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]
Topics / Crime Prevention
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsCrime Prevention
121 questions from 51 TDs, between 5 February 2025 and 7 October 2026.
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114 written, 7 oral
51
TDs have asked
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Independents counted together
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| January 2025 | 0 |
| February 2025 | 8 |
| March 2025 | 15 |
| April 2025 | 5 |
| May 2025 | 5 |
| June 2025 | 1 |
| July 2025 | 11 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 5 |
| October 2025 | 11 |
| November 2025 | 6 |
| December 2025 | 4 |
| January 2026 | 7 |
| February 2026 | 3 |
| March 2026 | 2 |
| April 2026 | 7 |
| May 2026 | 5 |
| June 2026 | 9 |
| July 2026 | 6 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 10 |
| October 2026 | 1 |
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The questions
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]
564. 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. [35524/25]
1008. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the retail crime strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29487/25]
129. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Justice his plans to increase funding for and expand youth diversion programmes in County Meath and more generally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23598/25]
140. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 1562 of 29 April 2025, if he will provide an update on the ongoing activities and outcomes of the temporary community response team established in February 2025; if he believes the unit should become permanent, given the positive impact reported by local residents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24877/25]
145. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Justice the measures he is taking to tackle retail crime and how these measures are being rolled out in towns across Kerry. [24782/25]
158. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Justice the expected timeline for publishing a new rural safety strategy, to expand successful approaches to tackling rural crime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24737/25]
173. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Justice for his response to the increasing incidence of retail crime, including theft, assaults on retail workers and antisocial behaviour in town centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24662/25]
1559. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Justice if there are legislative plans to enact stricter penalties on young offenders to curb the rise in youth crime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19297/25]
1560. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Justice if there are plans to offer youth diversion courses in the varying communities of Ireland to turn young people away from crime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19298/25]
699. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice if the previous Dáil’s knife crime sub-group of the expert forum on anti-social behaviour, raised any issues in relation to the stop and search powers of Gardaí with respect to knife crime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16745/25]
730. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of juvenile liaison officers in the State, by Garda division. [17279/25]
575. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Justice his plans to address crime and ensure safety in Dublin 8; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15682/25]
316. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Justice the current position with the community text alert scheme; the number of schemes operating in the country; the plans to change or enhance the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14934/25]
336. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Justice the measures being implemented to tackle rural crime in Carlow and Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14824/25]