Parliamentary questions

796. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the process for appointing a person to a prison visiting committee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38977/26]

797. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of applications he has received in respect of membership of prison visiting committees for 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38978/26]

798. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the steps being taken to address ongoing difficulties in the enforcement of court ordered maintenance arrangements, particularly in cases where repeated non-payment occurs but arrears are cleared immediately prior to court hearings, resulting in matters being struck-out without judicial consideration of the pattern…

799. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether consideration is being given to reforms that would allow courts to examine patterns of repeated non-compliance with maintenance orders, even where arrears have been discharged shortly before a hearing, in order to prevent the system being used to avoid accountability. [39311/26]

800. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the measures in place to protect individuals from incurring significant legal costs in pursuing enforcement of maintenance orders, particularly where proceedings repeatedly collapse due to last minute payments; and whether reforms are being considered in this area. [39312/26]

801. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the average time taken to bring enforcement proceedings for maintenance arrears before the courts; and whether delays in progressing such cases are being examined as part of broader justice system reform. [39313/26]

802. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the supports available for lay litigants in family law proceedings, particularly those seeking to enforce maintenance orders without legal representation; and whether additional measures are planned to ensure they are afforded fair access and adequate time before the courts. [39314/26]

803. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the frequency with which attachment of earnings orders are granted in maintenance cases; and whether the threshold for granting such orders is being reviewed in light of repeated non-compliance scenarios. [39315/26]

804. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether any assessment has been carried out into whether individuals with higher incomes or professional standing are better able to delay or avoid enforcement of maintenance obligations; and the safeguards that exist to ensure equality before the law in such cases. [39316/26]

805. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether the Department has examined the broader social and emotional impact on parents and children arising from prolonged enforcement disputes in family law; and the supports that are available to affected families. [39318/26]

806. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether consideration is being given to the establishment of a more robust, centralised system for the collection and enforcement of maintenance payments, similar to models in other jurisdictions, to reduce reliance on repeated court applications. [39319/26]

807. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of inmates in prisons or places of detention in Ireland that are required to sleep on camp beds, not including those on permanent single beds or mattresses, broken down by prison, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39323/26]

808. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Irish Prison Service staff suspended from active duties pending or under investigation, broken down by prison, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39324/26]

809. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to outline the funding provided to date by Cuan to the National Women's Council; the purposes of each funding allocation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39332/26]

810. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his Department accepts the recommendation that survivor engagement on gender-based violence should be embedded across all Government departments rather than led primarily by Cuan (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39333/26]

811. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration is he aware of the case of a person (details supplied); if he will request his officials to investigate the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39351/26]

812. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí by rank attached to Louth-Cavan and Monaghan Divisional Drugs Unit as of 15 May 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39383/26]

813. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí roads policing motorcycles attached to Louth-Cavan and Monaghan Roads policing unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39384/26]

814. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of fines issued for speeding on the N25 near Glenmore, County Kilkenny between the speed of 80-90km per hour, 90 -100km per hour and 100 to 110km per hour for November and December 2025 and January, February, March and April 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.…

815. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if, in connection with the State's use, acquisition or operation of a centre (details supplied), any issues have arisen regarding access rights, legal title, easements, wayleaves, licences, council-owned access strips, public road status, Roads Act procedures, or Section 183 disposals relating to lands or …

816. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether the Office of Public Works (OPW) has carried out, commissioned, received or relied upon any due diligence concerning title, mapping, access arrangements, easements, wayleaves, road status, Section 183 procedures, Roads Act compliance, or land transfers in relation to a centre (details supplied) s…

817. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will provide the number of fixed charge notices and prosecutions issued in each of the years 2023 to 2025 for offences relating to illegal, obscured or unreadable motorcycle registration plates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39494/26]

818. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the average processing times for short-stay "C" visas for applicants from the Russian Federation in each of the past three years and to date in 2026; the way these compare with the corresponding processing times for applicants of other nationalities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39545/26]

819. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number and proportion of short-stay visa applications from Russian nationals that were approved and refused in each of the past three years and to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39546/26]

820. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when the processing of visa applications from Russian nationals was centralised to the Dublin visa office; the reasons for this change; the impact this has had on processing times and decision outcomes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39547/26]