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Conor D. McGuinness Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Justice
934. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of stinger courses held for gardaí within Waterford-Kilkenny division in 2025 and to date in 2026; and the number of gardaí that participated in each of those courses, in tabular form. [65420/26]
George Lawlor Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Justice
954. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Garda Public Order Unit vans attached to Wexford-Wicklow division, as of 9 September 2026, and in tabular form. [65591/26]
Joe Cooney Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Justice
966. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the amount spent by An Garda Síochána on purchasing specialist public order equipment to date in 2026. [65784/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 16 Jul 2026 · to Justice
391. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of seizures recorded by An Garda Síochána of products containing hexahydrocannabinol, including vapes, since the ban on the sale of such products in July 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53761/26]
Matt Carthy Written 16 Jul 2026 · to Justice
399. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB) personnel assigned to each port and airport in the State, broken down by location; the grade and rank of such personnel at each location, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54324/26]
Thomas Gould Written 16 Jul 2026 · to Justice
405. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of scramblers seized by Gardaí in Cork in 2025 and to date in 2026. [54351/26]
Thomas Gould Written 16 Jul 2026 · to Justice
406. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of e-scooters seized by Gardaí in Cork in 2025 and to date in 2026. [54352/26]
Thomas Gould Written 16 Jul 2026 · to Justice
407. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of calls recorded for scrambler usage in Cork to date in 2026. [54353/26]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere Written 16 Jul 2026 · to Justice
411. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on the introduction of a Garda vetting card, similar to that of a passport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54460/26]
Matt Carthy Written 16 Jul 2026 · to Justice
423. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí who have left the force over the past five years; the number of Gardaí recruited in the same period, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54644/26]
Matt Carthy Written 16 Jul 2026 · to Justice
424. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the most up-to-date figures on the number of members of An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54645/26]
Matt Carthy Written 16 Jul 2026 · to Justice
425. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current training capacity of the Garda Training College and the capacity in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54646/26]
Thomas Gould Written 15 Jul 2026 · to Justice
318. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí currently working in each of the Garda stations in Cork, by rank, in tabular form. [54176/26]
Thomas Gould Written 15 Jul 2026 · to Justice
322. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the average processing time for Garda vetting in Cork currently. [54193/26]
Aidan Farrelly Written 14 Jul 2026 · to Justice
487. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 663 of 16 June 2026, if the relevant information has been provided to him from the Garda authorities for the PQ to be answered. [52653/26]
Aidan Farrelly Written 14 Jul 2026 · to Justice
493. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of e-scooters, e-bikes and scramblers seized by an Garda Síochána in the Kildare, Wicklow and Meath/ Louth divisions in 2025 and to date in 2026; if he will provide a breakdown by vehicle type and numbers seized; the number of same returned to owners. [52708/26]
Paul Donnelly Written 14 Jul 2026 · to Justice
494. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí, by rank, attached to the Garda National Protective Services Bureau as of 3 July 2026, in tabular form. [52720/26]
Paul Donnelly Written 14 Jul 2026 · to Justice
495. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of enforcement actions, seizures or prosecutions taken by Gardaí against unlicensed gaming activities in licensed premises, such as pubs, in each of the years in 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [52721/26]
Paul Donnelly Written 14 Jul 2026 · to Justice
496. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of competitions held in 2025 and to date in 2026 within the Dublin region for uniform Gardaí to apply to join detective units; the number of uniform Gardaí that applied for each competition, in tabular form. [52722/26]
Eoin Ó Broin Written 14 Jul 2026 · to Justice
522. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is aware it is taking over four weeks for Garda vetting decisions to be provided to applicants in some cases; the steps being taken to reduce vetting timeframes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52920/26]
Matt Carthy Written 14 Jul 2026 · to Justice
542. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current status of the Garda vetting review recommendations; when reforms will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53099/26]
Matt Carthy Written 14 Jul 2026 · to Justice
543. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of gardaí who have been reassigned from a Garda station to other responsibilities as part of the operation to police Ireland's Presidency of the EU Council, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53106/26]
Marian Harkin Written 14 Jul 2026 · to Justice
553. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of applicants from the trainee Garda intake of 2024 still in the Garda vetting process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53276/26]
Carol Nolan Written 14 Jul 2026 · to Justice
581. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total number of arrests made, prosecutions mounted and convictions secured under the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) (Safe Access Zones) Act 2024 in each month since its commencement in October 2024; the number of warnings issued and recorded by members of An Garda Síochána under section 4 of the Act in each month s…
Cian O'Callaghan Written 8 Jul 2026 · to Justice
160. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to examine the delays in issuing a Garda vetting invitation to a person (details supplied); the reason his Department has not yet issued a response on this despite the original query first being raised back in February 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52186/26]