Parliamentary questions

779. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice the number of Gardaí assigned to each Garda station in County Donegal, per electoral area, in 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2198/25]

780. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Justice the number of Garda public order operators level 2 training courses that were held for Gardaí within the Clare division in 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2226/25]

781. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí in County Louth in the years 2022, 2023 and 2024. [2268/25]

782. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Justice the number of full- and part-time Garda stations in County Louth. [2269/25]

783. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the current number of Garda reserves; how many of these are waiting to be trained; the average wait time between when they are recruited and when they begin training; the average wait time between when they are recruited and when they complete training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2275/25]

784. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the measures he will take to increase Garda reserve intake beyond the current intake annually; the annual planned increase, as outlined in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2276/25]

785. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice for an update on the commitment to increase the Garda training allowance; how much this increase will be; what it will be benchmarked against; and the expected timeline for delivery. [2277/25]

786. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice further to the commitment in the Programme for Government to increased commitment at Templemore, what new measures will be taken to increase capacity; the current capacity; what he expects it to increase to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2278/25]

787. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the number of refuge spaces in the years 2019 to date; the number of refuge spaces per county in the years 2019 to date; the number of refuge-space closures in the corresponding timeframe, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2282/25]

788. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice if he will report on the Programme for Government and the commitment to explore the possibility of requiring social media companies and online communication platforms to provide An Garda Síochána with information they have on their platforms relating to the supply of illegal drugs; the measures that will be taken to explore same; the timeline for …

789. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the measures he will take to expand prison capacity such as alternatives to prison; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2285/25]

790. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice if consideration has been given to the formation of a special, expert committee to consult on the delivery of sentencing guidelines for a particular crime area within a certain timeframe; if any additional measures will be taken on sentencing together with the measures outlined in the draft Programme for Government sentencing guidelines; and if he…

791. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice regarding the commitment to examine the introduction of a specific offence to assaulting a retail worker, whether this proposal has been modelled after best practice in other countries; when he expects this conclusion will be reached; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2317/25]

792. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice regarding the commitment to tackle retail defamation in the Programme for Government, to outline how retail defamation is understood and defined under this proposal; the measures he is planning to implement to tackle this type of crime; the timeline for delivery; the projected output of these measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter…

793. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Justice when a decision will be made regarding an application to the immigrant investor programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2334/25]

794. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice for an update from the Courts Service on the progress of the e-probate project under the Courts Modernisation Programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2347/25]

795. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Justice for an update on the Ballymun Implementation Board which was announced in February 2024; whether there have been any changes to its membership since September 2024; the number of meetings of the board held since September 2024, including the dates of these meetings; whether the board’s agenda and programme of work has been finalised; and if he…

796. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Justice for an update on a visitor visa application for a person (details supplied). [2403/25]

797. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if a family reunification application by a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [2404/25]

798. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if a join family application by a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [2405/25]

799. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the status of a citizenship application by a person (details supplied); and if the application will be expedited. [2406/25]

800. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if a citizenship application by a person (details supplied) will be expedited [2487/25]

801. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí attached to each Garda station in south Kildare, by rank; the opening hours of each of those stations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2491/25]

802. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if his Department sets the fees for solicitors on the Legal Aid Board's private panels or only sets out the overall budget. [2505/25]

803. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice when barristers can expect their fees to be fully restored; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2514/25]