Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

An Garda Síochána

Ivana Bacik

476. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice the number of full-time equivalent gardaí currently stationed at Kevin Street Garda station, Irishtown Garda station, Donnybrook Garda station, Rathmines Garda station, Terenure Garda station, Sundrive Road Garda station and Pearse Street Garda station, in tabular form. [18131/24]

Freedom of Speech

Carol Nolan

241. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice if she is aware of developments in Scotland since the recent commencement of new hate crime and hate speech legislation there; how recent experience there will inform her Department's progression of its hate crime and hate speech Bill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17232/24]

Data Protection

Seán Sherlock

242. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 503 of 5 March 2024, why GDPR was not given as a reason for data withholding, if it was known at the time of answer that GDPR was an issue; if so, from what date; and the reason it was not referenced. [17079/24]

Family Reunification

Niall Collins

243. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 926 of 20 March 2024, the reason the person’s solicitor has not been contacted to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17121/24]

EU Bodies

Carol Nolan

244. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 171 of 11 April 2024, the number of times Ireland has participated in training and joint operations co-ordinated by Frontex on behalf of EU member states; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17122/24]

EU Bodies

Carol Nolan

245. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 171 of 11 April 2024, the number of times Ireland has sent trained personnel from the Garda National Immigration Bureau to deliver training to other EU member states; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17123/24]

Family Reunification

Brendan Howlin

246. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Justice if she has reviewed the requirements for family reunification and the granting of stamp 1G visas for spouses and-or dependants of eligible permit holders employed as healthcare assistants in the health service; if she is aware that the refusal of permission to have close family members join such workers in Ireland is having an impact on the recruitment and retention of healthcare assistants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17126/24]

Asylum Seekers

Peadar Tóibín

247. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of asylum seekers who have registered for asylum in Ireland for each of the past ten years, including each month of 2024. [17161/24]

Deportation Orders

Peadar Tóibín

248. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of deportation orders that have been issued in the past five years and for each month this year; the number that have been actioned directly by the State in these years and these months; and the location of those immigrants who have received a deportation order that have not been actioned to date. [17162/24]

Asylum Seekers

Peadar Tóibín

249. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of asylum seekers who have entered the country for the past five years and each month this year without a passport or travel documents; and the number of them who have been charged for breaking the law. [17163/24]

Asylum Seekers

Peadar Tóibín

250. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons registering at the IPO in Dublin for each of the past five years and for each month this year; if she will provide a breakdown of the routes immigrants are taking into the country; and the proportion of persons who came through these routes in the past five years. [17164/24]

Asylum Seekers

Peadar Tóibín

251. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of asylum seekers who have come from Britain through the North of Ireland to the South of Ireland in the past five years and for each month this year. [17165/24]

Control of Firearms

John Paul Phelan

252. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Justice the reason the Firearms Consultative Panel, which had been established by her predecessor in 2015, has been discontinued; and if she will re-establish the panel to provide a much-needed, inclusive forum for consultation and engagement with key stakeholders. [17171/24]

Departmental Data

Peadar Tóibín

253. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of criminals who have changed their name by deed poll over the past ten years; her plans to stop sex offenders and violent criminals changing their names by deed poll; and the number of non-Irish citizens who have changed their name by deed poll over each of the past ten years. [17186/24]

Immigration Policy

Frankie Feighan

254. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Justice if she has the power and discretion under statute to grant citizenship to a person in circumstances (details supplied); and the extent of her discretionary powers in this and other cases to grant citizenship. [17201/24]

An Garda Síochána

Pa Daly

255. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the first- and full-year cost of paying Garda trainees a training allowance at the lowest point on the Garda pay scale for the duration of their training. [17241/24]

Departmental Reviews

Pa Daly

256. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice to provide a breakdown of the current policy or legislative reviews taking place within her Department; and the actual and projected costs associated with each, in tabular form. [17242/24]

Departmental Expenditure

Pa Daly

257. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the costs associated with the establishment of the community safety innovation fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17245/24]

Residency Permits

Pa Daly

258. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the cost of creating one IRP card in 2023. [17246/24]

Domestic Violence

Pa Daly

259. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the number of familicides or domestic homicides that have taken place in the past five years; and the estimated cost to her Department or any other organisation of reviewing the causes behind each incident of same. [17247/24]

Legal Aid

Pa Daly

260. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the current budget for the Family Law Legal Aid Panel. [17248/24]

Youth Services

Pa Daly

261. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the projected cost of a doubling of Garda diversion schemes. [17249/24]

Legal Aid

Pa Daly

262. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the cost of a 10% increase in funding for legal aid. [17251/24]

Prison Service

Pa Daly

263. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the cost of a 10% increase in Prison Service funding. [17252/24]

Restorative Justice

Pa Daly

264. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the cost to double investment in restorative justice programmes. [17253/24]

Immigration Status

Bernard Durkan

265. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the current residency status or entitlement to an Irish passport in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17259/24]

Immigration Status

Bernard Durkan

266. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the current and expected residency status in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17260/24]

Immigration Status

Bernard Durkan

267. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the current and expected residency position in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17262/24]

Family Reunification

Bernard Durkan

268. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the progress to date in processing an application for family reunification in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17266/24]

Immigration Status

Bernard Durkan

269. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice how best a person (details supplied) should proceed to obtain stamp 4 from her current stamp 1 status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17270/24]

Legislative Measures

Duncan Smith

86. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Justice if she is aware of the concern of organisations in the charity sector that run raffles as a funding mechanism regarding the impact of the Gambling Regulation Bill; if exemptions will be put in place to ensure charities are not restricted in running and advertising such raffles; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16891/24]

Immigration Policy

Carol Nolan

87. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice if she is now in a position to supply the information sought in a previous question (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16773/24]

International Protection

Carol Nolan

88. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice if she is in a position to supply the information sought in a previous question (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16775/24]

Family Reunification

Brendan Griffin

89. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Justice if a decision has been made on a join family visa in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16777/24]

Family Reunification

Bernard Durkan

90. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the progress made to date in the determination of an appeal for a visa in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16813/24]

Naturalisation Applications

Bernard Durkan

91. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the current position of a naturalisation application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16823/24]

Visa Applications

Bernard Durkan

92. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the progress to date in the determination of an application for a visa in the case of a person (details supplied); if a decision is due to issue, given they are due to travel shortly; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16824/24]

An Garda Síochána

Catherine Murphy

93. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the total number of gardaí in the roads policing unit for each of the years 2019 to 2023 and to date in 2024, to include a breakdown by rank and division for each of those years, in tabular form. [16830/24]

Work Permits

Peadar Tóibín

94. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice if she will expedite an application for the atypical work scheme, given the time constraints outlined in correspondence from the applicant with her Department (details supplied). [16866/24]

Immigration Policy

Mattie McGrath

95. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Justice if a referendum will be required before the State can formally opt in to the regulations that comprise the EU Migration and Asylum Pact (the Pact) which was approved by the European Parliament on 10 March 2024, given the potential significant financial burden or charge on funds on the State arising from any such formal opt-in to the regulations (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16868/24]

International Protection

Carol Nolan

96. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice the number of international protection applicants who have applied for permission to her to leave Ireland from 2019 to date in 2024; the application criteria her Department applies in such instances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16872/24]

International Protection

Carol Nolan

97. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice the number of international protection applicants who have applied for permission to leave Ireland from 2019 to date in 2024; if her Department notifies the Department of Social Protection when permission is granted; the number of such notifications provided to that Department from 2019 to date in 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16873/24]

An Garda Síochána

Denise Mitchell

98. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice for an update on the proposed new Garda station at Northern Cross, Dublin 17; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16906/24]

Naturalisation Applications

Catherine Connolly

99. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice the status of an application for a naturalisation certificate in respect of a person (details supplied); if the certificate has issued to date; if not, the expected timeline for it to issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16922/24]

State Pardons

Brendan Griffin

100. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Justice the up-to-date position regarding the possible posthumous pardoning in the historic cases of Poff and Barrett in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17039/24]

An Garda Síochána

Peadar Tóibín

101. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 922 and 923 of 20 March 2024, if she will address further matters (details supplied). [17063/24]

Legal Services Regulation

Ivana Bacik

488. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice the timeline for establishing a group to identify administrative or other measures which could be implemented in the short term to reduce delays and costs for home purchasers in the conveyancing and probate processes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16669/24]

Citizenship Applications

Bernard Durkan

489. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice if it is now possible for a person (details supplied) to apply for citizenship on behalf of their daughter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16011/24]

Visa Applications

Bernard Durkan

490. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the progress to date in the determination of a visa application in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16031/24]

Visa Applications

Bernard Durkan

491. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the progress to date in the determination of an application for a visa in the case of the son of a person (details supplied); when a decision can expect to issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16041/24]

Citizenship Applications

Bernard Durkan

492. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice if a Department official will meet with a person (details supplied) to discuss the recent refusal of their application for citizenship to assist them to better understand the reason this decision was reached; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16044/24]

Citizenship Applications

Carol Nolan

493. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice to clarify when an application (details supplied) will be processed; the reason for the delay to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16069/24]

Prison Service

Thomas Pringle

494. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice if an elderly Irish person (details supplied) who has been given a custodial sentence in France could have their sentence transmuted to be served in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16072/24]

An Garda Síochána

Mark Ward

495. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice the response times of gardaí in the DMR area for antisocial behaviour; the percentage of calls that relate to antisocial behaviour received by gardaí, by year, from 2019 to present; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16081/24]

EU Agreements

Mattie McGrath

496. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Justice if she plans to publish the Attorney General’s advice on the ramifications of the EU Migration and Asylum Pact on Ireland’s national sovereignty, as enshrined in Bunreacht na hÉireann, prior to seeking approval from both Houses of the Oireachtas to opt-in under the terms of Protocol 21 annexed to the Treaty of Lisbon; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16137/24]

EU Agreements

Mattie McGrath

497. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Justice her views on Article 7C of the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on asylum and migration management 2020/0279 (COD) in terms of Ireland’s national sovereignty, as enshrined in Bunreacht na hÉireann, the provisions of which cede power to the EU Commission to determine the total annual number of required relocated asylum seekers from countries under migratory pressure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16138/24]

EU Agreements

Mattie McGrath

498. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Justice to comment on her statement that there is “nothing” in the EU Migration and Asylum Pact “that does not benefit Ireland” in view of the fact that Ireland will be liable for more relocated asylum seeker applicants than many other EU countries in accordance with the formula for the distribution pursuant to Article 44 of the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on asylum and migration management 2020/0279 (COD), of which is binding in its entirety and directly applicable if Ireland opts-in under the terms of Protocol 21 annexed to the Treaty of Lisbon; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16139/24]

Ministerial Staff

Brendan Griffin

499. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Justice if she will outline the process for the selection of Garda drivers for Government Ministers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16144/24]

Departmental Data

Robert Troy

500. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide a breakdown of the amounts paid to private practitioners in 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form; the amount paid to each of the top-ten recipients of fees under the international protection private practitioners scheme, by the practitioner's name and fees in those years. [16154/24]

Peace Commissioners

Niamh Smyth

501. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Justice for an update on an application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16173/24]

Peace Commissioners

Niamh Smyth

502. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Justice the status of on application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16175/24]

Asylum Applications

Carol Nolan

503. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice if the religious affiliation of an applicant, whether they be Christian or otherwise, is a factor which is taken into consideration when considering an asylum application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16207/24]

Legal Services Regulation

Carol Nolan

504. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice the disciplinary bodies which exist to regulate the solicitors profession. [16209/24]

Pension Provisions

Carol Nolan

505. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice the entitlements of the surviving spouses of deceased retired members of An Garda Síochána; the extent to which the entitlements of retired members are extended to their surviving spouse after their death; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16211/24]

Courts Service

Carol Nolan

506. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice the reason neither the Department nor the Courts Service compile information on the nationality of persons convicted of offences; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16214/24]

Legal Aid

Carol Nolan

507. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice if any absolute upper income limit applies to the granting of criminal legal aid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16215/24]

Legislative Measures

Pa Daly

508. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice when she intends to bring forward proposals to replace the Offences Against the State Act; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16260/24]

An Garda Síochána

Darren O'Rourke

509. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí who successfully completed the van/personal carrier course in 2022, 2023 and to-date in 2024, in tabular form; and the duration of this course. [16285/24]

An Garda Síochána

Catherine Murphy

510. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of trainee and newly attested Garda officers that were deployed and or stationed at Bray Garda station in 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024. [16325/24]

An Garda Síochána

Catherine Murphy

511. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of whole-time-equivalent gardaí and civilians, by rank and grade, which are attached to Bray Garda station as of 9 April 2024. [16326/24]

An Garda Síochána

Catherine Murphy

512. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide a breakdown of the Garda vehicle fleet allocated on a full-time basis at Bray Garda station. [16327/24]

An Garda Síochána

Catherine Murphy

513. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of dedicated community Garda officers stationed at Bray Garda station. [16328/24]

Immigration Status

Bernard Durkan

514. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the current residency status in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16332/24]

Immigration Policy

Carol Nolan

515. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice if Members of Dáil Éireann and Seanad Éireann will be presented with an opportunity to vote on the approval of the EU New Pact on Migration and Asylum; if the Pact requires transposing legislation to be brought forward; if the Pact contains any provisions that may require a constitutional referendum; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16384/24]

An Garda Síochána

Alan Kelly

516. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 91 of 28 February 2024, if she has received the necessary information from the Garda authorities to have this Parliamentary Question answered. [16397/24]

An Garda Síochána

Alan Kelly

517. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice if each of the recommendations of the Garda Inspectorate Report in 2019 on public order training have been fully implemented; and if not, the recommendations that have yet to be implemented. [16398/24]

An Garda Síochána

Alan Kelly

518. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice if funding has been secured in 2024 to purchase additional vehicles for the Garda armed support units. [16399/24]

An Garda Síochána

Alan Kelly

519. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice to Parliamentary Question No. 454 of 23 January 2024, if she has received the necessary information from the Garda authorities to have this Parliamentary Question answered. [16400/24]

Probation and Welfare Service

Alan Kelly

520. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of full-time probation officers by grade employed by her Department in the years of 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [16401/24]

An Garda Síochána

Alan Kelly

521. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice if any gardaí have gone to the UK for specialist training which is not available within the State in 2023 and to date in 2024; and if so, the type of training sought and the duration of this training, in tabular form. [16402/24]

Domestic Violence

Violet-Anne Wynne

522. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Justice how funding will be spent (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16467/24]

Closed-Circuit Television Systems

Cormac Devlin

523. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Justice the number of organisations, by name and year, which have applied for the community CCTV scheme since its inception; how many of those have drawn the funding down; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16476/24]

Legislative Process

Neasa Hourigan

524. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Justice if her Department has assessed the impact of the Gambling Regulation Bill 2022 on organisations within the charity sector who run national online raffles; if consideration has been given to providing exemptions around the daytime advertisement requirements outlined in the Bill for organisations within the charity sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16498/24]

Legislative Measures

Jim O'Callaghan

525. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice if she will adopt and promote the Firearms and Offensive Weapons (Amendment) Bill 2021; and if not, the measures to increase penalties for knife crime she will introduce. [16559/24]

Departmental Reports

Ivana Bacik

526. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice the progress on considering the recommendations contained in the LSRA report on the profession of conveyancer and identifying proposals for reform; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16668/24]

Visa Applications

Niamh Smyth

527. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Justice the status of a visa application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16682/24]

Legislative Measures

Seán Crowe

528. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Justice the current status of legislation for the recognition of foreign divorce in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16683/24]

Immigration Policy

Carol Nolan

529. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice if, with respect to the five EU Regulations that comprise the EU Migration and Asylum Pact (details supplied) which was approved by the European Parliament on 10 April 2024, the Regulations will be directly effective under Irish law in circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16762/24]

Immigration Policy

Carol Nolan

530. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice to clarify certain matters with respect to the five EU Regulations that comprise the EU Migration and Asylum Pact which was approved by the European Parliament on 10 April 2024 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16763/24]

Legislative Measures

Pádraig O'Sullivan

165. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice if she will reflect on the Gambling Regulation Bill 2022 and take into consideration the potential effects it will have on charities, non-profits, and sporting organisations and their ability to fundraise; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15752/24]

Legislative Measures

Fergus O'Dowd

166. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Justice to respond to correspondence and proposals set out by an organisation (details supplied) in respect of the Family Courts Bill 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15768/24]

Ukraine War

Richard Boyd Barrett

167. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice what options are available to a woman allowed into Ireland under the EU Ukraine Directive to have their mother and brother (who are from Gaza but are now in Cairo in an MSF facility) join them in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15772/24]

Coroners Service

Peadar Tóibín

168. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the complaints procedure that exists in relation to the role of coroners; if a procedure is not in existence, if she would consider introducing one; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15786/24]

An Garda Síochána

Aindrias Moynihan

169. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Justice how the Garda age extension announced in March 2024 will affect current serving members due to retire in the coming months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15798/24]

Departmental Reviews

Carol Nolan

170. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice to provide an update on the work of the Joint Review Group established by her Department and the Office of the Revenue Commissioners to examine the role of sheriffs, as currently constituted, in respect of State work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15866/24]

EU Bodies

Carol Nolan

171. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice the number of times Ireland has been invited to participate at the Frontex Management Board in a non-voting capacity; the number of times Ireland has asked to participate in training and joint operations co-ordinated by Frontex on behalf of EU Member States; to provide details with respect to Ireland’s participation in areas such as the use of IT systems, escort leaders in return operations, escort officers in return operations and detection of false documents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15867/24]

Legislative Measures

Brendan Griffin

172. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Justice the reason the proposed Gambling Regulation Bill 2022 imposes maximum stakes limits and prize-winning limits on certain games including bingo, local lotteries and charity fundraisers, but no such restrictions will apply to general sports betting; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15888/24]

Legislative Measures

Brendan Griffin

173. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Justice the reason schedule 2 of the Gambling Regulation Bill 2022, which provides for certain limits and restrictions, is necessary when the proposed legislation will allow the gambling regulator the powers to amend these limits, and if it would be more appropriate that the said regulator should set any limits or restrictions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15889/24]

Legislative Measures

Brendan Griffin

174. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Justice if she is satisfied that Government policy is consistent and coherent in relation to the proposed ban on certain forms of gambling advertising when no such ban will apply to the advertising of National Lottery games; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15890/24]

Legislative Measures

Fergus O'Dowd

98. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Justice to respond to concerns raised by an organisation (details supplied) in respect of the Gambling Regulation Bill. 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15523/24]