185. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Justice the immediate measures he will take to increase prison capacity in the country; the efforts he will make to urgently review bail laws, to reduce the number of crimes being committed by persons out on bail; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11483/25]
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186. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Justice the current Government plans to deal with the scourge of drugs and drug dealing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12903/25]
187. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Justice the timeframe in which they intend to introduce a register of domestic abusers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12810/25]
188. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Justice whether consideration has been given to recognising a history of childhood abuse as a mitigating factor in judicial proceedings where a survivor retaliates against their abuser; and the reforms being considered to prevent prolonged adjournments of court cases which can cause significant distress to those with mental health challenges. [12944/25]
189. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice for an update on the progress of the family justice strategy; when legislation will come before the Oireachtas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12467/25]
190. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Justice the actions being taken to decrease the processing time for international protection applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12884/25]
191. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Justice for an update on the provision of body worn cameras to all members of An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12576/25]
192. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice if he will establish a historical investigations unit to allow for independent police investigations into unresolved deaths and incidents of torture or ill-treatment, as proposed by the Irish Council for Civil Liberties and the Committee on the Administration of Justice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12803/25]
193. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Justice the progress made in the provision of domestic violence refuge centres for the nine counties that are currently without; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12367/25]
194. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Justice his plans for expanding capacity at Templemore Garda Training College; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12612/25]
195. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice the number of applications for naturalisation that are currently being processed by the citizenship division of his Department; the number of these that have been outstanding for more than eight years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12876/25]
196. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Justice if he will report on the recent meeting in Brussels with ministerial representatives from 12 Latin American countries to discuss ways to further co-operation in fighting drug trafficking, trafficking in arms and trafficking in human beings. [12721/25]
197. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Justice if he is satisfied that the system whereby members of the public are now encouraged not to phone their local Garda station but to always to use the 999 emergency call line is a process that is functioning well; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12883/25]
361. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice the total number of copper communication lines within his Department currently in active operation and for which his Department is paying for on a monthly basis inclusive of ISDN, PTSN and copper-based lease lines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12990/25]
362. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Justice for an update on the filling of a post (details supplied) in the Probation Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13003/25]
363. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Justice if he will establish a public inquiry on the Omagh bombing, as previously committed to. [8929/25]
364. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the current status of the application for international protection in respect of a person (details supplied); when a final decision will be made in respect of this application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13040/25]
365. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of citizenships revoked in the past ten years to date; and a breakdown of same, by nationality. [13067/25]
366. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Justice the number of new gardaí appointed to each garda division over the past five years, including the stations that they were appointed to within each division, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13078/25]
367. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Justice the number of new Garda vehicles provided to each Garda division over the past three years to date; the type of vehicle; the quantity to each division, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13079/25]
368. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Justice his plans to streamline the process of Garda vetting to reduce the number of applications an individual currently needs for multiple ventures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13080/25]
369. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Justice the number of joint family visa applications received by his Department for the last five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13081/25]
370. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Justice the number of join family visa applications successfully processed by his Department for the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13082/25]
371. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of e-scooters that have been seized by Gardaí in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [13115/25]
372. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of Garda public order unit vans attached to each division outside of Dublin region as of 13 March 2025; and if he will provide same figures as of 31 December 2022, in tabular form. [13116/25]