818. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the way in which Directive 2010/64/EU is currently implemented in practice to ensure the right to interpretation and translation in criminal proceedings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63766/25]
Topics / Courts Service
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsCourts Service
125 questions from 49 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 20 October 2026.
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123 written, 2 oral
49
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| January 2025 | 1 |
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| March 2025 | 1 |
| April 2025 | 9 |
| May 2025 | 3 |
| June 2025 | 7 |
| July 2025 | 10 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 4 |
| October 2025 | 6 |
| November 2025 | 16 |
| December 2025 | 5 |
| January 2026 | 14 |
| February 2026 | 5 |
| March 2026 | 5 |
| April 2026 | 3 |
| May 2026 | 15 |
| June 2026 | 1 |
| July 2026 | 12 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 2 |
| October 2026 | 4 |
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819. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is satisfied that Ireland is compliant with its obligations under EU Directive 2010/64/EU, given the absence of a State register and formal testing for interpreters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63767/25]
820. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the steps his Department is taking to ensure every defendant in Ireland can effectively exercise their right to a fair trial under Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights when interpretation is required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63768/25]
821. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the actions which will be taken to restore public confidence in the integrity of criminal proceedings following revelations about interpreter standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63769/25]
822. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department will publish data on the number of cases in which interpretation was used in the courts since 2020, by language, jurisdiction, and interpreter accreditation, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63772/25]
308. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if the Courts Service publish annual reports that show which charities benefited from court poor box donations. [60830/25]
309. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he plans to fast track reform of the court poor box system. [60831/25]
113. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current legal status regarding broadcasting of court proceedings and if there are proposals to advance such broadcasting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57582/25]
703. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total number of judges in each court in the years 2020 to date, in tabular form; the recommendations he has received with regard to increasing the size of the judiciary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54944/25]
40. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the progress made in developing and delivering a modern courts infrastructure, including the move to digitalisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54136/25]
47. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the measures his Department is taking to improve the efficiency of court proceedings, which currently take 1.5 times longer than the European average; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54135/25]
85. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide an update on the number of convictions within the State for shoplifting in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54226/25]
343. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of cases before the Small Claims Court in each of the years 2020 to 2024; the plans for developing the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52638/25]
302. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will outline the secured funding for the courts service to facilitate the development and delivery of the eProbate project, which is expected to lead to a faster process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49325/25]
824. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his views on issues that have been noted within the family court system (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47865/25]
1700. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his Department plans to increase the courts service in county Wicklow to meet projected demand; whether these plans include the development of a new court building or the refurbishment/extension of existing court buildings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47148/25]
1701. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his plans for the vacant courthouse in Wicklow town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47149/25]
1984. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for Justice the amount that has been spent on interpretation services within the Courts Services over the past ten years, broken down by year, geographical area, highlighting the top ten languages most requested under thisService; the different languages that have been requested through interpretation services during the sam…
68. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the Roscommon Courthouse refurbishment has been considered for inclusion in the National Development Plan, following positive engagement with the Minister for Justice and the Minister of State at the Office of Public Works, and in view of the Government's stated commitment to advancing works on t…
433. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his plans to make the court process for attaining a protection order more trauma informed and victim centred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40300/25]
670. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on the work of the Dublin Family Courts project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39494/25]
724. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration with regard to District Court waiting processing times the reason for a 491-week processing time for juvenile charge sheets in the Criminal Courts of Justice as outlined in the Courts Service Annual Report for 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39255/25]
725. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration with regard to District Court waiting processing times the actions he will take to address the fact that four district courts have a processing time of over 100 weeks regarding childcare family law cases as outlined in the Courts Service Annual Report for 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39256/25]
19. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department will examine the current waitlists for Naas courthouse and assign more staff to deal with the current backlog of cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36664/25]
34. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 177 of 15 May 2025, to provide an update on the operation of the court service at Youghal, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36648/25]