1378. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if the Government intends to publish a Retail Crime Strategy; the timeline for its publication; the measures that will be included to reduce retail crime and support affected businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42831/26]
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TDs ask ministers questions to get answers on the record, most of them in writing. Here is every one asked in the 34th Dáil, by the department it went to and the subject heading it was filed under. How questions work
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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 | 2,665 | 1,495 | 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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1379. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if consideration is being given to amending public order legislation to allow courts to prohibit prolific retail offenders from entering specified retail premises for a defined period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42832/26]
1380. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the actions being taken to support An Garda Síochána in tackling organised retail crime, including through the use of organised crime and proceeds of crime legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42833/26]
1381. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department is examining the introduction of a specific criminal offence of assaulting a retail worker; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42834/26]
1382. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if consideration is being given to introducing a grant scheme to assist retailers with anti-theft and crime prevention measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42835/26]
1383. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the measures being taken to improve information sharing between retailers and An Garda Síochána in relation to retail crime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42836/26]
1384. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if greater use of community sanctions is being considered for persons convicted of retail crime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42837/26]
1385. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department is examining measures to address the practice commonly referred to as retail defamation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42838/26]
1386. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to expand on the role of IPAS resident welfare services; the funding provided to the service by his Department in 2021 to 2025, and to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42896/26]
1387. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department has a formal working agreement or contract with any NGO operating in the international protection advocacy space; if so, the costs associated with same from 2021 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42897/26]
1388. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his views on correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42898/26]
1389. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of administrative staff in the Clare/Tipperary Garda division overall; the number of administrative staff in the Clare portion of the aforementioned Garda division; a breakdown of which stations they are based in; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42899/26]
1390. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the eligibility rules and regulatory framework governing access to full-time further education and training , such as post leaving certificate courses for those holding stamp one-g or stamp three immigration permissions; if individuals with these stamps are permitted to enrol in full-time academic courses; and if he will make a sta…
1391. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if a building is still in his Department's use (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43007/26]
1392. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current status of the application for funding under the IIP scheme for the redevelopment and upgrade of a location (details supplied); the expected timeline for a decision on this application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43019/26]
1393. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of minibuses currently operational per Garda station for community policing in the Dublin metropolitan region, in tabular form; if there is funding for additional minibuses for the DMR to apply for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43036/26]
1394. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when individuals eligible for the ex-gratia Stardust victims recognition payment scheme will receive payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43054/26]
1395. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the join family visa application (details supplied); a timeline for its processing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43064/26]
1396. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the longest processing time for a join family visa for 2025 and to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43066/26]
1397. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the shortest processing time for a join family visa for 2025 and to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43067/26]
1398. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to outline the process behind the assessment and approval of a join family visa; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43068/26]
1399. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the number of join family visa applications that were processed in each of the years 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43069/26]
1400. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the number of join family visa applications that were granted in each of the years 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43070/26]
1401. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the number of join family visa applications that were refused in each of the years 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43071/26]
1402. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the number of join family visa application refusals that were successfully appealed in each of the years 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43072/26]