Questions

1455. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is aware that according to a report (details supplied), drawing on the 2025 EU Justice Scoreboard and Council of Europe data, Ireland had the lowest number of judges per 100,000 inhabitants among EU Member States; the steps being taken to increase the number of judges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44036…

1456. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is aware that according to a report (details supplied), the 2025 EU Justice Scoreboard identified Ireland as having the lowest case clearance rate among EU Member States, with the backlog of unresolved matters increasing each year; the steps being taken to reduce this backlog; and if he will make a statement on the matter…

1457. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is aware that according to a report (details supplied), the number of prisoners held on remand in Ireland increased by 34% between 2019 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44040/26]

1458. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of deaths of persons in the custody of Cork prison in each of the years 2021 to 2025 and to date in 2026, including deaths occurring in the prison, in hospital, and deaths occurring within one month of a grant of temporary release, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44041/26]

1459. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of recorded prisoner-on-prisoner assaults; the number of recorded assaults on staff in Cork Prison in each of the years 2021 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44042/26]

1460. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of meetings of the Standing Committee on the Provision of Coroner-Directed Post Mortem Examination Services held since its establishment in April 2022; the recommendations made by the committee; and the actions taken by his Department arising from those recommendations. [44104/26]

1461. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department will consider potential criminal involvement in occupation, apartheid and genocide in the service of the IDF as a disqualifying factor to receive a visa to enter Ireland. [44174/26]

1462. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide an update on the application to revoke a deportation order for a person (details supplied); the reason the spouse of Irish national application was refused; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44190/26]

427. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of road traffic incidents involving motorised bicycles, including e-bikes and electric scooters, reported to An Garda Síochána in 2024, in 2025 and to date in 2026; whether any fatalities or serious injuries have resulted from such incidents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41296/26]

428. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide a list of all International Protection Accommodation Service centres operating in the State which have an on-site medical room, clinic, or healthcare facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40825/26]

429. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to specify, for each International Protection Accommodation Service centre with on-site healthcare provision, the type of healthcare services provided; if the service includes GP, nursing, healthcare assistant, mental health, or emergency response provision; the days and hours of operation; if healthcare staff are physically present on…

430. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to specify, for each International Protection Accommodation Service centre operating, the total resident capacity; the current occupancy level; the number of healthcare staff assigned to the centre; and the ratio of healthcare staff to residents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40827/26]

431. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to specify, for each International Protection Accommodation Service centre, how many healthcare staff are directly employed by the HSE; the number that are agency staff; the number that are employed through NGOs, charities, or private contractors; the names of any contracted healthcare providers operating within IPAS centres; and if he…

432. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide the annual cost to the State of healthcare provision within International Protection Accommodation Service centres for the years 2023, 2024, and to date in 2026, including GP services, nursing services, agency staffing costs, mental health supports, interpretation services, and emergency response arrangements; and if he will…

433. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if any International Protection Accommodation Service centres operate without access to regular on-site healthcare provision; if so, the alternative arrangements in place for residents requiring medical assessment or treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40830/26]

434. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if healthcare staffing standards, minimum staffing ratios, or clinical governance requirements apply to International Protection Accommodation Service accommodation centres; to provide details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40831/26]

435. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department or the HSE has conducted a review regarding healthcare staffing adequacy within International Protection Accommodation Service centres, continuity of care, reliance on agency staffing, or emergency medical response capability within large accommodation centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40832/26]

436. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total amount spent on agency healthcare staffing within International Protection Accommodation Service accommodation centres in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40833/26]

437. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department intends to publish a national overview of healthcare provision, staffing levels, and associated costs within International Protection Accommodation Service accommodation centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40834/26]

438. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to detail, the number of people prosecuted and/or incarcerated for organised crime drug related offences in Ireland for each of the years 2015 – 2026, inclusive in tabular form. [40850/26]

439. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for information on the implementation of Grace's Law; the number of arrests made, prosecutions pending and convictions under the new legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40925/26]

440. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the steps he is taking to tackle rising hate crime, racism, online extremism and social division in Ireland; the progress made under the National Action Plan Against Racism 2023-2027; the way such progress is being measured; the measures being taken with An Garda Síochána, schools, local authorities and social media platforms to preve…

441. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of incidents classified as hate-related, extremist-related or politically motivated recorded by An Garda Síochána in each of the past five years, broken down by county and category; the number resulting in prosecution; and whether his Department has identified any increase in online radicalisation activity. [40969/26]

442. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of frontline Gardaí assigned to public order, community engagement and hate crime investigation duties in each Garda division; the number of vacancies currently existing; and the additional resources requested by Garda management since 2020. [40970/26]

443. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to expedite the join family visa of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41102/26]