Parliamentary questions

Naturalisation Applications

Jackie Cahill

498. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Justice the average length of time a naturalisation application remains queued for processing, before reaching staff for assessment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10671/24]

Naturalisation Applications

Michael Ring

499. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Justice when a person (details supplied) will receive their certificate of naturalisation, considering that their application was approved in July 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10684/24]

Visa Applications

Niall Collins

500. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide an update on an application and-or appeal (details supplied); if this can be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10690/24]

An Garda Síochána

David Cullinane

501. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Justice the headcount and whole-time equivalent number of gardaí in the eastern region, by county and for each division and district in the years 2019-2024, inclusive, in tabular form. [10738/24]

An Garda Síochána

David Cullinane

502. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Justice the headcount and whole-time equivalent number of gardaí in Waterford city and county for each district in the years 2019-2024, inclusive, in tabular form. [10739/24]

Road Traffic Accidents

Seán Sherlock

503. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 25 of 28 February 2024, the number of incidents recorded by all agencies at certain intersections (details supplied) by type of incident, time of day and month, for the years 2019 to 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [10762/24]

Asylum Applications

Carol Nolan

504. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice to provide data on the number of persons who arrived into the State with incorrect, false or no documentation and who subsequently claimed asylum for the years 2018 to date; the number of those who did so and are still resident here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10794/24]

Probate Applications

James Lawless

505. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Justice to examine a mater (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10831/24]

Sentencing Policy

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

506. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide details of correspondence or reports she has received from the Judicial Council regarding its responsibility for sentencing guidelines within the past two years. [10834/24]

Domestic Violence

Brendan Smith

240. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Justice the up-to-date position regarding the provision of a refuge centre in counties Cavan and Monaghan for victims of domestic abuse; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9745/24]

Visa Applications

Eoin Ó Broin

241. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice the current processing times for a specific visa type (details supplied). [9754/24]

Citizenship Applications

Bernard Durkan

242. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice when persons (details supplied) will be permitted to submit applications for citizenship in respect of their two children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9798/24]

EU Funding

Holly Cairns

243. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice to provide a breakdown of all EU funding made available to her Department which has not yet been allocated; and the purpose for which this funding has been made available by the EU. [9810/24]

Citizenship Ceremonies

Holly Cairns

244. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice if alternative arrangements are possible for those who cannot attend citizenship ceremonies in person due to ill health; if alternative arrangements can be made for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9817/24]

Law Reform Commission

Violet-Anne Wynne

245. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Justice about the publication of a report (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9873/24]

Work Permits

Bernard Durkan

246. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the procedure to be followed to regularise by way of stamp 4 or work permit the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9902/24]

Naturalisation Applications

Bernard Durkan

247. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice if all required documentation has been supplied as requested in sufficient volume to facilitate consideration of an application for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9903/24]

Asylum Seekers

Bernard Durkan

248. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice if a danger exists that the confidentiality clause amounts to secrecy which could be contrary to the interest of such asylum seekers as in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9907/24]

Asylum Seekers

Michael Ring

86. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Justice the number of arrivals (details supplied), giving details for each category, by month, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9563/24]

Legislative Measures

Mairéad Farrell

87. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Justice if she intends to introduce legislation to prohibit sex-for-rent exploitation in 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9415/24]

Visa Agreements

Robert Troy

88. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice when Ireland will sign up to the European Union visa information system; and how many of the 27 Member States have signed up to date. [9416/24]

Road Traffic Offences

John Lahart

89. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice the number of vehicles that were confiscated by gardaí at the roadside for non-display of road tax in 2023; and the normal protocol for dealing with a driver with an out-of-date or non-display of motor tax disc. [9462/24]

Immigration Status

Richard Boyd Barrett

90. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice the avenues a person with a three-month visa who has arrived in Ireland from Gaza can now use to apply for citizenship in Ireland whose close family member holds a work visa permit in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9469/24]

An Garda Síochána

Alan Kelly

91. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the Garda divisions currently without a crime prevention officer in tabular form. [9534/24]

Visa Applications

Bernard Durkan

92. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the procedure to be followed by a person to obtain a visa (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9586/24]

Drug and Alcohol Testing

Catherine Murphy

326. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of learner drivers who were detected drink driving each year, from 2020 to date in 2024; the number convicted in court for this offence; the number who were issued with a fixed penalty notice for drink driving; the number who paid the FCPN within the time limit, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9367/24]

Legislative Measures

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

327. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice when the draft Bill to give effect to one of the central recommendations of the working group to examine the disregard of convictions related to consensual sexual activity between men (details supplied) will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8680/24]

Legislative Measures

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

328. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice the work that has been carried out by her departmental officials along with other Departments to deliver on promised Government legislation, namely, a central recommendation by the working group to examine the disregard of convictions related to consensual sexual activity between men (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8681/24]

Public Procurement Contracts

Patrick Costello

329. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice if she will establish an owners' management company (OMC) regulator on an interim non-statutory basis to address conflicts of interest issues where OMCs are still controlled by the original builder-developers and inappropriate procurement practices being used in terms of awarding of contracts and payments being made to directors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8684/24]

Departmental Consultations

Michael Lowry

330. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Justice if officials in her Department will make contact with representatives of an organisation (details supplied) concerning confusion about the status of their IIP project; if officials can review correspondence; if every effort will be made to rectify any possible irregularities in order that this application can be processed and finalised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8692/24]

Departmental Data

Cathal Crowe

331. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide details on the number of applications received by her Department for the Ireland immigrant investor programme in County Clare; and if she will provide topline detail on these applications. [8729/24]

An Garda Síochána

Ivana Bacik

332. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice the average wait time for garda attendances at a scene, following a call to both emergency services and local Garda stations, in each county. [8753/24]

An Garda Síochána

Bernard Durkan

333. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the reason a person (details supplied) has been requested to supply another statutory declaration, different to the original one supplied with their application and proof of residency having already completed their e-vetting request; if this was sent in error; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8818/24]

An Garda Síochána

Richard Boyd Barrett

334. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice if a person (details supplied) is required to complete another on-line e-vetting; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8840/24]

Naturalisation Applications

Richard Boyd Barrett

335. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice if she is aware of the significant delays in processing times for naturalisation applications and in the sending of certificates to those who have attended naturalisation ceremonies; the current expected processing times and times to allocate certificates; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8841/24]

Naturalisation Applications

Richard Boyd Barrett

336. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice the current number of applicants awaiting naturalisation applications to be processed; the number pending from 2021, 2022 and 2023; the estimated timeline for clearing the backlog and the percentage of rejected candidates; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8842/24]

An Garda Síochána

Richard Boyd Barrett

337. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice how long the e-vetting process takes in the naturalisation process; the length of time for which e-vetting is valid; if she is aware of the issue with inputting the county on the on-line form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8843/24]

An Garda Síochána

Paul Donnelly

338. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice the next date on which new Garda recruits will enter Garda training college. [8853/24]

Prison Service

Paul Donnelly

339. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of people held in solitary confinement within the Irish Prison Service for 21 hours or more, or locked up for more than 15 consecutive days, during 2023 and in January 2024, in tabular form. [8854/24]

An Garda Síochána

Paul Donnelly

340. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of WTE civilian intelligence analysists at the grade of administrative officer employed within An Garda Síochána in 2022, 2023 and to-date in 2024, in tabular form. [8856/24]

An Garda Síochána

Emer Higgins

341. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide a list of what forms persons can attend a Garda station for official approval with a stamp; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8895/24]

An Garda Síochána

Éamon Ó Cuív

342. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Justice how many Gardaí in Galway City and County have completed the CBD level 1 and CBD level 2 driver training course. [8896/24]

An Garda Síochána

Éamon Ó Cuív

343. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Justice how many gardaí do not have any formal driver training in Galway City and County. [8897/24]

Travel Documents

Michael Ring

344. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Justice the number of fines issued to airlines for allowing people into the country without documentation in the past five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8922/24]

Public Procurement Contracts

Bríd Smith

345. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Justice if she plans to establish an owners’ management companies regulator on an interim non-statutory basis with its operations funded by a levy on OMCs; the steps she will take to guarantee impeccable governance and transparency in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8931/24]

Court Judgments

Mick Barry

346. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 512 of 7 March 2023, and a subsequent reply (details supplied), if she will report on progress on the payment of an ex-gratia payment to a person; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8978/24]

Gambling Sector

Brendan Griffin

347. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Justice her views on the alignment between the objective of the Gambling Regulation Bill to protect vulnerable persons and the exclusion of the National Lottery from the purview of the Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland, particularly in light of recent findings from the Economic and Social Research Institute study on problem gambling, which identified lotteries and scratch cards as the most prevalent forms of gambling and thus, addiction; how this exemption aligns with the broader objectives of the Bill aimed at promoting responsible practices within the gambling industry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9031/24]

Gambling Sector

Brendan Griffin

348. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Justice the reason the National Lottery is being excluded from being regulated by the new Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland, particularly when local lotteries run by local charities and local voluntary groups will be subject to such regulation; the reason the National Lottery will not be included in the watershed ban on advertising of gambling products proposed in the Gambling Regulation Bill 2022, when all other forms of gambling will be, including advertising charity lotteries and bingo games; how such a stance is in keeping with the Bill's objective of a balanced regulatory approach; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9032/24]

Domestic Violence

Brendan Griffin

349. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Justice if additional funding will be provided to an organisation (details supplied) in Kerry in 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9035/24]

Naturalisation Applications

Colm Burke

350. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice when candidates who attended their citizenship ceremonies in October 2023 can expect to receive their certificates of naturalisation in view that it is now over 20 weeks since the ceremonies took place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9117/24]