Parliamentary questions

187. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice the number of people currently employed within the Irish prison service, by role and by prison/office location, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3772/25]

188. Deputy Pearse Doherty 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 2023 and 2024; the purpose, value, and duration of each contract in relation to public bodies under the aegis of his Department, including where consulting contracts are classified under ‘business-as-usual out…

189. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice the average annual cost of housing a prisoner within the Irish prison system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3794/25]

190. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice the capacity of each of the Irish prison centres, by location, in tabular form; how many are over capacity; how many people are detained in each facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3796/25]

191. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice the number of incidents that have occurred in Irish prisons that have resulted in disciplinary action, per year since 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3797/25]

192. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice the number of prisoners in the Irish prison system that are subject to isolation restrictions for over 20 hours per day and for over 23 hours per day, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3798/25]

193. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice the capacity of open prisons in the Irish prison system, by location, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3799/25]

194. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice the number of staff within the Irish prison service that are directly involved in the Prison Service escort corp; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3801/25]

195. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice the number people currently detained in female prisons within the Irish prison system, by location, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3802/25]

196. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice the number people employed directly within female prisons within the Irish Prison Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3803/25]

197. Deputy Máire Devine asked the Minister for Justice if he will grant an amnesty period for a visa applicant (details supplied) as he has been attempting to make appointments to renew his visa via the Immigration Service Delivery's digital contact centre, but due to poor system availability, has been unable to do so; if he will arrange for appropriate personnel to contact the applicant directly…

198. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice if concerns were raised with his Department in respect of the defective nature of leather pistol holsters procured from a company (details supplied). [3825/25]

199. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of Gardaí by rank attached to each divisional public service vehicle inspector as of 30 January 2025, in tabular form. [3853/25]

200. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Justice the options available to a person (details supplied) whose period of stay expires in March 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3914/25]

768. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Justice the number of requests to his Department that have granted for various matters (details supplied); the number of such requests that have been refused; and the grounds on which they have been refused. [2499/25]

769. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice if he will meet with citizens who are the target of strategic lawsuits against public participation on environmental issues. [3226/25]

770. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Justice the measures that have been put in place to ensure full co-operation by the State with the Omagh bombing inquiry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3561/25]

771. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice the supports available to persons who are newly released from prison; and to provide a list of the agencies responsible for delivering supports. [2143/25]

772. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice the percentage of persons that leave the prison service and enter homelessness. [2144/25]

773. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of e-scooters that have been confiscated by Gardaí nationwide in each of the years 2020 to 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2146/25]

774. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of e-scooters related fines that have been issued by Gardaí nationwide in each of the years 2020 to 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2147/25]

775. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice the total number of Gardaí waiting on transfer requests (D19 applications) in An Garda Síochána. [2151/25]

776. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice the total number of Gardaí waiting on transfer requests (D19 applications) seeking relocation to the Connacht region in An Garda Síochána. [2152/25]

777. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice the number of actioned transfer request (D19 applications) in each county in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [2153/25]

778. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Justice the number of juvenile liaison officers based in the Meath division as of 15 January 2025. [2166/25]