Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

An Garda Síochána

Jim O'Callaghan

108. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí, by rank, attached to DMR north central divisional drugs unit as of 4 April 2024; if she will provide the same figures as of 31 March 2022, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15571/24]

An Garda Síochána

Jim O'Callaghan

109. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of Garda mountain bikes allocated to DMR north division as of 4 April 2024; if she will provide the same figures as of 1 April 2021, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15572/24]

An Garda Síochána

Jim O'Callaghan

110. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the projected cost of every twenty five additional community gardaí; the cost of an additional two dedicated community sergeants; the estimated cost of a 25% increase overall; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15573/24]

Public Procurement Contracts

Jim O'Callaghan

111. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the contracts that have been granted without having to go to public tender; the companies that were granted these contracts and nature of the work involved; the qualifying criteria that was applied to any company awarded such a contract in 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15574/24]

An Garda Síochána

Jim O'Callaghan

112. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice if she will report on Garda operation Irene; the number of persons arrested and charged under this operation during 2023, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15575/24]

Legislative Measures

Michael Lowry

113. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Justice if she will suspend the processing of the Gambling Regulation Bill 2022 until an examination of its potential impact on fundraising income for charities can be undertaken; if she is aware of concerns from charitable organisations (details supplied) that the Bill, in its current format, will impact their ability to fundraise and this potential loss of fundraising will increase the funding needed from several Government Departments that currently fund charitable organisations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15595/24]

State Pensions

Louise O'Reilly

815. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Justice if she plans to bring forward changes to the public service pension to allow workers to work past their contracted retirement date, as per the recent announcement from the Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14564/24]

Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence

Sorca Clarke

816. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice further to her commitment in raising the sourcing of a new site for an establishment (details supplied) during Questions on Policy or Legislation on 28 February 2024, what engagements has she had on this; and what progress has been made. [15308/24]

Regulatory Bodies

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

817. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Justice if she will establish an office of owner management company (OMC) regulator with a view to putting in place a code of conduct and register of OMCs, with the express function of addressing governance issues between owner occupiers and other owners of homes including potential conflicts of interest where OMCs are still controlled by the original builder-developers or large scale institutional investors inappropriate procurement practices being used in terms of awarding of contracts and payments being made to directors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13562/24]

Legislative Process

Pa Daly

818. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice when she intends to move the remaining stages of the Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022. [13563/24]

Naturalisation Applications

Michael Ring

819. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Justice to outline the position in relation to an application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13569/24]

Legislative Programme

Marian Harkin

820. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Justice for an update on the legislative programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13617/24]

An Garda Síochána

Jim O'Callaghan

821. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the breakdown of the number of gardaí assigned to the Store St, Bridewell, Mountjoy, Fitzgibbon St, Cabra, Santry and Ballymun Garda stations in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form. [13637/24]

Naturalisation Applications

Bernard Durkan

822. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice when a person (details supplied) will receive their naturalisation certificate following their citizenship ceremony that took place on 19 December 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13732/24]

Immigration Status

Bernard Durkan

823. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the progress to date of a residency status application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13733/24]

Immigration Status

Bernard Durkan

824. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the progress of a residency status application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13734/24]

Immigration Status

Bernard Durkan

825. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the progress to date of a residency status application (details supplied) [13735/24]

Immigration Status

Bernard Durkan

826. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the progress to date of a residency status application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13736/24]

Immigration Status

Bernard Durkan

827. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the progress to date of a residency status application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13737/24]

Immigration Status

Bernard Durkan

828. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the progress to date of a residency status application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13738/24]

Citizenship Applications

Bernard Durkan

829. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the number of applications received for citizenship in 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020; the number of applications received in the same years that are still pending; the efforts being taken to address any backlogs arising from these years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13746/24]

Immigration Policy

Duncan Smith

830. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Justice if there are any proposals for citizenship to be given automatically to residents who live in Ireland for over 20 years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13758/24]

Asylum Applications

Carol Nolan

831. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice the numbers who have applied for asylum in each month from January 2019 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13766/24]

International Protection

Carol Nolan

832. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice the total number of Ukrainian citizens who have been welcomed to Ireland since the beginning of the Russian invasion of their country, and the number who are known to have subsequently left the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13767/24]

Departmental Data

Carol Nolan

833. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice the total number of new citizens who have been naturalised from 2010 to date; to provide a breakdown by nationality of their birth; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13769/24]

Departmental Data

Peadar Tóibín

834. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the amount of money seized by the Criminal Assets Bureau in each of the past 15 years and to date in 2024. [13778/24]

Departmental Data

Peadar Tóibín

835. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the monetary value of assets seized by the Criminal Assets Bureau in each of the past 15 years and to date in 2024. [13779/24]

Departmental Data

Peadar Tóibín

836. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the amount in monetary value returned to the Exchequer by the Criminal Assets Bureau in each of the past 15 years and to date in 2024. [13780/24]

Domestic Violence

Peadar Tóibín

837. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of times gardaí were called to the scene of a domestic violence incident in each county in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [13781/24]

Road Safety

Peadar Tóibín

838. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of speed checkpoints on Irish roads in each of the past ten years in each county in the State. [13782/24]

Road Safety

Peadar Tóibín

839. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of drink and drug driving check points in Irish roads in each of the past ten years in each county in the State. [13783/24]

An Garda Síochána

Peadar Tóibín

840. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the total number of crimes reported to gardaí in each of the past ten years, in tabular form; and if a breakdown can be provided per county. [13784/24]

An Garda Síochána

Peadar Tóibín

841. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of times gardaí were dispatched following 999 calls in each of the past ten years, and to date in 2024; and if a breakdown by county can be provided. [13785/24]

An Garda Síochána

Peadar Tóibín

842. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of knives seized by gardaí in each of the past ten years, and to date in 2024; and if a breakdown can be provided per county. [13786/24]

Official Travel

Peadar Tóibín

843. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the amount spent by her Department on travel and accommodation costs associated with Ministerial visits abroad to date in 2024, in tabular form. [13810/24]

Departmental Properties

Peadar Tóibín

844. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of properties either owned or leased by her Department, which are currently vacant; the length of time the properties have been vacant for; and the location of the properties, in tabular form. [13828/24]

Road Traffic Offences

Michael Ring

845. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Justice if penalty points for speeding have been applied in specific circumstances in each of the past five years (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13838/24]

International Protection

Louise O'Reilly

846. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Justice if she is aware of the case of a person (details supplied); and if consideration will be given to their request for a decision. [13958/24]

Visa Applications

Cathal Crowe

847. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice if she will ensure that the necessary paperwork for an approved Irish visa (details supplied) is issued as soon as possible to allow the person in question to take up their job here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14020/24]

Immigration Policy

Marian Harkin

848. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Justice the visa requirements for a non-EU/EEA citizen who wishes to work in Ireland (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14039/24]

Domestic Violence

Carol Nolan

849. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice if her Department or a body under the aegis of her Department has data available on the number of people charged or convicted under the provisions of section 38 of the Domestic Violence Act 2018 (details supplied) from 2019 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14067/24]

Domestic Violence

Carol Nolan

850. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice to provide an update on the work her Department has undertaken to develop policy proposals or evaluations of the effectiveness of domestic violence disclosure schemes in reducing the incidents of domestic and family violence or improving perpetrator accountability; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14068/24]

Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

851. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Justice for an update on the Carlow women's refuge; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14096/24]

An Garda Síochána

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

852. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Justice an update on the refurbishment of Leighlinbridge Garda Station; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14097/24]

Naturalisation Applications

Duncan Smith

853. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Justice to outline the process for naturalisation applications; the duration of this process; if there are any delays to current applications (details supplied); to clarify how some applications can take longer than others; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14160/24]

Departmental Advertising

Jackie Cahill

854. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Justice if her Department uses community radio for advertising and public awareness campaigns; if not, the reason, given the vital role community radio often plays in the dissemination of information to local communities; if her Department will consider using community radio for public awareness campaigns in the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14174/24]

An Garda Síochána

Jim O'Callaghan

855. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice if she will report on Garda Operation Limmat; the number of successful convictions obtained under this operation to date; if this operation is still ongoing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14190/24]

An Garda Síochána

Jim O'Callaghan

856. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice if funding has been approved in 2024 for the replacement of the inflatable boats within the Garda water unit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14191/24]

An Garda Síochána

Jim O'Callaghan

857. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of kennels currently in use within the Garda dog unit; the last time the number of kennels was increased; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14192/24]

An Garda Síochána

Jim O'Callaghan

858. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of arrests from Pearse Street Garda station in 2023 and to-date in 2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14193/24]