67. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the measures being taken by his Department and An Garda Síochána to prevent and reduce anti-social behaviour in communities; and the initiatives currently in place to address issues such as public disorder, dangerous driving, and the misuse of fireworks. [70465/26]
Topics / Antisocial Behaviour
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsAntisocial Behaviour
30 questions from 22 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 7 October 2026.
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384. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the measures being taken to address repeat offending and anti social behaviour in towns and rural communities; the number of persons convicted of repeat theft and public order offences in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67827/26]
409. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of arrests made for public order offences within Galway city in each month for 2025 and to date in 2026. [67842/26]
880. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of incidents relating to anti-social behaviour, public order offences and fireworks reported in Celbridge in each of the years 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026. [64885/26]
395. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport the steps being taken to combat antisocial behaviour on public transport services in Dublin city (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55516/26]
412. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is aware of the concerns regarding the increasing incidence of anti-social behaviour raised in correspondence (details supplied); the measures being taken by his Department to address these issues; whether additional resources or initiatives are being considered to assist affected communities; and if he will make a statement…
44. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the supports that are available to young people in Dún Laoghaire to prevent involvement in crime and anti-social behaviour; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49852/26]
205. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the measures he is taking to address anti-social behaviour on public transport (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47659/26]
1339. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the communications he has received from the Garda Commissioner or local Superintendent of actions being taken to deal with antisocial behaviour in a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42117/26]
505. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if the increased use of scramblers in the Phoenix Park has been flagged with the OPW; the actions that are being taken to address this problem; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39575/26]
196. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport the measures being taken by his Department, in conjunction with Iarnród Éireann and An Garda Síochána, to address ongoing antisocial behaviour and passenger safety concerns at DART stations in north Dublin including Howth Junction, Clongriffin and Bayside; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38686/26]
215. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Transport the actions his Department is taking to address the rise in anti-social behaviour on public transport, noting that Iarnród Éireann received more than a thousand reports of such incidents on its services last year; and the measures being put in place to ensure the safety of passengers and staff across rail, bus and Luas services; and if he will make a statement …
851. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the actions he is taking to prevent anti-social behaviour in Dublin city centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30447/26]
348. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport the number of texts which were received by Iarnród Éireann's anti-social behaviour text service in 2024 and in 2025; the follow up actions that were carried out in each instance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8363/26]
349. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport the number of texts received by Iarnród Éireann's anti-social behaviour text service in 2024 and in 2025; the number of times Gardaí were deployed in response; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8364/26]
214. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is satisfied that the current statutory powers available to An Garda Síochána and the courts to address anti-social behaviour are sufficient; the assessment, he has made has made of the effectiveness of anti-social behaviour orders in preventing repeat offending; if he intends to bring forward proposals to strengthen or am…
216. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current strategy, and programmes, in place to address antisocial behaviour, including Garda-led initiatives; the way in which the effectiveness of these measures is being assessed; the additional actions or policy developments planned to tackle persistent antisocial behaviour, particularly in urban and rural communities such as Gal…
759. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the annual number of incidents of public order and of anti-social behaviour in each Garda district in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4334/26]
736. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of anti-social behaviour orders that have been sought by Gardai; and the number granted in the years of 2023 to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [62816/25]
151. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of antisocial behaviour orders that have been sought by the Garda, and the numbers granted, for each year 2015 to 2024, inclusive, and to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60349/25]
729. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if a report was published by the knife crime sub-group of the anti-social behaviour forum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52062/25]
730. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the recommendations and options of the knife crime sub-group of the anti-social behaviour forum considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52063/25]
732. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will report on his engagement with the retail sector in relation to the impact of criminal activity and anti-social behaviour on businesses in that sector; when the Retail Crime Strategy will be published; the plans in relation to reforming defamation laws which many retailers feel is being used vexatiously against them; and if …
1450. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when the guidance document will be made available for local authorities following signing of regulations for the local community safety partnerships so they can establish taskforces to tackle anti-social behaviour; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44485/25]
1674. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the actions he has taken to ensure that local authorities and AHBs are able to quickly resolve matters arising in tenant enforcement where a tenant is engaged in anti-social behaviour or criminality. [44109/25]