831. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of accommodation contracts between IPAS and private companies that have been withdrawn or terminated since 1 January 2025; if he will provide a list of the companies concerned; the centres which they operated; and the reasons for the withdrawal or termination. [64498/26]
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| Department | Questions | Oral | Written |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health | 27,342 | 145 | 27,197 |
| Education | 13,896 | 145 | 13,751 |
| Transport | 11,008 | 139 | 10,869 |
| Justice | 9,783 | 135 | 9,648 |
| Housing | 9,020 | 160 | 8,860 |
| Children | 8,676 | 129 | 8,547 |
| Finance | 5,833 | 153 | 5,680 |
| Social | 5,830 | 135 | 5,695 |
| Agriculture | 4,888 | 136 | 4,752 |
| Enterprise | 3,878 | 139 | 3,739 |
| Foreign | 3,856 | 190 | 3,666 |
| Climate | 3,825 | 114 | 3,711 |
| Public Expenditure | 3,685 | 167 | 3,518 |
| Further and Higher Education | 3,394 | 127 | 3,267 |
| Taoiseach | 2,628 | 1,479 | 1,149 |
| Defence | 2,516 | 179 | 2,337 |
| Culture | 2,376 | 147 | 2,229 |
| Rural | 2,331 | 140 | 2,191 |
| Environment | 1,029 | 26 | 1,003 |
| Tourism | 703 | 31 | 672 |
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832. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the Hammond Lane Courthouse; the actions taken to ensure its delivery; the date on which this facility will be open for use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64514/26]
833. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the net number of Garda members assigned to DMR north in each year since 2022, having regard to recruitment, retirements and all other departures from the force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64515/26]
834. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if an IPAS inspection of Dolcain House accommodation centre, Monastery Road, Clondalkin, Dublin 22 (report reference IPPSI0073) has been carried out since the most recently published inspection report dated 1 August 2025; if so, the date on which any such inspection was carried; when the resulting report will be published; if not, when…
835. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the average cost per bed, per night in designated IPAS accommodation centres; the average cost per bed, per night in those centres where contracts are due to expire in 2026, 2027, 2028, 2029, 2030 and after, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64557/26]
836. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current number of IPAS accommodation centres; the number with capacity for residents in ranges of 50, from 1-50, 51-100 and so on; and the number therein with contracts due to expire in 2026, 2027, 2028, 2029, 2030 and after, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64556/26]
837. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current number of designated IPAS accommodation centres within each local authority area or nearest comparable geographic area for which figures are available; the total number of IPAS accomodation spaces within each area; the average capacity rate per area; the average cost per bed per night in each area; and the corresponding fig…
838. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will review correspondence (details supplied); the status of the Community Safety Fund application in question; and the expected timeframe for a decision. [64564/26]
839. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department will expedite a stamp 4 IRP renewal for a person (details supplied). [64543/26]
840. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current position regarding the former provision of court sittings in Tipperary Town; whether the Courts Service has considered the restoration of court sittings in the town; and the criteria which would have to be satisfied for their restoration. [64572/26]
841. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the capital investment undertaken at Carrick-on-Suir and Cashel courthouses in each of the past ten years; the works currently planned for each courthouse; whether either building has been assessed for refurbishment or redevelopment; and the estimated cost of identified works. [64571/26]
842. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons who, having been detained in Oberstown as children, subsequently entered the adult prison system in each of the past ten years. [64630/26]
843. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the average number of previous convictions held by a child prior to receiving a first detention order in Oberstown in each of the past ten years; and the highest number of previous convictions recorded before a first detention order in each year. [64628/26]
844. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons aged under 18 years who received detention orders in each of the past ten years, broken down by age, gender and offence type. [64620/26]
845. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons aged under 18 years who were convicted of a criminal offence in each of the past ten years, broken down by year and by offence category. [64618/26]
846. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons aged under 18 years-of-age who had accumulated more than ten convictions, more than 20 convictions and more than 30 convictions in each of the past ten years. [64623/26]
847. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reoffending rate among children who received detention orders and were released from Oberstown in each of the past ten years; and the percentage who subsequently received further convictions. [64622/26]
848. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons aged under 18 years who appeared before the Children's Court in each of the past ten years; the number of individual children involved; and the number of cases heard. [64616/26]
849. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the highest number of convictions accumulated by a person under 18 years-of-age in each of the past ten years; and the number of such persons who received detention orders. [64643/26]
850. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of occasions in each of the past ten years on which a child charged with a serious offence was not detained due to a lack of available accommodation in Oberstown. [64640/26]
851. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the status of the effectiveness of Operation Tara in tackling street-level drug dealing; the number of arrests and charges made; the quantity and value of drugs seized under the operation to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64664/26]
852. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on the effectiveness of Operation Táirge in tackling retail theft; the number of arrests and charges made under the operation to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64663/26]
853. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on the effectiveness of Operation Saul in improving safety on public transport services in the Dublin Metropolitan Region; the number of arrests and charges made under the operation to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64662/26]
854. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on the effectiveness of Operation Irene; the number of arrests and charges made under the operation to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64660/26]
855. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on the effectiveness of Operation Citizen in improving public safety in Dublin city centre; the number of arrests and charges made under the operation to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64659/26]