Questions

297. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he and or his officials have engaged with An Garda Síochána leadership team and or the Minister and or his officials at the Department of Public Expenditure; National Development Plan Delivery and Reform regarding further enhancement of the Garda trainee allowance system and or pay scales. [36767/25]

595. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for a schedule of the number of Defence Force members that made applications to the Garda trainee programme in each year from 2021 to date in 2025; the number of those that were successful at stage 1 and 2 of the Garda recruitment process, for the same time period; and the number of those that were admitted to the Garda trainee prog…

623. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he has been presented with a copy of and briefed on the report on the pilot scheme of Garda body-worn cameras (details supplied); if he will publish the report to allow for an independent assessment of the pilot's findings and to examine how the code of practice was applied, in advance of any further roll out; and if he will make…

635. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will provide a schedule of the number of instances in which a Garda has utilised their telescopic baton; has utilised incapacitant spray; has utilised non-lethal ballistics and or taser use; and has discharged a firearm in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025. [33996/25]

645. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the amount the OPW spent on installing high-speed electric vehicle charging points at Garda stations in the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will provide a schedule of Garda stations that have and do not have EV charging points.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34257/25]

649. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will provide a breakdown of the number of full EV and hybrid EVs in the Garda fleet, by vehicle type. [34296/25]

232. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 1607 of 29 April 2025, if he will set out the basis and purpose for the review of the immigration data management; and the rationale for engaging a retired Garda and not utilising a current member of An Garda Síochána and or an official in his Department. [30919/25]

1003. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of van/personnel carrier courses that were held for Gardaí within the Kildare division in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [29375/25]

704. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of dogs currently in training to get into the Garda dog unit. [25850/25]

705. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice if he will clarify the extent to which gardaí who are not part of the dog handling unit are trained to deal with and-#or engage with dogs that are on the schedule of restricted breeds. [25851/25]

706. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of occasions that An Garda Síochána have hired out an external forensic archaeologist to carry out work on its behalf, in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [25852/25]

707. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of horses currently in training to get into the Garda mounted unit. [25853/25]

894. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice if he will provide a breakdown, by rank, of the number of officers stationed out of Kildare’s ASU base in Newbridge; and the number of unfilled posts at the base. [24175/25]

307. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice the amount still due to An Garda Síochána as of 28 April 2025 in respect of non-public duty events that occurred in 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, and where policed by An Garda Síochána. [22016/25]

1547. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of times persons under the age of 18 years have been subject to strip searches while in Garda custody in each of the past five years; the number of occasions where those searches were not carried out in the presence of an appropriate adult; and the number of occasions those strip searches were not carried out with the assistance of a doctor. [19146…

1606. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice if he and or his officials have engaged with An Garda Síochána leadership team in respect of Garda trainees commencing training on the first point of the Garda payscale; if he and or his officials have engaged with An Garda Síochána leadership team in respect in the context of a retainment strategy of existing garda officers; the plans if any to further incre…

1626. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice if he has received an interim report from the Recruitment and Training Capacity Group in respect of Garda recruitment; if he has received advance recommendations; the date on which it will finalise its work and report to him; if the group, or his Department, has utilised external consultancy in respect of the group's work; the cost of same; and the service pr…

746. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of fixed charge notices issued to motor vehicle owners in respect of motor vehicles registered outside of the State in 2024 and to date in 2025; the name of the jurisdiction in which each vehicle is registered; the county in which each notice was issued; the offence for which the fixed charged notice was issued, in tabular form; and if he will provi…

534. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of people accepted into the Garda training college in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, by gender, ethnicity and the age groups under 21, 21 to 25, 26 to 30, 31 to 35 and over 35; and the number of persons that dropped out of college before attestation. [15064/25]

535. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of people that deferred a place to the Garda college in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; the number of people that declined a place to the Garda training college in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025. [15065/25]

536. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of probationer Gardaí in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, that resigned and were dismissed before passing their probationer period; and the number that had the probationer period extended. [15066/25]

541. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of Garda cars and vans attached to the Kildare division as of 24 March 2025; and if he will provide the corresponding figures as of 31 March 2022, in tabular form. [15246/25]

125. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice if he or his Department’s officials discussed the introduction of new internal disciplinary measures for an Garda Síochána, which form part of the Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024, with any member(s) of the Garda Representative Association or the Garda Síochána leadership team or civilian Garda leadership team; and if so, to outline the details…

126. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of high-end ‘bait bikes’ that An Garda Síochána purchased in 2024 and to date in 2025; the totality of expenditure on these items; and if they have any other operational use. [14373/25]

1097. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice the number and value of claims by Gardaí who were injured during the course of their duties pre-2023 that were processed by the State Claims Agency (details supplied). [10769/25]