Parliamentary questions

Social Welfare Benefits

Claire Kerrane

108. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Justice to outline, in tabular form, what options are available to a person (details supplied) seeking to join family living in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41727/23]

Residency Permits

Bernard Durkan

109. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice if all information requested was received on time in the case of a person (details supplied) in respect of their pending application for residency status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41699/23]

Registration of Wills

Robert Troy

110. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice if she has considered introducing a registration of wills; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41722/23]

Immigration Status

Michael Healy-Rae

111. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Justice to provide an update on a case (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41726/23]

Census of Population

Cian O'Callaghan

112. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide a list of the populations of each division in the Garda Dublin metropolitan region as of the 2022 census; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41739/23]

An Garda Síochána

Violet-Anne Wynne

113. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Justice if she has confidence in the Garda Commissioner; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41867/23]

Legal Aid

Ged Nash

394. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Justice when she plans to address the serious issues raised by the Bar Council on the need for fees paid to barristers practising criminal law in respect of the legal aid scheme to be increased in the context of cuts to the fees schedule which were first introduced in 2008; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41204/23]

Visa Applications

Paul McAuliffe

395. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Justice to provide an update on the critical skills employment visa application of (details supplied). [40974/23]

An Garda Síochána

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

396. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Justice the number and name of each of the Garda Youth Diversion programmes currently operating in each of the Garda divisions in the Dublin Metropolitan area; the number of officers assigned to the juvenile liaison teams and to set out, in tabular form, the numbers for each of the following years - 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40983/23]

Legislative Reviews

Emer Higgins

397. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Justice when the review of the Multi-Unit Developments, MUD, Act 2011 will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40984/23]

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]