Parliamentary questions

553. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of applicants from the trainee Garda intake of 2024 still in the Garda vetting process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53276/26]

554. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of summonses issued for driving without insurance, driving without a driving licence and driving an untaxed vehicle in each of the past five years; the number of persons in each category who were male and female; the age profile of such persons in five-year age cohorts (details supplied); and the county…

555. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of convictions recorded for driving without insurance, driving without a driving licence and driving an untaxed vehicle in each of the last five years; the number of persons in each category who were male and female; the age profile of such persons in five-year age cohorts (details supplied); the county…

556. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of drivers identified as operating a vehicle without valid motor insurance through the Garda electronic motor insurance checking system in each year since its introduction; the number of such drivers who were male and female; the age profile of such drivers in five-year age cohorts (details supplied); t…

557. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of vehicles identified as having no current motor tax through electronic checks, including automatic number plate recognition and linked databases, in each year since such systems were introduced; the number of vehicle users identified who were male and female; the age profile of such persons in five-ye…

558. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons detected driving without insurance on more than one occasion in each of the past five years; the number, by gender; their age profile in five-year age cohorts; and the county in which each offence was detected, in tabular form. [53288/26]

559. Deputy Daniel Ennis asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the measures his Department is taking to address a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53297/26]

560. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of prosecutions and convictions under the Criminal Justice (Psychoactive Substances) Act 2010 in each of the years from 2020 to 2025 in respect of the sale or supply of nitrous oxide for its psychoactive effects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53342/26]

561. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether he has examined the approach taken in the United Kingdom, where nitrous oxide was made a class C controlled drug in November 2023, with a view to strengthening the legislative framework governing its recreational use in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53343/26]

562. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the powers currently available to An Garda Síochána to seize nitrous oxide canisters from persons suspected of possessing them for recreational use; the number of such seizures recorded in each of the years from 2022 to 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53344/26]

563. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his Department has conducted an assessment of the cost of establishing an integrated information-sharing system between An Garda Síochána and the Courts Service to ensure that courts have access to accurate and up-to-date information when making bail decisions; if he will provide details of the estimated cap…

564. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether funding has been allocated, or is proposed to be allocated, for the development of a digital information-sharing system between An Garda Síochána and the Courts Service; the amount of funding identified for this purpose; the anticipated timeline for implementation; and if he will make a statement on the matt…

565. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his Department has examined the feasibility of introducing an information-sharing system between An Garda Síochána and the Courts Service to support bail decision-making; whether comparable systems operating in other jurisdictions have been considered; if he will provide details of the estimated costs associ…

566. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on the bail supervision service since its transfer from the Garda to the probation service; the yearly cost for running the service; the counties in which the service is available; the number of young people who have used the service in 2025 and to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the mat…

567. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons who have been convicted under the Criminal Justice (Psychoactive Substances) Act 2010 from 2019 to date in 2026, by year, in tabular form; the substances involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53356/26]

568. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will review the Non EEA family reunification scheme currently in place for health care assistants, home care assistants and other essential general employment permit workers who form a vital part of our health support system; his views that requiring such workers to be permanently separated from their famili…

569. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to give favourable consideration to a tourist visa appeal (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53402/26]

570. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide details of all grant schemes currently available through his Department for which individuals or community groups are eligible to apply; the purpose of each grant scheme; the eligibility criteria; the application process; the opening and closing dates for application; and if he will make a statement on the …

571. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of IRP renewal applications refused by his Department per month in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53532/26]

572. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of queries received via the customer service portal on the immigration portal per month in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53534/26]

573. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of queries answered via the customer service portal on the immigration portal per month in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53535/26]

574. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the average wait time for a query to be answered via the customer service portal on the immigration portal as of July 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53536/26]

575. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the median wait time for a query to be answered via the customer service portal on the immigration portal as of July 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53538/26]

576. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the way in which a person can make urgent contact with the registration team via the immigration portal on the customer service portal, given the delays individuals can experience with responses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53539/26]

577. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his attention has been drawn to the concerns of operators within the English language school sector in relation to the delays in processing visa applications for prospective students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53554/26]