An Garda Síochána

168. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when the next passing out ceremony will take place in the Garda College in Templemore; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6198/26]

170. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the proposals to increase the emphasis on community policing, which is a very highly regarded policing measure in communities throughout the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6177/26]

173. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the efforts he undertook in 2025 to increase Garda numbers; his plan for same in 2026; and when he expects the next passing out ceremony in Templemore will take place. [6212/26]

179. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on the Garda strength. [6211/26]

185. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason, in the proposed Garda Síochána (Powers) Bill 2026, Gardaí are being given powers to seize and search journalists’ phones and electronic devices without absolute protection of journalistic sources; and if he will commit to amending the Bill to explicitly guarantee that journalists’ confidential sources ca…

191. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total number of checkpoints conducted in each Garda division and/or district; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5963/26]

194. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5366/26]

196. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current strength of An Garda Síochána in the Fermoy and Midleton Districts of County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6201/26]

199. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on the Programme for Government commitment to ensure Gardaí have sufficient powers to tackle the misuse of e-scooters and scramblers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6079/26]

202. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of convictions made under, and the number of ongoing Garda investigations into, cases where the allegation includes a breach of the Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Act 2020, per Garda division, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6180/26]

204. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on Garda numbers, new recruits and any retention strategies that are in place in the force. [6165/26]

208. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will establish a historical investigations unit to allow for independent police investigation into unresolved deaths and incidents of torture or ill treatment as proposed by the Irish Council for Civil Liberties and the Committee on the Administration of Justice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. …

211. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the status of the legislation needed to allow An Garda Síochána to use drones as part of their operations. [6164/26]

325. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport when the statutory fee for the release of a vehicle impounded by An Garda Síochána, currently €125, was last increased; the rationale for the current level of the fee; whether he has received representations from An Garda Síochána regarding concerns that the fee does not act as a sufficient deterrent, particularly in respect of repeat off…

718. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of cases dealt by Garda National Economic Crime Bureau in 2024 and 2025; and the top six categories of offences dealt with by bureau in each of the years in question. [5558/26]

719. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí assigned to roads policing units in December 2025, by Garda division; and the total number of Gardai currently working in roads policing units, by division. [5588/26]

720. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide the current number of Garda members and community policing personnel assigned to the Glasnevin, Cabra and Drumcondra areas, broken down by station and unit; to outline how these figures compare with staffing levels in 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5629/26]

723. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the average 999/112 call answer time in 2025, as reported in the An Garda Síochána annual report, broken down by region. [5687/26]

727. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Garda roads policing vehicles equipped with automatic number plate recognition technology and interconnection with Garda mobility devices. [5847/26]

735. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding any review of the Garda vetting procedure to reduce the timelines and administrative burden placed on schools and other organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5875/26]

736. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his attention has been drawn to how the equivalent to the Garda vetting process is carried out in the UK, which includes a single live register, where individuals are continuously monitored and relevant organisations can check status in real time; if a similar system could be implemented in Ireland; and if he will…

758. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the average processing times for Garda vetting applications; the factors contributing to delays in processing; the steps being taken to reduce waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6256/26]

759. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the rationale for requiring individuals to complete multiple Garda vetting applications when moving between roles or organisations, even when working in the same sector;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6257/26]

770. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of successful applicants for the position of Garda trainee from the 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 recruitment campaigns, that to date have not been offered a contract to commence training; and the number of applicants over the same period that have been notified that they are generally unsuitable to become…

476. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total number of injuries sustained by members of An Garda Síochána in the course of their duties in each of the years 2021 to 2025, inclusive; to specify, for each year, the number of those injuries which arose from assaults on Gardaí; and the policy measures currently in place within his Department to reduce as…