Questions

826. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the staffing levels, budget and first-year work programme of the newly established Office of the Chief Inspector of Asylum Border Procedures under the International Protection Act 2026; the number of inspections or investigations carried out to date; whether the Inspector's reports will be published and acted upon to ensure value for m…

827. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of applications still governed by the International Protection Act 2015 under the transitional provisions of the 2026 Act; the average processing time for those legacy cases; the steps being taken to prevent the new regime from inheriting or exacerbating the existing backlog; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3…

828. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his Department has engaged with the Data Protection Commission regarding the use of ad hoc video recording by businesses for the purpose of protecting staff and defending legal claims; and whether any cross-departmental guidance is being considered. [34521/26]

829. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 420 of 7 October 2025, if he will provide an update on guidelines from the Judicial Committee established in July 2024, further to a review of the role of expert reports in the family law process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34524/26]

830. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No’s. 421 and 422 of 7 October 2025, the status of the six recommendations to address the issues linked to actions within the Family Justice Strategy; the status of recommendations with the Parental Alienation Research Report and Policy Paper, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the mat…

831. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is aware and will provide an update on the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34555/26]

832. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on the transfer of oversight of the Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011 legislation to the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34567/26]

833. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the measures his Department is exploring or implementing to tackle the growing threat of extremism in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34570/26]

834. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the numbers of Gardaí actively deployed to roads policing, by division, for each quarter since 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34586/26]

835. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update in relation to the development of the online digital evidence device management storage system allowing members to upload footage of traffic incidents; the implementing timeline on this; the cost; when it is likely to be launched; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34593/26]

836. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide the number of detections, fixed charge notices issued, prosecutions initiated and fines paid for issues such as speeding, mobile phone usage, seat belt offences, drink/drug driving, insurance/documentation offences, careless/dangerous driving offences etc.; broken down by Garda district and month, since 2021, in tabular…

837. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when will a decision will be made regarding International Protection Accommodation Centres currently based in hotels; when they will return to their original purpose; if there will be a list available of such hotels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34654/26]

838. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 377 of 26 March 2026, if he will provide the number of instances in which a juvenile liaison officer has utilised the restorative justice mechanism with a case in 2025 and to date in 2026; and the Garda districts in which this option was utilised. [34664/26]

839. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will provide a list of all capital projects including Garda stations, courthouses, prison and immigration-related infrastructure delivered under the remit of his Department, and bodies under its aegis, which have been completed on time and within budget in Cork North-West in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and …

840. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to expedite a work visa (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34784/26]

841. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will clarify whether he and/or his officials, in conjunction with An Garda Síochána’s leadership team, will consider the development of a child and youth impact assessment in respect of the use of taser and incapacitant spray; and if he will clarify the protocol in respect of the use of same on persons under the age of 18. [34…

842. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 423 of 7 October 2025, if he will report on the work of the Family Justice Strategy 2022 - 2025, a Family Justice Training Working Group; the status of the review into existing training needs for those working within family justice; the timeframe in which he intends effective and relevant training …

843. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 424 of 7 October 2025, if he will report on the work of the Voice of the Child working group; the timeframe in which he expects Voice of the Child guidelines will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34871/26]

844. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the engagement his Department has had with a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34926/26]

845. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration with respect of the Immigration Service, the factors or circumstances that have led to later applications, including those from 2025, being decided ahead of earlier applications that remain pending; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34995/26]

846. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration with respect of the Immigration Service, are there specific criteria or internal processes that explain why some 2024 applications have not progressed beyond Stage 2; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34996/26]

847. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration with respect of the Immigration Service, to confirm if there is a defined queueing system in place; if so, the way is it being applied where chronological order does not appear to be followed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34997/26]

848. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will provide a list of all capital projects including Garda stations, courthouses, prison and immigration-related infrastructure delivered under the remit of his Department, and bodies under its aegis, which have been completed on time and within budget in Kildare in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will ma…

849. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the basis on which the current levy arising from public expenditure overruns is being calculated and applied to his Department’s Vote; whether any categories of expenditure, including pay, pensions or staffing-related costs, are exempt from the levy within his Department; and if he will provide a breakdown of the areas against which t…

850. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on the banning of the use of scramblers in public places; whether the Gardaí have sufficient powers to enforce this legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35134/26]