Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Work Permits

Éamon Ó Cuív

529. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Justice if changes are proposed to the atypical work permit scheme to make the processing time of applications more efficient; when these proposed changes are likely to be rolled out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10211/23]

Prison Service

Mark Ward

247. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice if he will provide an update on the mental health crisis de-escalation team in Limerick; the number of positions that are filled; the number of positions left to be filled; the expected opening of the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9283/23]

Departmental Projects

Mary Lou McDonald

248. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice the current number of live studies, reviews and research undertaken or commissioned by him; and the date by which each study, review and research is scheduled to be completed, in tabular form. [9394/23]

Naturalisation Applications

Bernard Durkan

249. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice if all documentation associated with the application for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) has been received and processed; if there is any outstanding information required; if and when this might be dealt with and their application for citizenship approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9455/23]

Departmental Staff

Róisín Shortall

193. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide details of the turnover of staff in her Department for each of the years 2020, 2021 and 2022, in tabular form; and the percentage of total staff this represents in each category. [9277/23]

Freedom of Speech

Sean Fleming

194. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Justice his views on a matter in relation to justice administration (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8960/23]

Immigration Policy

Cathal Crowe

195. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice if he will meet with a group (details supplied) regarding concerns with visa processing. [8961/23]

Legislative Process

Catherine Connolly

196. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 1091 of 18 January 2023, the status of the drafting of the criminal justice (sexual offences and human trafficking) Bill 2022; when he expects to publish the Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8981/23]

International Agreements

Catherine Connolly

197. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 1091 of 18 January 2023, the legislative changes required in order for Ireland to fully ratify the optional protocol to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography; the expected timeline for Ireland to ratify the optional protocol; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8982/23]

Sentencing Policy

Jim O'Callaghan

198. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the average length of sentence handed down to persons convicted of a violent crime or sexual offences in each of the past five years - 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022, in tabular form. [8986/23]

Domestic Violence

Jim O'Callaghan

199. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of protection orders, safety orders and barring orders issued in each of the past five years - 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022, in tabular form. [8987/23]

Domestic Violence

Jim O'Callaghan

200. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of domestic abuse cases heard in court in each of the past five years - 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022, in tabular form. [8988/23]

Departmental Reports

Catherine Murphy

201. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if he will provide this Deputy with a report by an organisation (details supplied). [9026/23]

Appointments to State Boards

Éamon Ó Cuív

202. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Justice the number of retired senior civil servants and public servants appointed by the officeholder of the day to State boards, authorities and other State-appointed bodies, after being recommended on draft lists submitted by the Public Appointments Service, in each of the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9056/23]

Lobbying Reform

Éamon Ó Cuív

203. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Justice the number of senior staff members of his Department or of State bodies under the aegis of his Department who are also on the boards of bodies registered for lobbying purposes under the Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015, or on the board of bodies which have had to disclose that they engaged in lobbying State authorities; if it is intended to issue directions as to the appropriateness of such involvement in these bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9074/23]

Departmental Schemes

Pádraig O'Sullivan

204. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice the number of applications received and the number of approvals issued on an annual basis since its inception in respect of the immigrant investor programme, under each investment fund; the total investment under each fund, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9183/23]

Visa Applications

Paul Kehoe

205. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Justice the reason a person (details supplied) cannot apply for a visa in London; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9214/23]

Immigration Status

Paul Donnelly

543. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice the details of the correct route for a five-year-old Irish born child (details supplied) of foreign parents, who is applying for an Irish passport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8048/23]

Domestic Violence

Ivana Bacik

544. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice the number of reports to An Garda Síochána for breaches of protection orders, safety orders, and barring orders in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8065/23]

Immigration Status

Bernard Durkan

545. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the progress to date in the determination of an application for residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) who applied in July 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8094/23]

Citizenship Applications

Bernard Durkan

546. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice when citizenship will be available to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8102/23]

Citizenship Applications

Bernard Durkan

547. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the progress to date in the determination of an application for citizenship in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8103/23]

Immigration Status

Bernard Durkan

548. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the current and/or expected residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) [8119/23]

Work Permits

Bernard Durkan

549. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice when a work visa will issue in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8120/23]

Naturalisation Applications

Bernard Durkan

550. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the progress that has been made to date in processing an application for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8129/23]

Visa Applications

Jim O'Callaghan

551. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice if the processing time for de-facto partnership visa applications can be reduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8181/23]

Irish Sign Language

Ivana Bacik

552. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice if he will report on the implementation of the Irish Sign Language Act 2017 by his Department and by agencies which operate under the remit of his Department. [8244/23]

Legislative Process

Thomas Pringle

553. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice if it is envisaged that the Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Custodial Sentences) Bill 2021 will have passed all stages before the summer recess of Dáil Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8253/23]

Legislative Process

Thomas Pringle

554. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice if it is his intention to commence in its entirety the Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Custodial Sentences) Bill 2021 upon being signed into law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8254/23]

Legislative Process

Thomas Pringle

555. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice the additional resources that will be made available to the Irish Prison Service, the Probation Service and other relevant agencies to ensure that the transfer of sentenced persons scheme will work effectively and without delays, upon commencement of the Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Custodial Sentences) Bill 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8255/23]

Travel Documents

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

556. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 455 of 24 January 2023, if he has received the necessary information from the Garda authorities for this question to be answered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8261/23]

International Protection

Thomas Pringle

557. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice if his Department has conducted any recent review into the IPO's treatment of SOGI (sexual orientation or gender identity) asylum claims to establish whether LGBT asylum seekers have faced discrimination in the IP process; the reason his Department does not collect or publish statistics on the number of SOGI claims made or the rate of rejection for these claims; the guidance that has been issued to the IPO in relation to SOGI claims; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8279/23]

Data Protection

John Paul Phelan

558. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Justice if the recruitment campaign for the additional data protection commissioner posts will be advertised outside of the State or just within the State; when it is intended to be advertised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8280/23]

Legislative Measures

Duncan Smith

559. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Justice the plans he has for amendments to conveyancing legislation to make it a requirement that radon testing and, where necessary, remediation is compulsory before the sale of a home in a high radon area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8295/23]

Citizenship Applications

Bernard Durkan

560. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the progress that has been made to date in the determination of an application for citizenship in the case of a person (details supplied); when the application is expected to be finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8308/23]

Immigration Status

Pádraig O'Sullivan

561. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice when a decision will be made on an application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8328/23]

An Garda Síochána

Catherine Murphy

562. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí, by rank, attached to each divisional drugs unit as of 14 February 2023, in tabular form. [8344/23]

Prison Service

Catherine Murphy

563. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons currently in prison for the offence of careless driving and due for release in 2025 or 2026, in tabular form. [8345/23]

Travel Documents

Catherine Murphy

564. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons who have been detained when arriving into Ireland and charged with travelling on a fake Canadian passport in the years of 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [8346/23]

An Garda Síochána

Catherine Murphy

565. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of cases that the Garda national drugs and organised crime bureau have dealt with in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [8347/23]

Official Engagements

Catherine Murphy

566. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if he has spoken with the UK Home Secretary to date in 2023. [8348/23]

EU Directives

Catherine Murphy

567. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if his Department has been engaging with the European Parliament in relation to the proposed directive on Strategic Lawsuits against Public Participation; and to detail what anti-SLAPP mechanisms his Department is considering for domestic legislation. [8366/23]

Equality Issues

Cormac Devlin

568. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Justice if he will provide an update on the implementation of the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy 2021/2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8382/23]

An Garda Síochána

Catherine Murphy

569. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice his plans to change Garda recruitment rules in respect of the upper threshold for recruits, in view of the fact that the policy has now been determined to be ageist (details supplied). [8386/23]

An Garda Síochána

Catherine Murphy

570. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if the recruitment plans for gardaí this year will be delayed as a result of outcome of a case that he was party to (details supplied). [8387/23]

Citizenship Applications

Frankie Feighan

571. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Justice if he has considered an application by a person living in the UK (details supplied) seeking Irish citizenship; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8413/23]

Travel Documents

Carol Nolan

572. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice when Garda checks at Dublin Airport for travel documents of those disembarking from aircraft were discontinued. [8443/23]

Asylum Applications

Carol Nolan

573. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice the average time taken to process all asylum applications lodged and decided on from 2016 to date. [8444/23]

Data Protection

Carol Nolan

574. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice the total budget allotted to the Data Protection Commission for each year from 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8445/23]

Asylum Applications

Carol Nolan

575. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 560 of 31 January 2023, to elaborate on the status of the individual who was the subject of a determination 170 months after their application; whether the initial determination was in their favour; whether that person is still within the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8447/23]