Questions

956. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on the appointment of a visiting committee member for Cork Prison. [65612/26]

957. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether deportation can be considered in the case of an EU citizen convicted of unlawful killing; and the criteria that is applied for deportation in such a case. [65619/26]

958. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if there is consideration being given to decreasing the proposed naturalisation residency requirement increases for serving Defence Force members. [65606/26]

959. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons who have been issued with a deportation order that are currently in IPAS accommodation; and the number being housed in private rental or State owned residential accommodation. [65528/26]

960. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current average processing time for join family long stay D-visa applications; and the measures being taken by his department to reduce processing times for such visas. [65685/26]

961. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to outline precisely which categories of welfare payments are planned to render an applicant ineligible for naturalisation under the Irish Nationality and Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2026; if there are specific time limits with regard to claiming particular welfare payments that will result in ineligibility; and clarify that being…

962. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the status of a visa application appeal (details supplied); and when a decision on this application appeal will be made. [65876/26]

963. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 63286/26 of 7 September 2026, the number of cases since 7 April 2025, in which the revocation of a naturalised citizen's citizenship has been considered; the number in which the person had a criminal conviction; the number involving national security concerns; the number in which a notice of inten…

964. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 63282/26, the number of persons who acquired Irish citizenship by naturalisation and who have subsequently been convicted of serious criminal offences, including offences involving firearms, terrorism, terrorism-related activity or organised crime, in each of the past ten years and to date in 2026…

965. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the status of a citizenship application (details supplied); if additional compliance documents submitted in February 2026 were successfully received and logged on the applicant's file; the steps being taken to resolve an ongoing technical error with the immigration service delivery portal that is locking the applicant out of their acc…

966. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the amount spent by An Garda Síochána on purchasing specialist public order equipment to date in 2026. [65784/26]

967. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether he is aware of work ongoing in the Cork Detention Barracks; the nature of the work; and the amount that has been spent in the past 12-months in the building. [65814/26]

968. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if any proposed changes to the timeline or eligibility requirements for Irish citizenship will apply to people who are resident in the State under a critical skills employment permit; and if individuals who have moved to Ireland on the basis of a critical skills employment permit and have established their careers and lives in the…

969. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to ensure that any new rules introduced by the Irish Nationality and Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2026 will not apply to existing applicants; and that they will continue to be processed according to the rules which existed when they applied. [66004/26]

970. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration in the context of the recent Irish Nationality Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2026, whether the Bill will include transitional provisions for people already lawfully resident; the number of people currently working towards naturalisation would be affected by the change; the consultation with employers, the IDA and the Department of Enter…

971. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the impact of changes to citizenship requirements on spouses and parents unable to demonstrate financial independence due to caring responsibilities or lack of affordable childcare; if the impact on migrant women who interrupted their careers to raise children has been assessed; if transitional arrangements will be provided for fa…

972. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the metrics, benchmarks and outcome indicators by which he intends to assess the success or failure of the proposed Irish Nationality and Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2026, given that no anticipated reduction in demand for housing, education, healthcare or other public services has been identified by him; whether such reductions form p…

973. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration given the proposed Irish Nationality and Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2026 relates only to citizenship acquired through naturalisation and not to citizenship acquired through descent, if there are plans to amend the rules, eligibility criteria, or administrative processing of applications for registration in the Foreign Births Register…

974. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the timeframe for his Department to draw down the funding from the EU fertiliser support scheme; and if the Government will co-finance it with €30 million. [64193/26]

975. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the funds that were unspent as part of the fuel support scheme remains in his Department; and his plans for these funds. [64192/26]

976. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will review the rules regarding the cut of dates and start dates for spreading fertiliser and slurry as the weather in recent years has not been compatible with the dates for spreading fertiliser and slurry. [64198/26]

977. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he plans to provide additional funding to increase the number of applications approved under TAMS for solar panels on agricultural buildings. [64397/26]

978. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the Government is supportive of the Native Irish Honeybee Bill 2021. [64591/26]

979. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the independent scientific evidence from the National University of Ireland, Galway, regarding the Irish Honeybee and the Native Irish Honeybee Bill, 2021 will be published. [64592/26]

980. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether the Office of the Attorney General has undertaken scrutiny of the Native Irish Honeybee Bill 2021, in particular, for its compatibility with EU law. [64593/26]