Parliamentary questions

Legal Aid

Ruairí Ó Murchú

15. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Justice if he will provide an update on the work of the legal aid review group; if he will confirm that income limits for those seeking civil legal aid are under review; when he expects the review to be concluded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6873/23]

An Garda Síochána

Martin Kenny

1. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide an update on any plans her Department has to remedy the crisis in garda retention. [60923/22]

An Garda Síochána

Mick Barry

2. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Justice if she will support an alteration to the policy in relation to the arming of gardaí; if she will support more gardaí being armed with firearms or tasers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60564/22]

Parole Boards

Martin Kenny

3. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide an update on the establishment of the independent parole board. [60925/22]

An Garda Síochána

Peter Fitzpatrick

4. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Justice the reason that only 92 new members started in Templemore this week; if issues relating to pay, conditions, pension, paperwork, rosters and antisocial working hours are impacting the recruitment process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60622/22]

Asylum Applications

Catherine Connolly

5. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons who have arrived in Ireland to date under the Afghan admissions programme; her plans to ensure that all 500 places will be filled on the programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60481/22]

An Garda Síochána

Gino Kenny

7. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Justice when GSOC will publish its investigation report into the killing of a person (details supplied) by gardaí; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60573/22]

Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence

Alan Farrell

8. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Justice her views on the increased supports for domestic, sexual and gender-based violence services in 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60237/22]

Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence

Violet-Anne Wynne

10. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Justice the Government’s strategy on step-down accommodation in cases in which a person leaves a domestic violence refuge; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56990/22]

Court Accommodation

Michael Moynihan

11. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Justice if her Department owns the courthouse on Church Street, Kanturk, which has stood unused for many years; and the plans for the building, given that both the courthouse and the attached bridewell, which bears writing and graffiti from the War of Independence and the Civil War, are monuments of historical significance. [60593/22]

Court Procedures

Bernard Durkan

12. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the extent to which current reforms of the family law courts might entail protection for mothers in respect of section 47 reports-parental alienation issues; if it is expected to ensure that ample opportunity is given to ensure the protection of children in such circumstances and prevention of any action which might result in psychological harm and ongoing trauma; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60531/22]

An Garda Síochána

Peter Fitzpatrick

14. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Justice when bodycams will be introduced, and training provided to members in using these bodycams in view of the recent assault on members of An Garda Síochána; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60623/22]

Crime Prevention

Richard Bruton

17. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Justice if she will outline the impact to date of new approaches to crime in areas of high incidence of crime and high risk of young people being recruited into a life of crime, and if there are lessons for the future. [60453/22]

Judicial Appointments

Martin Kenny

1. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide an update on the timelines for appointments of new members of the Judiciary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52628/22]

An Garda Síochána

Catherine Murphy

2. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the steps she will take to ensure that the recruitment of new gardaí and civilian staff following the budget 2023 allocation to her Department will meet the announced target; if she has engaged with Garda management in respect of the new recruitment campaign; and the date on which it will commence. [52296/22]

An Garda Síochána

Martin Kenny

3. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice if her attention has been drawn to the difficulties in recruitment and retention in An Garda Síochána; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52718/22]

Garda Reserve

Willie O'Dea

4. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide an update on the development and implementation of the Garda Reserve strategy 2021-2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52413/22]

Departmental Priorities

Joe Carey

5. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Justice if she will outline her legislative priorities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51444/22]

Antisocial Behaviour

Richard Bruton

6. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Justice the trends in antisocial behaviour since the end of Covid that require changes in the policy approaches taken by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51943/22]

Drug Dealing

Brendan Smith

7. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Justice the additional measures that will be introduced to reduce access to illegal drugs which are causing serious problems in communities throughout the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52114/22]

Sentencing Policy

Joe Carey

8. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Justice her views on whether the punishment must match the crime; if she is considering introducing legislation to increase the maximum sentence for any crime; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51443/22]

Legal Aid

Pauline Tully

9. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Justice her plans to increase the financial and human resources available to the Legal Aid Board to enable persons with disabilities to vindicate their rights in court, in view of the fact that the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2022 is close to completing all Stages of the legislative process and the decision support service will open thereafter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52429/22]

Citizenship Applications

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

10. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Justice her views on the possibility of including time accrued with student and graduate visas towards the five-year residency required to apply for citizenship; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51376/22]

Traveller Community

Paul Murphy

11. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if her attention has been drawn to the launch of the Irish Travellers' Access to Justice landmark report, published recently by the University of Limerick, which found that Travellers' trust in the Irish criminal justice system is extremely low; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52181/22]

Insurance Coverage

Ruairí Ó Murchú

15. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide an update on any progress made on advancing duty-of-care legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51619/22]

An Garda Síochána

Pa Daly

1. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice her views on the planned reforms to GSOC, including whether she envisages an increase in funding for any new body to replace it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35896/22]

Legal Aid

Pa Daly

2. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice if she will detail the supports her Department gives to Free Legal Advice Centres; if her Department has received its 2021 annual report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35898/22]

Public Private Partnerships

Pa Daly

3. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the projects that will benefit from funding allotted under the public private partnership line item in her Department’s planned capital expenditure for 2022. [36290/22]

Departmental Policies

Cathal Crowe

4. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice if consideration has been given to a register of those convicted of serious crimes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35643/22]

Youth Services

Michael Moynihan

6. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide an update on the expansion of youth diversion projects; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35741/22]

An Garda Síochána

Neale Richmond

7. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí in Ireland broken down per county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35719/22]

Northern Ireland

Éamon Ó Cuív

8. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Justice the ongoing contact she or her Department has with the Northern Ireland Justice Department on matters of North-South interest; when she last met the Minister of Justice in that jurisdiction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35994/22]

Departmental Schemes

Joe Carey

10. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Justice the number of applications to the new community safety innovation fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35702/22]

Asylum Applications

Aindrias Moynihan

11. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Justice the measures that are in place to deal with the recent rise in the number of persons seeking asylum; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35965/22]

Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence

Alan Farrell

13. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Justice if she will detail the implementation plan for the third national strategy on domestic, sexual and gender-based violence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35750/22]

Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence

Richard Bruton

14. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Justice the way the environment for a person suffering domestic violence will improve under the third national strategy on domestic, sexual and gender-based violence. [35976/22]

Proposed Legislation

Alan Farrell

24. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide an update on her work to legislate against hate crimes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35751/22]

Sentencing Policy

Martin Kenny

1. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice the status of the life sentencing guidelines. [26525/22]

Departmental Funding

Gino Kenny

2. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Justice if the proceeds of crime fund to support community projects will be a permanent initiative; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26062/22]

Crime Prevention

Martin Kenny

3. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice if she will report on the engagement that her Department has had with the National Rural Safety Forum. [26526/22]

Departmental Priorities

Michael Lowry

4. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Justice the progress that has been made to date in implementing recommendations of the report of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice and Equality on reform of the family law system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26527/22]

An Garda Síochána

Richard O'Donoghue

5. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Justice the way that gardaí can be integrated into communities in a way that is visible to the public. [26523/22]

Inquiry into the Death of Mr. Shane O'Farrell

Bríd Smith

6. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Justice the timeframe for finalising a scoping report into the death of a person (details supplied); if progress has been made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26134/22]

Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

7. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Justice the way she is resourcing An Garda Síochána to tackle violence against women; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25988/22]

Judicial Appointments

James Lawless

9. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Justice if there are any plans to increase the number of judges; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26123/22]

An Garda Síochána

Martin Kenny

11. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice when she plans to publish the implementation plan for the Garda Síochána Inspectorate report on corruption; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26067/22]

An Garda Síochána

Alan Dillon

12. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Justice if she will outline her ongoing support to the Garda Síochána Inspectorate; the mechanisms for monitoring and appraising its performance; when she expects the An Garda Síochána strategy statement 2022-2024 to be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26132/22]

Legislative Measures

Pearse Doherty

13. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice the status of reforms to the duty of care through amendments to the Occupiers’ Liability Act 1995; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26130/22]

An Garda Síochána

Martin Kenny

14. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice the current status of the report of the high-level group considering the role of An Garda Síochána in the prosecution system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26065/22]

An Garda Síochána

Bríd Smith

15. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Justice the details of proposals by the Government to reform GSOC; the accountability or oversight by Dáil Éireann or by another body that the current structure allows for; the mechanism that is available to revisit previous commission investigations that may have failed to discover facts or wrongdoing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26135/22]

Closed-Circuit Television Systems

Martin Kenny

69. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice if she will report on community CCTV programmes. [16638/22]

Prison Service

Brendan Howlin

70. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Justice if her attention has been drawn to the fact that some 70% of prisoners in Irish jails have issues with literacy; the steps she is taking to address this situation; the discussions she has had with the Ministers of Education and Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science on this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15885/22]

Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence

Martin Kenny

71. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice if she will report on the roll-out of additional domestic violence refuge spaces. [16639/22]

Drug Dealing

Richard O'Donoghue

72. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Justice if the latest information available to her Department confirms that drug use throughout the State is at an all-time high; the steps being taken by her Department to address the deepening crisis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16675/22]

Asylum Seekers

Paul Murphy

73. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice her plans to reform the asylum process for refugees from countries other than Ukraine; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16252/22]

Domestic Violence

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

74. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Justice the actions she will take to support the establishment of a women's refuge in County Carlow; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16234/22]

Crime Prevention

Seán Haughey

75. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice the extent to which car thefts are a growing problem; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16087/22]

Closed-Circuit Television Systems

Joe Carey

76. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Justice if she will prioritise the enactment of legislation on CCTV schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16063/22]

Gangland Crime

Fergus O'Dowd

77. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide a detailed update on the progress made on implementing the recommendations of the scoping report into community safety and well-being in Drogheda; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16068/22]

Office of Public Works

Steven Matthews

78. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Justice if her attention has been drawn to the need to clean and carry out minor repairs to the old courthouse façade in Wicklow town (details supplied); her views on whether this work can be prioritised in the coming months to coincide with the large investment in the town square; and her views on the proposed return of court services to this building. [16082/22]

An Garda Síochána

Joe Carey

79. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Justice when it is anticipated that the funding from the new community safety fund will be allocated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16064/22]

An Garda Síochána

Dara Calleary

80. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Justice the way in which policing in rural areas is being strengthened; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16201/22]

Closed-Circuit Television Systems

Aindrias Moynihan

81. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Justice the up-to-date position on community CCTV for populated centres in Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16228/22]

An Garda Síochána

Martin Kenny

82. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice the plans for adequate resourcing of frontline Gardaí in the context of the recent upsurge in burglaries and assaults. [8561/22]

Legislative Measures

Paul Murphy

83. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if she will consider changing the law to make the expression of non-violent protest a defence against a charge of criminal damage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8734/22]

An Garda Síochána

Martin Kenny

84. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice her plans to fund crime prevention and safety measures for elderly and vulnerable persons. [8562/22]

An Garda Síochána

Denis Naughten

85. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Justice the plans to enhance policing in rural communities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8937/22]

An Garda Síochána

Thomas Pringle

86. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice if she will initiate an independent public inquiry into the activities and methods used by the so-called "Heavy Gang" of An Garda Síochána; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8936/22]

Data Protection

Denis Naughten

87. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Justice the steps which she is taking to restrict the right to be forgotten under the general data protection regulation, GDPR, by convicted sex offenders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8375/22]

An Garda Síochána

Michael Creed

88. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Justice her plans for Garda recruitment in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8723/22]

Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence

Steven Matthews

89. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Justice if her attention has been drawn to reports of sex for rent cases as reported in the media (details supplied); if specific legislation or measures to address this crime are being considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8274/22]

Public Inquiries

Gino Kenny

92. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Justice her views on conducting a public inquiry into the death of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8769/22]

Insurance Industry

Pearse Doherty

94. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice if proposals have been submitted to the Government to change the Occupiers' Liability Act 1995 and the Civil Liability Act 1961 to reform the duty-of-care arrangements and increase protections for consumers, businesses, sports clubs and community groups; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8771/22]

An Garda Síochána

Alan Dillon

95. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Justice if budget 2022 provides for additional community gardaí in County Mayo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8677/22]

An Garda Síochána

Neale Richmond

96. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Justice when body-worn cameras will be introduced for An Garda Síochána; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7770/22]

Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence

Aindrias Moynihan

97. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Justice if the review recommendations relating to the provision of accommodation for victims of domestic violence will be included in the forthcoming publication of the third national strategy on domestic, sexual and gender-based violence; when this publication will be available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8685/22]

Public Transport

Martin Kenny

117. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice if she has plans to establish a transport police service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58141/21]

Prison Service

Brendan Howlin

118. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Justice the number of incidents of Covid-19 in Irish prisons; the impact of Covid-19 infections on the Irish Prison Service and the Courts Service to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57611/21]

An Garda Síochána

Martin Kenny

119. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice the supports or assistance she or her Department gave to the holding of a conference (details supplied). [57838/21]

An Garda Síochána

Paul McAuliffe

120. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Justice the number of community gardaí in the Ballymun Garda district as of 1 November 2021 or the latest date available; the number in the previous 12 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57943/21]

An Garda Síochána

Ciaran Cannon

121. Deputy Ciarán Cannon asked the Minister for Justice her views on the level and the trend in the detection rate for sexual offences in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57747/21]

Antisocial Behaviour

Seán Haughey

122. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice the initiatives that are being taken to tackle antisocial behaviour; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57947/21]

An Garda Síochána

Joe Flaherty

123. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Justice the number of community gardaí in the Roscommon-Longford division; the number of community gardaí in the Westmeath division; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57983/21]

Closed-Circuit Television Systems

Joe Flaherty

124. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Justice the plans in place for the expansion of Garda CCTV; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57984/21]

International Protection

Seán Canney

125. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide an update on the Afghan admission programme; the number of applications that have been received; the timeline for dealing with such applications; if her attention has been drawn to the urgency of many of the cases; if applications are being streamlined according to urgency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57812/21]

Departmental Reports

Ruairí Ó Murchú

126. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Justice the status of the implementation of recommendations contained in a report (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57834/21]

Fishing Industry

Mick Barry

127. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Justice if she will consider permitting the regularisation of fishers in the atypical scheme for non-EEA workers on stamp 4 equivalent status given the fact that those who are undocumented in the sector may be able to avail of a stamp 4 status through a scheme to regularise undocumented status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57952/21]

An Garda Síochána

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

130. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Dlí agus Cirt cén fáth nach bhfuil freagra aici go fóill dom ar mo cheisteanna faoin ísliú stádais a thug sí don Ghaeilge sa Gharda Síochána, go háirithe Ceisteanna Parlaiminte uimhir 536 agus 537 a cuireadh uirthi an 9 Samhain 2021, in ainneoin go raibh an tAire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán in ann eolas a thabhairt dúinn maidir leis an gceist chéanna ina freagra ar Cheist uimhir 308, a cuireadh uirthi an lá céanna; an bhfreagróidh sí na ceisteanna sin anois; agus cén fáth a bhfuair sí réidh le riachtanas Gaeilge don Gharda Síochána agus do Choimisinéir an Gharda Síochána, tar éis di a admháil go bhfuil gá cur leis an nGaeilge san eagraíocht, tar éis gur sháraigh siad an dlí de réir tuarascála ón gCoimisinéir Teanga a leagadh faoi bhráid Thithe an Oireachtais. [57953/21]

Inquiry into the Death of Mr. Shane O'Farrell

Martin Kenny

79. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice when the results of the scoping exercise in relation to the death of a person (details supplied) will be made available to their family; and when the full commission of investigation will be established. [51337/21]

An Garda Síochána

Catherine Murphy

80. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if she has engaged with the Garda Commissioner in respect of further issues regarding the appropriateness of the management and cancellation of computer-aided despatch incidents and 999 calls (details supplied); and if her Department has provided administrative assistance and or advice to Garda management on same to date in 2021. [51666/21]

An Garda Síochána

Dara Calleary

81. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Justice her views on and response to criticism by Garda superintendents of the proposed policing Bill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51417/21]

Visa Applications

Colm Burke

82. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice the progress to date on the processing of visas, including family reunification applications, for Afghan nationals arising from the fall of the democratically elected Government in Afghanistan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51544/21]

An Garda Síochána

Joe Flaherty

83. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí assigned to stations in County Longford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51553/21]

An Garda Síochána

Thomas Pringle

86. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí assigned to the Donegal division in each of the years 2016 to 2020 and to date in 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51723/21]

Domestic Violence

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

87. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Justice the enhanced supports Budget 2022 will provide to tackle domestic, sexual and gender-based violence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51655/21]

Citizenship Applications

Peter Fitzpatrick

88. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Justice the number of citizenship applications outstanding for longer than 12 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51504/21]

Departmental Reports

Fergus O'Dowd

89. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide an update on the Drogheda implementation plan following the publication of the Geiran report earlier in 2021 with updated associated timelines; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51513/21]

An Garda Síochána

Mark Ward

90. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice if budget 2022 provided for additional community gardaí in Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51091/21]

Crime Prevention

Steven Matthews

91. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Justice if discussions are expected in the coming weeks with the Garda Commissioner on the plans of An Garda Síochána to ensure a safe Hallowe'en; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51093/21]

Victim Support Services

Pauline Tully

92. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Justice if she will put a mechanism in place in Garda stations whereby the victim of a violent crime would be notified of the release of the perpetrator from prison three months in advance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51160/21]