Parliamentary questions

762. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will review the case of a family (details supplied); the status of the application in question; if the matter will be expedited given the circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37842/26]

763. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether any review is being undertaken of the current legal framework governing the sale, supply and misuse of nitrous oxide; the enforcement powers that are currently available to An Garda Síochána in relation to the unlawful sale or supply of nitrous oxide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37846/…

1. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the preparations that have been made for the ending of the temporary protection directive in March 2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35912/26]

2. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his views on the representation of areas in Dublin Central within local community safety partnerships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35929/26]

3. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will review the operation of section 8 of the Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Act 2017, which relates to information connected to investigations and criminal proceedings, to ensure that the rights of victims under this section are applied in a consistent manner and that the provisions it contains meet the ne…

4. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on the deployment of 1,000 additional gardaí to Dublin city centre, in line with the recommendations of the Dublin city task force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36142/26]

5. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he intends to extend the provisions of section 14 of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Act 2024, requiring that character references be given on oat to other criminal offences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35914/26]

6. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will provide an update on proposals to introduce official identity cards, including photographic identification, for peace commissioners; the current status of engagement with his Department on this matter; and the timeframe for implementation. [30587/26]

7. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current status of funding allocated for essential repair and flood remediation works at Drogheda Courthouse following the recent flooding that resulted in the transfer of District Court sittings to Dundalk Courthouse in January 2025; the timeframe for completion of those works; the total amount of capital fundi…

8. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration considering the rights of victims and survivors of sexual offences, if he will consider a ban on the use of counselling records as evidence in criminal trials; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35579/26]

9. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will clarify that an applicant for naturalisation who has changed their name through a gender recognition certificate does not need to show use of that new name for two years in order to have the name appear on the certificate of naturalisation; if he will ensure the naturalisation process is informed by the …

10. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to outline the proposed changes to the legal aid scheme; how these proposals are consistent with the programme for Government commitment to restore legal fees; to clarify the extent to which relevant stakeholders were consulted prior to the publication of these proposals; and if he will make a statement on the mat…

11. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his plans to ensure that all asylum seekers in State-contracted accommodation will have appropriate, safe, secure, and State-provided accommodation prior to the planned withdrawal of the current accommodation service in August 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35601/26]

12. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide an update on his Department's engagement with the Law Society of Ireland and other stakeholders ahead of the changes to the operation of legal aid at the District Court; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34694/26]

13. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of burglaries reported in County Mayo in each of the past ten years and to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35066/26]

14. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the Garda resources that have been allocated to County Clare in respect of major events scheduled for 2026, including a tournament (details supplied); whether the staffing required for such events is being drawn from within the existing Clare-Tipperary division complement or from other divisions; the steps being taken…

15. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will consider changes in legislation in relation to the use of character references in sentencing hearings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35581/26]

16. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration given that the prison estate is currently operating at 120% to 125% capacity, the work he is doing to reduce overcrowding within our prisons. [35603/26]

17. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of gardaí stationed in Clare-Tipperary division in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35700/26]

18. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will confirm the number of reported suspected drink-spiking cases throughout the country; the number that were investigated; the number that were brought before the courts; the number that were convicted in the past five years, by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35795/2…

19. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the resources that have been allocated to the Cork Garda divisional drug unit, given the increase in drug-related crime and gang activity in Cork city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34352/26]

20. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to the recent roll-out of high-visibility policing in south and west Dublin, if he will consider a further roll-out of this model to districts K and H, including the urban villages across north Dublin, including Santry, Beaumont, Finglas and Ballymun; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35729/2…

21. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on the progress of the national cyber security Bill 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35774/26]

22. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his Department or An Garda Síochána has examined the feasibility of modernising the current physical firearms certificate system through the introduction of a secure digital licensing system accessible only to authorised members of An Garda Síochána; whether any assessment has been undertaken regarding dat…

23. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the specific measures within the zero tolerance strategy that experienced 'major delivery issues', including the research and data plan on the scale of sexual violence and the development of referral pathways for survivors; the revised timelines for delivery of these measures; and if he will make a statement on the …