793. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will review the operation of the court fees regime under S.I. No. 492 of 2014 to ensure that fees do not act as a barrier to individuals seeking to vindicate their constitutional rights in the Superior Courts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34247/26]
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794. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to give an update on a case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34265/26]
795. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 427 of 27 November 2026, to provide an update on the use of restorative justice in the Irish legal system, including data for 2025. [34273/26]
796. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the regulations and supports are in place to facilitate local authorities with the roll out of community CCTV cameras; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34275/26]
797. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to confirm the local authorities that are, and are not, facilitating the roll out of community CCTV schemes in conjunction with An Garda Síochána across the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34276/26]
798. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on his Departments implementation of any of the recommendations contained in the April 2025 report An Evidence Review on Ethnic Monitoring in the Criminal Justice System; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34294/26]
799. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his Department accepts the April 2025 report An Evidence Review on Ethnic Monitoring in the Criminal Justice System finding that minority ethnic and migrant groups are disproportionately represented in the criminal justice systems of Canada, Australia, New Zealand and England & Wales; if he will publish disaggregated crime,…
800. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he has considered the April 2025 report An Evidence Review on Ethnic Monitoring in the Criminal Justice System warning that the absence of ethnic monitoring allows agencies to “escape accountability” for disparities; the steps his Department is taking to collect and publish data on the over-representation of foreign nationals and no…
801. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the way in which the Government intends to address the April 2025 report An Evidence Review on Ethnic Monitoring in the Criminal Justice System identified risks of stigmatisation when publishing ethnic crime data, while ensuring that the Irish public can have a transparent debate on any links between mass immigration, specific migrant …
802. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether the findings in the April 2025 report An Evidence Review on Ethnic Monitoring in the Criminal Justice System on the extreme over-representation of Indigenous and migrant-descended groups in the criminal justice systems of comparator countries have prompted any review of Ireland’s immigration policy; if he will confirm whether f…
803. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if has examined the April 2025 report An Evidence Review on Ethnic Monitoring in the Criminal Justice System evidence that self-identification combined with officer perception is used successfully in England & Wales and New Zealand to capture accurate ethnicity data at the point of stop-and-search and arrest; if he will commit to i…
804. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for his Department’s response to the April 2025 report An Evidence Review on Ethnic Monitoring in the Criminal Justice System conclusion that victim ethnicity data is the least developed area across all comparator jurisdictions; if he will publish hate crime and victimisation statistics broken down by ethnicity and migrant status to in…
805. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason Ireland continues to lag behind the comparator countries examined in the April 2025 report An Evidence Review on Ethnic Monitoring in the Criminal Justice System in routinely recording and publishing ethnicity data in the criminal justice system; if the Government’s reluctance is due to concerns about what the data on migran…
806. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will confirm that the April 2025 report An Evidence Review on Ethnic Monitoring in the Criminal Justice System recommendation for contextualised publication of ethnic data (to avoid implying direct causal links between ethnicity and crime) will not be used as a reason to suppress or delay the release of statistics on foreign nati…
807. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether, in light of the Ethnic Monitoring report’s emphasis on the need for evidence-based policy to address disparities, his Department will now commit to a full public debate on the relationship between ethnicity, recent migration patterns and crime rates in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34303/26]
808. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of nitrous oxide cannisters that have been seized by an Garda Síochána in 2024, 2025 and to date 2026; the way they being stored; the way they are being disposed of; the cost associated with this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34308/26]
809. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the guidelines that are in place with regard to the entitlements under the Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Act 2017 to inform victims and survivors of significant developments relating to their abuser; if a review has been carried out into the way these guidelines operate in practice; the findings of any such review; and if he will…
810. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding any mechanism in place within his Department that allows for civil servants to transfer on secondment to an equivalent role within the European Union, without negatively impacting their pension and other employment rights; his views on the merits of such a scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34…
811. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the number of prosecutions for offenses related to female genital mutilation in Ireland for each of the years 2023 to 2025 and to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34461/26]
812. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of instances of female genital mutilation that have occurred in Ireland in each of the years 2023 to 2025 and to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34462/26]
813. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the approximate total number of women in Ireland that have been the victim of female genital mutilation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34463/26]
814. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his views on the merits of creating greater civilianisation within An Garda Síochána to reduce the administrative burden placed on Gardaí; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34464/26]
815. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding any review within his Department that seeks to create greater civilianisation within An Garda Síochána to reduce the administrative burden placed on Gardaí; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34465/26]
816. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding any engagement he has had with the Garda Commissioner in relation to civilianisation within An Garda Síochána to reduce the administrative burden placed on Gardaí; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34466/26]
817. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the number of civilian roles within An Garda Síochána, by position; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34467/26]