591. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department will a prepare an impact assessment and transition plan to support licensed shotgun owners in Ireland who will be impacted by the recent EU decision to phase out the use of lead in ammunition. [68713/26]
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691. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he has been provided with a post-enactment report on the Criminal Justice (Engagement of Children in Criminal Activity) Act 2024; and if same will be made publicly available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45552/26]
1954. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he has considered the recommendations of the Law Reform Commission’s 2026 report on compensating victims of crime; the Government’s position on the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23784/26]
1955. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration in light of the Law Reform Commission’s 2026 report on compensating victims of crime, if he accepts the recommendation to place the criminal injuries compensation scheme on a statutory basis; the timeline for bringing forward legislation to that effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23785/26]
1956. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if, following the Law Reform Commission’s 2026 report on compensating victims of crime, he intends to establish a new statutory body to administer victim compensation; the timeline in which such a body will be established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23786/26]
1957. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether, in response to the Law Reform Commission’s 2026 report on compensating victims of crime, he will introduce provision for compensation for pain and suffering in non-fatal cases; the expected timeline for implementation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23787/26]
1958. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration in light of the Law Reform Commission’s 2026 report on compensating victims of crime, if he will introduce a bereavement payment model for families of victims in fatal cases; when this reform will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23788/26]
1972. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether the current non-statutory compensation scheme for victims of crime is currently suspended; the numbers of applicants currently affected by suspension or delays; whether there is a proposal to address delays pending reform of system; if interim measures are being taken to address delays and limitations identified in the Law Ref…
1973. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the estimated cost of implementing the recommendations contained in the Law Reform Commission's 2026 report on compensating victims of crime; whether multi-annual funding has been secured; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24055/26]
1974. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the timeline for introducing legislation arising from the Law Reform Commission's 2026 report on compensating victims of crime; whether drafting of a compensation for victims of crime Bill has commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24056/26]
1975. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if, following the recommendations of the Law Reform Commission's 2026 report on compensating victims of crime, he will revise time limits for applications to allow a standard two-year period, with extensions up to ten years in certain circumstances; when these changes will take effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2…
1976. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether, in response to the Law Reform Commission's 2026 report on compensating victims of crime, provision will be made for contributions towards legal costs for applicants under the proposed statutory scheme; how eligibility for such support will be determined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24058/26]
1977. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he intends to publish an implementation plan in respect of the recommendations contained in the Law Reform Commission's report on compensating victims of crime; the timeline for such plan to be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24059/26]
2137. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide a copy of a Report (details supplied) that was completed in September 2024; and if his Department has investigated the allegations of financial mismanagement at the centre. [26284/26]
2166. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will provide a schedule of all studies and reports commissioned by his Department in each of the years 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, that were composed and delivered by third parties (details supplied); the title and final cost of same; and whether the report is published and or laid in the Houses of the Oireachtas. […
2167. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will provide a schedule of all studies and reports commissioned by him in each of the years 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, that were composed and delivered by his officials; the title and final cost of same, if applicable; to provide a breakdown of where costs were incurred; and whether the report is published and or l…
2168. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide the web link to his Department’s quarter 1 2026 published report of purchase orders and payments over €20,000, in line with the freedom of information model publication scheme requirements; to confirm the date on which this report was published; and, if it has not yet been published, to state the planned publication date. …
367. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of reports received from the Office of Inspector Prisons since 2020; the date report was received by the Minister; the date the report was published by the Minister; and for any reports not yet published the reason the report was not published, in tabular form. [23237/26]
54. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide an update on the implementation of the 2020 Kelly report; if he will address concerns from legal bodies that the general scheme of the Civil Reform Bill 2025 departs from key expert recommendations, potentially increasing rather than decreasing legal costs. [20947/26]
63. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether he agrees with the recommendation of a report commissioned by him called An Assessment of the Efficacy of Bail Laws in Ireland, which states that "the responsibility for the prosecution of offences should be removed from the Gardaí and all future Court proceedings should be conducted by legal professionals" (details supplied); h…
661. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide the web link to his Department’s Q4 2025 published report of purchase orders/payments over €20,000, in line with the FOI model publication scheme requirements; the date on which this report was published; and if it has not yet been published, the planned publication date. [16573/26]
662. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to confirm, in respect of his Department’s published quarterly reports of procurement-related payments or purchase orders over €20,000 (details supplied), where such reports are published in PDF format but originate from an Excel or similar spreadsheet file, that the underlying data was fully expanded and validated prior to conversion…
216. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department intends to publish a Death in Custody Report (details supplied); the timeline for same; the date of the publication of the report as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12995/26]
195. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration in respect of each of the 15 recommendations recommended in the report on the operation of bail in Ireland prepared by Senior Counsel Lorcan Staines, entitled ‘An Assessment of the Efficacy of Bail Laws in Ireland’, whether he accepts the recommendation; the status of work to implement the recommendation; the timeframe envisaged to imp…
741. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 395 of 2 December 2025, for an update on the delays in publishing the report (details supplied); whether the legal advice has been given so that the report can be published, given that it has been with him since July 2025; if he will publish the report; and if he will make a statement on t…