Crime Prevention

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…

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]

587. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the status of local community safety partnerships in each local authority and Garda division; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14170/25]

588. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice when he expects that each local community safety partnership will be established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14171/25]

589. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the role he plans for elected representatives, local councillors and Oireachtas members, within the local community safety partnership structures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14172/25]

590. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice if he will advise local authorities to re-establish joint policing committees until such stage as local community safety partnership structures are in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14173/25]

591. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice if there are joint policing committees operating until such stage as local community safety partnership structures are in place; the local authorities where this is the case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14174/25]

598. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Justice if he will provide an update on the local community safety plan; how it is proposed to be set up; who appoints the chairperson; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14205/25]

116. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the actions he will take to address the fact that the suspects for 40,348 crimes carried out in 2024 were on bail; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12758/25]

136. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice the figures for knife crime convictions from 2020 to 2024; if he is considering progressing legislation similar to the UK's !stop and search" campaign to deter knife crime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12429/25]

146. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice the resources that are available to an area that is experiencing high levels of violence and intimidation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12735/25]

161. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Justice for an update on his plan to tackle the issue of knife crime. [12675/25]

171. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the actions he intends to take to tackle the growing problem of knife crime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12804/25]