19. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the steps that are being taken to increase An Garda Síochána numbers and visibility in communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49853/26]
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716. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide a list, by county, of named solicitors who are currently on criminal legal aid panels, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36596/26]
36. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding a review of the Garda vetting procedure to reduce the timelines and administrative burden placed on schools, clubs and other organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34396/26]
49. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding any comparative assessment carried out between Garda vetting procedures and the equivalent process in other EU countries; his views that any lessons can be learned from this type of analysis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34397/26]
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]
818. 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 year since 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34468/26]
163. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the average processing times for Garda vetting applications, by month, for each of the years 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29108/26]
14. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the recommendations of the Garda vetting review group; if the recommendations will be outlined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19943/26]
1303. Deputy Barry Ward 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; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19258/26]
1304. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his attention has been drawn to the way in which the equivalent to the Garda vetting process is carried out in the UK, which includes a single live register, where individuals are continuously monitored and relevant organisations can check status in real time; if a similar system could be implemented in Ireland; and if he will make …
778. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the ongoing engagement he is having with An Garda Síochána in relation to the antisocial use of e-scooters and scrambler bikes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7751/26]
125. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he intends to publish the guidelines issued to members of An Garda Síochána in relation to the operation and use of tasers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6902/26]
126. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he intends to publish the guidelines issued to members of An Garda Síochána in relation to the use of force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6903/26]
127. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of occasions in both 2024 and 2025 when the ASP baton was deployed by members of An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6904/26]
128. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he publish the guideline given to members of An Garda Síochána in relation to the operation and use of pepper spray; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6905/26]
129. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will publish the guideline given to members of An Garda Síochána in relation to the operation and use of the ASP baton; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6906/26]
130. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of occasions in both 2024 and 2025 when pepper spray was deployed by members of An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6907/26]
735. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding any review of the Garda vetting procedure to reduce the timelines and administrative burden placed on schools and other organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5875/26]
736. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his attention has been drawn to how the equivalent to the Garda vetting process is carried out in the UK, which includes a single live register, where individuals are continuously monitored and relevant organisations can check status in real time; if a similar system could be implemented in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on…
724. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of active members of An Garda Síochána, broken down per year in each year since 2015, by rank, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70251/25]
699. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will report on a television programme (details supplied) of 18 September 2025 in which it was alleged that the phones and geolocation of members of An Garda Síochána, while on duty and/or in Garda campuses, can be tracked by a third party; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51569/25]
700. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will report on a television programme (details supplied) of 18 September 2025 that outlined that mobile phones geolocation data connected to the Irish Prison Service could be bought on the open market and cause a potential security risk. [51570/25]