814. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of fines issued for speeding on the N25 near Glenmore, County Kilkenny between the speed of 80-90km per hour, 90 -100km per hour and 100 to 110km per hour for November and December 2025 and January, February, March and April 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39440/26]
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TDs ask ministers questions to get answers on the record, most of them in writing. Here is every one asked in the 34th Dáil, by the department it went to and the subject heading it was filed under. How questions work
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Department names as the record prints them. Some changed in June 2025.
All 20 departments
| Department | Questions | Oral | Written |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health | 27,764 | 145 | 27,619 |
| Education | 14,148 | 145 | 14,003 |
| Transport | 11,178 | 139 | 11,039 |
| Justice | 9,962 | 135 | 9,827 |
| Housing | 9,139 | 160 | 8,979 |
| Children | 8,691 | 142 | 8,549 |
| Social | 5,914 | 135 | 5,779 |
| Finance | 5,884 | 153 | 5,731 |
| Agriculture | 4,894 | 136 | 4,758 |
| Enterprise | 3,942 | 139 | 3,803 |
| Climate | 3,915 | 130 | 3,785 |
| Foreign | 3,868 | 190 | 3,678 |
| Public Expenditure | 3,737 | 167 | 3,570 |
| Further and Higher Education | 3,437 | 140 | 3,297 |
| Taoiseach | 2,683 | 1,513 | 1,170 |
| Defence | 2,599 | 179 | 2,420 |
| Culture | 2,492 | 147 | 2,345 |
| Rural | 2,361 | 140 | 2,221 |
| Environment | 1,029 | 26 | 1,003 |
| Tourism | 703 | 31 | 672 |
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815. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if, in connection with the State's use, acquisition or operation of a centre (details supplied), any issues have arisen regarding access rights, legal title, easements, wayleaves, licences, council-owned access strips, public road status, Roads Act procedures, or Section 183 disposals relating to lands or roads serving the ca…
816. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether the Office of Public Works (OPW) has carried out, commissioned, received or relied upon any due diligence concerning title, mapping, access arrangements, easements, wayleaves, road status, Section 183 procedures,
Roads Act compliance, or land transfers in relation to a centre (details supplied) since 1 January 2023;…
817. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will provide the number of fixed charge notices and prosecutions issued in each of the years 2023 to 2025 for offences relating to illegal, obscured or unreadable motorcycle registration plates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39494/26]
818. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the average processing times for short-stay "C" visas for applicants from the Russian Federation in each of the past three years and to date in 2026; the way these compare with the corresponding processing times for applicants of other nationalities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39545/26]
819. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number and proportion of short-stay visa applications from Russian nationals that were approved and refused in each of the past three years and to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39546/26]
820. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when the processing of visa applications from Russian nationals was centralised to the Dublin visa office; the reasons for this change; the impact this has had on processing times and decision outcomes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39547/26]
821. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current number of pending short-stay visa applications from Russian nationals awaiting decision; the average waiting time for these applications; the measures being taken to address any backlog; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39548/26]
822. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether additional security, verification or administrative checks are applied to visa applications from Russian nationals compared to other applicants; if so, the nature of these checks and the impact on processing times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39549/26]
823. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his office can ensure two joint family visa applications can be examined and expedited (details supplied).; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39609/26]
824. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is aware of the ongoing financial consequences faced by people with lifelong disabilities who received medical negligence or catastrophic personal injury awards (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39644/26]
825. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is aware that many medical negligence or catastrophic personal injury awards were agreed on a full and final settlement basis (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39645/26]
826. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the average processing times for join family (non-EEA national) spouse visa applications and appeals; and the steps being taken to improve these timelines. [39673/26]
827. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when a citizenship application will be completed (details supplied) given that it is 12 months since the application was first lodged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39677/26]
828. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide the number of detections and fixed charge notices issued for breaches of the HGV permit scheme in Dublin city, broken down by Garda district and month, since 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39936/26]
829. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of motorists caught exceeding the speed limit on a static camera at locations (details supplied), since 30 May 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39949/26]
830. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding a review carried out into the Irish prison system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39972/26]
831. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the annual report into the Irish Prison Service for 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39973/26]
832. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason for the delay in publishing the annual report into the Irish Prison Service for 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39974/26]
833. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the timeline for publication for the Annual Report into the Irish Prison Service for 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39975/26]
834. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the average annual cost of housing an inmate in an Irish prison for 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39976/26]
835. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the average annual cost of housing an inmate in an Irish prison for 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39977/26]
836. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the average annual cost of housing an inmate in an Irish prison for 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39978/26]
837. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the average annual cost of housing an inmate in an Irish prison for 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39979/26]
838. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the average annual cost of housing an inmate in an Irish prison for 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39980/26]