Parliamentary questions

624. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí, by rank attached to Waterford-Kilkenny divisional protective services bureau, in tabular form. [28021/26]

625. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 909 of 17 February 2026, if he has received the necessary information from Garda authorities to answer this PQ; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28053/26]

626. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current average waiting time for the issuing of grants of probate and letters of administration; the number of cases currently pending; the steps he is taking to reduce delays in the probate office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28214/26]

627. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is considering legislative or administrative reforms to streamline the probate process, including digitalisation, simplified procedures for uncontested estates, and fast-tracking probate for vacant residential properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28216/26]

628. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of vehicles seized by Gardaí for having no valid insurance in the Limerick division in 2025 and to-date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28264/26]

629. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if a person with stamp 1 residency based on a general employment permit can become self-employed; if so, the procedure to acquire permission to do so; the specific criteria which enables a person with a stamp 1 to pursue the matter that is, the length of time in the country; and if he will make a statement on the …

630. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason for delay in processing an application (details supplied); if a further timeframe is available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28292/26]

631. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the average wait times for IRP card renewals; the longest wait time currently in the system; and if he has assessed the merits of extending a temporary arrangement for expiring Irish residence cards where nonrenewal arises from system delays not on the part of the applicant. [28476/26]

632. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total number of alcohol breath tests carried out on motorists in each of the years 2023, 2024, and 2025, down by year and by month, in tabular form [28485/26]

633. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will review the case of a person (details supplied) whose application is pending; if he will clarify whether the person is permitted to travel while awaiting a decision on their application; if he will indicate whether the application can be expedited given the circumstances; if he will provide an update on th…

634. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is satisfied that licensing laws adequately prevent the sale of alcohol outside of the hours permitted by the vendor’s license, given the prevalence of online delivery apps being used to sell alcohol; if he is considering any changes to address the issue of alcohol being sold after legal closing hours on t…

635. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No 1990 of 14 April 2026, if he has sought a timeline for a return to full operation of the visiting space; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28598/26]

636. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is aware of the delays in Garda vetting; if he will examine ways in which the backlog can be reduced, and review the delays in the system and work with AGS to introduce a faster process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28603/26]

637. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will expedite a residency permit renewal for a person (details supplied). [28604/26]

638. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the preparatory work underway to transpose the EU Directive on Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence, particularly provisions relating to technology-facilitated violence. [28609/26]

639. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of active Gardaí deployed in roads policing in March and April 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28631/26]

640. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the progress made on each of the individual Programme for Government commitments assigned to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28662/26]

641. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the rationale for categorising children trafficked for the purpose of criminal exploitation primarily as victims of grooming rather than as victims of human trafficking; if the new national referral mechanism will contain specific guidelines to ensure that children exploited by criminal gangs are legally recogn…

642. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the plans in place to transpose the three new categories of human trafficking into domestic law to ensure compliance with the July 2026 deadline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28681/26]

643. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the actions in place to manage the significant Irish Residence Permit card renewal delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28720/26]

259. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of those arrested for illegal horse racing on public roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27870/26]

260. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will ensure that the €1.1 billion allocated for international protection in 2026 will be subject to strict value-for-money audits rather than being used for un-tendered or non-compliant emergency contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28446/26]

283. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is aware of instances of fridges being removed from residents in IPAS centres; and if ample consideration is given to and provision made for, vulnerable people with medically mandated dietary requirements or medicines which may require refrigeration (details supplied). [27369/26]

284. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his Department has considered any proposals to ban online gambling advertising; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27481/26]

285. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his Departments position on ‘unjust enrichment’; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27365/26]