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Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Family Reunification
David Stanton
968. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Justice the number of family reunification applications currently awaiting a decision by his Department; the number of applications received, approved and rejected each month over the past 12 months; the average processing time for a decision on such applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16985/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Visa Applications
Sean Fleming
969. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Justice when a work visa application by a person (details supplied) will be granted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17189/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Private Security Authority
Michael Ring
970. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Justice if he will outline the most recent legislation and regulations governing the private security industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17195/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Private Security Authority
Michael Ring
971. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Justice the number of private security companies which have registered with the Private Security Authority; the total number of personnel registered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17198/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Courts Service
Michael Ring
972. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Justice when he will make a decision on a position (details supplied) considering that the recruitment process has been completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17235/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Dessie Ellis
973. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Justice the number of applications for Garda vetting received from January 2022 to date by the Garda National Vetting Bureau; the average length of time it took to process an individual application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17246/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Control of Firearms
John McGuinness
974. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17249/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Immigration Policy
Michael Collins
975. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Justice his views on an immigration matter (details supplied). [17269/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Michael McNamara
976. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Justice the number of members of An Garda Síochána who were redeployed or retired from the Clare Garda division during 2021 and 2022; the number of members of An Garda Síochána that were assigned to the Clare Garda division for duty during both years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17275/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Paramilitary Groups
Alan Farrell
977. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Justice if his Department has a current estimate of the wealth of the IRA terrorist organisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17277/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Citizenship Applications
Éamon Ó Cuív
978. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Justice the circumstances under which a person under 18 years of age born in Ireland to non-Irish, EU citizen parents can become an Irish Citizen; whether he intends extending this right to all such persons who have lived in the State for four of the last five years, irrespective of where the parents lived in Ireland for 36 months of the 48 months before the persons birth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17298/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Prison Service
Sean Fleming
979. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Justice to outline the situation in relation to retired prison officers and the situation regarding abatement of pension if they take up subsequent employment (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17311/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Misuse of Drugs
Richard Bruton
980. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Justice if he is aware of the growing use of fast gas as a drug within communities; and whether her Department and the gardaí have a strategy to address it. [17333/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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EU Bodies
Carol Nolan
981. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice if he will confirm whether he or his Department have engaged with Frontex or Europol regarding the operational data collected by Frontex which has identified numerous non-governmental organisations as part of its anti-smuggling operation with Europol; if he is aware of any NGO identified by Frontex or Europol that is funded by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17345/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Citizenship Applications
Bernard Durkan
982. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the progress to date in the determination of an application by a person (details supplied) for citizenship, which is pending since 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17348/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Immigration Policy
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
983. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Justice if he is aware that many Bolivian citizens travelling to Ireland to commence English language studies are being denied boarding their flight to Dublin, with airlines reporting that they are acting on instructions from the Irish immigration authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17349/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Citizenship Applications
Bernard Durkan
984. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice if he will review the refusal of an application for citizenship in the name of a person (details supplied); if they are now excluded from future applications from citizenship, given the reason for refusal; the extent to which their record will prevent a successful application for citizenship in future years, given the efforts made in recent years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17393/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Residency Permits
Bernard Durkan
985. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice if leave to remain will be considered in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17395/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Departmental Regulations
John Lahart
986. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice what rules govern the retention of drone footage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17414/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Misuse of Drugs
John Lahart
987. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice the legal status of nitrous oxide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17415/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Misuse of Drugs
John Lahart
988. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice what plans she has on the regulation and control of nitrous oxide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17416/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Paul Murphy
989. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice in relation to section 15 of the Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2014, which allows for gardaí to be seconded as social welfare inspectors, and 1D which allows them to swap and become gardaí again if necessary; if he will advise if there are guidelines on how to regulate when and how they can swap between these two positions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17427/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Immigration Status
Claire Kerrane
990. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Justice when an application (details supplied) made under the Regularisation of Long-Term Undocumented Migrants Scheme will be decided on. [17441/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Immigration Policy
Claire Kerrane
991. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Justice the number of applications received under the Regularisation of Long-Term Undocumented Migrants Scheme; the number processed; and the expected completion date for applications received. [17442/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Oireachtas Committees
Holly Cairns
992. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice the steps he is taking in response to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice Report on an Examination of the Present Approach to Sanctions for Possession of Certain Amounts of Drugs for Personal Use's recommendation that "steps are taken to introduce a regulatory model for certain drugs". [17507/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Oireachtas Committees
Holly Cairns
993. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice the steps he is taking in response to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice Report on Women's Shelters and Domestic Abuse Refuges' recommendation that "the infrastructure of refuges in Ireland be evaluated and that funding be provided to upgrade refuges in accordance with the standards of the Istanbul Convention. It should be ensured that newly built refuges are all built to comply with these standards". [17508/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
994. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Justice the number of serving gardaí who have had complaints against them, upheld and not upheld, in the past ten years, by the number of complaints, in bands of five, in tabular form. [17513/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Control of Firearms
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
995. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Justice if there are any plans to meet with regional game councils as part of the public consultation process following the firearms committee report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17568/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Family Reunification
Eoin Ó Broin
996. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice the total number of applications, and the number of successful and unsuccessful applications, made under section 56 of the International Protection Act 2015, in 2022 and to date in 2023. [17587/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Ivana Bacik
997. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice the progress which has been made following the roll-out of Operation Citizen; and if there are plans to expand the project. [17619/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Bríd Smith
998. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Justice if he is aware that gardaí are informing victims of racist abuse and attacks that An Garda Síochána cannot deal with such crime because of the lack of hate-speech laws in the State; if he can clarify that the Garda is aware and trained in current legislation when dealing with attacks on people that are compounded by racist motivation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17675/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Probation and Welfare Service
Michael Lowry
999. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Justice the additional resources that will be made available to the Probation Service and other relevant organisations in order to guarantee that the transfer of sentenced people on temporary release runs smoothly and without delays; the reason a person (details supplied) who is approved and waiting on immediate temporary release cannot obtain an appointment with the Probation Service until June 2023, therefore delaying their temporary release by seven weeks; if he agrees that such delays are having a negative impact on the prison system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17677/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Departmental Funding
John Paul Phelan
1000. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Justice the amounts in grant aid or funding awarded by his Department, or through schemes administered by it, to an organisation (details supplied) in each year from 2010 to 2022; and the projected funding for 2023. [17696/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Visa Agreements
Peadar Tóibín
1001. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 329 of 8 February 2023, if he will issue clear instructions to INIS and relevant immigration officials that the special visa immigration arrangements for non-EEA international contracted circus artists without the requirement of a work permit remain in place pending the conclusion of the review and his commitment to consult with the traditional circus sector and the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; if he will indicate how these instructions have been communicated to immigration officials; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17720/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Mark Ward
1002. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice the mental health and well-being supports that are currently in place for members of GSOC; how long they are in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17738/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Family Law Cases
Richard Bruton
1003. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Justice if he will outline the reforms in the Family Courts which have been initiated; and if he will report the progress to date. [17752/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Peadar Tóibín
1004. 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. [17766/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Peadar Tóibín
1005. 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 [17767/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Peadar Tóibín
1006. 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. [17768/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Peadar Tóibín
1007. 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. [17769/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Peadar Tóibín
1008. 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. [17770/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Peadar Tóibín
1009. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of ongoing investigations into bullying within the gardaí. [17771/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Departmental Staff
Peadar Tóibín
1010. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of Departmental staff currently on sick or stress leave; and the number who took stress or sick leave in each of the past five years, and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [17783/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Departmental Staff
Peadar Tóibín
1011. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of allegations of bullying made by departmental staff against departmental staff in each of the past five years, and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if he will detail what actions are being taken by his Department to investigate the allegations, or if they are being investigated. [17801/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Departmental Staff
Peadar Tóibín
1012. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of Departmental staff dismissed in each of the past ten years, and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [17819/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Gambling Sector
Catherine Murphy
1013. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if he will provide a schedule of organisations his Department funds in the context of supporting persons seeking support with a gambling addiction. [17830/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Gambling Sector
Catherine Murphy
1014. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if he will provide a schedule of bookmakers that have made submissions and or lobbied him and or his Department on the Gambling Regulation Bill 2022. [17832/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Probation and Welfare Service
Paul McAuliffe
1015. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Justice if a report has been commissioned by his Department for victims of child sex abuse carried out by members of the Probation Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17859/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Citizenship Applications
Michael Collins
1016. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Justice the way a person (details supplied) can expedite Irish citizenship; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17881/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Citizenship Applications
Michael Healy-Rae
1017. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Justice the status of an application by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17938/23]