Parliamentary questions

480. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice if he will raise the issue of abandoning daylight savings time as agreed in a European Parliament vote in 2021 at a future meeting of the European Council. [8919/25]

481. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice the total number of Ukrainian refugees welcomed to the State from February 2022 to date; the number of Ukrainians who are known to have since left the State in that time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8969/25]

482. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice the total amount in court fines currently outstanding; the number of persons owing these outstanding fines; the number of garnishee orders which have been made in each year from 2020 to 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8971/25]

483. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice for an update on the pilot project for a mental health crisis de-escalation team in operation in Limerick; the length of time the pilot will be running for; the funding provided to the pilot project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9010/25]

484. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the figures for knife crime convictions for each of the years 2017 to 2024, inclusive, in tabular form. [9014/25]

485. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice if any report or investigation into knife crime has been commissioned or supplied to his Department; and if so, by whom; and on what date. [9015/25]

486. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of deportations from the State in each of the years 2021 2022, 2023, 2024; and the country they were deported to, by year and country, in tabular form. [9016/25]

487. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the additional resources as of 1 January 2025 that will be added to the staffing compliment of his Department and or related agencies in order to deal with the predicted increase in deportations from the State. [9017/25]

488. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Justice for an update on an Irish citizenship application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9050/25]

489. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Justice the overall Garda numbers for County Wicklow; the Garda numbers for each station in County Wicklow, in tabular form;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9051/25]

490. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Justice to examine the case of a residence permit card renewal issue (details supplied) as a matter of urgency. [9061/25]

491. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Justice if he plans to institute a visa scheme to facilitate the moving to Ireland of those engaged on a self-employed basis in the creative or cultural sectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9090/25]

492. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice the number of charges under the Control of Horses Act 1996 in 2024. [9107/25]

493. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Justice the number of domestic, sexual and gender-based violence offences (details supplied), in 2023 and 2024, broken down by Garda station in County Louth and in east Meath, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9123/25]

494. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice the total number of individuals in the prison population living with foetal alcohol spectrum disorder; the supports that they are provided with by the prison service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9127/25]

495. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice if there is an adequate level of understanding of foetal alcohol spectrum disorder in respect of the prison psychological service, and throughout wider staff within the Prison Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9128/25]

496. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice if there are proposals to amend existing legislation with respect to the application of a lis pendens on land folios; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9139/25]

497. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the amount seized by the Criminal Assets Bureau in the years 2014 to date; the amount returned to the Exchequer; the amount of which was invested in communities, by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9150/25]

498. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the allocation to the Criminal Assets Bureau in the years 2014 to date, by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9151/25]

499. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice further to recommendation No. 16 of the Report on Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Proceeds of Crime (Amendment) Bill 2024, if an analysis of the root causes and drivers of crime and anti-social behaviour has been conducted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9152/25]

500. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice if he will report on the workings of the Community Safety Innovation Fund; the amount allocated to it in each of the years 2021 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9153/25]

501. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice if he will report on his role in appointing peace commissioners; the current number of peace commissioners, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9154/25]

502. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice if he will report on the process of becoming a peace commissioner; the average time between application and a decision being made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9155/25]

503. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Justice when his Department will create a new profession of conveyancer; the timeline for when this will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9147/25]

504. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the total costs of training a Garda until attestation, in the Garda Training College, Templemore. [9185/25]