323. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 274 of 9 November 2023, if he will now provide an update with respect to the Irish Council for Civil Liberties’ petition on the Sallins Train Robbery Case; if he will outline his plans to establish a Statutory Inquiry, compliant with international human rights standards, into the arrest, detention, interrogation, prosecution …
Parliamentary questions
Questions
TDs ask ministers questions to get answers on the record, most of them in writing. Here is every one asked in the 34th Dáil, by the department it went to and the subject heading it was filed under. How questions work
Browse the questions
9,783 questions match, newest first.
324. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice to outline his plans to address historical cases of human rights abuses, including Garda malpractice in the State, given the detailed commitments in the Programme for Government to support legacy work in the North of Ireland and the importance of ensuring alignment of human rights standards across the island; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10267/…
325. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice the number of EVs within the Garda fleet at present; if he will outline how the numbers have grown in the past two or three years; the number of Garda stations fitted with EV charging facilities in the time prior to his own appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10286/25]
326. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice the number of Community Gardaí assigned to the DMR north district, per year from 2015 to date in 2025; and the breakdown of these Gardaí by station within the DMR north area, in tabular form. [10305/25]
327. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice with regard to the operation of the immigrant investor programme, what the status is of those applications which had been lodged with the Department in advance of the termination of the programme. [10314/25]
328. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice the Statutory Instruments he envisages being brought forward and signed by his Department during the first six months of 2025; to highlight in particular those concerned with the transposition and or implementation of further implementation of EU law requirements; those Statutory Instruments concerned with commencement of existing legislation; and if he wi…
329. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Justice to review case of a person (details supplied) regarding a visa issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10343/25]
330. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if he will instruct his Department to examine the current laws surrounding concurrent sentences in order to ensure sentencing is fair, effective, and accountable to the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10366/25]
331. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Justice if a designated immigration officer could be requested to contact an applicant (details supplied) setting out in detail the requirements to obtain a work permit in the State. [10369/25]
332. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Justice when a decision will be made on a visit a family/friend visa appeal (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10399/25]
333. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Justice the reason waiting times for a visit a family/friend visas, short-term visits to Ireland, are taking over a year to process when in appeal (details supplied); the reason the decisions are taking so long, given these are short-term stays; if he will act to reduce these waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10400/25]
334. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Justice if he is aware of the current condition of a facility (details supplied); if he will consider upgrading these facilities to reflect the service levels required at this location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10421/25]
335. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons reported missing in each of the past ten years; the number who have been found alive; the number found dead; and the number still missing, in tabular form. [10457/25]
336. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons reported missing, by nationality, in each of the past ten years. [10458/25]
337. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of children aged under 18 years reported missing in each of the past ten years; the number found alive; the number found dead; and the number still missing, in tabular form. [10459/25]
338. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Justice the number of Garda public order unit vans attached to the Galway division as of 17 February 2025; and if he will provide corresponding figures as of 31 January 2021, in tabular form. [10469/25]
339. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the number and percentage of citizens who have received a summons for jury service and have been excused on grounds of financial hardship in the past three years, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10489/25]
340. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the percentage of citizens summoned for jury service who did not turn up for jury services in each of the past three years, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10490/25]
341. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice when the email address citizenshipinfo@justice.ie was retired; the reason it was retired; if this was communicated to existing applicants; the current email address; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10499/25]
342. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 1000 of 17 January 2024, if he will report on the progress made developing new guidelines on the requirements for Irish association applications for citizenship based on Irish descent or associations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10501/25]
124. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 126 of 26 February 2025, to account for his Department’s role on this project under the immigrant investor programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9913/25]
125. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Dlí agus Cirt cad é líon foirne a Roinne agus cé mhéad díobh sin atá inniúlach sa Ghaeilge; agus cad iad na bearta atá á ndéanamh aige agus ag a Roinn chun an céatadán Gaeilgeoirí sin a ardú. [9966/25]
126. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice if he will provide an update on the Sale of Alcohol Bill 2022 and other Bills which may be associated with it. [9996/25]
127. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons that were sentenced to custodial sentences for possession of a controlled substance for personal use in each of the years 2004 to 2024, in tabular form. [10004/25]
128. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Justice the number of addiction counsellors and related practitioners employed in each of the prisons; and the waiting list for each of the prisons to access the relevant service. [10005/25]