Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

State Bodies

Pa Daly

459. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the amount spent to date on establishment and operation of the Office of the Gambling Regulator. [18007/24]

Youth Services

Paul Kehoe

460. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Justice the breakdown of funding provided to Garda youth diversion projects in an area (details supplied) in each of the past five years and in 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18042/24]

Youth Services

Paul Kehoe

461. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Justice the number of young people participating in Garda youth diversion projects in an area (details supplied) in each of the past five years and to date in 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18040/24]

Youth Services

Paul Kehoe

462. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Justice the number of referrals by An Garda Síochána in an area (details supplied) to Garda youth diversion projects in each of the past five years and to date in 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18041/24]

Citizenship Applications

Bernard Durkan

463. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the average processing time for applications for citizenship/naturalisation; the extent to which plans are in hand to improve processing times for such applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18053/24]

An Garda Síochána

Bernard Durkan

464. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the number of women currently serving in An Garda Síochána; the extent to which these numbers have fluctuated in the past eight years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18054/24]

Judicial Appointments

Bernard Durkan

465. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the extent to which adequate judges are being appointed to the various courts in order to minimise delays; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18055/24]

An Garda Síochána

Bernard Durkan

466. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the extent to which gardaí injured in the course of their duties are being compensated or are in the course thereof; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18056/24]

Child Abuse

Bernard Durkan

467. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the extent to which she proposes to strengthen the law in regard to child sexual abuse; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18057/24]

Gangland Crime

Bernard Durkan

468. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the extent to which tackling gangland drug activity continues to be a priority item, with specific intentions with particular reference to our capital city; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18058/24]

An Garda Síochána

Bernard Durkan

469. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the current total strength of An Garda Síochána, by gender; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18059/24]

Citizenship Applications

Bernard Durkan

470. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the extent to which the number of persons awaiting naturalisation is being addressed, with particular reference to those in this jurisdiction for more than five years and anxious to obtain employment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18060/24]

Prison Service

Bernard Durkan

471. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the extent to which educational and rehabilitation facilities remain available in all the prisons throughout the country; the extent to which first-time offenders have access to such services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18061/24]

An Garda Síochána

Bernard Durkan

472. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the extent to which cold cases continue to be under observation and investigation; the extent to which modern forensics are likely to be of help to such cases; the plans, if any, to allocate any additional funding to this area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18062/24]

Coroners Service

Pa Daly

473. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the average waiting times for the completion of an inquest, by coronial service area, in tabular form. [18064/24]

Work Permits

Ivana Bacik

474. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice the average waiting time for processing applications for labour market access permits for international protection applicants; and the average waiting times for renewal of same. [18084/24]

Legislative Measures

Thomas Pringle

475. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice if she proposes to extend the remedy under section 14 of the Criminal Justice (Perjury and Related Offenses) Act 2021 where there is a time limit of three years in initiating a prosecution for the offence of making a false declaration or if there is a remedy available for declarations that fall outside the limit in the Act; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18092/24]

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]

Agriculture Schemes

John McGuinness

477. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the process to accommodate farmers that want to withdraw from the young farmers’ scheme; if sanctions or penalties are applied; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17316/24]

Horse Racing Industry

Claire Kerrane

478. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the processes or measures in place for horses retiring from racing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17387/24]