Parliamentary questions

An Garda Síochána

Alan Kelly

539. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of Garda asset profilers in each Garda division as of 28 May 2024, in tabular form. [24887/24]

An Garda Síochána

Alan Kelly

540. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice when the new Garda public order unit vans will come into the fleet. [24888/24]

An Garda Síochána

Alan Kelly

541. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of sergeant posts currently filled within the Tipperary division as of 28 May 2024; and if she will provide same figures as of 30 June 2021, in tabular form. [24889/24]

Animal Welfare

Patrick Costello

542. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice for an update in relation to the commitment to create new laws to make the theft of a family pet a specific, separate offence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24946/24]

Legislative Measures

Thomas Pringle

543. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice if the opt-in to the Directive on Combating the Sexual Abuse and Sexual Exploitation of Children and Child Sexual Abuse Material will impact on terminology in existing Irish legislation; how it could affect prosecutions; how she proposes to counter that; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24957/24]

Immigration Status

Bernard Durkan

544. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the current and expected residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) who is currently on a stamp 2 visa; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24959/24]

Departmental Properties

Seán Sherlock

545. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice if there are plans to use the former prison at the Curragh camp in County Kildare; what these plans are; what stage any such plans are at; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25037/24]

Citizenship Applications

Michael Ring

546. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Justice to confirm clearly the stage a person’s application for citizenship is at (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25054/24]

Youth Services

Catherine Murphy

547. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide an update on the work of the youth diversion programme in County Kildare. [25097/24]

An Garda Síochána

Catherine Murphy

548. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 483 of 30 April 2024, if she has received the necessary information from the Garda authorities to answer this PQ. [25098/24]

Citizenship Applications

Catherine Murphy

549. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of applications for citizenship currently being processed; and the countries of origin of the applicants and the number of applicants from each country, in tabular form. [25099/24]

An Garda Síochána

Jim O'Callaghan

550. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice whether members of An Garda Síochána are designated to work full-time for RTÉ’s Crimecall TV show, and if so, how many members are so allocated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25116/24]

Naturalisation Applications

Brendan Howlin

551. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 224 of 30 May 2024, in relation to a person (details supplied), if she will identify how this person should engage with her Department in order to revert to their true identity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25199/24]

International Protection

Pa Daly

552. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice procedures, inclusive of the processing time for first instance decisions, as well as IPAT appeals and judicial reviews in applicable cases, in tabular form [25205/24]

Commemorative Events

Ruairí Ó Murchú

553. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Justice if she will consult with the Garda Commissioner on whether there are any plans in 2025 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the amalgamation of the
Dublin Metropolitan Police into An Garda Síochána; if there will be a medal issued to all existing members, and not just members in the Dublin Metropolitan Region to mark the occasion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25231/24]

Departmental Correspondence

Pauline Tully

554. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Justice if her Department has received the correspondence attached from (details supplied); and if so, the timeframe within which she will receive a reply. [25255/24]

Legislative Measures

Jim O'Callaghan

555. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice if she intends to change the law in order to preclude persons convicted of rape or other serious crimes in Ireland that constitute a danger to the community of the State from applying for international protection on their release from prison. [25293/24]

Legislative Measures

Jim O'Callaghan

556. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice if she will bring forward legislation to amend section 21 (2) of the International Protection Act 2015 to make inadmissible any application for international protection by a person who has been convicted, whether in the State or not, of a particularly serious crime that constitutes a danger to the community of the State. [25294/24]

Citizenship Applications

Bernard Durkan

557. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the progress to date in the application for citizenship in the case of a person (details supplied); when the application is due to be finalised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25331/24]

Family Reunification

Marian Harkin

558. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Justice to provide an update on an appeal for family reunification visa for a minor (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25332/24]