into accelerated or inadmissible procedures; and if he will make a statemen…

209. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice following the publication of the brief on Irelands national immigration plan for the EU Migration and Asylum Pact; if applicants will have access to independent legal advice before being allocated to a specific asylum procedure stream; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16037/25]

210. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice following the publication of the brief on Ireland's national immigration plan for the EU Migration and Asylum Pact, the number of legal practitioners which have or are intended to be contracted or resourced to provide early-stage legal advice under the reformed international protection system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16…

211. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice the current average time between an applicant's arrival and their first legal consultation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16039/25]

212. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice following the publication of the brief on Irelands national immigration plan for the EU Migration and Asylum Pact, if his department has or intend to undertake a cost analysis on funding the legal aid board to meet increased early-stage demand under the new system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16040/25]

213. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice following the publication of the brief on Ireland's National Implementation Plan for the EU Migration and Asylum Pact, if there will be an independent oversight body or ombudsman monitoring the implementation of the new international protection framework; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16051/25]

214. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice following the publication of the brief on Ireland’s National Implementation Plan for the EU Migration and Asylum Pact, the steps his Department will take to ensure that attacks on proposed accommodation sites for the new reception centres are treated as threats to the rule of law, and that those responsible are held accountable; and if he will…

215. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice following the publication of the brief on Ireland’s National Implementation Plan for the EU Migration and Asylum Pact, to outline, given that the new international protection screening process includes identity verification, fingerprinting, and biometric checks within seven days of arrival, if he will explain the legal and operational basis fo…

216. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice following the publication of the brief on Ireland’s National Implementation Plan for the EU Migration and Asylum Pact, if his Department intends to or has commissioned or reviewed a human rights impact assessment on the use of institutional or shared reception centres for international protection applicants, in light of the State’s historical …

217. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice if it can be ensured that a person’s (details supplied) travel document renewal is processed as soon as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16128/25]

218. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice the number of applications have been received by the International Protection Office in response to its open call for applications for assignment to the International Protection Panel and Repatriation Panel in each of the past nine months; the number of such applications that have been invited for interview in each of the past nine months…

219. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the dates and attendees of all MinMAC meetings in his Department since he took office. [16206/25]