Parliamentary questions

692. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding an application for an IRP card for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21785/26]

693. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the full breakdown of expenditure by his Department on St. Patrick’s Day related activities; the details of any travel abroad; the number of officials that travelled; the costs involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21827/26]

694. 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); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21852/26]

695. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the specific step that remains in the citizenship application of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21854/26]

696. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the estimated full year cost if 1,400 new Gardaí were recruited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21855/26]

697. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the ages of the current Garda prisoner transport truck fleet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21856/26]

698. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of visa applications received and refused for seasonal junior international students under 18 years-of-age travelling to Ireland to participate in short-term English language and cultural programmes, for January to March 2026; the number of these that have not been processed or are awaiting processing,…

699. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of mandatory alcohol testing checkpoints run by An Garda Síochána during Christmas week 2025; and the number of detections of drink driving uncovered at these checkpoints, in tabular form. [21890/26]

700. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if there is an application from an individual (details supplied) to transfer them to an Irish prison; and the current status of this application. [21893/26]

701. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of heads of government, heads of state, ministers, governors, mayors or other senior elected officials he and Ministers of State in his Department met for the St. Patrick's Day engagements overseas this year. [21906/26]

702. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Irish diaspora groups, including but not limited to sporting and cultural organisations, as well as emigrant organisations he and Ministers of State in his Department met for the St. Patrick's Day engagements overseas this year. [21924/26]

703. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of businesses and business representative organisations he and State Ministers of State in his Department met for the St. Patrick's Day engagements overseas this year. [21942/26]

704. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the value of trade and tourism respectively, between Ireland and the states visited by him and by Ministers of State in his Department for the St Patrick's Day engagements overseas this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21960/26]

705. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the estimated full year costs if 1,200 new Gardaí were recruited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21991/26]

706. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí within Donegal Division that have been trained in Public Order Commander Course in the years of 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21992/26]

707. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the breakdown of arrests for drink driving in 2024 and 2025, by week, by month, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22028/26]

708. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of reported burglaries in Carlow and Kilkenny in 2023, 2024 and 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22037/26]

709. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of young persons referred to diversion programmes in Carlow and Kilkenny in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22041/26]

710. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the stages of a citizenship application; and the average processing time for each stage. [22096/26]

711. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his plans to improve An Garda Síochána resources in the mid-west. [22126/26]

712. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the actions he is taking to improve recruitment and retention of Gardaí. [22127/26]

713. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of solicitors providing criminal legal aid services in each of the years from 2021 to 2025 on a per county basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22135/26]

714. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Garda public order unit vans attached to Kildare-Carlow Division as of 18 March 2025. [22139/26]

715. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of solicitors providing criminal legal aid services in each of the years from 2021 to 2025, on a per county basis, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22150/26]

716. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of barristers registered to receive criminal legal aid payments for the provision of criminal legal aid services in each of the years from 2021 to 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22151/26]