387. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of incidents of criminal damage, arson and threats to kill or cause serious harm recorded in the Cork City division in each of the years 2021 to 2025 and to date in 2026 that were assessed as connected to the collection or enforcement of drug-related debts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67945/26]
Topics / Drug Dealing
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsDrug Dealing
26 questions from 14 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 24 September 2026.
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| October 2026 | 0 |
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388. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of reports made under the Drug Related Intimidation Reporting Programme in each of the years 2021 to 2025 and to date in 2026, by Garda division, with a specific breakdown for the Cork City and Cork/Kerry divisions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67937/26]
559. Deputy Daniel Ennis asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the measures his Department is taking to address a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53297/26]
46. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total number of drug seizures nationally in each of the years 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; the total value, quantity and type of each seizure, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49773/26]
19. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the resources that have been allocated to the Cork Garda divisional drug unit, given the increase in drug-related crime and gang activity in Cork city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34352/26]
619. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of reports of drug related intimidation received in each of the past five years respectively in Cork, in tabular form. [32138/26]
620. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the actions he has taken to address drug related intimidation in Cork in the past 12 months. [32139/26]
621. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether a specific offence exists for drug related intimidation; and whether he will consider introducing same. [32140/26]
634. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons who have been arrested, prosecuted, incarcerated for simple drug possession; and if possible, to provide the substance, location, age and gender for each offence, for each of the years from 2015 to 2025 and to date in 2026. [32356/26]
206. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is aware that there is currently no specific offence for drug-related intimidation. [6189/26]
217. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the plans his Department has this year to deal with the scourge of drugs and drug-related crime, including drug debt intimidation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6076/26]
19. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the specific actions his Department intends to take in response to the recent increase in drug-related arrests across Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54139/25]
79. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration how he intends to address the prevalence of drugs in rural Ireland, and its consequences on community safety and criminality in rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54197/25]
812. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he or his Department have plans to address the huge issues being caused by illegal drug trade (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47709/25]
2118. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if there are any plans to address the huge issues being caused by the illegal drug trade, the organised crime and chaos which ensue and require adequate supports and services and policing tools, which aren’t always available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43482/25]
670. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the quantity, by weight and the economic street value, of cocaine seized by Gardaí in each of the past ten years, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37760/25]
39. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if, in view of the increasing prevalence of drugs throughout urban and rural Ireland, additional measures will be introduced to deal with the scourge of such illegal products, taking into account the awful damage and hardship being inflicted on individuals, families and communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3664…
42. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will provide details on the capacity of drug units in each Garda division; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36297/25]
52. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is aware of the serious problem of drug tourism, where people come to Limerick city to secure and use illicit drugs; the actions the Garda intends to take to deal with this problem; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36300/25]
152. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Justice the proposals he has to address the prevalence and scourge of drugs in rural Ireland, and its consequences for community safety and resulting criminality in rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24820/25]
139. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice the average purity of cocaine, heroin and cannabis seized here in each of the past five years. [24718/25]
224. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Justice the targeted measures being introduced to address the growing issue of drug supply to minors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16261/25]
118. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Justice how he intends to address the prevalence of drugs in rural Ireland and its consequences on community safety and criminality in rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12683/25]
186. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Justice the current Government plans to deal with the scourge of drugs and drug dealing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12903/25]
788. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice if he will report on the Programme for Government and the commitment to explore the possibility of requiring social media companies and online communication platforms to provide An Garda Síochána with information they have on their platforms relating to the supply of illegal drugs; the measures that will be taken to explore same; the timeline for a conclusion to be r…