Parliamentary questions

575. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the number and percentage of applicants to An Garda Síochána who did not satisfy the educational requirements in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14019/25]

576. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the number and percentage of applicants to an Garda Síochána who did not satisfy the requirement to be of good character in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14020/25]

577. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the number and percentage of applicants to an Garda Síochána who failed the substance misuse test in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14021/25]

578. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the number and percentage of applicants to An Garda Síochána who failed the medical assessment in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14022/25]

579. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the number and percentage of applicants to an Garda Síochána who failed the vetting process in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14023/25]

580. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the number and percentage of applicants to An Garda Síochána who did not pass the online verbal and numerical reasoning tests and written exercises in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14024/25]

581. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the number and percentage of applicants to An Garda Síochána who did not pass the interview process in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14025/25]

582. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the number and percentage of applicants to An Garda Síochána who did not pass the eligibility checks in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14026/25]

583. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the number of judicial reviews taken against decisions of the International Protection Office or the International Protection Appeals Tribunal in the years 2019 to date, by year and by outcome; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14027/25]

584. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice can he confirm that he has no plans to train trainee gardaí in any location other than Templemore Training College. [14033/25]

585. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice the percentage of social media video accessible, such as providing the information or activities posted on each of his Department’s social media accounts, or the social media accounts of public bodies and agencies that operate under its remit, including closed captioning and subtitling and Irish Sign Language translations, between 1 January 20…

586. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice whether it is planned to conduct a review of the legal aid fees payable to solicitors on the District Court family law solicitors panel with a view to ensuring that more solicitors are able to do family law legal aid work, and to clearing the backlog in family law applications in the District Court in areas such as applications for domestic vio…

587. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the status of local community safety partnerships in each local authority and Garda division; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14170/25]

588. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice when he expects that each local community safety partnership will be established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14171/25]

589. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the role he plans for elected representatives, local councillors and Oireachtas members, within the local community safety partnership structures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14172/25]

590. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice if he will advise local authorities to re-establish joint policing committees until such stage as local community safety partnership structures are in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14173/25]

591. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice if there are joint policing committees operating until such stage as local community safety partnership structures are in place; the local authorities where this is the case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14174/25]

592. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the steps being taken to improve supports for people who experience workplace violence, threats, stalking and stranger violence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14191/25]

593. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Justice the agreed Departmental definition of a refuge bed, a refuge unit, and a refuge space; if he will clarify the counting mechanisms for each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14200/25]

594. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of refuge beds currently operational in each county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14201/25]

595. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of new domestic violence refuge beds added in each county since 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14202/25]

596. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Justice if he is satisfied that Ireland is meeting its obligations under the Istanbul Convention vis-à-vis provision of domestic violence refuge spaces; the requirements of the Istanbul Convention versus the current situation for domestic violence services in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14203/25]

597. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Justice if he will provide an accurate estimate of the average length of time it takes to deliver a domestic violence refuge using the capital assistance scheme funding system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14204/25]

598. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Justice if he will provide an update on the local community safety plan; how it is proposed to be set up; who appoints the chairperson; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14205/25]

114. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice if he will establish a public inquiry into the death of a person (details supplied), as mandated by the Dáil on two separate occasions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12757/25]