Parliamentary questions

An Garda Síochána

Patrick Costello

347. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice whether this is an “intercept detection” offence only by An Garda Síochána or whether such offences can be reported by the public to their Garda stations or Traffic Watch; the number of drivers prosecuted from 2020 to 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20247/24]

An Garda Síochána

Patrick Costello

348. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the number of incidents reported to the Garda Traffic Watch in 2022 and 2023 that could not result in a fixed penalty notice prosecution as they were not processed within 107 days of the offence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20248/24]

An Garda Síochána

Patrick Costello

349. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice whether a person making a report to An Garda Síochána Traffic Watch is entitled to an acknowledgement of that report, and, where in the case that An Garda Síochána chooses not to proceed with an investigation of the incident reported, notice of that decision and an explanation of the decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20249/24]

An Garda Síochána

Mairéad Farrell

350. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Justice if she will outline, from the reopening of the Garda College in 2014, the total number of gardaí recruited through the Public Appointments Service. [20252/24]

An Garda Síochána

Mairéad Farrell

351. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Justice the average number of gardaí for each of the years between 2020 and 2023 inclusive; and the average number of sergeants employed by An Garda Síochána in each of those four years. [20254/24]

International Protection

Jim O'Callaghan

352. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of return orders that have been made, pursuant to Section 51A of the International Protection Act 1995 as amended, to the Member State that has granted refugee status or subsidiary protection to the applicant for the years 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20255/24]

International Protection

Jim O'Callaghan

353. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of return orders that have been made to return the applicant to the first country of asylum for the person for each of the years 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20256/24]

International Protection

Jim O'Callaghan

354. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of return orders pursuant to Section 51A of the International Protection Act 2015, as amended, have been made to the safe third country, that is, a safe country for the applicant, for each of the years 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20257/24]

International Protection

Jim O'Callaghan

355. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of return orders that have been made in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 pursuant to Section 51A of the International Protection Act 2015, as amended, have been effected and the applicant returned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20258/24]

Departmental Policies

Patrick Costello

356. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice if she will establish a body akin to the Independent Commission for the Location of Victims' Remains to perform a similar function in relation to the 'disappeared' of the 1916-1923 period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20259/24]

Departmental Data

Darren O'Rourke

357. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Justice the number of community safety wardens appointed so far for Dublin city; and the number she believes will be the full complement. [20267/24]

Deportation Orders

Peadar Tóibín

358. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice in advance of the Court ruling last month that Britain was not a safe country, the number of people who were deported to Britain since they left the EU Dublin Regulations post-Brexit. [20271/24]

Departmental Data

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

359. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Justice the number of people who have been returned to Britain by the Government in each of the past ten years, itemised by the manner in which they were returned. [20276/24]

An Garda Síochána

Catherine Murphy

360. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 510, 511, 512 and 513 of 16 April 2024, if she will clarify whether the data provided is an accurate and true reflection of the data that was initially sought by this Deputy; and if she will provide the sources of the data she provided for figures relating to staffing figures at the location referenced. [20280/24]

International Protection

Holly Cairns

361. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice to provide the data underpinning her recent claim that 80% of all asylum seekers in Ireland are entering the State via the North; to detail the methodology for the collection of this data; and to detail the timeframe over which this data was collected. [20281/24]

International Protection

Holly Cairns

362. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice whether all international protection applicants are asked whether they have travelled to Ireland via the UK as part of the standard interview; the number of IPO applicants over the past 12 months who have confirmed they did so; and the total number of IPO applications over the past 12 months. [20282/24]

An Garda Síochána

Carol Nolan

363. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice her views on whether sufficient legal provisions exist to deter individuals from making false complaints to An Garda Síochána; if she has any intention to update the law in this area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20303/24]

Departmental Staff

Carol Nolan

364. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice the number of employees within her Department and bodies under the aegis of her Department who are currently suspended on full pay pending disciplinary investigations; to outline, in tabular form, the length of time these employees have been under suspension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20319/24]

European Union

Matt Carthy

365. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the EU programmes or funds outside of the multiannual financial framework that Ireland has paid into from the year 2014 to date; any receipts from same, by programme or fund, by year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20360/24]

Programme for Government

Cian O'Callaghan

366. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the reason she has declined to accede to a request from a group (details supplied) to discuss the implementation of the Programme for Government commitment to review the Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20415/24]

Programme for Government

Cian O'Callaghan

367. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice to explain how the development of the interim remediation scheme and the drafting of legislation for the full remediation scheme for defective apartments and duplexes prevent her Department from issuing regulations as promised in Housing For All on service charges and sinking funds under Sections 18 and 19 of the Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20416/24]

Programme for Government

Cian O'Callaghan

368. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the reason her Department has failed to implement the solemn commitment in the Programme for Government to review the Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20417/24]

Programme for Government

Cian O'Callaghan

369. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice to confirm that draft regulations under sections 18 and 19 of the Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011, as promised in Housing For All were forwarded to her Department in February 2022; to explain the reason those regulations have not yet been issued by her Department more than two years on; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20419/24]

Programme for Government

Cian O'Callaghan

370. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice to explain, given the crucial role multi-unit developments play in the delivery of the Government's housing targets (details supplied), the reason her Department is failing to implement measures as promised in Housing For All and the Programme for Government to ensure that such multi-unit developments are adequately regulated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20420/24]

Programme for Government

Cian O'Callaghan

371. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the reason the Government has not yet fulfilled a commitment to more effectively regulate owners' management companies, as set out in Housing for All and the Programme for Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20421/24]

Departmental Policies

Richard Bruton

372. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Justice if she can confirm whether a victim of a serious assault is entitled to be made aware of the release date of her attacker, where that attacker has been held in a mental health facility after the conviction as in a case (details supplied). [20427/24]

Legislative Measures

Claire Kerrane

373. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Justice if she will review new laws in relation to coercive control following correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20443/24]

Programme for Government

Ivana Bacik

374. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice the reason she will not meet with an organisation (details supplied) to discuss the implementation of the Multi-Unit Developments Act [20472/24]

Programme for Government

Ivana Bacik

375. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice the reason her Department cannot issue regulations on service charges and sinking funds under sections 18 and 19 of the Multi-Unit Developments Act; and if she will make a statement on the development of the interim remediation scheme and the drafting of legislation for the full remediation scheme for defective apartments and duplexes with respect to those provisions. [20473/24]

Programme for Government

Ivana Bacik

376. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice the reason her Department will not review the Multi-Unit Developments Act; and if she will make a statement on the Programme for Government commitment to review the Act. [20474/24]

Programme for Government

Ivana Bacik

377. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice if draft regulations under sections 18 and 19 of the Multi-Unit Developments Act were delivered to her Department in February 2022; and the reason these regulations have not yet been issued by her Department. [20476/24]

Programme for Government

Ivana Bacik

378. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice if she will make a statement on the need to regulate owners’ management companies. [20477/24]

Citizenship Ceremonies

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

379. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Justice when the next citizenship ceremony to complete the naturalisation process is taking place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20486/24]

Departmental Policies

Ivana Bacik

380. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice if she will report on the written standard operating procedure for returning asylum seekers between the UK and Ireland, as agreed in November 2020; and if the document is publicly available. [20493/24]

Departmental Policies

Ged Nash

381. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Justice to provide a copy of the written agreement with the UK in November 2020 that seeks to protect the integrity of the Common Travel Area between Ireland and the UK, and which, it is reported, provides for reciprocal returns of asylum seekers who are deemed inadmissible; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20522/24]

Citizenship Ceremonies

Mairéad Farrell

382. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Justice the date and location of the next citizenship ceremony; the number of ceremonies that will take place in 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20606/24]

Family Reunification

Niamh Smyth

383. 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. [20609/24]

International Protection

Catherine Murphy

384. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide a schedule to include the number of and county of arrival of persons who presented to the International Protection Office and ports of entry in this State who were subsequently referred to TUSLA for an assessment for services under the Child Care Act from 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024; and the number of persons who following that assessment by TUSLA are referred back to the IPO following a determination that they are an adult.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20611/24]

International Protection

Catherine Murphy

385. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide the number of persons who were referred to TUSLA by the International Protection Office for an assessment for services under the Child Care Act in 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024; and the number of those referrals that are now unaccounted for and or missing. [20612/24]

Visa Applications

Niamh Smyth

386. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Justice if she will expedite an application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20620/24]

An Garda Síochána

Paul Donnelly

387. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 905 of 9 April 2024, if she has received the necessary information from the Garda authorities in order to answer this question. [20640/24]

An Garda Síochána

Paul Donnelly

388. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of Gardai within the DMR who successfully completed a HGV course in the years of 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form; and the duration of this course. [20643/24]

An Garda Síochána

Paul Donnelly

389. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of WTE forensic accountants working in the Criminal Assets Bureau and the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau in the years of 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [20644/24]

Courts Service

Sean Fleming

390. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Justice the up-to-date position regarding the building of the new premises (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20736/24]

Departmental Policies

Cian O'Callaghan

391. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice if she will review a case (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20795/24]

Prison Service

Catherine Murphy

392. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice her plans and that of the Irish Prison Service for a site in north Dublin (details supplied); and if she has engaged with the OPW and-or any other State body and-or Government Department in respect of its use. [20805/24]

Departmental Expenditure

Catherine Murphy

393. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the annual cost of lighting, site services and security in respect of a site in north Dublin (details supplied) in the years 2022 and 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form, by heading. [20806/24]

Citizenship Applications

Bernard Durkan

394. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the steps now being taken to finalise the application for citizenship in the case of a person (details supplied); when it is expected that application will be finalised, given that their application has now been pending over three years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20807/24]

Citizenship Applications

Colm Burke

395. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice to confirm when a citizenship application will be completed, in view that it is 19 months since the application was first lodged (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20859/24]

An Garda Síochána

Niamh Smyth

396. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Justice if any of the locations referred to in a document (details supplied) are in counties Cavan and Monaghan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20861/24]