Parliamentary questions

614. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on his Department’s priorities for Ireland’s EU Council Presidency. [49584/26]

615. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if an application for an IRP card (details supplied) can be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49608/26]

616. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide an update on the regulations required to re-establish local government community safety forums. [49609/26]

617. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he would consider an amendment to apply the safeguards for use of common areas under the Multi-Use Development Act 2011 to commercial-only units (where there are no residential units); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49620/26]

618. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will instruct his Department to examine a case (details supplied) and engage with the family. [49634/26]

619. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide figures of the cost overruns by his Department, relative to the budgeted amount in Budget 2026; the cost overruns by his Department, relative to the budgeted amount in Budget 2026 for each State Agency under the aegis of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49663/26]

620. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to outline the precise type of work carried out by persons subject to community service orders. [49681/26]

621. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the locations of work carried out by persons subject to community service orders. [49682/26]

622. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if work is carried out on behalf of local authorities or in conjunction with local authorities by persons subject to community service orders. [49683/26]

623. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the median and longest processing times for first-instance international protection decisions in 2025, in the context of 13,146 applications received that year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49727/26]

624. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of international protection applicants currently accommodated in the Cork area; the number of IPAS accommodation centres operating in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49728/26]

625. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current staffing compliment of the Garda national drugs and organised crime bureau and of the Cork city divisional drugs unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49740/26]

626. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide an update on his plans for alcohol licensing reform to support the nighttime economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49835/26]

627. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of cases taken, and successful prosecutions, under the Prohibition of Incitement to Hatred Act 1989 and the Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) Act 2005 since enactment, broken down by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49857/26]

628. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding streams available through his Department for agricultural shows or gymkhanas or other equine events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48756/26]

629. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether an organisation (details supplied) has informed his Department, Sport Ireland or any other State body of the total value of payouts, settlements, legal costs, insurance claims or related expenditure arising from bullying allegations, workplace complaints, HR disputes or employment-related claims in the past f…

630. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he accepts that the fact bullying-related payouts or legal costs that may have been covered by insurance does not remove the need for accountability, investigation or governance review; and his views on whether insurance coverage does not address the underlying workplace culture, harm caused to staff, reputational…

631. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is satisfied that an organisation (details supplied) has a safe and properly governed workplace culture; whether any independent investigation has been undertaken into bullying allegations, HR disputes or workplace complaints within the organisation; and if he will require an independent review into whether the…

632. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether senior leadership within an organisation (details supplied), including the CEO and COO, have been assessed in respect of their responsibility for workplace culture, staff welfare, complaints handling and governance; and whether any accountability measures have been taken following bullying-related claims, set…

633. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current number of outstanding horse passport applications with an organisation (details supplied); the average processing time for passports in 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; the number of applications delayed beyond the target processing time; and the action he is taking to ensure breeders, owners and pro…

634. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of passport errors, corrections, duplicate passports, identification issues or complaint cases have been recorded by an organisation (details supplied) in each of the past five years; whether his Department audits the accuracy of passport data; and if he is satisfied that the current system protects the in…

635. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether he is aware of concerns that an organisation (details supplied) passporting and IT system may require or result in two barcodes being used in relation to horse identification; whether this could create confusion or risk in the long-term identification of animals; and if he will order an independent technical …

636. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of public and industry money has been spent by an organisation (details supplied) on IT systems over the past five years; who approved this expenditure; the procurement process that was used; if value-for-money assessments were carried out; and if he is satisfied that the systems delivered are functional, …

637. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to stakeholder concerns that, rather than the organisation (details supplied) fixing its IT system, breeders, vets, stallion owners and owners are being forced to change their processes to accommodate a fractured and poorly functioning system; and if he considers this acceptable for a …

638. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware that stallion owners are reportedly experiencing payment delays or non-payment due to an organisation's (details supplied) passporting or IT system failures; the number of such cases that have been reported; the financial impact this is having on stallion owners and breeders. [48889/26]