665. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his commitment to implement “key civil legal aid reforms” will include the removal of the means test for victims of domestic violence applying for civil legal aid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73461/26]
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666. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the percentage of cars in the Garda roads policing unit that are currently fitted with an automatic number plate recognition system. [73512/26]
667. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will account for the discrepancy in the acceptance rate of type D long-stay student visas for Palestinian nationals between 2025 and 2026. [73621/26]
668. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to respond to correspondence (details supplied). [73550/26]
669. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of detective inspector posts and detective superintendent posts filled within each division in the Dublin region, in tabular form. [73518/26]
670. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether victims who wish to receive information regarding the deportation of a perpetrator can be provided with details of any restrictions placed on that person's return to the State; and if so, the mechanism through which such information is communicated. [73727/26]
671. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration who has responsibility for notifying victims, or guardians acting on behalf of child victims, where they have requested such information, when the deportation process relating to a perpetrator has commenced, when a deportation order has been executed, and when the person has departed the State. [73725/26]
672. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the mechanism by which the guardian of a child affected by the deportation of a parent, former guardian or person convicted of an offence against that child is informed of developments in the deportation process; and whether such guardians are afforded an opportunity to raise safety, welfare or best interests concerns prior to the exec…
673. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of long-stay student visa applications for Gaza resident Palestinian students processed in Israel which were approved in 2026; and the breakdown between students with Government scholarships and those without. [73722/26]
674. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if all long-stay student visa applications for Gazan resident Palestinian students in 2026 were processed in Israel or some were processed in Dublin; and the breakdown in numbers. [73721/26]
675. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will intervene to prioritise the appeal cases of the 58 students from Gaza who are trying to secure student visas before their university registration deadlines. [73720/26]
676. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of thefts of companion animals, including cats and dogs, recorded by An Garda Síochána in each of the years 2020 to 2025 and to date in 2026, by Garda division, with particular reference to the Cork city Garda division; whether such thefts are separately identifiable on PULSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. […
677. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of forensic collision investigators in A Garda Síochána carrying out fatal and serious injury road collision investigations every year from 2019 to 2026, by region, in tabular form; and to specify whether they are fully qualified or trainees. [73671/26]
678. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of forensic collision investigators who work for An Garda Síochána in 2026; and the number of those who are in their role full-time as a result of winning a forensic collision investigators job competition. [73672/26]
679. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether a formal information-sharing arrangement exists between the victim liaison service, An Garda Síochána, the Garda National immigration Bureau and his Department to ensure that victims who wish to receive information about a perpetrator's deportation are kept informed throughout the process; and if he will provide details of thos…
680. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the procedures in place to ensure that victims and affected family members are informed of deportation-related decisions where they have indicated a wish to receive such information, given that the victim liaison service does not provide information on the deportation process. [73729/26]
681. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of long-stay student visa applications for Gazan resident Palestinian students processed in Dublin which were approved in 2026, broken down between students with Government scholarships and those without. [73731/26]
682. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of refusals of long-stay student visa applications for Gazan resident Palestinian students in 2025. [73744/26]
683. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if visa appeals from Palestinian students (whether currently resident in Gaza or otherwise) have ever previously been expedited prior to October 2026; the timeframe in those cases from appeal to determination; and if those were Government scholars or others. [73743/26]
684. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to confirm if any visa appeals for Gaza resident Palestinian students have ever been dealt with by email rather than by post; and if so when; and the date. [73738/26]
685. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to confirm the number of appeals received in 2026 in relation to refusals of long-stay student visa applications for Gaza resident Palestinian students; and the anticipated.processing time for such appeals. [73736/26]
686. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of appeals that have been submitted to refusals of long-stay student visa applications for Gazan resident Palestinian students in 2025. [73745/26]
687. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to confirm if a different practice previously operated in relation to Gaza resident Palestinian students in 2025 whereby they were not required to provide all documents set out on his Department's website in support of their application, with accommodations being made for the situation in Gaza. [73746/26]
688. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current processing time for an application type (details supplied); and if there are delays in processing. [73750/26]
689. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when it is expected that full responsibility for the Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011 will be transferred from the Department of Justice to the Department of Housing; if the Minister will commit to have this transfer completed and a regulator in place in the coming weeks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73840/26]