Parliamentary questions

1158. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Justice if he is aware of delays in the processing of family reunification visa applications for workers in the health care system on employment permits, leaving them separated from their families for extended periods of time; the measures his Department is taking to address this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11727/25]

1159. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Justice the way a person in County Kildare (details supplied) can qualify for a passport given their current status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11729/25]

1160. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Justice when the request for final documentation and a certificate fee will issue to an applicant (details supplied) after their application was approved a few months ago; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11736/25]

1161. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of outstanding bench warrants and that remain unexecuted in each of the years 2020 to 2024, inclusive, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11754/25]

1162. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice the annual amount claimed by special advisers attached to him or his Department outside of their regular salary, since 1 March 2020 to date in 2025, by mileage claim and amount, subsistence, other vouched expenses and unvouched expenses; and if the travel episode and or journey related to same will be included in the response. [11767/25]

1163. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice to list the buildings occupied or vacant or land in Dublin 8, 10 or 12 which his Department owns or is leasing, and have been identified as surplus to requirements now or in the near future or that are underutilised; the plans for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11783/25]

1164. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice if he intends to proceed with the proposal to abolish juries in defamation actions in the High Court, given the opposition of the Oireachtas Committee on Justice to this proposal, the widespread opposition expressed by groups (details supplied), and the decision of the Supreme Court in Higgins v. Aviation Authority which substantively address…

1165. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Justice the capacity of Limerick prison; the number of persons currently incarcerated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11835/25]

1166. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Justice to expedite a family spouse unification visa application for a person (details supplied) considering the recent worrying development where there is a threat of war between Cambodia & Thailand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11850/25]

1167. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice the number of Gardaí attached to Mayo, Roscommon and Longford roads policing unit as of 10 March 2025, by rank, in tabular form. [11859/25]

1168. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice the way a person (details supplied) can obtain a copy of citizenship certificate. [11871/25]

1169. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the number and percentage of the overall prison population who are serving a sentence of less than three months; three months to less than six months; and six months to less than 12 months, by gender and category of offence, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11961/25]

1170. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Justice the number of new Gardaí assigned to each station in County Cork, following the recent assignment of Gardaí, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11982/25]

1171. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Justice the current ratio of Gardaí, per 1,000 of population in the State; the current ratio per 1,000 population in Shannon town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12004/25]

1172. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Justice if he will provide an update on a citizenship application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12006/25]

1173. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice the position regarding any research his Department has carried out into the merits of making parental alienation a legal offence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12008/25]

1174. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice for an update on a citizenship application by a person (details supplied). [12038/25]

1175. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice if his attention has been drawn to other State agencies and if his own Government Department have used any of the same IT services providers as the Arts Council (details supplied) and have experienced cost overruns or encountered delays or other issues (details supplied) with them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12052/25]

1176. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Justice the refusal rate for both women's refuges in county Wexford and in Bray, each year from January 2020 to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12055/25]

1177. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice the amount spent on the recent Garda recruitment campaign. [12087/25]

1178. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice the details of the marketing campaign to recruit more Gardaí, including company details, value of contract, and the details of the contract. [12088/25]

1179. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice the number of Gardaí in the regular unit, by county, in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [12089/25]

1180. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Justice the number of Gardaí stationed in Kilcock, Leixlip, Celbridge, Naas and Maynooth Garda stations in 2008, and as of 11 March 2025, in tabular form. [12101/25]

1181. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice if the website for those tracking their application for join family (sponsor is an Irish citizen or is in category A) will be updated (details supplied). [12142/25]

1182. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice if the website for those tracking their application for join family (sponsor is an Irish citizen or is in category A) will be updated (details supplied). [12142/25]