Parliamentary questions

1311. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of reported car thefts in the Dublin metropolitan region, per district; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19303/26]

1312. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the Garda numbers per capita in each county, in tabular form. [19328/26]

1313. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he has been furnished with a copy of the protocol for the taser pilot in an Garda Síochána; if he can confirm that protocol obliges that the pilot will be subject to an independent assessment and evaluate the impact of tasers on public trust, particularly among over-policed communities; and if he will m…

1314. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to outline the current delays in immigration processing for international students in Ireland, the measures being taken to address the delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19409/26]

1315. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the expected processing time for a family reunification application (details supplied) submitted on 31 March 2025, in circumstances where the sponsor is an Irish citizen; and if, in light of the significant child welfare concerns associated with this case, the Minister will ensure that the application is examined a…

1316. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department or any body under it’s aegis made a disclosure under Revenue's recent disclosure opportunity to regularise misclassification of self-employment; if so, to provide details of the numbers of workers affected and the amount paid to Revenue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19501/26]

1317. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Garda members assigned to the Galway division as of each attestation in 2026, if further increases in Garda personnel for Galway are expected in upcoming Garda attestations in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19521/26]

1318. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether persons (details supplied) can attend an alternative citizenship ceremony on 14 and 15 April 2026, having been unable to attend their ceremony scheduled in December, if so when they can expect to be invited, whether attendance is mandatory; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19543/26]

1319. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to outline the current legal status of so-called “non-crime hate incidents” in Ireland and any recent changes made to policy in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19584/26]

1320. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his Department has undertaken any review of the adequacy of the current legal and regulatory framework governing the use by private sector organisations of facial biometric processing technologies for identification, verification, authentication, or database matching purposes; and if he will make a statemen…

1321. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether, following recent regulatory findings by the Data Protection Commission concerning the use of facial matching technology by public bodies, his Department has examined whether additional statutory safeguards, codes of practice, or legislative clarification are required in relation to the use of facial biomet…

1322. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his Department has engaged with the Data Protection Commission regarding the use of facial image capture or facial biometric processing technologies by private sector organisations, including financial institutions and retailers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19600/26]

1323. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether he will consider the introduction of policy measures or legislation to ensure that, where private sector organisations deploy facial biometric technologies, individuals are provided with clear prior information, meaningful choice including a non-biometric alternative where appropriate, and accessible compla…

1324. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding a stamp 4 visa application for a person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19628/26]

1325. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of vehicles detected by gardaí with non compliant number plates each month since October 2025, by county and Garda district; the number of fixed charge notices, FCNs, issued to drivers each month for this offence by county and Garda district; the number of drivers summoned to court for failure to pay the…

1326. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to confirm that a visa application (details supplied) has been received; the status of the application; when a decision will be reached; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19653/26]

1327. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current number of Gardaí assigned to dedicated roads policing units; the way this compares with the number assigned in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19656/26]

1328. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on the Garda vetting card; the timeframe for this to go live; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19669/26]

1329. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current number of Garda reserve applicants who have passed the final interview in a Garda station but are awaiting vetting or drug testing clearance; the average processing time from the final interview to the vetting process being completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19670/26]

1330. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to review a D visa application for a person (details supplied [19748/26]

1331. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will provide details of current road policing levels compared with 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19825/26]

1332. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of stamp 2 permissions granted regarding study at an English language school in each year since 2018, by year, by renewal status (first time permission, first renewal, second renewal), in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19891/26]

1333. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of stamp 2 permissions granted regarding study at an institute of higher education in each year since 2018, by year, by renewal status as applicable, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19892/26]

1334. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons granted a stamp 2 permission who presented a letter of enrolment from an ILEP listed school in each year since 2018, by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19893/26]

1335. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to review the child maintenance calculator that has just been launched by his Department given issues that have been raised (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19894/26]