Parliamentary questions

International Protection

Robert Troy

884. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice the processing time for IP asylum applications. [37004/23]

International Protection

Robert Troy

885. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide in tabular form the number of staff across the various division in international protection sections for each year 2020, 2021 and 2022. [37005/23]

Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

886. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Justice for an update on progress towards establishing a statutory DSGBV agency; to confirm if it will commence in 2023; the projected establishment costs; if her Department has funding in place for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37032/23]

An Garda Síochána

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

887. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Justice what additional funding her Department requires in 2024 to recruit 800 additional gardaí trainees next year; to confirm if her Department has funding in place for this in 2024, or if additional funding will be required in budget 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37033/23]

An Garda Síochána

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

888. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Justice the projected cost of every ten additional community gardaí; the cost of each additional dedicated community sergeant; the cost of a 10% increase overall; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37035/23]

Citizenship Applications

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

889. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Justice the projected cost of reducing citizenship fees to €200, and waiving it for children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37036/23]

Immigration Policy

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

890. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Justice the projected cost of reducing the Irish residence permit to €75; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37037/23]

Visa Applications

Robert Troy

891. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice the current processing time for joint family visas for family of Irish nationals; the reason for a recent reduction in processing time; and what measures are in place to address this. [37039/23]

Visa Applications

Robert Troy

892. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice the processing times for atypical visas; the reason for recent reduction in processing times; and the measures in place to improve both consistency and efficiency of decisions. [37040/23]

Closed-Circuit Television Systems

Brendan Smith

893. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Justice the proposals, if any, to extend CCTV coverage to towns in counties Cavan and Monaghan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37064/23]

Prison Service

Ivana Bacik

894. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice the number of people held in solitary confinement (22+ hour lock up) for more than 15 consecutive days in each month of 2023 to date. [37074/23]

Domestic Violence

Brendan Smith

895. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Justice the progress to date in providing a refuge centre in counties Cavan and Monaghan for victims of domestic abuse; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37107/23]

Youth Services

Ruairí Ó Murchú

896. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Justice what plans there are to expand the pilot youth diversion projects where there is engagement with participants at an earlier age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37167/23]

Legislative Measures

Ruairí Ó Murchú

897. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide an update on the sale of alcohol Bill 2022; what engagements her Department has had recently with stakeholders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37169/23]

Prison Service

Peadar Tóibín

898. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice if the Prison Service is investigating an allegation of corruption within the Prison Service made by a person (details supplied); her views on whether this investigation should be investigated by a body independent of the Prison Service. [37177/23]

Citizenship Applications

Colm Burke

522. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice what action is being taken to reduce the waiting time for the processing and completion of e-vetting applications for applicants of the Irish citizenship by naturalisation application process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34801/23]

Asylum Applications

Peadar Tóibín

523. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons coming through the North of Ireland to apply for asylum in this jurisdiction in each of the past five years. [34814/23]

Religious Discrimination

Holly Cairns

524. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice whether there are plans to legislate to change the requirement for individuals taking up certain public offices in the State, including President and judge, to swear a religious oath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34825/23]

Departmental Data

Noel Grealish

525. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons who re-offended while released on bail for other alleged crimes in each of the past three years, by type of crime allegedly committed while on bail, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34829/23]

Departmental Data

Noel Grealish

526. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Justice the number of crimes that were recorded in which the suspected offenders were on bail, in each of the past three years, by category of crime involved, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34830/23]

Crime Prevention

Noel Grealish

527. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Justice if the Government will consider steps to further restrict the granting of bail to serial or repeat offenders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34832/23]

Legal Aid

Noel Grealish

528. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Justice if she will consider steps to restrict the granting of free legal aid to serial or repeat offenders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34833/23]

Legal Aid

Noel Grealish

529. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons who have been granted free legal aid, by category of offence; the number of times these persons have availed of free legal aid previously; the number of previous convictions; the cost of each in the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34834/23]

Legal Aid

Noel Grealish

530. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons who have been granted free legal-aid in County Galway, by category of offence; the number of times these persons have availed of free legal aid previously; the number of previous convictions; the cost of each in the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34835/23]

Legal Aid

Noel Grealish

531. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Justice the cost of providing free legal aid over each of the past five years, by county; the average cost per alleged offender; the total payment to legal practitioners; the average payment to legal practitioners, over the same period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34836/23]

Asylum Seekers

Bríd Smith

532. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Justice if there are plans to scrap the detaining of asylum seekers in Cloverhill Prison, or any prison, prior to deportation as soon as possible given that they have not committed a crime; her views on the criticism of this practice by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) and on two occasions by the UN Committee against Torture which found that a prison is by definition not a suitable place in which to detain someone who is neither suspected nor convicted of a criminal offence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34839/23]

Departmental Appointments

Michael Ring

533. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Justice the number of personnel in her Department at Principal Officer level or above who, on retiring from that position, were subsequently appointed to a State or semi-State board over the past ten years. [34927/23]

Spent Convictions

Holly Cairns

534. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice whether her Department has considered extending the Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 to minor crimes such as shoplifting which were committed outside the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34964/23]

Citizenship Applications

Catherine Murphy

535. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide an update in respect of a citizenship application (details supplied); if her attention has been drawn to delays in the processing of 2020, 2021 and 2022 applications whereas 2023 applications are being expedited; and if she will provide, in tabular form, the number of open applications in each of the years 2020 to date in 2023. [35032/23]

Visa Applications

Éamon Ó Cuív

536. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Justice if an original birth certificate of a person (details supplied) that was supplied for visa purposes to the Irish Embassy in Abu Dhabi was returned to them as they claim that after repeated requests, they have not received it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35117/23]

An Garda Síochána

Pauline Tully

537. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí stationed in the Cavan Monaghan division in each of the past five years; the rank of each of these gardaí; the unit in which each of these gardaí serve; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35215/23]

Residential Institutions

Fergus O'Dowd

538. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 498 of 16 May 2023, if he can outline if this information is now available for review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35236/23]

Prison Service

Mark Ward

539. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice the number of under 25-year-olds within the prison population; the average sentence amongst this age group; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35339/23]

Prison Service

Mark Ward

540. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice the number of offences carried out by under 25-year-olds in the years 2011 to 2022, inclusive, and to-date in 2023; the number of convictions as a result;; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35340/23]

Youth Services

Mark Ward

541. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice the number of young people who were diverted to Garda Youth Diversion Programmes in 2011 to 2022 and to-date in 2023, by county; the number that completed the programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35341/23]

Youth Services

Mark Ward

542. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice the funding allocated to Garda Youth Diversion Programmes in 2011 to 2023, by year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35342/23]

Departmental Data

Mark Ward

543. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice the rates of reoffending in the State amongst those who were first sentenced before the age of 25 years; how this compares to other jurisdictions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35343/23]

Prison Service

Mark Ward

544. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice the services that are available to those within the prison population to help further their education; the services available to those who are released for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35344/23]

Youth Services

Mark Ward

545. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice if there are follow-up services for those that have completed a Garda Youth Diversion Programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35345/23]

Youth Services

Mark Ward

546. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice the percentage of young people who have completed a Garda Youth Diversion Programme who have reoffended; the outcomes in these cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35346/23]

Mental Health Policy

Mark Ward

547. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice for an update on the roll-out of the mental health crisis de-escalation pilot in Limerick; when this will be operational; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35347/23]

Departmental Funding

Richard Bruton

548. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Justice if she has considered a core budget to fund innovative projects for the current initiatives in Dublin 17; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35413/23]

Citizenship Applications

Seán Crowe

549. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Justice the average waiting time for successful naturalisation applications to be processed at present; the number of applications currently being considered; and the number of live applications still being processed that were submitted prior to 30 June 2021. [35449/23]

An Garda Síochána

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

550. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí, by rank, attached to the Carlow-Kilkenny Garda roads policing unit as of 5 July 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35469/23]

Departmental Schemes

Rose Conway-Walsh

551. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Justice to outline the internships, apprenticeships and graduate schemes run by her Department and public bodies under the aegis of her Department. [35490/23]

Citizenship Applications

Mark Ward

552. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice the number of naturalisation cases open from 2020, 2021, 2022 and to-date in 2023; the average waiting time per case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35503/23]

Family Support Services

Bernard Durkan

553. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice if she has availed of the information available arising from a UN Special Rapporteur report which concluded that the condition known as parental alienation should be banned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35555/23]

Naturalisation Applications

Bernard Durkan

554. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the current position in the application for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35575/23]

Naturalisation Applications

Bernard Durkan

555. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the current position in the application for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35576/23]

Visa Applications

Bernard Durkan

556. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the status of an application for a short-term visa submitted by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35580/23]

Visa Applications

Bernard Durkan

557. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the status of an application for a short-term visa submitted by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35581/23]

Visa Applications

Bernard Durkan

558. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the status of an application for a short-term visa submitted by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35582/23]

Visa Applications

Bernard Durkan

559. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the status of an application for a short-term visa submitted by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35583/23]

Naturalisation Applications

Mark Ward

169. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice if cases for naturalisation of a minor are quicker in the event that both parents have become Irish citizens; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35504/23]

Legislative Measures

Bríd Smith

170. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Justice if she will clarify if there are plans to amend section 19A of the Criminal Evidence Act 1992 as amended by section 39 of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 so that a sexually abused child or adult will not have their private counselling or therapy records made available to the accused abuser; if she will clarify the rationale for this section of the Act and outline the implications for victims; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34453/23]

Departmental Expenditure

Seán Sherlock

171. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice the amount paid by her Department in 2022 and to date in 2023 on outside or third-party reports of a technical nature or qualitative and quantitative nature, by payee, in tabular form. [34474/23]

Citizenship Applications

Michael Healy-Rae

172. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Justice the status of a citizenship application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34511/23]

Pension Provisions

Richard Bruton

173. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Justice the terms of the pension of a person (details supplied); and whether continuing payments are due to their surviving spouse; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34512/23]

Sentencing Policy

Pa Daly

174. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice her views on the recording and reporting of sentencing data, with a particular focus on sexual offences; and what changes or reforms she intends to make in the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34514/23]

Departmental Reviews

Alan Farrell

175. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide an update on the strategic review of the Abhaile dedicated mortgage arrears service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34532/23]

Departmental Reviews

Alan Farrell

176. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Justice when a decision on the future of the Abhaile dedicated mortgage arrears service can be expected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34533/23]

Departmental Schemes

Mattie McGrath

177. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 1053 of 21 March 2023, the reason some groups have not yet received their rebate from Muintir na Tíre; the groups that have not received a rebate, by county, under the headings (details supplied) together with her explanation regarding the non-payment. [34535/23]

Citizenship Applications

Colm Burke

178. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice to confirm the current timeframe for the processing of citizenship applications, given it is almost six years since an application (details supplied) was lodged; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34560/23]

Citizenship Applications

Joe Flaherty

179. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Justice for an update on an application for citizenship for a person (details supplied). [34563/23]

Deportation Orders

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

180. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice the number of failed refugee applicants currently held in Cloverhill Prison in Dublin or other prisons across the country awaiting deportation. [34598/23]

International Protection

Catherine Connolly

181. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice the international protection recognition rates for all countries of origin at first instance and appeal stages, in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34617/23]

International Protection

Catherine Connolly

182. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice the number of cultural mediators currently employed at the International Protection Office; the languages they are employed to interpret; the number of cultural mediators present in the IPO on a daily basis; if they are subject to an interpreter's code of conduct; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34618/23]

International Protection

Catherine Connolly

183. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice the number of approvals and negative decisions made to date under the Afghan Admission Programme; the number of visas which have been issued to beneficiaries of the programme; if the final number of beneficiaries is expected to be greater than 500; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34619/23]

Work Permits

Seán Canney

184. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Justice if she will expedite the application process for persons seeking a visa to enter this country for work purposes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34682/23]

An Garda Síochána

Seán Canney

185. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Justice if she is satisfied with the number of gardaí in the force presently; the number of gardaí who will be retiring in the next 12 months; the number of gardaí who will be recruited in the same time; the number of gardaí who have retired early in each of the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34683/23]

Naturalisation Applications

Eoin Ó Broin

186. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice the current timeline in relation to the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service for the processing of applications in respect of minors; the number of minor applications currently pending; and a breakdown of the length of time since pending applications were received in the following bands: less than 12 months, one to two years, and three years or more, in tabular form. [34742/23]

Antisocial Behaviour

Pa Daly

48. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice to provide an update on the implementation of the promised reforms relating to antisocial behaviour outlined in the programme for Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33988/23]

An Garda Síochána

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

49. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Justice the current operational strength of An Garda Síochána; if she will include a breakdown of new recruits, retirements, resignations, gardaí unavailable for duty and any analysis on the projected numbers of gardaí over the next 18 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34000/23]

Legislative Process

Pa Daly

50. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice to provide an update related to section 67 of the Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022, including an outline of the rationale behind the amendment’s inclusion in the Bill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33989/23]

Crime Prevention

Catherine Murphy

51. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the steps she is taking in conjunction with her ministerial colleagues to address ongoing public safety deterioration in Dublin city centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34383/23]

Prison Service

Mark Ward

52. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice what plans are in place to address the long waiting-list for people in prison to access psychology services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33990/23]

International Protection

Éamon Ó Cuív

53. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Justice the number of current applications on hand for international protection; the length of time on average it is taking to process applications; the steps being taken to reduce the time of processing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33964/23]

Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence

Catherine Connolly

54. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 45 of 18 April 2023, the status of the independent review of Part 4 of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017, which was due for completion by the end of 2022; the reason for the delay; if she has received the final report to date; the expected timeline for the publication of the final report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33965/23]

Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence

Catherine Connolly

55. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice for a status update on the establishment of a statutory domestic, sexual and gender-based violence agency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33966/23]

Antisocial Behaviour

Pádraig O'Sullivan

56. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice if she will outline the subgroups established as part of the expert forum on anti-social behaviour; if she will provide an update on the most recent meeting; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33956/23]

International Protection

Gino Kenny

57. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Justice what the new processes are that she introduced in 2022 to designate ‘safe countries of origin’; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34024/23]

An Garda Síochána

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

58. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Justice to report on progress on the new Garda station for Dublin 7-Dublin 13. [34004/23]

An Garda Síochána

Peadar Tóibín

59. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the current ratio of gardaí to citizens in each county in the State, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33729/23]

Prison Service

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

60. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Justice when she expects to introduce legislation in the Houses of the Oireachtas to put the Prison Service on a statutory basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34002/23]

Legislative Measures

Alan Farrell

61. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Justice to provide an update on work to publish legislation with regard to the use of facial recognition technology by gardaí; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33474/23]

Departmental Policies

Alan Farrell

62. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Justice to report on implementation progress with regard to the Justice Plan 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33473/23]

Domestic Violence

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

63. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Justice for an update on the Carlow women’s refuge. [33820/23]

An Garda Síochána

Darren O'Rourke

64. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Justice if there are plans to establish a dedicated transport police to ensure safety on public transport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33976/23]

Work Permits

Gino Kenny

65. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Justice if she will grant general employment permit holders full access to the labour market after two years rather than five years currently; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34025/23]

Legislative Measures

Ruairí Ó Murchú

66. 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. [33960/23]

An Garda Síochána

Bernard Durkan

67. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the efforts currently in hand to ensure an adequate number of gardaí by way of recruitment or delayed retirements to ensure the adequate strength of the force; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33971/23]

Inquiry into the Death of Mr. Shane O'Farrell

Matt Carthy

68. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the actions she intends to take in response to the report from a scoping exercise into the death of a person (details supplied). [33958/23]

Courts Service

Ruairí Ó Murchú

69. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Justice when it is expected that the new county registrar for County Louth, based in Dundalk Courthouse, will commence in the position, which has been vacant for 18 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33959/23]

Citizenship Applications

Éamon Ó Cuív

70. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Justice the number of current applications on hand in her Department for citizenship; the average time it is taking to make a decision on an application for citizenship from the time an application is received; the steps being taken to reduce the time of processing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33963/23]

Human Rights

Paul Murphy

71. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if she is aware of the recent criticisms by two organisations (details supplied) of the human rights abuses inherent in the Offences Against the State Acts and Special Criminal Court; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34030/23]

An Garda Síochána

Violet-Anne Wynne

72. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Justice her views on the increasing civilianisation of Garda staffing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34028/23]

Inquiry into the Death of Mr. Shane O'Farrell

Matt Carthy

73. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice if she will now implement the decision of Dáil Éireann in 2018 to establish an independent public inquiry into the death of a person (details supplied) and the actions of State agencies in respect of this case before, and subsequent to, their death. [33738/23]

An Garda Síochána

Claire Kerrane

74. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Justice the number of community policing teams and the number of gardaí in each team in counties Galway, Mayo, Roscommon, Leitrim, Sligo and Longford. [33979/23]

An Garda Síochána

Bernard Durkan

75. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the extent to which she continues to provide adequate resources to enable An Garda Síochána to adequately police organised crime, including drug running, trafficking or other similar activities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33972/23]

Prison Service

Colm Burke

76. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice to confirm what action she intends on taking in order to alleviate the number of prisoners who are required to sleep on the floor in their cells; in particular to confirm the date when it is proposed to open the new women’s prison in Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34037/23]