Parliamentary questions

Visa Applications

Bernard Durkan

290. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice if a visa appeal might be granted in the name of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33393/23]

Visa Applications

Bernard Durkan

291. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice if a visa appeal might be granted in the name of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33394/23]

Departmental Policies

Mattie McGrath

140. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Justice in light of her statement that there exists a serious and genuine, present or foreseeable threat to the security of the State and that such a threat is likely to continue for at least the next 12 months, to outline the details of such threats to the security of the State; to outline the nature of her concerns in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32895/23]

Visa Applications

Pádraig O'Sullivan

141. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice when a decision will be made on a visa appeal (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32949/23]

Family Reunification

Colm Burke

142. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice the status of a family reunification application (details supplied); when it is envisaged that same will be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32957/23]

Rights of the Child

Joan Collins

143. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Justice if the text of a Bill in relation to the ratification of the UN Second Optional Protocol has been finalised (details supplied). [32998/23]

Rights of the Child

Joan Collins

144. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Justice when the Second Optional Protocol on the UNCRC will be ratified (details supplied). [33005/23]

Rights of the Child

Joan Collins

145. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Justice if the UN Second Optional Protocol will be ratified before the summer recess of Dáil Éireann; and if not, if she will give a guarantee that the protocol will be ratified before the end of 2023. [33006/23]

Legislative Reviews

Éamon Ó Cuív

146. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Justice whether she intends consulting with the Independent Reporting Commission in relation to the reports published recently on the Special Criminal Courts and the Offences Against the State Act 1939; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33014/23]

State Bodies

Fergus O'Dowd

147. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Justice the pay and any other benefits, including any loyalty payments/bonuses or other benefit-in-kind, of each chief executive of State/semi-State body or other public body under the aegis of her Department for each year since 2020, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33056/23]

Visa Applications

Richard Bruton

148. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Justice if she would consider allowing non-EU citizens working in Ireland long-term to have a longer lasting residency visa issued to them; if she would facilitate easier access to visitor visas for members of such families; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33070/23]

Antisocial Behaviour

Paul Kehoe

149. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Justice how incidents of anti-social behaviour are recorded for data purposes, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33071/23]

Departmental Data

Paul Kehoe

150. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Justice how incidents of knife crime are recorded by category; such as numbers of knife seizures; numbers admitted to hospital due to knife attack and number of homicides due to stabbing or others; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33072/23]

An Garda Síochána

Paul Kehoe

151. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Justice if the Garda schools programme is ongoing; the number of schools that have been engaged with over the past ten years; whether knife crime awareness and prevention is part of the programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33073/23]

Crime Prevention

Paul Kehoe

152. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Justice if there is a national reduction and prevention of violence strategy for young people, outside of the youth diversion projects; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33076/23]

Work Permits

Peter Burke

153. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Justice to provide an update on a number of applications under the atypical working scheme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33077/23]

Deportation Orders

Patricia Ryan

154. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 154 of 21 June 2023, if she can clarify queries with regard to the deportation orders granted from 2018 to date, 790 in total, as the issue queried originally was not answered in the first instance; how many of those orders have been fully executed, and the people subjected to them deported as ordered; with regard to the orders not as yet executed, which agency is charged with keeping a record of their whereabouts; which agency is responsible for the supervision of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33099/23]

Communications Surveillance

Catherine Murphy

155. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the date on which she requested of the president of the High Court to designate a judge or judges of the High Court to be a relevant judge under the Communications (Retention of Data) (Amendment) Act 2022; the date on which that judge nominated; the persons the judge nominated; if she will clarify whether the alleged threat is present or foreseeable to the security of the State; the assessments that were conducted in respect of the alleged threat; the evidence that was proffered in relation to the alleged threat; the way in which the retention of this data necessary and proportionate to the purposes for which the application was made; if she and or her officials conducted a data protection impact assessment; if she will clarify whether she consulted with other bodies, including but not limited to, the Data Protection Commission and the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission before making this application; and if she will set out the conditions and directions that the relevant judge specify in the order. [33105/23]

Departmental Equipment

Catherine Murphy

156. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of instances in which her Department used unlicensed software and/or lapsed licenced software in the past ten years to date; the associated expenditure on same to remedy the situation; and the software that was used. [33160/23]

Probate Applications

Pearse Doherty

157. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice the plans to reduce delays in processing probate applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33178/23]

An Garda Síochána

Imelda Munster

408. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Justice to set out in tabular form, for the years 2018 to 2023, the number of gardaí by rank and division in County Louth; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32936/23]

Visa Applications

Brendan Griffin

409. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Justice if a visa will be granted to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32051/23]

Citizenship Ceremonies

Kathleen Funchion

410. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Justice if she will confirm a future date for a person (details supplied) to attend a citizenship ceremony; if she will confirm their Irish citizenship; when they will receive a new date for same; and the process they should now follow. [32090/23]

Domestic Violence

Fergus O'Dowd

411. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Justice if she will seek the figures on breaches for domestic violence orders for the years 2021 to dates for the greater Drogheda and surrounds, including Bettystown, Mosney, Collon and Dunleer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32113/23]

Departmental Programmes

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

412. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice when an application (details supplied) for funding under the immigrant investor programme was made, approved by the independent evaluation committee, and signed off on by her. [32114/23]

Gambling Sector

Peter Burke

413. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Justice what plans the Government has in relation to a potential ban of advertising for gaming, lottos, competitions and so on. [32121/23]

Domestic Violence

Kathleen Funchion

414. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Justice the number of staffed domestic violence refuge centres and the number of supported units open in each county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32122/23]

Domestic Violence

Kathleen Funchion

415. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Justice the number of new refuge accommodation units delivered and opened for each of the years 2020 to 2023 inclusive, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32123/23]

Domestic Violence

Kathleen Funchion

416. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Justice the number of refuge accommodation units that closed in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 inclusive, for each county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32124/23]

Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence

Kathleen Funchion

417. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Justice the Tusla funding allocation for each of the years 2020 to 2023 inclusive for staffed refuges, domestic violence support services, rape crisis centres and associated helplines, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32125/23]

Asylum Seekers

Mattie McGrath

418. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Justice the number of Ukrainian refugees who have transferred or sought a transfer to Ireland from another EU country having originally sought protection in that country; the country from which they have transferred or sought a transfer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32140/23]

An Garda Síochána

Gerald Nash

419. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Justice to outline in detail the number of members of An Garda Síochána in place at the station in Drogheda, County Louth in 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 respectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32142/23]

Departmental Bodies

Gerald Nash

420. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Justice if she plans to provide an extension to the operational period of the Drogheda Implementation Board; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32144/23]

An Garda Síochána

Fergus O'Dowd

421. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Justice the present number of Gardaí allocated to the Drogheda district, by rank, since 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32159/23]

Citizenship Applications

Matt Carthy

422. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice if she will reduce the costs for persons who have been long-term residents in Ireland to become Irish citizens; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32163/23]

Visa Applications

Gary Gannon

423. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice the timeframe for when a person (details supplied) may receive news on a visa application. [32218/23]

Departmental Data

Mattie McGrath

424. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Justice the number of convictions there was between 2015 to 2023 for rape or sexual assault of children under 18 years. [32221/23]

Immigration Status

Holly Cairns

425. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice the steps she is taking to reform the family reunification process of Non-EEA healthcare assistants. [32232/23]

Sports Funding

Catherine Murphy

426. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide a schedule of the grants, grant-aid, low-cost borrowing and funding that her Department can provide to an association (details supplied), heading under which the grants, grant-aid, low-cost borrowing and funding is provided; the maximum amount that can be accessed; and the dates on which the schemes operate. [32282/23]

Immigration Status

Alan Kelly

427. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the average turnaround for a ‘permission to remain in the State as the spouse of an Irish national’ application. [32315/23]

An Garda Síochána

Alan Kelly

428. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice if funding has been provided for the purchase of additional state-of-the art drones for use by An Garda Síochána. [32316/23]

An Garda Síochána

Paul Donnelly

429. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide a report on Garda Operation Canter; and if this operation is still active. [32345/23]

An Garda Síochána

Paul Donnelly

430. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice if she will report on Garda Operation Irene; the amount of alcohol seized under this operation; and the number of persons arrested and charged under this operation, in tabular form. [32346/23]

Immigration Status

Catherine Connolly

431. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice the status of two applications for admission to Ireland under the Afghan admission programme (details supplied). [32363/23]

Courts Service

Jim O'Callaghan

432. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice to provide an update on the current, or planned, involvement of her Department and the Courts Service of Ireland with the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment on the arrangements for Ireland’s participation in the Unified Patent Court, including logistics for establishing a local division of the court; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32364/23]

Visa Applications

Bernard Durkan

433. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the progress to date in the determination of applications for visas in the case of persons (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32368/23]

Immigration Status

Claire Kerrane

434. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Justice what engagement his Department had with the Department for Health on visa criteria for non-EEA healthcare assistants, particularly with regard to family reunification processes and eligibility criteria; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32389/23]

Prison Service

Jim O'Callaghan

435. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice for an update on the ability of prisoners in Castlerea Prison to receive visits from family members; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32393/23]

Legislative Programme

Catherine Connolly

436. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 131 of 26 April 2023, the timeline for the publication of the Criminal Justice (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Bill 2022; the timeline for Ireland to fully ratify the Second Optional Protocol to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32531/23]

Citizenship Applications

Richard Bruton

437. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Justice if she has considered creating a different charge for an application for citizenship for persons who have lived and worked for most of their lives in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32641/23]

An Garda Síochána

Catherine Murphy

438. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí, by rank, attached to each district community policing units within the Kildare Garda division as of 31 December 2021 and 28 June 2023, in tabular form. [32673/23]

An Garda Síochána

Catherine Murphy

439. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of stables currently in use by the Garda mounted unit; and the number of kennels currently in use by the Garda dog unit. [32675/23]

Departmental Expenditure

Catherine Murphy

440. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if a full breakdown will be provided of the capital expenditure, including in Vote 20, by programme for 2022, in tabular form. [32676/23]

Departmental Appointments

Patrick Costello

441. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice to provide an update on the process of appointing two further commissioners to the Data Protection Commission; the date upon which they will be in position; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32748/23]

An Garda Síochána

Catherine Murphy

442. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of and a breakdown of the categories of reports filed with An Garda Síochána in respect of e-bike and e-scooters in 2022 and to date 2023. [32789/23]

Departmental Policies

Jennifer Whitmore

443. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Justice if, in light of the UN's recommendation that Ireland raise the age of criminal responsibility from 12 to 14 years, the age limit is currently being reviewed, what next steps are planned in relation to this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32817/23]

Departmental Priorities

Ivana Bacik

444. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice if her Department is on schedule to publish the Defamation (Amendment) Bill in Quarter 4 of 2023; if she plans to remove removal of jury trials in defamation actions from the scope of her Department’s review of the law on defamation in view of the recent decision of the Supreme Court in Higgins v. the Irish Aviation Authority; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32837/23]

Departmental Consultations

Seán Sherlock

337. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice the amount paid out to all consultancy firms for any services rendered; and the cost per contract for the year-to-date 2023, in tabular form [31693/23]

Legislative Reviews

Catherine Connolly

338. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice her plans to publish the written submissions received by the Independent Review Group in its preparation of the Offences Against the State Acts review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31729/23]

Departmental Schemes

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

339. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice whether she had any prior dealings, meetings and correspondence and so on, with the beneficiaries of an investment from applicants under the Immigrant Investment Programme in relation to a proposed or live application being submitted under that scheme; if so, to detail each such communication; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31744/23]

Departmental Schemes

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

340. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice whether she signed off on all Immigrant Investment Programme applications which were granted during her period in office as Minister for Justice; whether in any case she deemed herself conflicted knowing an applicant or a beneficiary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31755/23]

Human Trafficking

Jennifer Whitmore

341. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Justice when the national action plan for human trafficking will be published; to what extent it considers the issue of the sexual exploitation of children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31789/23]

An Garda Síochána

Brendan Smith

342. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Justice the progress to date in upgrading accommodation to facilitate the restoration of services as announced by Government in 2017 (details supplied); if she will ensure that these works are completed at an early date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31790/23]

Peace Commissioners

Carol Nolan

343. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 464 of 20 June 2023, to elaborate on the review of the Peace Commissioner process being undertaken by her Department; to outline the terms of this review and what brought it about; whether it may result in any legislative change to the Courts of Justice Act 1924; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31799/23]

Legal Aid

Carol Nolan

344. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice to list all barristers, solicitors, or firms of solicitors who received more than €20,000 from the criminal legal aid scheme in 2022; the amounts they received; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31800/23]

Departmental Expenditure

Carol Nolan

345. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice if her Department purchased or produced any memorabilia such as pens, stationery, pins, badges, mugs or other types of souvenirs to mark or celebrate Pride 2023; if so, the costs incurred; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31814/23]

An Garda Síochána

Cathal Berry

346. Deputy Cathal Berry asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide the breakdown of firearm types (details supplied) seized by An Garda Síochána from 2013 to 2022, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31833/23]

Departmental Policies

Cathal Crowe

347. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice the main policy achievements of her Department since 27 June 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31866/23]

Immigration Policy

Pa Daly

348. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice her views in relation to the migration rules and laws governing healthcare assistants; and if she will outline her plans for reform in the area. [31883/23]

Prison Service

Violet-Anne Wynne

349. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Justice if she will comment on prison overcrowding with respect to Limerick Prison; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31901/23]

Visa Applications

Bernard Durkan

350. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice if a temporary visa can be granted to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31969/23]

Visa Applications

Holly Cairns

351. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice the steps she is taking to address applicants who have been waiting longer than the expected visa decision timeframes for join spouse visa: spouse of an Irish national; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31994/23]

Departmental Funding

Denis Naughten

352. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Justice the total advertising budget allocated by her Department and agencies in each of the past ten years, and to date in 2023, respectively; the funding provided directly to RTÉ in each year; if she has sought and secured an assurance that none of this funding was rebated via the RTÉ advertising barter account; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32012/23]

Domestic Violence

Eoin Ó Broin

109. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice the total number of bed spaces available and/or occupied in Tusla-funded domestic violence refuges on 26 May 2022. [31396/23]

Domestic Violence

Eoin Ó Broin

110. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice the total number of adults and children in Tusla-funded domestic violence refuges on 26 May 2022. [31397/23]

Departmental Records

Patrick Costello

111. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 1107 of 21 March 2023 (details supplied), if she will provide an update on the matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31401/23]

Citizenship Applications

Bernard Durkan

112. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice in the context of processing applications for citizenship, if she will detail the stages and processes involved in Section 16 (Irish Associations) applications between registration and submitting the applications for final decision; the stage in this process in which delays are occurring the most; the actions being taken to rectify any recurring delays; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31418/23]

Residency Permits

Bernard Durkan

113. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the progress to date in the progressing of the application for residency pursuant to the undocumented scheme in the case of a person (details supplied); when a decision is expected to issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31423/23]

Citizenship Ceremonies

Éamon Ó Cuív

114. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Justice how often citizenship ceremonies are held in a year; where these ceremonies are held; when the next ceremony will take place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31457/23]

An Garda Síochána

Darren O'Rourke

115. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Justice the number of cases that the Meath divisional drugs unit has dealt with in the years of 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [31472/23]

An Garda Síochána

Darren O'Rourke

116. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Justice the percentage of members of An Garda Síochána who have a competency-based driving permit at Level 4. [31473/23]

Family Reunification

Brendan Howlin

117. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Justice if she is aware of the difficulties being experienced by non-EEA health care assistants in acquiring permission from her Department for family reunification for spouses and children (details supplied); her plans to address this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31517/23]

Legislative Reviews

Paul Murphy

118. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if, in relation to the OASA Review Group Report, she will make a commitment to implement the Review Group’s recommendations; and if she will provide a timeline for implementation. [31546/23]

Work Permits

Pearse Doherty

452. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice when a decision will be made for a visa applicant (details supplied) issued with a general employment permit in July 2022; if she is aware of the impact on businesses and employers waiting nine months for such decisions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30490/23]

Visa Agreements

Jim O'Callaghan

453. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice whether diplomatic passport holders from non-EU countries are permitted to access Ireland without a visa; if so, to identify which countries are so permitted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30491/23]

Visa Applications

Pearse Doherty

454. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice the number of visa applications for those issued with general work permits that were processed each week in the past 12 months; if she is aware of the effect delays in processing have on businesses when employers are waiting over six months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30494/23]

Visa Applications

Bernard Durkan

455. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the progress to date in the determination of the appeals for visas in the case of the family of a person (details supplied); when the appeals can be expected to be finalised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30545/23]

Substance Misuse

Paul Donnelly

456. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice if the gardaí are aware of HHC cannabinoids being sold in vapes in Ireland; and if there have been any investigations into its sale in vape shops. [30556/23]

An Garda Síochána

Jim O'Callaghan

457. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the estimated full-year cost if 1,500 new gardaí were recruited in both 2024 and 2025, in tabular form. [30665/23]

An Garda Síochána

Jim O'Callaghan

458. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of competitions held for sworn Garda members to apply to join the Garda National Immigration Bureau in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [30666/23]

An Garda Síochána

Jim O'Callaghan

459. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 456 of 9 May 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. [30667/23]

An Garda Síochána

Jim O'Callaghan

460. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of threat-to-kill incidents reported to gardaí within the R and J districts of the DMR in the years of 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30668/23]

An Garda Síochána

Jim O'Callaghan

461. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of incidents that the Garda water unit was requested to attend in the years of 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30669/23]

An Garda Síochána

Jim O'Callaghan

462. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice if the contract for the issuing of a new ballistic vests to frontline gardaí has been put out to tender and if so, the closing date for receiving tender offers. [30670/23]

An Garda Síochána

Jim O'Callaghan

463. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the estimated full-year cost of providing one additional detective inspector, one additional detective sergeant and two extra detective gardaí to each divisional protective service unit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30671/23]

Prison Service

Jim O'Callaghan

464. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the estimated full-year cost to recruit two additional WTE senior psychologists and two additional psychologists for the Irish Prison Service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30672/23]

An Garda Síochána

Jim O'Callaghan

465. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of incidents that the Garda armed support unit was requested to attend in the years of 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30673/23]

An Garda Síochána

Jim O'Callaghan

466. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice if a new contract for the provision of new Garda roads policing unit vehicles will be put out to tender during Quarter 3 this year. [30674/23]

An Garda Síochána

Jim O'Callaghan

467. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the estimated cost of training an extra 750 gardaí in public order level 2 training in 2023. [30675/23]

An Garda Síochána

Jim O'Callaghan

468. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the amount An Garda Síochána has spent on vehicular recovery services within the DMR north division in 2022 and to date in 2023; the name of the company awarded the contract; when this current contract is due to expire; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30676/23]