Parliamentary questions

529. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice if he is aware of concern among victims of crime regarding the imposition of concurrent sentences, as recently highlighted by a hit-and-run case (details supplied); if legislation offering judicial guidance on these matters will be considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5605/25]

530. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice if his Department or bodies under the aegis of his Department received funding support for projects of any kind from the United States of America International Development for the period 2016 to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5653/25]

531. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Justice whether noise level limits for car exhausts are being enforced by An Garda Síochána; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5665/25]

532. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Justice if he will outline the process by which compensation can be claimed for damage to property sustained during a Garda operation on a private dwelling; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5666/25]

533. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice the number of reports of anti-abortion protests that have been reported outside medical centres, GP clinics or hospitals that violate the 100 metre safe access zones under the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Act 2024; if Gardaí have issued any warnings under the legislation; if so, the number of warnings that …

534. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the details of all official engagements and meetings attended by him, and Ministers of State within his Department during the period since 1 November 2024 and 9 February 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5709/25]

535. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the details of each time his Department or public bodies under the aegis of his Department, enlisted the services of consultants in the years 2022 to date; the purpose, value and duration of each contract in relation to public bodies under the aegis of his Department; when any further reports are expected to be received and published, by year,…

536. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the total strength of An Garda Síochána, by region and division for each of the years 2011 to date, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5712/25]

537. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the number of emergency calls made to An Garda Síochána reporting domestic abuse in each of the years 2011 to date, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5713/25]

538. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice if he has corresponded with the family of a person (details supplied) since his appointment; when he intends to meet with the family; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5721/25]

539. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice if all reports of the investigations carried out by the An Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission were considered by the scoping exercise in relation to the death of a person (details supplied); if not, if this is compatible with the terms of reference of the scoping exercise, which specifically requested that all such reports be taken into accou…

540. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice if he will request the An Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission to provide the family of a person (details supplied) with the section 101 report compiled in respect of this case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5723/25]

541. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice for an update on the research commissioned by his Department entitled "Ethnic Monitoring in the Criminal Justice System”; if he will publish the report as soon as possible; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5772/25]

542. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Justice the number of Gardai by rank attached to Kildare divisional drugs unit as of 10 February 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5816/25]

543. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice the gender breakdown of his Department in respect of principal officers, assistant secretaries and secretaries general, respectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5857/25]

544. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice if he has spoken with the UK home secretary since his appointment as Minister. [5962/25]

545. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of interview rooms in each Garda station within the Dublin Metropolitan Region that currently have audio and video recording facilities, in tabular form. [5963/25]

546. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice the status the work of Garda juvenile liaison officers (JLOs); the number of Garda JLOs, by rank in each Garda division; the amount of funding it has received in 2023, 2024 and 2025; and the number of arrests and prosecutions arising in 2023 and 2024, in tabular form. [5966/25]

547. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the total number of domestic abuse refuge beds, by county, in each of the years 2019 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; his targets for delivering additional spaces; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6015/25]

548. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice the number of applications that have been made by persons seeking to have their deportation order revoked, pursuant to the provisions of section 3(11) of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), from 2022 to date, in tabular form; the number of successful applications and the numbers of applications that have been rejected; and if she will make …

549. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice what specific policy areas of his department are to be covered under the remit of Home Affairs, and also Migration; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6020/25]

550. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice to provide an update on his Department’s engagement with the Office of Government Procurement in respect of identifying a commercial partner for the supply of charter flight services for deportations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6022/25]

551. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice the number of immigration visas processed by his Department from 2022 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6025/25]

552. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice the total number of all visas processed by his Department from 2022 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6026/25]

553. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 198 of 6 February 2025, to provide additional clarity as to when precisely his Department was alerted to the potential dangers arising in respect of defective leather pistol holsters previously on issue to members of An Garda Síochána; and if his Department was made aware more than two years earlier than th…