Parliamentary questions

Illicit Trade

Noel Grealish

791. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Justice the number of people who have been prosecuted for illegally selling coal in Ireland in each of the years 2019 to 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47309/23]

Artificial Intelligence

Holly Cairns

792. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice to detail any ongoing or previous use of artificial intelligence within her Department. [47340/23]

Prison Service

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

793. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Justice the number of days that educational programmes in prisons were prevented from proceeding, including partial or full closures, due to staff shortages or for any other reasons, from 1 October 2022 to date, by prison institution, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47366/23]

Legislative Measures

Seán Sherlock

794. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice the up-to-date position with the Gambling Regulation Bill 2022; when the Bill will progress through the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47394/23]

Prison Service

Chris Andrews

795. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Justice if she will intervene in the case of a person (details supplied) and arrange for them to be transferred to Loughan House on compassionate grounds. [47424/23]

Immigration Status

Bernard Durkan

796. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the progress to date in the determination of residency status in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47463/23]

Immigration Policy

Richard Bruton

797. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Justice the security checks that are carried out on international applicants immigrating to Ireland; whether the Irish Immigration Service carries out criminal record checks on people arriving from other European countries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47466/23]

Immigration Status

Bernard Durkan

798. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the progress to date in the determination of an application for residency status in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47475/23]

Work Permits

Michael Collins

799. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Justice to provide information and statistics on the average processing time for granting work licences to nurses from countries outside the European Union; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47482/23]

Naturalisation Applications

Bernard Durkan

800. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the progress that has been made to date in processing an application for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) whose record is affected by a number of offences, some of which are still pending; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47497/23]

Prison Service

Peadar Tóibín

801. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice if male-born sex offenders will be located in the new women’s prison; and if prisoners will have access to communal spaces within the prison. [47507/23]

Reachtaíocht Teanga

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

802. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Dlí agus Cirt soiléiriú a thabhairt faoi conas a thug an Rialtas freagra i leith cinntí de chuid na gcúirteanna maidir leis an dá athbhreithniú bhreithiúnacha a bhain leis an gceart aistriúchán comhuaineach a fháil le linn cás coiriúil, agus argóintí an Stáit le linn na hathbhreithnithe sin a fhoilsiú. [47587/23]

Probate Applications

Thomas Pringle

803. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice the average waiting time for probate in Cork. [47608/23]

Probate Applications

Thomas Pringle

804. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice the number of units currently awaiting probate in Cork. [47609/23]

Visa Applications

Pat Buckley

805. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Justice if he is aware of the case of a person (details supplied) who is currently in Gaza in the midst of the Israeli bombings; if she will provide a rationale for why his visa application to visit his family in Ireland was rejected; if she will review this application to provide the person with the support to leave Gaza to visit his wife Nada and their children in Ireland. [47621/23]

Ministerial Staff

Catherine Murphy

806. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of statements of interests for the purposes of section 19 filed by her special advisers in 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; and if she will provide a schedule of same. [47651/23]

Legislative Measures

Michael Healy-Rae

807. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 402 of 24 October 2023, how An Garda Síochána will decide whether to charge someone for the crime of incitement to hatred, i.e., on what basis it is decided if hatred, specifically, has been incited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47695/23]

Citizenship Applications

Bernard Durkan

808. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 403 of 24 October 2023, the progress made in regard to an application for citizenship in the case of a person (details supplied); the next steps to be taken in regard to this application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47720/23]

Departmental Advertising

Robert Troy

809. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice to provide a breakdown of the advertising spend of her Department and agencies under the remit of her Department, by national media outlet and local newspaper outlet, for each of the years 2020 to 2022, in tabular form. [47736/23]

Immigration Status

Maurice Quinlivan

810. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Justice the status of the case of a person (details supplied) who had a visa application submitted at the same time as their sibling, who has been awarded citizenship, but has yet to receive any communication regarding the status of their application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47749/23]

Naturalisation Applications

Colm Burke

811. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice to confirm the status of an application for Irish citizenship by naturalisation (details supplied); when a decision is likely to be reached; when the applicant will be notified of the outcome of the vetting application in view that disclosure was made available to the Irish Naturalization and Immigration Service on 9 October 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47759/23]

Legal Aid

Noel Grealish

812. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Justice the number of people granted free legal aid in criminal cases in each of the past five years, by category of main offence which the defendant was charged; the number of people granted free legal in each of the last five years, broken down by the number convicted and the number found not guilty. [47760/23]

An Garda Síochána

Peadar Tóibín

813. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons recruited to An Garda Síochána in each of the past five years and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [47767/23]

An Garda Síochána

Peadar Tóibín

814. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí who took early retirement in each of the past five years and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [47768/23]

An Garda Síochána

Peadar Tóibín

815. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí who have left the force in each of the past five years and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [47769/23]

An Garda Síochána

Peadar Tóibín

816. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí who have been assaulted while on duty in each of the past five years and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [47770/23]

Victim Support Services

Róisín Shortall

817. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Justice if, further to recommendations on better supporting victims outlined within the O'Malley Report, she plans to introduce legislation which would allow victims of rape or sexual abuse to give evidence to a court via video link; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47771/23]

An Garda Síochána

Peadar Tóibín

818. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí who have taken stress leave in each of the past five years and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [47794/23]

An Garda Síochána

Peadar Tóibín

819. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of ongoing investigations into bullying within the Garda. [47795/23]

International Protection

Matt Carthy

820. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice if she will outline her role with regard to Irish Refugee Protection Programme; her role with regard to family reunification for persons who have sought international protection under the programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47799/23]

Official Engagements

Matt Carthy

821. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the engagements her Department, or any agency or body under her direction, has had with the Government of Israel, any state body of the Government of Israel, or any engagement within or with Israel, in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47811/23]

Official Engagements

Matt Carthy

822. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the engagements her Department, or any agency or body under her direction, has had with the Palestinian Authority, any organ of the Palestinian Authority, or any engagement within, or with organisations in, the occupied Palestinian territory, in the years 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47829/23]

Departmental Policies

Ivana Bacik

823. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice her plans to require the recording of the nationality of those who have charges entered against them under the Criminal Justice Sectoral Strategy 2022-2024, or any other policy which promotes data driven approaches to reviewing the criminal justice system here. [47902/23]

Prison Service

Pa Daly

824. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice to make a statement in relation to the establishment of the Penal Consultative Council, as set out in the Review of Policy Options for Prison and Penal Reform last year. [47904/23]

Road Traffic Offences

Richard Bruton

825. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Justice her views on the reports that the number of checks for dangerous driving have fallen sharply; and if she plans any particular initiatives to emphasise the need for compliance to reduce road deaths. [47931/23]

Work Permits

Brendan Griffin

826. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide clarification on a matter (details supplied) regarding courses available to those awaiting work permits; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47959/23]

Family Reunification

Bernard Durkan

827. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the progress to date in progressing an application for family reunification in the case of the family of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47973/23]

Departmental Contracts

Réada Cronin

828. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Justice if her Department engages a company (details supplied); if so, the duration and nature of the work; the cost of same to the Exchequer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48016/23]

Legislative Measures

Patrick Costello

829. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the plans, if any, that exist for new legislation designed to lower the price and facilitate ease of access to licences for public bars and off licences; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48034/23]

Visa Applications

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

830. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice to provide an update on a visa extension application (details supplied) which was submitted on 9 August 2023, over 11 weeks ago; the estimated date for when the application will be processed to completion; if she will make every effort to process it as soon as possible, given the consequences to the employment of the applicant, the financial strain and the distress caused as a result of the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48048/23]

Corporate Governance

Catherine Murphy

831. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of complaints she has filed to the Corporate Enforcement Agency, CEA, since the establishment of the CEA and-or An Garda Síochána in the past ten years to date in respect of grants and-or funds her Department provided that in her view were misappropriated. [48077/23]

Artificial Intelligence

Róisín Shortall

832. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Justice to respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); the steps she is taking to address concerns in respect of artificial intelligence (AI) and General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48125/23]

An Garda Síochána

Fergus O'Dowd

833. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Justice to detail how a perception test (details supplied) is applied to An Garda Síochána; and if he will provide details of same. [48187/23]

Peace Commissioners

Michael Healy-Rae

834. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Justice if she will publish an up-to-date list of peace commissioners that have been appointed in the past year; if she will confirm the total number currently serving; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48191/23]

Departmental Priorities

Robert Troy

835. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice what plans she has to regulate receivers. [48200/23]

Daylight Savings Time

Ivana Bacik

836. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice if she will make a statement on her representations to her counterparts in Britain and Northern Ireland in relation to daylight savings. [48249/23]

Rights of the Child

Joan Collins

837. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 143, 144 and 145 of 5 July 2023, where she replied that "the criminal law (sexual offences and human trafficking) Bill 2023, which will be published this month, will remove the final obstacles to ratification of the protocol", and that, if enacted, the State should be in a position to ratify the second optional protocol to the UNCRC on the Sale of and Child Pornography; and if she will explain the discrepancies in the above statements. [48257/23]

Rights of the Child

Joan Collins

838. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Justice to clarify if Ireland will be able to ratify the 2nd optional protocol on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography once the Criminal Law (sexual offences and human trafficking) Bill 2023 is enacted. [48259/23]

Rights of the Child

Joan Collins

839. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No.167 of 5 July 2023, if she will clarify what she meant by certain outstanding aspects of the protocol (details supplied). [48260/23]

Prison Service

Thomas Pringle

840. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice for a breakdown of the different organisations the Irish Prison Service has funded from 2012 to 2022; the value of that funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48286/23]

Departmental Data

Thomas Gould

841. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice the number of MPV seizures made to date, by county, under the Road Traffic and Roads Act 2023, in tabular form. [48303/23]

Departmental Contracts

Thomas Pringle

842. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice the number and details of contracts currently held by her Department with a company (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48309/23]

Departmental Staff

Darren O'Rourke

843. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Justice the number of WTE probation officers, by grade, employed by her Department in the years 2020, 2021 and 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [48329/23]

An Garda Síochána

Darren O'Rourke

844. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Justice the number of penal warrants that are outstanding in the Meath Garda division as of 31 October 2023; and the number of penal warrants that have been outstanding for a period of more than 12 months. [48330/23]

Citizenship Applications

Maurice Quinlivan

845. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Justice the status of the case of a person (details supplied); if correspondence in relation to the matter will issue to the person as a matter of urgency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48360/23]

Prison Service

Patrick Costello

846. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the average wait time for prisoners to see an addiction counsellor, by institution, within the Irish Prison Service system; the average prison time served, by institution; and the number of prisoners, by institution, who will see an addiction counsellor prior to their release. [48361/23]

Prison Service

Patrick Costello

847. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the number of drug seizures in the past five years, by institution, within the Irish Prison Service system; the total value, by institution, by year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48362/23]

Prison Service

Patrick Costello

848. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the number of staff, by institution, who have been suspended pending investigation for bringing illegal substances into the prison system in the past five years. [48363/23]

An Garda Síochána

Neasa Hourigan

849. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Justice the number of “stop and search” operations conducted by An Garda Síochána under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977, in 2022. [48387/23]

An Garda Síochána

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

850. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Justice the number of stops and searches that have been carried out by gardaí in each of the past five years. [48388/23]

An Garda Síochána

Jackie Cahill

851. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Justice to detail what swimming and water safety courses are mandatory as part of Garda training in the Garda College, Templemore, County Tipperary; how many Garda recruits who went on to ‘pass out’ as gardaí have completed these courses between in each of the years 2013 and 2023, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48396/23]

An Garda Síochána

Jackie Cahill

852. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Justice how many Garda recruits who passed through the Garda College, Templemore, County Tipperary, in each of the years 2013 and 2023 successfully achieved Water Safety Ireland’s Rescue Level 2, which relates to contact safety and rescue in water, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48397/23]

Residency Permits

Kathleen Funchion

853. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Justice if she will review the case of a person (details supplied) to facilitate residency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48456/23]

Sentencing Policy

Jim O'Callaghan

854. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice when she intends to extend the operation of the Parole Act 2019 to sentences of more than eight years and less than life; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48462/23]

Addiction Treatment Services

Patrick Costello

855. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice if, following the recommendation of the Citizens Assembly on drugs, her Department and the Irish Prison Service will develop and fund enhanced prison-based addiction treatment services. [48481/23]

An Garda Síochána

Alan Dillon

856. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Justice to provide a breakdown, by county, of the number of transfer requests submitted by An Garda Síochána personnel between 2018 and 2023, indicating the number of approvals and refusals, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48602/23]

Citizenship Applications

Sean Fleming

857. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Justice when a person (details supplied) will receive their citizenship certificate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48618/23]

Citizenship Ceremonies

Robert Troy

858. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice when her Department will host citizenship ceremonies for those recently awarded Irish citizenship. [48626/23]

Immigration Support Services

Niall Collins

859. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice if a letter issued to a person (details supplied) can be reissued as they require it for SUSI; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48637/23]

Probate Applications

Paul Murphy

860. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if she is aware of any issues with the probate process (details supplied); if she will request a review of the process which examines whether the probate process needs a complete overhaul; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48671/23]

Departmental Contracts

Thomas Pringle

861. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice the number and details of contracts currently held by her Department with a company (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48661/23]

Probate Applications

Francis Noel Duffy

862. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Justice the current average waiting time for probate requests through the Probate Office; if additional resources are being allocated to assist in clearing the backlog; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48683/23]

Probate Applications

Francis Noel Duffy

863. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Justice her views on the practice of properties being advertised for sale where probate has not been granted, leading to long delays for purchasers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48699/23]

Departmental Contracts

Thomas Pringle

864. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice the number and details of contracts currently held by her Department with a company (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48694/23]

Departmental Contracts

Thomas Pringle

865. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice the number and details of contracts currently held by her Department with a company (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48710/23]

Prison Service

Paul Murphy

866. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of different cell or room types of accommodation for prisoners, by metric size, not including the sanitary annex, for all prisons and open centres in the prison estate, by individual prison. [48731/23]

Prison Service

Paul Murphy

867. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of different cell or room sizes of accommodation for prisoners by metric size, not including the sanitary annex, for all prisons and open centres in the prison estate, by individual prison, specifically; the number of cells or rooms under six metres square six to eight metres square, eight to 12 metres square, 12 to 16 metres square and 16 to 20 metres square. [48732/23]

An Garda Síochána

Jim O'Callaghan

868. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí, by rank, attached to the Garda water unit as of 31 October 2023; if she will provide the corresponding figures as of 31 January 2022, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48736/23]

An Garda Síochána

Jim O'Callaghan

869. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of Garda age ID cards that were issued in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48737/23]

An Garda Síochána

Jim O'Callaghan

870. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number and percentage of interview rooms within Garda stations within the DMR that have audio and video recording facilities, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48738/23]

An Garda Síochána

Jim O'Callaghan

871. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice if funding has been provided in 2024 to purchase larger Garda prisoner transport trucks; the number of Garda prisoner transport trucks that entered the fleet to date in 2023; the number of Garda prisoner transport trucks withdrawn from the fleet to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48739/23]

An Garda Síochána

Jim O'Callaghan

872. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of competitions held to date in 2023 for Garda personnel to apply to join Garda armed support unit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48740/23]

An Garda Síochána

Jim O'Callaghan

873. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí trained in each level of public order training within the DMR, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48741/23]

State Pathology Service

Jim O'Callaghan

874. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice if funding will be provided for the recruitment of WTE forensic anthropologists for the Office of State Pathologist; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48742/23]

An Garda Síochána

Jim O'Callaghan

875. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí, by rank (details supplied), as of 1 November 2023; if a further recruitment campaign will be launched before end of year to increase the number of gardaí attached to CPU; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48743/23]

An Garda Síochána

Jim O'Callaghan

876. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 359 of 10 October 2023, if she has received the necessary information from the Garda authorities to have this PQ answered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48744/23]

An Garda Síochána

Jim O'Callaghan

877. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of new Garda roads policing motorcycles that came into the fleet in 2022 and to date in 2023; the number of RPU motorcycles withdrawn from the fleet during the same period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48745/23]

An Garda Síochána

Jim O'Callaghan

878. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of conspiracy to kidnap offences reported to gardaí within the G district of the DMR to date in 2023. [48746/23]

An Garda Síochána

Jim O'Callaghan

879. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of unauthorised taking of mechanically propelled vehicle offences reported to gardaí within the E district of the DMR to date in 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48747/23]

Capital Expenditure Programme

Catherine Murphy

880. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the percentage of her 2023 capital budget allocation that has been spent in the first nine months of the year. [48758/23]

International Protection

Catherine Connolly

881. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice the current contractual arrangements for the appointment or provision of translators throughout the international protection process, in particular with regard to translators for oral appeal hearings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48772/23]

International Protection

Catherine Connolly

882. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice if her Department is aware of current difficulties encountered by applicants, solicitors-barristers for applicants, IPO presenting officers and International Protection Appeals Tribunal members with the standard of translators provided and appointed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48773/23]

International Protection

Catherine Connolly

883. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice the number of complaints raised in relation to translators and translation services in the international protection process since 2020; the stages within the IP process at which these complaints have been raised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48774/23]

International Protection

Catherine Connolly

884. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice if her Department has sought any improvements at any stage from translation service providers on foot of any complaint; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48775/23]

International Protection

Catherine Connolly

885. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice the number of oral appeal hearings that have been adjourned or rescheduled due, in full or in part, to poor-quality translators; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48776/23]

Citizenship Ceremonies

Cathal Crowe

886. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice if there is an Irish citizenship ceremony planned for December 2023; and if so, when the date will be revealed for same. [48782/23]

Visa Applications

Pádraig O'Sullivan

211. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice when a decision will be made on a visa extension request by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47092/23]

Immigration Policy

Michael Lowry

212. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Justice when applications (details supplied) will be finalised and permission granted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47106/23]

Visa Applications

Michael Lowry

213. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Justice when an application (details supplied) will be finalised and visa permission granted; if she will review the circumstances around the delay in processing this application and the reasons for the misinformation provided to the applicant and their spouse; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47107/23]

Public Procurement Contracts

Paul Donnelly

214. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice if a new tender for the provision of new Garda public order unit vans will be put out to tender before the end of 2023.
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