Parliamentary questions

An Garda Síochána

Jim O'Callaghan

460. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of threat-to-kill incidents reported to gardaí within the R and J districts of the DMR in the years of 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30668/23]

An Garda Síochána

Jim O'Callaghan

461. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of incidents that the Garda water unit was requested to attend in the years of 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30669/23]

An Garda Síochána

Jim O'Callaghan

462. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice if the contract for the issuing of a new ballistic vests to frontline gardaí has been put out to tender and if so, the closing date for receiving tender offers. [30670/23]

An Garda Síochána

Jim O'Callaghan

463. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the estimated full-year cost of providing one additional detective inspector, one additional detective sergeant and two extra detective gardaí to each divisional protective service unit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30671/23]

Prison Service

Jim O'Callaghan

464. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the estimated full-year cost to recruit two additional WTE senior psychologists and two additional psychologists for the Irish Prison Service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30672/23]

An Garda Síochána

Jim O'Callaghan

465. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of incidents that the Garda armed support unit was requested to attend in the years of 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30673/23]

An Garda Síochána

Jim O'Callaghan

466. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice if a new contract for the provision of new Garda roads policing unit vehicles will be put out to tender during Quarter 3 this year. [30674/23]

An Garda Síochána

Jim O'Callaghan

467. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the estimated cost of training an extra 750 gardaí in public order level 2 training in 2023. [30675/23]

An Garda Síochána

Jim O'Callaghan

468. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the amount An Garda Síochána has spent on vehicular recovery services within the DMR north division in 2022 and to date in 2023; the name of the company awarded the contract; when this current contract is due to expire; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30676/23]

An Garda Síochána

Jim O'Callaghan

469. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the percentage of Garda personnel authorised to carry tasers when on duty; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30677/23]

Departmental Investigations

Willie O'Dea

470. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Justice when the result of an investigation the cause of a person's death (details supplied) will be available to the family; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30757/23]

An Garda Síochána

Catherine Murphy

471. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide a schedule, by Garda division, of the number of checkpoints that were set up in 2022 and to date in 2023 (details supplied); and the number of breath tests and saliva tests conducted at these checkpoints. [30798/23]

Family Reunification

Fergus O'Dowd

472. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Justice if she will respond to concerns and proposals from a person (details supplied) in respect of family reunification; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30851/23]

An Garda Síochána

Brendan Griffin

473. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Justice the total number of gardaí, by rank assigned to each respective Garda station in west Kerry, that is, Dingle, Annascaul, Castlegregory and Baile an Fheirtéaraigh; if any of the assigned gardaí at the respective stations are currently not available for duty; if the corresponding personnel numbers, including rank for June 2021 and June 2022 will be provided; if any vacant positions remain unfilled at these stations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30924/23]

Asylum Applications

Robert Troy

474. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice if she will commence publishing daily figures in relation to the number of asylum applications processed under headings such as, permission to remain, application rejected and the subsequent action that is, if deported or under appeal and so on; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30925/23]

International Protection

Catherine Connolly

475. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice when a person (details supplied) will be issued a new recommendation from the International Protection Office following the settlement of their High Court proceedings in April 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30933/23]

Prison Service

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

476. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice the procedure in relation to early release (community return scheme) of a prisoner and if she has a role in deciding, signing off on all such releases under such a scheme; at what level in the Prison Service can such a Ministerial approval be overturned or not complied with; if she is aware of any such situations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30955/23]

Prison Service

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

477. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice if she aware of the case of a person (details supplied) serving a sentence in relation to the of possession of drugs in Shelton Abbey open prison, County Wicklow, due to be released following your approval on 12 June 2023 under the community return scheme to take up a voluntary position working with the SOLAS project in the Liberties two days later, only to have his release order rescinded on afternoon of due release for no explained reason; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30956/23]

International Protection

Gary Gannon

478. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice how many holders of subsidiary protection declarations have had their subsidiary protection ceased in accordance with section 11 of the International Protection Act 2015 since the commencement of the act. [31050/23]

International Protection

Gary Gannon

479. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice how many holders of the subsidiary protection declarations have had their subsidiary protection ceased in accordance with Regulation 18 of SI 426/2013 European Union (Subsidiary Protection) Regulations 2013 since the commencement of those regulations. [31051/23]

Legislative Measures

Gary Gannon

480. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice when the Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking Bill 2022 will be brought before Dáil Éireann. [31052/23]

Residency Permits

Sorca Clarke

481. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice the number of Irish residence permit cards that were issued in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [31098/23]

An Garda Síochána

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

482. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Justice the number of designated community gardaí in Carlow in 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31117/23]

Closed-Circuit Television Systems

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

483. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Justice if there are plans to extend funding for community CCTV in Tullow in order to sustain the valuable service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31118/23]

Prison Service

Bríd Smith

484. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Justice when a prisoner is due for a release under the community return scheme as a result of a Ministerial order; if such an order can be delayed or stopped by the intervention of a third party as appears to have happened in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31154/23]

Travel Documents

Michael Ring

485. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Justice how many people have entered Ireland without the valid documentation for the past five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31194/23]

Travel Documents

Michael Ring

486. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Justice how many people have tried to enter Ireland without the valid documentation for the past five years, in tabular form; how many of these people were not allowed entry in to the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31195/23]

Travel Documents

Michael Ring

487. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Justice how many airlines have been prosecuted for allowing people in to the country without documentation for the past five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31196/23]

Legislative Measures

Bernard Durkan

488. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice if she will introduce any legislative provision to ensure that issues such as the presence of asbestos are disclosed during the course of a property sale. [31225/23]

Visa Applications

Michael Creed

489. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Justice if she will expedite an application lodged by a person (details supplied) in September 2022 for renewal of a stamp 4 visa by a person. [31245/23]

Gambling Sector

Michael Healy-Rae

490. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide an update with regard to the gambling regulations of 2022 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31310/23]

Gambling Sector

Niall Collins

491. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice to outline the full range of functions and responsibilities of the Gambling Regulator; who will issue licences; if local authorities will continue to have an input or role in the licence issuing process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31355/23]

Departmental Consultations

Patrick Costello

274. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice for an update on the public consultation on spent convictions launched by her Department in October 2020; if there will be a report issued; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30235/23]

Domestic Violence

Fergus O'Dowd

275. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Justice the reason there was a net reduction in the number of refuge spaces available in County Louth from 15 in quarter 3 2022 to 13 in quarter 2 2023, the only net reduction of spaces in the country; how this will be addressed through the provision of additional spaces in the near future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30240/23]

Departmental Expenditure

Rose Conway-Walsh

276. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Justice the total spend on consulting services and on business-as-usual outsourcing, as differentiated under the Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies 2016, for each commercial public body under the aegis of her Department for 2022. [30263/23]

Family Reunification

Colm Burke

277. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice if a family reunification application by a person (details supplied) will be prioritised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30281/23]

Citizenship Applications

Jim O'Callaghan

278. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice if it is intended for the new section 16 Irish associations comprehensive guidelines to retrospectively apply to applications that predate them; if decisions on such applications are currently on hold until the development and publication process has been concluded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30301/23]

Naturalisation Applications

Dara Calleary

279. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Justice if she will outline the circumstances in which waivers are sanctioned in naturalisation applications; if she will confirm the naturalisation application process; if she will outline the criteria to meet eligibility; if she will outline the current timeframes for processing applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30410/23]

An Garda Síochána

Mairéad Farrell

145. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Justice the means, if any, An Garda Síochána has to trace the origins of fraudulent text message-based scams; if the force has the power to request the names of customers who are engaging is such fraudulent practice from telecommunications providers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29875/23]

Visa Applications

Dara Calleary

146. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Justice for an update on atypical visa applications processing times, which is affecting the nursing sector (details supplied). [29883/23]

Coroners Service

Pa Daly

147. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice what her plans are for reform of the coroners system as a whole; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29912/23]

State Pathology Service

Catherine Murphy

148. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the budget allocation for the Office of the State Pathologist in 2021, 2022 and 2023, in tabular form. [29927/23]

Bench Warrants

Catherine Murphy

149. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of penal warrants issued to gardaí within the Kildare division to date in 2023. [29928/23]

Prison Service

Catherine Murphy

150. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if a new recruitment campaign for psychologists for the Irish Prison Service will be launched in quarter 3 this year. [29929/23]

An Garda Síochána

Catherine Murphy

151. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of stinger courses held for gardaí within DMR in 2022 and to date in 2023; and the duration of this course. [29930/23]

Citizenship Applications

Thomas Gould

152. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice for an update on the application for citizenship of a person (details supplied); and if she will consider a review of this application given the difficulties posed by Covid-19 and the closure of services and schools in quarter 2 2020. [29978/23]

Citizenship Ceremonies

Éamon Ó Cuív

153. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Justice the reason an invitation to one of the citizenship ceremonies due to take place on 19 and 20 June 2023 was not issued to a person (details supplied) in Galway city despite being told previously it would issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30187/23]

Deportation Orders

Patricia Ryan

154. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Justice the number of deportation orders granted in the State in the years 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; of those orders, how many have been fully executed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30212/23]

Community Development Projects

Emer Higgins

428. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Justice when recipients under the latest community innovation funding call will be announced; when the fund will reopen to applicants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29086/23]

Immigration Status

Richard Boyd Barrett

429. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice how a person (details supplied) may gain immigration status given that their stamp 1G visa has expired and they wish to continue working in Ireland with no need to pursue further education, but they have been refused a working permit on the grounds of immigration status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29141/23]

An Garda Síochána

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

430. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Justice the amount of cash seized by gardaí on proceeds of crime legislation in the years of 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; the amount of cash seized that was returned to the Exchequer in each of the years in question, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29151/23]

An Garda Síochána

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

431. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 476 of 16 May 2023, 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. [29152/23]

Immigration Policy

Mattie McGrath

432. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Justice to outline the full details of the EU General Agreement on Migration and Asylum reached recently; the obligations this agreement would have on Ireland; whether or not Ireland will have the option of opt-out of this agreement; the contributions of her Department in reaching this agreement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29200/23]

Prison Service

Catherine Connolly

433. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice the number of prisoners currently accommodated at the National Violence Reduction Unit operating in the Midlands Prison, Portlaoise; the length of stay of each prisoner; how often each prisoner is reviewed; the way in which the review is carried out and, if multidisciplinary, to explain the function and statutory provision utilised; the details of any independent inspection of the facility and its method of operation since inception; if IPS staff are specifically designated and trained to work exclusively in that unit; the details of all complaints, if any, of the NVRU by staff, prisoner and-or relatives; the details of any legal action taken regarding the NVRU including the grounds and outcome of same; the total cost to run the unit over the past 12 month period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29218/23]

Crime Prevention

Robert Troy

434. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice if she will outline all steps currently being taken to tackle the abuse of older persons within society; and the specific measures being taken to deal with fraud which is particularly targeted at older persons. [29265/23]

Citizenship Applications

Bernard Durkan

435. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the current and-or expected position in relation to an application for citizenship in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29283/23]

Citizenship Applications

Bernard Durkan

436. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the current and-or expected position in relation to application for citizenship in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29284/23]

Prison Service

Seán Sherlock

437. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice to provide a list of the recipients of the community fund put in place to benefit the community as a result of the building of the new Cork Prison from 2014, in tabular form; and the amount received. [29293/23]

Immigration Policy

Anne Rabbitte

438. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice the status of the projects (details supplied) submitted under the IIP initiative; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29405/23]

An Garda Síochána

Paul Donnelly

439. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of new Garda cars and vans that have been added to each Garda district within the DMR division to date in 2023, in tabular form. [29429/23]

Road Safety

Paul Donnelly

440. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of serious and fatal road-traffic collisions that gardaí attended between Junction 6 and Junction 15, in both directions on the M50, in the years of 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [29430/23]

An Garda Síochána

Paul Donnelly

441. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí, by rank, attached to the Dublin crime response team. [29431/23]

An Garda Síochána

Paul Donnelly

442. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 512 of 30 May 2023, if the necessary information from the Garda authorities has been supplied in order to have this PQ answered. [29432/23]

Departmental Staff

Paul Donnelly

443. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of WTE staff, by grade, working in her Department's Registration Office in Burgh Quay as of 13 June 2023, in tabular form. [29433/23]

Sex Offenders Notification Requirements

Pádraig O'Sullivan

444. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice if she is satisfied with the level of compliance by persons (details supplied) who are subject to the requirements of Part 2 of the Sex Offenders Act 2001; how many convicted sex offenders travelling to Ireland from another country, EU and non-EEA, that have been prosecuted for breaching these conditions for the years 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29440/23]

State Bodies

Denis Naughten

445. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Justice if she will outline the implementation of circular 25/2016 by each State body under the aegis of her Department; and if she will provide, in tabular form, by State agency, the compliance with each of the standards and timelines set out in responding to Oireachtas Members’ queries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29479/23]

An Garda Síochána

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

446. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice if she has discussed with the Garda Commissioner the ongoing blight of anti-social behaviour and assaults on Dublin city centre’s streets. [29486/23]

An Garda Síochána

Neasa Hourigan

447. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 885 of 13 June 2023, the overall value of overtime payments paid to members of An Garda Síochána in each of the years 2018 to 2022 inclusive and to date in 2023. [29609/23]

Immigration Policy

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

448. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice when the review into the discontinued Immigrant Investor Programme will be completed and published. [29630/23]

Immigration Policy

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

449. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice to list the countries from which non-EU citizens made applications for the discontinued Immigrant Investor Programme; and the number from each country who applied, were granted or refused residency rights along with their spouses and children since its inception in 2012. [29631/23]

Immigration Policy

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

450. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice how many of the successful Immigrant Investor Programme applicants invested the minimum of over €1 million in a business in Ireland, or a minimum of €500,000 in a charity; and how much money was involved annually since the scheme began in 2012. [29632/23]

Immigration Policy

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

451. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice to list the businesses and charities that benefitted from the Immigrant Investor Programme since its inception in 2012 to date. [29633/23]

Immigration Policy

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

452. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice the number of the potential beneficiaries of the Immigrant Investor Programme scheme she met personally in advance of a decision being made on their applications to the scheme, or those who would benefit from same. [29634/23]

Immigration Policy

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

453. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice what exact role she played in overseeing or signing-off on the granting of residency to Immigrant Investment Programme applicants, their spouses and children. [29635/23]

Immigration Policy

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

454. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice the number/percentage of Immigrant Investment Programme applicants who were female. [29636/23]

Immigration Policy

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

455. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice the counties, the businesses and charities which benefitted from investment of funds as a consequence of the Immigrant Investment Programme since its inception in 2012. [29637/23]

Visa Applications

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

456. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice is she aware of a charity (details supplied) in Kells, County Meath, which was a beneficiary of the Immigrant Investment Programme; if she is aware that a magazine has highlighted issues in relation to the appropriateness of her adjudicating on that application and more; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29638/23]

Citizenship Applications

Bernard Durkan

457. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice when it is expected to finalise the application for citizenship in the case of a person (details supplied) who has been married to an Irish citizen for over twenty years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29663/23]

An Garda Síochána

Seán Sherlock

458. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice the telephone numbers that the public use in relation to An Garda Síochána that are freephone; the numbers that incur a charge; for those numbers that incur a charge, how much was charged to callers in the years 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; and who benefits from those charges, in tabular form. [29676/23]

An Garda Síochána

Ivana Bacik

459. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice the number of foot, bicycle and other patrols, broken down by patrol type, carried out in each Garda district in Dublin as part of Operation Citizen during each month from January 2022 to May 2023; the financial resources specifically dedicated to Operation Citizen from January 2022 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29682/23]

Immigration Status

James Lawless

460. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Justice if she will examine the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29707/23]

Visa Applications

Michael Fitzmaurice

461. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Justice when decisions will be made in the applications for atypical visas by a nursing home (details supplied), which has applied for 35 atypical visas since 15 March 2023, and has yet to receive a decision on any of these applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29708/23]

Citizenship Applications

Niall Collins

462. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice if her Department can consider a request (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29709/23]

Legislative Process

Claire Kerrane

463. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Justice when it is expected the Sale of Alcohol Bill 2022 will progress; when it is expected to become law; if it is intended that people will be able to apply to the District Court for new licences in respect of a building that was previously a pub; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29745/23]

Peace Commissioners

Carol Nolan

464. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice to list all Peace Commissioners appointed from 11 February 2022 to date and the areas to which they were appointed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29755/23]

Unaccompanied Minors and Separated Children

Catherine Connolly

465. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice the number of unaccompanied or separated children whom her Department referred to the Tusla under section 14 of the International Protection Act 2015 in advance of an application for international protection being lodged in 2022 and to date in 2023, broken down by year, gender and nationality, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29787/23]

Child Protection

Holly Cairns

466. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice to engage with a group (details supplied) regarding its concerns on parental alienation. [29844/23]

Peace Commissioners

Violet-Anne Wynne

467. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide a list of all peace commissioners, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29852/23]

Peace Commissioners

Violet-Anne Wynne

468. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Justice if she will list all of the peace commissioners that have been appointed since the beginning of this Government term, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29853/23]

An Garda Síochána

Brendan Griffin

234. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Justice if a central single Garda vetting process will be introduced for people who volunteer with multiple community and sporting organisations to avoid duplication; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28865/23]

Residency Permits

Jackie Cahill

235. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Justice when a 'spouse of an Irish national' application (details supplied) will be processed, as it has been with her Department for over 12 months and is still in the queue for processing, given that the Department repeatedly states that applications can take approximately 12 months to finalise, and yet this application has not even begun processing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28891/23]

Residency Permits

Bernard Durkan

236. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the progress that has been made to date in the determination of an application as part of recent undocumented scheme in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28937/23]

Visa Applications

Bernard Durkan

237. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the progress to date in the determination of an appeal for visa in the case of a person (details supplied); when a visa is likely to issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28907/23]

Control of Firearms

Verona Murphy

238. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if she will explain the process of setting up the Firearms Expert Committee; what the terms of reference for the committee were; who set the terms of reference; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28929/23]

Control of Firearms

Verona Murphy

239. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if she will outline the criteria used to appoint members to the Firearms Expert Committee and the credentials required for membership of that committee; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28930/23]

Control of Firearms

Verona Murphy

240. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Justice how many people applied to become members of the Firearms Expert Committee; how many people were shortlisted and interviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28931/23]

Control of Firearms

Verona Murphy

241. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if she will outline who the members of the interview panel were who appointed members of the Firearms Review Committee; what credentials those interviewees had; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28932/23]

Departmental Policies

Michael Lowry

242. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 400 and 401 of 18 May 2023, when she plans to publish both the research report and the policy paper following the public consultation on the issue of parental alienation as part of the Justice Plan 2022 on her Department’s website; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28934/23]

Visa Applications

Martin Browne

243. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Justice the working target for her Department to process atypical visa applications; the number of atypical visa applications that are currently being processed; the number of applications that have been issued in 2023 to date; the length of time it is taking to process these visa applications on a graduated basis; if the length of time it is taking to process such applications reflects the urgency fill positions in which skill shortages have been identified; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28946/23]

Spent Convictions

Patrick Costello

244. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice for an update on her work in relation to spent convictions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28966/23]