168. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of applications for domestic violence protection orders, safety orders and barring orders made in each of the past five years; the number granted; and if he will provide a county-by-county breakdown. [44272/26]
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All 20 departments
| Department | Questions | Oral | Written |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health | 27,764 | 145 | 27,619 |
| Education | 14,148 | 145 | 14,003 |
| Transport | 11,178 | 139 | 11,039 |
| Justice | 9,962 | 135 | 9,827 |
| Housing | 9,139 | 160 | 8,979 |
| Children | 8,691 | 142 | 8,549 |
| Social | 5,914 | 135 | 5,779 |
| Finance | 5,884 | 153 | 5,731 |
| Agriculture | 4,894 | 136 | 4,758 |
| Enterprise | 3,942 | 139 | 3,803 |
| Climate | 3,915 | 130 | 3,785 |
| Foreign | 3,868 | 190 | 3,678 |
| Public Expenditure | 3,737 | 167 | 3,570 |
| Further and Higher Education | 3,437 | 140 | 3,297 |
| Taoiseach | 2,649 | 1,479 | 1,170 |
| Defence | 2,599 | 179 | 2,420 |
| Culture | 2,492 | 147 | 2,345 |
| Rural | 2,361 | 140 | 2,221 |
| Environment | 1,029 | 26 | 1,003 |
| Tourism | 703 | 31 | 672 |
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169. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of domestic violence incidents reported to An Garda Síochána in each of the past five years; the number that resulted in criminal proceedings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44273/26]
170. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the amount of funding allocated to domestic violence refuge and support services in each of the past five years; the number of refuge spaces currently available; and the extent to which current provision meets national targets. [44274/26]
171. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the supports that are available to businesses or charities to assist migrant workers to learn English or Irish in their workplace; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44313/26]
172. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when he expects to commence the Court Proceedings (Delays) Act 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44314/26]
173. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he accepts that the continuing failure to commence the Court Proceedings (Delays) Act 2024 risks depriving persons affected by excessive court delay of the very remedy established by the Oireachtas two years ago and for him to account for the delays in recruiting the necessary staff to enforce the legislation. [44320/26]
174. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Garda vehicles currently out of service due to maintenance issues, by Garda division; the average repair time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44350/26]
175. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department owns, holds a lease or holds any other beneficial interest in a property (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44361/26]
176. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to urgently examine a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44393/26]
177. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the evidence that exists that Ireland has the capacity to absorb any additional obligations under the EU Migration and Asylum Pact; whether different minimum/maximum scenarios have been considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44442/26]
178. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the assessment that has been conducted regarding the cumulative impact of the EU Migration and Asylum Pact on housing demand, accommodation requirements and public services in Ireland versus pre-existing law; if the Government has published any projections regarding the likely financial cost of implementing the pact over the …
179. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the measurable benefits that will accrue to Irish citizens because of Ireland’s participation in the EU Migration and Asylum Pact; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44444/26]
180. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the point at which the Government would conclude that Ireland’s accommodation and service capacity has been exceeded vis-a-vis our capacity to service our own population in terms of permitted international protection and non-essential immigration employment levels; the autonomy that exists in this regard after the EU Migratio…
181. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when the regulations prescribing the minimum level of income required by sponsors pursuant to section 205 (6) (a) and the regulations pursuant to section 205(6)(b) will be published in regard to the International Protection Act 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44451/26]
182. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to reconsider the relocation of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44466/26]
183. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason County Galway has only received one of the 193 new probationer Gardaí assigned to stations across the country, as reported by his Department on 1 May 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44505/26]
184. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 501 of 20 November 2025, if he will give an update on the current position regarding an investigation into the Belturbet bombing of December 1972; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44572/26]
185. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the average processing time of applications and appeals for international protection by quarter in each of the years 2020 to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44575/26]
186. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of EU citizens subject to re-entry bans to the State in each of the past ten years; the average duration of the bans imposed in each year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44576/26]
187. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of EU citizens who have been refused entry to Ireland in each of the past five years on the basis that they had previously been issued with a re-entry ban; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44577/26]
188. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of people issued with a deportation order and the number of persons deported by the State, respectively, in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44578/26]
189. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of staff currently employed by the International Protection Office and the International Protection Appeals Tribunal, by grade and by function, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44580/26]
190. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current number of vacancies in each of the agencies involved in the end to-end asylum process, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44581/26]
191. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current average duration of employment of staff in each of the agencies involved in the end-to-end asylum process, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44582/26]
192. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current number of Garda members assigned to roads policing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44585/26]