936. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if any written policy, protocol or operational guidance governs the actions of the Garda National Immigration Bureau when a person intercepted during an immigration check on a cross-Border road or public transport service is subsequently returned to Northern Ireland; whether such guidance provides for a formal handover to a UK authorit…
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246 questions from 58 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.
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245 written, 1 oral
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| March 2025 | 9 |
| April 2025 | 25 |
| May 2025 | 13 |
| June 2025 | 3 |
| July 2025 | 11 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 2 |
| October 2025 | 19 |
| November 2025 | 16 |
| December 2025 | 27 |
| January 2026 | 14 |
| February 2026 | 18 |
| March 2026 | 6 |
| April 2026 | 1 |
| May 2026 | 17 |
| June 2026 | 11 |
| July 2026 | 10 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 20 |
| October 2026 | 9 |
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937. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration in relation to persons intercepted by An Garda Síochána or the Garda National Immigration Bureau during immigration checks on cross-Border roads and public transport services, the number subsequently detained; the locations in which they were detained; the number returned or escorted to Northern Ireland or Great Britain; in each case,…
963. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 63286/26 of 7 September 2026, the number of cases since 7 April 2025, in which the revocation of a naturalised citizen's citizenship has been considered; the number in which the person had a criminal conviction; the number involving national security concerns; the number in which a notice of inten…
964. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 63282/26, the number of persons who acquired Irish citizenship by naturalisation and who have subsequently been convicted of serious criminal offences, including offences involving firearms, terrorism, terrorism-related activity or organised crime, in each of the past ten years and to date in 2026…
395. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the restrictions that may be placed on individuals from west Asia who have allegedly been engaged in war crimes or terrorist activity from entering the State; and the actions that may be taken if they are found in the State. [54309/26]
534. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons who availed of assisted voluntary return programmes in each year from 2020 to date in 2026; and the total amount paid by the State under such programmes. [52974/26]
535. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons granted permission to remain under the 2022 scheme for the regularisation of long-term undocumented migrants; and the number of applications refused. [52975/26]
536. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons granted permission under the 2022 regularisation scheme who have subsequently obtained Irish citizenship through naturalisation, by year. [52976/26]
546. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if the Department has conducted a formal cost-benefit analysis of Ireland opting into EU return hub arrangements; if such an analysis exists; if so, if it will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53219/26]
547. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the legal basis under which return hub arrangements would operate for Irish cases; which third countries have been assessed for compliance with international human rights obligations; if a risk register or equivalent assessment exists for this policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53220/26]
548. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to clarify the discrepancy between his Department's stated position on opting into EU return hub rules and the Taoiseach's comments in Strasbourg on 7 July 2026 that there are no immediate plans to do so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53221/26]
549. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if a formal Government position on EU return hub opt-in has been agreed at Cabinet; if not, the timeline for such a decision. [53222/26]
586. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the status of an application for a person (details supplied) in view of the fact that it is almost 26 months since the application was submitted which is beyond the standard processing timeframe for such application types; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53659/26]
39. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his plans for managing work and education visas to ensure immigration numbers are sustainable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49293/26]
597. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 676 of 16 June 2026, to confirm if Stamp 1G renewal applicants can continue to work or accept a new paid position of employment during the period when their renewal application is being processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49446/26]
359. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to reopen the Immigrant Investor Programme (IIP) with all the correct protocols in place (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48590/26]
223. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether current immigration and employment permissions adequately account for the unique nature of elected student representative roles, which are both employment positions and democratic mandates. [48008/26]
517. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons whose deportation from the State has been confirmed and carried out in each of the years from 2011 to 2025 and to date in 2026. [47218/26]
409. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding an ongoing immigration review (details supplied); the reasons for the delay in the case and lack of a determination; the implications of prolonged uncertainty for an Irish citizen child and her primary carer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46480/26]
141. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of officers from each State authority engaged in Operation Sonnet each year since it was established; the number of days of action that have been held each year; and the number of detections have been made each year. [46363/26]
676. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the average processing times for Stamp 1G permission renewal applications; the number of times that a Stamp 1G permission can be renewed before an alternative permission should be sought; if Stamp 1G renewal applicants are entitled to work or accept a new paid position of employment in the period when their renewal application is bei…
694. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if the financial criteria for a Stamp 4 status for Ukrainian refugees in Ireland under the temporary protection transition scheme is €29, 432 per person or per family. [45688/26]
714. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will seek a full exemption under article 62 of the AMMR (relocation quotas) due to the pressures currently been placed on housing demand, schools and hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45928/26]
1428. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether the forthcoming National Migration and Integration Strategy will contain quantitative projections or forecasts of additional housing demand arising from projected migration scenarios over the lifetime of the Strategy; and if not, why not. [43645/26]
1429. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether the Strategic Migration Policy Group has commissioned, received or considered any modelling regarding the impact of projected migration levels on housing supply requirements, homelessness services or emergency accommodation demand; and if so, whether such modelling will be published. [43646/26]