Parliamentary questions

554. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice if he can state with complete and absolute certainty that all leather pistol holsters (details supplied) have been surrendered by those previously issued with them in An Garda Síochána and that no such defective holsters are retained by individual Garda members currently. [6043/25]

555. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice if he or his Department were aware of the servicing and repair of privately owned firearms being undertaken by Garda armourer personnel attached to the Garda firearms stores section in 2018, where such firearms were belonging to a hunt and pony club based in the Kildare area and where the cost of such servicing and repair was defrayed by public…

556. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice if his Department approved the purchase and importation of firearm component parts into the State as contained in Importation licence J 11 2018. [6045/25]

557. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice if he was informed by the Garda Commissioner, in line with the commissioners statutory obligations under section 41 of the Garda Síochána Act 2005 that the firearm component parts contained in Importation licence J 11 2018 related to the service and repair of privately owned firearms belonging to a hunt and pony club rather than official Garda …

558. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the total number of DNA non-submissions, broken down by sample type, that is, intelligence, evidential or intimate samples, that occurred subsequent to the commencement of the 2019 DNA Inquiry that is, from 3 April 2019 to date; and the full extent of the impact of each such non-submission in regard to the investigation of crime and the infring…

559. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice to clarify, regarding comments he made on a television programme (details supplied) on Monday, 12 February 2025 that parts of Dublin were not safe, the specific Garda districts within the Dublin Metropolitan Region he was referring to; what actions he is taking to address the concerns for public safety that he referred to; and if he will make …

560. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Justice if, in the case of a person who has dual British and Swiss citizenship and has applied as sponsor for a family member of a UK national preclearance but is awaiting a decision, it is possible to cancel the application and reapply through the Swiss-national route for their family to join them in Ireland instead; and if he will make a statement …

561. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice when persons (details supplied) can expect to receive an outcome to their naturalisation applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6097/25]

562. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice the options available to residents on a stamp 1G visa to legally remain in Ireland when their graduate work contracts fall short of the minimum two-year period to apply for a stamp 4. [6110/25]

563. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice if a paper form citizenship application can still be obtained; and if not, if all applications are required to go through the online portal. [6135/25]

564. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of additional staff were hired by the International Protection Appeals Tribunal in 2023 and in 2024; the number still working in their role; and the average cost of training a new staff member for these roles. [6142/25]

565. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of additional staff were hired by the International Protection Office in 2023 and 2024; the number still working in their role; and the average cost of training a new staff member for these roles. [6143/25]

566. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Justice if there are plans to ensure that concurrent sentencing does not apply where a loss of life has occurred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6145/25]

567. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Justice if there are plans to enact stricter sentencing in cases involving violent attacks upon women in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6146/25]

568. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the average cost to the State to train each staff member in IPO or IPAT offices; the budget put in place for training new staff, in 2022, 2023, 2024 and the projected budget for 2025, and if he will make a statement on the matter and the issues involved (details supplied). [6150/25]

569. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice if his Department is developing any proposals to assist in the relocation of Palestinian citizens to Ireland; if so, if he has met with any Palestinian officials to discuss this matter; if he is developing any proposals to offer a bespoke asylum process for Palestinians; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6153/25]

570. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Justice for an update on the establishment of a new permanent stakeholders forum for licensed firearms holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6175/25]

571. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Justice for an update on a citizenship application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6176/25]

572. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Justice the status of an application for re-appointment as a member of the Cork Prison visiting committee on behalf of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6179/25]

573. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice for an update on the proposed extension of licensing laws as progressed by the previous Government; if his Department is continuing to progress this legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6202/25]

574. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice to provide details of the empty buildings, by county, in his Department’s portfolio; the value of the property; the length of time they have lain empty; and the physical status of each building, in tabular form. [6235/25]

575. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice to provide details of undeveloped sites, by county, in his Department’s portfolio; the value of the property; the length of time they have lain undeveloped; and the reason for the lack of development, in tabular form. [6253/25]

576. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the ages of the boats currently being used by Garda water unit; and the average lifespan of those boats in use, in tabular form. [6267/25]

577. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the transport budget allocation to An Garda Síochána in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [6269/25]

578. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the estimated full-year costs if the number of horses within Garda mounted unit increased to 31. [6270/25]