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Carol Nolan Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Justice
740. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of international protection applicants whose whereabouts are currently unknown to the authorities following registration of their claim. [74264/26]
Carol Nolan Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Justice
741. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of applicants for international protection who have made more than one application in Ireland or elsewhere within the European Union, insofar as such information is available through Eurodac or other systems. [74263/26]
Carol Nolan Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Justice
742. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons currently residing in State-provided international protection accommodation who have received a final refusal decision; and the average length of time such persons remain in accommodation after refusal. [74262/26]
Carol Nolan Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Justice
743. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he believes it is necessary to introduce new legislation making it a specific criminal offence to engage in drug debt related intimidation. [74261/26]
Carol Nolan Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Justice
744. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the measures his Department is taking in collaboration with An Garda Síochána and the Criminal Assets Bureau to target the financial assets of criminal gangs engaged in the illegal drug trade. [74260/26]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Justice
745. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide the number of full-time equivalent staff within the climate action unit or division of his Department from 2020 to 2026 to date, broken down by year, in tabular form. [73983/26]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Justice
746. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the steps being taken to address concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding the enforcement of court-ordered access arrangements and child maintenance orders; and whether a review of the current legislative framework is being considered to strengthen accountability where there is repeated non-compliance with su…
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Justice
747. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the timeframe for the transfer of responsibility for the Multi-Unit Developments Act from the Department of Justice to the Department of Housing; the reasons for any delay in implementing this transfer following the enactment of the necessary legislation; and the progress made to date in this regard. [74243/26]
Alan Kelly Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Justice
748. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when his Department last reviewed its policies, operations and handling of protected disclosures under all relevant protected disclosures legislation. [74438/26]
John Paul O'Shea Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Justice
749. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if an option to provide own meals would be extended to Ukrainian residents who qualify to remain in designated accommodation centres where on-site self-catering facilities exist; and if the requirement to pay for full-board services would be removed in such scenarios where a resident’s preference is to cater for their own dietary …
Naoise Ó Muirí Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Justice
750. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on the movement of responsibility of the MUDS Act to the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. [74190/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Justice
751. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether, where a person convicted of a sexual offence is an asylum seeker, if the confidentiality provisions of international protection legislation prevent that person being named in reports, even in cases where the victim has requested that they be named; and the legal basis for the position. [74050/26]
Barry Ward Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Justice
752. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the actions he will take to ensure that people in receipt of disability allowance are not inadvertently prevented from qualifying under family reunification criteria (details supplied); and if he will allow for a derogation in this regard. [74078/26]
Joe Cooney Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Justice
753. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of homeowners in receipt of ARP per county, and by hosting arrangement, for whole properties or sharing a private residence, in 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [74178/26]
Conor Sheehan Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Justice
754. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when responsibility for the Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011 will be transferred from his Department to the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. [74127/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Justice
755. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current average processing time for applications for a certificate of naturalisation, broken down by the year of application and by whether the application was made on paper or online; the number of applications received in 2022 that remain undecided, broken down by nationality; the number from Pakistani nationals; the average tim…
Emer Currie Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Justice
756. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether station bail comes with any conditions, requirements for Garda risk assessments and protections for people at risk; whether he plans to change that; and if so, to provide a timeline for reform. [74123/26]
Emer Currie Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Justice
757. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on work undertaken to progress the 15 recommendations outlined in the Staines Review, including that legislation should be introduced allowing the member in charge of a Garda station to attach conditions to a station bail bond and that this legislation should set out the factors which must be considered by the member in c…
Shane Moynihan Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Justice
758. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the status of an application under the spouse/civil partner of an Irish national scheme for a person (details supplied); the current estimated processing timeframe for such applications; whether any issues are arising in this case that may delay a decision; and when the applicant might expect a determination, given that their curren…
Carol Nolan Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Justice
759. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether any organisation whose members or associates are assessed by law enforcement agencies as being involved in organised criminal activity would be permitted to participate in the transition mechanism proposed by the Independent Report on Paramilitary Group Transition to Disbandment; and if he will outline the safeguards that would…
Carol Nolan Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Justice
760. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether officials of his Department have held, or intend to hold, direct or indirect discussions with representatives of any loyalist or republican paramilitary organisations arising from the recommendations of the Independent Report on Paramilitary Group Transition to Disbandment; the organisations concerned. [74154/26]
Carol Nolan Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Justice
761. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether he accepts in principle the recommendation contained in the Independent Report on Paramilitary Group Transition to Disbandment that the Irish and UK Governments establish an independent, time-bound transition mechanism to engage with paramilitary organisations. [74153/26]
Cathal Crowe Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Justice
762. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when responsibility for Multi-Unit Developments will transfer from his department to the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, especially given concerns about the urgent need for this (details supplied). [74099/26]
Barry Heneghan Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Justice
763. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when the transfer of responsibility for the Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011 to the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage will be completed, as committed to in the Programme for Government; the reason for the continued delay despite the enactment of enabling legislation; and whether a definitive timeline has been agre…
John Connolly Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Justice
764. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current status of the proposed National Gambling Exclusion Register; the expected timeline for its implementation; whether a person who self-excludes through the register will be excluded across all licensed gambling operators in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74117/26]