Parliamentary questions

737. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of additional staff employed or that will be employed by his Department directly or under contract for the purposes of Ireland’s presidency of the Council of the European Union in 2026 [37457/26]

738. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his views on the accommodation protocols for individuals subject to deportation orders who are currently residing at a location (details supplied); if he will confirm whether persons under such orders are being accommodated within the same premises where members of the general public have access to licensed rest…

739. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his views on the accommodation protocols for individuals subject to deportation orders who are currently residing within a facility (details supplied); if he will confirm whether persons under such orders at these locations are being accommodated within the same premises; the specific risk or safeguarding assess…

740. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide details on the management of individuals subject to deportation orders who are present at a facility (details supplied); whether his Department has performed a safeguarding or security risk assessment concerning the presence of individuals awaiting the enforcement of deportation orders; the number of …

741. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his views on the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and emergency protocols in place at a facility for handling medical or psychiatric emergencies involving residents; whether he is aware of an incident on 9 May 2026 (details supplied) and reports that centre security claimed no responsibility for the individu…

742. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of maintenance orders issued by the courts in each of the past five years; and the estimated proportion that went unenforced or required further court applications to recover arrears. [37574/26]

743. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether consideration has been given to introducing stronger sanctions for repeated breaches of maintenance orders, particularly in cases where arrears are routinely paid at the last minute to avoid enforcement. [37575/26]

744. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of attachment of earnings orders have been applied for and granted in each of the past five years. [37576/26]

745. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether the financial impact on custodial parents, who must repeatedly return to court to enforce maintenance orders, has been assessed. [37577/26]

746. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether the operation of the family law system in relation to maintenance enforcement has been reviewed in recent years; and if so, the findings of that review. [37578/26]

747. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether the impact of unpaid maintenance on children's welfare and access to education has been assessed at a national level. [37579/26]

748. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if data is collected on the frequency of breaches of maintenance orders and the average duration of arrears. [37580/26]

749. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the oversight that exists to ensure that repeated non-compliance with court orders does not occur without enforcement action. [37581/26]

750. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current staffing levels at the visa desk in the embassy in Pretoria; his views that staffing is sufficient to manage visa workload and the processing of visas within a timely manner; the current processing times for family reunification applications at that desk; his plans to address delays in processing part…

751. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current staffing levels at the visa desk in the embassy in Abuja; his views that staffing is sufficient to manage visa workload and the processing of visas within a timely manner; the current processing times for family reunification applications at that desk; his plans to address delays in processing particu…

752. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if, in relation to pub licensing laws, consideration has been given to circumstances where a rural pub closes and the licence is transferred or sold to another premises, the original pub is prevented from opening in the future; and if there are plans, including in any forthcoming amendments to licensing legislation…

753. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí assigned to roads policing units in March 2026 and April 2026, by Garda division; the current number in roads policing to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37736/26]

754. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if an individual who is resident in Ireland on Stamp 1 permission becomes incapacitated due to illness, if there is a pathway to regularise their status so that they can remain in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37738/26]

755. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the status of a citizenship application (details supplied). [37748/26]

756. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether planning permission is needed for the construction or expansion of a prison. [37809/26]

757. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the progress of the works on the site of the Old Cork Prison to develop the proposed new prison. [37810/26]

758. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether the Irish Prison Service has informed him of commitments made to the people of the Glen prior to the opening of the new Cork prison site. [37811/26]

759. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the estimated cost of the proposed prison on the Glen. [37812/26]

760. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether the proposed women's prison in the Glen will be co-located or will operate as a separate facility. [37813/26]

761. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the overall spend in each of the past five years on the Old Cork Prison site respectively, in tabular form. [37814/26]