Parliamentary questions

An Garda Síochána

Jim O'Callaghan

505. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the amount spent on purchasing additional Garda public order equipment in the years of 2023 and to-date in 2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19100/24]

An Garda Síochána

Jim O'Callaghan

506. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice if she will report on Garda Operation Satailt; the number of persons arrested and charged under this operation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19101/24]

An Garda Síochána

Jim O'Callaghan

507. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of fixed penalty notices issued by gardai within F District within DMR for driving a vehicle while holding a mobile phone in the years of 2022, 2023 and to-date in 2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19103/24]

An Garda Síochána

Jim O'Callaghan

508. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of detective inspectors allocated to each District within DMR as of 23 April 2024; if she will provide same figures as of 30 June 2022, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19104/24]

An Garda Síochána

Jim O'Callaghan

509. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question number 863 of 9 April 2024, 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. [19105/24]

An Garda Síochána

Jim O'Callaghan

510. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardai by rank attached to each of the four National Cyber Crime Bureau satellite hubs as of 23 April 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19106/24]

An Garda Síochána

Jim O'Callaghan

511. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of detective superintendents allocated to each Division within DMR as of 23 April 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19107/24]

An Garda Síochána

Jim O'Callaghan

512. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of new marked Garda cars that came into the fleet in 2023 and to-date in 2024; the number of marked Garda cars that were withdrawn from the fleet during same period, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19108/24]

An Garda Síochána

Jim O'Callaghan

513. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of aggravated burglaries reported to gardai in the B District within DMR in the first three months of 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19109/24]

An Garda Síochána

Jim O'Callaghan

514. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice if the necessary funding will be provided for the issuing of a personal protective helmet to be issued to each frontline Garda; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19110/24]

An Garda Síochána

Jim O'Callaghan

515. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardai by rank attached to each Divisional Street Crime Unit within DMR as of 23 April 2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19111/24]

European Union

John Paul Phelan

516. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Justice to list all Acts and Statutory Instruments sponsored by her Department which became law from 20 February 2020 to date in 2024 and which were necessitated, either in whole or in part, to transpose or give effect to regulations, directives or other measures passed at European Union level. [19170/24]

Irish Prisoners Abroad

Thomas Pringle

517. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 389 of 17 October 2023, if she will provide an update on the progression of an application by a person (details supplied) to move from a prison in Britain home to Ireland, as their father is extremely ill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19181/24]

Legal Services Regulation

Willie O'Dea

518. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Justice if she has given consideration to increasing the fines and sanctions that the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal can impose on a solicitor for misconduct; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19224/24]

Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

519. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Justice for an update on the Carlow women's refuge; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19231/24]

An Garda Síochána

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

520. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Justice for an update on the refurbishment of Leighlinbridge Garda station; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19232/24]

Prison Service

Patrick Costello

521. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 442 of 23 April 2024, if this relocation of prisoners will entail the progression unit remaining together; if not, if the prisoners will the general population; if the new location will entail the same level of services that those prisoners earned considering they are all on the enhanced status; if not, her views on whether there is no motivation for generic prisoners to progress within the prison; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19297/24]

Peace Commissioners

Carol Nolan

522. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice to list all peace commissioners appointed by her from 1 June 2023 to date and the areas to which they were appointed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19329/24]

Freedom of Speech

Carol Nolan

523. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 241 of 18 April 2024, if she is aware that Scottish police received almost 4,000 complaints in the first 24 hours of the operation of the new Scottish legislation; if Gardaí currently have adequate resources to deal with a likely surge in complaints; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19330/24]

Sentencing Policy

Seán Haughey

524. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice if she will introduce minimum sentencing laws for sex crimes involving children; if she will reform existing legislation in order that a defendant who has not previously been convicted of an offence cannot have this taken into consideration when sentencing for sex crimes involving children and so that a guilty plea not be considered a mitigating factor; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19347/24]

Sentencing Policy

Seán Haughey

525. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice if effective restrictions can be imposed on those accused or convicted of sex crimes involving children when they are on bail or when they have received a suspended sentence; if she is aware that confining a person to postcode districts means they can still live within ten minuets of their victims; if convicted offenders can be restricted to being within a ten mile radius of their victims; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19348/24]

Local Authorities

Catherine Murphy

526. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide the amount of grant-aid returned and or surrendered to her Department, by local authority in 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, to include the heading of which it was intended for. [19365/24]

Citizenship Applications

Bernard Durkan

527. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the progress to date in the determination of an application for citizenship 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. [19378/24]

Immigration Support Services

Michael Ring

528. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Justice the up-to-date position in relation to an application (details supplied); when the application was received; the progress that has been made on this application; when she expects a decision to be made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19396/24]

International Protection

Carol Nolan

529. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice the number of international protection applicants who applied for legal aid advice through the Legal Aid Board for each year from 2019 to date in 2024; the number of successful applications; the number of refused applications during this time period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19402/24]

An Garda Síochána

Paul Murphy

530. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí assigned to roads policing units on 31 March 2024; if forensic collision investigators and public service vehicle inspectors are included in those figures; if gardaí currently on sick leave are included in those figures; if those suspended are included in these figures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19425/24]

An Garda Síochána

Paul Murphy

531. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of Garda roads policing internal competitions set up in each Garda region or division in 2023 and to date in 2024; the timeframe for each competition; the date and regions due to complete a competition shortly; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19426/24]

Residency Permits

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

532. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Justice the action she intends to take to resolve the lengthy delays of 90 days for appointments for IRP renewal in Cork city; if she will consider following the model in place in Dublin and providing online service; if not, if she will ensure that applicants for the Cork city office can attend other offices in County Cork where the backlog may be less. [19446/24]

Immigration Status

Carol Nolan

533. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice the number of applications made to her Department for a ‘change of name licence’ from persons granted leave to remain for the period 2019 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19448/24]

Visa Applications

Catherine Connolly

534. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice the status of a visa application for a person (details supplied); the reason for the delay and when a decision is likely; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19454/24]

Sentencing Policy

Cian O'Callaghan

535. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice if consideration is being given to minimum custodial sentencing for sexual offences committed against children; if this is something that could be legislated for; if she will look into the use of postcodes being used in exclusion order for suspended sentences (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19491/24]

Immigration Policy

Mark Ward

536. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice what an individual with a stamp 3 visa from Sudan can apply for to be able to work or study here, given that the ongoing conflict in the region is preventing them from returning; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19526/24]

An Garda Síochána

Catherine Murphy

241. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons that were successful at stages 1 and 2 of the Garda trainee application process in the past 20 years; the totality of applicants in the past 20 years to the Garda trainee recruitment programmes; the number of persons that took part in stage 1 of the process over that time period; and the number that took part in stage 2 of that same time period, in tabular form. [18659/24]

Visa Applications

Bríd Smith

242. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Justice if there are plans to employ more staff or take additional steps to deal with the significant backlog of applications for visas, renewals and extensions that are taking a long time to process (details supplied); the steps her Department will take to reduce the unacceptable waiting times; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18477/24]

International Protection

Peter Fitzpatrick

243. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Justice the qualifying conditions to apply for Irish citizenship for those here on a stamp 4 visa seeking international protection; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18504/24]

Visa Applications

Peadar Tóibín

244. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice if she will examine a visa case (details supplied). [18563/24]

Visa Applications

Peadar Tóibín

245. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice if she will examine a visa case (details supplied). [18564/24]

Visa Applications

Peadar Tóibín

246. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice if she will examine a visa case (details supplied). [18565/24]

Visa Applications

Peadar Tóibín

247. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice if she will examine a visa case (details supplied). [18566/24]

An Garda Síochána

Catherine Murphy

248. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the most up-to-date number of community gardaí deployed each year since 2018, by local authority; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18611/24]

Common Travel Area

Denis Naughten

249. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Justice the impact, if any, of Ireland's opt into the EU Migration Pact on the common travel area with the UK; if she will outline the dates and detail of her conversations with Home Office Secretary of State (details supplied); if she will outline the dates and detail of her officials meetings with their counterparts in the UK Home Office on the topic; if she will lay the minutes of all such meetings in the Oireachtas Library; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18624/24]

An Garda Síochána

Catherine Murphy

250. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide a breakdown of the number of ethnicities, by type and by rank, represented in An Garda Síochána [18627/24]

An Garda Síochána

Catherine Murphy

251. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of ethnicities represented, by type, that applied to the 2024 garda trainee recruitment drive; the date on which it is expected the first batch from the 2024 recruitment pool will proceed to phase one; and the number of successful applicants from 2022/2023 recruitment drives that have yet to be processed forward to phase 1 of Garda training. [18628/24]

An Garda Síochána

Catherine Murphy

252. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons that were successful at stages 1 and 2 of the Garda trainee application process that were deemed to be generally unsuitable to be offered a place in phase 1 of Garda training in the past 20 years. [18629/24]

An Garda Síochána

Catherine Murphy

253. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons that have failed on their first attempt at the Garda trainee fitness test in 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024; and the number that subsequently passed the fitness test over that same period on their second attempt. [18660/24]

Citizenship Applications

Bernard Durkan

254. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the current position in relation to the application for citizenship in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18685/24]

Citizenship Applications

Bernard Durkan

255. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the process to be followed in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18689/24]

Family Law Cases

Bernard Durkan

256. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice if she will introduce the necessary changes to Irish family law to prevent the use of parental alienation pursuant to the appropriate provisions of family and child law; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18692/24]

Family Law Cases

Bernard Durkan

257. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice her proposed timescale for the introduction of legislation to discontinue the use of parental alienation in Irish family law; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18693/24]

Visa Applications

Bernard Durkan

258. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the extent to which it might be possible to update a stamp 3 status to stamp 4 in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18694/24]