Parliamentary questions

1013. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Justice the licensing regulations regarding poker tournaments with prize money in excess of €50,000; and if there are any plans for further regulation. [1427/25]

1014. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if consideration has been given to introducing legislation to restrict and control the supply of materials that can be used for bonfires, for example ensuring that companies secure materials that can be used for bonfires, tackling the storage of materials used for bonfires and securing equipment that can be used for the transport of bonfire m…

1015. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Justice the strength of the Garda traffic unit in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1460/25]

1016. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Justice the number of members of the Garda traffic unit who have issued fixed notice charges in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1461/25]

1017. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice when the next citizenship ceremony will take place; and the location where this ceremony will be held. [1472/25]

1018. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice if a new recruitment campaign to join An Garda Síochána will be launched before the end of Q1, 2025; the number of persons that successfully passed all elements of the process in 2024 that have commenced phase one of training; if her attention has been drawn to delays in the vetting process; and the number of successful applicants that are…

1019. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if calls from the survivors of and the families impacted by the Stardust tragedy, including the calls to open a fresh investigation, prosecute those responsible and other demands coming from the families affected by the tragedy will be listened to. [1477/25]

1020. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice the number of Gardaí in each of the Cork stations, by rank, in tabular form. [1488/25]

1021. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Justice whether she can guarantee that all documentation has been submitted in respect of an application for citizenship by a person (details supplied); if not, the documentation that is still outstanding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1489/25]

1022. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Justice if a PLC course can be attended by a person (details supplied) in the Institute of Further and Higher Education in Carlow, based on her residency status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1490/25]

1023. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Justice if her Department and agencies under the aegis of her Department have policies on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) within the Department and those agencies; whether training has been provided to staff on the use of AI; if her Department has used AI, including large language models, in the preparation of legislation or statutory instr…

1024. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 926 of 20 March 2024, to provide an update as the person’s solicitor has not been contacted to date (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1634/25]

1025. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 27 and 44 of 26 September 2024, the status of the letter she wrote to the Oireachtas Committee on Justice in respect of a case (details supplied); if she plans to comply with the mandate given by both Houses of the Oireachtas to establish an independent inquiry into the events surrounding and leading up …

1026. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice to consider measures to facilitate emergency visitor visas for grieving non-EU family members in the event of the death of a migrant or an Irish citizen with family overseas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1656/25]

1027. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Justice if she, or any officials in her Department, have received any official reports or briefings from agencies of the State since 2015 outlining concerns about any members or former members of the Oireachtas being engaged in espionage or activities that could be deemed to compromise the security of the State; and if she will make a statement on …

1028. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice if a decision will be made on an application by a person (details supplied) for international protection before April given the circumstances pertaining to the request. [1662/25]

1029. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice if a stamp 1G extension application can be approved for a person (details supplied). [1666/25]

1030. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice the current number of Gardaí for Cork city and county in January 2024; the number of Gardaí in Cork city and county for January 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1672/25]

1031. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Justice the number of Gardaí currently available in the Cahir, Clonmel Garda district; the grades and unit the Gardaí are assigned to; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1693/25]

1032. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the reasoning for hiring an additional 5,000 Gardaí in the draft Programme for Government; her views on whether this will be adequate to fulfil the State’s policing requirement; if consideration was given to hiring 6,000 Gardaí; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1724/25]

1033. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the timeline for a decision on the establishment of a second Garda training college; the factors to be considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1725/25]

1034. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice if her proposal to ban face coverings at protests will be an outright ban, as per the proposal in the draft Programme for Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1728/25]

1035. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice for an update on the proposal contained within the draft Programme for Government to ‘consider’ a ban on protests outside private homes; the factors that will be used to determine the decision; to outline the timeline for decision; if there are plans to introduce new legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1736/25]

1036. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice for an update on the proposal contained within the draft Programme for Government to “review the sentences for those involved in the supply of drugs to ensure that the punishment imposed reflects the destruction and devastation that those in drugs in drugs impose on our communities”; if and how sentences will be increased and or decreased under t…

1037. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice for an update on the proposal contained within the draft Programme for Government to “expand existing prison capacity by 1,500 spaces”; her views on whether this will be sufficient capacity over the lifetime of this Government; how this increase will be staged; and the additional/alternative measures that were considered in addition to increase p…