1453. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is aware that according to a report (details supplied), 77% of new prison admissions in 2024 were sentenced to less than one year; his views on the continued use of short custodial sentences and the availability of alternatives to custody; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44034/26]
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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 | 2,665 | 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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1454. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether he will act on the recommendation of the Office of the Inspector of Prisons in its 2024 Annual Report that an enforceable upper limit be placed on the number of persons who can be committed to prisons in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44035/26]
1455. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is aware that according to a report (details supplied), drawing on the 2025 EU Justice Scoreboard and Council of Europe data, Ireland had the lowest number of judges per 100,000 inhabitants among EU Member States; the steps being taken to increase the number of judges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44036…
1456. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is aware that according to a report (details supplied), the 2025 EU Justice Scoreboard identified Ireland as having the lowest case clearance rate among EU Member States, with the backlog of unresolved matters increasing each year; the steps being taken to reduce this backlog; and if he will make a statement on the matter…
1457. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is aware that according to a report (details supplied), the number of prisoners held on remand in Ireland increased by 34% between 2019 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44040/26]
1458. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of deaths of persons in the custody of Cork prison in each of the years 2021 to 2025 and to date in 2026, including deaths occurring in the prison, in hospital, and deaths occurring within one month of a grant of temporary release, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44041/26]
1459. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of recorded prisoner-on-prisoner assaults; the number of recorded assaults on staff in Cork Prison in each of the years 2021 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44042/26]
1460. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of meetings of the Standing Committee on the Provision of Coroner-Directed Post Mortem Examination Services held since its establishment in April 2022; the recommendations made by the committee; and the actions taken by his Department arising from those recommendations. [44104/26]
1461. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department will consider potential criminal involvement in occupation, apartheid and genocide in the service of the IDF as a disqualifying factor to receive a visa to enter Ireland. [44174/26]
1462. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide an update on the application to revoke a deportation order for a person (details supplied); the reason the spouse of Irish national application was refused; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44190/26]
1463. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the new animal welfare strategy; when it will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41443/26]
1464. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of his Department's consideration of assigning or approving an animal welfare officer for County Mayo; the steps he has taken to date in progressing this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41444/26]
1465. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he intends to introduce and fund a dedicated animal welfare officer for County Mayo under the new Animal Welfare Strategy 2026-2030; if so, the expected timeline for such an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41445/26]
1466. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the comparative data for animal welfare complaints and inspections across counties of similar size to Mayo; if Mayo's level of demand meets or exceeds the threshold used by his Department when allocating animal welfare officers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41446/26]
1467. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of animal welfare complaints, investigations and enforcement actions recorded in County Mayo in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41447/26]
1468. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of appeals received by the Forestry Appeals Committee in 2024; the number of 2024 appeals processed; the number of 2024 appeals outstanding and awaiting review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41457/26]
1469. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider decoupling funding for the horse racing industry from that of the greyhound industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41482/26]
1470. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will agree to the request for the public release of the research commissioned into the threats to the native Irish honeybee (apis mellifera mellifera) due to the introduction of imported honeybees into Ireland; if he will facilitate the Protection of the Native Irish Honey Bee Bill 2021 and ensure that all members of the …
1471. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to urgently review a late registration decision (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41721/26]
1472. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current status of the 11,618 non-coursing greyhounds whose year of birth was 2021 who were being tracked on Rásaíocht Con Eireann’s Traceability System (RCETS) as of 1 April 2026; if he will provide a detailed breakdown by active, inactive, exported, reported dead, retained as pet, retained for breeding, homed via a charit…
1473. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current status of the 10,845 non-coursing greyhounds whose year of birth was 2022 who were being tracked on Rásaíocht Con Eireann’s Traceability System (RCETS) as of 1 January 2026; if he will provide a detailed breakdown by active, inactive, exported, reported dead, retained as pet, retained for breeding, homed via charit…
1474. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current status of the 8,153 non-coursing greyhounds whose year of birth was 2023 who were being tracked on Rásaíocht Con Eireann’s Traceability System (RCETS) as of 1 January 2026; if he will provide a detailed breakdown by active, inactive, exported, reported dead, retained as pet, retained for breeding, homed via charity…
1475. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current status of the 8,002 non-coursing greyhounds whose year of birth was 2024 who were being tracked on the Rásaíocht Con Eireann’s Traceability System (RCETS) as of 1 January 2026; if he will provide a detailed breakdown by active, inactive, exported, reported dead, retained as pet, retained for breeding, homed via cha…
1476. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the locations overseas where agricultural attachés are located, in tabular form. [41802/26]
1477. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a payment will be provided to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41810/26]