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Thu, 16 May 2024
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Ministerial Appointments
Noel Grealish
211. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Justice if appointments to the policing and community safety authority will be made by the end of June 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22179/24]
Thu, 16 May 2024
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An Garda Síochána
Brendan Howlin
212. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Justice the expected timeframe of the next intake to begin their training at the Garda College, Templemore; the number of Garda recruits in the next intake; whether there will be further intakes in 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22187/24]
Thu, 16 May 2024
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Departmental Data
Marc Ó Cathasaigh
213. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Justice the number of prosecutions of HGV drivers for the contravention of the ban on five-axle vehicles in Waterford, Dublin, Limerick, Galway and Cork from 2019, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22188/24]
Thu, 16 May 2024
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Gambling Sector
John Paul Phelan
214. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Justice if there are plans to increase the legal age for gambling to 21 years in line with proposals to increase the legal age for smoking. [22198/24]
Thu, 16 May 2024
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Road Traffic Offences
Patrick Costello
215. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the number of fixed-charge speeding notices issued and paid in each county or local authority area, by month, over the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22200/24]
Thu, 16 May 2024
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Naturalisation Applications
Bernard Durkan
216. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice when a naturalisation certificate will issue in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22214/24]
Thu, 16 May 2024
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Prison Service
Peadar Tóibín
217. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice if there are plans to revise the age of retirement for the Prison Service (details supplied). [22216/24]
Thu, 16 May 2024
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An Garda Síochána
Jim O'Callaghan
218. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí in each Garda district in each Garda division at the end of April 2024, or the latest date available, in tabular form. [22296/24]
Thu, 16 May 2024
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Naturalisation Applications
Bernard Durkan
219. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the current status of an application for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22303/24]
Thu, 16 May 2024
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Citizenship Applications
Bernard Durkan
220. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the progress to date in determination of an application for citizenship in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22305/24]
Thu, 16 May 2024
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Deportation Orders
Bernard Durkan
221. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the progress to date in assessing an application to have a deportation revoked in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22307/24]
Thu, 16 May 2024
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Immigration Status
Bernard Durkan
222. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the assistance that can be provided in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22313/24]
Thu, 16 May 2024
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Appointments to State Boards
Noel Grealish
223. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Justice if appointments of lay members to the Judicial Appointments Commission will be made by the end of June 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22353/24]
Wed, 15 May 2024
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An Garda Síochána
Ivana Bacik
71. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice the statutory functions of An Garda Síochána in compiling statistics on the prevalence of certain types of theft and robbery offences; and where those functions are conferred. [21913/24]
Wed, 15 May 2024
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Deportation Orders
Peadar Tóibín
72. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of deportation orders revoked by her Department in each of the past ten years.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21961/24]
Wed, 15 May 2024
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Prison Service
Mark Ward
73. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice the number of people on waiting lists for mental health treatment in Irish prisons in 2024; the average waiting period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21966/24]
Wed, 15 May 2024
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Departmental Contracts
Peadar Tóibín
74. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of publicly funded contracts awarded to a company (details supplied) by her Department in each of the past ten years; the cost of each contract; and the purpose for which each contract was awarded. [18662/24]
Wed, 15 May 2024
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Immigration Policy
Noel Grealish
75. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Justice the number of overseas students on a stamp 2 visa currently in Ireland; if she has considered making these visas more flexible to enable them to work more than 20 hours per week outside the Christmas and June to September periods as many of these people are struggling to pay rent and many of their employers are struggling to secure sufficient staff; if employers, who have no official way of knowing if stamp 2 students have already worked 20 hours in any week, could be held liable for a breach of visa rules; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21982/24]
Wed, 15 May 2024
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Immigration Status
Cathal Crowe
76. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice the reason a person (details supplied) has been refused temporary protection; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21989/24]
Wed, 15 May 2024
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Naturalisation Applications
Michael Healy-Rae
77. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Justice when a person (details supplied) will receive their certificate of naturalisation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21999/24]
Wed, 15 May 2024
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Prison Service
Mark Ward
78. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice the amount spent on anti-psychotic medication for inmates in the Irish Prison Service in 2023, 2022 and 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22073/24]
Wed, 15 May 2024
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Prison Service
Mark Ward
79. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice the number of prescriptions for anti-psychotic medication for inmates in the Irish Prison Service in 2023, 2022 and 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22074/24]
Wed, 15 May 2024
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Prison Service
Mark Ward
80. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice the amount spent on anti-depression and anxiety medication for inmates in the Irish Prison Service in 2023, 2022 and 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22075/24]
Wed, 15 May 2024
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Prison Service
Mark Ward
81. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice the number of prescriptions for anti-depression and anxiety medication for inmates in the Irish Prison Service in 2023, 2022 and 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22076/24]
Wed, 15 May 2024
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Asylum Applications
Bríd Smith
82. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Justice the number of people refused permission to enter Ireland via inbound flight in the past 12 months who subsequently applied for international protection, by nationality of applicants and month; the number refused permission to enter Ireland who were actually turned back with the airline that brought them in, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22116/24]
Wed, 15 May 2024
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Asylum Applications
Bríd Smith
83. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Justice the number of international protection applications received in the past 12 months, by nationality of applicants and month, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22117/24]
Wed, 15 May 2024
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Asylum Applications
Bríd Smith
84. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Justice how many people were granted refugee status, subsidiary protection and permission to remain the country in the past twelve months, by month, type of status granted and nationality, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22118/24]
Tue, 14 May 2024
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Visa Applications
Paul Murphy
424. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if she is aware of a case of a person (details supplied); if she will expedite the visa application so the person can join their family in Ireland and escape the dangers being faced in Gaza. [21963/24]
Tue, 14 May 2024
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Immigration Policy
David Stanton
425. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Justice if there is a pathway for people from Ukraine who are currently living and working here under the EU Temporary Protection Directive to avail of a more permanent arrangement granting them a right to remain; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21183/24]
Tue, 14 May 2024
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Citizenship Applications
Robert Troy
426. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice whether there are specific arrangements in place for British nationals who have been married and working in Ireland for many years to apply for Irish citizenship; and if he will clarify the cost in applying for citizenship in such a case. [21221/24]
Tue, 14 May 2024
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Citizenship Ceremonies
Michael Ring
427. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Justice the number of citizenship ceremonies that have taken place since 1 January 2022 to date; the dates of said citizenship ceremonies; the location of said citizenship ceremonies; the number of people were granted citizenship at each citizenship ceremony, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21226/24]
Tue, 14 May 2024
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An Garda Síochána
Peadar Tóibín
428. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of staff, by rank, in the Garda National Immigration Bureau in each of the past three years. [21227/24]
Tue, 14 May 2024
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Departmental Data
Seán Haughey
429. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice the number of people convicted of sex offences involving minors in 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, by county, in tabular form; the number of those convicted who received a fully suspended sentence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21240/24]
Tue, 14 May 2024
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Departmental Data
Catherine Murphy
430. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of people with a Dublin Regulation positive match on EURODAC in the past 12 months, by month, in tabular form; and the number of Dublin Regulation transfers effected in the corresponding period. [21248/24]
Tue, 14 May 2024
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Departmental Data
Charles Flanagan
431. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons deported from the State each month for the first four months of 2024. [21268/24]
Tue, 14 May 2024
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Departmental Data
Charles Flanagan
432. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Justice the number of orders for deportation from the State made in each month of the first four months of 2024. [21270/24]
Tue, 14 May 2024
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Probation and Welfare Service
John McGuinness
433. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice if the issues regarding funding of an organisation (details supplied) by the probation services and the HSE have now been resolved; the status of the appeal; and if a decision will be expedited as the funding is urgently required. [21276/24]
Tue, 14 May 2024
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Departmental Reviews
Michael McNamara
434. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Justice when the review into the lapses regarding the Sex Offenders Register, identified in the High Court judgment (details supplied) delivered on 22 March 2024, was commenced; who was appointed to carry out the review; when that person or persons were appointed and if she will publish the findings of the said review. [21291/24]
Tue, 14 May 2024
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Departmental Reviews
Michael McNamara
435. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Justice if she will carry out an audit of all information received in the past five years from any other state on sexual offences committed abroad by any person residing in Ireland to ensure that it was adequately followed up on the Sex Offenders Register; and if she will publish the results of that audit. [21292/24]
Tue, 14 May 2024
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Departmental Data
John Paul Phelan
436. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Justice the total number of proceedings lodged at the High Court in 2023 and to date in 2024; the estimated total number of these which relate to immigration matters; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21295/24]
Tue, 14 May 2024
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Departmental Data
Peadar Tóibín
437. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of cases that have come before the DPP in relation to sexual offences involving children, in each of the past three years; the number of those that came before court; the number which resulted in a custodial sentence; the number who secured a conviction but where a custodial sentence was not received; if those convicted with or without a custodial sentence have re-offended, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21301/24]
Tue, 14 May 2024
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Visa Agreements
Patrick Costello
438. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice if, given the ongoing situation in Gaza, she will stop the issuing of new travel and work visas for Israeli citizens coming to Ireland. [21307/24]
Tue, 14 May 2024
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Prison Service
Patrick Costello
439. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the number of group intervention sessions currently being run in the IPS to target criminogenic factors, by institution and by year for the period of 2015 to date. [21313/24]
Tue, 14 May 2024
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Prison Service
Patrick Costello
440. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the average wait time for a generic prisoner to meet with both an addiction counsellor and psychology services for ongoing intervention, separate from for an initial assessment in person, for the period of 2015 to date, by institution, in tabular form.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21314/24]
Tue, 14 May 2024
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Prison Service
Patrick Costello
441. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice for those prisoners in the Mountjoy Prison progression unit who are being put back into general population, what unique perks and rehabilitation services they will have access to reflect their progressed status. [21315/24]
Tue, 14 May 2024
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Prison Service
Patrick Costello
442. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the number of sex offenders who have completed mandatory group work of the total sex offender population by institution in the Irish prison system in the past five years. [21316/24]
Tue, 14 May 2024
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Departmental Correspondence
James Lawless
443. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Justice the status of a matter (details supplied); the steps her Department has taken; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21336/24]
Tue, 14 May 2024
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An Garda Síochána
Sorca Clarke
444. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí, by rank attached to the public service vehicle inspector unit within Westmeath division, in tabular form. [21407/24]
Tue, 14 May 2024
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An Garda Síochána
Sorca Clarke
445. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice the amount of revenue currently owed to An Garda Síochána as of 3 May 2024 in respect to non-public duty charges for policing concerts and so on in 2023 [21408/24]
Tue, 14 May 2024
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An Garda Síochána
Sorca Clarke
446. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí, by rank attached to public service vehicle inspector unit within Roscommon-Longford division, in tabular form. [21409/24]