Questions

806. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration in circumstances where the Irish Prison Service has not been established on a statutory basis, the person or body that constituted the 'relevant authority' under the Department of Finance Circular 22/2007 for determining an application by a prison officer for retirement on grounds of ill health since 2019; the authority to make the fin…

807. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Garda vetting applications received and completed in 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; the median processing time in each period; and the number of applications which took more than ten, 20 and 30 working days to complete, in tabular form. [64207/26]

808. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of people who were the subject of more than one Garda vetting application within a three-year period in 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; the number who underwent vetting twice, three times or more during that period; and the sectors in which these repeat applications arose, if available. [64208/26]

809. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number and proportion of operational members of An Garda Síochána who had completed training on the Health Diversion Approach prior to its commencement on 1 September 2026, broken down by Garda division; the nature and duration of that training; and the arrangements in place to train members who had not completed it before the comm…

810. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons currently subject to the notification requirements of the Sex Offenders Act 2001; the number assessed as presenting a low, medium or high risk; the number who breached their notification requirements and whose whereabouts became unknown or who were convicted of a further sexual offence, in each of the past five ye…

811. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his Department has examined the establishment of a publicly accessible, State-operated register of persons convicted of serious sexual offences not covered under the Domestic Violence Register; the principal constitutional, data-protection and human-rights issues identified; and whether he will publish any policy analysis under…

812. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of disclosures authorised under section 14E and publications authorised under section 14G of the Sex Offenders Act 2001, as amended, since those provisions commenced; the guidance applied by An Garda Síochána when deciding whether disclosure is necessary; and whether the operation and adequacy of these provisions have been r…

813. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of appeals submitted for penalty points fines issued at two locations (details supplied); and the number of appeals that were successful. [64140/26]

814. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of interventions made in Dublin, by area within Dublin, and by age in each of the years from 2015 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64132/26]

815. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the extent to which he has implemented the recommendations of the Comptroller and Auditor General’s 2024 report on IPAS contracting, particularly regarding proof of ownership, fire certification, insurance documentation, and planning compliance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64240/26]

816. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the measures he has introduced to prevent the awarding or renewal of IPAS contracts to companies whose directors or beneficial owners have been associated with criminal gangs, including those implicated in the Drogheda feud; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64239/26]

817. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of IPAS contracts currently under review or terminated due to concerns relating to ownership structures, undisclosed overseas funding sources, or links to organised criminality, as highlighted in recent media reporting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64238/26]

818. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the steps he is taking to ensure that companies awarded International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) contracts are subject to full criminal background and financial probity checks, in view of recent reports that contracts were previously issued to entities linked to individuals investigated by the Criminal Assets Bureau and th…

819. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of legacy IPAS contracts that have been renewed despite documented lapses in planning permission, fire safety certification, or insurance compliance; the rationale for allowing such renewals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64241/26]

820. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of garda interviews of persons in custody that have taken place in Garda stations since 1 July 2026 without the accused having consultation or representation by defence solicitors. [64128/26]

821. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when a service provider will receive payment due (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64351/26]

822. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of actioned Garda transfer requests (D19 applications) across the State in each of the past five years to date in 2026, in tabular form. [64304/26]

823. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí transferred into the Galway division in 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025; and the districts and stations these Gardaí were assigned to as part of these transfers, in tabular form. [64296/26]

824. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí transferred out of the Galway division in 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025; the districts and stations these Gardaí were removed from as part of these transfers; and the division they were transferred to, in tabular form. [64295/26]

825. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether the education bond scheme has a restriction in place regarding the nationality of applicants. [64407/26]

826. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether the education bond scheme, which may be used by certain students as an alternative to bank statements for demonstrating financial means, permits the bond to be paid by a third party on behalf of a student visa applicant; and whether there are restrictions regarding the residence or nationality of such third-party fun…

827. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will provide measurable evidence demonstrating the actual changes for a victim of domestic violence seeking immediate protection and support in Ireland today as a direct consequence of the establishment of Cuan. [64424/26]

828. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the measures being incorporated to ensure victims and survivors of domestic violence have safe, private, trauma-informed and appropriately separated facilities, including secure waiting areas so that victims are not required to wait in close proximity to alleged perpetrators in the new Dublin Family Courts; the dedicated facilities …

829. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will provide a current update on the proposed new Dublin Family Courts complex at Hammond Lane, Smithfield; the present status of the project; the current stage of procurement; the anticipated contract award date; the confirmed or anticipated date for construction to commence; and the estimated completion and opening date; an…

830. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide a list of student accommodation facilities which are currently in use housing IPAS applicants and not available to students for the 2026-2027 school year. [64376/26]