Parliamentary questions

Courts Service

Darren O'Rourke

398. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Justice the progress made in establishing an environmental court within the High Court; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41001/23]

Citizenship Ceremonies

Éamon Ó Cuív

399. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Justice when the next citizenship ceremony will take place; the venue where this ceremony will be held; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41009/23]

An Garda Síochána

Carol Nolan

400. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí who are currently suspended from duty; to provide a breakdown of how long they have been suspended; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41081/23]

Departmental Expenditure

Carol Nolan

401. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice the total cost, by month, from May 2023 to date, of television advertising in relation to her Department's public information campaign in relation to threatening to share intimate images; to estimate the cost, by month, for the remainder of 2023; the total number of individual advertisements that appeared on television, by month; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41088/23]

Domestic Violence

Charles Flanagan

402. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Justice for an update on the provision of a domestic violence refuge in County Laois; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41105/23]

Domestic Violence

Charles Flanagan

403. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Justice for an update on the provision of a domestic violence refuge in County Offaly; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41106/23]

Courts Service

Bríd Smith

404. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 1391 of 27 July 2021, if she will provide an update on the parental alienation research mentioned; if she will clarify how far advanced the research is; when the results will be published, given the urgency and number of families affected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41133/23]

Departmental Funding

Imelda Munster

405. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Justice to provide a breakdown, in tabular form of all funding received by Drogheda Implementation Board; the source of the funding and detailing if it is new funding specifically for Drogheda or funding from previously existing government funding streams; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41140/23]

Legislative Process

Patrick Costello

406. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice to provide a timeline for the legislative process for the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Bill 2023. [41159/23]

Legislative Measures

Patrick Costello

407. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice if she will introduce legislation to give effect to the Government commitment to legislate for an independent commission on information retrieval as part of our legacy commitments in relation to the Troubles. [41162/23]

Family Reunification

Jackie Cahill

408. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Justice the reason a person's (details supplied) family reunification application was refused; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41167/23]

Legislative Reviews

Patrick Costello

409. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice if her Department will carry out a review of the Family Law Act 2019 with a view to reducing the time period after which couples can get divorced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41193/23]

Naturalisation Applications

Bernard Durkan

410. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the current position in the application of a person (details supplied) for naturalisation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41199/23]

Naturalisation Applications

Bernard Durkan

411. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the current position in the application of a person (details supplied) for naturalisation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41200/23]

Residency Permits

Bernard Durkan

412. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the current and/or expected residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) who has been in this jurisdiction for a number of years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41225/23]

Courts Service

Catherine Murphy

413. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of drivers listed in court for speeding by District Court in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023 which resulted in the case being struck out or dismissed due to the driver making a contribution to the court poor box; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41230/23]

Courts Service

Catherine Murphy

414. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of drivers listed in court for holding a mobile phone while driving by District Court in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023 which resulted in the case being struck out or dismissed due to the driver making a contribution to the court poor box; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41231/23]

Ukraine War

Michael Healy-Rae

415. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Justice if Ukrainians can work longer than 20 hours if the work is being offered to them, as it would benefit businesses who are struggling to find staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41245/23]

Road Traffic Accidents

Catherine Murphy

416. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of fatal road traffic collisions each year in 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023 in which the surviving driver was injured in the crash; the number of injured drivers involved, by year; the number taken to hospital; the number of these drivers that were not tested for intoxicants each year in hospital; the reason these drivers were not tested for intoxicants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41246/23]

Departmental Correspondence

Niall Collins

417. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice for an update on an application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41249/23]

An Garda Síochána

Robert Troy

418. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice if, given the recent ballot by the GRA, she will acknowledge that morale within An Garda Síochána is low; if she will consider using the mechanism of the Workplace Relations Commission to address issues between management and rank-and-file gardaí; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41316/23]

An Garda Síochána

Robert Troy

419. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice the number of serving gardaí as of 1 September 2023, in comparison to September 2021; how many retirements in that period; and how many recruitments. [41317/23]

Legal Aid

Peadar Tóibín

420. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice to provide, in tabular form, the current waiting and number of applicants for a first appointment with a solicitor at each Legal Aid Board Law Centre. [41365/23]

Legal Aid

Peadar Tóibín

421. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice to provide, in tabular form, the number of qualified solicitors per each Legal Aid Board Law Centre for each of the past five years to date. [41366/23]

Legal Aid

Peadar Tóibín

422. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice to provide, in tabular form, the numbers seeking legal advice from a qualified solicitor for each Legal Aid Board Law Centre for each of the past five years to date. [41367/23]

Legal Aid

Peadar Tóibín

423. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the total amount of public funding allocated to the cost of Legal Aid Board Law Centre services for each of the past five years. [41368/23]

Domestic Violence

Réada Cronin

424. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Justice to outline the supports in Kildare for men who are victims of domestic violence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41454/23]

Visa Agreements

Richard Boyd Barrett

425. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice to outline the rationale for changing the requirements and procedures for visas for those from Bolivia; the reason for the short notice of same; what measures she intends to put in place to facilitate those who had already booked flights and made plans under the old rules; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41473/23]

Court Orders

Niamh Smyth

426. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Justice what she and her Department are doing to combat a problem (details supplied); if she is aware of the problem; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41477/23]

Regulatory and Poverty Impact Assessments

Catherine Connolly

427. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice the number of Bills prepared by her Department in the 33rd Dáil to date; the number and title of those Bills that included a Regulatory Impact Assessment; the title of the RIAs published by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41594/23]

An Garda Síochána

Ivana Bacik

428. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice if she will make a statement on the adequacy of community policing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41617/23]

Courts Service

Pearse Doherty

429. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice if any plans are in place to deal with the continuing backlog of cases in Donegal courts that are continuing to cause significant delays; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41648/23]

Visa Applications

Ged Nash

430. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Justice for an update on an application by a person (details supplied) for a de facto visa; to provide, if possible, an indication of when a decision might be made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41658/23]

Departmental Bodies

Fergus O'Dowd

216. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Justice if any chief executive of a State/semi-State body or other public body under the aegis of her Department received any benefit from taxable benefits being paid on their behalf by the body/organisation for each of the years 2019 to date; if so, the amount and details, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40764/23]

Work Permits

Niamh Smyth

217. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Justice the process involved for individuals (details supplied) coming to Ireland to work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40780/23]

Family Reunification

Bernard Durkan

218. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the progress to date in the determination of an application for family reunification in the case of a person (details supplied); when a decision is likely to issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40801/23]

Immigration Policy

James Lawless

219. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide an update on an application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40822/23]

Family Reunification

Niamh Smyth

220. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Justice to review a case (details supplied) urgently giving the change in health of a grandparent (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40837/23]

Emergency Accommodation

Kathleen Funchion

221. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Justice when she expects to publish the recommendations of the Carlow Refuge Development Advisory Group submitted to Tulsa in June; to provide an update and published timeline in regard to progress on the Carlow women's refuge; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40893/23]

Immigration Status

Bernard Durkan

222. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 204 of 25 May 2023, the process to be followed to validate the residency of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40939/23]

Immigration Status

Bernard Durkan

223. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the procedure to be followed to upgrade a Stamp 2 to Stamp 4 to enable a person (details supplied) to work to fund their education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40940/23]

Immigration Status

Bernard Durkan

224. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice if and when permission might be given to renew a Stamp 4 in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40941/23]

Immigration Status

Bernard Durkan

225. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the extent of eligibility for a Stamp 4 in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40943/23]

Citizenship Applications

Bernard Durkan

226. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the current position in relation to the granting of citizenship in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40944/23]

Family Reunification

Bernard Durkan

227. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice whether family reunification in respect of a person's four children can be provided (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40950/23]

Immigration Status

Bernard Durkan

228. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the current residency status in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40951/23]

Departmental Data

Peadar Tóibín

665. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of speed checkpoints on Irish roads in each of the past ten years in each county in the State. [39481/23]

Departmental Data

Peadar Tóibín

666. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of drink and drug driving check points in Irish roads in each of the past ten years in each county in the State. [39482/23]

Departmental Data

Peadar Tóibín

667. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of prosecutions for excess speed, drink driving, drug driving and dangerous driving on Irish roads in each of the past ten years in each county in the State. [39483/23]

Departmental Data

Peadar Tóibín

668. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí who have been employed in the roads policing unit in each county in each of the past ten years. [39485/23]

Visa Applications

Bernard Durkan

669. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice when the visa applications for the family of a person (details supplied) are expected to be finalised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39533/23]

Penalty Points System

Michael Ring

670. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Justice to confirm if penalty points for speeding have been applied in specific circumstances (details supplied) in each of the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39560/23]

Departmental Contracts

Catherine Murphy

671. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide details of the total amount paid by the State to a company (details supplied) each year since the start of its most recent contract for its services in monitoring and enforcing speed limits on State roads. [39581/23]

Departmental Contracts

Catherine Murphy

672. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if there are minimum quotas or targets that operators of a company (details supplied) must meet in terms of recording speeding vehicles; if so, what these quotas are; and the way in which are they determined. [39583/23]

Family Reunification

Peter Burke

673. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Justice if her Department will provide more family reunification admission programmes for Syrian refugees and their families who have got Irish citizenship through naturalisation and humanitarian programmes; and if they could sponsor other family members especially elderly parents who wish to join their adult children. [39611/23]

Visa Applications

Bernard Durkan

674. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice when a visa application for the mother of a person (details supplied) will be assessed with a view to granting the application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39642/23]

Foreign Policy

Thomas Pringle

675. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice if she was aware that prior to the publication of the EU Terrorism Situation and Trend Report (TE-SAT) in June 2023, Spanish authorities would categorise the Catalan independence movement as an ethno-nationalist and separatist terrorist group (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39653/23]

Foreign Policy

Thomas Pringle

676. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice if she is in agreement with Europol's categorisation of the non-violent Catalan independence movement as an ethno-nationalist and separatist terrorist group, in the EU Terrorism Situation and Trend Report (TE-SAT) in June 2023 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39654/23]

Foreign Policy

Thomas Pringle

677. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice what oversight procedures and protocols the EU council of Justice Ministers has in place to ensure the veracity of the qualitative and quantitative data provided by member states on which reports such as the EU Terrorism Situation and Trend Report (TE-SAT) are based (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39655/23]

EU Directives

Holly Cairns

678. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice to detail the preparations being undertaken by her Department in advance of the European Accessibility Act (Directive (EU) 2019/882); the guidance that is being issued by her Department to organisations and businesses in advance of the enactment of the directive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39672/23]

Posthumous Pardons

Brendan Griffin

679. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Justice the up-to-date position regarding the review of historic cases (details supplied); if a recommendation has issued to her; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39725/23]

Northern Ireland

Charles Flanagan

680. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Justice if she will outline, in the light of the recent UK government decision to carry out a fresh statutory investigation into the 1998 Omagh bombing atrocity, how she proposes that the Government will respond to such an inquiry; if she will accept that the most appropriate response would be the setting up of a parallel statutory inquiry in this jurisdiction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39735/23]

Visa Applications

Colm Burke

681. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice to outline in detail the progress that has been made to date in respect of having a single application process for employment permits and entry visa applications; the progress that has been made to date by the interdepartmental group established between her Department and the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment to review the matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39773/23]

Ukraine War

Peadar Tóibín

682. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice if she will outline, notwithstanding the Council Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/382, her plans to put in place a recording system of the number of Ukrainian refugees who have transferred or sought a transfer to Ireland from another EU Member State, having originally sought protection in that state; the country from which they transferred or sought a transfer; their reasons for doing so; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39824/23]

Naturalisation Applications

Niall Collins

683. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice when a person (details supplied) will have their naturalisation application decided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39825/23]

Visa Applications

Niall Collins

684. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice the status of a visa application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39861/23]

An Garda Síochána

Pa Daly

685. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the current average allocation of unused annual leave for all members of An Garda Síochána; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39888/23]

Extradition Arrangements

Catherine Connolly

686. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice to detail the offence that is punishable by imprisonment in Ireland for a maximum period of at least one year referred to in a document (details supplied), in light of the fact that Ireland does not and has never maintained a conscription regime, or imposed any legal obligation to serve in the armed forces; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39890/23]

Extradition Arrangements

Peadar Tóibín

687. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice if she is aware of any letters which purport to be issued from her Department seeking the extradition of military age men from Ukraine who have sought refuge in Ireland under the Temporary Protection Directive; if she or her Department has ever received correspondence from Ukrainian authorities with regard to the extradition of military-age men who sought refuge in Ireland; if she will provide a breakdown for 2022 and to date in 2023 of the number of military-age men from Ukraine who have sought refuge in Ireland under the Temporary Protection Directive as qualifying for an exemption from military service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39896/23]

Immigration Status

Bernard Durkan

688. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the progress to date in the determination of an application to the undocumented scheme in the case of a person (details supplied), whose vetting was completed on 29 April 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39964/23]

An Garda Síochána

Darren O'Rourke

689. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Justice the number of Garda mountain bikes allocated to each Garda district within the Meath division as of 5 September 2023, in tabular form. [39972/23]

An Garda Síochána

Darren O'Rourke

690. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Justice the number of sexual offences reported to gardaí within the Meath division in the years of 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [39973/23]

Citizenship Applications

Maurice Quinlivan

691. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide an update on the case of a child (details supplied), whose parents applied for a citizenship application which was refused due to the child not having five years' residency at the time of application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39978/23]

Immigration Policy

Michael Healy-Rae

692. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Justice if the Government will change the rules precluding refugees from working for six months (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39994/23]

An Garda Síochána

Violet-Anne Wynne

693. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Justice the individual who is responsible for allocating specific Garda resources to an area on a given day; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40043/23]

An Garda Síochána

Paul McAuliffe

694. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Justice if operational guidance has been issued to An Garda Síochána in relation to implementation of the Road Traffic and Roads Act 2023, in particular the new s.109A of the Road Traffic Act 1961. [40061/23]

An Garda Síochána

Catherine Murphy

695. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if there are plans to have 1400cc motorcycles in use in the Garda fleet; and the number of moped bikes in the fleet. [40118/23]

An Garda Síochána

Catherine Murphy

696. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of stables currently in use in the Garda mounted unit; and if there are any stables not being used but are available to be used in the Garda mounted unit. [40119/23]

Citizenship Applications

Joe Flaherty

697. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Justice the status of a citizenship application (details supplied). [40132/23]

Prison Service

Patrick Costello

698. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice how many prisoners have been granted probation, but due to an inability of community-based probation teams to facilitate early release, have instead remained in prison, by institution, in each the past ten years in tabular form. [40163/23]

Peace Commissioners

John Brady

699. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Justice to provide an update on the status of an application for a Peace Commissioner by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40212/23]

Departmental Strategies

Carol Nolan

700. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice to provide details on the measures her Department has taken to implement specific action points (details supplied) of the action plan to support the National LGBTI+ Inclusion Strategy 2019-2021. [40236/23]

Immigration Status

Michael Healy-Rae

701. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Justice if an application by persons (details supplied) will be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40269/23]

Family Reunification

Pauline Tully

702. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Justice the timeframe from application to issue of a long-stay (join family) visa under the International Protection Act 2015 for international protection beneficiaries. [40299/23]

International Protection

Niall Collins

703. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice if a decision (details supplied) will be reconsidered, given that the reasons cited for refusal are incorrect; if she will confirm with this Deputy that this case is being reviewed as a result of the information being furnished; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40314/23]

Departmental Reports

Peadar Tóibín

704. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice to provide a list of all studies, research and reports commissioned by her Department that were outsourced, in each year since the formation of this Government, in tabular form; the names of the companies to which each study, research and report was outsourced; the total cost for each; the number of reports finalised and presented to her that have yet to be released by her Department; the dates on which any such reports yet to be released were first provided to her; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40375/23]

Crime Data

Paul Donnelly

705. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of aggravated burglaries reported to gardaí in the K district within the DMR in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [40395/23]

Crime Prevention

Paul Donnelly

706. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice if she will report on Garda Operation Satailt; and the number of persons arrested and charged under this operation. [40396/23]

Departmental Staff

Paul Donnelly

707. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of full-time staff, by grade, working in the border management unit of her Department as of 12 September 2023, in tabular form. [40397/23]

Naturalisation Applications

Colm Burke

708. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice to clarify how those who made applications for Irish citizenship by naturalisation earlier in 2023 have received their decision and have now been invited to the next citizenship ceremony in Dublin on 2 October, while those with applications for Irish citizenship by naturalisation who applied prior to 2022 are still awaiting a decision; the reason this delay has occurred for earlier applications; the action that her Department is taking to improve the timeframe for applications such as these; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40421/23]

Immigration Status

Colm Burke

709. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice if a person (details supplied) will be permitted to apply for citizenship in February 2024 rather than May 2024, as they arrived into Ireland in February 2021 where they were given the join spouse stamp at Dublin Airport and were told to register at Burgh Quay, which remained closed until May 2021 due to the pandemic, and given that if they had lived outside of Dublin, it would have been possible for them to register at their local Garda station immediately, rather than being delayed for three months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40445/23]

Departmental Data

Catherine Murphy

710. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of Garda members in each roads policing unit, by Garda division, in 2022 and to date in 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40463/23]

Visa Applications

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

711. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice if she will ensure that a visa application (details supplied) will be processed as a matter of urgency as the delay has cost the person their job and is having a very real and negative impact on their mental and physical health; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40552/23]

Visa Applications

Bernard Durkan

712. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice to indicate if and when a visa is likely to issue in the case of a person (details supplied) who has been awaiting decision for a number of weeks, who is employment permit approved and whose employer requires their assistance as soon as possible; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40555/23]

Family Support Services

Paul Murphy

713. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if she is aware of the huge financial burden placed on those using a service (details supplied) for supervised visits with their children; if she will provide the State support needed to ensure money is not a barrier for parents who want to see their children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40572/23]

An Garda Síochána

Cian O'Callaghan

714. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of community gardaí in the DMR each year from 2020 to 2023, broken down by division; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40582/23]

An Garda Síochána

Seán Crowe

715. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Justice if Operation Tombola will commence in September this year; whether additional resources will be allocated to police the sale and misuse of fireworks, particularly in built-up areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40598/23]

Visa Applications

Matt Shanahan

716. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Justice to review a hardship case (details supplied) of a person whose travel plans faced significant disruption because of the sudden decision of the Department of Justice to implement a visa requirement for Bolivian nationals travelling to Ireland, effective 12 September 2023; if she will assess this particular situation and determine whether any exceptions or alternative solutions can be provided to mitigate the hardship faced by individuals caught unaware of this sudden change; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40644/23]

An Garda Síochána

Alan Kelly

717. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice if there are plans to issue front-line gardaí with PAVA spray instead of CS spray. [40667/23]

Prison Service

Alan Kelly

718. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of recruit prison officers recruited for the Irish Prison Service in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; and the number of prison officers who left the Irish Prison Service during this period, in tabular form. [40668/23]