Crime Prevention

35. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Finance the steps his Department and the Central Bank are taking to enhance the resilience of Ireland’s payment systems against fraud, including coordination with retail banks, fintech companies, and card issuers. [57604/25]

36. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider mandating stronger customer-authentication and fraud-reimbursement obligations similar to those introduced in the United Kingdom under the Payment Systems Regulator’s Contingent Reimbursement Model Code. [57605/25]

719. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the steps his Department and An Garda Síochána are taking to address a reported rise in racist assaults and attacks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55415/25]

20. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will indicate how An Garda Síochána are responding to an apparent increase in vigilantism coordinated through social media which targets minorities; if he can provide information on what new or changed policing approach is being adopted as a result of the novel methods now being employed to undertaken crim…

39. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will consider legislative reform to strengthen protections for families who are coerced into repaying drug debts or engaging in illegal activity under threat; if such cases are currently being prosecuted under coercion or extortion laws; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53467/25]

46. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the retail crime strategy; the timeline for its publication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49135/25]

56. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration following the launch of a new awareness campaign in September 2025 targeting the misuse of illegal fireworks, if he will consider additional measures in the coming years to address the prevalence of illegal fireworks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54150/25]

63. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the way in which his Department is working with the Department of Health and other agencies through the DRIVE project to support families experiencing drug-related intimidation; if additional funding will be provided to expand this model nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53466/25]

83. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the specific measures he is taking as we enter the winter months, given reports in media outlets such as RTÉ that people are more likely to be burgled during this period; the measures in place to ensure the safety and protection of vulnerable people across rural Ireland in particular this winter; and if he will make …

399. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the measures his Department is taking in response to the reported 13 percent increase in overall crime in Cork city in the past year, with particular reference to the 23 percent rise in thefts and shoplifting. [53126/25]

722. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his views on the need to address crime and antisocial behaviour in the southeast inner city. [51869/25]

826. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding setting up the new community safety partnership in Fingal, including Dublin west. [47869/25]

1449. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the measures he is taking in response to the wave of racially motivated attacks that have taken place in the past number of weeks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44478/25]

1501. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether he is aware of recent attacks targeting members of the Indian/South Asian community in different locations around the country; if he has engaged with An Garda Siochana to ascertain if there is any coordinated aspect to these attacks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45071/25]

1516. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the action he will take to address the growing number of racially motivated physical and verbal assaults on minority communities across the State. [45148/25]

943. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether additional steps are planned to tackle rising levels of retail crime, as outlined in the programme for Government, including any co-ordination with the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43342/25]

1912. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of crimes that were recorded where the suspected offenders were on bail in each of the past three years, by county and by category of offence, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40710/25]

1913. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of suspected offenders currently on bail for violent offences in County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40711/25]

2040. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the action he will take to improve safety in Ireland based on increasing numbers of violent attacks (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42304/25]

2065. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his attention has been drawn to an attack (details supplied); and if his department will investigate this matter and take necessary measures to ensure these attacks do not happen in the future. [42646/25]

109. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the educational or awareness initiatives currently in place to inform young people of the consequences of knife crime for both victims and perpetrators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38037/25]

8. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the action taken by his Department to monitor the progress of young people who leave the youth diversion programme after their supervision period ends; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36372/25]

9. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the measures his Department is taking to increase the staffing levels in the Criminal Assets Bureau to facilitate the increased detection of the proceeds of crime due to the reduction of the threshold from €13,000 to €5,000. [36379/25]

174. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when community safety partnerships will be established; if he is aware that the delay is impacting communities where task forces on antisocial behaviour are unable to be established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36318/25]

549. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether he accepts there has been a marked deterioration in public safety and street-level crime in major cities such as Dublin, Cork, and Limerick; and whether the current community safety partnership model is fit for purpose. [35233/25]