305. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 361 of 19 March 2026, if he has received the relevant information from Garda authorities in order to have this PQ answered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38605/26]
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A subject heading for parliamentary questionsAn Garda Síochána
1,882 questions from 135 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.
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1,855 written, 27 oral
135
TDs have asked
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Independents counted together
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| January 2025 | 67 |
| February 2025 | 114 |
| March 2025 | 142 |
| April 2025 | 86 |
| May 2025 | 92 |
| June 2025 | 81 |
| July 2025 | 128 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 134 |
| October 2025 | 87 |
| November 2025 | 88 |
| December 2025 | 108 |
| January 2026 | 78 |
| February 2026 | 125 |
| March 2026 | 112 |
| April 2026 | 96 |
| May 2026 | 92 |
| June 2026 | 75 |
| July 2026 | 64 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 43 |
| October 2026 | 70 |
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The questions
306. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Stinger courses that were held for Gardai within Clare-Tipperary division in 2025 and to-date in 2026; the number of Gardaí that participated in each of those courses, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38606/26]
411. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of kennels built on private dwellings for canines used in canine units of An Garda Síochána, the Irish Prison Service and the Revenue Commissioners since 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37143/26]
412. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the cost of building kennels on private dwellings for canines used in Canine Units of An Garda Síochána, the Irish Prison Service and the Revenue Commissioners since 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37144/26]
413. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the nature of refurbishment works that the OPW carried out at Balbriggan Garda station in the years of 2025 and to-date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36613/26]
414. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether a nationally defined custodial window performance standard exists for Garda detention-cell environments used in Garda station capital projects delivered by the Office of Public Works; and if he will provide details of the standards, testing methodologies, certification requirements and e…
415. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether custodial window assemblies installed in Garda detention-cell environments are assessed and certified on a full system-performance basis, including deliberate attack resistance, anti-ligature performance, containment capability, ventilation safety, fire performance and detention suitabil…
416. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the standards, technical guidance documents and certification frameworks relied upon by the Office of Public Works in assessing custodial window systems for Garda detention environments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36631/26]
417. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether standards primarily designed for curtain walling, façade impact assessment or general construction products, including EN 14019 or related harmonised standards, are relied upon in the assessment or acceptance of custodial cell window assemblies within Garda station projects; and if he wi…
418. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether the Office of Public Works maintains a formal equivalence-assessment framework governing substitution or alternative proposals for custodial window assemblies in Garda detention environments; and if he will provide details of the evidential requirements applied. [36633/26]
419. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of Garda station projects since 2010 involving installation, replacement or refurbishment of custodial cell window systems under Office of Public Works management; the total associated capital expenditure; and whether remedial or corrective works have subsequently been required in any…
420. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether any internal review, engineering assessment, protected disclosure process or external examination is ongoing concerning custodial window assemblies installed in Garda station projects delivered by the Office of Public Works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36635/26]
421. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether An Garda Síochána maintains operational, technical or safety standards governing detention-cell window systems used within Garda custody environments; and if so, to provide details of the standards and assessment procedures applied. [36636/26]
422. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether An Garda Síochána has raised any operational, safety, ligature-risk, containment or fire-performance concerns regarding custodial window assemblies installed within Garda detention facilities since 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36637/26]
423. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether the Office of Public Works maintains a central register of custodial security systems and associated certification documentation used within Garda detention-cell environments nationwide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36638/26]
424. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether the Office of Public Works has carried out any review of the long-term maintenance, replacement or remedial liability exposure associated with custodial window systems installed in Garda station projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36639/26]
425. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether any Garda station projects currently under construction or active delivery contain custodial window assemblies subject to ongoing technical review, dispute, assessment or protected disclosure processes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36640/26]
716. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide a list, by county, of named solicitors who are currently on criminal legal aid panels, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36596/26]
722. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 2164 of 14 April 2026, if he has received the relevant information from Garda authorities in order to answer this PQ. [36835/26]
724. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Garda community relations vans based within Kildare-Carlow division, as of 11 May 2026, in tabular form [36894/26]
732. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the age profile of the Garda vehicle fleet attached to Garda National Immigration Bureau. [37278/26]
753. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí assigned to roads policing units in March 2026 and April 2026, by Garda division; the current number in roads policing to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37736/26]
4. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on the deployment of 1,000 additional gardaí to Dublin city centre, in line with the recommendations of the Dublin city task force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36142/26]
17. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of gardaí stationed in Clare-Tipperary division in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35700/26]
20. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to the recent roll-out of high-visibility policing in south and west Dublin, if he will consider a further roll-out of this model to districts K and H, including the urban villages across north Dublin, including Santry, Beaumont, Finglas and Ballymun; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35729/26]