Parliamentary questions

643. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice the purpose of having presenting officers present at international protection appeal hearings; the number of times a presenting officer was present during an appeal in 2024, in the context of the overall number of appeals that were heard; if there has been a change in his Department’s policy to not have a presenting officer present for every a…

644. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice the number of applications made by An Garda Síochána for a section 63 order under the Criminal Justice Act 1994 in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; the numbers of orders granted during this timeframe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7372/25]

645. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Justice the position of sports facilities (details supplied) under new alcohol licencing laws; if he intends to amend the draft legislation to include these stadiums; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7403/25]

646. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice when an application will be processed for a person (details supplied) in view of the fact that it is 12 weeks since the application was submitted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7405/25]

647. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice the expenditure incurred by An Garda Síochána in the 2024 training campaign for forensic collision investigators and the external organisations that were paid to run the training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7413/25]

648. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice if he will provide a schedule of all external legal consultation that he engaged in, in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; the general nature of the engagement; if the external consultation resulted in a report and or recommendations; and the cost of each consultant and or company engaged, in tabular form. [7439/25]

649. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice if he is considering introducing any mechanisms that might allow Ukrainian nationals who are full-time students or in full-time employment here to remain in Ireland after their current protected status, as per the European Union temporary protection directive, expires; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7464/25]

650. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice if Ukrainian nationals domiciled in Ireland, under the European Union Temporary Protection Directive, can factor time already spent living in Ireland into an eventual application for naturalisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7475/25]

651. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Justice the timeframe for applicants to process through the join family visa process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7495/25]

652. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice it has emerged that the suspect being held for the killing of a person (details supplied) is currently facing charges before the courts for violent disorder and producing a knife during a dispute; the steps he is taking to reduce recidivism by people on bail; the travel restrictions the suspect was under as a result of the bail; and the reas…

653. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of electronic tags that have been used by the State on criminals or on people on bail in each of the past ten years; the travel restrictions that have been imposed on criminals or on people who are on bail for each of the past ten years; and the number of crimes that have been committed by people who are on bail for the past ten y…

654. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Justice to provide data on the final cost of public procurement tenders where his Department or agencies under the aegis of his Department acted as the contracting authority in each of the past five years, indicating the number of tenders where the final cost was under, on, or over the contract award value at the time of tendering, in tabular form. […

655. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Justice the total amount spent in excess of the contract award value for all public procurement tenders within his Department and agencies under the aegis his Department of in each of the past five years. [7528/25]

656. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Justice to provide an update on an application for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7586/25]

657. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice the Garda numbers for each year from 2014 to date, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7592/25]

658. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice the number of Gardaí to be recruited over the lifetime of this Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7593/25]

659. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice the number of community Gardaí in each region, each year from 2014 to date in 2025, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7594/25]

660. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice the number of Garda stations, each year from 2014 to date in 2025, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7595/25]

661. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice for a report on the number of Gardaí assigned to each Garda station in the Dublin Metropolitan Region, each year from 2014 to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7596/25]

662. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice the number of minors arrested for each year from 2014 to date in 2025, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7597/25]

663. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice the number of youth diversion initiatives per county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7598/25]

664. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice the annual Government spend on youth diversion from 2014 to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7599/25]

665. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice to outline the Government’s youth justice strategy; if the age limit will be extended to 25 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7600/25]

666. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice the numbers of people who engaged in restorative justice initiatives from 2014 to date in 2025; the number of minors who engaged in these initiatives over the same time period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7601/25]

667. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice the funding for community prison links workers for each year since its inception; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7602/25]