242. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth following the publication of the brief on Ireland's National Implementation Plan for the EU Migration and Asylum Pact, if her Department will publish the criteria used to evaluate bids for the management of reception centres, including standards for human rights compliance, transparency, and experience in providing trauma-informed care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16053/25]
241. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth following the publication of the brief on Ireland's National Implementation Plan for the EU Migration and Asylum Pact, when the public tender will be issued for the operation and management of new state-run reception centres under the reformed international protection process; the expected timelines for awarding those contracts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16052/25]
240. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth following the publication of the brief on Irelands national immigration plan for the EU Migration and Asylum Pact, if her Department has or intend to undertake a capacity audit of IPAS accommodation services to assess if they can meet the demands of faster case processing and potential increases in refusal decisions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16041/25]
216. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice following the publication of the brief on Ireland’s National Implementation Plan for the EU Migration and Asylum Pact, if his Department intends to or has commissioned or reviewed a human rights impact assessment on the use of institutional or shared reception centres for international protection applicants, in light of the State’s historical record of harm in institutional settings - including industrial schools, Magdalene laundries, and direct provision; the guarantees he can provide that the State is not repeating a pattern of social containment and exclusion, particularly in the design and operation of new reception centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16119/25]
215. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice following the publication of the brief on Ireland’s National Implementation Plan for the EU Migration and Asylum Pact, to outline, given that the new international protection screening process includes identity verification, fingerprinting, and biometric checks within seven days of arrival, if he will explain the legal and operational basis for accommodating applicants in large-scale holding centres beyond that point; if his Department has considered community-based alternatives such as regular check-ins with Gardaí, particularly for low-risk applicants, in line with best practice in rights-based migration systems; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16118/25]
214. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice following the publication of the brief on Ireland’s National Implementation Plan for the EU Migration and Asylum Pact, the steps his Department will take to ensure that attacks on proposed accommodation sites for the new reception centres are treated as threats to the rule of law, and that those responsible are held accountable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16116/25]
213. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice following the publication of the brief on Ireland's National Implementation Plan for the EU Migration and Asylum Pact, if there will be an independent oversight body or ombudsman monitoring the implementation of the new international protection framework; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16051/25]
212. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice following the publication of the brief on Irelands national immigration plan for the EU Migration and Asylum Pact, if his department has or intend to undertake a cost analysis on funding the legal aid board to meet increased early-stage demand under the new system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16040/25]
211. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice the current average time between an applicant's arrival and their first legal consultation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16039/25]
210. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice following the publication of the brief on Ireland's national immigration plan for the EU Migration and Asylum Pact, the number of legal practitioners which have or are intended to be contracted or resourced to provide early-stage legal advice under the reformed international protection system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16038/25]
209. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice following the publication of the brief on Irelands national immigration plan for the EU Migration and Asylum Pact; if applicants will have access to independent legal advice before being allocated to a specific asylum procedure stream; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16037/25]
208. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice following the publication of the brief on Irelands national immigration plan for the EU Migration and Asylum Pact, the steps being taken to ensure that vulnerable applicants, including victims of trafficking, torture, or LGBTQ+ individuals, are not incorrectly streamed into accelerated or inadmissible procedures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16036/25]
207. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice following the publication of the brief on Irelands national immigration plan for the EU Migration and Asylum Pact, how his Department intend to ensure that the seven day screening process allows for adequate legal support and medical-vulnerability assessments, particularly for traumatised applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16035/25]
206. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice following the publication of the brief on Ireland’s National Implementation Plan for the EU Migration and Asylum Pact, if his Department will publish regular statistics on the number of applicants processed through each stream (standard, accelerated, inadmissible, border), and the outcomes of those procedures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16016/25]
205. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice following the publication of the brief on Ireland’s National Implementation Plan for the EU Migration and Asylum Pact, how his Department plans to ensure ongoing compliance with Article 18 of the EU Charter (Right to Asylum) and international protection obligations under the 1951 Refugee Convention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16015/25]
204. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice following the publication of the brief on Ireland’s National Implementation Plan for the EU Migration and Asylum Pact, if his Department has sought legal advice on the compatibility of the asylum and migration management regulation procedure and border procedures with the European Convention on Human Rights and the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16014/25]
203. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice following the publication of the brief on Ireland’s National Implementation Plan for the EU Migration and Asylum Pact, the budget that will be allocated to fund State-assisted voluntary returns under the revised system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16013/25]
202. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice following the publication of the brief on Ireland’s National Implementation Plan for the EU Migration and Asylum Pact, to outline the oversight mechanisms that will be in place to ensure that asylum and migration management regulation returns or deportations are not carried out in breach of Ireland’s non-refoulement obligations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16012/25]
201. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice following the publication of the brief on Ireland’s National Implementation Plan for the EU Migration and Asylum Pact, if all unaccompanied minors be referred to Tusla immediately upon arrival under the new screening process; how this will be monitored; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16011/25]
200. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice following the publication of the brief on Ireland’s National Implementation Plan for the EU Migration and Asylum Pact, to outline the protocols that will be in place to ensure that unaccompanied minors are not inappropriately routed through accelerated or inadmissible procedures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16010/25]
199. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice following the publication of the brief on Ireland’s National Implementation Plan for the EU Migration and Asylum Pact, to outline the number of additional International Protection Office caseworkers, translators, and healthcare staff he expects will need to be hired to support the implementation of the new international protection procedures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16009/25]
116. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice the tools, if any, used by his Department, and/or An Garda Síochána, to monitor social media accounts suspected of criminal intent, the use of terms which may cause public unrest, and other actions of ‘bad actors’. [14279/25]
115. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice the number of high-end ‘bait bikes’ purchased for use by An Garda Síochána; the cost of each ‘bait bike’; and, of those ‘bait bikes’ purchased, the number currently in use. [14278/25]
114. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice if he or his Department officials discussed the introduction of new internal disciplinary measures for An Garda Síochána, which form part of the Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024, with any member(s) of the Garda Representative Association; and, if so, to outline the details of this discussion. [14277/25]
1. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Taoiseach if he or any of his Department officials were made aware of the visit a person (details supplied) to the White House on St. Patrick’s Day before 12 March 2025; and, if so, to provide details of this communication. [14276/25]
906. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the percentage of social media video accessible, such as providing the information or activities posted on each of his Department’s social media accounts, or the social media accounts of public bodies and agencies that operate under its remit, including closed captioning and subtitling and Irish Sign Language translations, between 1 January 2024 and 31 December 2024, inclusive. [14058/25]
884. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the percentage of social media video accessible, such as providing the information or activities posted on each of his Department’s social media accounts, or the social media accounts of public bodies and agencies that operate under its remit, including closed captioning and subtitling and Irish Sign Language translations, between 1 January 2024 and 31 December 2024, inclusive. [14053/25]
823. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health the percentage of social media video accessible, such as providing the information or activities posted on each of her Department’s social media accounts, or the social media accounts of public bodies and agencies that operate under its remit, including closed captioning and subtitling and Irish Sign Language translations, between 1 January 2024 and 31 December 2024, inclusive. [14054/25]
667. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the percentage of social media video accessible, such as providing the information or activities posted on each of her Department’s social media accounts, or the social media accounts of public bodies and agencies that operate under its remit, including closed captioning and subtitling and Irish Sign Language translations, between 1 January 2024 and 31 December 2024, inclusive. [14046/25]
633. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the processes in place to ensure that survivors of mother and baby homes are included in decision-making processes, particularly in light of the criticism of legislation and policies (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13616/25]
632. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there are any survivors of mother and baby homes represented on any of the committees overseeing the Centre for Research and Remembrance, given the centre's purpose to serve survivors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13615/25]
627. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the percentage of social media video accessible, such as providing the information or activities posted on each of his Department’s social media accounts, or the social media accounts of public bodies and agencies that operate under its remit, including closed captioning and subtitling and Irish Sign Language translations, between 1 January 2024 and 31 December 2024, inclusive. [14045/25]
585. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice the percentage of social media video accessible, such as providing the information or activities posted on each of his Department’s social media accounts, or the social media accounts of public bodies and agencies that operate under its remit, including closed captioning and subtitling and Irish Sign Language translations, between 1 January 2024 and 31 December 2024, inclusive. [14056/25]
525. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection the percentage of social media video accessible, such as providing the information or activities posted on each of his Department’s social media accounts, or the social media accounts of public bodies and agencies that operate under its remit, including closed captioning and subtitling and Irish Sign Language translations, between 1 January 2024 and 31 December 2024, inclusive. [14059/25]
468. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the percentage of social media video accessible, such as providing the information or activities posted on each of his Department’s social media accounts, or the social media accounts of public bodies and agencies that operate under its remit, including closed captioning and subtitling and Irish Sign Language translations, between 1 January 2024 and 31 December 2024, inclusive. [14055/25]
436. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the percentage of social media video accessible, such as providing the information or activities posted on each of his Department’s social media accounts, or the social media accounts of public bodies and agencies that operate under its remit, including closed captioning and subtitling and Irish Sign Language translations, between 1 January 2024 and 31 December 2024, inclusive. [14061/25]
402. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education if she is aware of a situation raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14063/25]
401. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education the percentage of social media video accessible, such as providing the information or activities posted on each of her Department’s social media accounts, or the social media accounts of public bodies and agencies that operate under its remit, including closed captioning and subtitling and Irish Sign Language translations, between 1 January 2024 and 31 December 2024, inclusive. [14048/25]
369. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education what steps the Department is taking to address the issue of certain schools’ SNA applications being placed in limbo and to ensure that schools receive the necessary SNA support to meet the needs of students with additional needs, especially in light of the time and resources schools have already invested in the review process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13676/25]
368. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education following the recent communication from the National Council for Special Education regarding the cap on special needs assistants, which has led to several schools (details supplied) having their SNA review applications placed in limbo, why certain schools have been informed of increases in their SNA allocations, while others, despite going through the same review process, are left without support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13675/25]
328. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the percentage of social media video accessible, such as providing the information or activities posted on each of his Department’s social media accounts, or the social media accounts of public bodies and agencies that operate under its remit, including closed captioning and subtitling and Irish Sign Language translations, between 1 January 2024 and 31 December 2024, inclusive. [14049/25]
303. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the percentage of social media video accessible, such as providing the information or activities posted on each of his Department’s social media accounts, or the social media accounts of public bodies and agencies that operate under its remit, including closed captioning and subtitling and Irish Sign Language translations, between 1 January 2024 and 31 December 2024, inclusive. [14057/25]
286. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Finance the percentage of social media video accessible, such as providing the information or activities posted on each of his Department’s social media accounts, or the social media accounts of public bodies and agencies that operate under its remit, including closed captioning and subtitling and Irish Sign Language translations, between 1 January 2024 and 31 December 2024, inclusive. [14051/25]
266. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Transport the percentage of social media video accessible, such as providing the information or activities posted on each of his Department’s social media accounts, or the social media accounts of public bodies and agencies that operate under its remit, including closed captioning and subtitling and Irish Sign Language translations, between 1 January 2024 and 31 December 2024, inclusive. [14062/25]
212. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the percentage of social media video accessible, such as providing the information or activities posted on each of his Department’s social media accounts, or the social media accounts of public bodies and agencies that operate under its remit, including closed captioning and subtitling and Irish Sign Language translations, between 1 January 2024 and 31 December 2024, inclusive. [14047/25]
204. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the percentage of social media video accessible, such as providing the information or activities posted on each of his Department’s social media accounts, or the social media accounts of public bodies and agencies that operate under its remit, including closed captioning and subtitling and Irish Sign Language translations, between 1 January 2024 and 31 December 2024, inclusive. [14050/25]
189. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the percentage of social media video accessible, such as providing the information or activities posted on each of his Department’s social media accounts, or the social media accounts of public bodies and agencies that operate under its remit, including closed captioning and subtitling and Irish Sign Language translations, between 1 January 2024 and 31 December 2024, inclusive. [14052/25]
169. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Taoiseach the percentage of social media video accessible, such as providing the information or activities posted on each of his Department’s social media accounts, or the social media accounts of public bodies and agencies that operate under its remit, including closed captioning and subtitling and Irish Sign Language translations, between 1 January 2024 and 31 December 2024, inclusive. [14060/25]