Parliamentary questions

679. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons subject to deportation orders who were removed from IPAS accommodation in each year from 2019 to 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32930/26]

680. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of citizenship revocation cases currently under active consideration by his Department; the number where notice of intention to revoke has issued; and the number where a Committee of Inquiry has been requested since 7 April 2025. [32931/26]

681. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his Department has published internal guidance on the operation of section 19 of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956, as amended, including evidential thresholds for fraud, concealment of material facts, and serious threat to the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32932/26]

682. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his Department conducts beneficial ownership checks on entities contracted to provide IPAS accommodation, including where the Irish contracting entity forms part of a wider corporate group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32937/26]

683. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether IPAS accommodation providers are required to disclose parent companies, connected entities, beneficial owners, directors, related-party leases, management companies or offshore ownership structures as part of the Department’s due diligence process. [32939/26]

684. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current average processing time for Garda vetting applications; the number of applications currently outstanding with the National Vetting Bureau; the number of applications pending for more than four, eight and 12 weeks; the length of time for which Garda vetting disclosures are considered valid; the measu…

685. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the prevalence of physically disabled persons who have entered Ireland seeking international protection since vulnerability assessments recommenced on 11 November 2024; and whether there are plans in place to recommence use of the vulnerability assessments for single male IP applicants, rather than the vulnerability…

686. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the amount spent on purchasing firearms and accessories for firearms for armed Garda personnel in 2025 and to-date in 2026, in tabular form. [33084/26]

687. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of gardaí, by rank attached to the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau. [33085/26]

688. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of van-personnel carrier courses that were held for Gardaí within DMR north division in 2025 and to-date in 2026; and the number of Gardaí that underwent each of those courses, in tabular form. [33086/26]

689. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of gardaí, by rank, attached to the Garda National Cyber Crime Bureau. [33087/26]

690. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the status of the discussions to extend the retirement age for prison officers from 62 years on a voluntary basis; when any possible changes will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33231/26]

691. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to previous replies indicating that operational matters relating to civil legal aid fall within the remit of the Legal Aid Board, to clarify whether his Department retains policy, governance, or oversight responsibility in relation to civil legal aid services, including, access to such services; the allocati…

692. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether decisions regarding funding allocations and approved staffing levels for the Legal Aid Board are informed by any formal or periodic assessment of demand for civil legal aid services; if so, to outline the methodology used, including any metrics, projections, or service demand indicators applied; and if not, …

693. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether any Department, agency, or cross-government mechanism is responsible for assessing overall access to civil legal aid services across all applicant categories, including Irish citizens and international protection applicants; if so, to identify that body and outline how equality of access is monitored and eva…

694. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the status of an application (details supplied), and when it is likely that a decision will be reached in view that the application is pending over 6 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33315/26]

695. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he has received a report (details supplied) on the implication for SMEs of EU proposals to revise the Cybersecurity Act; if he will meet with the organisation that prepared the report; and his position on the EU proposal. [33350/26]

696. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide a detailed breakdown of all gifts received in his capacity as Minister; the nature of these gifts and potential monetary value; the procedures followed in accepting gifts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33385/26]

697. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if there are national policies or additional resources being considered to support towns like Clonmel experiencing a rise in visible drug activity; if there is scope for legislative or policy changes to better address persistent public drug use and protect residential areas; if there are examples of successful in…

366. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the lag times, per county including Clare between 999 calls being revived in the dispatch centre and the allocation of the call to a local Garda, in tabular form; if these times are not recorded, the reason they are not recorded; the actions proposed or being implemented to reduce the lag time; and if he will m…

367. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration with regards to phase 2 of the Road Safety Strategy, the issues that have been identified; the actions being taken to address the high level of roads policing enforcement cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31586/26]

368. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of visa applications processed and approved on a weekly basis; if he will provide a breakdown of approvals by category including family reunification, employment, study, and other categories, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31594/26]

369. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if consideration can be given that, when a childcare worker has received Garda vetting within the valid three-year period, that vetting can be transferred to a new childcare service; if the childcare worker moves job, rather than having to submit a brand new vetting application for the new employment; and if he…

370. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to expedite a join family spouse visa (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31681/26]

371. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the options for those currently afforded temporary protection to remain in Ireland from 2027. [31690/26]