Parliamentary questions

37. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the plans for increasing the Garda training allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49294/26]

38. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he intends to introduce any new legislation in relation to the dismissal of serving members of An Garda Síochána who have criminal convictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49341/26]

39. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his plans for managing work and education visas to ensure immigration numbers are sustainable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49293/26]

40. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will reform the scheme for civil legal aid so that social welfare, employment, discrimination and landlord/tenant law are included; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49379/26]

41. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on the transfer of River Lodge, Newtownmountkennedy from his Department to the HSE; the timeline for the site to be returned to the HSE; the planned future use of the site; the level of ongoing day to day costs; the status of any existing contracts with providers at the site, including security; and if h…

42. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his views on the ongoing delays in the processing of Irish Residency Permit renewal applications, in view of delays currently being experienced by applicants and taking into account that it may take up to a further 15 business days from when the application is completed to receive the new approved IRP card by post [48…

43. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to outline progress on the Programme for Government commitment to introduce stronger penalties for assaults on emergency workers performing their duties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49838/26]

44. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the supports that are available to young people in Dún Laoghaire to prevent involvement in crime and anti-social behaviour; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49852/26]

45. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current average processing times for visa applications, including family reunification and employment visas; the steps being taken to reduce delays; and to outline any specific measures to address cases raised by applicants in Galway East experiencing prolonged waiting periods. [49847/26]

46. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total number of drug seizures nationally in each of the years 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; the total value, quantity and type of each seizure, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49773/26]

47. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the way in which compliance with visa conditions, including permitted length of stay, is monitored and enforced in the absence of a comprehensive entry–exit tracking system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49292/26]

48. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his Department’s assessment of the risks posed by emerging AI-enabled cyber tools; the measures in place to ensure that the Defence Forces and the NCSC can counter such threats during the EU Presidency and beyond; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43591/26]

49. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the progress made in 2026 in implementing the Statement of Strategy 2025-2028, including the way in which delivery is being measured and reported; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49771/26]

50. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on the Programme for Government commitment to consider allowing Garda trainees to undergo part of their training course in regionally based universities or technological universities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49289/26]

51. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his response to the findings contained in a report by an organisation (details supplied); the additional measures his Department intends to take to strengthen supports for victims of domestic, sexual and gender-based violence; whether additional funding will be provided to the organisation and frontline service…

52. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the measures being taken to expand participation in Garda Youth Diversion Projects in north Dublin; whether additional funding or resources are being considered to support early intervention programmes aimed at preventing young people from becoming involved in criminal activity; and if he will make a statement on …

53. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he has had engagement with a group (details supplied) in Kilkenny in relation to its ambitions to expand its building after receiving planning permission just recently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49855/26]

54. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on the work being undertaken to establish a National Security Agency that can provide high-level vetting and security clearance services, amongst other functions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49367/26]

55. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the Programme for Government commitment to "provide funding to recruit at least 5,000 new Garda recruits and additional Garda Staff over the next five years"; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49290/26]

56. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the discussions he has had at EU level regarding the possible extension, including on a restricted or modified basis, of the Temporary Protection Directive beyond March 2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49295/26]

57. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will increase funding for the Legal Aid Board to reduce waiting times, increase the income limit and provide access to justice for people; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49378/26]

58. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide an update on Garda recruitment to meet increasing policing demands. [49846/26]

59. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he accepts that the latest report by an organisation (details supplied) which recorded the highest demand in the organisation’s history, shows that the State is still failing to meet the scale of domestic violence in Ireland; and the urgent additional justice measures he will take to address this crisis. [49881/26…

60. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he can provide the Garda to population ratio per county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49840/26]

61. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he has had any engagement with the Department of Housing; Local Government and Heritage or Meath County Council with a view to transferring a property in County Meath (details supplied) to the local authority or an approved housing body so it can be used for social housing; and if he will make a statement on t…