Questions

491. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Social Protection if the database of personal information associated with those who hold a public services card, and accompanying biometric data, has been used as part of any application of artificial intelligence, either as training data or as a subject for analysis; and the safeguards he has put in place for the application of artificial intelligence on data held by his…

492. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the total landholding of his Department, broken down by county, including the amount currently unused or vacant, the portion zoned for development, and the number of sites that include vacant or derelict properties. [47632/26]

493. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection if he has been made aware of the case of a person (details supplied); if he will intervene to seek a prompt resolution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47648/26]

494. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the options available when a person cannot afford the necessary GP fees to fulfil criteria for a given social welfare payment when the person does not qualify for a medical card or GP-visit card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47657/26]

495. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Social Protection to review the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47661/26]

496. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Social Protection if a pensioner and former coal miner can now apply for the disablement benefit payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47676/26]

497. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the action is being taken by his Department to improve upon current timelines for the processing of Irish residency permit renewal applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48029/26]

498. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the measures being undertaken by his Department to ensure that there is sufficient staffing numbers to process Irish residency permit renewal applications, in view of significant delays currently being experienced by applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48030/26]

499. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if consideration would be given to the provision of clear guidance for employers, landlords, and financial institutions confirming that a pending Irish residency permit renewal application with acknowledgement email and OREG number would be treated as valid proof of status, so the burden of the delay in the processing of an Irish reside…

500. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current average processing time for online Stamp 4 renewal applications; the number of renewal applications currently awaiting decision; the measures being taken to address processing backlogs within immigration service delivery; whether consideration has been given to introducing an expedited or compassionate processing path…

501. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the breakdown from the Irish Prison Service of the percentages of prisoner and staff legal claims by sanitisation, trips, slips, falls and sexual assaults, over the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46822/26]

502. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of new unmarked Garda vans added to the Meath-Westmeath division in each of the years of 2024, 2025 and to-date in 2026; the number of unmarked Garda vans withdrawn from this division during the same period, in tabular form. [46840/26]

503. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the process for procuring the representative service as required and described in chapter two of the International Protection Act 2026; the value of the tender; the period that it was open for; the number of applications received to perform that role; and the name of the organisation appointed to provide the service and their skills…

504. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of orders granted under Rule 59 of the Prison Rules in 2024 and 2025; whether a circular or other guidance document exists regarding the procedure for the enhanced remission process under Rule 59, by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46948/26]

505. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the policy in place to ensure fair procedures and consistency across the prison estate for the decision-making process under Rule 59 of the Prison Rules; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46949/26]

506. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the information provided to the applicant where he makes a negative decision under Rule 59 of the Prison Rules, having considered the matters contained in subparagraph (f); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46950/26]

507. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the appeals mechanism that exists following a decision made under Rule 59 of the Prison Rules; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46951/26]

508. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to review matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46952/26]

509. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if funding for community prison links workers will be transferred from the Department of Justice; Home Affairs and Migration to the HSE; the timeline this will happen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47008/26]

510. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the measures being taken to reduce Garda vetting application waiting times and support local clubs (details supplied) who are experiencing difficulties due to volunteers awaiting vetting approval; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47027/26]

511. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if the previous discretionary process whereby applicants for naturalisation have residency reckoned from their date of arrival in the State, instead of the date they were granted status, will apply to persons who applied for naturalisation before 8 December 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47086/26]

512. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his attention has been drawn to the fact that refugees who applied for citizenship prior to 8 December 2025 have been sent a letter from the citizenship unit advising them to submit "compelling reasons"; the reason the previous practice of refugees applying for citizenship three years from the date of their asylum application s…

513. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason the GSOC Report made under Section 102(5) of the Garda Síochána Act 2005 by the former Minister for Justice in April 2014, has not yet been provided to a family (details supplied); if he will commit to releasing this report in the public interest; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47180/26]

514. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of nationals of countries outside the UK, EU or EEA who were resident in the State and who were naturalised as Irish citizens in each of the years from 2011 to 2025 and to date in 2026. [47215/26]

515. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of asylum applications which were granted in each of the years from 2011 to 2025 and to date in 2026. [47216/26]