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Barry Ward Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Justice
1008. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice the number of members of An Garda Síochána currently assigned to the F and W districts in the Dublin Metropolitan District. [1391/25]
Niall Collins Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Justice
1009. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice if there are any plans to change the rules in relation to family reunification applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1398/25]
Paul Donnelly Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Justice
1010. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice if she will approve for the post of police liaison support officer to be based at the Irish embassy in Canberra. [1418/25]
Paul Donnelly Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Justice
1011. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of full-time solicitors employed at Blanchardstown Law Centre as of 9 January 2025. [1419/25]
Paul Donnelly Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Justice
1012. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice if funding has been made available in 2025 to purchase additional larger horsebox vehicles for the Garda mounted unit. [1420/25]
Paul McAuliffe Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Justice
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]
Paul Murphy Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Justice
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 materials. [1440/25]
John Brady Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Justice
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]
John Brady Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Justice
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]
Aidan Farrelly Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Justice
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]
Aidan Farrelly Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Justice
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 currently in the ve…
Paul Murphy Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Justice
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]
Thomas Gould Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Justice
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]
John Connolly Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Justice
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]
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Justice
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]
Malcolm Byrne Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Justice
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 instruments; and if she w…
Niall Collins Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Justice
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]
Matt Carthy Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Justice
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 to the death of the …
John Lahart Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Justice
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]
Malcolm Byrne Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Justice
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 the matter. [1660/25…
Eoin Ó Broin Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Justice
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]
Robert Troy Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Justice
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]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Justice
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]
Mattie McGrath Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Justice
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]
Pa Daly Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Justice
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]