Parliamentary questions

1386. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Garda members or staff investigated for criminal or disciplinary offences, broken down by the nature of the alleged offence, for each year from 2019 to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20430/26]

1387. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when he will publish a detailed timeline and action plan for the reform of the civil legal aid and advice scheme, in line with the recommendations of the review of the civil legal aid scheme, and in particular to address the barriers faced by women seeking access to justice; and if he will make a statement on th…

1388. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will remove the restrictive means test for access to civil legal aid in cases involving domestic violence, given the significant financial and safety barriers this creates for victims; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20478/26]

1389. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will extend civil legal aid to discrimination, harassment, sexual harassment, equal pay, and maternity and pregnancy protection cases; if not, the rationale for their continued exclusion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20479/26]

1390. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of family reunification applications that were granted in 2025; to provide a breakdown of those grants according to whether the sponsor was a person with refugee status or a person eligible for subsidiary protection; and the average number of family members granted permission per successful family reu…

1391. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of convictions for human trafficking within the State over the past ten years; the number of victims identified and the age of each of the victims identified over the past ten years, in tabular form. [20546/26]

1392. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the cost of rolling out the nine new static cameras and three new average speed cameras across the road network, by camera; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20560/26]

1393. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of the 19,901 safety camera zones nationwide that are located in Dublin; the average cost of implementing a safety camera zone; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20562/26]

1394. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the amount of carbon that will be emitted on all transport and related actions undertaken by him and all members of his staff during their St Patrick’s Day trips in 2026. [20612/26]

1395. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the amount of carbon that will be emitted on all transport and related actions undertaken by all Junior Ministers in his Department and their members of staff during their St Patrick’s Day trips in 2026. [20630/26]

1396. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he has paid to offset any of the carbon emitted due to St Patrick’s Day trips in 2026; and the amount paid. [20649/26]

1397. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the amount of carbon that has been emitted by transport used by him, the Junior Ministers in his Department, and their staff for each of the past five years; if he has paid to offset any of the carbon emitted because of transport; and the amount paid in each year. [20667/26]

1398. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20684/26]

1399. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of cases in which an individual was caught driving unaccompanied on a learner's permit in each of the past five years; the number of repeat offences; the number of these cases which resulted in the suspension of a license, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20698/26]

1400. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the Galway Courthouse refurbishment project under the remit of the Courts Service; the progress made to date; the forthcoming stages of the project lifecycle; the expected timelines for those stages; the estimated cost range for the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2…

1401. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total number of applications for an extension of student conditions (ESTC) received in each of the past five years to date; the total number of those specific applications that resulted in the granting of a Stamp 1 permission, allowing the holder to work without an employment permit; the specific criteria and…

1402. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Stamp 2 permissions issued per year since 2018 by duration of validity, less than six months, between six months and 12 months, between one-two years, two-three years, three-four years, longer than four years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20759/26]

1403. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Stamp 2 permissions issued which were renewals in each of the years since 2018 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20760/26]

1404. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if applications for citizenship submitted before December 2025 will be assessed on the criteria for naturalisation in place at the time of the application, namely after three years’ residence calculated from the date of arrival in the State/application for international protection; and if he will make a statem…

1405. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his attention has been brough to the delays associated with the visa applications of a group of Iranian scholars (details supplied); if his Department has been in contact with these individuals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20796/26]

1406. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration how the child maintenance calculator will handle difficult issues that arise, such as putting a figure on lost income for parents who give up work to raise children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20896/26]

1407. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he intends the child maintenance calculator to be one-size-fits-all; if he has given consideration to how it will deal with self-employed people with variable incomes; how it will deal with edge cases - for example, those with lower liquid assists but with property or land, such as farmers; or those with non…

1408. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total sum spent on IPAS accommodation in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20904/26]

1409. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to clarify whether the €12.5 million that was allocated in 2023, from the BAR fund to replace the Garda Air Support Unit (GASU) fleet of 2 X EC-135 helicopters and 1 X Britten-Norman Defender, fixed wing, surveillance aircraft was spent on replacing these aircraft; if not when these aircraft will be replaced; the …

1410. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current and/or additional funding allocations being provided to local authorities, specifically Dublin City Council to expand the provision of CCTV within Dublin City Centre; the additional supports being provided by his Department to assist local authorities in improving safety, visibility and passive surv…