Parliamentary questions

289. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his Department's clear and time-bound exit strategy for the reduction in the use of former visitor accommodation providers for the provision of temporary International Protection Accommodation Services, and specifically the exit strategy in respect of the continued use of a facility (details supplied); and if he …

290. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will provide details of his Department's justification for the renewal of the contract for IPAS accommodation at a facility (details supplied); the current and projected demand for IPAS accommodation in the Drogheda and wider region; the performance of the accommodation provider under the existing contract;…

291. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to previous parliamentary questions (details supplied), to provide a response. [38516/26]

292. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason a person (details supplied) was issued with a one-year permission to remain by the ISD Office when their family had received a three-year decision from his Department to remain and a three-year authorisation was granted to their mother and two siblings; if he will ensure that the person concerned receiv…

293. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of domestic abuse incidents reported to An Garda Síochána in each of the past five years and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [38572/26]

294. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of incidents of coercive control recorded by An Garda Síochána in each year since coercive control became a criminal offence in 2019, in tabular form. [38573/26]

295. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of domestic abuse incidents reported to An Garda Síochána which involved a child in each of the past five years and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [38574/26]

296. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of arrests made arising from domestic abuse incidents in each of the past five years and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [38575/26]

297. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Garda members assigned to specialist domestic abuse and protective services units in each Garda region, in tabular form. [38576/26]

298. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Garda members who have received specialist training in the investigation of coercive control and domestic abuse in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [38577/26]

299. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the average waiting time for applications for protection orders, barring orders and safety orders in the District Courts in each court district, in tabular form. [38578/26]

300. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether her Department has undertaken any review, audit or assessment of the effectiveness of coercive control legislation since its commencement in 2019. [38579/26]

301. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of domestic violence refuge spaces currently available in each local authority area, in tabular form. [38580/26]

302. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons who were unable to access emergency domestic violence accommodation due to lack of capacity in each of the past five years and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [38581/26]

303. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether the Government has undertaken any assessment of the impact of housing costs and homelessness risk on victims seeking to leave abusive relationships. [38582/26]

304. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether any interdepartmental strategy is being developed to address the intersection between domestic abuse, housing insecurity and financial abuse. [38591/26]

305. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 361 of 19 March 2026, if he has received the relevant information from Garda authorities in order to have this PQ answered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38605/26]

306. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Stinger courses that were held for Gardai within Clare-Tipperary division in 2025 and to-date in 2026; the number of Gardaí that participated in each of those courses, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38606/26]

307. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of FCPN fines paid by drivers convicted in court in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38644/26]

308. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when a citizenship application will be completed, given that it is over 43 months since the application (details supplied) was first lodged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38677/26]

183. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of residential properties acquired, leased, licensed or otherwise secured by or on behalf of his Department for use connected to international protection accommodation from 2022 to date, by county and local authority area. [37950/26]

184. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his Department operates a policy of acquiring or utilising standard residential housing stock within existing housing estates for international protection accommodation purposes. [37951/26]

185. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether any national policy framework, operational guidance or internal protocol exists governing the placement of international protection applicants within residential estates or standard private housing developments. [37952/26]

186. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether any consultation, notification or community engagement obligations apply before residential properties are brought into use for international protection accommodation purposes. [37953/26]

187. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether local authorities, management companies, elected representatives, An Garda Síochána, schools or health services are routinely notified before such properties become operational. [37954/26]