997. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when the general scheme of the Bill to reform the coroners service will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29301/25]
Topics / International Protection
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsInternational Protection
1,252 questions from 100 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.
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1,243 written, 9 oral
100
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| January 2025 | 9 |
| February 2025 | 83 |
| March 2025 | 26 |
| April 2025 | 73 |
| May 2025 | 78 |
| June 2025 | 33 |
| July 2025 | 70 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 112 |
| October 2025 | 48 |
| November 2025 | 140 |
| December 2025 | 79 |
| January 2026 | 52 |
| February 2026 | 65 |
| March 2026 | 31 |
| April 2026 | 48 |
| May 2026 | 97 |
| June 2026 | 74 |
| July 2026 | 47 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 39 |
| October 2026 | 48 |
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998. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if there are plans for the Sentencing Guidelines and Information Committee of the Judicial Council to examine the sentencing guidelines for those found in possession of child abuse imagery to ensure that the punishment reflects the gravity of the crime in these cases and to ensure there is consistency in sentencing; and if he will make…
1000. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 787 of 7 November 2023 the consideration given to extend the 2001 Temporary Protection Directive to Palestinian nationals living in Gaza, the West Bank and East Jerusalem; if he will provide details of the representations made at EU level since November 2023 in this regard; and if he will m…
1009. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding community integration supports for a proposed IPAS centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29505/25]
1052. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the exact process of site selection for International Protection Accommodation Service centres; are local authorities using commercial rates information and approaching owners; if owners are being introduced by public representatives; the community infrastructure audit requirements that are to be submitted with prospective applicati…
1080. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of international protection applicants who have not been offered accommodation on arrival in each month in 2025 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30683/25]
1081. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason data relating to the number of international protection applicants not offered accommodation when applying for protection has slowed from twice a week to once a month; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30684/25]
1082. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when the policy of not offering accommodation to international protection applications will cease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30685/25]
459. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice the reason most provided by the 948 applications for international protection from Ukrainian nationals from 1 March 2022 to 19 May 2025 as to why they did not choose to be treated under the process provided for under the EU Temporary Protection Directive (2001/55/EC); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28503/25]
460. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice the precise database that is accessed by Irish immigration officers to check the criminal status of persons seeking entry to the State’s international protection system, including at ports of entry; the number of responses received by immigration officers, including those officers at ports of entry, that have returned an indication of criminal status during the p…
461. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice the process that is implemented when immigration officers received an alert indicating a person seeking entry to the State is wanted for criminal purposes, specifically in the context of the international protection system; if he will confirm that such persons are allowed entry to the State even in circumstances where an alert indicating the person is wanted for …
295. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Justice to provide full information on its reported plans to purchase a facility (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27784/25]
296. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Justice to outline the current number of residents at a facility (details supplied); to outline the maximum capacity that could be located here if the complex was to be purchased by the Department or agencies; to indicate the average number of individuals to a room in such circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27785/25]
297. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Justice the supports in place to ensure proper integration and community safety in relation to a facility (details supplied); the way in which these could be enhanced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27786/25]
298. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Justice the measures in place to alleviate the strain on local services in an area and the additional services that will be provided should the State purchase the complex (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27787/25]
299. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Justice if he will commit to a process of improved engagement and information sharing with residents in relation to plans to increase numbers at the IPAS Centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27788/25]
316. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice in tabular form the number of no shows at each stage of the international protection system in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28345/25]
317. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice if he has carried out any review of the suitability of a premises (details supplied) to provide IPAS accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28348/25]
318. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice to outline each step of the process of adjudicating the suitability of a company to provide IPAS accommodation; how this is determined if the company has been newly formed and has no previous track record in the provision of such accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28349/25]
319. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice to provide details for each incident in the past five years where a company that had not had previous track record in the provision of asylum accommodation was a given contract to do so including the amount which they were paid in their first contract, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28350/25]
320. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the number of IPAS accommodation centres that are located in residential houses with less than five bedrooms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28351/25]
321. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the details of all IPAS accommodation contracts that were terminated in the past five years and the reason for the termination, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28352/25]
322. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to establish a fund to protect and establish 2500 hectares, and acres, of native woodlands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28021/25]
414. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will confirm reports that IPAS applicants/those who have received permission to stay are being granted vouchers (details supplied) to the value of €180 per week on a regular basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26712/25]
474. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice the plans his Department has for a facility (details supplied) [27594/25]