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Tue, 30 Apr 2024
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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]
Tue, 30 Apr 2024
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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]
Tue, 30 Apr 2024
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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]
Tue, 30 Apr 2024
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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]
Tue, 30 Apr 2024
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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]
Thu, 25 Apr 2024
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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]
Thu, 25 Apr 2024
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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]
Thu, 25 Apr 2024
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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]
Thu, 25 Apr 2024
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Visa Applications
Peadar Tóibín
244. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice if she will examine a visa case (details supplied). [18563/24]
Thu, 25 Apr 2024
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Visa Applications
Peadar Tóibín
245. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice if she will examine a visa case (details supplied). [18564/24]
Thu, 25 Apr 2024
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Visa Applications
Peadar Tóibín
246. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice if she will examine a visa case (details supplied). [18565/24]
Thu, 25 Apr 2024
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Visa Applications
Peadar Tóibín
247. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice if she will examine a visa case (details supplied). [18566/24]
Thu, 25 Apr 2024
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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]
Thu, 25 Apr 2024
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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]
Thu, 25 Apr 2024
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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]
Thu, 25 Apr 2024
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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]
Thu, 25 Apr 2024
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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]
Thu, 25 Apr 2024
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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]
Thu, 25 Apr 2024
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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]
Thu, 25 Apr 2024
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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]