Parliamentary questions

847. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 2178 of 14 April 2026, the most recent figures available for the number of Gardaí deployed in roads policing, by Garda division; the number who are on active duty, by Garda division; the number that are included in the overall figures but are currently on long-term sick leave; t…

848. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will consider the establishment of a new role within An Garda Síochána, namely community support Gardaí, modelled on the Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) in the United Kingdom (details supplied); if he will consider empowering such officers with limited enforcement abilities; and if he will make …

849. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 710 of 16 December 2025, if he has received the relevant information from the Garda authorities to answer this PQ. [30431/26]

850. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of detective inspector posts filled within Kildare-Carlow division. [30432/26]

851. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the actions he is taking to prevent anti-social behaviour in Dublin city centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30447/26]

852. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the main policy achievements of his Department since 22 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30482/26]

853. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to address matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) in relation to the continuous export licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30551/26]

854. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason the Government has substituted the promised 'exceptionality assessment' for a flat-rate payment of €20,000 in respect of the victims of the Stardust fire. [30556/26]

855. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if it is the current policy of his private office/Department to formally invite or notify all local Oireachtas members of constituency events at which Ministers are in attendance in the course of performing their ministerial duties and functions; if he will provide the Department's current policy or protocol on this; a…

856. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide a list of all events across every constituency attended by the Minister in the course of his ministerial duties since 1 January 2026, where formal invitations/notifications to attend were not issued by his office to all local Oireachtas members; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30620/26]

857. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide an update on the Programme for Government commitment to invest in high-powered roads policing vehicles and continue to upgrade the Garda fleet to support effective enforcement; the progress that has been made to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30650/26]

858. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide an update on measures he is taking to ensure a financial contribution is made by employed and self-employed IPAS residents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30667/26]

859. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if the premises in Kill, County Kildare proposed to accommodate Ukrainian families who are being transferred from Donabate meets and satisfies the HIQA national standards for persons accommodated in the protection process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30673/26]

860. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on amendments to the Intoxicating Liquor Act 2003. [30676/26]

861. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if there are solar panels in place on the rooftop or within the grounds of his Department building; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30701/26]

862. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department has a solar panel policy in place in relation to the installation of solar panels on all buildings operated and owned by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30719/26]

863. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department has a solar panel policy in place in relation to the installation of solar panels on all buildings operated and owned by agencies under the control of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30739/26]

864. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his views on the merits of installing solar panels on all buildings operated and owned by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30756/26]

865. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his views on the merits of installing solar panels on all buildings operated and owned by agencies under the control of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30776/26]

866. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total allocation of funding to each State agency under his Department’s remit, broken down by the allocation to each agency, for each of the past 15 years, in tabular form. [30799/26]

867. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total spend on consultancy firms by each State agency under his Department's remit, broken down by the allocation to each named consultancy firm, for each of the past 15 years, in tabular form. [30817/26]

868. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding any buildings operated and owned by his Department that have solar panels in place to support the energy demands of the building; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30847/26]

869. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he has given consideration to much-needed reform of the family court system, and the child-centred decisions; and his views on specific policy proposals (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30886/26]

870. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of data access requests that An Garda Síochána, GSOC and CAB have made to telecommunications and social media companies in the past three years and to date in 2026, under the Communications (Retention of Data) Act (as amended) 2022; the number of access requests that were approved and declined by the c…

871. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the systems in place to respond to ensuring availability for religious ministers and leaders, for faith communities and religions where there may be limited availability of locally trained clergy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30060/26]