Questions

510. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration noting a statement in Dáil Éireann on 23 September 2026 that 50 study visas were granted to students from Gaza in 2026, while figures provided by his Department indicate that 50 long-stay study visas were granted in 2026 to Palestinian nationals generally, including applicants from the West Bank and elsewhere, if he will clarify matter…

511. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will clarify the number of study visas issued and other matters in relation to students from Gaza in 2026 (details supplied). [71361/26]

512. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the engagement that has taken place with South Dublin County Council concerning the housing, homelessness, community service and other local impacts associated with residents moving from the Citywest Hotel and convention centre following the granting of international protection status; and whether there is a formal written protocol…

513. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the specific arrangements that are in place to support persons who have received international protection status to move from the Citywest Hotel and convention centre into mainstream accommodation; the number of such exits from Citywest in 2025 and to date in 2026; and the number currently awaiting move-on accommodation. [71472/26]

514. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration with reference to the Comptroller and Auditor General’s Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2025, which records that 5,123 persons who had received international protection status remained in international protection accommodation services, IPAS, accommodation at the end of March 2026, to provide the current number of per…

515. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide a schedule of EU Presidency events being hosted by his Department, broken down by the name of the event, location, date and State agencies or other Departments involved in the organising of the event; and cost or budgeted cost of same, including costs borne by State agencies under its aegis, in tabular form. [71408/26]

516. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration noting that the Comptroller and Auditor General records an estimated accommodation capacity of approximately 2,300 persons at Citywest hotel and convention centre, whether his Department has undertaken or participated in an assessment of the impact of this population on services and infrastructure in Citywest, Saggart, Rathcoole an…

517. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether all fire safety deficiencies, which were identified in his Department commissioned 2025 ORS fire safety assessment and associated inspections of the Citywest Hotel and convention centre, have now been fully rectified; the date on which his Department was satisfied that all matters identified as requiring urgent or immediate…

518. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the review ongoing within his Department in relation to the refusal of visas to Palestinian students, particularly those who had been offered scholarships in Ireland and were due to start their studies in September 2026. [71510/26]

519. Deputy Daniel Ennis asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current processing time for applications to the National Garda Vetting Bureau; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71506/26]

520. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide an update on an application (details supplied); if correspondence has issued to the applicant since the acknowledgement of 20 March 2024; and when a decision on the application will be made. [71505/26]

521. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the status of an application (details supplied); when it is likely that an acknowledgement will issue to the applicant; and when it is likely that same will be processed and completed. [71479/26]

522. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the date the Department became aware of the 2025 ORS finding that a door-control system on cross-corridor fire doors at Citywest could hinder escape; the date the system, which ORS recommended be removed immediately, was removed or rectified; who verified the escape route was thereafter compliant and safe; and whether persons remai…

523. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the status of an application (details supplied); and when it is likely that an acknowledgement will issue in view that it is over seven weeks since the application was submitted and the applicant has yet to receive a response, and taking into account that the delay in the processing of the application may affect him continuing in his em…

524. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will provide an update on a family reunification application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71529/26]

525. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of incidents recorded by An Garda Síochána in and around Edenmore Park in 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, broken down by public order, criminal damage, drug-related incidents, dangerous driving and incidents involving scramblers and e-scooters, in tabular form. [71528/26]

526. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of scramblers seized nationally and in the Dublin Metropolitan Region, DMR, north division area since Grace’s Law came into effect in April 2026. [71534/26]

527. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of arrests, charges, searches and vehicle seizures arising from incidents in a location (details supplied) and the surrounding area in 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; the number of scramblers and e-scooters seized; and, if these figures are not available for Edenmore, the equivalent figures for the Dublin Metropolitan Reg…

528. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Palestinian students who secured places at Irish higher education institutions who were granted and refused study visas in 2026; if his Department has engaged with the institutions concerned regarding these refusals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71623/26]

529. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the rationale for setting the minimum annual income requirement under the temporary protection transition scheme at €29,432; if he will consider providing flexibility or individual assessment for applicants who fall below the threshold due to variable working hours, caring responsibilities, disability or other circumstances, but who ha…

530. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if people already regularised under the 2022 regularisation scheme strand are protected by transitional arrangements; or will the proposed eight year requirement also apply to them. [71667/26]

531. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if the proposed increase in the residence requirement for spouses of Irish citizens from three to five years will apply to persons who commenced legal residence in the State before the new legislation comes into effect. [71719/26]

532. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of fines issued at a static speed camera (details supplied) from the 1 August 2026 to the 31 August 2026 and the 1 September 2026 to the 30 September 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71723/26]

533. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide an update on the implementation of the NIS2 directive. [71705/26]

534. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of scramblers seized in Cork in each month to date in 2026, in tabular form. [71697/26]